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Wasn't keen on the signing and I thought we'd overpaid.  Not that it should matter, as it's nice to see us finally spending.  But I just couldn't detach myself from HBA leaving on a free and spending about £30m on 3 players, trying to replace him. 

 

TBF to Townsend.  It didn't take long to change my opinion of him.  I thought he looked decent enough against Everton, when the whole team was shit and he was lacking fitness.  Then I was very impressed when I saw him live, against WBA.  It's a shame he got injured, as he has contributed to what, 6-7 goals since his arrival?  If he had stayed fit, then perhaps we would have 2-3 more points?  Who knows?

 

Even when he is having a bad game, he runs his bollocks off.  He definitely runs into traffic too often and regularly holds onto the ball for too long.  But I love his attitude and passion and he seems to have bought into the club. 

 

I hope he stays if we go down.  He'd light it up for us in the Championship. 

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Wasn't keen on the signing and I thought we'd overpaid.  Not that it should matter, as it's nice to see us finally spending.  But I just couldn't detach myself from HBA leaving on a free and spending about £30m on 3 players, trying to replace him. 

 

TBF to Townsend.  It didn't take long to change my opinion of him.  I thought he looked decent enough against Everton, when the whole team was s*** and he was lacking fitness.  Then I was very impressed when I saw him live, against WBA.  It's a shame he got injured, as he has contributed to what, 6-7 goals since his arrival?  If he had stayed fit, then perhaps we would have 2-3 more points?  Who knows?

 

Even when he is having a bad game, he runs his bollocks off.  He definitely runs into traffic too often and regularly holds onto the ball for too long.  But I love his attitude and passion and he seems to have bought into the club. 

 

I hope he stays if we go down.  He'd light it up for us in the Championship.

 

That was my thoughts at the time, might have got something out of Stoke and Bournemouth if he wasn't injured

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The main thing that winds me up is when he attempts to cut inside and loses. But then again, when it works he's likely to score a brilliant goal, so he has to try it a couple of times every game.

 

Yep, it can be really frustrating to watch, and you can understand why Spurs were willing to let him go for that sort of  money. Tottenham fans assessment of him has turned out to be on the money, he has lots in his locker, but his decision making is a bit crap at times. That said, he can cross a ball and hit it with both feet, so even though he's never going to be a CL player, he's still a very dangerous wide man for most premier sides.

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If we are thinking of 442 with Kane and vardy up top you can see why he'd be considered. We've got a lot of good wide forward options if we play 3 in the middle and 3 up top but not many who would be comfortable in a 442.

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He tried, he played fairly well. Fair play to him. Hope the talk in the BBC of a £8m release clause isn't true, but if it is good luck to him.

He'll be off.

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Deserves to go to a decent midtable club and fight for an England squad place.

 

Deserves? Deserves shit, we need all the help we can get - I'm a Newcastle fan, not an Andros Townsend fan?!  :serious:

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Deserves to go to a decent midtable club and fight for an England squad place.

 

Deserves? Deserves s***, we need all the help we can get - I'm a Newcastle fan, not an Andros Townsend fan?!  :serious:

Erm we've just been relegated.  He's performed well. He'll be off most likely and I won't blame him. 

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You'd imagine he'd do very well in the Championship, but considering some of the massive wages of dead wood which may be difficult to shift, might be for the best if he does go.

 

He's been a bright spark for us without doubt, but that's partly down to comparing with the utter dross around him. He's still quite predictable more often than not with the old cut inside and shoot.

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