Disco Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Buy players who won't demand "sovereign state wages" and who won't decrease in value is probably closer to the mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 He'd have been crazy not too considering the clown show here and he's good enough to play anywhere, some other players could look at how he didn't make a fuss or go public with it over summer and learn how to act Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Yet we are apparently a selling club who don't sell players We're a break-even club aren't we? Not sure, I keep getting told we only buy players on the cheap to sell for a profit. We don't seem very good at it. I don't believe the remit is: "sign players that we can actively look to sell for thrice as much in the future." However: "sign players that might sell for thrice as much in the future," is probably in the remit somewhere. its in most clubs remit somewhere Buy players who won't demand "sovereign state wages" and who won't decrease in value is probably closer to the mark. Agreed, and it's not un-sensible. However, when you combine that particular policy with all of the other frugalities - and wrap it all up in the overwhelming lack of ambition from those at the top - it limits our scope for signing new players, and we end up with summers like this and the last one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Not sure, I keep getting told we only buy players on the cheap to sell for a profit. We don't seem very good at it. Isn't that virtually what the club said when talking about our transfer policy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 @GFN_France: Confirmed: Hatem Ben Arfa was in contact with several clubs this summer but no offer was deemed acceptable by Newcastle United. #NUFC #LFC @GFN_France: Hatem Ben Arfa confirmed this on Canal + today. #LastTweet I wonder if that's where the Thauvin link came from. Spend the HBA money on him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Not sure, I keep getting told we only buy players on the cheap to sell for a profit. We don't seem very good at it. Isn't that virtually what the club said when talking about our transfer policy? They did but didn't factor in a useless manager making them virtually worthless. If we had a good manager and we were in the top 8-10 last season we'd be more likely to have sold last summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Not sure, I keep getting told we only buy players on the cheap to sell for a profit. We don't seem very good at it. Isn't that virtually what the club said when talking about our transfer policy? They did but didn't factor in a useless manager making them virtually worthless. If we had a good manager and we were in the top 8-10 last season we'd be more likely to have sold last summer. If we had finished in the top 8-10 and the players all looked great wouldn't we want even more? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Not sure, I keep getting told we only buy players on the cheap to sell for a profit. We don't seem very good at it. Isn't that virtually what the club said when talking about our transfer policy? They did but didn't factor in a useless manager making them virtually worthless. If we had a good manager and we were in the top 8-10 last season we'd be more likely to have sold last summer. If we had finished in the top 8-10 and the players all looked great wouldn't we want even more? We'd have had higher bids in the first place which might have been acceptable as they were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatem garrincha Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 What did Mirallas Said ? I don't understand the hype about this player in England but he was shit year after year in France. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Mirallas has been great at Everton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Mirallas has been great at Everton I think that's a bit of an exaggeration. He's looked like he could be great, in spells. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Mirallas has been great at Everton Try telling my fantasy football team that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Mirallas has been great at Everton Try telling my fantasy football team that. yup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Mirallas has been great at Everton I think that's a bit of an exaggeration. He's looked like he could be great, in spells. Aye pretty much sums him up really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Dat form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Really poor again - not sure what's happened to the lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Was the only one who looked like doing anything first half but we were much, much better in the second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Really poor again - not sure what's happened to the lad. What? He's shit on the left, its pretty f*cking simple really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 if he was hooked for not making a big impact from the left wing then that's shocking from Pardew. If he's injured then fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 He won't be starting v Cardiff imo after those comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 He won't be starting v Cardiff imo after those comments. What comments are these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Really poor again - not sure what's happened to the lad. It really is as simple as that he's playing under a manager who cannot get the consistent best out of him beyond Ben Arfa choosing to cut inside and shoot. I was shaking my head in disbelief at the weekend when I listened to 606 and the presenters said it was "baffling" that the players who'd walked the title now looked so poor under a different manager, when to me that's not baffling in the slightest, in fact I'd only have been baffled if that hadn't happened. The manager is by far and away the most important person at any football club. Everything the team does, from movement to mentality, comes from that one man and we've got a League 1/League 2 standard manager in charge of Premier League players. People can have a pop at the players all you like but put Pardew into any of the other 19 clubs in the division and in three years time, I'll show you what you watched tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 He won't be starting v Cardiff imo after those comments. Cabaye will replace him. Another formation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Didn't look interested against Hull and same again today. Credit Pardew for pulling him off as it may be the kick up the arse he needs. Something's clearly gone on behind the scenes mind. MOTD praise gone to his head Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 He played on the left, with two or three defenders against him. I dont know what Pardew was expecting from him and from the team in the first half, Remy was too lonely, Tiote Sissoko and Anita were unable to create something. Newcastle with and without Cabaye is not the same team. It's not surprising that the team was better in second half. Looks like to me that Pardew made him pay for the poor first half of the team, I hope he won't take it too badly but I'm not sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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