Nine Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, leffe186 said: Burn is older than Coutinho. Can’t you just acknowledge the other guy’s right and move on? You just signed some guys to get you out of a tight spot. Sure, you will probably change your approach now, but that’s not what you said. Burn is also a CB, if you have been watching football for 5 minutes you will know that CBs generally peak later than attacking midfielders/#10s and especially ones that just sat on the bench during their peak years (a position that we currently dont play btw). I understand peoples desire of 'big names' but we will not go down that route. Edited April 2, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Just now, The Prophet said: If he moves to a 4-4-1-1 he might fancy Coutinho in behind the striker. That said, I don't think he fits the profile of players that we'll be looking at. No i dont either. I get that Howe might want to play a different way once we have better players throughout the squad but at the moment, Id say players in his wage bracket are beyond us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lazarus said: No i dont either. I get that Howe might want to play a different way once we have better players throughout the squad but at the moment, Id say players in his wage bracket are beyond us. I thought we were the richest club in the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Nine said: Burn isnt past his prime. Trippier is a full England international, leader and all around a great personality to have around the squad - he was signed for an initial £12m and is on under 100k a week. Wood was signed because of circumstance rather than on his individual ability, although he has done his job. Coutinho would want 200k a week and has been happy enough to take his money and sit on Barcas bench for the last 2 years, hes not the type of player/personality we will sign. Happy enough to take his money and sit on Barcas bench for the last 2 years and not the personality we will sign? Coutinho has always been a very good character. Never heard anyone say anything bad about his personality. Also, the two years prior to moving to Villa he played for Bayern (where he was mostly used off the bench if I remember it correctly but still scored 11 goals that season). After that he missed over 8 months due to a knee injury. He did look lost for Barcelona at times, but he was at the club during a period of shambles. The Coutinho at Aston Villa is once again one of the best players in the league. I probably would prefer other players over him, but saying no to Coutinho if the owners want to splash the cash would be quite insane. Coutinho Bruno Joelinton in midfield would be dreamy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie_once_removed Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 11 hours ago, Away Toon said: Newcastle United want to sign 29-year-old Barcelona and Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho, currently on loan at Aston Villa.(Sport) I'd rather not. He's one of those players who really needs a team built around them. He's doing well at Villa as they already had a team semi built/used to playing with a player like him in Grealish. I feel he wouldn't do that well at Newcastle as the players we have wouldn't compliment him so well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Flip said: Happy enough to take his money and sit on Barcas bench for the last 2 years and not the personality we will sign? Coutinho has always been a very good character. Never heard anyone say anything bad about his personality. Also, the two years prior to moving to Villa he played for Bayern (where he was mostly used off the bench if I remember it correctly but still scored 11 goals that season). After that he missed over 8 months due to a knee injury. He did look lost for Barcelona at times, but he was at the club during a period of shambles. The Coutinho at Aston Villa is once again one of the best players in the league. I probably would prefer other players over him, but saying no to Coutinho if the owners want to splash the cash would be quite insane. Coutinho Bruno Joelinton in midfield would be dreamy. So did he not sit on the bench for 2 years during his prime at Barca? Doesnt exactly strike you as a player that regained the hunger he had at Liverpool does it? Im sure hes a decent lad all told but that speaks volumes tbh, hes done decently at Villa since coming in but its a short stint there which he probably hopes will trigger a bigger club coming in for him. In footballing terms is a luxury #10 player as well, not the type of position we look anything like utilising from what we've seen from Howe so far. This convo is pointless anyway because as I said hes outside our wage bracket. I get that alot of fans will want him (big name, previous success) and will look for reasons why the transfer would make sense but at 200k odd a week it just doesnt. Also its amusing to see that its already silly season around here, I've seen some lately that have seriously wanted Ben Arfa back Edited April 2, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, relámpago blanco said: I thought we were the richest club in the world Doesnt matter. The wage bill should grow organically. If Coutinho came in on 200k or 250k or whatever, how long before ASM wants the same, or Wilson, or Bruno Gibberish? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 5 hours ago, The Butcher said: We just signed Trippier, Woods and Burn. You really don't see the difference between the January transfer window and this coming summer window? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) I'd rather have Paqueta than Coutihno I think. If Coutihno was available for the right terms then sure, but I think Paqueta would be similar wages to Bruno plus they're already used to linking up Edited April 2, 2022 by xLiaaamx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, Teasy said: You really don't see the difference between the January transfer window and this coming summer window? Yeah, but I'm mot sure why we wouldn't go after one or two experienced heads if available? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, The Butcher said: Yeah, but I'm mot sure why we wouldn't go after one or two experienced heads if available? We could, as long as the deal fits in with our wage structure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Paqueta to make up an all Brazilian midfield three would be amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I've got to be honest, judging a player's character negatively, based on the fact they sit on Barcelona's sub bench, seems a tad misguided. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Nine said: So did he not sit on the bench for 2 years during his prime at Barca? Doesnt exactly strike you as a player that regained the hunger he had at Liverpool does it? Im sure hes a decent lad all told but that speaks volumes tbh, hes done decently at Villa since coming in but its a short stint there which he probably hopes will trigger a bigger club coming in for him. In footballing terms is a luxury #10 player as well, not the type of position we look anything like utilising from what we've seen from Howe so far. This convo is pointless anyway because as I said hes outside our wage bracket. I get that alot of fans will want him (big name, previous success) and will look for reasons why the transfer would make sense but at 200k odd a week it just doesnt. Also its amusing to see that its already silly season around here, I've seen some lately that have seriously wanted Ben Arfa back No he didn't sit on the Barca bench for the past two seasons, he was injured for half of the last season and half he played for Barcelona. 200k a week is nothing if we want to compete in the Premier League. At some point we need to start spending that money if our ambitions are the CL. I'm not saying we definitely should be going for him. But if we want to succeed we need to bring in a mix of young and experienced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Flip said: No he didn't sit on the Barca bench for the past two seasons, he was injured for half of the last season and half he played for Barcelona. 200k a week is nothing if we want to compete in the Premier League. At some point we need to start spending that money if our ambitions are the CL. I'm not saying we definitely should be going for him. But if we want to succeed we need to bring in a mix of young and experienced. Besides 18/19 almost half of his limited appearances have been coming off of the bench for either Barca or Bayern (injuries or not). You need to understand we cant bring in players on 200k this summer when the current core of our squad dont earn even half of that, unless you want to upset the dressing room it is just not viable.. it must be done in stages over multiple seasons. Experienced and young players yes obviously, but not ones that come in on 200k a week. Edited April 2, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Rather give Billy Elliott a chance… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 2 hours ago, loki679 said: Paqueta to make up an all Brazilian midfield three would be amazing. I've absolutely convinced myself that this is a done deal already. Based on nothing other than he's Bruno's mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Wilson said: I've absolutely convinced myself that this is a done deal already. Based on nothing other than he's Bruno's mate. Yeah, I'm the same. I think it will definately happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nortoon Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I also want that Anthony fella from Ajax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 L'Union in Gabon claiming we've agreed to sign Didier NDong in the summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 33 minutes ago, relámpago blanco said: Yeah, I'm the same. I think it will definately happen. I want it to but how many Brazilians can we have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 We'd have 3, Wolves have about 15 Portuguese players and are fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I'm looking forward to the day nufc is basically the Brazil national team. With the Lonngstaffs, Dummett and Woodman lurking in the shadows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Newcastle, West Ham and Southampton have all discussed signing West Brom's Sam Johnstone and now Tottenham are back in the hunt for the England goalkeeper, 29. (Mail on Sunday) Arsenal's Germany goalkeeper Bernd Leno, 30, is ready to reject a move to Newcastle and return to the Bundesliga this summer. (Daily Star Sunday) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Leno rejecting a move to us? Thank fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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