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Back from the dead...

 

Am I right in thinking the club has too many players for the 25 man squad currently?

 

Dubravka*

Blob

Darlow

Woodman

 

Yedlin*

Manquillo

Lascellout*

Schar *

Lejeune *

Fernandez *

Dummett *

Clark

Lazaar

Ginger dog

 

Hayden *

Ki *

Jonjer* when he can be arsed

Longstaff *

Almiron *

 

Atsu

Ritchie *

Murphy

Aarons

 

Gayle

Joelinton ?

 

25 man squad. I make it about 12 that are serviceable/ proven to do a basic job in the PL. ones worth having and who can do a job in the PL 19/20 marked with a *.

 

Very harsh on Clark and Atsu.

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Back from the dead...

 

Am I right in thinking the club has too many players for the 25 man squad currently?

 

Dubravka*

Blob

Darlow

Woodman

 

Yedlin*

Manquillo

Lascellout*

Schar *

Lejeune *

Fernandez *

Dummett *

Clark

Lazaar

Ginger dog

 

Hayden *

Ki *

Jonjer* when he can be arsed

Longstaff *

Almiron *

 

Atsu

Ritchie *

Murphy

Aarons

 

Gayle

Joelinton ?

 

25 man squad. I make it about 12 that are serviceable/ proven to do a basic job in the PL. ones worth having and who can do a job in the PL 19/20 marked with a *.

 

Very harsh on Clark and Atsu.

 

Manquillo > Yedlin imho

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Yeah I was harsh on manquillo if anything as he was solid at times. But that was under Rafa

 

Half of the capable bunch was under Rafa too so without his organisation sports direct probably have 4 or 5 PL players. Hopefully that sinks them

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Dubravka - 7/10 Keep hold no matter what

Blob - 2/10 Let go

Darlow - 2/10 Let go

Woodman - ?/10 Still developing.  Give some cup games to see what happens.

 

Yedlin - 3/10 Not good enough.  Need an upgrade.

Manquillo 5/10 - Meh.

Lascellout  4/10 - Shouldn't be captain.

Schar 7/10 - Keep at all costs.

Lejeune 6/10 - Fine.

Fernandez 7/10 - Good.

Dummett 5/10 - OK. Unlikely to be upgraded on.

Clark 4/10 - Meh.

Lazaar 1/10 - Not good enough.

Ginger dog 0/10 - Fuck off.

 

Hayden 4/10 - Meh.

Ki 4/10 - Meh.

Jonjer 3/10 - One trick pony who is now obsolete because of Schar.

Longstaff 8/10 - Keep no matter what.

Almiron 8/10 - Keep hold, important player.

 

Atsu 3/10 - Not rounded enough.

Ritchie 3/10 - Gone backwards an astounding amount last season.

Murphy 0/10 - Shite. Get rid ASAP.

Aarons 0/10 - Not going to make it in the top two divisions.

 

Gayle 2/10 - EFL standard and no more. Get rid.

Joelinton ?/10 - Dunno, but better hope he's good.

 

Which leaves us:

 

------------------Dubs

--------Lejeune Schar Fernandez

New RWB------------------Dummett

----Hayden--Longstaff--Ki

----------------Almiron

---------------Joe Linton

 

Woodman

Manquillo

Lascelles

Clark

Atsu

Ritchie

Fuck knows Midfielder

Fuck knows striker

 

So if we want to play with wing backs, we desperately need a new RWB, and we're relying on Dummett who is a LB and not a LWB.  We also have no credible LW or RW or even RF and LF if we wanted to go to a back four.  Also, if Joe Linton turns out to be shit or gets injured, we're fucked.  And we have such a sparse CM collection, it's laughable.  If Hayden doesn't stay, we're relying on Shelvey or Cack Lolcack.  FFS.

 

If we are to have any chance of staying up we need as a minimum:

 

RWB

CM

CF

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So,

 

Rondon > Joelinton

Perez > Saint-Maximin

Kenedy > Willems

Joselu > Gayle

Diame > Colback

Neeone > Murphy

Neeone > Lazaar

Neeone > Saivet

 

I know it doesn't matter but do we have any improvements there, do we reckon?

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So,

 

Rondon > Joelinton

Perez > Saint-Maximin

Kenedy > Willems

Joselu > Gayle

Diame > Colback

Neeone > Murphy

Neeone > Lazaar

Neeone > Saivet

 

I know it doesn't matter but do we have any improvements there, do we reckon?

 

No one has a clue on the top 2 which outweigh all the others hugely. Got to score more goals than they’ve ever managed in a far superior league. So annoying they’ve been given to a patsy pasty.

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I think they’ll get 20-25 between them. Almiron should be looking in the 6-10 bracket too for goals and assists so up top I think it’ll be ok.

 

Midfield is 1-2 injuries away from being decimated though and I’ve no faith that Bruce can organise a team which will lead to Schar or Lejeune (or both) being the first scapegoat of the season.

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So, time for Bruce to pick the 25 man squad for the season. Who's gonna make the squad and who will miss out?

We simply have to sell a few players before the window closes. But the time is running out as usual.

Is it ok to loan out players after the window closes?

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Dubravka

Darlow

 

Willems

Dummett

Schar

Lascellout

Lejeune

Fernandez

Manquillo

 

Hayden

Ki

Shelvey

Longstaff

 

Almiron

Saint maxim

Atsu

 

Joelinton

Muto

Gayle

 

Under a competent manager if they got rid of, Elliot, yedlin, Clark, Lazaar, ginger dog, Aarons and Murphy. Then got in a RB and another CM/no10 then that's pretty much a mid table squad

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Dubravka

Darlow

Elliot

 

Yedlin

Manquillo

Dummett

Willems

Schar

Fernandez

Lejeune

Lascelles

Clark

 

Hayden

Longstaff

Ki

Shelvey

Saivet

 

Saint-Maximin

Almiron

Atsu

Ritchie

Murphy

 

Joelinton

Gayle

Muto

 

 

Though there's no way Saivet makes it in over Colback.

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Aarons as well

Didn't think he played that badly yesterday tbh. Doesn't mean we shouldn't still be shipping him. Think the fact he worked with Bruce last year might mean he is kept around as squad depth at the expense of Murphy and maybe atsu though.

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So we have a 25 man squad, of which 8 must be home-grown players? and U-21s don't count against the 25 then.

 

So need to loan out or sell 4 out of: Colback, Hayden, Lazaar, Murphy, Gayle, Saivet, Sterry, Elliot, Kyle Scott --> guess that Colback, Lazaar, Saivet, Sterry go? Could we loan out Kyle Scott? :lol:

 

I assume that means Matty Longstaff, Cass, Watts, Tom Allan and Sorensen can either stay or be loaned out and used accordingly as they are all under 21.

 

Number needs to increase 6 outgoings if Thiago Maia and Krafth sign for us.

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https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/newcastle-united-name-25-man-squad-and-numbers-for-201920-premier-league-campaign/

 

Newcastle United's 25-man squad is:

 

1 Martin Dúbravka

2 Ciaran Clark (homegrown)

3 Paul Dummett (homegrown)

4 Ki Sung-yueng

5 Fabian Schär

6 Jamaal Lascelles (homegrown)

7 Andy Carroll (homegrown)

8 Jonjo Shelvey (homegrown)

9 Joelinton

10 Allan Saint-Maximin

11 Matt Ritchie (homegrown)

12 Dwight Gayle (homegrown)

13 Yoshinori Muto

14 Isaac Hayden (homegrown)

15 Jetro Willems

17 Emil Krafth

18 Federico Fernández

19 Javier Manquillo

20 Florian Lejeune

21 Rob Elliot (homegrown)

22 DeAndre Yedlin

24 Miguel Almirón

26 Karl Darlow (homegrown)

30 Christian Atsu

36 Sean Longstaff (homegrown)

 

In addition, Matty Longstaff, who is under the age of 21 and as such does not need to be named in the 25-man squad, will wear number 43.

 

Missing out on the 25-man squad are Jack Colback, Achraf Lazaar, Rolando Aarons, Henri Saivet and Jamie Sterry, while Jacob Murphy and Freddie Woodman have joined Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City respectively on loan.

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Have to think Rolando thought he was starting on Sunday; hell I thought he was going to as well. I'm shocked about it - and was starting to feel that way yesterday when they said he'd potentially go out on loan.

 

But What in the living fuck is Shola doing not getting that one sorted?

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Was hoping Longstaff would have gotten a single digit number like 4 or in the teens like 12 or 16. Wanted Miguel to get the 10 or 7 and would have been cool to see Carroll go back to the 24 from the Champo season.

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