sugoinufc Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Center Half? silly me. thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 No way will we put £6m on the table for Douglas if he's out of contract in the summer. Try half that now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 No chance that we'll sign those three. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 No way will we put £6m on the table for Douglas if he's out of contract in the summer. Try half that now. Aye, cue Pardew " we'll go with what we have and i'd like to add, thank you to Mike and Derek for holding on to our injured players that the big teams have bid massive money for. God i want to vomit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 If Sissokho comes it must mean the end for Tiote. Cant see how Tiote, Cabaye, Anita & Sissokho can fit into the same team. Oh well. Tiote could do with a spell on the bench to be honest, he needs to get back to basics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 As we all know it'll end up predictably depressing come the end of Jan as it's what we've just come to expect thesedays. It could all be very different though......a couple of great signings, Cabaye and Taylor back from injury and the team ready to kick on. It'll be more like the same quotes as mentioned above and clinging on for dear life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 The only certainty about the coming window is that it will be disappointing. In a decade of supporting football clubs home and abroad, I don't think I've ever walked away from a window thinking "alright, job done" Errr, well, not the summer we got Cabaye and Ba. I would agree the other though. There were still position that hadn't been filled but needed to be. It happens with all clubs though really but I completely understand where Oldtype is coming from. A lot of people were massively pissed off with the Cabaye and Ba window, including myself to a degree. We didn't think Ba would be consistent/injury-free enough to be our main striker and were angry that Barton was sold for free late in the window and not replaced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 The only certainty about the coming window is that it will be disappointing. In a decade of supporting football clubs home and abroad, I don't think I've ever walked away from a window thinking "alright, job done" Errr, well, not the summer we got Cabaye and Ba. I would agree the other though. There were still position that hadn't been filled but needed to be. It happens with all clubs though really but I completely understand where Oldtype is coming from. A lot of people were massively pissed off with the Cabaye and Ba window, including myself to a degree. We didn't think Ba would be consistent/injury-free enough to be our main striker and were angry that Barton was sold for free late in the window and not replaced. I think many were wanting a CB then as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-line-up-january-bids-1491825 Hope this is true. f***ing hell that's appalling, they actually have a picture of Aly Cissoko Debuchy is in the photo tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4701135/Alan-Shearer-Newcastle-missed-chance-to-build.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4701135/Alan-Shearer-Newcastle-missed-chance-to-build.html I have to say Shearer is one hundred percent correct this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 We've all been saying the same tbh since Sept 1st! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off. Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 No way will we put £6m on the table for Douglas if he's out of contract in the summer. Try half that now. Aye, cue Pardew " we'll go with what we have and i'd like to add, thank you to Mike and Derek for holding on to our injured players that the big teams have bid massive money for. God i want to vomit. We'd be silly to pay a big fee for someone who's out of contract anyway, wouldn't we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off. Yeap. I remember getting a pillaring of a few people on here on deadline day for saying we went backwards because we didn't strengthen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Did anyone say that? I remember people saying no outbounds made it a decent summer but can't remember people saying they were happy no one was signed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Did anyone say that? I remember people saying no outbounds made it a decent summer but can't remember people saying they were happy no one was signed. No outbounds made it a decent summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Did anyone say that? I remember people saying no outbounds made it a decent summer but can't remember people saying they were happy no one was signed. No outbounds made it a decent summer. We should be thankful to slim Mike. It's this type of top ownership which means we're not in League 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off. Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me. Chalking that up as 'hindsight' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off. Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me. Chalking that up as 'hindsight' True, bad choice of words, as I felt (and said so at the time) that should have been our priority position long before getting in another defensive midfield player. There's no denying however not losing anybody crucial was massive, and we've had more than our fair share of injuries/suspensions, meaning we've not had a stable back five especially, which I think has been a massive factor in our disappointing season so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off. Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me. Chalking that up as 'hindsight' Hindsight ffs. Striker, Central Midfield, Central Defence and Right Back. Then round it all up by bringing N'Zogbia home. That's from June 2011 in a thread where the options at CB and RB were listed as: Centre Back Coloccini Williamson Steven Taylor Perch Kadar Tavernier Right Back Simpson Perch Steven Taylor Ryan Taylor Gosling Tavernier So after about 18 months and 3 transfer windows we're in a worse state in those positions despite the fact every man and his dog could see we needed to strengthen there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Actually plenty people backed the transfer policy in the summer because signing players would have put the club at risk and it was worth waiting to try and get a pound off. Not really. Some people, myself included, argued that whilst we didn't strengthen sufficiently, we also didn't lose any of our important players, so it wasn't all bad. In hindsight not getting in a centre back knowing how unrealiable Steven Taylor is, and hence having to rely on Williamson as much as we do has hurt us the most. Other than that I don't think you can attribute our poor season to the transfer window failures too much. Poor player form, Europe and injuries/suspensions have all contributed far more than our ultimate failure to bring in someone like Debuchy if you ask me. The two are inextricably linked, though. You prepare for Europe, and the possibilities/probabilities of injury/suspensions/loss of form by constructing a squad that has enough people to cope in each position. I.e. by strengthening in the window. Not having enough players to cope with Europe/injuries etc is a transfer window failure. It's only really massively obvious when you look at CB though. Of course, you needed wide players (defence and attack) and a bit more guile, but when you're bringing Coloccini on in an absolute nothing European match, then you've fucked up somewhere along the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 This thread is excruciating Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8341347/A-host-of-Premier-League-clubs-are-chasing-Dutch-international-Stefan-De-Vrij Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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