Jamaal Lascelles

[Jamesmcc222]

3 hours ago, joeyt said:

 

You could get any goalkeeper from the youth set up to do that and save £500k a year

Currently one of our major advantages over the established ‘big’ clubs is the intangible aspect of team spirit.

 

You can see from the celebrations how involved Lascelles, Gillespie and others are in the squad.

 

Eddie can be ruthless as seen with Fraser and others. I think right now however these guys, and that squad togetherness is well worth the money and places in the squad. 

[Chris_R]

5 hours ago, joeyt said:

 

You could get any goalkeeper from the youth set up to do that and save £500k a year

 

But that player then wouldn't be progressing their skills as a goalkeeper, aside from maybe shot stopping, as Gillespie's job is just to spend all day having shots pelted at him. There's more to GK training than that, adn whoever took up that role from the youth setup would effectively be sacrificing their career.

[joeyt]

Fair point

[nufcjmc]

9 hours ago, Hanshithispantz said:

It's not fair to call him a cheerleader either. He's decent backup, if needed he will play when fit, it was the same with Ritchie and Dummett although Lascelles is a level above what they were when they left. You could bring a better player in to pack the bench but you're going to have to spend time and resources bringing them up to speed and hope they gel with the group.

 

 

 

I don't want him getting regular mins and have doubts he will come back and do a job with such a  long lay off he's had and his age.

 

He's an older pro and can do a job if needed that's it to me. He is in the leadership group and was allowed to keep the word captain against his name but what he did to get us here I cannot say as I don't know.  But works both ways I also cannot say he played a great deal into it either.

 

I want to upgrade the first 11 and ideally see players who don't sell become our squad the issue at centre half is that all these players are aging out. Keep schar and BDB yes played loads now and maybe playing less will extend their careers but would rather not extend every old player to kick the issue of recruitment down the road. Hence why ideally lascells gets let go and Howe gets a young under 23 under no pressure to start and use his magic hall give him a year to integrate but they are in and around the first team. 

 

It felt like a good time to see him lift a trophy get fit and be let go. 

 

We all know in a non PSR world alot of the old regime players would have been cycled out by now.

 

[tgarve]

11 hours ago, Dr.Spaceman said:

Ashley apologist, he can go fuck himself. He also stuck up for Bruce when he was sacked saying it was the players fault.

 

Fuck off back to Nottingham you scabby leech.

Tosser

[Dr.Spaceman]

8 hours ago, tgarve said:

Tosser

 

[jonny1403]

15 hours ago, nufcjmc said:

I don't want him getting regular mins and have doubts he will come back and do a job with such a  long lay off he's had and his age.

 

He's an older pro and can do a job if needed that's it to me. He is in the leadership group and was allowed to keep the word captain against his name but what he did to get us here I cannot say as I don't know.  But works both ways I also cannot say he played a great deal into it either.

 

I want to upgrade the first 11 and ideally see players who don't sell become our squad the issue at centre half is that all these players are aging out. Keep schar and BDB yes played loads now and maybe playing less will extend their careers but would rather not extend every old player to kick the issue of recruitment down the road. Hence why ideally lascells gets let go and Howe gets a young under 23 under no pressure to start and use his magic hall give him a year to integrate but they are in and around the first team. 

 

It felt like a good time to see him lift a trophy get fit and be let go. 

 

We all know in a non PSR world alot of the old regime players would have been cycled out by now.

 

 

He's going to be fifth choice CB. That's absolutely fine for another year. He's not Paul Dummett ffs. 

[Slim]

Seems a nice guy. Whenever I have seen him in public.

[nufcjmc]

5 hours ago, jonny1403 said:

 

He's going to be fifth choice CB. That's absolutely fine for another year. He's not Paul Dummett ffs. 

I brought Dummett and Ritchie up as rumour was howe wanted them to stay the loyalty is lovely but sentiment means you never let people go and evolve and develop as a side.

 

Great 40k spanked on the wall to be emergency backup 5th choice rather let him go and get someone young and up and coming with no pressure to start the back line is aging out badly. 

 

We are going to have to bite the bullet eventually kraft, BDB and Schar are already staying that's enough of the older lot sticking around for me. 

[The Prophet]

He obviously brings a lot to the table off the pitch. If we're heading into a period of transition where the older leadership team are being binned off (Wilson, Trippier and eventually Burn), you probably want to do it at a gradual pace so you don't fuck the very good dressing room balance that Howe has built.

[huss9]

On 10/04/2025 at 08:35, nufcjmc said:

I don't think that's fair I don't need reminding the leadership group has done things to drive the culture change from the "just go out and play lads" approach. However we need to eventually move on 40/50k sitting on the sidelines clapping is not healthy for the club who need to progress. He's played his part from the treatment table but if we can't keep standards up with full internationals in the side then I would be worried at this stage. 

 

Getting Europe this season should be a call to push on and progress not keep Gillespie, Jamaal and such a cushy extension with the justification to keep the group together. 

 

 

 

 

yeah, Eddie. You div.

[54]

Looks like he's back training with group:

 

[Rich]

Lovely stuff. Those XI v XIs in training should be canny competitive at the moment.

[The Butcher]

[Ronson333]

1 minute ago, The Butcher said:

85th minute booking for delaying a throw in coming 😊

[PauloGeordio]

7 minutes ago, Ronson333 said:

85th minute booking for delaying a throw in coming 😊

Get him on the touch line shithousing and rousing the crowd.

[Joelinton7]

Played 45 mins v a Celtic B team today 

[SteV]

Time to step up for a massive farewell….

[LFEE]

2 minutes ago, SteV said:

Time to step up for a massive farewell….

Just said the same in the Botman thread!  👍🏻

[PauloGeordio]

 

[Stifler]

Absolutely delighted he was here for when we won a trophy (and helped lift it).

That year we went down, when we had seen so many players come out to criticise others, but poor themselves, he wasn’t, he was a beast. He also stayed to help us get back up when he would probably have had some offers. 

[PauloGeordio]

Just now, Stifler said:

Absolutely delighted he was here for when we won a trophy (and helped lift it).

That year we went down, when we had seen so many players come out to criticise others, but poor themselves, he wasn’t, he was a beast. He also stayed to help us get back up when he would probably have had some offers. 

There’s a lot of love for Big Jam and deservedly so.

[Fak]

2 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said:

There’s a lot of love for Big Jam and deservedly so.

 

Agreed, he was a great poster.

[Keggy_Keagal]

Eddies very loyal to his group. Says a lot about Jamaal as a character that both Benitez and Howe value his contribution.

[PauloGeordio]

Just now, Fak said:

 

Agreed, he was a great poster.

Miss him.