Have heard Huth/Gallas as replacement. A (relatively reliable) source tells me that when Woodgate saw a specialist recently it was said that he has a muscular problem which means he will always be injury prone unless he has a few years rest to cure the problem, and with this knowledge & another signing lined up we approaced Real to say he was for sale.
Maybe you watch biggER clubs buying top notch players because they need them to increase all chances of winning the premiership Newcastle simply dont have x amounts of millions to spend on new blood thats probably the main reason why they dont!