Danny Simpson left Manchester United under a bit of a cloud after mistakes in his personal life saw Sir Alex Ferguson ship him out to Blackburn Rovers. The move was supposed to be as a favour to Paul Ince but Danny struggled to get in the team and the move became a bit of a waste of time.
Simpson is enjoying himself a lot more at Newcastle though and reckons he would sign for them if he was asked in January or at the end of the season.
“I grew up in Salford and everyone’s a Man United fan – everyone at school and all my family,” said Simpson. “I support United – it’s my club – but I’ve come up to Newcastle, and there’s no difference. Everyone’s mad about Newcastle.”
Despite his feelings for United, Simpson has conceded that he would join Newcastle permanently for the sake of football, given how far down in the pecking order he would be at United.
“I’m enjoying my football here, and if I do well enough to get an offer, then I’ll consider it, as I’m enjoying my football at the moment,” he added. “I just want to get as many games under my belt as I can until January. It’s nice to be wanted, and it would be nice at the end of the loan spell for Chris and all the staff to say they want me to stay. Hopefully, my performances will warrant that. You want to play on a Saturday afternoon, and I’m no different. I’ve been in and around different clubs. I had a spell where I didn’t play and was on the bench (at loan club Blackurn Rovers), and I’ve had times when I was playing, and I know what I’d prefer. You want to train Monday to Friday, and play on a Saturday. That’s just me and the way I am.”
“but I’ve come up to Newcastle, and there’s no difference”
If thats the attitude to the great club that Manchester United is then…………….
Salford = Mekka
@GHTT
i think hes referring to the fact all the locals support their local team…
don’t reckon he’ll fetch much for united in the transfer market, but he definitely seems like surplus at the moment.
newcastle is becoming a bit of a united scrap heap!
butt, alan smith, simpson… nani, foster?
as in everone in salford is mad about United, and everyone in newcastle is just as mad about, well, newcastle!
nani and foster are a few cuts above the geordies!
Mistakes in his personal life?
I think Newcastle is a good club for him, but I’ll keep hoping he’ll come back until the end! I think we need people like him in the team, especially now that we’re getting more and more foreign lads, even in youth ranks. He knows exactly what it means to play for this club.
@andre_k
cheers mate! i wasn’t being serious about nani or foster going to newcastle! i don’t think they would fancy going down a division, and i don’t think that newcastle could afford them.
if you lot wanna lend us nani then thanks very much, we’ll take your hands off, ‘cos tbh, he’d walk into our 1st team atm if he had a broken leg,
but Ben foster??? seriously?
if you lot honestly think he’d get a sniff of a game up here ahead of Harper then you’re deluded!
Best uncapped keeper in the country (including Cudicini) by an absolute mile.
don’t get me wrong, i don’t think either would be englands no1, but Harps is a damn sight more reliable than most who’ve worn the jersey since Seaman chucked it, including your precious Foster
Up to you, Simpson.
Hope Newcastle do sign Simpson permanently. Foster and Nani would also be welcome.
Probably be best for his career as he’ll be back in the EPL next year (at least you’d of thought he would be) and it’s highly unlikely he’d ever make the right back spot at United his!
Couldn’t blame him.
@ Drew Vader…..agreed mate. Could’nt blame the boy for wanting regular football, after all you’ve got a short career, maybe 15-20 years to make your name. I think Sir Alex respects that fact which is why he let Phil Neville and young Giuseppe Rossi go..
Off Topic: this international break is boring the crap outta me…. I wish weekend were here tomorrow.
hello everybody! so i was curious…what problems did he have that fergie decided to ship him off? and ghtt, i always watch emily’s videos…she is adorable and it’s a great way for fans all over the world to learn chants
and errmm, off topic, but- happy birthday scholesy! 
rooninho Said,November 16th, 2009 @23:39 don’t reckon he’ll fetch much for united in the transfer market, but he definitely seems like surplus at the moment.
newcastle is becoming a bit of a united scrap heap!
butt, alan smith, simpson… nani, foster?
well nani would be most welcome thouh unlikely imo
but i am more than happy to keep harper who i think if we were in the epl would be in the england squad though signing simpson permanently would be great i have my doubts as to whether or not this would happen for the reason that we have no money
First time I am hearing about problems in his personal life, what did he do?
He played alright for us in the double winning season…didnt make the huge splash Rafael made tho. And with Sheasy,Brown,Hargreaves,De La Et,Neville and more and more kids coming through he’s surplus to requirements
Good luck to him whatever club he ends up in.
As for Nani, he’s been made the scapegoat for us for the last two seasons but he is quality. IF not Manchester United quality hes Premiership quality for sure, would we have won the league and champions league that season without Nanis contributions? Would Chris Eagles make the impact he had? no!
Teenage girl.
Good luck to him, i personally wish him all the best if he does move on.
hes salfordian, I LOVE HIM NATURALY! im first gen aus but the majority of our lot r from salford, a few from eccles. i wish him all the best.
five- What did he do?
Scott- Teenage girl.
Haha. But seriously, it’s good for his career to leave us because he will never get playing time here.
He’s not good enough tbf. Ta-ra, Danny boy.
hes a good lad and i admire anyone from salford playing for united as its very difficult to get into the biggest and best team in the world so fair play if he moves away at least he got to live the dream of playing for united at old trafford
lol his dads a well known bodybuilder from moss side who is also a big CITY SUPPORTER haha but good luck to the lad anyway