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“I went to visit (Borussia) Monchengladbach’s facilities. I had a good interview with their management, and the coach tried to sell it to me but the club could not pay what Anderlecht requested. “Atlético have also made a offer, but it was refused for the same reasons.” That to me, doesn't say "Newcastle was my first choice", it says "I would of signed for BMG, but they can't afford me" It doesn't say "I would have signed for BMG" at all. In fact, it says nothing of note whatsoever. For all we know, if all 3 clubs had matched the asking price he still may have chosen us as we're in the Premier League (which earlier in the article he says is his dream). Even if they were his first choice, so fuck of course he'd be inclined to go with CL clubs primarily.

He started 10 games last season. Wins against Gillingham, Palace, Man City, Liverpool, Villa, West Brom; a draw against Burnley and then defeats to Liverpool, Spurs and Man Utd during the Carver shitstorm Fact is in our good run of last season, where we more or less ensured we'd stay up and got to a cup quarter final, he was a key player in the midfield. This was his first run in the team after 18 months of loans in 2 different countries. Why you'd judge him on anything he did 3 years ago as a 19 year old is anybody's guess.

Precisely, Abeid could have played alongside Satka for example and would have been a much better fit. Can people just stop with this ridiculous Mehdi Abeid love-in? If he played alongside Satka at CB he would have been exposed in an unnatural position and done no better than Ferguson. Then you'd be like "Oh well if he played in his natural position he would have been one of the best players on the pitch and the back 4 would have been better with him covering it". As it was he played in his favoured CM role and looked absolutely lost and shocking as he has done every time I've seen him play apart from those 2 months when he looked good. Even Gouffran looked better than him for christs sake and I'm not even fucking exaggerating. When are people going to see all he had was just a short spell of decency? McClaren won't play him, let alone start him because the reality is he's not good enough. Those '2 months where he looked good' are all we've seen of him since he came back from 18 months of loans, and they were better than anything we've seen from Colback or Anita in there time at the club. So stop talking shite.

froggy 2.0 ffs

Aye but they weren't developing bairns for another team.

Loaning players is proper small time

He will put his head where others would not put the leg

I hate him me, he's like really really good at football without looking like he's good at it. Which is annoying.

He looks decent but the ghost of Pablo Barrera haunts my soul

Embolo is supposed to be very promising. Basel have a very impressive academy record over last 10 years.

What a crock he is

Sorry like but why not? You can dislike what GSTQ represents and not hate the entire country you know. It's a diverse, multi-faceted nation of over 60 million people. Thankfully we live in a country where democracy and liberty come paramount to nationalistic ideology (not that you'd guess from our anthem, like).

GSTQ is an monarchistic anachronism that celebrates imperial conquest and subservience to a bloodline rule. It's absolutely ludicrous that its our national anthem. If I can see that, then I'm not surprised in the slightest that somebody of McClean's background would have a problem with what it represents. FWIW, he's a tramp and a prick, but that's besides the point in this instance.

Well that was a harrowing experience.

Few things more frustrating than watching Colback chase players

God I hope America never gets big into football, it will ruin the sport.

Why does this cunt keep pulling numbers out of his arse ffs?

The absolute state of that cunt in the Hawaiian still celebrating an offside goal.

de Jong is shite tbh, wish Ben Arfa was still our #10

Surprised he hasn't got himself a Belgian passport since he's been there 3 years edit: apparently they made it 5 years in 2013, didn't know that, but apparently 3 is still OK if you have 'exceptional merits in the fields of sport, culture, or science'

McManaman as well FFS. Pulis is a fucking terrorist.

Who gives a fuck, really?