Jacob "The Juice" Murphy

[TRon]

1 minute ago, 80 said:

He's the player who smashes the "Barnes gets goals and assists, therefore he must start" argument to pieces by taking it to absurd levels. 

 

I'm a firm Murphy fan overall. Good lad who has genuine talents etc. But one of his issues is he tends to go off the boil after a 5 or 6 game run as a starter. Think you get the most out of him as an impact backup.

 

He'd be the perfect squad player if PSR allowed us to keep local players instead of having to sell them.

[SUPERTOON]

14 minutes ago, jack j said:

Aye he seemed very angry. Could obviously feel the crowd on his back after a few misses/mistakes. Mind he should be used to it by now cos he gets it most weeks

In fairness, some of those early mistakes were really poor. A better side would have punished us.

[KaKa]

26 minutes ago, jack j said:

Aye he seemed very angry. Could obviously feel the crowd on his back after a few misses/mistakes. Mind he should be used to it by now cos he gets it most weeks

 

Good if it annoyed him and fired him up. He then responded by doing better, which was the right way to react, and he could then enjoy his celebration letting everyone know about it.

[80]

It was a bit of a shock to see pissed off Murphy. Better than shriveling up though, so well done to him.

[bobbydazzla]

2 hours ago, Heron said:

His mother comes from Birtley

 

Impossible, 100% Massive Lads Fans territory that marra 

 

 

Edited December 14, 2024 by bobbydazzla

[Ronaldo]

3 hours ago, 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.

Gillespie wasn’t a fringe player mind.

[M1tche]

His turn around today was Elite level mentality from him, 1st 25 mins he looked shaky and the LB jumped on him and nicked it most of the time he got the ball. Then came the excellent finish, which is hard after a poor start, he was class from then on. 

[OverThere]

With Murphy it's like his brain is a bit random and it occasionally works out perfectly. He has all the skills but you never know what you are going to get, a belter or a howler.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

49 minutes ago, M1tche said:

His turn around today was Elite level mentality from him, 1st 25 mins he looked shaky and the LB jumped on him and nicked it most of the time he got the ball. Then came the excellent finish, which is hard after a poor start, he was class from then on. 

 

I was very please with how he took the second goal, given he'd blazed one over the bar just before. Would've been easy to bottle the shot, try something else or dwell on the ball. But he just went through the correct routine of hitting it hard and low across the keeper. 

[McDog]

Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

I was very please with how he took the second goal, given he'd blazed one over the bar just before. Would've been easy to bottle the shot, try something else or dwell on the ball. But he just went through the correct routine of hitting it hard and low across the keeper. 

 

 

To be fair he had all day. That said and for the reasons you mentioned, it was very clinical.

[M1tche]

7 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

I was very please with how he took the second goal, given he'd blazed one over the bar just before. Would've been easy to bottle the shot, try something else or dwell on the ball. But he just went through the correct routine of hitting it hard and low across the keeper. 

Any doubt, take a touch, knee over through ball, foot through it. He did exactly that, the touch made the 2nd. 

[Ellis H]

1 hour ago, Ronaldo said:

Gillespie wasn’t a fringe player mind.

You’re right. Just looked and would never have guessed he’d played that much.

[Ghandis Flip-Flop]

27 minutes ago, Ellis H said:

You’re right. Just looked and would never have guessed he’d played that much.

Neither was Sellars, he was a definite starter and was responsible for a load of Cole and Beardsley goals. He unluckily got injured and Ginola had been signed by the time he got himself fit again

[alexf]

He gives us balance when he plays. But his inconsistent finishing is frustrating. Great he got two goals but pretty confident Barnes scores more than two today with the same amount of service. But I know that's not how things work so fair play to Murphy. Just be nice if we could upgrade finally so he is the squad option still and not the starter.

[Rod]

49 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

I was very please with how he took the second goal, given he'd blazed one over the bar just before. Would've been easy to bottle the shot, try something else or dwell on the ball. But he just went through the correct routine of hitting it hard and low across the keeper. 

Through the keepers legs actually.

[Ginola14]

53 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

I was very please with how he took the second goal, given he'd blazed one over the bar just before. Would've been easy to bottle the shot, try something else or dwell on the ball. But he just went through the correct routine of hitting it hard and low across the keeper. 

replay showed it was a save and should've been a corner 

[Stottie]

First one was great, a surprisingly well worked set piece and great finish. I suspect the starter goalie saves the second.

Worst miss of the game was probably Isak's one on one, so it happens to the best of them. The Dan Burn header too should be on target from there and that little pressure on him.

[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 December 16, 2024 by Wolfcastle