Jacob Murphy

[TheBrownBottle]

On 15/12/2024 at 04:11, Ellis H said:

Indeed. Funny thing about him is that he’d be loved by us in the early to mid-90’s teams. Extremely likeable, works really hard and can score and assist when called upon. Now he’s treated as something we must suffer through. 

He definitely would have - I also think he’s as good a player as Gillespie or Fox, both of whom were good but limited.  The PL has improved massively since then, mind.  But the lad doesn’t deserve the pelters he gets. 

[TheBrownBottle]

On 15/12/2024 at 06:03, Ellis H said:

Yeah, I was thinking about those reliable, fringe type players like Watson, Sellars, Fox, Gillespie etc. He’ll be on stage at the Tyne Theatre in 30 years telling stories about this period.

None of those four players were fringe players, mind.  Sellars, Fox and Gillespie were all first choice for most of their NUFC careers; Watson was towards the end of his. 

[Leazes1986]

Gillespie was definitely better than Murphy like. Be quite a distance when he was younger. 

[TheBrownBottle]

55 minutes ago, Leazes1986 said:

Gillespie was definitely better than Murphy like. Be quite a distance when he was younger. 

English football was really poor in the ‘90s, so I’m not entirely sure he was.  Was at his best before Phil Neville crocked him halfway through 95/96.  Gillespie’s output was roughly the same as Murphy’s has been under Howe. 

[toon25]

When he plays, he brings balance to the team. Which in itself underlines the need to spend on a top quality RW

[HawK]

Has to start for us on the right unless we get someone else in. Needs to stop coming deep to get on the ball against good teams because his ball retention under pressure is woeful and can't pick a pass when being closed down. Needs to stay out wide and receive it wide, or in transition.

 

As productive with assists as Barnes is with goals.

 

Gets ahead of Barnes for me on the right and ahead of Gordon too.

 

Keep it up Jacob you're doing well.

[TRon]

8 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

None of those four players were fringe players, mind.  Sellars, Fox and Gillespie were all first choice for most of their NUFC careers; Watson was towards the end of his. 

 

Sellars was probably the diametric opposite of Murphy. Didn't have a load of pace, but had a lovely touch and first pass. He was ahead of his time really, probably a bit too delicate for football in the '90s but he had a wand of a left foot.

[Wolfcastle]

Lot to be said for that as much as I don't rate Murphy as a footballer at all.

Sellars absence through injury was probably the first time the loss of balance vividly had a negative effect on the team in my experience.

Can't have been a coincidence our goals, Cole's in particular, dried up and the results dipped. We were top at the time I believe.

Likewise losing Gillespie the year after.

RIght to sell Fox and Sellars without hindsight, but they could have made all the diference in the world to fill in for Gillespie.

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 16:37 by Wolfcastle