LV Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Joelolton tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I thought he looked decent against Man U tbh, but he's clearly got zero confidence in anything he does at the minute. Hea got zero footballing ability let alone zero confidence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 There was a reason Rafa didn't want thim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 There was a reason Rafa didn't want thim. Widely reported as: Benitez thought he was a good player but given the financial restraints of recuritment felt the money could be better invested elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 i'm not saying either way 100%, i see things in him as i diud thauvin/cabella etc. imo worth remembering he's 23 or so, new to the country and playing in a horrible team for a disgrace of a manager before writing his entire career off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 If you spend 40M on a striker you expect him to walk in and start banging them in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 If you spend 40M on a striker you expect him to walk in and start banging them in. i don't really see the relevance of this type of comment, £40m means fuck all when you're in a side like ours haller was £40m as well right, how many did he get prior to moyes coming in out of interest? EDIT: 6, is that classed as banging them in? for all that west ham have been shite they're a better attacking unit than us by a mile imo, but then again who isn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 If you spend 40M on a striker you expect him to walk in and start banging them in. Well he wasn't banging them in even before we decided he was worth £40m. Whatever else he is, he's not a goalscorer and never was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I still can’t work out how they came to the conclusion that he was worth £40 million. Something is not right here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 i mean, being objective about it he's had his best season at age 22 with 10 goals in league and cup plus 11 or more assists that season which was better than what he'd achieved in austria on loan from what i can see the assumption from the scouting people must obviously have been he was on the rise and could turn into hot shit then he met steve bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 i'm not saying either way 100%, i see things in him as i diud thauvin/cabella etc. imo worth remembering he's 23 or so, new to the country and playing in a horrible team for a disgrace of a manager before writing his entire career off Dont look for excuses for his piss poor grasp and lock of general ability. Worst striker weve had in a long long time. He hasn't even got a fraction of the striking ability that fucking Shola had man Its embarrassing watching him play 40m man 40 fucking million Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The double-take between 4-5 seconds is where he realised his career in England was fucked. The last couple of seconds as well with the look to the camera. Poor bloke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 don't even know how to address shite like that anymore, and why the fuck do you care if he was 40m or 4m? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 i'm not saying either way 100%, i see things in him as i diud thauvin/cabella etc. imo worth remembering he's 23 or so, new to the country and playing in a horrible team for a disgrace of a manager before writing his entire career off Dont look for excuses for his p*ss poor grasp and lock of general ability. Worst striker weve had in a long long time. He hasn't even got a fraction of the striking ability that f***ing Shola had man Its embarrassing watching him play 40m man 40 f***ing million Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Didn't realise he only had one proper season at Hoffenheim as first choice, mad transfer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The double-take between 4-5 seconds is where he realised his career in England was f***ed. The last couple of seconds as well with the look to the camera. Poor bloke. This clip man It’s like it’s a football based comedy like The Office, and Bruce a Gervais type character. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon No9 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Can't see anything in him that could make him worth £40M. It's very strange that Ashley allowed us to sign him for that money. The chance of him to make any money on him must have been very slim. Hard to see how we could get rid of him now. Who would buy him for any decent fee? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 don't even know how to address shite like that anymore, and why the fuck do you care if he was 40m or 4m? No point in addressing it. People who can sit and watch us play the most awful football the Premier has seen in 10 years, then whinge about the striker....they aren't ever going to get it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 don't even know how to address shite like that anymore, and why the fuck do you care if he was 40m or 4m? No point in addressing it. People who can sit and watch us play the most awful football the Premier has seen in 10 years, then whinge about the striker....they aren't ever going to get it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I still think there is a better player than what we are seeing. If Benitez was in charge or even someone half decent we would have saw more from him. Before people say Benitez didn't want him, it was reported he did like him, but just not worth spending nearly his entire budget on 1 player when the squad is lacking in other areas which has proven to be the case. That said he is not a £40 million player and never will be a £40 million player. I reckon if we bought Rondon as well he would have been a good mentor for Joelinton and would have taken the goal scoring burden off him. I just don't buy this line at all. Rafa wants who Rafa wants. He isn't going to be led by suggestions from other experts ( ) within the club. The whole scenario goes completely against his whole ethos and football vision ffs. He may have given his opinion on the player, he may not have. I mean, who at the club approached him and said "we're trying to buy this guy - what's your take"? There was no communication from them to him, he probably first learned of the interest in the papers at the same time as we all did. I'm not sure where those suggestions came from, probably the press with an agenda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Pretty sure Benitez said that himself. Might have been in The Athletic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 It was from Caulkin. Newcastle have long been fixated on Joelinton, Hoffenheim’s Brazilian forward, who will cost around £36 million. ‘They pressed the 22-year-old on Benítez, who demurred; he liked the player, but not at anything like that price and, if there was that much money available, why not let him spent it on his own choices?‘ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 It was from Caulkin. Newcastle have long been fixated on Joelinton, Hoffenheim’s Brazilian forward, who will cost around £36 million. ‘They pressed the 22-year-old on Benítez, who demurred; he liked the player, but not at anything like that price and, if there was that much money available, why not let him spent it on his own choices?‘ Nickson also put Muto and Murphy to him which he ended up agreeing to I think it was more the price with Joelinton that he thought hell no. Even less compromise with Nickson would have served him better in terms of avoiding pricey duds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I just want to see him strike a ball properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 It was from Caulkin. Newcastle have long been fixated on Joelinton, Hoffenheim’s Brazilian forward, who will cost around £36 million. ‘They pressed the 22-year-old on Benítez, who demurred; he liked the player, but not at anything like that price and, if there was that much money available, why not let him spent it on his own choices?‘ Nickson also put Muto and Murphy to him which he ended up agreeing to I think it was more the price with Joelinton that he thought hell no. Even less compromise with Nickson would have served him better in terms of avoiding pricey duds. Well he might have liked him for £5 million for all that quote gives us (and still would rather spend the money on his own pick, as stated). Never heard about this Muto and Murphy recommendation though. I'm surprised Rafa even agreed to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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