The College Dropout Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Didn’t have the heart for the hustle. Stay in Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 He's been training down on the Blakelaw pitches between games. He's hard as nails now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Not fit to lace Shelvey’s boots… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, neesy111 said: 2025, signed a new contract. If FM22 is accurate I want to say it has a release clause of around £50m... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Strange, I remember I read some reports before that he chose to go back to Spain because he was told he won’t have that much playing time in the future by Rafa. Could be bollocks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 5 hours ago, buzza said: No way he is coming back to the UK. Tarnished reputation behind the scenes. is also known as a bit of a prima donna at La Real... He's signed a new contract though so it must be going pretty well. Maybe he just likes being in Spain, so fair enough tbh, doesn't make him a bad player. Just the wrong one for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Zero said: Strange, I remember I read some reports before that he chose to go back to Spain because he was told he won’t have that much playing time in the future by Rafa. Could be bollocks He basically joined and left us for the same reason. Dortmund weren't playing him and he clearly knew he needed games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I liked him, but bringing him back would be for purely sentiment's sake when there wasn't really a lot of sentiment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Definitely a class player but not one I imagine we will be signing again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Kid Icarus said: I liked him, but bringing him back would be for purely sentiment's sake when there wasn't really a lot of sentiment. This. We're in love with someone that was a touch of class amid a field of dross. He was the embodiment of what we could have been under Rafa Benitez had Ashley not stifled us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Some classic NO revisionism/speculation in this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 He was canny but that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I think the homesickness/head turned/sulky bugga would mean a return is very unlikely. He has turned out to be a very good accomplished player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 https://theathletic.com/3573876/2022/09/08/mikel-merino-newcastle-isak/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Tease! Might be an interested read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F3573876%2F2022%2F09%2F08%2Fmikel-merino-newcastle-isak%2F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F3573876%2F2022%2F09%2F08%2Fmikel-merino-newcastle-isak%2F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Just now, Groundhog63 said: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F3573876%2F2022%2F09%2F08%2Fmikel-merino-newcastle-isak%2F Great minds think alike! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Doesn't matter how many times you post it. I won ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Groundhog63 said: Doesn't matter how many times you post it. I won ? Counting down how many minutes it’ll be before the ‘H Amigo’ drops being ahead of you in the Predictions league ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Paully said: https://theathletic.com/3573876/2022/09/08/mikel-merino-newcastle-isak/ You can tell he really loved his time at Newcastle. People will say all these players from abroad won't want to go to certain places because of the weather or because it's not the main city in certain countries. All complete bollocks really. That period when he came into the team and was doing so well was so exciting man. What a gem we suddenly unearthed. Really glad for the guy that it ended up kick starting his career, which has really taken an upward trajectory. Wish it could have all happened at Newcastle, but just one of those things that injury he had messed it all up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Always felt like we had a really good player on our hands, he would have looked exceptional in our current system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, TRon said: Always felt like we had a really good player on our hands, he would have looked exceptional in our current system. Always felt that Rafa under-estimated him. We looked a different side when he was playing, even if he struggled defensively at that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Cronky said: Always felt that Rafa under-estimated him. We looked a different side when he was playing, even if he struggled defensively at that time. Tbf, it was Rafa who brought him in, but Rafa was very set on his own system, and it wasn't really as well suited for box to box midfielders as our current set up is. Rafa liked to play deep and hit the front men with lightning counters, the midfield was usually more defensively deployed for most of the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) I'm pretty tired of removing the paywall all the time with services like 12ft. It makes the site look shit as well. It's practical on the go on your phone and stuff, though. I just wrote a simple stylesheet using the Firefox extension Stylus. Now I can browse The Athletic clutter-free. (I used to be a subscriber, but at the moment it's not worth putting money into as I don't read as much as I used to.) Here's the code if anyone wants the same experience. I was debating whether this is OK to post or not, but since people keep posting these paywall removing links anyways, I'll just post it: Spoiler @-moz-document domain("theathletic.com") { body.noscroll { overflow: auto; height: auto; position: static; } #darken-overlay, #slideup-paywall, #article-container-grid > div:empty, #cookieBanner { display: none !important; } } Note that this is for Firefox. I bet there are similar extensions for Chrome and other browsers. Also, if their markup changes, this will break and the code will need to be updated. Edited September 8, 2022 by andyman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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