NEWCASTLE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN CROUCH.

Reports..

Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder has confirmed his interest in Liverpool's Peter Crouch.

The England striker looks to be losing his battle with Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy for a starting role as Rafa Benitez edges away from his rotation policy.

Roeder looks set to invest heavily in the January transfer window and a new striker is believed to be on his list of targets.
Crouch has been linked with a possible switch to St James' Park and now Roeder has admitted he is an admirer of the 25-year-old.

"I am an admirer of the way Peter Crouch plays and the fact is that he also scores goals," said Roeder, who is also believed to be keeping tabs on Mark Viduka.



louis' comments...

to be frank, i don't wish to see peter crouch go. yes, i'm aware of some liverpool and england fans are not a great fan of him. however, i do think that he has been a great player for us. i do remember that he took a long time before he starts scoring for us, but i think he has been an useful player.

he scores goals now, and is the club's current top scorer. his height has been an assest for him. his ball control is good and being such a tall player, it's hard to control the ball like he does. as a striker, his main aim is to score goals and so far for this season, he's been doing that, so i don't see a reason why rafa will sell him.

newcastle? to be honest, i'm not a great fan for this club. they have so many strikers already. owen, ameobi, luque, martins, rossi. and glen is intending to buy one more? he should concentrate his defence. why don't spend the money and buy some quality defenders?

really don't wish to see our tall lanky striker leaving us. unless he wants to leave, i doubt rafa is going to sell him. come on crouch! backing on you big fellow..

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