LucaAltieri Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the fuck alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammys_Tekkers Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I like the sound of signing Berahino. Think he is better on the wing than centrally, so wouldn't want him to be one of our 'striker signings'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the f*** alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. So if the media leaves him the fuck alone he'll be able to concentrate on his football? Shouldn't he be able to do that anyways if he has any sort of talent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the f*** alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. So if the media leaves him the fuck alone he'll be able to concentrate on his football? Shouldn't he be able to do that anyways if he has any sort of talent? Those were two separate conditions joined by an "and." I'll let you off, English being your 8th language or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the f*** alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. So if the media leaves him the f*** alone he'll be able to concentrate on his football? Shouldn't he be able to do that anyways if he has any sort of talent? Those were two separate conditions joined by an "and." I'll let you off, English being your 8th language or something. Fair enough, still, if he can't handle ''pressure'' from media he shouldn't be a footballer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the f*** alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. So if the media leaves him the f*** alone he'll be able to concentrate on his football? Shouldn't he be able to do that anyways if he has any sort of talent? Those were two separate conditions joined by an "and." I'll let you off, English being your 8th language or something. Fair enough, still, if he can't handle ''pressure'' from media he shouldn't be a footballer. That's a very broad statement to make. There's a significant difference between the pressure coaches and fans will put on him to perform at his best and the crap the media pull. He's still only 22 and may or may not have the maturity to deal with it. Some do, some don't but at his age it's never helpful. Setting unrealistic expectations and tearing him apart when he inevitably fails to meet them is never going to work out well. If some 22 year olds can deal with that then good on them. But it certainly won't have helped them. Realistic goals, targets, areas for improvement with some constructive criticism, fine. But that's not what the media supplies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. He was never that good, not to say he's not good enough for us, but he was never a potentially top player IMO, he's too basic and predictable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the f*** alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. So if the media leaves him the f*** alone he'll be able to concentrate on his football? Shouldn't he be able to do that anyways if he has any sort of talent? Those were two separate conditions joined by an "and." I'll let you off, English being your 8th language or something. Fair enough, still, if he can't handle ''pressure'' from media he shouldn't be a footballer. That's a very broad statement to make. There's a significant difference between the pressure coaches and fans will put on him to perform at his best and the crap the media pull. He's still only 22 and may or may not have the maturity to deal with it. Some do, some don't but at his age it's never helpful. Setting unrealistic expectations and tearing him apart when he inevitably fails to meet them is never going to work out well. If some 22 year olds can deal with that then good on them. But it certainly won't have helped them. Realistic goals, targets, areas for improvement with some constructive criticism, fine. But that's not what the media supplies. Again fair enough if that's your opinion, I just don't think a 22 year old footballer should be feeling pressure from media. But then again, there are some fragile minds out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the f*** alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. So if the media leaves him the f*** alone he'll be able to concentrate on his football? Shouldn't he be able to do that anyways if he has any sort of talent? Those were two separate conditions joined by an "and." I'll let you off, English being your 8th language or something. Fair enough, still, if he can't handle ''pressure'' from media he shouldn't be a footballer. That's a very broad statement to make. There's a significant difference between the pressure coaches and fans will put on him to perform at his best and the crap the media pull. He's still only 22 and may or may not have the maturity to deal with it. Some do, some don't but at his age it's never helpful. Setting unrealistic expectations and tearing him apart when he inevitably fails to meet them is never going to work out well. If some 22 year olds can deal with that then good on them. But it certainly won't have helped them. Realistic goals, targets, areas for improvement with some constructive criticism, fine. But that's not what the media supplies. Again fair enough if that's your opinion, I just don't think a 22 year old footballer should be feeling pressure from media. But then again, there are some fragile minds out there. I'm just saying, if your work performance was subjected to tabloid critique in the same way when you were 22, I imagine it would have had an affect on your work and career development. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the f*** alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. So if the media leaves him the f*** alone he'll be able to concentrate on his football? Shouldn't he be able to do that anyways if he has any sort of talent? Those were two separate conditions joined by an "and." I'll let you off, English being your 8th language or something. Fair enough, still, if he can't handle ''pressure'' from media he shouldn't be a footballer. That's a very broad statement to make. There's a significant difference between the pressure coaches and fans will put on him to perform at his best and the crap the media pull. He's still only 22 and may or may not have the maturity to deal with it. Some do, some don't but at his age it's never helpful. Setting unrealistic expectations and tearing him apart when he inevitably fails to meet them is never going to work out well. If some 22 year olds can deal with that then good on them. But it certainly won't have helped them. Realistic goals, targets, areas for improvement with some constructive criticism, fine. But that's not what the media supplies. Again fair enough if that's your opinion, I just don't think a 22 year old footballer should be feeling pressure from media. But then again, there are some fragile minds out there. The English media can be especially brutal though... I think I lot of their absolutely dire international tournament experiences can be traced, at least in part, to the complete media nightmare that follows them everywhere. Especially all those penalty issues... It kind of reminds me of the new york yankees, where a lot of players who are very decent players just can't handle the fishbowl scenario of playing for the yankees and they collapse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-everton-target-tottenhams-townsend-3547959 FRET What's happened to Townsend, he was billed as the second coming of Christ not long back by the media. Been hampered by injuries? Although 25 games, 0 goals and 1 assist doesn't help his cause. He's still a kid. If the media leave him the f*** alone instead of heaping pressure on him and he continues to concentrate on his football then he'll still be a very good player. So if the media leaves him the f*** alone he'll be able to concentrate on his football? Shouldn't he be able to do that anyways if he has any sort of talent? Those were two separate conditions joined by an "and." I'll let you off, English being your 8th language or something. Fair enough, still, if he can't handle ''pressure'' from media he shouldn't be a footballer. That's a very broad statement to make. There's a significant difference between the pressure coaches and fans will put on him to perform at his best and the crap the media pull. He's still only 22 and may or may not have the maturity to deal with it. Some do, some don't but at his age it's never helpful. Setting unrealistic expectations and tearing him apart when he inevitably fails to meet them is never going to work out well. If some 22 year olds can deal with that then good on them. But it certainly won't have helped them. Realistic goals, targets, areas for improvement with some constructive criticism, fine. But that's not what the media supplies. Again fair enough if that's your opinion, I just don't think a 22 year old footballer should be feeling pressure from media. But then again, there are some fragile minds out there. The English media can be especially brutal though... I think I lot of their absolutely dire international tournament experiences can be traced, at least in part, to the complete media nightmare that follows them everywhere. Especially all those penalty issues... It kind of reminds me of the new york yankees, where a lot of players who are very decent players just can't handle the fishbowl scenario of playing for the yankees and they collapse. You sincerely believe the media in the UK is worse than the media in South America? I just like how players like Bernard, Neymar and others are commenting on questions if they're feeling pressure now that they're probably going to play in the most important tournament for a nation of 200 million people in over 60 years. Pressure doesn't exist when you're on the pitch, you prepare your whole life to be a footballer and you translate that pressure into something positive. I'm not questioning Luca's reasoning, I just think players should give up if they're feeling too much pressure to be able to perform. (which I also realize Townsend hasn't said either which makes this whole discussion pointless) sorry about that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Darren bent ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midstoon Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/476431/Newcastle-turn-attention-to-Darren-Bent-after-giving-up-on-Loic-Remy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-sport-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Sport+Feed%29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Couldn't even get in a relegated sides team . Yup sounds like a Pardew signing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hahahaha so predictable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 FFS - Bent... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 If he's Shola's replacement, good stuff. If he's Remy's, we've had it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 'Giving up on Remy' . We gave up on signing him permanently the moment he started playing well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Goodbye cruel world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 lol.. as predictable as it comes.. expect Tompkins in next to replace Colo. Upgrade on Shola.. I guess. But we could all be here days writing lists of players we could get better than that. If only we could just put this one down to paper talk bringing up old targets... ..Pardew has clearly convinced himself and everyone else at the club we did badly because he didn't get his own choice of targets last year. Jesus wept this is going to be horrible summer and worse season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Same opinion now as last time out, wouldn't want the useless fucker anywhere near us. Then again I find it hard to really give a shit when Pardew's still here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hahahaha so predictable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Bent has regressed so much in recent years although I wouldn't put it past the King to Pardew him further. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I would like nothing more than pardew to bring his signings in, if relegation means we get rid of them bring it in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Can't see us signing Bent. He was available last time around and we didn't sign him despite Pardew's obvious interest. Pardew may still fancy him but I doubt much has changed from the club's point of view. Not very good, no resale value, etc. Unless our failing to sign him was ENTIRELY down to Kinnear's bumbling or Bent had ridiculous wage demands that he no longer does. Still, don't see it happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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