Newcastle United transfer rumours in the press

[54]

Not really sure how a player, a few years stagnated but with international aspirations, choosing to chance playing for an un-preferential premier league team rather than a relegated one can be called a shitty person. As it turns out he's made the wrong decision, but he probably made the decision that was most likely to allow him to meet his aspirations.

 

I'd have him back, no question.

Pretty much this

[Seymour]

Not really sure how a player, a few years stagnated but with international aspirations, choosing to chance playing for an un-preferential premier league team rather than a relegated one can be called a shitty person. As it turns out he's made the wrong decision, but he probably made the decision that was most likely to allow him to meet his aspirations.

 

I'd have him back, no question.

Exactly

Out of the wingers been linked, he's by far my prefered choice

[nemtizz]

Think we can do better than Townsend personally.

[Ronaldo]

We absolutely won't do better than Townsend.

[tom1988]

Townsend is class and Rafa has already had him playing good football. Put him on the opposite side to Ritchie and there won't have been many newly promoted teams with better wingers.

 

 

[ponsaelius]

relegation battling plodder

[Shearergol]

Think people have way too high expectations going into next season. Townsend is exactly the sort of player we should be looking at.

 

Hazard might not want to come this far North.

[ponsaelius]

Rafa isn't much of a genius if he can't find somebody better than Andross across the entire European continent. Would bring in a DoF over his head if this is the best he can do.

[Shearergol]

Rafa isn't much of a genius if he can't find somebody better than Andross across the entire European continent. Would bring in a DoF over his head if this is the best he can do.

 

We need someone with experience of the league who doesn't take a year to get used to it imo.

[ponsaelius]

Agree, which is why we need to keep Dummett and not sign a new LB.

[Shearergol]

Agree, which is why we need to keep Dummett and not sign a new LB.

 

Defenders tend to get more time to adapt.

 

Well, maybe not at this club.

[Seymour]

Rafa isn't much of a genius if he can't find somebody better than Andross across the entire European continent. Would bring in a DoF over his head if this is the best he can do.

Wum

[Andymc1]

Newcastle United target Celtic's Jozo Simunovic as Rafa Benitez aims to strengthen at centre-back

 

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-jozo-simunovic-celtic-13080586#ICID=ios_ChronicleNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other

 

Get Tierney while we're raiding Celtic. Top quality young left back although he's been linked with Chelsea recently I don't think that would be his wisest move.

[Ketsbaia]

Townsend had a nice 4-month purple patch here, which he's proved at Palace.

[Seymour]

Townsend had a nice 4-month purple patch here, which he's proved at Palace.

Or hes proven it takes time for him to settle into a new team, and that he struggles under poor managers like McClaren and Pardew?

[TRon]

Not really sure how a player, a few years stagnated but with international aspirations, choosing to chance playing for an un-preferential premier league team rather than a relegated one can be called a shitty person. As it turns out he's made the wrong decision, but he probably made the decision that was most likely to allow him to meet his aspirations.

 

I'd have him back, no question.

 

Question is: would he have us back? This is what defines a shitty person if you are a Newcastle fan.

[Teasy]

Agree, which is why we need to keep Dummett and not sign a new LB.

 

Or we could just sign a new left back with experience of the league and you could stop being a wum.

[Teasy]

Not really sure how a player, a few years stagnated but with international aspirations, choosing to chance playing for an un-preferential premier league team rather than a relegated one can be called a shitty person. As it turns out he's made the wrong decision, but he probably made the decision that was most likely to allow him to meet his aspirations.

 

I'd have him back, no question.

 

He's not a shitty person, just thick as mince.

[Mick]

I'd be more than happy with Townsend coming back.

[Kanj]

Same. Would love him back.

[sempuki]

[mozy]

We really need a winger who's comfortable on the left as Atsu and Ritchie clearly prefer playing on the right, as does Townsend.

[Shayno]

Wouldn't have been opposed to Townsend pre-permanently signing Atsu. We have enough left footed wingers (Ritchie, Atsu, Aarons) and we need some right footed wingers to play on the left of midfield to balance out the squad.

[Stottie]

Townsend had a nice 4-month purple patch here, which he's proved at Palace.

 

Just another case of Pardewing I suspect.

 

Under Pardew

1 goal 2 assists in 1183 minutes

Under Allardyce

2 goals 4 assists in 1343 minutes

 

Ritchie involved in 10-12 goals on one side and Townsend or someone else involved in 10-12 on the other and we should be comfortably mid table.

[triggs]

They're both at their best on the same side though