Dr.Spaceman Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Imagine at the start of the season thinking Sean Longstaff's availability would be crucial to us securing Champions League football, you'd have had to delete yourself from the internet had you expressed those thoughts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 4 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: Longstaff's absence has illustrated two things: first, how vital he is to the way we play (as a player he's obviously not in Bruno's class - few are - but his tidiness on the ball and engine are first class); and second, why the McTominay links were so strong for so long. I can 100% see why Howe would be interested in a player like McTominay to provide direct competition for Longstaff - we're going to need two players for each position who can play Howe-ball. And I'm also aware that some will be reading that last sentence and somewhat disagree In an ideal world we'd sign Rice and Longstaff would be the direct competition to Rice. Not much chance of that happening though, sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 The idea of spending close to £70m on Mctominay and Gordon makes me feel sick I'll be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 11 hours ago, Dr.Spaceman said: Imagine at the start of the season thinking Sean Longstaff's availability would be crucial to us securing Champions League football, you'd have had to delete yourself from the internet had you expressed those thoughts. So weird. Was going make almost that exact same post this morning 🙂👍🏻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 There were some on here who didn't even want his contract renewed last summer. I was always a defender of Longstaff but never really expected him to become an ever present the way he has done. Even if he becomes a squad player rather than first choice over next couple of years I think it's huge to have players in and around the squad who are from the area and have a direct emotional investment in the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: There were some on here who didn't even want his contract renewed last summer. I was always a defender of Longstaff but never really expected him to become an ever present the way he has done. Even if he becomes a squad player rather than first choice over next couple of years I think it's huge to have players in and around the squad who are from the area and have a direct emotional investment in the club. His engine is immense 👍🏻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Our press with Longstaff in the team Our press without Longstaff in the team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Just now, Skeletor said: Our press with Longstaff in the team Our press without Longstaff in the team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 13 hours ago, Dr.Spaceman said: Imagine at the start of the season thinking Sean Longstaff's availability would be crucial to us securing Champions League football, you'd have had to delete yourself from the internet had you expressed those thoughts. Wrong thread but an even better one is "NUFC will finally get their Champion's League bid back on track when they put Jacob Murphy in the first team" Would've been bonkers in October. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, 80 said: Wrong thread but an even better one is "NUFC will finally get their Champion's League bid back on track when they put Jacob Murphy in the first team" Would've been bonkers in October. Search his thread up after the Sheffield Wednesday game. I was definitely guilty. 👀 EDIT: https://newcastle-online.org/topic/32157-jacob-murphy/page/122/ 🤣 Edited May 10, 2023 by CPL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Come back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 When is he back? Be nice to have him for our two home games coming up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Oh Seany Sean, I take it all back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejaxer Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 I miss Sean Longstaff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Big miss this lad, he definitely balances this team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave s Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 yup. key player in the system, gives Bruno his space to play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 57 minutes ago, Rich said: Oh Seany Sean, I take it all back. ..as do 52000 others Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Where’s the painkiller shot ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Feeling pretty humbled about my ball knowledge right now because we clearly miss this guy putting it about in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Its great to see the love for Longstaff - and if I remember rightly, Matty was supposed to be the better of the two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 A tireless dynamo of a player, a real no frills, steady and reliable solid cornerstone, does all the donkey work with precision and sets up others to do what they do best. Nothing fancy but we're lost without his tenacity, athleticism and ability to turn defence into attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 It's worth adding that neither of the Joe's are "proper" central midfielders. They are both fairly new to the position. Longstaff adds positional awareness in defence and attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 01/02/2023 at 09:46, Nine said: He’ll be around this side for years imo, sort of our Darren Fletcher but better Now he’s been out of the side for a few games I can safely say I did him dirty by saying this, he’s better than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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