Mattoon Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Really missed his distribution from the back, he still has a lot to give us, this is good news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Charlton Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 12 minutes ago, The Prophet said: " I couldnt get in the team because Steve Bruce preferred Cieran Clark & Isaac Hayden in central defence" Should have mentioned it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Delighted me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Somewhere Sav Mondo is getting a little too excited about this news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
500bhp Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Mixed views on this. We missed his leadership, shit-housing and nastiness when he was out. Don't think the second half collapse against the mackems would have happened if he had played. But he was making quite a few mistakes last season and was like running in treacle at times against pacy forwards. Means we need to replace both him and Burn next summer, and maybe Botman if he's still injury prone and been unable to regain his form from 2-3 years ago. If Thiaw is out for a few weeks/months we have zero pace at CB and that terrifies me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Now were cooking, people starting to sit up & take notice now Were not here to be popular, were here to compete man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Love that, to me he's the best CB to ever play for us and pleased he's not leaving us on the back of a disappointing season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 5 minutes ago, 500bhp said: Mixed views on this. We missed his leadership, shit-housing and nastiness when he was out. Don't think the second half collapse against the mackems would have happened if he had played. But he was making quite a few mistakes last season and was like running in treacle at times against pacy forwards. Means we need to replace both him and Burn next summer, and maybe Botman if he's still injury prone and been unable to regain his form from 2-3 years ago. If Thiaw is out for a few weeks/months we have zero pace at CB and that terrifies me. Aye. Agree with this. Don't think another centre half will be anywhere near the top of the priority list now..especially with the 1 in 1 out policy I can keep reading about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 5 minutes ago, 500bhp said: Mixed views on this. We missed his leadership, shit-housing and nastiness when he was out. Don't think the second half collapse against the mackems would have happened if he had played. But he was making quite a few mistakes last season and was like running in treacle at times against pacy forwards. Means we need to replace both him and Burn next summer, and maybe Botman if he's still injury prone and been unable to regain his form from 2-3 years ago. If Thiaw is out for a few weeks/months we have zero pace at CB and that terrifies me. Same, 35 in December & as much of a magnificent bastard he's been for us this seems a little stop gappy to me, however I know the square root of fuck all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funtime Frankie Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 3 minutes ago, jack j said: Aye. Agree with this. Don't think another centre half will be anywhere near the top of the priority list now..especially with the 1 in 1 out policy I can keep reading about I disagree, we need to sign in this window a Schar or Burn replacement, we cannot go into next year needing to sign 2 CBs. Especially if we sign a young CB he will need 6 months bedding in period under Howe. May if full back who signs can play in CB then maybe mitigate need in this window but maybe in winter we sign a CB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Great news. He’s been the best centre back in my lifetime. Keeping him another year - especially during this rebuild phase - makes total sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Great stuff. Hopefully we can use him more sparingly and keep him fresh for certain games. Hes an incredible professional and leader, a true legend of the club. RCB: Schar/Thiaw LCB: Burn/Botman If we can add one more young CB to learn the ropes, I think thats perfect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eveready Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Quick look at last years league stats, average points per game with Schar starting: Schar starting: 1.9 points per game Schar not starting: 1.0 points per game Other factors like Woltemade's form dropping and Bruno's injury mean it doesn't tell the whole truth in isolation, but the defensive fragility once going ahead (by far our biggest weakness last season) didn't seem to be a problem in the games he played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 23 minutes ago, STM said: Great stuff. Hopefully we can use him more sparingly and keep him fresh for certain games. Hes an incredible professional and leader, a true legend of the club. RCB: Schar/Thiaw LCB: Burn/Botman If we can add one more young CB to learn the ropes, I think thats perfect. Not saying its just down to the centre halves like but we barely kept a clean sheet and looked leaky as fuck last season. Don't think its anywhere near perfect mesel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusiast Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 nice of the club's announcement video to remind us all that his signing was announced in the world's most european pair of shorts it's been a journey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Amazing news this, helps us a lot as we know we’ve already got a lot of outgoings and incomings this summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 God bless Fabian Schar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Brilliant news - he's plenty left in the tank. Can prioritise other positions now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) . Edited June 2 by duo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 great news imo, bit of a relief. Replacing him wouldn’t be cheap or easy and there are other priorities that need sorting first. Incidentally, not sure why Wilson feels the need to say “we had some complex discussion but… etc.” in the release. Far too vague to mean anything but leaves an unnecessary question mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, jack j said: Not saying its just down to the centre halves like but we barely kept a clean sheet and looked leaky as fuck last season. Don't think its anywhere near perfect mesel Its not down to the CBs whatsoever, aside the odd hiccup, which is normal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 an extra year seems about right, hopefully there will be a few more raker crossfield passes and thunderbastard finishes to savor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 2 hours ago, The Prophet said: I’ve got an erection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Get in. What a boy. Even if his injury has hampered him I'd be happy if he had a handful of appearances and was a presence in the leadership team. Deserves a proper send off next year too. The best defender in the modern era for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 25 minutes ago, Myleftboot said: I’ve got an erection. Pics? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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