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I think having two of the midfielders pushing forward from the midfield three is going to contribute to goals and creating of chances this season. It's a factor I don't think is being accounted for.

Think Longstaff is going to have a big season because of it. Provided he can keep fit. Ideally I'd like to see both he and Almiron in those positions ahead of Shelvey, in the midfield three.

Asked what Ben Arfa said to him, Saint-Maximin said: “He said to me ‘it’s amazing – the supporters and atmosphere are amazing’. He told me to come. He said to me a lot of good things. For this I want to do.”

 

Saint-Maximin – who made his debut in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Saint-Etienne – says Ben Arfa is one of his heroes.

 

“For dribbling, I love Hatem so much,” said Saint-Maximin. “I love a lot of players, but, for me, it’s Ben Arfa. He scored a lot of good goals. He had an injury one time, and maybe this was a bit difficult for him, but everybody knows he’s a great player.”

Good luck to you with Saint-Max, or how we call him, the "headless chicken", from a Nice fan.

His high speed and undeniable dribbling abilities have led us, and many, to believe that if we provide him with the right conditions, he could be a fantastic offensive weapon. No one never managed to find what these conditions really were, though. Maybe you guys will.

I would not bet too much, as some of you have, on his capacity to deliver good passes. More generally, he has been a player who never knew how to deal with his teammates on the pitch. I do believe that he made some improvements over the last years on this sector, but his football IQ still does not score very high (btw, he pretends that his real IQ is one of an extremely gifted person, I'll let you judge on that). He would often end up running everywhere, fast, but like if he had no clear purpose or vision of where we was going, and why he would in such a place, hence his nickname.

But every now and then, he would show some incredible move, amaze us, and feed us with hope. Eventually, he seemed to be as good at running and dribbling, as he was bad at almost everything else that matters in football.

 

But if he was good technically, good at dribbling, had pace, could make good passes, had a good vision of game, had a good shot, and scored many great goals, he would not play for Newcastle. Unless he's Ben Arfa, and then you'll give up on him for free, but that's another matter.

Interesting post. Thanks.

Think at 22 and for what was paid it's worth a chance.

I remember similar being said of Deulofeu when he first came to the premier league, and now we see him growing into a really good player.

We'll find out soon enough, in the meantime he will bring far more than the likes of Murphy, Atsu, Gayle and others on the team.

His skill set has always caused problems in the premier league, even when not utilised to it's full potential.

Fucking hell, Sterling

Ridiculous

Wow, that's fascinating. Didn't even realise there was an active Ice Hockey league in the UK. Pretty cool.

Always been amazed by what they can do on the ice, and most of those guys are big dudes too.

I mean going off Wiki, even their dad was 6 ft 2 and 225 pounds. That's a powerful build.

Yeah, going by the response on social media people were raving about him.

Seemed to be in and amongst the fans taking pictures afterwards too. Got boat loads of pesonality.

Ah, looks like it runs in the family then. Interesting.

Where did their dad play hockey out of interest?

Think this guy is going to be really good.

Has impacted every game, winning the pen in the first and scoring in his next two appearances. Fantastic start.

Going to be fun watching Joelinton, Moraes and Haller over the season to compare how they end up doing in their first season.

Man, imagine how thrilled their folks must be with how things are coming together for them both. Fantastic for them.

People giving a single f*** about any signing man..have a f***ing word.

 

People giving a single f*** about any signing man..have a f***ing word.

 

I feel like I’m watching another team make signings. I feel nothing.

 

You guys that are getting wound up are the ones having the strongest reactions to every single signing, but continuously claim you "don't care" and you "feel nothing".

 

Come off it.

 

f*** off, some of us want our club back.

Yes, I'm sure berating people on an internet forum will help. Good luck with that.

Kaka does tend to get an inordinate amount if abuse for being optimistic, mind, even if it is a bit sickly Not even like that optimism always turns out to be wrong either.

 

How optimistic am I really being even?

 

I said the guy is talented and has attributes that are very useful in the premier league, which could cause a lot of problems when alongside Joelinton and Almiron, as the combinations could be really dynamic. At the very least it will be exciting to watch.

 

There really is nothing that groundbreaking about that.

 

The biggest question is why the fuck do you care whether he's a dud or a world star? If he does poorly the club is stuck with a sulking primadonna with no professional integrity that no PFM is going to touch with a wooden stick for the 6 years they have him and we can laugh at how much money he fleeces off Ashley. If he does good he'll most likely be a big part in the club doing bare minimum to stay in the PL until he is sold on for a profit under laughable management and ownership.

So your claim is that even if he is good or bad, it will all end in tears right?

Well, guess what I really don't care either way. That's why I can comment on the players coming in just like I would others at any other club. It's all just football to me this season and my God, am I looking forward to it.

You claim you don't care but you're the one that actually does care. That's why you're still getting so angry about players, the manager, the tactics etc etc.

I am no longer tied to any result and contribute in no way to the club or the owner's businesses. It's the best I can do from where I am. If it all goes tits up I will have a good laugh. If these players do well I will watch along with all the other games and observe honestly, without letting it get to me.

It's really that simple.

I knew this would pop up again.

People giving a single fuck about any signing man..have a fucking word.

People giving a single fuck about any signing man..have a fucking word.

 

I feel like I’m watching another team make signings. I feel nothing.

You guys that are getting wound up are the ones having the strongest reactions to every single signing, but continuously claim you "don't care" and you "feel nothing".

Come off it.

Kaka does tend to get an inordinate amount if abuse for being optimistic, mind, even if it is a bit sickly Not even like that optimism always turns out to be wrong either.

How optimistic am I really being even?

I said the guy is talented and has attributes that are very useful in the premier league, which could cause a lot of problems when alongside Joelinton and Almiron, as the combinations could be really dynamic. At the very least it will be exciting to watch.

There really is nothing that groundbreaking about that.

Oh ... and for what it's worth, if this guy had no issues they'd likely be holding to that 60 million clause they put into his contract. That is the level of talent they see in him. That is the level of talent we are talking about. In that scenario he never comes to Newcastle.

Worth taking a chance on for £18 million in today's market? At 22 years old? Some will say yes.

But you know ... I'm glad you have more to cry and complain about to pass the time.

A bit of negativity incoming 

 

 

 

 

Looks like fun and games  ;D

 

But but Kaka said he's great.

Boo hoo!

Kaka hurt my feelings because he said a player we bought has talent.

How dare he say such under the Ashley regime.

My feelings just hurt so bad!

He certainly doesn't lack confidence

 

Wonder who put this together for the club. Love the beat they used.

Can tell this guy is going to be so much fun to watch.

Okay, well if you're saying that the criticism of every signing is just a venting tactic then that's fair enough.

I was just looking at it purely based on the players themselves, and so was just finding the whole thing strange.

He’ll be cover for Ritchie.

 

A pointless transfer policy. Buying worse than you have already.

 

Same was said about Fernandez, Ki and even Schaar last summer.

 

"Buying players off relegated teams! This is terrible! What a farce!"

 

Come on guys. It's okay to complain and be negative, but at least do it over things that deserve it.

 

I can see your point of view but what's the point of having exciting players or players with potential when theres no sporting endeavour at the club? Every positive action the club takes (which is rare) is underpinned by the fact that they arent with the goal of winning games but making money. Its pointless.

 

We can watch exciting players at other clubs but I dont want to, I want to watch players playing for my club with the sole purpose of winning games, when that's absent, what's the point of getting excited?

 

I just don't think this Willems signing is one to get annoyed over. It's actually a pretty shrewd signing IMO. I'm even a bit surprised to see squad signings being brought in.

 

Buying younger players with re-sale value, should not necessarily mean that they are flogged as soon as they do well for any money that comes in. It should really just mean that if players do well and interest comes in from outside parties, then the club can maximise the revenue from them and make huge profits, which should then go back into the team.

 

It should then get to a stage where there is less need to sell these players on and the team should go from strength to strength. Totally understand and agree that we cannot completely trust MA to actually stick to this approach, and so we'll see what transpires. If he doesn't, it will all implode and we can all have a good laugh at that, and he'll have to sell up at some point as we go tumbling downwards.

 

I love your optimism and yes, that might be a viable plan for a functioning club but profits re-invested in the team?  Going from strength to strength on the back of player sales?

 

We have 12 years of evidence showing this will not happen.

 

If you truly believe that (and from your posting history I can't believe you do) then you're in for a rude awakening.

I have not stated anywhere I believe that will work as it should. The evidence clearly shows that it is likely to blow up in MA's face, yes. If it does, it will be what he deserves.

So desperate to nitpick at every morsel.

 

You can change it to we cannot trust him at all then.

 

Whatever gives you peace of mind.

 

Have you ever felt negative about a signing and posted about it here? Genuinely interested.

I wouldn't have been happy with the Colback signing, but not sure if I stated it at the time.

I tend to just wait to see how they perform. If they have abilities that I think will be useful to the team then I look at it more from that point of view.

If I'm not really sure I just keep quiet. Lamenting a squad player that has shown good ability in the past seems over the top. It's not that I actually came on here raving about the guy at all.

So desperate to nitpick at every morsel.

You can change it to we cannot trust him at all then.

Whatever gives you peace of mind.

He’ll be cover for Ritchie.

 

A pointless transfer policy. Buying worse than you have already.

 

Same was said about Fernandez, Ki and even Schaar last summer.

 

"Buying players off relegated teams! This is terrible! What a farce!"

 

Come on guys. It's okay to complain and be negative, but at least do it over things that deserve it.

 

I can see your point of view but what's the point of having exciting players or players with potential when theres no sporting endeavour at the club? Every positive action the club takes (which is rare) is underpinned by the fact that they arent with the goal of winning games but making money. Its pointless.

 

We can watch exciting players at other clubs but I dont want to, I want to watch players playing for my club with the sole purpose of winning games, when that's absent, what's the point of getting excited?

I just don't think this Willems signing is one to get annoyed over. It's actually a pretty shrewd signing IMO. I'm even a bit surprised to see squad signings being brought in.

Buying younger players with re-sale value, should not necessarily mean that they are flogged as soon as they do well for any money that comes in. It should really just mean that if players do well and interest comes in from outside parties, then the club can maximise the revenue from them and make huge profits, which should then go back into the team.

It should then get to a stage where there is less need to sell these players on and the team should go from strength to strength. Totally understand and agree that we cannot completely trust MA to actually stick to this approach, and so we'll see what transpires. If he doesn't, it will all implode and we can all have a good laugh at that, and he'll have to sell up at some point as we go tumbling downwards.

Good loan signing to be fair.

 

And smart to just loan needs to prove he can get back to his PSV form.

 

Found it understandable difficult to displace Kostic who contributed to 15 goals from wing back for Frankfurt

 

Not sure I’m allowed to post players form at other clubs but there you go for those who are interested.

Loan with an option to buy for Willems according to Miles Starforth. Sensible.

 

We are just utterly f***ing pathetic man

 

And there it is. For no reason at all.

 

The anger generated by a loan with an option to buy is incredible 

 

Despite them all claiming he wasn't good enough!

 

its clearly another bottom of the barrel deal a guy we enquired about 5 years ago, jesus christ some just get excited about us signing any fucker to even see what is going on. The NUFC propaganda machine actually works on some folk

Are you trolling?

I genuinely can't tell.

Your basing this on a squad signing? and what is this excitement you speak of anyway?

Overcome your anger man. It's just a 25 year old dutch left back to flesh out the team.

It's such a shame it's come to this. It's so fun on here when everyone is just enjoying the players and the team. Ah well.