Toondave Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Gayle is good enough for the PL, just not as our only striker option. He's ok he will get a goal now and then. But championship is his level. As much as I've had a go at Gayle in the past I think in a better side he's good enough. He just isn't the striker that can drag us up despite a lot of the other shite around him. We have too many players that could be better in a better side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 None of our players are good enough for the top 6 other than Lascelles and Merino. Merino isn't at present. His lack of tracking back is a massive liability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Aye, Merino has looked a different player since coming back sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Shelvey good enough for the top 6. I've heard it all now. As a first team player no but he'd be useful in a squad IMO. Decent option off the bench when chasing a game and could start at home against weaker sides. Not sure anybody in our squad is good enough to be a starter but Shelvey is one of the few who has some actual ability and could be worth keeping around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Shelvey good enough for the top 6. I've heard it all now. As a first team player no but he'd be useful in a squad IMO. Decent option off the bench when chasing a game and could start at home against weaker sides. Not sure anybody in our squad is good enough to be a starter but Shelvey is one of the few who has some actual ability and could be worth keeping around. It's not just about ability though. The bloke doesn't have a brain as he's proven countless times across his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Shelvey good enough for the top 6. I've heard it all now. As a first team player no but he'd be useful in a squad IMO. Decent option off the bench when chasing a game and could start at home against weaker sides. Not sure anybody in our squad is good enough to be a starter but Shelvey is one of the few who has some actual ability and could be worth keeping around. I think that's the case for all of our players tbh. Lascelles and Merino have been mentioned as our two outstanding players, but Merino has been sloppy in recent games, and Lascelles has barely established himself as a Premier league defender. Both of these would be great as squad members, but we shouldn't be relying on them. We need an injection of real quality and that will raise every other player's game as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Shelvey's barely good enough for us, never mind the top 6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Shelvey good enough for the top 6. I've heard it all now. As a first team player no but he'd be useful in a squad IMO. Decent option off the bench when chasing a game and could start at home against weaker sides. Not sure anybody in our squad is good enough to be a starter but Shelvey is one of the few who has some actual ability and could be worth keeping around. I think that's the case for all of our players tbh. Lascelles and Merino have been mentioned as our two outstanding players, but Merino has been sloppy in recent games, and Lascelles has barely established himself as a Premier league defender. Both of these would be great as squad members, but we shouldn't be relying on them. We need an injection of real quality and that will raise every other player's game as well. Yeah, I reckon if we had two players of genuine quality playing in last night's team instead of Diame and Gayle then all of a sudden a lot of our players would look a hell of a lot better. Our creative players like Shelvey and Ritchie are getting a lot of stick recently but it's a bit of a thankless task trying to carve out chances for wasters like Perez and Joselu or trying to build good attacks with Gayle offering absolutely fuck all in terms of leading the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Shelvey's barely good enough for us, never mind the top 6. Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Any 30+ number 10s available? Lille got Wesley Sneider. Surely we could get someone like that. There’s one in Paris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Shelvey's barely good enough for us, never mind the top 6. His contribution for us this season has been nowhere near good enough. He is supposed to be our driving force in midfield and we have, mostly, failed miserably in that department. He's been given the chance and he's wasted it. Maybe if we had built around him in the summer it would be a different story, but I think he has since proved he is too much of a risk going forward. Get a complete monster in to protect the back for and make Merino the driving force. Shelvey and Hayden as back up will do until next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Italian press linking us with a swap for Mitro: http://www.insidefutbol.com/2017/12/14/newcastle-united-linked-with-swap-deal-for-serie-a-schemer/359772/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Swap deal for Belotti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 We were linked with him in the summer weren't we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Fresh reports today from TalkSport than United are targeting Kevin Gamerio, Cenk Tosun and Kiko Casilla in a January transfer spree. We know that Benitez has sent scouts to watch Tosun and did enquire about Casilla in the summer. There was previous interest in Gamerio but that was many seasons ago. Quality source. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'd take Gamiero all day long - could get him for 10m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Gameiro is exactly what we need imo. Probably about as close to a safe bet as we will be able to get. Comfortably better than what we have upfront at present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 At least they seem realistic. That's something to go on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Kiko Casilla I'm a little more cautious about personally. I wouldn't be blinded by the fact he's at Real Madrid. On a free however, he would probably be worth a shot, at least he fulfils Rafa's experienced keeper criteria. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Swap deal for Belotti Would take Belotti. Swap deals aren't really a thing though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Swap deal for Belotti Would take Belotti. Swap deals aren't really a thing though. I think he was joking No chance we'd get Belotti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Swap deal for Belotti Would take Belotti. Swap deals aren't really a thing though. I think he was joking No chance we'd get Belotti Ah, right. And aye no chance we'd get him in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dembacha Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Fresh reports today from TalkSport than United are targeting Kevin Gamerio, Cenk Tosun and Kiko Casilla in a January transfer spree. We know that Benitez has sent scouts to watch Tosun and did enquire about Casilla in the summer. There was previous interest in Gamerio but that was many seasons ago. Quality source. Met him once (Gameiro), he just laughed when I asked him if he'd ever join Newcastle. Didn' t say no though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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midds Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 French for water. Nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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