Coffee_Johnny Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, Interpolic said: It was nowt. The Trippier/Gordon interview cleared it up. No bother, move on. Not surprised to see the fat greedy bastard True Geordie ranting about it - needs some drama for his views when we're winning. Doesn't give a fuck about anyone but himself. Some ridiculously harsh comments about Nick in here, who has slotted into that midfield role seamlessly. Having technical, press-proof players in there means we're missing Bruno less. Fair play to Nick, looks good there. We've won our last 3 away games 11-3 and some people are obsessing over the opposition standard, cheer the fuck up ffs. But I mean, two of those away wins were Qarabağ and Spurs the former must be the least worst team because Spurs are so shite that a couple of seasons ago we were 5-0 up after twenty minutes; took a full 45 minutes to reach that with Qarabag. The other knackers we scraped past were Villa. Who presumably must also be League One standard. And don’t forget actual contradictory information doesn’t deserve to be wheeled out if it tarnishes the perception we can’t score, we can’t win away and Howe is clearly clueless. Three wins away on the bounce, with 11 goals scored, carrying high levels of injuries, against teams: (1) comfortably in 3rd place in the PL & 2nd in the Europa League (winning 7 out of 8 matches); (2) who automatically qualified to the knockout phase of the CL and drew at SJP; (3) who achieved three wins and draw in the CL gaining more points than Benfica, Marseille, PSV and Napoli (plus 10 others). Such facts have no place when reflecting on our current reality. More heat less light please Mr Interpolic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7057187/2026/02/20/woltemade-howe-newcastle-united-premier-league-champions-league/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurentRobert Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 8 hours ago, Menace said: I'm with him like. £65M for a striker who doesn't fit our system and is now being reverted to a midfielder is stinky business. We'll have to go in the market for another striker this summer again - do we even have the money for it? If it works then I'm not complaining. By the same logic was Joelinton stinky business? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I hope Nick will be able to play some games as a striker as well still, especially if we are trying to play less of an end-to-end style of play. Hopefully this spell deeper will help him to link up with the wingers and CMs better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 27 minutes ago, LaurentRobert said: If it works then I'm not complaining. By the same logic was Joelinton stinky business? He's never going to be another Joelinton man, he's not got the physique for it. He'll eventually be reverted to a striker of some sort, probably similar to how he's used for his national side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 He'll always be a forward, we're just looking for a way to use his attributes while we continue with our fast pressing game with Gordon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 16 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I hope Nick will be able to play some games as a striker as well still, especially if we are trying to play less of an end-to-end style of play. Hopefully this spell deeper will help him to link up with the wingers and CMs better. Think it's probably similar to Wirtz at Liverpool where they moved him to the wing for a while. Seems like a way to get him some good minutes and more time on the ball whilst getting used to the physicality and without the pressure to score. Don't think we view it as his long term position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack14Bojangles Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 16 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: He should’ve been hungrier for goals as a centre forward in the first place. Gordon was right to tell him to do one on this occasion. You don't like Wolte. Why is that? He's really not that bad, and he's such a sympathic guy. That's perfectly fine, though. I don't really like some of the players either. Everyone's entitled to their opinion. Edited February 20 by Jack14Bojangles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 9 hours ago, 500bhp said: Our £69m record signing bought as a CF is now playing in MF where we already have six good players to cover three places. Only at Newcastle could this happen 😁. well then it would be the second time (if taking inflation into account). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny1403 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 4 hours ago, LaurentRobert said: If it works then I'm not complaining. By the same logic was Joelinton stinky business? I love big Joe but it absolutely was stinky business at the time. We were desperate for a goalscorer especially when Wilson was injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 7 hours ago, Jack14Bojangles said: You don't like Wolte. Why is that? He's really not that bad, and he's such a sympathic guy. That's perfectly fine, though. I don't really like some of the players either. Everyone's entitled to their opinion. He comes across as a top bloke tbh - very likeable. I think he is a very gifted footballer. But I expect a forward to be hungry for goals - he’s shot shy and doesn’t move well enough at the moment. It’s not a strength or size thing - he’s not that kind of player - but I expect a Newcastle forward to be busting a gut to make space for himself. I’m not advocating for him to be sold, and I don’t think he’s a bad player or bad person - I just want to see more from him. Doesn’t feel unreasonable given the price tag and salary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 He TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya Gordon TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya Gordon TWOC’d ya hair Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 3 hours ago, bobbydazzla said: He TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya Gordon TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya hair He TWOC’d ya Gordon TWOC’d ya hair Was that originally about Princess Diana? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 13 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: He comes across as a top bloke tbh - very likeable. I think he is a very gifted footballer. But I expect a forward to be hungry for goals - he’s shot shy and doesn’t move well enough at the moment. It’s not a strength or size thing - he’s not that kind of player - but I expect a Newcastle forward to be busting a gut to make space for himself. I’m not advocating for him to be sold, and I don’t think he’s a bad player or bad person - I just want to see more from him. Doesn’t feel unreasonable given the price tag and salary. Hate to think what you post about people you don’t like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 He's definitely a panic buy but I love him. Got goals early on to keep us ticking over and he's doing a good job in this current role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 He's been an infinitely better investment than Wissa, I don't understand why he's copping as much flak as he is. Young lad from abroad versus an experienced PL campaigner and he's contributed ten times more so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Just now, Pilko said: He's been an infinitely better investment than Wissa, I don't understand why he's copping as much flak as he is. Young lad from abroad versus an experienced PL campaigner and he's contributed ten times more so far. Yep loads of promise people online be crazy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 42 minutes ago, Pilko said: He's been an infinitely better investment than Wissa, I don't understand why he's copping as much flak as he is. Young lad from abroad versus an experienced PL campaigner and he's contributed ten times more so far. We definitely need more time with Wissa before making any judgements about how good or bad an investment he is. Could still be a success here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 16 minutes ago, Yorkie said: We definitely need more time with Wissa before making any judgements about how good or bad an investment he is. Could still be a success here. Think he will be. Could be as a winger in this new set up too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Magpie Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 It's clear as day he needs players close around him to make things happen, last few games where he's played deeper he's looked good and he is creative with nice touches of the ball and flicks to unlock better attacking options. He's not an out and out finisher, would like to see him playing in the 10 and Gordon playing off him quite a few times for rest of season. He's came to the Prem, was thrown straight into the deep end without a pre season with us and has scored 7 Goals in 23 games so far, one less than Gyokeres and one more than Sesko. There's defo a good player in there and think some should hold judgement on him until we see how he does next season as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Nick Woltemade in midfield for NUFC “We've done a lot of work with him in that position, away from the game day, as much as we can with the limited training time that we have,” Howe explained. “So yes, we're not training. When I say we're not training, we're not training to the intense levels, of course, that we would when it’s one game a week. “But we are turning up, as we will today, and we will train. But then it's what you do in that time that's the really important thing. “Nick's attitude to his work has been excellent, so we've asked him to play a slightly different role. Albeit it's not a million miles from how we were playing with him as the number nine. “He was coming low, he was coming deep. It's just he's slightly to one side. So I don't see a big, massive issue here. He's a player that plays better in between the lines than stretching the line. I think that's obvious. “It's more the defensive work that he has to then grasp, and what we ask of him off the ball. And that's where I have to say, even as a number nine leading the line, his off-the-ball performances were really, really good. “Tactically, he's a very, very intelligent player. He's obviously been well-educated in his former clubs. So he took to it really quickly, and full compliment to him for doing that.” Still, Howe maintains that Woltemade’s change in role isn’t too different to what it was when playing as a striker. The key difference now is that he has another striker playing further ahead of him. “I don't think it's that different personally,” Howe added. “Is there slightly more physical demand? Yes, but it's slight. And I think the thing with Nick, and we noticed this straight away from working with him, he's got really good endurance level. “So his ability to run and cover long distances is actually very, very high. So, yes, I think he can do it. Of course, there's things to learn and improve and develop within his game in that position. But I think he's a versatile player.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 3 hours ago, Yorkie said: We definitely need more time with Wissa before making any judgements about how good or bad an investment he is. Could still be a success here. Yeah, there's a "so far" missing from the first part of my post. Wissa surely can't be as bad as he has been so far forever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) I think Wissa had to hit the ground running to be a worthwhile investment given his age tbh. Fair to say that hasn’t happened by a long shot. He could still be a decent player for us maybe, but investment-wise we needed him to score goals for us this season to be worth anything even approaching the fee we paid. As it is he has 1 PL goal and it’s March next week. Edited February 21 by Smal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 12 minutes ago, Smal said: I think Wissa had to hit the ground running to be a worthwhile investment given his age tbh. Fair to say that hasn’t happened by a long shot. He could still be a decent player for us maybe, but investment-wise we needed him to score goals for us this season to be worth anything even approaching the fee we paid. As it is he has 1 PL goal and it’s March next week. 1 Prem goal man ... it's astonishing how badly its gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 But its not gone £120 million, a few goals crocked Isak bad. There is till time for him. Hopefully he's over his injury and can get match fit, less fat and start integrating and performing well in the side. If Eddie is going to play Gordon as the striker then Wissa may get a run as winger as well as cover for the striker role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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