HaydnNUFC Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Ritchie out, Townsend in. Would people be happy with that? Nah, not for me. If Kenedy came in permanently, probably. But even in the unlikely scenario that he did, we'd still be 1 player down from last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I still think ultimately his lack of pace is just too much of an issue to deal with long term. Yedlin bails him out, not the other way round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I'd rather keep Ritchie than get Townsend. Totally overrated on here by a few. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Not sure if Ritchie would agree with spending another year in the Championship. I'd have thought he'd be on decent wages here and Stoke and Boro wouldn't be able to improve on it much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I wouldn't be happy with this. Mint attitude and a very useful player even when he's not quite on it. Naturally I'd be a lot more comfortable if we were keeping him but with competition coming in, or if we were signing a replacement. I have no confidence in either happening, so as it stands it's a shit move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Ritchie is nothing special in regards to talent but I feel he's been an important character over the last 2 seasons. Swapping him for a player that seems a bit fairweather, and that is yet to have a full good season in the premier league, doesn't seem smart. Townsend is capable of better performances than Ritchie but that's not enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 If it buys Kenedy or Townsend I think it’s an upgrade. He’s not the fastest and he’s not going to get any better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Selling Ritchie and then buying Kenedy leaves us worse off than the end of the January transfer window like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I'd keep the lad, as he's an important member of the team and squad. He's never gonna be a world beater in terms of skill, but he makes up for that in determination and team ethic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Selling Ritchie and then buying Kenedy leaves us worse off than the end of the January transfer window like. If the Mitrovic money buys a striker then I’d say it’s significantly stronger than when the deadline ended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Selling Ritchie and then buying Kenedy leaves us worse off than the end of the January transfer window like. If the Mitrovic money buys a striker then I’d say it’s significantly stronger than when the deadline ended. So Ritchie and Mitro out and unknown striker in = significantly stronger? Some huge if's going on. What realistic striker could that even be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Selling Ritchie and then buying Kenedy leaves us worse off than the end of the January transfer window like. If the Mitrovic money buys a striker then I’d say it’s significantly stronger than when the deadline ended. IF. We can't even replace U23 players at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Selling Ritchie and then buying Kenedy leaves us worse off than the end of the January transfer window like. If the Mitrovic money buys a striker then I’d say it’s significantly stronger than when the deadline ended. So Ritchie and Mitro out and unknown striker in = significantly stronger? Some huge if's going on. What realistic striker could that even be? Mitrovic wasn’t here though, chances are that an unknown striker will be better than Gayle anyway if we’re spending that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Ritchie scored more goals than Kenedy from when Kenedy arrived in January. Ritchie is a model pro. £15m isn't even that much these days. NUFC bought him for £12m. Why would he want to go back to the Championship? There's a lot of players I'd sell before Ritchie. I suppose it depends who other clubs are interested in buying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Kenedy is as much a NUFC player as Mitro is a Fulham player. At the moment our wingers are Ritchie, Murphy, Atsu and Aarons. Sell Ritchie, maybe buy Kenedy and who is now our first choice right winger? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Selling Ritchie and then buying Kenedy leaves us worse off than the end of the January transfer window like. If the Mitrovic money buys a striker then I’d say it’s significantly stronger than when the deadline ended. Who's playing RW? Atsu or Murphy? Shouldn't be a case of either/or. We should be able to have both. And that's if a) Kenedy is even available b) won't have better offers than us, highly likely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Kenedy is as much a NUFC player as Mitro is a Fulham player. At the moment our wingers are Ritchie, Murphy, Atsu and Aarons. Sell Ritchie, maybe buy Kenedy and who is now our first choice right winger? Probably Murphy. Certainly can't say he isn't working hard for a starting place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 We already needed a winger after losing Kenedy, now we'd need two? No thanks, especially if one if Townsend. I just have no faith in our ability to sign anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Ritchie has been one of our most important players since we signed him. Model pro off the pitch and a leader on it. No confidence at all in our ability to attract a better player to replace him with the money Ashley will want to pay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 We're blatantly shaping up for anothet Anita summer. One in and no major outgoings and we're supposed to thank our lucky stars we swatted away these moderate bids for our best players. "We've not lost anyone and now we've got Anita" or whatever it was that Pardew said that year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Ritchie has been one of our most important players since we signed him. Model pro off the pitch and a leader on it. No confidence at all in our ability to attract a better player to replace him with the money Ashley will want to pay. ?????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 We're blatantly shaping up for anothet Anita summer. One in and no major outgoings and we're supposed to thank our lucky stars we swatted away these moderate bids for our best players. "We've not lost anyone and now we've got Anita" or whatever it was that Pardew said that year. Remember that. What an absolute fucking cheek that was. Especially since Anita turned out to be shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Aye but he was a "tidy passer", whatever the hell that means. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Not losing anyone while signing a player looks optimistic at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Yup, not selling a player is equal to signing one at the minute. No confidence we'll bring in a replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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