bowlingcrofty Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 He'd be a decent signing, squad player for a couple of years then sell him on. Low risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I'd hope we'd go for younger and better than Snodgrass. It's a Villa signing, we should expect more. Still can't believe we wasted any amount of money on Murphy, so worried this one will actually happen. Rafa is a bit hit and miss in the transfer market so far. Seriously? Absolutely transformed the club from top to bottom in terms of recruitment. Handled outgoings better than any manager we've had before by rinsing every last penny out of Spurs and Liverpool for two players who didn't want to be here. Bought the right blend of talent and hard working players to create a much stronger team ethic which sees us top the league (the main objective no matter what). It's blatantly obvious Snodgrass would improve our squad. So what if Murphy hasn't featured much, he's part of a close-knit squad who are all pulling in the same direction now. What would you prefer? Riviere and Obertan? I seriously hope Rafa never comes into contact with some fans' opinion of everything he's doing for our club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Snodgrass we need, we lack depth on the wing which is why Gouffran has played quite a lot. He's not a winger, though. He just gets put out there so he can play the free role. Bet you're buzzing at this link, like. You used to lick his hoop all the time back when you were a Leeds expert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I'd hope we'd go for younger and better than Snodgrass. It's a Villa signing, we should expect more. Still can't believe we wasted any amount of money on Murphy, so worried this one will actually happen. Rafa is a bit hit and miss in the transfer market so far. Seriously? Absolutely transformed the club from top to bottom in terms of recruitment. Handled outgoings better than any manager we've had before by rinsing every last penny out of Spurs and Liverpool for two players who didn't want to be here. Bought the right blend of talent and hard working players to create a much stronger team ethic which sees us top the league (the main objective no matter what). It's blatantly obvious Snodgrass would improve our squad. So what if Murphy hasn't featured much, he's part of a close-knit squad who are all pulling in the same direction now. What would you prefer? Riviere and Obertan? I seriously hope Rafa never comes into contact with some fans' opinion of everything he's doing for our club. Well said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Rafa is always a bit hit and miss in the transfer market in terms of top quality, he has always made questionable signings at most clubs, however what he does better than most is gets them to play as a team and signs players to fit his tactics and formation. He could go out and get a top class player, but that would not necessarily be beneficial to the types of teams he creates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Swansea want Mitro http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swansea-city-transfer-news-swans-12351579#rlabs=1%20rt$sitewide%20p$1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Rafa is always a bit hit and miss in the transfer market in terms of top quality, he has always made questionable signings at most clubs, however what he does better than most is gets them to play as a team and signs players to fit his tactics and formation. He could go out and get a top class player, but that would not necessarily be beneficial to the types of teams he creates. He was at Liverpool longest (5 seasons) not convinced there is much truth in the 'always made questionable signings' assertion which seems to have become a common idea: http://lfcstats.co.uk/rafatransfers.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Rafa is always a bit hit and miss in the transfer market in terms of top quality, he has always made questionable signings at most clubs, however what he does better than most is gets them to play as a team and signs players to fit his tactics and formation. He could go out and get a top class player, but that would not necessarily be beneficial to the types of teams he creates. He was at Liverpool longest (5 seasons) not convinced there is much truth in the 'always made questionable signings' assertion which seems to have become a common idea: http://lfcstats.co.uk/rafatransfers.html If anything that list backs up what I was saying, on paper most of those were questionable, but he turned them into a great team and a winning team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Fair enough opinion SUPERTOON, . Just not one I share. Nobody gets it 100% right and the view of that LFC site seems to be he did ok with transfers (outlay, income and quality wise). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I'd hope we'd go for younger and better than Snodgrass. It's a Villa signing, we should expect more. Still can't believe we wasted any amount of money on Murphy, so worried this one will actually happen. Rafa is a bit hit and miss in the transfer market so far. Seriously? Absolutely transformed the club from top to bottom in terms of recruitment. Handled outgoings better than any manager we've had before by rinsing every last penny out of Spurs and Liverpool for two players who didn't want to be here. Bought the right blend of talent and hard working players to create a much stronger team ethic which sees us top the league (the main objective no matter what). It's blatantly obvious Snodgrass would improve our squad. So what if Murphy hasn't featured much, he's part of a close-knit squad who are all pulling in the same direction now. What would you prefer? Riviere and Obertan? I seriously hope Rafa never comes into contact with some fans' opinion of everything he's doing for our club. Well said. Could have brought shola back if he wanted a dressing room mascot that won't see the pitch. Love the relevance of shitebulb & riv. I'm sure at some point it will dawn on me why that would be a preferred option... Nope still nothing. TBH I wouldn't have bought him at all, not if Rafa is only going to play one striker, I'd have just kept it till next season, same goes for Snodgrass, Judge however is interesting now he's come back from injury and I wasn't really sold on him either (but others on here have made me see the errors of my ways) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I'd hope we'd go for younger and better than Snodgrass. It's a Villa signing, we should expect more. Still can't believe we wasted any amount of money on Murphy, so worried this one will actually happen. Rafa is a bit hit and miss in the transfer market so far. Seriously? Absolutely transformed the club from top to bottom in terms of recruitment. Handled outgoings better than any manager we've had before by rinsing every last penny out of Spurs and Liverpool for two players who didn't want to be here. Bought the right blend of talent and hard working players to create a much stronger team ethic which sees us top the league (the main objective no matter what). It's blatantly obvious Snodgrass would improve our squad. So what if Murphy hasn't featured much, he's part of a close-knit squad who are all pulling in the same direction now. What would you prefer? Riviere and Obertan? I seriously hope Rafa never comes into contact with some fans' opinion of everything he's doing for our club. Well said. Could have brought shola back if he wanted a dressing room mascot that won't see the pitch. Love the relevance of shitebulb & riv. I'm sure at some point it will dawn on me why that would be a preferred option... Nope still nothing. TBH I wouldn't have bought him at all, not if Rafa is only going to play one striker, I'd have just kept it till next season, same goes for Snodgrass, Judge however is interesting now he's come back from injury and I wasn't really sold on him either (but others on here have made me see the errors of my ways) I can never get my head round this Murphy argument. What is Gayle was to get a serious injury? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I'd hope we'd go for younger and better than Snodgrass. It's a Villa signing, we should expect more. Still can't believe we wasted any amount of money on Murphy, so worried this one will actually happen. Rafa is a bit hit and miss in the transfer market so far. Seriously? Absolutely transformed the club from top to bottom in terms of recruitment. Handled outgoings better than any manager we've had before by rinsing every last penny out of Spurs and Liverpool for two players who didn't want to be here. Bought the right blend of talent and hard working players to create a much stronger team ethic which sees us top the league (the main objective no matter what). It's blatantly obvious Snodgrass would improve our squad. So what if Murphy hasn't featured much, he's part of a close-knit squad who are all pulling in the same direction now. What would you prefer? Riviere and Obertan? I seriously hope Rafa never comes into contact with some fans' opinion of everything he's doing for our club. Well said. He'll be wanting Shelvey sold next. Oh wait... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I'd hope we'd go for younger and better than Snodgrass. It's a Villa signing, we should expect more. Still can't believe we wasted any amount of money on Murphy, so worried this one will actually happen. Rafa is a bit hit and miss in the transfer market so far. Seriously? Absolutely transformed the club from top to bottom in terms of recruitment. Handled outgoings better than any manager we've had before by rinsing every last penny out of Spurs and Liverpool for two players who didn't want to be here. Bought the right blend of talent and hard working players to create a much stronger team ethic which sees us top the league (the main objective no matter what). It's blatantly obvious Snodgrass would improve our squad. So what if Murphy hasn't featured much, he's part of a close-knit squad who are all pulling in the same direction now. What would you prefer? Riviere and Obertan? I seriously hope Rafa never comes into contact with some fans' opinion of everything he's doing for our club. Well said. Could have brought shola back if he wanted a dressing room mascot that won't see the pitch. Love the relevance of shitebulb & riv. I'm sure at some point it will dawn on me why that would be a preferred option... Nope still nothing. TBH I wouldn't have bought him at all, not if Rafa is only going to play one striker, I'd have just kept it till next season, same goes for Snodgrass, Judge however is interesting now he's come back from injury and I wasn't really sold on him either (but others on here have made me see the errors of my ways) I can never get my head round this Murphy argument. What is Gayle was to get a serious injury? Mitrovic... Then Perez... Then Armstrong... Murphy just wasn't needed, total waste of money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Murphy was signed as a back-up. If back-ups aren't needed that's a good thing. Not having that back-up would have been bad. And no point keeping Armstrong around without football for his development. Rather a proven striker coming towards the end of his career, who is - seemingly - happy to be a reserve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Newcastle fans still perplexed by the idea of having a squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Murphy was signed as a back-up. If back-ups aren't needed that's a good thing. Not having that back-up would have been bad. And no point keeping Armstrong around without football for his development. Rather a proven striker coming towards the end of his career, who is - seemingly - happy to be a reserve. Rather have spend the relatively ridiculous fee on a young striker, there were free options in his mould we could have got who would have served us better. Its a shite signing, we've bought key players for not much more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Newcastle fans still perplexed by the idea of having a squad. Someone brought Obertan up before, maybe it was to suggest we should have kept him to have a bigger squad? Makes sense now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Hope Rafa goes for Super Frank who is currently back over here looking for a team and then he could be the perfect coach for our players ,Insane Pro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Super Frank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Newcastle fans still perplexed by the idea of having a squad. Someone brought Obertan up before, maybe it was to suggest we should have kept him to have a bigger squad? Makes sense now. Having a squad full of shit doesn't make sense though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Newcastle fans still perplexed by the idea of having a squad. Someone brought Obertan up before, maybe it was to suggest we should have kept him to have a bigger squad? Makes sense now. Having a squad full of shit doesn't make sense though. Hallelujah praise the Fucking lord. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Super Frank Problem? Worked with Rafa and could be the ideal replacement/mentor for Shelvey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Probably an unpopular opinion but i'd rather see Murphy start over Perez if Gayle & Mitro were unavailable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Probably an unpopular opinion but i'd rather see Murphy start over Perez if Gayle & Mitro were unavailable. I wonder if that guy will ever get a game for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Probably an unpopular opinion but i'd rather see Murphy start over Perez if Gayle & Mitro were unavailable. I wonder if that guy will ever get a game for us. Started for us against Wolves in the cup for what it's worth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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