Guest Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Holmesy said: We're one injury away from having to dip into a poor group of bench players. The step down from Botman/Schar to Lascelles is significant, Trippier to Manquillo is not a nice prospect and any scenario where we're relying on Murphy doesn't bear thinking about. We need more strength in depth as we get into the second half of the season or we risk not capitalising on our great start. This is another reason I want Tielemans. I think you can get by with people like Manquillo and Lascelles for the odd spell as long as we have 8-9 other first choice players, but when we missed Bruno the creativity went completely. If you have Tielemans the deeper of the three midfielders you can still bring in the likes of Longstaff for Bruno when he's a bit further forward, and still have that bit of creativity in the middle when he's out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, tom1988 said: Same with Gallagher but maybe he just needs some Howe lovin' Thought he was fantastic on loan at....Palace, was it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 3 hours ago, morpeth mag said: He failed to consider playing Bruno as the 8 and bringing in a 6 I don't see an 8 as a need. We have Willock and big Joe, Bruno can do it and seemingly wants to do it, and we could even drop Almiron in there too in a crisis. Tielemans as a Longstaff upgrade and kind of Bruno cover makes more sense for the way we play. The winger cover Tifo lists is so weak that that has to be a priority. Who plays if Almiron gets injured? With Wood misfiring, the dream is a forward who can play anywhere in the front three. We'll be aiming to go deep in multiple competitions next season, so we need depth. Schar will need replacing in a season or two, but Tifo's video also didn't mention us relying on Trippier as a playmaker. This is a much bigger age-based vulnerability going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Would love a good rumour to spark things off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Maguire??? What IS Danny Murphy on about?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Would love a good rumour to spark things off. Sergej Milinković-Savić Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Armchair Pundit said: Maguire??? What IS Danny Murphy on about?! I've just seen that when I opened a new page on Bing. Bizarre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 'A club like Newcastle could do a lot worse than get someone like Maguire.' Danny Murphy is usually fucking useless, but has he actually seen our defence this season? Why the fuck would we need an overpaid human mo'ai? Who would he replace, Botman? Fuck me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Yeah, Maguire is exactly who the team with one of the best defensive records in Europe should be looking at, Danny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Danny Murphy’s lobotomy really didn’t go well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Reckon we might go back in for someone like Harrison. If Leeds are still signing players, we might get the green light from them and while some might think we have "moved past" signing someone like Harrison, if our recruitment team like him, their opinion won't have changed overnight. I'm honestly not sure they are targeting a specific position, I think if someone on their list becomes available, they will make the move happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 minute ago, STM said: Reckon we might go back in for someone like Harrison. If Leeds are still signing players, we might get the green light from them and while some might think we have "moved past" signing someone like Harrison, if our recruitment team like him, their opinion won't have changed overnight. I'm honestly not sure they are targeting a specific position, I think if someone on their list becomes available, they will make the move happen. 100% no to Harrison - not good enough for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Just now, Mikky said: 100% no to Harrison - not good enough for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Howe would get the best out of Maguire and Maguires best is a top 6 player at least IMO. That said, he's severely damaged goods, on hefty wages and no spring chicken. So it's a no go. We were linked with Shaw weren't we? Did he ever sign a new contract? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I don't think theres much improvement from Lascelles with Maguire to be honest. Would be a completely baffling signing considering his age/wages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Menace said: I don't think theres much improvement from Lascelles with Maguire to be honest. Would be a completely baffling signing considering his age/wages Either you overrate Lascelles or under rate Maguire. Either way, I'm not going to advocate us signing Maguire because I don't want him either but he's a markedly better than Lascelles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 It's neither. You're comparing Maguire at his best by saying he's top 6, but Lascelles at his best wasn't exactly shit under Rafa was he Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Just now, Menace said: It's neither. You're comparing Maguire at his best by saying he's top 6, but Lascelles at his best wasn't exactly shit under Rafa was he This ends now. I'm wholly uncomfortable defending Maguire any further. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Fair We do need a defender to partner Botman in the future but Maguire is a complete no from me. More than likely Murphy is just spouting shite as usual anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 He’s basically a similar player to what Lascelles is. Both huge lugs that would both have been classed as great players back in the late 80’s or some other time when end to end long balls were the order of business. Both prone to the exact same brain farts that instills panic amongst teammates in todays fast and tactical game. Both have been sussed out however they paid far more for their one so it’ll take them way longer to wash their hands because of the fee involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Not even worth discussing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Danny Murphy’s lobotomy really didn’t go well. He'd probably become more intelligent if it had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Why would we buy Maguire to sit on our bench? He’s on a massive wage and unlikely to improve given his age. Im sure Eddie could get the best out of him but I don’t think he would represent any form of value for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 hours ago, The Prophet said: Can't stand when people place Longstaff at LCM - Chronicle and various twitter accounts do it every fucking time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsays Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I think it is now well known that Maguire is useless for a team that plays a high press. I'm struggling to think of a defender less suited to our style of play than him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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