Nobody Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 A good sign is Shakhtar are probably a top 5 club in Europe in terms of signing South Americans. Why let him go out on loan for the season though? Well he seems to have been a bit of a perennial sub behind Luiz Adriano. They only play with 1 striker there based on every CL game I've seen them play. Plus the whole not going back because of the conflict thing. We've gambled on a player that has a past track record and has been signed by a club with a good scouting network, but has the added caveat of not completely settling and wanting away for non-footballing reasons. A perfect Ashley opportunist gamble :thup: Been saying this as well, I'm really happy about signing a Shakhtar player that seems like he hasn't settled there for several different reasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 I really couldn't tell anything from today's game, he might be shit and he might not. Today gave zero clues, hopefully he is good though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 A good sign is Shakhtar are probably a top 5 club in Europe in terms of signing South Americans. Why let him go out on loan for the season though? Surely the political situation? I heard he refused to return to Ukraine to play for Donetsk because of it. He did for a day, then flew back. He probably wanted to get out of Donetsk though, and you really can't blame him for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 My thumbs up were a bit sarcastic. I'm not saying it'll be a good/bad signing, more that its a typical signing of this regime nosing around for a bargain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Couldn't really tell from today as due to the pre war grainy pictures I could just see 10 grey and 1 orange blob moving about my screen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Premaradonas, even. Primadonna, even... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Premaradonas, even. Primadonna, even... Like how you've not been following the joke, tried to correct him and still got it wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Shit I'm high Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Couldn't really tell from today as due to the pre war grainy pictures I could just see 10 grey and 1 orange blob moving about my screen The picture was bizarrely better on Freeview than on Sky today for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 The picture on Sky was absolutely woeful. Lost signal during the Malaga game so streamed it on TVcatchup through the TV and it was a better picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Couldn't really tell from today as due to the pre war grainy pictures I could just see 10 grey and 1 orange blob moving about my screen You must have been watching a different match tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/04/newcastle-united-facundo-ferreyra-quality-needs-confidence-football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/04/newcastle-united-facundo-ferreyra-quality-needs-confidence-football Interesting stuff. Sounds worryingly about as mentally fragile as Cisse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckard 13 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/04/newcastle-united-facundo-ferreyra-quality-needs-confidence-football So we've signed Argentine Cisse? Brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Didn't know Scocco has left the mackems. That was another that Disco rated iirc. Few success stories for Argie forwards in the PL except for Tevez and Aguero so far. Hope he does well here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/04/newcastle-united-facundo-ferreyra-quality-needs-confidence-football So we've signed Argentine Cisse? Brilliant. He sounds nothing like Cisse, 'fragility' aside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hmmm ... having Coloccini around for this guy will be key then. Hope he does well. Didn't see too much of the ball yesterday, as things got a bit muddled with all of the subs. Liked that he was harrying though, which led to our third. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Didn't know Scocco has left the mackems. That was another that Disco rated iirc. Few success stories for Argie forwards in the PL except for Tevez and Aguero so far. Hope he does well here. Aye, he was good in Argentina but the quality gap is massive to Europe's top leagues, as is the pace and style of play. It's probably equivalent to somewhere like Greece/Spanish second division in all honesty. Hopefully with Ferreyra having spent some acclimatising time at Shakhtar at a higher level he can adapt a bit quicker but even then to ask him to come in and start banging in goals is a massive ask, just as it is for any striker coming in from a lesser league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Goal wise let's just wait and see and hope for a Ferreyra rush eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Absolutely ghastly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Goal wise let's just wait and see and hope for a Ferreyra rush eh? Fuck me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Goal wise let's just wait and see and hope for a Ferreyra rush eh? Jesus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-new-boy-facundo-ferreyra-3976736 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 loving that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article3968676.ece/alternates/s615/Newcastle-United-Sign-Facundo-Ferreyra.jpg Jesus Christ, it's Kid Icarus! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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