toontownman Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Clucas seems like a replacement for Gouffran (hopefully Colback). Hard working, rafa type player for tighter games. Nice he might be able to fit in through the middle. Not a pulse setter but would be a solid squad player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Would love Gini back here. He will be, to notch his first away goal in the PL. Written in the stars that, ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Clucas seems like a replacement for Gouffran (hopefully Colback). Hard working, rafa type player for tighter games. Nice he might be able to fit in through the middle. Not a pulse setter but would be a solid squad player. Never seen him but watched this, so you can see where he's come from Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Very cool story. That Glenn Hoddle academy is a pretty cool thing man. Is it still going? Anyway I know Rafa talked a lot about character and guys that have been tested, and he would definitely fit the bill in that regard. Kid did a great job to make something of himself and rise so quickly. Very impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 That is a very nice story. Seems like a decent chap as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Clucas looks like a good lad to have around. An upgrade on both Gouff and Colback in the positions they played. For the big picture, the hope has to be that we are presently filling out the squad but are holding funds back to break our transfer record at least once closer to the transfer deadline when selling clubs become more willing to negotiate. There are players out there who will almost certainly change clubs, it's only a matter of the fee and/or player demands falling to more realistic levels. The fear is that we the fans are just being strung along again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Day Gadgie Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 100% hoping the Clucas link is true after watching that interview. He seems like exactly the kind of character that we need next season. Even if his ability only half matches his attitude then he'd still be a very useful player for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Didn't Caulkin mention that Rafa has no interest in Clucas, amongst others? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Calcio Mercato: Newcastle are interested in 23 year-old Real Betis full-back Riza Durmesi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Mundo Deportivo had the Manquillo story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. He was absolutely horrible in midfield for us when played there. As a 10 he never wants the ball to his feet which is a massive issue as well. So in short he wouldn't be the best player at the club by a mile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. He was absolutely horrible in midfield for us when played there. As a 10 he never wants the ball to his feet which is a massive issue as well. So in short he wouldn't be the best player at the club by a mile I thought he was quite good at holding players off to begin with. I think he just got sick of playing for a struggling team by the second half of the season. He's got loads of ability, but his attitude is questionable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. He was absolutely horrible in midfield for us when played there. As a 10 he never wants the ball to his feet which is a massive issue as well. So in short he wouldn't be the best player at the club by a mile I thought he was quite good at holding players off to begin with. I think he just got sick of playing for a struggling team by the second half of the season. He's got loads of ability, but his attitude is questionable. He is good at holding players off. That's only one attribute though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. He was absolutely horrible in midfield for us when played there. As a 10 he never wants the ball to his feet which is a massive issue as well. So in short he wouldn't be the best player at the club by a mile I thought he was quite good at holding players off to begin with. I think he just got sick of playing for a struggling team by the second half of the season. He's got loads of ability, but his attitude is questionable. He is good at holding players off. That's only one attribute though He's a midfielder anyway, not sure which attribute you were looking for as a #10, but that's not his position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Gini is a good player of a calibre we should be pleased to see playing for NUFC. Ridiculous to state otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. He was absolutely horrible in midfield for us when played there. As a 10 he never wants the ball to his feet which is a massive issue as well. So in short he wouldn't be the best player at the club by a mile I thought he was quite good at holding players off to begin with. I think he just got sick of playing for a struggling team by the second half of the season. He's got loads of ability, but his attitude is questionable. He is good at holding players off. That's only one attribute though He's a midfielder anyway, not sure which attribute you were looking for as a #10, but that's not his position. He was shit in midfield for us. He's good in a 3 in a good side. That's about it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. He was absolutely horrible in midfield for us when played there. As a 10 he never wants the ball to his feet which is a massive issue as well. So in short he wouldn't be the best player at the club by a mile I thought he was quite good at holding players off to begin with. I think he just got sick of playing for a struggling team by the second half of the season. He's got loads of ability, but his attitude is questionable. He is good at holding players off. That's only one attribute though He's a midfielder anyway, not sure which attribute you were looking for as a #10, but that's not his position. He was shit in midfield for us. He's good in a 3 in a good side. That's about it Gini while invisible at times was our best player when we went down, and you could quite easily see he had class. Liverpool fans I know have also said that he was one of there best players last season as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. He was absolutely horrible in midfield for us when played there. As a 10 he never wants the ball to his feet which is a massive issue as well. So in short he wouldn't be the best player at the club by a mile I thought he was quite good at holding players off to begin with. I think he just got sick of playing for a struggling team by the second half of the season. He's got loads of ability, but his attitude is questionable. He is good at holding players off. That's only one attribute though He's a midfielder anyway, not sure which attribute you were looking for as a #10, but that's not his position. He was shit in midfield for us. He's good in a 3 in a good side. That's about it Gini while invisible at times was our best player when we went down, and you could quite easily see he had class. Liverpool fans I know have also said that he was one of there best players last season as well. So good Rafa dropped him for the most important games of the season. He was absolutely shit i.e. invisible 70% of the time at least. Doing well at Liverpool won't change that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Sounds quite similar to McCarthy but about £20m cheaper. Nah McCarthy is actually a very good midfielder defensively. He tends to hide when his team is in possession though, never seems to want a pass, even though he is decent technically so perhaps that could be worked on. Clucas from what I saw wasn't great defensively but was always making himself an option for a pass off the ball Eamonn Dunphy in the Irish media called him a waste of space and all but suggested he'd conspired to get his manager (Martinez) sacked. Even if there's a snippet of truth in that I'd stay well clear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Sounds quite similar to McCarthy but about £20m cheaper. Nah McCarthy is actually a very good midfielder defensively. He tends to hide when his team is in possession though, never seems to want a pass, even though he is decent technically so perhaps that could be worked on. Clucas from what I saw wasn't great defensively but was always making himself an option for a pass off the ball Eamonn Dunphy in the Irish media called him a waste of space and all but suggested he'd conspired to get his manager (Martinez) sacked. Even if there's a snippet of truth in that I'd stay well clear Eamonn Dunphy makes a living from talking and writing shit I absolutely love him but he really doesn't have a clue. Martinez loved McCarthy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Would love Gini back here. Like him or not, Gini would be the best player at the club by an absolute mile whether in the number 10 role behind Gayle, or as one of the two in the centre. We'll get no-one near as good as him. In theory, in reality in our relegation season there was a reason people couldn't stand the lad, he was anonymous most of the time and that's not what we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Kevin Stewart flying back from Liverpool's Far East tour to sign for Hull for £8m. Paving the way for Clucas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Gini is a good player of a calibre we should be pleased to see playing for NUFC. Ridiculous to state otherwise. No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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