relámpago blanco Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I dont understand him, hes got good technique, If he just tried to get to the byline to whip a ball in each time hed be great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Routledge just doesn't get along with Pardew or maybe "this group of lads" I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Routledge wasn't a total disaster for us earlier this season. He did OK in games against Wolves and Everton and probably some others but he did have some bad games as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I get the impression we might have seen LuaLua in the first team, certainly on the bench, if he wasn't still injured. His return to fitness for the start of next season could well be another reason why we let Routledge go. Wasn't there quotes from Pardew saying he rated LuaLua? Or did I just make that up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Would love to see Lua Lua get a fair go, he looked class at Brighton from what I saw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I get the impression we might have seen LuaLua in the first team, certainly on the bench, if he wasn't still injured. His return to fitness for the start of next season could well be another reason why we let Routledge go. Wasn't there quotes from Pardew saying he rated LuaLua? Or did I just make that up? You didn't. Was this it? http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2010/12/18/pardew-kazenga-lualua-will-get-his-chance-72703-27848425/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlkier Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/toulouse-reject-newcastle-offer-cheikh-m-bengue-1571171? Newcastle United have failed with a bid for Toulouse defender Cheikh M'Bengue. French sources say Toon have had a €5 million bid for M'Bengue thrown out by Toulouse. The 22 year-old is under consideration at Newcastle as a replacement for unsettled left-back Jose Enrique. Toon chief scout Graham Carr has been active in the French transfer market since the New Year and made several checks on M'Bengue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Two Cheiks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I prefer to use my eyes rather than judge on what he did elsewhere. The player I watched last year would comfortably be good enough for the top flight. Psychologically, there seems to be a problem. Ability wise, no way. Not seen anybody give Jose the runaround as much in four years. Deciding he's not good enough without making efforts to get him to use his clear assets is a cop out imo. Championship or not, he's been absolute class at QPR. If he can just get over that stumbling block, he can be an asset to us in the PL. I remember him being the best player on the pitch against Chelsea too. And that was up against arguably one of the best left backs there is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Two Cheiks? Two Cheiks of a lamb's tail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NobbyOhNobby Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Routledge's level is the championship, no coincidence that he's had so many opportunities to prove himself prior to joining us (palace, fulham, villa, spurs etc), played well in the championship (qpr), and then struggled in the premier league. Let's face it, he was good last year, but he's not worth persevering with now. Getting rid of him once we got promoted was always an inevitability inky opinion because he just isn't good enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Heard Pardew in interview with Radio Newcastle after the window shut specifically say about Routledge when questioned something along the lines of "We don't think Wayne has quite the right quality for where we want to go". Was very surprised at the time to hear something so direct as that (and that it wasn't picked up by the papers), but guess it backs up the point about Routledge reckoning he isn't part of Pardew's plans. He also said they thought they had a done deal for a replacement at the time - presumably Larsson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 yeah and we keeps player like Smith and his friends Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Heard Pardew in interview with Radio Newcastle after the window shut specifically say about Routledge when questioned something along the lines of "We don't think Wayne has quite the right quality for where we want to go". Was very surprised at the time to hear something so direct as that (and that it wasn't picked up by the papers), but guess it backs up the point about Routledge reckoning he isn't part of Pardew's plans. He also said they thought they had a done deal for a replacement at the time - presumably Larsson. And of course, Pardew thought Gosling was back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Regardless of Larsson coming in or Gosling coming back, we didn't have to get rid of Routledge at all. Unless Pardew has a phobia of squad depth like - "I could only possibly have two players for one position" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 This is why the get rid and make do mantra the club used in January happened. It makes easier the promise of continuous improvement for next season at the very least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Good point, where's Gosling? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Good point, where's Gosling? Recovering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 This is why the get rid and make do mantra the club used in January happened. It makes easier the promise of continuous improvement for next season at the very least. That one threw me for a moment, I'm more used to your sense of humour than experiencing that depth of cynicism. You might be right. Difficult to argue against the fact that any incomings make for an improvement on the current squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I prefer to use my eyes rather than judge on what he did elsewhere. The player I watched last year would comfortably be good enough for the top flight. Psychologically, there seems to be a problem. Ability wise, no way. Not seen anybody give Jose the runaround as much in four years. Deciding he's not good enough without making efforts to get him to use his clear assets is a cop out imo. Championship or not, he's been absolute class at QPR. If he can just get over that stumbling block, he can be an asset to us in the PL. I remember him being the best player on the pitch against Chelsea too. And that was up against arguably one of the best left backs there is. nothing personal mate but thats still one of my most hated myths, he was just slightly above average in that game imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'd agree with Venkman. If anything he was quite infuriating as he burst past Cole once then proceeded to not do it again for the entire game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Had a decent game that day, seemed to be uncomfortable taking on his man in general though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Christ, my dad's been going through some old boxes and came across an old The Pink. This one was the one from the day of Keegan's first match. Inside it John Gibson's talking about players Ardiles made loan bids for before his sacking, and they were Andy Linighan, David O'Leary and Brian Laws. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I had great hopes for Routledge this year but he was poor prior to Christmas. People who wish to bash Pardew with his loan try and point to games at Wolves and Everton where he was supposedly very good. Fact is, both games he was decent but nothing special. I don't think there was a single game in the first half of the season where he deserved more than a 7/10 and even that was only on a couple of occasions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Christ, The Pink. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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