Foluwashola Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Approve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Searched his name on the forum and didn't realise how repetitive I was http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,97048.msg5665435.html#msg5665435 http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,96604.msg5518130.html#msg5518130 http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,95498.msg5453265.html#msg5453265 :lol::lol: amazing he's great like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 £10-12m for Matt Ritchie Tragically hilarious how much money this is going to cost us for the sake of not buying a f***ing centre back and a striker. We all laughed at the townsend fee, tbf, now we're all gutted he's leaving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Because Townsend would violate the Championship Ritchie is a signing to get us out of the Championship and potentially settle us back into the Premiership, he likely isn't going to tear the league up if we return. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Because Townsend would violate the Championship Ritchie is a signing to get us out of the Championship and potentially settle us back into the Premiership, he likely isn't going to tear the league up if we return. We'd be just as gutted if we stayed up, I'm sure. He was very good for us and surprised everyone, well worth the fee we paid in the end, imo. Can't comment on Ritchie, never seen much of him at all,I'll reserve judgement/comment on the fee until I have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Because Townsend would violate the Championship Ritchie is a signing to get us out of the Championship and potentially settle us back into the Premiership, he likely isn't going to tear the league up if we return. I'd also say £10-£12m is worth it if he does exactly as you say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 That volley he scored after taking it down on his chest was quite ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Ritchie got 15 goals and 17 assists last time in the Championship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 That volley he scored after taking it down on his chest was quite ridiculous. I need to check this guy out, I have no idea about him, whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Ritchie got 15 goals and 17 assists last time in the Championship Wew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Ritchie and Gayle are absolutely fine in the Prem too, but this isn't just a short-term fix. I just can't believe Bournemouth are fine with this and he's willing to drop down. Madness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 He will still be getting a pay rise like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Lovejoy, I like Townsend and on reflection £12m looks good business, not really sure what this has to do with us signing Matt Ritchie in the Championship though? Are are we just going to mention him every time we probably pay over the odds for a player (which we are here imo, but we need to because of how badly we've fucked up)? £10-12m for Ritchie is not a signing I would be expecting a Premiership club trying to achieve anything to make*, unless there's little else out there and they really need a right winger. That's all I'm saying, this relegation has cost us so much and was completely unavoidable. *Obviously Leicester throw any argument like this out of whack, but yee kna. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckard 13 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I get that him coming means Townsend out and that's disappointing but Ritchie and Gayle are night and day from the shite we bought last time we went down. Gives me some hope that we might just put together a team. Still need a lot more added mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 This must mean Townsend is definitely off Happy enough with the signing, he can obviously do well in The Championship and he has proven to be more than good enough for the Premiership Though I'm surprised he will be making the drop down, doesn't really make sense looking at it objectively Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Wonder who Bournemouth will sign. Must be in trouble next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 This is the going price for a quality proven Champ player now. It's fucking daft but the money in England makes it so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Didn't West Ham bid quite a lot for Ritchie recently? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Didn't West Ham bid quite a lot for Ritchie recently? It was a a joint bid for him and Wilson Can't remember if it was £25mill or £30mill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Sels Janmaat Mbemba Lascelles Dummett Ritchie Tiote Saivet Aarons Mitrovic Gayle (Assuming Sissoko and Wiljnaldum continue to be absent, and Townsend leaves. Also Janmaat italicised assuming he'll go. Perez rotated.) Absolutely no creativity in central midfield there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Banaloona Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Sels Janmaat Mbemba Lascelles Dummett Ritchie Tiote Saivet Aarons Mitrovic Gayle (Assuming Sissoko and Wiljnaldum continue to be absent, and Townsend leaves. Also Janmaat italicised assuming he'll go. Perez rotated.) Absolutely no creativity in central midfield there At no point in his whole career has Rafa played 4-4-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 To be fair Matt Richie is quite comfortable at premiership level, it's a signing for the future. Strange that he is taking the drop in league though. Aye, I think it's a really good signing for a Championship club, I just cringe thinking about what we could be doing if we never got ourselves pointlessly relegated. It's not even if's and buts, we effectively went down for the craic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bert Shaft Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 This must mean Townsend is definitely off If he's off to join Palace, I assume that no one has ever told him about all the players that have been "Pardewed". He's fuckin' crackers if he joins them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemagpie Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Lovejoy, I like Townsend and on reflection £12m looks good business, not really sure what this has to do with us signing Matt Ritchie in the Championship though? Are are we just going to mention him every time we probably pay over the odds for a player (which we are here imo, but we need to because of how badly we've f***ed up)? £10-12m for Ritchie is not a signing I would be expecting a Premiership club trying to achieve anything to make*, unless there's little else out there and they really need a right winger. That's all I'm saying, this relegation has cost us so much and was completely unavoidable. *Obviously Leicester throw any argument like this out of whack, but yee kna. Avoidable? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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