SteveMc Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Routledge has excellent pace, good close control and can strike a ball very well. It's a mistake to give up on him. I appreciate all that and his passing last year was excellent at times. For some reason he is a serial underachiever at the top level. It looks psychological as he has good physical attributes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 He isn't good enough either. He got pace, but that doesn't help since he doesn't know how to use it. And what's the point of having a wide man that cannot cross. Gutierrez ... Jonas has improved his crossing over the last couple of months. Agreed..5 assits and many free kicks awarded.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Routledge has excellent pace, good close control and can strike a ball very well. It's a mistake to give up on him. I am not sure what you mean by good close control. He can dribble with the ball ok, but his ability to control a football coming towards is not of a Premiership standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Routledge has showed time and time again with more than 1 club that he's not good enough for the Prem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 He's more than good enough to come off the bench at this level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 According to Marca, Gameiro wants to join Villareal. Can't imagine he'd be first choice if he went there unless they sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Routledge has excellent pace, good close control and can strike a ball very well. It's a mistake to give up on him. This. Those sayig he isn't good enough for the PL have made up their minds. Look at him in the CC, he's been outstanding. It just hasn't ran for him in the PL. His quotes in that article alone are worth having him back I reckon before his recent performances have been added to the equation. For him to have such an attitude where he wants to come back and show what he feels he can do is exactly what we will always need in this side. he could be comfortable at QPR next season, back in London, starting, with a manager and fans that want him, but to pass that and want to come back here is very commendable. I'd take him back now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 According to Marca, Gameiro wants to join Villareal. Can't imagine he'd be first choice if he went there unless they sell. Probably one of Nilmar/Rossi going for a pretty penny to balance the books, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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...
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