Kid Icarus Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Looks like I walked into that one with the ease that any semi decent championship midfielder would walk into our starting 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Someone like Jefferson Lerma would walk into our midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 CB CM Striker Is the barest of minimums. Ideally two CMs with one being a DM, two CBs and a LB. We are in the shit. Massively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 minute ago, joeyt said: Someone like Jefferson Lerma would walk into our midfield The rest of our midfield literally walks into our midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Get a midfielder in this week man you bunch of fanny’s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Pilgrim Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Manager CB CB CM CM LB RW ST Spoiler Or doom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krabbe2 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Need a whole new team. Am so tired of the same mediocre players who have been in the club for 5-6 years now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Krabbe2 said: Need a whole new team. Am so tired of the same mediocre players who have been in the club for 5-6 years now. There's a few that would survive, but yeah. I don't like saying it because they are human beings, but I just don't llike most of this lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Schar, Lascelles, Shelvey, Longstaff - that is the centre spine of our 1st team: The pace, passing and pressing ability and football intelligence in that centre spine is shocking to be honest. All need replacing next week with new signings for us to have any chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 35 minutes ago, elbee909 said: This reminds me that we need a CM We really need a CM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, ManDoon said: Torreira would be the shout. Would be able to play immediately and gives us bite, good footballer and improves us immediately Played for two teams this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 "Need a CM desperately" is the new "worrying". But aye, we need one like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) Worryingly, I think we might need a CM. Edited January 15, 2022 by xLiaaamx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 We also need a player that can create. I wish we weren’t so deep in the shit that Coutinho would have considered coming to us. If Villa get him fit, he will get a lot of goals and assists between now and May. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) The transfer 'strategy' so far has seemed a bit bemusing to me. Trippier is a decent signing but Wood is a bit of a nobody to me. I'd have thought a shrewd strategy should and would have focused on pushing for survival and seen us scouring Europe for loan deals capable of being us out of our current mess, rather than shelling out big bucks for decidedly average 30yo players like Wood? He seems more like a purchase with championship football in mind? Is that due to Howe or do we have a similar scenario now as we had under Ashley where someone else is vetoing transfer bids etc? Edited January 15, 2022 by GM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 We've completely fell for the "You need to know the league" BS that dictates PFM culture. Howe said young foreign strikers aren't what we need and Wood is. We should get Blas since that agency at least work with us but we'll probably want PL experience again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: We've completely fell for the "You need to know the league" BS that dictates PFM culture. Howe said young foreign strikers aren't what we need and Wood is. We should get Blas since that agency at least work with us but we'll probably want PL experience again. Did Howe actually say this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 We should be buying a mix. Having good league experience does actually count for something. Even really good players sometimes don't initially adapt when they join. Considering our main links are to foreign players, I'm pretty sure we aren't operating a PL experience-only policy. When we went into the window, I really wanted a CM (and still do) but I just see such massive problems at both ends of the pitch that feel more pressing. A wide forward who can operate as a second striker and scores goals would be tremendous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiago Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Watching Trippier gives me some hope. That lad is like a race horse in a field of donkeys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, ManDoon said: Gibbs White is playing pretty decent at Sheff United Oooh now that's an interesting shout. Colossal gamble obviously but he showed some real brilliance for a bit at Wolves. Petered out quite quickly, mind. Would only realistically be a squad addition in our predicament atm though I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Hadn't realised that Hammond left more or less straight away. Apparently on Christmas Eve. Didn't see anything about it on here, but .com and The Mag reported on it. https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/01/newcastle-united-january-transfer-window-consultant-appointment-cut-very-short-report-nick-hammond/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Just now, Kid Icarus said: Hadn't realised that Hammond left more or less straight away. Apparently on Christmas Eve. Didn't see anything about it on here, but .com and The Mag reported on it. https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/01/newcastle-united-january-transfer-window-consultant-appointment-cut-very-short-report-nick-hammond/ It has been discussed in another thread. I think it’s important to understand his role was to help them understand how transfers are handled which has been done. He wasn’t identifying targets or taking part in negotiations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 57 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: We've completely fell for the "You need to know the league" BS that dictates PFM culture. Howe said young foreign strikers aren't what we need and Wood is. We should get Blas since that agency at least work with us but we'll probably want PL experience again. I get the sentiment and frustration but at the same time there are loads of examples that support that statement which means it's at least a gamble that sometimes is better to avoid if possible. So many players take time to adjust and we need them to hit the ground running. Look at Gabriel at Arsenal. Completely underwhelming last year and brilliant this. Thats not to say proven PL players can come in and not perform too, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Hammond wasn't brought in for 1 weeks worth of advice. IF he left on Christmas Eve, then something went on behind the scenes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Hadn't realised that Hammond left more or less straight away. Apparently on Christmas Eve. Didn't see anything about it on here, but .com and The Mag reported on it. https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/01/newcastle-united-january-transfer-window-consultant-appointment-cut-very-short-report-nick-hammond/ https://trainingground.guru/articles/hammond-joins-newcastle-as-temporary-transfer-consultant These had it down as temporary? Temporary transfer consultant Seems Nickson is running the show, and getting his own way. Anyone related to the old system, should have been removed for me. Needed a complete fresh start, bottom up approach. Edited January 16, 2022 by mighty__mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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