Geordie_once_removed

2 minutes ago, SEMTEX said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have this with Coloccini on the back. Great kit if you ask me, didn't we come in 5th in it as well?

Perhaps this has been answered earlier but I'm not going mad that image is computer generated right? If so why?

Anyway nice kit. It may be the first I'll buy since Wonga sponsored us (in a years time, in the sale. Naturally).

I'll admit my ignorance upfront but wasn't he a bit of a leftfield/underwhelming appointment for Celtic?  He looks like he has done well there but so too did Lennon.

I smells all a bit Nuno Santos to me. Also I can't decide if it would help or hinder him if Kane was sold. Sell him and he'll be expected to successfully integrate into the team the 2/3 signings made to replace Kane's goals. We've seen time and again this isn't easy. Keep him and that is a big personality sticking up the place because he's not got his move and isn't exactly overawed by some Greek bloke who was just working in Scotland, it's a bit of a prestige drop from Conte!

18 hours ago, South-Cheshire-Toon said:

Just seen that forest will make the deal permanent when the transfer window opens (source bbc sport - forest to release lingard and 5 others).

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65789316

 

"Serge Aurier has triggered an automatic one-year extension on his deal, while the club have confirmed striker Chris Wood's loan from Newcastle United will become a permanent transfer when the window re-opens."

 

 

 

Lingard released, not getting him might prove to be one of the best bits of transfer business we did in that January window.

12 minutes ago, Abacus said:

Good for him, and for us as well.

 

Hopefully shows ambitious players that you don't need to be playing for Man Utd or Barcelona to get international recognition.

It would help if Southgate wasn't allergic to calling up Newcastle players. I can't understand how Gallagher is in the England squad over Longstaff for example. Willock too if he wasn't injured.

Those kits would be amazing. I've not bought a kit since Wonga sponsored the shirts. Those would tempt me back.

Though it'll be a real shame to see him go, he was the one bright spot in some bleak times, I can see ASM being sold this summer.

With Gordon, Joelinton, Isak and Anderson we have 4 players who can play his preferred position and while he would be useful given the extra games next year he's probably our most sellable player. The way FFP works any profit made on him goes straight on the books allowing the purse strings to be disproportionately loosened for other signings whose cost can be spread over the years of their contacts.

For these reasons, plus his fitness issues, I suspect he'll be the one sacrificed in order to make the squad more ready for playing in Europe (and qualifying again next year).

In a previous post I said I felt he was his own worst enemy as he kept getting in good positions only to be possessed by the ghost of Obertan at key moments, hence the heat he attracted.

I'm glad Eddie got the exorcist in as he looks not just a great squad player but a decent starter at the moment. Yet another player who highlights the unbelievable job the coaching team are doing. 

18 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:

Was a weird atmosphere in the ground during the game and on the streets after the game, just disbelief. Too much for our little brains to take in, in too short a space of time.

 

We're not used to results like that in games as important as that.

 

 

 

 

 

It reminded me a bit of the Villa game I was at earlier in the season. That was quite flat despite us mullering a team and set of fans we have an odd bit of rivalry with. 

24 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

 

He's a pass for me.  I he's clearly a good player but his end product just doesn't seem to justify the wages and fee he'd no doubt command.

Also we're still at that status where I feel players coming from clubs like Barca would feel like they would be doing us a 'favour' by joining. We just don't need that attitude in the club.

For all the money Chelsea have spent they look less like scoring than a 14 year old me, and I had to wear a head brace for a bit.  Poor recruitment.

1 minute ago, brummie said:

Truly unbelievable state of affairs in the 15-16 games of Unai Emery.

 

The Gerrard media fans can go and fuck themselves.

 

What a job he's doing.

Indeed I was very excited when it looked like he was coming to us. Justifiably it seems.

Still very happy with Howe it worked out in the (Holt)end ?

That keeper shirt looks great! I would like Umbro to make our next kit. Wouldn't be big money spinner bit they make nice kits.

29 minutes ago, Cort said:

I want an NUFC equivalent of this.

 

German football teams merchandise is next level. Which is odd as having lived in Germany for almost 10 years I'm always struck by their lack of entrepreneurial spirit and general desire to make money.

I don't know enough to say if he was improving them but the timing seems really odd. 

Especially as they have just backed him to do a Team USA! version of the old Lawrie Sanchez at Fulham transfer strategy.

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It's a 5 for me.  While there were clearly good aspects like getting big earners who didn't contribute much, like Wood and Shelvey, off the wage bill.  Also Kuol and Ashby look like sensible low risk buys with big potential.

But it feels like a missed opportunity and we should have been bolder in addressing some obvious weaknesses in the team.

Gordon feels like a big risk at that price.

1 hour ago, TwoForJoy said:

and Beaker from the Muppet Show.

Once seen this can never be unseen.

Without wanting to be dragged into a "he's shit - no he's not". This is just another fee that makes me think that fees are hugely inflated at the moment. What has he done to justify costing this much? I ask genuinely as I've not followed him closely so I only see the obvious e.g. 21 and no senior call ups, on the bench for a team that looks relegation bound.

I like Longstaff but he stood out today as clearly the weakest link in the team. We should keep him and he can play an important role (as a squad player) even in a team competing for the league but he's not starter quality unless it is in a specialised role for a particular game.

He was great when he came on, as others have said he needs to start now.  Him and ASM now gives us a different way to play. I think the issue with the last few games is that we only really had the one formation a d style of play.

9 hours ago, Chris_R said:

 

I agree. I've no ill will to Wood, I thought he was integral to keeping us up and turning our form round and any player who has played so much in a team which over 12 months has been a top 4 side cannot be a bad player, otherwise I guess without him we'd have won the league.

 

It was just a cheap joke.

Everytime I click on this forum I feel like I've had a brain injury like the guy in Memento and unknowingly to me I'm reading the same 10 posts about if Chris Wood was shit or not. 

He looked really out of his depth yesterday and flat out of confidence. He cut back and played a negative short pass several times that killed the momentum up that wing. It's such a shame as he was one of the players I was most excited about seeing what Howe could get out of him. We'll do well to get a couple of million for him. I could see him becoming the new Saivet where he just keeps getting loaned out on subsidised wages as no one will buy him.

So what does he have to do to get an England call up? Given some of the other cloggers that have a cap (say hello Michael Keane), surely he's good enough. He's also decent with his feet and versatile so you can't use the same justification that was used to pass over Lascelles in 2018.

It would be great for the profile of the club to other potential signings if he did.

Barkley would be a bad move on any kind of deal.  He was a prospect, but he never made good on his potential and it's what 5/6 years (longer?) since he turned in any consistent performances. People forget he was out of favour at Everton before he joined Chelsea.  It also would send the wrong messages to players like Anderson.

He's a scouse Jack Wiltshire basically.

Like most others I don't resent Dubravka wanted to leave even of it is back up.

Also like others it does gaul a little that it is for Man United, who as has been widely discussed acted last tossers of the highest order last January.

Where I differ is that it would be catastrophic to have Darlow as back up. Even the top 4 have a significant gap between their first and second choice keepers (Chelsea the exception?). For me he's fine, he doesn't command his area particularly well but he's a solid shot stopper. It's not fair to overly judge his distribution as he last played regularly under Bruce and we all know what that did to other much better players.