Allan Saint-Maximin (now playing for Fenerbahce, on loan from Al-Ahli)

[The Prophet]

Do you mean Fret?

 

[Smal]

I’d defend him to the hilt but he’s really going big on the NFT thing isn’t he. For fuck’s sake Allan.

[Guest]

[sushimonster85]

1 minute ago, Smal said:

I’d defend him to the hilt but he’s really going big on the NFT thing isn’t he. For fuck’s sake Allan.

 

At least it's not quite as cringe as whatever the fuck John Terry was peddling. 

[elbee909]

7 hours ago, Smal said:

I’d defend him to the hilt but he’s really going big on the NFT thing isn’t he. For fuck’s sake Allan.

 

One of those crypto fintech things that's full of early promise, but is a bit like running up a blind alley with no end product and everyone ends up frustrated.

[duo]

On 02/05/2022 at 06:53, HTT II said:

He does press, but from the front. He is lazy though and gives up far too easily. He’s so frustrating. All the skills in the world too…

My biggest issue is he never looks fit - looks shattered after one sprint.  If you then throw on top his lack of vision (cannot pick a pass) and lack of decision making, I would sell him and re-invest the money.  Yes he can run with the ball but so what - it's not enough.

[TRC]

His stock is probably at the lowest it has been in 2 years so right now is a terrible time to sell.

[Paully]

 

[gbandit]

Aye, it’s a bit desperate but there is some truth to it. Next season is absolutely massive for him and us, can he develop his game more, especially with better players around him. It’ll be an easy decision for us after next season whether he stays or goes. Hopefully he can push on and stay 

[duo]

11 minutes ago, Paully said:

 

He's got to learn to pass first 

[andyc35i]

Just now, duo said:

He's got to learn to pass first 

I think he’s getting better at passing the ball, he’s just not the best at it. The same could be said of many of our current squad though 

[JumpersForGoalposts]

If I was one of the strikers at the club, I'd be livid about that quote, mind.

[Nine]

His ego is bigger than he’ll ever be 

[Guest reefatoon]

That’s a shite comment that. Sounds like Pardew Bruce and all the other fuckers who blame everyone else for their failings. Can’t even remember the last time he set a chance up to be honest. 

[Big River]

is that a botched translation or something? I can’t believe he’d be daft enough to say something so ridiculous.

[Guest neesy111]

That will not go down well in the dressing room.

[Nine]

7 minutes ago, neesy111 said:

That will not go down well in the dressing room.

 These comments, noises about moving him on combined with Howes pragmatic approach to unite the squad tells me he might not be around here much longer. 

[Guest reefatoon]

Much prefer us going down the right character route that Howe is implementing than rely on the odd great game from a maverick. Our togetherness and morale has been absolutely amazing and it only takes one daft comment like that for things to change. Honestly wouldn’t be that fussed to see him go in the summer.

[Aiston]

The man either runs down a blind alley and leaves it impossible to do anything or passes to anyone but a Newcastle player the past 2 months.

 

Yet he's coming out with bullshit like that?

[Abacus]

Hard to know the context. To be possibly far too generous, he could just be saying it's easy to create that many assists if you're at Liverpool or Man City. Either way, it's a daft thing to say and will backfire.

 

I'm sure there was a comment from Wilson a while back (not entirely admiringly the way I read it) along the lines that he was difficult to play alongside, because he didn't put the crosses in when you'd expect and so was hard to predict.

 

Next season could well be make or break for him here, assuming he stays.

[Fantail Breeze]

He’s not wrong, to be fair. It’s no surprise he’s at his best when playing with Wilson.

 

Shouldn’t say it publicly though. 

[PeepShow4life]

Those comments would be bad enough if he was in good form nevermind how he's been playing recently.

[SiLvOR]

Moronic thing to say in public, if indeed it's not a wild misinterpretation of what he actually said. Benefit of the doubt at the moment, I'm sure he'll (his social media team) will put a statement out soon. 

 

On the other side, it's refreshing to know that if he does move on, we'll be more than capable of replacing and improving on him.

[maze]

He was amongst the best players under Bruce, but since Howe came in he has kinda disappeared. I think he has stagnated, even slightly backtracked, a bit.

I'd prefer togetherness as opposed to having players thinking their talents warrants somekind of special treatment.

[Sifu]

Just had a read of the So Foot Magazine website, there's only an extract of the article in question (the full one will be out tomorrow when said magazine goes on sale) but the quotes, when translated into English, haven't been misinterpreted.