Dr Jinx Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I think Ritchie staying is a shocking indictment of what Howe thinks of Lewis as a footballer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: I think Ritchie staying is a shocking indictment of what Howe thinks of Lewis as a footballer. There’s no guarantee he’s staying. Let’s see where we are at the end of the window. Ritchie won’t want another season of no first team football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Him, Ritchie and Clark were absolutely phenomenal signings like. Pissed me off no end when folk would slag off Rafa's signings. He built a team that won the league whilst certain other fat messes were spending in greater numbers to achieve bottom half finishes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 The going down going up celebration followed by the villa goal against Brighton was one of my favourite NUFC moments ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Him, Ritchie and Clark were absolutely phenomenal signings like. Pissed me off no end when folk would slag off Rafa's signings. He built a team that won the league whilst certain other fat messes were spending in greater numbers to achieve bottom half finishes. Yeah but Lazaar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerner Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 He should have had a better return, i think that's on his teammates and decision makers above. We've been so bad for so long and so fucking negative, I'm worried about Mitrovic this year in terms of really exposing what could have been and we've been lucky in that we've had a buyout after 15 years of dirge. Does anyone think if he'd played in a more positive system he'd have been more productive? I always felt like he was both in the wrong place AND starved. As a poacher, bursting past the last man type he really chose the wrong club to come to. I'm sure he could have forced his way out of that comfortable wage and gone somewhere like Sheffield or something, whose to blame for that wasted time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I was never a fan but that's because he'd been touted as a possible signing under paedew so naturally I wanted nothing to do with him. Can't fault his early effort with us though. Best of luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: I think Ritchie staying is a shocking indictment of what Howe thinks of Lewis as a footballer. I dont think Howe at all sees Ritchie as a LB if he were ever to play minutes for us again. He can't, he's a smart man. It'd be giving goals away and Im sure Howe knows that. He came on for Almiron against Burnley for the one example we have. Edited July 20, 2022 by Super Duper Branko Strupar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Feels like most of his time here has been epilogue. But a brilliant signing overall given his fantastic contribution in the Championship. A good bloke too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Ronaldo said: Feels like most of his time here has been epilogue. But a brilliant signing overall given his fantastic contribution in the Championship. A good bloke too. CC: Ciaran Clark, Matt Ritchie, Isaac Hayden... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Minhosa said: Bit disappointed we didn't get any sort of fee for him tbh. He's basically guaranteed goals at that level therefore, even on a hefty salary, he'd surely be worth a few million? As it is, we're probably funding some of his wages too. Regardless, wish him well and he goes with plenty of good wishes. Not much we could have done about itbh, it was badly mishandled years ago when we were trying to get £15m for him instead of £10m back when Ashley was here. Now he's worth what he's worth, no one wants to pay a fee for a 33 yr old and PL wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, midds said: Speaks volumes of the recruitment policy that's been in operation for the last few years that we've amassed a standard of players that is literally worthless. Hayden, Clark, Hendrick, Gayle, Woodman have all left without bringing in a fucking bean. We've essentially given them away as no other club deems them even worthy of a nominal fee. Another example of Ashley being such a fantastic businessman - allowing a fucking moron to accumulate players who tank in value so much they literally worthless. Problem being is there are another 3 or 4 at least who are in a similar boat - worthless and unwanted, stuck on hefty contracts because they simply couldn't be fucking bothered to scout for better. It's fucking scandalous how they used to run the gaff. We only paid fees for three of them and all were more than worth what we paid in terms of getting us back into the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Holmesy said: There’s no guarantee he’s staying. Let’s see where we are at the end of the window. Ritchie won’t want another season of no first team football I'm sure he will be more than happy to assuming he's getting paid three or four times what he would at any championship club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Yorkie said: Him, Ritchie and Clark were absolutely phenomenal signings like. Pissed me off no end when folk would slag off Rafa's signings. He built a team that won the league whilst certain other fat messes were spending in greater numbers to achieve bottom half finishes. Are you calling Benitez fat? Careful or the Rafia on here will put a contract out on you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 13 minutes ago, Beth said: Are you calling Benitez fat? Careful or the Rafia on here will put a contract out on you. I think he is referring to Bruce's signing at villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 36 minutes ago, Ronaldo said: Feels like most of his time here has been epilogue. But a brilliant signing overall given his fantastic contribution in the Championship. A good bloke too. As an aside, his brother Dean, who was in my class at school and lobbed a dictionary at James Hancock in English in Year 10 - knocking him clean out - was an absolute fucking cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 26 minutes ago, Beth said: I'm sure he will be more than happy to assuming he's getting paid three or four times what he would at any championship club. If that’s what you’ve taken from watching him for the past 5 years you’re a terrible judge. He loves the game and battle more than anyone else in the squad. He’ll fucking hate every minute on the bench Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Basically got us back up. Good luck to him. Rinse and repeat the comment about he should’ve been moved on sooner, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I thought he was unlucky not to get more game time in the first season back up, and found it a bit weird that Rafa straight away on promotion didn’t seem keen on him. Since then he’s contributed nothing, which is weird and sad because I had time for him. Best of luck you odd, odd looking man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Excellent in the Championship for us, appreciate that of him. Fucking awful in the PL for us, good riddance to finally get rid of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 A clever signing.by Rafa to get Dwight in for us in the Championship. Did his job, phenomenal season. Didn't work out too well for us in thr PL but he continued being a good pro. Good luck to the lad and hope he does really well at Stoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 He must be for the younger ones something like my generation's Ned Kelly. Excellent Division Two centre forward, not quite top-flight quality. The difference is Keegan sold Kelly as he'd bought Andy Cole, but Gayle was here under Ashley's ownership ... a pity, as I think he'd be even more fondly remembered if he'd been sold when he should (immediately after promotion). Still a top gadgie as far as I'm concerned - and not to blame for the club offering him a daft contract Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, gdm said: No disrespect to Gayle & the others that have left but how good is it to be getting rid of players that aren’t good enough to be playing for this club now. Under Ashley Hayden still starts, Clark and Gayle make the bench and Woodman is still touted as the future Bit harsh to apply that to the players, even if you don't mean any disrespect. Gayle et al would have done a job in the Championship when we were inevitably relegated again. They might not be PL players, but we can hardly claim we were a PL club. Basically, it's nice to be able to claim we ARE a PL club now. Edited July 21, 2022 by Happinesstan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Hopefully some sort of goals scored add on and a promotion add on attached to this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Waiting for this one to go through before bringing a replacement in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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