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Is this going to be like Coloccini where everyone in his home country want him but can't afford him, and he stays by default?

 

That is sort of my gut feeling here. Although I expected some clubs who have coveted him prior to him joining us valuing him higher as they know what he's capable of from leadership, Ligue 1 experience, and potential.  Always assumed Montpellier would hold Cabella over us in attempt to get Mapou back - or - Rene Girard would bring him over to Lille and build the defense around him.

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You never know maybe it's all a ploy to get him to step it up a gear. Now his school friend cabella is here it should give him more incentive to want to stay.

 

Currently though he really does need to step up and take Colo's place off him.

 

I wonder how much Douglas not signing for us has effected our plans for him? On paper a very good partnership.

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He seemingly has said nothing but positive things on social media and to the press about wanting to stay here, his hard work, etc. He looked like he was working hard in the gym to get a bit more strength too.

 

I want nothing more then to see him displace Colo and make a case to be a vice captain the following season behind Siem de Jong.

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Fucking Kinnear cancelling that Douglas deal. Farcical shit

 

Our defence would only be a decent left back away from being fairly solid. As it stands it looks like Janmaat will be our only quality defender.

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f***ing Kinnear cancelling that Douglas deal. Farcical s***

 

Our defence would only be a decent left back away from being fairly solid. As it stands it looks like Janmaat will be our only quality defender.

 

I know and get he may not be a brilliant player or something, but his physicality, height and aerial presence are exactly what we needed and yet the drunk senile cunt canceled that deal. Idiotic.

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Fucking Kinnear cancelling that Douglas deal. Farcical shit

 

Our defence would only be a decent left back away from being fairly solid. As it stands it looks like Janmaat will be our only quality defender.

 

Don't agree with that, like. Defence is all about the CB pairing and hilariously our best one is Mapou and Willo.

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I wonder how Mapou + Douglas would have gotten on. Pace and Strength right there. Willo's shouting and organizing + Mapou's pace was quite excellent. Felt we'd get caught out less with those 2 as Mapou had recovery speed that Colo never had.

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f***ing Kinnear cancelling that Douglas deal. Farcical s***

 

Our defence would only be a decent left back away from being fairly solid. As it stands it looks like Janmaat will be our only quality defender.

 

Don't agree with that, like. Defence is all about the CB pairing and hilariously our best one is Mapou and Willo.

The thought of Williamson being the best anything is indeed funny

 

Depressing as fuck that's its true

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Was going to say that, fucking hell. You take pics with a player, post it. Then ask a question you could try and pry out or at least attempt to with the player standing besides you.

 

When I met Alan Smith in Orlando after we were relegated, I didn't bother fucking taking a picture with the dude, point blank - "You staying at the club this summer or what?" or when I met Graeme Souness after he was sacked, didn't fucking want to get his autograph despite my uncle being a massive fan of his during his playing career, naw man, "Nice to meet you Mr. Souness, I'm a Newcastle supporter, how bad was it to work under Freddy Shepherd?" and random shit like that.

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All these signings mean f*ck all when Colo starts going on about Argentina again and the CBs are Williamson and Taylor :anguish:

 

At this point Colo'd probably be more use to us from Argentina, tbh.

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All these signings mean f*ck all when Colo starts going on about Argentina again and the CBs are Williamson and Taylor :anguish:

 

Honestly appalling, can't believe how badly we've mismanaged Mapou.

 

We've, fucking we've............

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He hasn't been given a chance here, it's really as simple as that. Minutes at full back are useful to bed him in, but you've then got to go and give him more than a game or two at a time in the centre.

 

Disappointing.

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All these signings mean f*ck all when Colo starts going on about Argentina again and the CBs are Williamson and Taylor :anguish:

 

Honestly appalling, can't believe how badly we've mismanaged Mapou.

 

We've, fucking we've............

 

Fair point, it's Pardew.

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All these signings mean f*ck all when Colo starts going on about Argentina again and the CBs are Williamson and Taylor :anguish:

 

Honestly appalling, can't believe how badly we've mismanaged Mapou.

You serious can't believe it?

 

It's pardew ffs

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All these signings mean f*ck all when Colo starts going on about Argentina again and the CBs are Williamson and Taylor :anguish:

 

Honestly appalling, can't believe how badly we've mismanaged Mapou.

 

We've, fucking we've............

 

Fair point, it's Pardew.

 

That's correct, actually a bit of the Tevez/Mascherano in this. Because the King hadn't really heard of him he simply wouldn't trust him, weirdly he continued to trust players who performed appallingly but that was ok.....weird stuff.

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I think one of the reasons the club are so reluctant to spent money on matured players is the fact we bought Coloccini at 26/27 and nobody has ever offered money for him, even when he was playing well. Consequently we've just had to persevere and absolutely run him into the ground while players with potential like MYM get marginalised.

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