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Pardew asked for 6'2' dominant CB - he got MYM. Pardew's an idiot aye but we wasted a lot of  money on players he was never going to give a go.

 

 

I'd say the money was wasted on Pardew, not the players.

 

Just another reason he should have been pedalled long ago.

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Pardew asked for 6'2' dominant CB - he got MYM. Pardew's an idiot aye but we wasted a lot of  money on players he was never going to give a go.

 

 

I'd say the money was wasted on Pardew, not the players.

 

Just another reason he should have been pedalled long ago.

Aye that was the first mistake but it doesn't excuse the second.
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Theres no law against playing two CB's who aren't absolute tanks, MYM was strong and athletic enough, they could and should have had a chance to play more together.

 

Playing 2 ball playing CBs both on the small side has never worked in the PL. It never will, either. PL strikers are superathletes in 2015. Partnering Mapou with a bloke who gets outmuscled and out jumped by Shane Long would never have brought out the best in him.

 

If you picked out maybe a dozen of the best CB partnerships in the PL, I couldn't think of one like that Colo/MYM partnership

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Theres no law against playing two CB's who aren't absolute tanks, MYM was strong and athletic enough, they could and should have had a chance to play more together.

 

Playing 2 ball playing CBs both on the small side has never worked in the PL. It never will, either. PL strikers are superathletes in 2015. Partnering Mapou with a bloke who gets outmuscled and out jumped by Shane Long would never have brought out the best in him.

 

If you picked out maybe a dozen of the best CB partnerships in the PL, I couldn't think of one like that Colo/MYM partnership

 

Even if it was true that two technical CBs are not ideal together, the alternatives are so terrible that it was an absolute no-brainer to try it IMO.

 

Not to mention the long-term issue of grooming Mapou as Colo's successor.

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Theres no law against playing two CB's who aren't absolute tanks, MYM was strong and athletic enough, they could and should have had a chance to play more together.

 

Playing 2 ball playing CBs both on the small side has never worked in the PL. It never will, either. PL strikers are superathletes in 2015. Partnering Mapou with a bloke who gets outmuscled and out jumped by Shane Long would never have brought out the best in him.

 

If you picked out maybe a dozen of the best CB partnerships in the PL, I couldn't think of one like that Colo/MYM partnership

 

MYM came in at a time when the future of Coloccini at the club was uncertain. If we had lost Coloccini and replaced him directly with MYM, none of this would be an issue now.

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Theres no law against playing two CB's who aren't absolute tanks, MYM was strong and athletic enough, they could and should have had a chance to play more together.

 

Playing 2 ball playing CBs both on the small side has never worked in the PL. It never will, either. PL strikers are superathletes in 2015. Partnering Mapou with a bloke who gets outmuscled and out jumped by Shane Long would never have brought out the best in him.

 

If you picked out maybe a dozen of the best CB partnerships in the PL, I couldn't think of one like that Colo/MYM partnership

 

MYM came in at a time when the future of Coloccini at the club was uncertain. If we had lost Coloccini and replaced him directly with MYM, none of this would be an issue now.

 

Seems idiotic to buy a replacement for Colo rather than a big CB which we actually need. But then we don't buy players to fill positions we are short, we buy them looking for profit potential.

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Our transfer policy is "buy centre-back with good re-sale potential". It doesn't matter about their style or strengths.

 

MYM was a flop for us and we got our money back. In a twisted way, it proves the model works (for Ashley).

 

We could flog Sissoko tomorrow for 5x what we paid (if it was 2m). Potentially up to 10x.

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Our transfer policy is "buy centre-back with good re-sale potential". It doesn't matter about their style or strengths.

 

MYM was a flop for us and we got our money back. In a twisted way, it proves the model works (for Ashley).

 

We could flog Sissoko tomorrow for 5x what we paid (if it was 2m). Potentially up to 10x.

:lol:

 

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Theres no law against playing two CB's who aren't absolute tanks, MYM was strong and athletic enough, they could and should have had a chance to play more together.

 

Playing 2 ball playing CBs both on the small side has never worked in the PL. It never will, either. PL strikers are superathletes in 2015. Partnering Mapou with a bloke who gets outmuscled and out jumped by Shane Long would never have brought out the best in him.

 

If you picked out maybe a dozen of the best CB partnerships in the PL, I couldn't think of one like that Colo/MYM partnership

 

Even if it was true that two technical CBs are not ideal together, the alternatives are so terrible that it was an absolute no-brainer to try it IMO.

Not to mention the long-term issue of grooming Mapou as Colo's successor.

 

Really don't understand why this is so hard for people to grasp!!!

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Good luck to the lad, but he wasn't good for us and even he admits he wasn't suited to the Premier League. Probably gets an easy ride because a lot blame Pardew for literally everything that's gone wrong at the club since 2012.

 

Not a good start for you here.

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Good luck to the lad, but he wasn't good for us and even he admits he wasn't suited to the Premier League. Probably gets an easy ride because a lot blame Pardew for literally everything that's gone wrong at the club since 2012.

Pardew is to blame for 100% of the negative things at the club - except about 10% of the playing staff consisting of the likes a Tiote & Gouffran.
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:lol: MYM would be a dramatic improvement on every other CB we have. It's 100% Alan's fault that he wasn't played every single week and, as an extension of that, it's Alan's fault that he was unceremoniously shipped off. Meanwhile, we persist with the likes of Mike Williamson, Steven Taylor, Paul Dummett and an over-the-hill Fabricio Coloccini. Dunno what's so fucking difficult about this concept.

 

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:lol: MYM would be a dramatic improvement on every other CB we have. It's 100% Alan's fault that he wasn't played every single week and, as an extension of that, it's Alan's fault that he was unceremoniously shipped off. Meanwhile, we persist with the likes of Mike Williamson, Steven Taylor, Paul Dummett and an over-the-hill Fabricio Coloccini. Dunno what's so f***ing difficult about this concept.

 

Because Mapou generally didn't play well for us? Not saying I approve of the other defenders and he should still be here (because having 2 CBs is a bit silly).

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:lol: MYM would be a dramatic improvement on every other CB we have. It's 100% Alan's fault that he wasn't played every single week and, as an extension of that, it's Alan's fault that he was unceremoniously shipped off. Meanwhile, we persist with the likes of Mike Williamson, Steven Taylor, Paul Dummett and an over-the-hill Fabricio Coloccini. Dunno what's so f***ing difficult about this concept.

 

Because Mapou generally didn't play well for us? Not saying I approve of the other defenders and he should still be here (because having 2 CBs is a bit silly).

 

Except that's not true.

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Whether you think he played well or not (personally I thought he played well enough to start and get better) he was either not played or played at right back a lot of the time. People expect players to come in and just play as they should as if it's Fifa or something, you give players time, especially when they're young, have a very good reputation and the alternatives are shit.

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MYM didn't play (that) well for us for the same reason Coloccini has struggled in the past. Neither of them are physically suited to perform the John Terry role. Both would be superb alongside someone like John Terry IMO.

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