Jonjo Shelvey (now playing for Burnley)

[Disco]

Top work Thumby.

[thomas]

That's impressively incompetent. Really. Just ... bravo.

[Hughesy]

We gave him 80k a week? Ha ha. He's not even worth half that.

[Dave]

Shelvey signed a five-and-a-half year contract in January, but does not have a clause that automatically reduces his salary if the club drop out of the Premier League.

 

The England midfielder is determined to stay on Tyneside, whatever the outcome of Newcastle’s relegation battle after securing regular first-team football since his £12million move from Swansea.

 

I am sure these two sentences are not linked in any way.

[geordieglory]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3534150/Neymar-contract-released-Football-Leaks-shows-Barcelona-forward-earns-just-77-000-week-153m-buyout-clause.html

 

In other news, we'll be paying £3k/week more for Shelvey in the Championship than Barcelona are paying Neymar.

[Ketsbaia]

Shelvey against Swansea as well, they'll have him sussed out. Suppose it could motivate him, but we've already seen enough to know it wont.

 

 

[Lush Vlad]

He'll probably get sent off.  He's made a couple of pretty hefty, late tackles since we signed him and he's a bit careless with his elbows.  Flails his arms about a lot.  He's either pointing or trying to hit one of the opposition. 

[ujpest doza]

He'll probably get sent off.  He's made a couple of pretty hefty, late tackles since we signed him and he's a bit careless with his elbows.  Flails his arms about a lot.  He's either pointing or trying to hit one of the opposition. 

He can't get a 2 match ban anymore for getting booked can he? Deadline was 10th April I think?

[Lush Vlad]

Correct.  So I'm sure he'll go flying in to a stupid challenge, early doors. 

[Guest firetotheworks]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3534150/Neymar-contract-released-Football-Leaks-shows-Barcelona-forward-earns-just-77-000-week-153m-buyout-clause.html

 

In other news, we'll be paying £3k/week more for Shelvey in the Championship than Barcelona are paying Neymar.

 

I keep seeing this and it's a bit annoying because although it's true, it ignores the bit where Neymar got a gargantuan signing on fee.

[Kanj]

Or that most first team footballers in the top 7-8 probably make that

[Colos Short and Curlies]

Didn't he have a hand in all 4 goals when Swansea drew 2-2 with Liverpool?

[triggs]

Quite like him but he's an absolute liability defensively like

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Yep, clear as day he can't play in a midfield two, least of all with Colback.

[Hanshithispantz]

He's just not what we need at the minute, Wijnaldum's the same. If we stay up and actually build a balanced side he might be a better option but I'd start Colback ahead of him until the end of the season.

[colinmk]

Can't stand him, rare to see a player at that level with so little awareness of positioning and opposition.

[TRon]

Can't stand him, rare to see a player at that level with so little awareness of positioning and opposition.

 

Pretty much my feelings about the bloke as well. He's a luxury player and it's not what we need in this position. Awful signing.

[Varadi]

Big call by Rafa to drop him today, but it was 100% the correct call, think he'll be benched for the rest of the season now.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

What a difference an actual manager can make.

[Cronky]

Shelvey reminds me of Nicky Butt, with this pattern of losing possession by playing the pass that was only possible half a second before.

[ujpest doza]

Can't stand him, rare to see a player at that level with so little awareness of positioning and opposition.

 

Pretty much my feelings about the bloke as well. He's a luxury player and it's not what we need in this position. Awful signing.

was marking fresh air most of the time he was on the pitch and we weren't in possession.

 

good call by rafa, not afraid to drop big names and reputations so hopefully Gini is next.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Didn't agree with dropping him but it worked for team shape. He could be a really good player, I have hope he can be a good all-rounder under Rafa.

[Ashley17]

I'm just not sure how he's ever going to fit in if he needs two in there with him, unless you're going to play him in the 10 position but there's half the squad who seem to prefer to play in that role.

[TRon]

I thought our worst passage of play coincided with when he came on. In the first half Norwich barely had a shot in anger, after he replaced Tiote, suddenly there was gaps all over the place and they had three great chances to score which if they'd taken could have wrecked this game. He's the Steven Taylor of midfield, lots of pointing and not much else.

[Sifu]

The main issue with Shelvey is once he has no space to work with, he's pretty useless. This weakness has been exploited quite a lot recently so it was the right call to drop him today imo.

 

It's certainly come to the point that he shouldn't be starting our remaining games.