Zatman Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 2 hours ago, duke313 said: One of the promoted teams might take a punt on him as the look to sign PL quality to stay up. We wont get the money we expected to get from Newcastle though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 49 minutes ago, Zatman said: We wont get the money we expected to get from Newcastle though Given that he was our player of the year last season and has been very solid for Newcastle and helped them to a mid-table finished, we should be making a decent profit on him. Will be a good test of how strong a negotiator Purslow is. I know some just want to get rid of some of our fringe players, but you can't be raising ticket prices by 50% on one end and then giving players away for cheap on the other. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 27 minutes ago, nepal_villan said: Given that he was our player of the year last season and has been very solid for Newcastle and helped them to a mid-table finished, we should be making a decent profit on him. Will be a good test of how strong a negotiator Purslow is. I know some just want to get rid of some of our fringe players, but you can't be raising ticket prices by 50% on one end and then giving players away for cheap on the other. Well he let a near enough player of the season join a desperate relegation threatened team with about 1000000 billion quid for sod all and no obligation. He's a lot of good things in business. Football negotiator he isn't. He pays at the height of value he recoups nothing, academy prospect of a generation excluded. At what point do we stop spunking money and recoup nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Well he let a near enough player of the season join a desperate relegation threatened team with about 1000000 billion quid for sod all and no obligation. He's a lot of good things in business. Football negotiator he isn't. He pays at the height of value he recoups nothing, academy prospect of a generation excluded. At what point do we stop spunking money and recoup nothing? This is actually the first window (aside from the Grealish sale which was forced upon him) where Purslow will have the opportunity to sell players which should hold value. Its like you've forgotten we had a total squad rebuild in 2019. We've been offloading dogshit and/or pre 2019 players since he took the job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2022 27 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Well he let a near enough player of the season join a desperate relegation threatened team with about 1000000 billion quid for sod all and no obligation. He's a lot of good things in business. Football negotiator he isn't. He pays at the height of value he recoups nothing, academy prospect of a generation excluded. At what point do we stop spunking money and recoup nothing? We will recoup plenty this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 6 hours ago, duke313 said: This is the most likely scenario. I think he's burned his bridges here, so will probably move on to another Premier League club even if Newcastle don't buy him. Any bottom/mid PL club who needs an LB could be in for him. Would be a good pick up for Fulham so we need to be hawking a few of our squad players around them I think as they'll certainly be looking for prem experience in some areas. I still think Targett will sign full time for Newcastle anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Do we already have an agreement in place if Newcastle want him? If so can we price him higher than the £15 mill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Can't wait for him to be sold. Hasn't been shy about telling the press he doesn't want to come back. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Steve Posted May 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Dante_Lockhart said: Can't wait for him to be sold. Hasn't been shy about telling the press he doesn't want to come back. Attitude stinks 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Attitude stinks I normally not a fan of saying things like this but the blokes a loser, as soon as competition arrived through the door he wanted out, same at Southampton when they signed Bertrand, he doesn’t back him self at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Just now, gwi1890 said: I normally not a fan of saying things like this but the blokes a loser, as soon as competition arrived through the door he wanted out, same at Southampton when they signed Bertrand, he doesn’t back him self at all. I know he’s angling for a move and it’s PR speak but to suck up to their fans like “I’ve never felt so welcome” when the vast majority have been overwhelming in support. He’s burnt his bridges for sure. I assume a deal has already been agreed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: I normally not a fan of saying things like this but the blokes a loser, as soon as competition arrived through the door he wanted out, same at Southampton when they signed Bertrand, he doesn’t back him self at all. This 100%... I remember an interview with Grealish the season Targett joined. Jack said something about Terry joining the boys for training matches when they're shorthanded during International breaks and how he is still a great player in his retirement. He also said something about Targett confiding in him that "They spent 13 million pounds on me and Terry makes me feel like I'm a Sunday league player!" No self confidence at all and it shows in his play. If he makes an early mistake, he can't recover, especially when the crowd gets on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, KMitch said: This 100%... I remember an interview with Grealish the season Targett joined. Jack said something about Terry joining the boys for training matches when they're shorthanded during International breaks and how he is still a great player in his retirement. He also said something about Targett confiding in him that "They spent 13 million pounds on me and Terry makes me feel like I'm a Sunday league player!" No self confidence at all and it shows in his play. If he makes an early mistake, he can't recover, especially when the crowd gets on him. Confidence is definitely key with him. He was a far better player when no fans were in the ground during Covid. Digne is such an upgrade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Just now, ferguson1 said: Confidence is definitely key with him. He was a far better player when no fans were in the ground during Covid. Digne is such an upgrade. I think once the expectation of success comes to Newcastle he will struggle, the happiness and buzz around the early days of the new ownership suits him once they expect to be finish in the top 8 year on year he won’t cut the mustard and will shrink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, ferguson1 said: Confidence is definitely key with him. He was a far better player when no fans were in the ground during Covid. Digne is such an upgrade. Nobody really wanted to talk about this being a huge factor in our "over achievement" last season. Our defense was fantastic without fans there to distract them and the players could play like they did on the training ground. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Targett was excellent last season but he hit a bad patch after he signed a new contract and started a family. He was unlucky enough to have a few mares when Gerrard took over, which culminated in the 1-3 loss against Chelsea on Boxing Day. He plays an important role for Newcastle and is considered good enough to deliver at set-pieces. He still struggles with his lack of pace and it was amusing to see his method of coping with Sterling the other week, which consisted of going to ground with him and holding on for dear life. I certainly don't hold any grudges against him, and wish him all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, gwi1890 said: I normally not a fan of saying things like this but the blokes a loser, as soon as competition arrived through the door he wanted out, same at Southampton when they signed Bertrand, he doesn’t back him self at all. Bertrand and Targett played together at Southampton for 5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 as for the fans thing, Newcastle get higher gates than us and he seems to be doing fine for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 04/05/2022 at 19:34, rodders0223 said: Well he let a near enough player of the season join a desperate relegation threatened team with about 1000000 billion quid for sod all and no obligation. He's a lot of good things in business. Football negotiator he isn't. He pays at the height of value he recoups nothing, academy prospect of a generation excluded. At what point do we stop spunking money and recoup nothing? So how much loan fee are Newcastle paying? What % of wages? Or are you completely guessing that we got absolutely nothing for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, Zatman said: as for the fans thing, Newcastle get higher gates than us and he seems to be doing fine for them Yes but beating the drop was the expectation, the expectation here is huge, you are rarely content when we win 3-0 ect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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