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

[gbandit]

Gutted, less about losing him as a footballer but as a personality and connection to the fans. He loved us 

[r0cafella]

Really hope it works out for both him and us. 

[Unbelievable]

1 hour ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

Ah man, goosebumps. Fuck the haters, I enjoyed every moment he was with us. Class act on and off the pitch. Will miss him dearly.

[frankpingel]

Hope he has a great couple of seasons in SA and remains injury free. Certainly one to remember with fondness and no malice. Good luck Allan.

[Myleftboot]

Will miss seeing him on his electric scooter round Jesmond.

[duo]

If it is £30mil then that is more acceptable. 

[dcmk]

Hope there is more to this reported figure, it seems way below market value.

[Displayname]

Guess Howe didnt want to keep him then, probably has his reasons. 

Quite surprised if there wasnt any other interest at the price level.

[Ikon]

Will be missed. 

[gdm]

[Abacus]

Maybe there'll be another £5m for that giant flag of him.

[joeyt]

Sad to see him go.  He was a shining light under Bruce and when he was on form and fit he was absolutely electric and a joy to watch.

 

Memories include how good he was vs Man City last season and scoring that wonder volley vs Wolves but he was the complete difference maker in games against Bournemouth (a), West Ham (h) and in particular Burnley (a) under Bruce during lockdown when we were desperate for anything to give us some future in the Premier League.

 

I won't miss our fans on here and in SJP constantly questioning his attitude or making him a scapegoat based on little reason.

 

Thanks for the good times Allan

 

 

Edited July 29, 2023 by joeyt

[BlazeT44]

Was the only glimour of hope in many a dark day. I'll always hold special memories of him.

We're heading in a different direction, but wish him nothing but happiness.

[Gallowgate Toon]

I'm pretty neutral about him going in football terms but he was a fantastic personality and went above-and-beyond to connect with the community.

[Holmesy]

Their front line of Mahrez, Maxi and Firmino is going to do some damage 

[Kanj]

Gutted to all hell he is leaving. But I’ll wish him well wherever he goes and hope he smashes anything he does. 

[brummie]

How long did he have left on his contract?

 

Not paid much attention to this thread but £23m seems insanely cheap. 

[54]

1 minute ago, brummie said:

How long did he have left on his contract?

 

Not paid much attention to this thread but £23m seems insanely cheap. 

3 years left on his current deal.

[mighty__mag]

That tweet says everything. 

 

Struggle to believe people wanted to be negative about a player who is as honest and passionate about loving this club. I've always seen the passion in him, you see the same in Bruno, their emotion pours onto the pitch and their environment. Not many players will bless Saint James Park like these types of players, we should cherish them.

[PauloGeordio]

4 minutes ago, mighty__mag said:

That tweet says everything. 

 

Struggle to believe people wanted to be negative about a player who is as honest and passionate about loving this club. I've always seen the passion in him, you see the same in Bruno, their emotion pours onto the pitch and their environment. Not many players will bless Saint James Park like these types of players, we should cherish them.

For some it most definitely is a love affair! 

[Hank Marvin]

Al's-saad

 

We're al-saad

 

 

GL Maxi 

 

[tgarve]

27 minutes ago, mighty__mag said:

That tweet says everything. 

 

Struggle to believe people wanted to be negative about a player who is as honest and passionate about loving this club. I've always seen the passion in him, you see the same in Bruno, their emotion pours onto the pitch and their environment. Not many players will bless Saint James Park like these types of players, we should cherish them.

If he was playing injured then my god he must be more crocked than we think … must have missed 40 games + and was injured whilst playing

[Donut]

Goodbye King.

[Amir_9]

I'll be sour about this one for a while. Far far too many others needed to leave before this guy needed sold. If there was one player that deserved to have a shot at being part of our new success it is him.

 

I understand the FFP wiggle room and all but it just makes me disdain the likes of Frasier, Hendrick etc for not being of value close enough to sell to get us something in order to be able to free up more funds to spend. Fucking useless knackers, hope they anguish at some crap Championship sides forever.

 

 

Edited July 29, 2023 by Amir_9

[robbo_11]

5 minutes ago, Amir_9 said:

I'll be sour about this one for a while. Far far too many others needed to leave before this guy needed sold. If there was one player that deserved to have a shot at being part of our new success it is him.

 

I understand the FFP wiggle room and all but it just makes me disdain the likes of Frasier, Hendrick etc for not being of value close enough to sell to get us something in order to be able to free up more funds to spend. Knackers.

 

Whilst the players mentioned aren't good enough, this is a symptom of the way the club was previously managed. I liked Saint-Maximin, but I just have to trust that the club will be smart and invest in players that longer term fit the way we want to play and when we do have to sell again we're not giving players away for free to get them off the books. 

 

For Fraser we actively targeted him due to his contract situation, at the time it would seem like a good deal due to the lack of a transfer fee so gave him a 5 year contract, but obviously it hasn't worked out. It was the same for Hendrick, a four year deal and free transfer, being hailed as great business with him being an experienced international by the manager. In all honesty, the window of 2020/21, Wilson aside, was shocking. We had enough funds to make a 'blow out' signing and the rest were attempted bargains under that management which at this stage has left us vulnerable because we've got dead wood.