Dyer move off, says Curbs
Filed: Saturday, 4th August 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
Alan Curbishley has told SkySports that the deal to bring Kieron Dyer to West Ham United has been canned.
The Hammers had agreed a deal worth up to £5m with Newcastle for the England midfielder, who had also agreed personal terms.
However for reasons unknown the Magpies upped the fee on Friday by £2m to £7m - which the Hammers have refused to pay.
Curbishley, talking after today's morale-boosting 2-1 win over Roma, told reporters:
"We had agreed a deal with Newcastle and terms with the player, who also passed a medical. Then at the eleventh hour the move was pulled by Newcastle for their reasons. There's not much we can do.
"The boy is left in limbo a bit; he was about to come and train with us. The likelyhood is that it will stay this way.
"It's the first time I can remember anything like this happening."
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by Pete
04:05PM 6th Aug 2007
''I'm glad the deal is off. He is quick and all that but what's the point in signing a player that plays ten games a season and then throws his dummy out of his pram? There are far better all round players out there ...''
by Luke
01:15PM 6th Aug 2007
''A blessing in disguise - it's way too much money for a player who is always injured (and not that good anyway).''
by rob smith
09:48AM 5th Aug 2007
''Thank God, 'cause with Upson and Fred we'd have had to change the name to Sick Note Utd. What next Curbs? Ask Anderton to come out of retirement?''
by Stelios J
06:46PM 4th Aug 2007
''I don't know if anybody else might think that this is chairpersons' conspiracy. Could it be that Ashley decided to up the price by exactly the same figure as West Ham gleaned out of Joorabchian?
I do hope so, as Whelan, McCabe probably found this highly amusing, but given the response of Newcastle fans they are fuming that they are stuck with the somewhat maverick, Dyer, and his excessive wages, possibly for another six months.
Dear dear, quite literally.''
