The Prophet Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 minute ago, xLiaaamx said: Howe is very predictable and PFM like. On what basis? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I think Targett is decent personally. Better than what we have, decent delivery. Doubt he will want to come here though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 minute ago, xLiaaamx said: Howe is very predictable and PFM like. Jesus Christ man, have a word with yourself. Eddie Howe is not a pfm, he’s falling back on England based players because nobody wants to deal with us in this window. The playing side of the club are in a shambles and most of the players who could be truly regarded as upgrades won’t come right now because of the league table, the ones that are here seem happy with extending their careers here if we go down. Cant think of a harder job in football right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: On what basis? In that I called that the left back we go for would be Targett purely because he's English and played in the PL, despite links to Gosens, Tagliafico and Bakker. Much like Wood, its the boring uninspiring option that is "Safe" but doesn't actually add much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzaschicken Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 18 minutes ago, RodneyCisse said: Targett is just Dummett from another part of England. You might say he's an English dummet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpingel Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 If Wood was a underwhelming disappointment to me then Targett would surpass that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Dummett is very much from England like. Even if he pretends to be Welsh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: In that I called that the left back we go for would be Targett purely because he's English and played in the PL, despite links to Gosens, Tagliafico and Bakker. Much like Wood, its the boring uninspiring option that is "Safe" but doesn't actually add much. So of all the spurious links to left backs, you're picking the one to back up your preconception? If we're guessing, what's to say Gosens and Tagliafico haven't knocked us back? I'm certain they'll both have more interesting options than us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, alijmitchell said: I think Targett is decent personally. Better than what we have, decent delivery. Doubt he will want to come here though. Yep. Doesn’t shit himself on the ball and will likely be available for over 50% of games a season. Good defender overall as well. I’d take him. Benitez wanted him twice when we came up but Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, alijmitchell said: I think Targett is decent personally. Better than what we have, decent delivery. Doubt he will want to come here though. The majority of villa fans on social media (aye I know) wanted targett out cos he's shite going forward 🤔 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Could be a non-starter if he's shite going forward. Howe loves his attacking full backs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Going on brummie's review of Targett I'd be happy to bring him in. Solid defensively/not great going forward in the Dummett mould, but Dummett's going to get injured and is on the way out so it makes sense. Would definitely like a more attack minded LB at the same time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 minute ago, jack j said: The majority of villa fans on social media (aye I know) wanted targett out cos he's shite going forward 🤔 I dunno, I watched a few of their games over the years, and I see a better player than what we’ve got. Nothing special, nowhere near Digne, but better than our lot. I felt there were times when he worked well with Grealish on the left and looked capable of hitting decent passes over the top, and delivering into the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 9 assists & 3 goals from LB in 126 PL games. Dummett has 3 goals & 0 assists in 144. Doubt we’d be losing anything defensively and even 2-3 assists a season could be extra points. Edited January 21, 2022 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Or to put it another way, he is bang average, but what we have at the moment is fucking turd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Thiago said: It is true. We've technically only paid money for two central midfielders since we got promoted. One is at Real Sociedad, and the other is Joe Willock. For all people on the outside talk about Joelinton and 'giving Bruce £100m', he did that because he sensed a profit with the former, and knew the latter couldn't get the same tune out of a Championship squad like Rafa Benitez. It was forced investment. We'll never know who of our signings were Rafa's preferred options, but if you look at a lot of the business under him it was largely from fellow strugglers or lads totally on the fringes. Whether it was Ciaran Clark, Fabian Schar, Javier Manquillo, DeAndre Yedlin, or Joselu, they all came here 'with a point to prove' which is fine if you're a team just getting promoted. We relied really heavily on Rafa's ability to judge a player, and we had very little margin for error. That meant we ended up with some very good players like Mikel Merino, Florian Lejeune, or Martin Dubravka, but also some that were clear punts like Christian Atsu and Emil Krafth. Honestly every time we took a step forward I was just waiting for Ashley to yank us back two. I'd never wish death upon anyone, because we all have families, but knowing he had no say in our club was a joyous moment. From the Athletic - also, Fede was the last CH we signed - August 2018 As Benitez would regularly say about his Newcastle signings, many of whom were very low down his list of targets, “It’s not about who I want, it’s about who I can get.” Had he been backed, Benitez was adamant he could have acquired, among others, Mason Holgate, Wes Morgan and Marlon Santos, although the latter’s loan from Barcelona in 2018 fell through due to work-permit issues, rather than because of Newcastle’s unwillingness. Nathan Ake, too, was courted by Benitez in 2017, but Newcastle were unable to match AFC Bournemouth’s £20 million offer to Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I remember when it was more important for fullbacks to be able to defend than it was too attack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Could sign him and can the Dummett contract extension. Nee idea when the latter is out with an injury and we turn to Ritchie again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Well, it's the penultimate Friday before the window "slams shut" Just going to bask in all the midfield links when they arrive.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 It’s mental that literally nothing has happened this week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Must be a nightmare for them trying to bring bodies in. In the two weeks after Trippier, all we have managed to do is massively overpay for a limited aging striker. Don't think it's the want of trying that is holding us back, but more the greedy bastard clubs trying to fleece us. We will have to get used to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: It’s mental that literally nothing has happened this week I took an epic dump the other day. Really cleansed everything nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I don't think it's fair to say nothing has happened, even Edwards has confirmed they are working like mad to make signings, the lack of movement is frustrating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 We’re surely not taking 90min as a credible source these days? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutland Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Looking back at an old article, is this why we are looking at more loans? https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1520564/newcastle-transfer-news-eddie-howe-amanda-staveley-premier-league/amp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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