JPAngel Posted August 3, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 3, 2016 Just now, Michael118 said: Yep, so it's been about a year and a half. You're right it was Vlaar who came back and he was our best CB who I rated highly but I remember thinking he has to stick with Clark and Okore considering the form they were in and that they were just breaking out. I think you're right. They did do well for that 5 game stretch and it was a little unfair to chuck Vlaar straight back in ahead of Clark. Having said that, it's more fair to judge him on the other 155 games he played for us though and he was just sadly not up to scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 AHAHAHAHAHA this has made my day. Thought we'd be stuck with him, especially after his euro adventure. We must have someone new in the outgoing transfer department. We're shifting the dross out rightly with no questions asked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 7 minutes ago, JPAngel said: I think you're right. They did do well for that 5 game stretch and it was a little unfair to chuck Vlaar straight back in ahead of Clark. Having said that, it's more fair to judge him on the other 155 games he played for us though and he was just sadly not up to scratch. Well, I saw an emerging Clark during that period who never fully emerged because he wasn't backed in at a crucial time. He has looked out of sorts since then and the conclusion I come to is he's a player who is unsure of where he stands and is still finding his feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffmaster Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'm disappointed to see him go, but I think the move will do him good. He'll have an Indian Summer career and become another one that got away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Coming off such an impressive euros I'm not surprised he got snapped up for £5M. Great bit of business from our end. Ta-ra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 24hrs is a long time in football, yesterday i was of the opinion that Newcastle would win the Championship at a canter, today..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Thanks for the wheelchair cameo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 3, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 3, 2016 I still don't understand this. We had one of the worst defenses the Premier League has ever seen last year, and he barely got a game, and no one was really calling for him to play either. Strange signing. Has a wiff of 'arry Redknapp about it to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 3, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 3, 2016 For no reason other than to have it here, he played 18 league games last season + 3 FA Cup and 2 League Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 3, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, BOF said: For no reason other than to have it here, he played 18 league games last season + 3 FA Cup and 2 League Cup. I'm quite shocked he played that much to be honest. Certainly don't remember him playing that much. Edited August 3, 2016 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Benitez is gonna try turn him into a geordie Carragher... he could well succeed too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 He has been a thoroughly shite player for us for the majority of his games. Slow, error prone and has poor concentration. It's great that we can profit whilst weakening a rival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 3, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 3, 2016 Anyone else think the geordies have signed the wrong player? All these attributes he supposedly has I cant remember...Leader....Left back.....Holding midfielder... Theres going to be some head scratching going on at Ant and Decs next bbq! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Five year deal for the lolz. Good lad was Ciaran, he was just utterly shit at most things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Newcastle fans are describing him as the Irish Maldini. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Quote Very clever from Rafa, another release clause activated for a good deal and at the same time weakening our rivals and showing our vast superiority in the league. Villa fans will be gutted but we're the dominant force. You are going to be very dissapointed mate. http://www.toonforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8521 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 3, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 3, 2016 31 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I'm quite shocked he played that much to be honest. Certainly don't remember him playing that much. I don't know, we lost a lot of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Just now, Ikantcpell said: Newcastle fans are describing him as the Irish Maldini. Irish fans don't even call him that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) More like the Irish Steven Taylor. Edited August 3, 2016 by Ponky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Duck said: AHAHAHAHAHA this has made my day. Thought we'd be stuck with him, especially after his euro adventure. We must have someone new in the outgoing transfer department. We're shifting the dross out rightly with no questions asked! We've sold four players and released two. Two of those sold were either a guaranteed starter (Gueye) or in and around the first team squad (Clark), and both were sold against our will as a result of release clauses being activated. The vast, vast majority of our garbage remains firmly in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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