Odear Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 He's floating over to do his medical. Deal should be announced some time in August Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Credible computer ratings have a role to play in informing us of a player's ability. After all it's simply an opinion of a fan. We of course can't be sure if he/she would provide an unbiased opinion, but in that case let's just give up reading other clubs' message boards. (Not that I do that shit except for major enough events.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Can we not talk in here until something happens. Every time ive logged in today ive seen this topic at the top and though something had happened. You can imagine my disappointment when ive opened it only to find stats from Fifa being talked about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 No problem Scoot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Is this guy getting the fucking megabus here or something? Le Megaboos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Nothing has happened, Scoot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Nothing has happened, Scoot. What about now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 We will let you know when something happens Scoot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 SIGNED Not really Scoot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaron Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Trigger the fuckin Clause! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-signing-florian-lejeune-what-13213913 Florian Lejeune fits the Rafa Benitez recruitment model to a tee. The £8.7million centre-back will sign from Eibar this week as Benitez makes his first significant move in the transfer market – and to make sense of it we need to wind back 12 months and learn the lessons from recent history. Lejeune might not be the biggest name. It’s not the sprinkling of stardust many Newcastle fans are hoping for. But the logic behind bringing Lejeune to St James’ Park is the same as that which brought Ciaran Clark , Daryl Murphy and Matt Ritchie to Newcastle – he ticks all the Benitez boxes. Lejeune has experience, he has the desire and – most importantly – he has the kind of character which Benitez thinks is going to be essential to keep his ‘Rafalution’ rolling. At 26 and with a season of decent performances in La Liga under his belt, he is the right age and has proven his talent. But the character bit has become key for Benitez at Newcastle – and having played for Eibar, Benitez feels he has that in abundance. Just ask Terry Gibson, Sky Sports’ Spanish football expert, who is one of the lead analysts on the channel’s essential Revista La Liga show. “For anyone who doesn’t know the Eibar story, it is quite unbelievable,” he says. “They are a special club. Their attendances have been around 4,000 and until recently they have been surviving on free transfers. Last season after surviving in La Liga they went out and spent a bit of money and Lejeune was one of them – they spent a massive amount of money on him. “Eibar have to get by bringing in a certain type of player and Lejeune fits the bill. You have to be the right character – prepared to put everything in because you know you are battling against it playing for them. They are a triumph of good management and good players and Lejeune has been arguably one of their best. “To play for Eibar you knuckle down, work hard and you have to be prepared to fight in every single game. They are a club that punch above their weight and that means a certain type of player.” Gibson knows all about fighting against the odds. He played for Spurs and Manchester United but his finest moment as a player was winning the 1988 FA Cup with Wimbledon’s famous Crazy Gang. Since then his coaching career took him to Wycombe, Northern Ireland and Fulham – before he focused on Spanish football, working as a pundit and scout for a Premier League club. In fact, Gibson recommended Lejeune this summer to the club he works for. “I think he’s tailor-made for the Premier League – he will fit in absolutely perfectly,” Gibson said. “He’s good in the air and he’s physically strong. I think he’s a very solid player and for me, it won’t take him any time at all to adapt to the Premier League. For the money he’s going to cost, it’s a good move that just makes sense. “He’s solid at every thing he does. He’s got decent pace – you’ll never see him beaten for that – without being lightening quick. He’s not Franz Beckenbauer but he’s comfortable enough on the ball and playing out from the back as well. I just think he does everything right and it doesn’t surprise me that teams from the Premier League are looking at him.” Expect this to become a pattern. Benitez wants to take Newcastle on to the next level but he also wants to preserve the dressing room chemistry which helped United to win the title when the odds seemed to be stacked against them. United might have cache in the Premier League but they must be prepared to battle. Benitez is only too aware that they have fought against relegation in three of their last four Premier League campaigns, and they need to recruit players who are prepared to do what the likes of Ritchie and Clark did last term – roll up their sleeves and fight for the cause. Balance that against the economic needs of a club that have money but need to be responsible. In that context, Lejeune represents a decent Benitez buy – if it doesn’t work out, there’ll be takers in the Spanish market again. Gibson says that Lejeune’s CV is proof of his potential. He said: “Everywhere he’s been, he’s improved. He didn’t get much of a chance at Manchester City but he was excellent at Girona, another small club who were up against the odds. Then to be part of an Eibar side that exceeded expectations shows that he’s a certain type of person.” With a deal set to be agreed this week , Benitez appears to be carefully piecing together a squad for the Premier League – just as he did for the Championship. Even my PC is having issues with their website now, so had to copy and paste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Sounds like he's World Class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Which club is that Gibson guy scouting for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I wonder what's the longest thread for a player we never sign? This is drrraaaagggging on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Sure this c**t has been close to signing for the last month now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Reminds me of David Rozehnal, this. Seems like we pursued him for about six weeks before he finally signed and turned out to be a soft shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Longest thread for a non signing? Would guess at Erdinc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Longest thread for a non signing? Would guess at Erdinc. Did we have a thread for Kuyt or Emerton? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Reminds me of David Rozehnal, this. Seems like we pursued him for about six weeks before he finally signed and turned out to be a soft shite. Lejeune doesn't look like a pipe cleaner, to be fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Reminds me of David Rozehnal, this. Seems like we pursued him for about six weeks before he finally signed and turned out to be a soft shite. Let's hope the similarities stop there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Longest thread for a non signing? Would guess at Erdinc. Did we have a thread for Kuyt or Emerton? How about Barnetta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Or Gameiro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 "set to join" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I'd imagine the longest thread for someone we never signed was probably Bafetimbi Gomis who we seemed to get linked to every summer for about 8 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I'd imagine the longest thread for someone we never signed was probably Bafetimbi Gomis who we seemed to get linked to every summer for about 8 years Still set to join Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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