gwi1890 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Zatman said: He was a reserve at Barcelona and played less than 30 games in 2 years. Emerson Royal played for Barca and the national team as well I wouldn't take him either Matt Targett was reserve at Southampton mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Apparently they're leaking the names they're looking to get rid of, consisting of Almiron, Lewis, Hayden, Krafth, Clark, Gayle and Darlow. No real surprises in that lot. Can't believe how much time Gayle has wasted sat on the sidelines there when he could have playing and bagging in the Championship every week, bizarre behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Apparently they're leaking the names they're looking to get rid of, consisting of Almiron, Lewis, Hayden, Krafth, Clark, Gayle and Darlow. No real surprises in that lot. Can't believe how much time Gayle has wasted sat on the sidelines there when he could have playing and bagging in the Championship every week, bizarre behaviour. What sort of contract did they give Gayle? He has been there since they got relegated and has hardly played enough to ever deserve an extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: What sort of contract did they give Gayle? He has been there since they got relegated and has hardly played enough to ever deserve an extension They gave him a 3-year extension last spring at £40k/week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 20 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: They gave him a 3-year extension last spring at £40k/week. and they said Mike Ashley didnt back the club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Their fans are going to be unbearable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Have to give them credit they have turned it around. Its our fault they were there for the taking and we played pathetic. Had they lost that who knoqs if they would have carried thia run on. They are going to be challenging the likes of us next season without question now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 War crime FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Have to give them credit they have turned it around. Its our fault they were there for the taking and we played pathetic. Had they lost that who knoqs if they would have carried thia run on. They are going to be challenging the likes of us next season without question now They spent 100 million this season, its a bit early to be throwing credit around. Eddie Howe just doing the bare minimum that the clown he took over from couldnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted March 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2022 33 minutes ago, Zatman said: They spent 100 million this season, its a bit early to be throwing credit around. Eddie Howe just doing the bare minimum that the clown he took over from couldnt Originally posted this in the pundit thread, but more appropriate here If the season started when Howe took over, Newcastle would be 9th, below us on goal difference, with 23 points from 15 games. They'd be a point above West Ham. Before he came in they looked dead and buried with 5 points from 11 games. Getting Newcastle in the top half from the start of the season would have been a good accomplishment, but turning things around when morale must have been absolutely rock bottom is pretty impressive. And yeah, they spent some cash, but look at their business. Guimaraes was the big signing and he's hardly played, Trippier has made 4 appearances before being injured, leaving them with Targett on Loan, Chris Wood who hasn't scored, and Joe Willock. With the state of the club he walked into, and the players he's had at his disposal, I'm impressed. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Newcastle also had a lot of luck in some key games - E.g. how Joelinton never got sent off, or the illegal free kick position from Wood. It also shows just how awful Bruce is as a manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted March 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 8, 2022 I was battered when I said Howe was a good fit for them. He is and was. I demand an egg sandwich as recompense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, The_Steve said: It also shows just how awful Bruce is as a manager. I think it that, then you add in that they spent more than anyone else in January (didn't they set a Jan record?) the general new owner feel good and then also the biggest thing is that other teams around them have been utter shite They should have been cut adrift and down and out but they weren't because of the likes of Watford being terrible Howes always had something to work with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Be very interesting to see what happens in the summer, presumably they will spend the entire GDP of a small country. I'm not sure if However is the man together them into Europe but they will likely be there or thereabouts and hence a direct rival to us. Sill very uneasy about he moral aspect to who owns the club though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I think it that, then you add in that they spent more than anyone else in January (didn't they set a Jan record?) the general new owner feel good and then also the biggest thing is that other teams around them have been utter shite They should have been cut adrift and down and out but they weren't because of the likes of Watford being terrible Howes always had something to work with Simon Jordan said pretty much all of this yesterday. Howe has done OK for now but he would have been a crap manager to not take advantage of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: I think it that, then you add in that they spent more than anyone else in January (didn't they set a Jan record?) the general new owner feel good and then also the biggest thing is that other teams around them have been utter shite They should have been cut adrift and down and out but they weren't because of the likes of Watford being terrible Howes always had something to work with Yep, they’ve also benefited from the diabolical form of others. They will have to restructure their entire squad still come the summer and try to ship out a lot of deadwood. There’s no guarantee it will get them close to mid table though. Lots of teams will be investing and they risk losing bigger names in their squad too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, The_Steve said: Newcastle also had a lot of luck in some key games - E.g. how Joelinton never got sent off, or the illegal free kick position from Wood. It also shows just how awful Bruce is as a manager. They also had a lot of penalty calls against them - there was a kung fu kick against them during Brighton (don't remember who was involved?) and the famous Ederson incident just before Xmas. I wouldn't say they were that lucky. I guess as the money is pumped in, and as they go up the table, they will likely get more lucky more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Yep, they’ve also benefited from the diabolical form of others. They will have to restructure their entire squad still come the summer and try to ship out a lot of deadwood. There’s no guarantee it will get them close to mid table though. Lots of teams will be investing and they risk losing bigger names in their squad too. Yep I still think they've got at least 2 restructuring summers in them, this summer they'll probably be fishing in the same pond as us, trying to find players who can get them top 10, even with all their money i don't think CL players are leaving top teams for them this summer, it will still take some steps Just have to hope we scout better, we definitley have the better youth prospects, kids in brum obviously still play football in the street Edited March 8, 2022 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: I think it that, then you add in that they spent more than anyone else in January (didn't they set a Jan record?) the general new owner feel good and then also the biggest thing is that other teams around them have been utter shite They should have been cut adrift and down and out but they weren't because of the likes of Watford being terrible Howes always had something to work with Eddie Howe has done a good job, no ifs and buts. More points than us since he took over I think? Even with January spending you'd struggle to make a valid argument their squad is better than ours. The team in great form recently has been starting Jonfo f-ing Shelvey for God's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 They seem to loving Matt Targett, I was just reading the permanent fee being reported as £15m and they should get it done quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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