mrmojorisin75

Ajax knocked out of the CL qualifiers last night, any bets we've got some targets there we might make a move for now?

This is correct. Re: McLaren and signings let's not forget that pretty early on he also said that in 3 transfer windows time they should have the squad they want or something like that. 3 CBs coming out of contract next summer plus whoever else. There's too much shite in the squad and they'll not give them away so that'll be that until next summer unless they're able to move people off the books now.

Colback won't be captain? That's about it. Also don't think it was as negative as some are saying. Just a lot of standard coach speak. Ah man, we're back to 'all managers say this stuff' are we? Did Pardew even leave.

Every single time he has Sepp in it man, amazing. Staggered he didn't do more Sepp stuff these last few weeks

Ladidas ah man, so articles in national papers are now just written whenever a few arseholes on twitter don't like something?

every time i've seen him over the last 1-2 seasons he looks a much better, more mature player like, can see why sunderland fans rate him now (but baffled why they did when he was being a cunt every five minutes and contributing little to games) seems to me it's been a while since he was involved in anything dodgy (?), it's just possible he grew up and yes i can't really stand him and think he's ultimately a bellend

this is a decent question tbf Why did no one better take HBA? Doesn't mean he shouldn't still be here. Agreed. I think the answer is exposure myself, as someone else had already said. In Abeid's case obviously

I'd rather they had a dawning realisation about the defence tbh, the likes of Colback and Anita should never play together but as over part of a decent midfield they're far from the problem. Anita especially. We'll never be an above average team until that defence is sorted out like.

could well be a classic pardle move thinking he's a genius going 4-5-1 with whickam as the target man, cabs playing the advanced 10 role and zaha, bolasie & puncheon rotating the wide attacking spots doesn't sound too bad on paper as it happens, but then neither did our team for the better part of 4 years, what he actually manages to get out of them is another thing entirely

this is a decent question tbf

wow, the internet eh

wonder what level of humanity we had for ownership 1000 years from now

i think this is very harsh on anita, as we saw in that west ham game when the setup is right and we're pressing as a team his anticipation to intercept balls and put in a tackle that actually wins the ball and retains possession is definitely there and i really hope we see it more under mclaren he's a fucking jigsaw when he gets near their goal but right up to the 18 yard box he knows what he's doing and has good awareness Yes he did show well in that game, just I think Abeid provides a different type of defensive midfielder who could play in a 4-4-2 formation if you wanted to go for that in some games. Agree with that like aye, which is another reason to be annoyed if the lad leaves as it'll probably down to Wijnaldum, Tiote and captain fucking Jack. Or Sissoko. Or Gouffran, let's never forget how versatile that lad is.

i think this is very harsh on anita, as we saw in that west ham game when the setup is right and we're pressing as a team his anticipation to intercept balls and put in a tackle that actually wins the ball and retains possession is definitely there and i really hope we see it more under mclaren he's a fucking jigsaw when he gets near their goal but right up to the 18 yard box he knows what he's doing and has good awareness

generous tbh

pretty much spot on

I'd have no problem thinking that way if Williamson, Gouffran and Obertan had been first out the door. As it is, they're looking increasingly likely to stay, and it's mind-boggling how they get to keep their PL status, and someone of Abeid's potential ends up in a lower league in Germany. Problem is that you need to find a willing buyer. Who would have any use for Gouffran, Obertan or Williamson? I wouldn't have them on my weekly five a side team, they'd add nothing. So why would a professional team spend money on them and (more pertinently since we'd probably let them go for nowt) why would anyone pay them the hefty wage they're on here? we can only move on players where there's a willing buyer and may even have to continue paying towards wages when they move on. Hopefully McClaren is trying to be canny and has been giving some players game time in an effort to drum up interest. we all know this though, the counterpoint(s) i'd make are that abeid will be on relative peanuts, the fee will be fuck all if there is one, he will count as a homegrown player, and we all know he's got as much or more to offer than the fucking wingnuts mentioned in this post so why not just keep him and make the other clowns play in the reserves until they're ashamed enough to fuck off? it only makes sense if ashley has *really* loosened the purse strings and abeid going frees up a squad spot which we'll now go and fill by signing a new defender

this is it like, why get rid of someone with potential who is arguably overrated instead of keeping a bloke we know is an accident waiting to happen, hardly plays anyway and commands a wage probably 10 times that of abeid? oh yeah i know the reason we'll have some stupid fucking value on tiote that no-one in their right mind would touch, and someone is offering a pittance for abeid so he's oot keep on keeping on NUFC

1m loan fee, and we'll give you Riviere free with his wages paid by us for the rest of the season. Have Mike, Yoan & Gabby thrown in as well if you like. Guaranteed promotion

I worry about De Jong like, it really feels like we'll be sacrificing something for the team to accommodate him if he's starting games. I think De Jong would be fine in a well drilled and functioning system where he's able to play a free role, sort of like Nolan did for us ghosting in on the end of stuff and generally not bothering to get back or whatever else. Trouble is we are very far from a functioning unit.

Yeah I'd imagine if merit was in play Anita should be starting after yesterday

It's not even that it makes for farcical games for fans pre season, if he's playing people he doesn't intend to play during the actual season then he's got a screw loose. Yup I'd have liked to see him focus on getting the first team up to speed and gelled as much as possible. It's madness tbh. He's going to be playing them iyam therefore he knows they can't be shifted and won't be replaced.

It's not even that it makes for farcical games for fans pre season, if he's playing people he doesn't intend to play during the actual season then he's got a screw loose.

Aye don't forget either that McLaren went public and supposedly knew what was being said about certain players before they rocked up for training. Clearly whoever he's been speaking to is a fucking idiot. In fact it was probably Pardew or Carver.