Miguel Almirón (now playing for Atlanta United)

[nufc123]

Just now, Steve Charlton said:

They know nothing

Sometimes they do. Sometimes they dont.

[TheBrownBottle]

50 minutes ago, STM said:

 

 

 

Which makes sense - doubt Al-Ettifaq has huge piles of cash to throw at Almirón 

[Shak]

That Ben Jacobs always reminds me of Ryan from Pitch Meeting when his tweets are posted. He should post in that style IMO.

 

"So, you have a transfer for me?"

 

"Yes sir, I do. It's called Miguel Almiron to Saudi Arabia."

 

"Wow, it's gonna be hard for Newcastle to get good money for him at his age."

 

"Actually it's gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience."

[Decky]

 I swear theres about 3 or 4 journos who absolutely love shooting down rumours. Arab News is owned by a brother of MBS, so it would be strange for them to come out with that if there isn't some truth in it. 

[Joe1984]

10 minutes ago, Shak said:

That Ben Jacobs always reminds me of Ryan from Pitch Meeting when his tweets are posted. He should post in that style IMO.

 

"So, you have a transfer for me?"

 

"Yes sir, I do. It's called Miguel Almiron to Saudi Arabia."

 

"Wow, it's gonna be hard for Newcastle to get good money for him at his age."

 

"Actually it's gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience."

Oh wow wow wow.. .....     wow!

[midds]

26 minutes ago, Shak said:

That Ben Jacobs always reminds me of Ryan from Pitch Meeting when his tweets are posted. He should post in that style IMO.

 

"So, you have a transfer for me?"

 

"Yes sir, I do. It's called Miguel Almiron to Saudi Arabia."

 

"Wow, it's gonna be hard for Newcastle to get good money for him at his age."

 

"Actually it's gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience."

"Getting good money for minimal end product is TIGHT!!"

[Shak]

17 minutes ago, midds said:

"Getting good money for minimal end product is TIGHT!!"

 

"Listen sir I'm gonna need you to get all the way off my back about the lack of end product."

 

"Why?"

 

"So the transfer can happen."

 

"That works!"

[thomas]

"So we can count on someone with that pace getting to the byline and crossing a lot, right?"

 

"Actually sir he completely lacks a right foot."

 

"Come again?"

 

"Yeah if he tries to shoot or pass with it it's going to be an opposition goal kick 80% of the time."

 

"Oh, my god!"

[huss9]

2 hours ago, Joe1984 said:

Getting more stick than Perez did when he left.

 

I find both cases bizarrely similar. Two players who gave their all for the club, torn apart on 'social' media.

Perez was my son;s first toon hero. when he started playing footie he would pull his socks over his knees like Ayoze used to.

he's now 16 and has just bought himself an AYOZE 26 Spain top.

[Amir_9]

16 minutes ago, huss9 said:

Perez was my son;s first toon hero. when he started playing footie he would pull his socks over his knees like Ayoze used to.

he's now 16 and has just bought himself an AYOZE 26 Spain top.

 

It baffles me the amount of crap Perez got

 

£1.5m or whatever it was we got him for ffs. 

[Guest]

7 hours ago, Amir_9 said:

 

It baffles me the amount of crap Perez got

 

£1.5m or whatever it was we got him for ffs. 

 

At a time when some of the "popular" players included Darlow, Clark, Hayden, Dummett, Ritchie, Lascelles, Gayle...

[Heron]

Social media is full of absolute daft cunts is the moral to any story.

 

 

Edited July 3, 2024 by Heron

[LiquidAK]

Miggy is class man. Deserves to be remembered as a Jonas, decent player with flaws who made up for it by never giving anything less than his all. Love the guy. Still think he'd be great as a backup against tired legs, but if FFP/PSR isn't going away then now is the time to cash in unfortunately 

[Heron]

Folk who give their absolute all despite not being world beaters always deserve respect. Miggy has done more than enough not to get shit off absolute melts on social media.

[Guest]

Anything over £10m we'll have done well and should snap their hands off for FFP. 

 

Under that and it's Murphy who I'd look to move on, surely someone like Leicester or a bottom 6 team would think £15m plus would be good value. 

 

We need to make space for an RW this summer.

[Newcastle Fan]

38 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Anything over £10m we'll have done well and should snap their hands off for FFP. 

 

Under that and it's Murphy who I'd look to move on, surely someone like Leicester or a bottom 6 team would think £15m plus would be good value. 

 

We need to make space for an RW this summer.

 

Almiron has to go but i would keep Murphy, you need him as cover for multiple positions and realistically we won't sign two right wingers.

[ikri]

For fans who held up a banner declaring We don't demand a team that wins, we demand a club that tries we complain a lot about a player who pretty much embodies that idea.

 

Miggy worked his arse off for his time here, if he'd had two working feet he wouldn't have been playing for us in the first place.  Good luck to the guy.

[KingArthur]

54 minutes ago, Newcastle Fan said:

 

Almiron has to go but i would keep Murphy, you need him as cover for multiple positions and realistically we won't sign two right wingers.

Murphy must be happy to be a squad player and is cheap wages-wise also. No point selling him I would say.

[Shak]

Aye the idea that we need to make more space for a RW when we already have a massive, gaping hole at that position seems odd

 

Move on Almiron and Wilson, sign a first choice RW and a young striker who is also comfortable playing wide (ideally on the right side) and we'll be looking good.

 

Keep Murphy as a reserve and shithousing specialist to close out games we're leading. Also seems Eddie trusts him to play RB if needed, which will be particularly handy if Trippier moves on.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Newcastle Fan said:

 

Almiron has to go but i would keep Murphy, you need him as cover for multiple positions and realistically we won't sign two right wingers.

 

I think either/or. Whoever fetches the most.

 

I'd have whoever's left between them as 3rd choice RW anyway, with Gordon as second choice, switching over from the left when the new player isn't available/needs rested and Barnes starting on the left to cover Gordon when he's RW.

 

 

Edited July 3, 2024 by Optimistic Nut

[Dan Gleebals]

Happy to keep Murphy as backup.  He is realtively low wages and despite not being an outstanding player, he works hard and has a great attitude.  That said, if a reasonable offer came in, I would let him go.  However, I'm sure Howe does not want too many first teamers to go in one window, so assuming Almiron goes, which makes more sense, I think he will stay.

[macphisto]

13 hours ago, Jonas said:

David Kelly was a very limited footballer and it was probably fairplay to move him on when Beardsley/Cole were replacing he and Peacock - but he worked his backside off for the club and gave us plenty of moments and goals. Miggy deserves similar respect really not sniped at like he was Owen.

I do agree with you but David Kelly did score arguably the most important goal in our history. 

[80]

3 hours ago, ikri said:

For fans who held up a banner declaring We don't demand a team that wins, we demand a club that tries we complain a lot about a player who pretty much embodies that idea.

 

Miggy worked his arse off for his time here, if he'd had two working feet he wouldn't have been playing for us in the first place.  Good luck to the guy.

Not aimed at you - or Miggy, who I like personally and no one should be callous to - but I think this phrase gets misused a lot.

 

It was said at a time the club itself - i.e. the owner - had no intention of doing anything to win beyond existing and being profitable for him personally.

 

But doing things to win will mean us moving on nice guys and try hards who don't cut the mustard. Jogging up and down a lot just to keep us in 16th was the problem, even if a lot of effort was getting spent in that process.

[simonsays]

I get why people are defensive of Miggy - he gave his all at a time when a lot at the club couldnt be arsed.  The difference is that these days we are building a team of players who offer both the application and the talent - sadly Miggy falls slightly short in the latter.

[TRon]

6 minutes ago, 80 said:

Not aimed at you - or Miggy, who I like personally and no one should be callous to - but I think this phrase gets misused a lot.

 

It was said at a time the club itself - i.e. the owner - had no intention of doing anything to win beyond existing and being profitable for him personally.

 

But doing things to win will mean us moving on nice guys and try hards who don't cut the mustard. Jogging up and down a lot just to keep us in 16th was the problem, even if a lot of effort was getting spent in that process.

 

Would echo that. Demanding a team that tries is still true, but obviously there's a difference in expectations between a pub team and one that's striving for CL football.

 

Expectations have risen with the new direction created by the ownership, and there's nothing wrong with that. The main difference is now we are trying to win trophies whereas previously we were trying to finish 17th.