Zatman Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Newcastle replaced Nolan with cabaye and with ben arfa back and Tiote stay they will have a fine midfield on paper. They sign another decent striker and could be top 8 if they keep their players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 17, 2011 Moderator Share Posted June 17, 2011 Newcastle replaced Nolan with cabaye and with ben arfa back and Tiote stay they will have a fine midfield on paper. Possibly. Actually, no you are right, it is good on paper. But Cabaye has no PL experience and Ben Arfa has precious little and Tiote will only be in his 2nd season and will be the leader if that ends up being the midfield. The signing of N'Zogbia who allegedly wants to go there, might make me re-think my stance, but at present if you were to write a list of what the best bits of Newcastle were last season and compare it to a list of who is likely to leave this summer then it would be an almost identical list and that spells trouble, not on paper but on grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Kaiserslautern have bought Germany-U21 striker Richard Sukutu-Pasu from Bayer Leverkusen. Looked like he had a boatload of potential a few years back, but hasn't really done much of late. Only cost €280k though, so relatively low risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted June 17, 2011 Moderator Share Posted June 17, 2011 He was awesome on FM10. Just like any striker with high Acceleration and Speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Modric is now demanding to be sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Toon signed Marveux, they could be a force next year if they keep spending and spend well. Harper RB Collocini Cb Enrique jonas, cabaye, tiote, marveux Ba ST That's the benefit of selling, if you buy well, you can improve immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 18, 2011 Moderator Share Posted June 18, 2011 True but then you have to assume that Enrique won't be there next season so not sure he will be in that side. The midfield looks decent on paper but football isn't played on paper so we will have to wait and see how the new boys adapt to English football. It does though look like they are shaping up for life without Joey Barton. Their defence though is still in need of a lot of work and their main problem remains a total lack of squad depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Newcastle seem to be signing as many 'cult' hero type players to appease their fans while the players of substance Nolan, Enrique and Barton Etc. Can't get out quick enough. Could quite easily see them getting dragged in to the relegation fight, Demba Ba is hit and miss IMO and they really missed Andy Carroll's presence (injured/sold). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Marveuax was signed on a 5 year deal when he hasn't played since November and is incredibly injury prone?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Look at it that way or look at it as in give him a 3 year deal, plays well, but afte 1 season, he'd b in the position Ashley young was this season! 5 years gives u 3 years security, possibly 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 what's with the text speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Look at it that way or look at it as in give him a 3 year deal, plays well, but afte 1 season, he'd b in the position Ashley young was this season! 5 years gives u 3 years security, possibly 4. Yet if he's injured you have a Habib Beye situation where you don't want the player but because of his contract he won't get any better offers anywhere and you have money being eaten away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Look at it that way or look at it as in give him a 3 year deal, plays well, but afte 1 season, he'd b in the position Ashley young was this season! 5 years gives u 3 years security, possibly 4. Yet if he's injured you have a Habib Beye situation where you don't want the player but because of his contract he won't get any better offers anywhere and you have money being eaten away. This guy is younger and better, they will get offers whatever happens IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 But marveaux failed a medical at Liverpool and they signed Carroll when he was injured so i think he could be a big risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Fellaini wants CL now aswell it seems (he has come out and said he thinks "Everton is at a lower level") and wants to play in CL.. one by one all the talented players below the top 4 will want to leave for the top 4.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 But marveaux failed a medical at Liverpool and they signed Carroll when he was injured so i think he could be a big risk Says a lot when players like Aquilani and Joe Cole got through theirs too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 7 subs for league games is encouraging this kind of thing. It enables clubs like Manchester United to keep 'stars' happy by being able to guarantee them a minimum of half an hour off the bench a dozen times a season. It will probably increase to 11-14 players on the before much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 i see zoltan stieber has joined mainz for 1.5m euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 i see zoltan stieber has joined mainz for 1.5m euros Bollocks. 'Gladbach, Kaiserslautern and a few others had been sniffing around, he had a superb season in 2.Liga last year. If he can make the step-up a level, he could very well turn out to be one we should have held onto. C'est la vie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Do Newcastle have Ben Arfa next year? I thought they only signed him on loan? Which is why they just paid up and sent him back so they paid the medical bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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