jack j Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 How did we end up signing him permanently anyway? I'm sure after the initial loan it went quiet for a while as though we were looking elsewhere. Although I remember in the lap of honour at the end of the season the fans singing one matty targett. Wonder if that swayed them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 8 hours ago, Heron said: Longstaff was nee worse than Targett like. Longstaff was our worst player. Targett was one of our better players yesterday. That's my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 3 minutes ago, jack j said: How did we end up signing him permanently anyway? I'm sure after the initial loan it went quiet for a while as though we were looking elsewhere. Although I remember in the lap of honour at the end of the season the fans singing one matty targett. Wonder if that swayed them At the time we purchased him we were struggling to find a more suitable target. renan Bruno's old team mate was the one we were linked to heavily at this point. Either way he did extremely well for us on loan and the cost was relatively cheap if it wasn't for the injuries we would have got our money back without many issues imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) Targett as bad as Longstaff yesterday FFS That’s nonsense IMO. Targett wasn’t amazing. Some of his crossing was pretty crap. But after over a year without a start. It was fairly promising. That’s the worst I’ve seen Longstaff play and he was our worst starter on the day by a mile. Edited January 13 by Lush Vlad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 19 minutes ago, r0cafella said: At the time we purchased him we were struggling to find a more suitable target. renan Bruno's old team mate was the one we were linked to heavily at this point. Either way he did extremely well for us on loan and the cost was relatively cheap if it wasn't for the injuries we would have got our money back without many issues imo. Remember that video of our end of season lap of honour? Bruno was pointing to Targett saying "we have to sign him!". In my mind, I imagine that our management decided at that point to gift Bruno a Matt Targett. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 3 minutes ago, Emotic said: Remember that video of our end of season lap of honour? Bruno was pointing to Targett saying "we have to sign him!". In my mind, I imagine that our management decided at that point to gift Bruno a Matt Targett. Aye. Was lush that Targett deserved a contract, imho, did really well. It was just injuries and BDB that cocked it up. Mind I'm completely blinded by his stealing the ball off of James Justin? then releasing Willock that, eventually, led to Bruno's winner v Leicester Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Hall and Targett back up is solid LB LCB has good back up RB does LCM is ok with the Joes not sure if Miley is Tonali or Bruno backup but RCM seems fine LW is good. All other positions are weak and need strengthening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) Just caught up with this thread and have a feeling @Heronand his eyesight have mistaken Targett for Barnes Edited January 13 by LFEE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 If i ever had to go to court I'd want my brief to defend me as hard as Heron defends longstaff like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) One thing I’ll give Targett for him to remain in the squad, he’s the closest to Hall without us needing to change our style. Not for the progressive passes, but for the unselfish overlaps that Hall gives Gordon, and the deliveries (which weren’t good yesterday by large). Kelly playing LB would not give us that. Which again points Kelly as a weird signing because he’s effectively 3rd choice LCB for at least another season. Edited January 13 by Sibierski Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 11 hours ago, Danh1 said: I feel as though he was a lazy signing. He was decent on loan and it was rumoured we were after that lad who Forest signed from Atletico. There was a couple of weeks between the season ending and us signing Targett, and the consensus was that we wanted someone a bit more attack minded. Was as if we just wanted to get someone in early doors and at a decent enough fee, which is fair enough. The signing made complete sense at the time, and was one I was really keen on as were most people on here tbh. The fee was around £12m if I remember correctly, and in the 6 months prior when he was on loan, he was incredibly solid, with him coming in being one of the reasons our defensive record improved in that survival season (Along with Burn), and he was also incredibly liked in the squad by all accounts. At that time, the consensus that summer was that we where going to be in a transitional season that year, where we could maybe push for a Europa League spot, but the main season goal was to just be lower top half, without any threat of relegation, which he would have been perfect for. He then got injured, and we got Champions League football, and that transitional season just didn't happen, so the squad very quickly passed him by. He has been a victim of circumstance, and the fact that our 25th placed squad member is Targett shows just how much we've gone forward in recent years. I also think he was solid if unspectacular yesterday, with the occasional rustiness thrown in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Signing him made sense when we did and he was superb in his first season with us, i remember saying that he always give you a solid performance in any game and don't recall him having many bad games with us, he was just unlucky with injuries and rotations but he can still play a role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, r0cafella said: At the time we purchased him we were struggling to find a more suitable target. renan Bruno's old team mate was the one we were linked to heavily at this point. Either way he did extremely well for us on loan and the cost was relatively cheap if it wasn't for the injuries we would have got our money back without many issues imo. Agreed. Ironically, he was probably our safest purchase the summer he came in. I don't believe he had a fitness record anything like what we've seen prior to coming here, and it's shattered his career here, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 9 hours ago, LFEE said: Just caught up with this thread and have a feeling @Heronand his eyesight have mistaken Targett for Barnes Caalin me blind like...eh...eh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelrouser Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Gordon/Barnes Isak/Osula Murphy/Miggy Joe/Joe Tonali/Bruno Bruno/Longstaff Hall/Targett Botman/Burn(25)? Schär(25)?/Lascelles(25)? Tino/Trippier(25)? Kelly Kelly Kelly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton7 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Obligatory “it’s Bailey” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1tche Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Saw this pop up and thought he was starting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I’m not sure if it is just lazy journalism and tenuous links between certain clubs and former managers, or in Almiron’s case, his former club. But there seems to be a lot of noise around outgoings and possible deals all of a sudden. Dubravka, Kelly, Almiron and now Targett. Albeit a rumour from that useless sausage, Bailey. Maybe we are seriously trying to shift 2 or 3 so that we can move for someone this window? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Selling too many if anything Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonAbroad Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Not in the squad tonight either, although probably not a shock given who's available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago If he is going I assume it will either be a loan or we are part funding his wages if it's a permanent deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 2 minutes ago, LFEE said: Good to get his 750k a week wages off the books at long last Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo123 Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said: Good to get his 750k a week wages off the books at long last Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago Loan with an obligation based on promotion would be ideal. It will be loan with an option I’m betting though. Good signing for Leeds if he stays fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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