WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8879075/matt-ritchie-told-leave-newcastle-this-summer-new-deal-denied/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8879075/matt-ritchie-told-leave-newcastle-this-summer-new-deal-denied/ The 29-year-old has been one of the Toon’s stand-out stars of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8879075/matt-ritchie-told-leave-newcastle-this-summer-new-deal-denied/ Is that Benitez telling Ritchie to leave because if he stays he wants to make changes to the squad or is he giving advice for Ritchie to leave because he won't get the contract he wants by staying at Newcastle. It doesn't sound good for Benitez's future if the club are not even prepared to extend contracts for players nearing 30 years old or over never mind spending money on Rondon because I imagine Benitez is a fan of Ritchie and would like to keep his character in the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Not giving him a new deal when his current deal runs to 2021 is pretty much fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Ashley or no Ashley, Rafa or no Rafa, Ritcihe needs to be moved on imo, along with any of the other borderline/flat out Championship standard players who've done a decent job (or temporarily over-performed) when asked but just aren't up to PL standard on anywhere near a consistent enough basis - the ones that we can sell that is. Needs to be done if we want to go beyond hoping to keep our necks above water till we eventually drown. Ritchie, Atsu, Murphy, Clarke, Gayle, Diame, Joselu, and Manquillo, if we can cash in on them do it sooner rather than later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Ashley or no Ashley, Rafa or no Rafa, Ritchie needs to be moved on imo, along with any of the other borderline/flat out Championship standard players who've done a decent job (or temporarily over-performed) when asked but just aren't up to PL standard on anywhere near a consistent enough basis - the ones that we can sell that is. Needs to be done if we want to go beyond hoping to keep our necks above water till we eventually drown. Ritchie, Atsu, Murphy, Clarke, Gayle, Diame, Joselu, and Manquillo, if we can cash in on them do it sooner rather than later. Agree I’d cash in on him this summer too he’s turning 30 and we’d probably get over £10million for him still if we sell this summer. Reinvest it back into a young talented wing back like N’Soki who we tried to buy last summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I don't trust the club to correctly overhaul the squad. Up for the idea of Ritchie leaving but to replace him, Shelvey, Hayden, Diame, Murphy, Gayle and Rondon in one summer...... nah, I don't trust them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Last time we had an overhaul like that we finished 5th. It was only because of a shite manager that we didn’t build on that. Don’t think Benítez would make the same mistake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Day Gadgie Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 It wouldn’t happen but i’d rather we signed an upgrade and kept him as a squad player. He’d be a useful player to have on the bench as he can cover a fair few positions and he seems a good character in the dressing room, which i think a lot of people underestimate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Ashley or no Ashley, Rafa or no Rafa, Ritcihe needs to be moved on imo, along with any of the other borderline/flat out Championship standard players who've done a decent job (or temporarily over-performed) when asked but just aren't up to PL standard on anywhere near a consistent enough basis - the ones that we can sell that is. Needs to be done if we want to go beyond hoping to keep our necks above water till we eventually drown. Ritchie, Atsu, Murphy, Clarke, Gayle, Diame, Joselu, and Manquillo, if we can cash in on them do it sooner rather than later. I get that we have to move some players on from the Championship season, but we can't afford to sell all the players you have named especially when the likes of Rondon, Shelvey, Hayden, Darlow, Elliot, Kenedy and maybe a couple of our best players will be sold as well in the summer. If we did that we are looking at buying 2 goalkeepers, 3 defenders, 3 centre midfielders, 4 wingers and 3 strikers in the summer which would be a disaster going into next season when you consider how slow the club is doing transfers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 if rafa is desperate to raise funds there's few players other than perez or the centre backs that are going to raise big bucks. think shelvey's value has dropped but we should get double figures for hayden and ritchie. its a case of whether he can get a better left wingback for the same price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I’ll answer that, he can’t. We’ll need to invest to improve, not sell to buy. The squad is already the absolute minimum acceptable, except maybe at CB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 No complaints today. Seemed to be making the right passes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 What a fantastic game today, did not stop running and working for the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yeah, worked his fucking ass off today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Worked his balls off today. Very productive performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nattfare Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yeah, worked his fucking ass off today. Worked his balls off today. Very productive performance. He has lost his pelvis area?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Sounds like he's off based on that interview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 No doubting the commitment, leadership and he has quality. It is why I wasn't happy about him being linked away last season. I get why he needs replacing though and likewise at his age and character why he wont want to sit as a squad player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Brilliant today, as good as he's been all season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 He's a good pro, but one of those who will need upgrading if we want to kick on next season. Harsh after a couple of decent contributions lately, but true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Sounds like he's off based on that interview. What was said? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Brilliant today, as good as he's been all season. Awesome When the game turned against us in the second half he became the main driver to keep it together and turn it back round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 I've been a critic of him and still think we need to replace with better. Having said that, I'd have him in the team if he could perform the way he did today consistently. That header leading up to the 3rd goal sums up his desire and determination. Immense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Sounds like he's off based on that interview. What was said? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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