Scoot Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 This Chris fella is the one who was certain Rafa wouldn't be here by Christmas, right? And who hasn't posted since we were losing to Norwich until very recently. What an asset to the forum that bloke is, really happy to have him here. His 'Show Posts' section is brilliant. Last comment before end of December was at 1-2 down v Norwich ffs. sad mackem bastard would be my guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Rafa not sounding so confident about bringing anyone in going off his comments in today's paper's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 We desperately need to rejuvenate the squad. Will be desperately disappointed if this is the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Needed at least one creative midfielder from the off, in this transfer window especially with Shelvey getting himself banned. Two weeks into the transfer window and nothing at all in. No surprise some people are a bit worried. Add to that we are playing utter s*** football and haven't had a good game for a about 6 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Lose a couple of games and people turn into right drama Queens. We're fine. Everything is going to be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 A single competent midfielder would do wonders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Ain't nobody like Jonjo Shelvey that makes us happy, after all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I think being realistic would be a better description. No team is getting promoted with Colback as a mainstay in their team. Good job he hasn't been, and switching with Hayden most of the season, and is only really in the team these last few games due to Shelvey being out I'd even throw Dummett into the mix also. He's been a mainstay for the majority of this season so far, and we are currently on course to finish about 10 points ahead of the average points total to get promoted We still haven't rectified our lack of creativity. Unitl about 2 weeks ago we we're the highest goalscoring team in the country He had the summer to make sure those three factors weren't still crippling us. They're very clearly not. Yet we are in January, going into the next phase of fixtures and we are reliant on Colback, Dummett et al. We are most definitely not reliant on Colback, an probably Dummett too. Anything else? isn't the point that not replacing colback/getting someone in (with tiote also possibly leaving) means that we run the risk of having to see colback in the team for extended periods? that's how i feel atm, i'd take saivet back or fucking anything to avoid that prospect for the rest of the season tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I'd take Danny Guthrie back over Jack Colback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I'd take Danny Guthrie back over Jack Colback. Guthrie was far better and probably still is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Before he got injured Colback was playing well and was keeping Hayden out of the team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Before he got injured Colback was playing well and was keeping Hayden out of the team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Was he? I was under the impression that Rafa was rotating, as neither were regulars like Shelvey, Gayle, Clark etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Before he got injured Colback was playing well and was keeping Hayden out of the team He was though, which is why Hayden wasn't playing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 ...But he was. They were both playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 ...But he was. They were both playing. Colbacks injury was prior to Shelveys ban Due to Shelveys ban he came back from Injury early Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Colback's fine alongside Shelvey because we can afford to have someone keeping it simple and just being a nuisance in midfield, nothing to do with his injury why he now looks terrible again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 ...But he was. They were both playing. Colbacks injury was prior to Shelveys ban Due to Shelveys ban he came back from Injury early I mean that they were both playing games alongside Shelvey. Unless I've imagined it, neither had nailed down the place and made it their own/kept the other out of the team prior to Shelvey's ban and/or Colback's injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Colback's fine alongside Shelvey because we can afford to have someone keeping it simple and just being a nuisance in midfield, nothing to do with his injury why he now looks terrible again. I read that wrong. Colback wasn't keeping Hayden out of the team though, they were rotating but Hayden started the 4-5 games before Shelvey's ban. Not sure when Colback was injured? EDIT: Colback's started 11 games. Hayden's started 19. They were rotating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 and can anyone remember the games he played well in? best i could say for him is that he probably had a period where he didn't stand out as absolute shite and/or make some catastrophic mistakes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Makes you wonder as to whether Ashley/Charnley are putting the block on incoming transfers. I certainly hope not - I couldn't see Rafa standing for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Makes you wonder as to whether Ashley/Charnley are putting the block on incoming transfers. I certainly hope not - I couldn't see Rafa standing for it. I don't think we have much money available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 It's pretty difficult to sign a player who'd improve us, be Premier League class and ready to drop down for 6 months. Obviously people like Colback could be improved upon, but he's not going to be a regular in particular with Shelvey & Hayden. A few loans to see us over the line is the best bet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 If we repeat the first half of the season in the second half, with the exact same team - then we go up. There is no crisis, no need to panic and no desperate need to bring people in. Especially if they are not good enough to step up next season. If we cant get any targets to drop down a level, then I'd be happy with one or two short term loans to bulk up the squad a bit more (#10 and another midfielder to be back-up to Shelvey, maybe a winger but if Sammy performs well until AFCON finishes then that's not a desperate need). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Let's not kid ourselves. The squad is seriously short on creativity despite being big on numbers. One or two injuries to key personnel will kill us. It sounds cliched but complacency is what will stop us going up. We need signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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