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People are getting way too misty eyed about this. Played a part in our promotion and was alright in spells last season, but ultimately an absolute passenger for most of his time here who showed glimpses of his talent for Match of the Day, but didn't do enough on a consistent basis.  

 

Anyway, good luck to him.

 

 

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Has sort of looked like a changed man since the new management came in so it is good that he leaves before having the chance to prove that all bullshit and that he is still a liability. No ill will towards him now he is finally leaving, hopefully he can play a part for Forest.

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7 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

People are getting way too misty eyed about this. Played a part in our promotion and was alright in spells last season, but ultimately an absolute passenger for most of his time here who showed glimpses of his talent for Match of the Day, but didn't do enough on a consistent basis.  

 

Anyway, good luck to him.

 

 

 

You have just summed up his whole career and some people's expectations of him were just that. We knew what we were getting. Just let us grieve....

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I’ll be sad when he’s leaving but it’s probably the right time given his wages and contract situation.

 

I do think he’s under appreciated by a lot of the fan base as any upturn in form we’ve had he’s usually been an important cog in it - he’s an easy scapegoat when things don’t go well as he isn’t one of those all action players. 
 

He’s had some huge games for us. The Man U victory on Dubravka’s debut really stands out. He dominated Pogba. 
 

He’s also really bought into the North East and loves the area. 
 

Assuming we get to a final and finish well in the league I think he deserves to be part of the first Newcastle squad to potentially achieve something in decades. That said, the decision seems to be his. 
 

Don’t get me wrong, it’s the right decision for the club and financially probably for him too but feel he deserves more respect. People buzzing he’s leaving feels a seems a bit shan [emoji38]

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He was an absolute disgrace at times pre-takeover, but had seemed to gain a bit of consistency under Howe. I'd have piggy-backed him out of the club last October, now it's just a shrug and move on. 

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27 minutes ago, Myleftboot said:

I heard from a former NUFC player a couple of years ago that Shelvey would have been a world beater but he loves his beer too much. Cans every night apparently.


Didn’t he admit a pre seasons back that he didn’t know beer was bad for him?

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1 minute ago, relámpago blanco said:

How much is Shelvey on, it was like 100k per week or something wasnt it?

 

£70k-ish? We've probably saved £3-4m in wages/bonuses letting him & Wood go now. They'd have played very little.

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19 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

£70k-ish? We've probably saved £3-4m in wages/bonuses letting him & Wood go now. They'd have played very little.

Loan fee sorted there plus £150k off the wage bill. Not to mention Wood’s potential transfer fee.

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I think that we all know deep down that Shelvey COULD HAVE BEEN a great player for us.

It is nobody else’s fault, apart from his, that he has not achieved this.

We have seen patches of form here and there but the bottom line is that he has consistently been average with a few peaks in between.

No love lost here

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