Redknapp After Toon Pair?

Last updated : 09 January 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor

Barton is available at a cut price following a series of disciplinary problems, and Smith is disillusioned with life at St James' Park after manager Joe Kinnear tried to use him in a swap deal with Middlesbrough's Egyptian forward Mido.

But both are still out injured, and would he seriously make a move for players who have yet to make a mark with the club?