ToonScotman

Lad was quality last night and Saturday too.

Get him in the scotland squad

Time for us to dip into the striker market in January if we want to compete then unfortunately as good as he is we can’t rely on Wilson or even Isak for that matter. Of course we need to backup in other positions but I hope we can see some young lads step up and make a claim.

Not too sure I 100% agree with it in it a sense. Owning multiple clubs isn’t correct. But like Brighton have linked up with a few teams and some other clubs too, so that they can send players on loan for experience or work permits etc. I like that idea and see us making use of that as Ashworth did with Brighton. However not the Watford and udinese kind of link of swapping about players for dodgy fees that’s wrong.

Not even convinced we’d have stayed up 2 seasons ago

A comment made back in august? Before Livramento had even played a game for us.

Did you not read the part where I said Livramento has been excellent? Nobody knew when we signed this lad we’d then have a chance at signing Livramento. So the plan was no doubt for Ashby to be next in line. Livramento becomes available that situation has changed most likely.

I’ll stand by what I said. We chased the lad for 6-12 months so we know he has talent. He looked very good in pre-season. From my view as Livramento hadn’t played much until now (who by the way looks excellent but has PL experience) it looked a bit silly to spend 40 million on a player at his age to warm the bench when someone maybe not as good as Livramento could have did the what he was doing and spent the 40 million better elsewhere. The boy could be a potential scotland international maybe that’s why I like him and hope he does very well but I want all Newcastle players to do well. Are we going to write off Lewis Hall already because he hasn’t started great? No because we get behind all the players.

Started 7 games 1 substitute appearance and 6 on the bench. With a goal and assist. Don’t you want him to do well ?

Was posted in the transfer rumour thread but belongs here too. Exciting to see us so pro-active on the youth/academy this season.

Nothing tonight then lads?

Decent back up to Botman? Not saying we should’ve went for they players but there are definitely players with the same background etc available that we could look at to beef up the squad.

Disappointing to see other clubs around us making some very nice moves and us just kind of letting these deals pass up by. Fati to Brighton and Lenglet to Aston Villa. When is deadline day this year.

We wouldn’t have signed him at the age he is if we didn’t view him going into our starting 11 in a few seasons, he’s had some experience with West Ham and Scotland u21 level. Just think it’s pretty silly to sign him and he looked very good in pre season and then spend money 40 million on another right back the same age money could’ve been spent better elsewhere.

I’m actually a lot more excited about Ashby than I am Livramento. Don’t think it was really needed to buy him for 40 million when we signed Ashby with the view of him taking Tripps place.