Anger as Everton target Naughton discusses options

This was what Sheffield wanted, that much was clear when they made a big deal in the press out of rejecting our original bid, and a big deal in the press when they 'accepted' our new offer. I'm sure they were ecstatic it was 3 days before he could hold talks with us so they could happily wait for Spurs to come in and offer to loan him back to them. I'm pretty sure naughton wouldn't want to go back there for a year, and wants to test himself at PL level so hopefully he'll make the right choice. as even if he isn't first choice for Arsenal on the first day, he easily would be by Christmas time IMO, in a top 5 side in the best league in the world. Moyes must clearly want him badly or he would have told Sheffield to stick it with the way they apparently handle negotiations, thank God Jags had a release clause when we got him so we didn't have to deal with this kind of negotiating tactics back then. typical Redknapp as well this, does he even have his own scouts? Or has he just tapped Moyes's phone line...

Villa fan in peace here. I agree completely, despite the fact I'd love us to sign Naughton; If they've accepted a bid then they need to be men and let the lad go where he wants not to who's offering more. However, with Hairy Redknob on the prowl this window, I have afeeling he's going to be muddying the waters of virtually every transfer involving a top 10 side. The plonker.

platypus what a mug u sound! how many signings have redknapp and spurs made this window???? "muddying the waters"?? go back to bed you w-a-n-k-e-r.

the lad would do well at both villa and everton. if he ends up at spurs he will have been badly advised or has an agent that does'nt give a *****.

If someone offered more money then they would be fools to not say wait a minute thats an extra million quid or whatever it is. Its their player and i probably didnt wanna sell him in the first place so yeah they have every right to get as much as they can for him.

Typical Spurs, just trying to buy all the players so noone else can have them. They'll be trying to sell him next year for double what they paid and 'Arry will have made him into a worse player by demoralising him. Sheffield are out of order if they have locked Everton out and they should both be allowed to offer the player terms. Everton are in Europe and Moyes is well respected (unlike Redknapp) so probably best off without the player if he decides to go to WHL as he's just a money grabber!!

We all know what Redknapp is like in the transfer window. He might as well change his name to 'Ulterior Motives' by deed-poll. I said I have a feeling he'd be up to his old tricks again this window nothing else, so asking me for examples is just mis-reading what I wrote on purpose isn't it? Also, nice to see it doesn't take much for people to resort to personal insults but that's the difference of Villa and Everton against the likes of Spurs - a little bit of class.

Platypus backup your arguments with examples please or as my teachers used to tell me SHOW YOUR WORKINGS! :P

platypus this clearly has nothing to do with naughton, but plenty to do with you obvious issue with spurs....why dont you go and worry about how your going to deal without laursen and barry next season, the foundations of your team.

Platypus, you obviously don't go onto your own Vital site that often if you believe your fans are classier than Spurs in respect to personal insults...

Can't understand Spurs bidding for Naughton..we're fully covered at RB and won't even be playing a reserves side next season. I appreciate Spurs may not be popular bidding on a player when he's almost done a deal elsewhere but that is football...as for Sheffield locking Everton out of further negotiations...that's just bad manners.

Aston, I am not saying you are wrong, I have been a Spurs fan for all my life and even when he was at West Spam I questioned Harry's methods once or twice but and it is a big BUT, there is no proof of anything underhanded, then with a leak here or there, or just general rumors, every signing is 'unsettled' before the deal is done, football is dodgy these days, for example.....

With regards to being too hard to prove Stu, did Redknapp ever get charged for his corruptness?? Don't think that the police were ever charged for raiding his place that he vehemently demanded he was going to do!! There's no smoke without fire!!!

Vilan: There is no smoke without fire is bollox & is a complete contradiction to the laws of the counrty you live in. I.E. Innocent until PROVEN guilty, THERE WAS NO PROOF! I wasn't there so I cannot confirm if he is guilty or not but you are judging someone who has not been proved guilty of a crime, in that case, the Royals killed Diana, OJ did it by default, Jacko is a peado & the guy who got let off did actually kill Jill Dando, only we know for sure the later didn't!

i really dont understand what the fuss is all about..The guy is still a sheffield player. He has not yet signed a deal with Everton. Spurs are allowed to ask for his availabilty. Its not exactly rocket science or are some you new to the game!

There is no fuss, just people trying to have an unfounded go at Spurs or Harry, people who strangely stopped responding when they were corrected & proved wrong.

Stu, I agree about innocent until proven guilty but it's not black and white. Yes Jacko was found not guilty but you wouldn't have let him babysit for you would you? Harry has not been proven to be guilty but I certainly wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. Ricky Sbragia pulled Redknapp up on him talking about Kenwyne Jones and Redknapp pulled out some childish pathetic retort like "well, um, one of my players told me, um, that Sunderland tried to unsettle him too". Harry has previous.

If the deal with Naughton means that both Tottenham and Everton are allowed to talk to the player over terms eventually leading to a medical then that's fine, I have no problem with that sort of competition. It's not Spurs' fault, I just find it very unfair how Sheffield United could all of a sudden lock Everton out of the running because somebody came in with a sudden 'bigger' offer. It was our interest that was lodged first, we put the first bid in, now it is being written that our bid has been rejected after it was originally accepted. That's not on! And that's what annoys me. Jolmember, yes we are happy with Jo, he'll get better and add to our options upfront. Your Toffee friend is right, we lack pace in the midfield, Naughton offers options at both RB and RM which is why such a fuss is being made. We sorely lacked pace and invention on the right last season and Naughton would serve himself well to get down to Goodison. If he is as good as some of the Blades fans on here make him out to be he'll be adored.

all this sheff utd unfair comment is a joke. naughton has been a blade all his life and been on the books since he was 8 years old. he has been natured by the club for many many many years then clubs like yourself come along and expect to get our quality players for peanuts. we dont want to sell him at all and he's worth much more than the 5m branded around. you can't blame us into putting our feet down and trying to sell the best young player that sheff utd have had in the last 70 years!! premiership clubs think they can danggle the carrot infront of young players eyes, promise them the world and to get them cheap by bullying the selling clubs. moyes would be prepared to break the back for naughton but he came in with a shocking 3.5m bid!! thats whats done this that bid was insulting...course we are going to doccument this fact you cant blame us for that - and especially after the tevez affair and how were were treat surely you can't blame us for anything. still think he will go to everton but i think the fee could be closer to the 7-8 mark!! which in my eyes is still a great deal for a very good young nailed on england regular!!

If sheffield United were so insulted by our original bid (that could have risen to over £5 million for a player who has never played at any kind of decent level, oh the horror that must have caused your board, I bet they cried themselves to sleep for days....) why accept the second bid at all?

evertonmike the bid was a firm 3.5m with micky mouse payments thereafter which would have never developed. 3.5m was insulting and moyes knows that. we believe the price to be in the region of 6m. as for not playing at a decent level he has played in the championship more or less all season and shown players up all season long. he has constantly performed and been the first name on the team sheet. if this lad was at man u and performed like this for half a season clubs would be bidding 20m plus for him. im telling you to stump the money up now becuase it a season or 2 you will have a regular england player still very very young and woth 30m. this lad is destined for bigger clubs than everton and i feel he may use you lot as a stepping stone to the big four and to the land of the giants in spain!!

Hatchet Harry?

Agree Stu that Benitez is also a b'5tard for his dealings in the transfer market and Ronaldo always wanted to play for REAL, as Fergie says they were lucky to have had him for so long. BUT this still doesn't mean that Redknapp is angelic in his dealings. The guy is a prize Nob. I understand that you have got to support your manager but when he stitches you up and leaves you in a mess, I'm sure that you won't be singing his praises.

Wow, this certainly caused a lot of debate!! Back to the original point though. I'm pretty certain that you can't refuse to release a player for talks/medical after a bid has been officially accepted. I'm pretty sure there would be laws against this. Yes, they can accept another offer, but once terms with the selling club have been agreed, the matter is in the player's hands. I'm fairly confident he would prefer to join us over Spurs if he is given the option as he's more likely to be a first team regular and he would still be relatively close to his family and hometown.