TK-421 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 giggs? I've read this multiple times and still can't tell what he actually meant to say. I guess hes saying Townsend jumped ship when we went down ,and now hes thinks he's doing the same to Palace... then calls him a lightweight player.... I think. Thought it odd that a chairman appeared to be calling out one of their players like that, but had forgotten this spiv didn't own them anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 He lives in Marbella though ........................which is nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 How quickly football changes! Leaves because NUFC are in descent and within months it's like a role reversal with CPFC. Lightweight player anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Strange point since he tried his best to keep us up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Certain that i'm reading too much into it but after the rumours last week, I hope this isn't the start of going after the cheap option & Rafa not getting the players he wants due to a power struggle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Certain that i'm reading too much into it but after the rumours last week, I hope this isn't the start of going after the cheap option & Rafa not getting the players he wants due to a power struggle. Rafa ain't desperate for the job, like the last 3 clowns were, so if it is the case we'll soon find out because he won't be hanging around for long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 More in hope than belief, I am thinking Rafa/we could be playing CPFC/Fat Sam/& AT by lining up and being seen to pursue an alternative (meh). Can't imagine the former two having any motivation to do us a reasonable deal and the latter (though I would be delighted to have him back) has probably got an overinflated sense of his own value. If we can get him for what's he's worth (relative to others) then great; welcome to centre stage. If not, then he can fuck off and wallow in the shadows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Reads to me palace are playing hardball so we have decided to do the same pressuring them with the looking at other targets tactics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 He made a bad decision. A mistake going with snide Pardew but tbf when he was here, he worked hard and was productive. I'd be confident Rafa could get the best out of him. We should try and make the deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Toon Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Not to worry, this will be all over either way by the time we play QPR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 It's probably our brinkmanship tactics which is how we've generally operated under Ashley. Paid off with deals like Sissoko and Carroll, but has cost us dear ending transfer windows without what we need. The philosohpy seems to be we either get a good deal or nothing at all. It's one of the reasons we are where we are - we are prepared to walk away and take the gamble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Beginning to think fuck it.let him stew, we go with what has put us top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 It seems that Townsend wants to hedge his bets by leaving on a loan deal, but that's no good to Palace. They need to sell him so that they can use the fee to get a replacement. This lad never seems to settle anywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Even if we paid 12 Million for him it would be good value considering what other players who would perform similarly in the Championship would cost. He would probably be as if not more effective in this league than say knockaert but he would cost us 15 Million plus. I still don't think we will get him as someone in the Premiership will take him but if we get the chance we definately should. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Can't believe how much of an idiot he is if this is all a case of him not wanting to come here permanently. Ah well, I'm over it whatever the reason - would've been nice but we'll manage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Personally, I quite like the idea of Townsend on the right and Ritchie at #10, still leaving the problem of who is on the left, of course... Every time a winger gets a few goals, somebody somewhere suggests him in a central role even when he blatantly doesn't suit it. This is a good example of that. Whislt there is some merit to what you say, the fact is that Rafa played him at #10 on the weekend after Lazaar came on. Ritchie played on the right for 63 minutes, then when Ameobi came on he switched to the left for the next 11 minutes until Lazaar came on, at which point he played the last 16 minutes in the hole. Rafa wanted to play him there - he pushed Perez up front to accommodate it - and so it's not unreasonable to posit that the option exists in Benitez's mind. To suggest that "he blatantly doesn't suit" the role is a furphy. It's not his natural position, but neither is playing Ritchie or Townsend on the left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Not sure if true, but someone told me Palace demand 3m loan fees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Had to look up furphy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Not sure if true, but someone told me Palace demand 3m loan fees. Makes sense given they owe us 3mill this month. We should just accept and pay the them the remaining in 10 in the summer given its highly likely we will go up. It's a risk but seems short sighted not to given a player of his ability would make promotion pretty secure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Still say he needs us more than we need him. He's not getting in their starting XI, his team are in the relegation zone and the Palace fans don't like him. If he stays there I'd say there's more chance of him being a Championship player in the summer than if he joins us this month so if he'll only move on a loan deal he's cutting his nose off to spite his face. Anyway I'd rather we concentrated on improving things in the centre of the pitch. Colback and Hayden showed themselves as hopelessly inadequate to step up to the plate in Shelveys absence and that needs addressing more urgently than signing a wide player which can wait until the summer. A creative central midfielder should be our priority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 £3Mil to loan a player who's out of favour for half a season? I'm not surprised this deal hasn't gone through! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 £3Mil to loan a player who's out of favour for half a season? I'm not surprised this deal hasn't gone through! That £3 million would surely come of the price tag if we signed him permanently in the summer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 £3Mil to loan a player who's out of favour for half a season? I'm not surprised this deal hasn't gone through! That £3 million would surely come of the price tag if we signed him permanently in the summer? I don't think Ashley will see it that way. £3Mil for 5 months, for a player they don't want, and we don't really need is insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 £3Mil to loan a player who's out of favour for half a season? I'm not surprised this deal hasn't gone through! That £3 million would surely come of the price tag if we signed him permanently in the summer? I don't think Ashley will see it that way. £3Mil for 5 months, for a player they don't want, and we don't really need is insane. Disagree with us not needing him tbh, we are absolutely desperate for a winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Had to look up furphy And I thought it was a typo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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