mrmojorisin75 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Only thing we've really done wrong is the seemingly low loan-to-buy obligation. This, 100% no-one knows what went on behind the scenes of course but i can't say how you could say we handled the lad anything other than poorly by any stretch of the imagination was surprised rafa binned him straight off mind, perhaps his head had just gone by then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Sure there was a quote from Rafa last season saying he wanted to keep him but he had his head on going back to Marseille. Was in the interview where he mentioned that he tried to sign him for Napoli. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 yeah i'm sure that's the case, prior to rafa the club was such a shitshow man...can't see how not adding a clause was the only thing we did wrong with the lad, we handled him disgracefully tbh that reminds me where's that memphis lad at now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 yeah i'm sure that's the case, prior to rafa the club was such a shitshow man...can't see how not adding a clause was the only thing we did wrong with the lad, we handled him disgracefully tbh that reminds me where's that memphis lad at now? Yeah exactly, we could have at least tried playing him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 yeah i'm sure that's the case, prior to rafa the club was such a shitshow man...can't see how not adding a clause was the only thing we did wrong with the lad, we handled him disgracefully tbh that reminds me where's that memphis lad at now? Yeah exactly, we could have at least tried playing him. they'll be along in a minute to tell us it was all tobin's fault and he shat his pants after some abuse at whatever game it was, doesn't excuse the club one iota...absolutely chronic handling of a young, foreign player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Only thing we've really done wrong is the seemingly low loan-to-buy obligation. This, 100% no-one knows what went on behind the scenes of course but i can't say how you could say we handled the lad anything other than poorly by any stretch of the imagination was surprised rafa binned him straight off mind, perhaps his head had just gone by then Sure there was a quote from Rafa last season saying he wanted to keep him but he had his head on going back to Marseille. Was in the interview where he mentioned that he tried to sign him for Napoli. Correct. Rafa wanted him to stay. Player wanted to leave. Actually never wanted to come. Eye catching full debut in Cup and promising cameo against Man Utd and gritty performance against Arsenal. Then fell off a cliff both in terms of performance and attitude coinciding with his girlfriend getting homesick. Club did well not to loose too much money on the deal all things considered. Some transfers work out some don't. End of story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 yeah i'm sure that's the case, prior to rafa the club was such a shitshow man...can't see how not adding a clause was the only thing we did wrong with the lad, we handled him disgracefully tbh that reminds me where's that memphis lad at now? Yeah exactly, we could have at least tried playing him. they'll be along in a minute to tell us it was all tobin's fault and he shat his pants after some abuse at whatever game it was, doesn't excuse the club one iota...absolutely chronic handling of a young, foreign player Aye I'm not convinced he would have made it here but we basically made it as difficult as possible for him then fucked him off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I love the thought of a Football Observatory like with ageing blokes in white coats walking round the place with walls covered with screens showing 24/7 football and whiteboards with formulae working all this out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Am I right in saying he's only the second World Cup winner (as a player) to have represented Newcastle after Guivarc'h or am I missing someone obvious? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Am I right in saying he's only the second World Cup winner (as a player) to have represented Newcastle after Guivarc'h or am I missing someone obvious? George Eastham. We've been managed by Jack Charlton and Ossie Ardiles, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I don't understand the what might have been narrative for this guy. As Ryan says, he rejected us multiple times before finally succumbing. It'd be like watching Merino turn into a world beater and asking ourselves why we sold him. The mistake we made was throwing enough money at a player who didn't want to be here until he gave in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I don't understand the what might have been narrative for this guy. As Ryan says, he rejected us multiple times before finally succumbing. It'd be like watching Merino turn into a world beater and asking ourselves why we sold him. The mistake we made was throwing enough money at a player who didn't want to be here until he gave in. That’s so us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Didn't know he'd headed to Mexico. Our Latin American correspondent @HTT II slipping, clearly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) Christ, Latino Leonard Cohen doing the commentary there Edited March 20, 2022 by Elric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 If a major game is on Univision, you watch it on Uni. No one comes close to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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