ClubSpinDoctor 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Aye, I remember twisting about having the likes of Shola and LuaLua as backup to Shearer and Bellers. Lua Lua would probably improve our first 11 now It's our striker situation that's pissing me off more than anything else. This Riviere bloke's record is hardly prolific, just being linked with him is annoying me. His record is worse than Gomis', who we were told we passed on to concentrate on priority targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Signs so far tell me they'll bring in a couple of strikers - one 'marquee' signing so to speak. I wouldn't be surprised to see De Jong at centre forward either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClubSpinDoctor 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Signs so far tell me they'll bring in a couple of strikers - one 'marquee' signing so to speak. I wouldn't be surprised to see De Jong at centre forward either... Any ideas who? Because unless we get Remy then I don't see any signs. Maybe I'll be surprised, or maybe we'll sign some uninspiring shitter. Given Ashley's record of not signing strikers and the premium attached to proven goalscorers, I'm going to stay on the pessimistic side of the fence for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I don't know really but I don't think the press really know what we're up to most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I heard a rumour of Joel Campbell on a six month loan. Hardly the Marquee signing but might plug the gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I'd love to see them try and bring Ba back, he could be receptive too it (dependent of course on wages) with Diego Costa coming in and Lukaku back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClubSpinDoctor 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 He'd rather sit on the bench for 90k pw than play for 89k pw that cunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Agreed clubspindoctor, but your picture makes me want to vomit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The nearest comparison is Ginola. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/mark-douglas-newcastle-united-might-7413442 What type of player is he? He is a skillful, creative, two-footed, deep-lying forward/wide attacking midfielder who can take on players and works hard without the ball. Aye, that sounds just like the mercurial, left winger who was guilty of never tracking back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44853 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Players that don't track back are your ferayyyyyveruts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Players that don't track back are your ferayyyyyveruts. Players that only track back get you wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2964 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Pards looking sublime there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1244 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I don't, providing we address all of the gaps in our squad. We won't though. Remember last summer when the window closed and we all went off it because we hadn't signed a striker? We're our best 3 players lighter than we were then. 4 if you consider that Ben Arfa was in the frame then. We've brought in two that look decent signings but honestly, I can't see being as good as what they're replacing. We're considerably worse off than we were at the end of the last transfer summer window when we were all seething. We've made some progress but nothing near what we need, and history teaches me to expect the worst from these cunts.Of those best 3 players you speak of, at the end of the last transfer window one had played 25 minutes because he was in a huff we wouldn't sell him, one hadn't yet played for the club and the other had been so good up to that point that many were saying they'd rather have Simpson back. I'm not suggesting that the three players in question weren't our best players and they aren't a big loss but in signing Cabella and De Jong we've tried to address the problem of Cabaye going (albeit not in a like for like way as far as I can tell), it's looking very probably that once Janmaat can take his medical we will have addressed the problem Debuchy going and assuming we do sign a striker or two we will have acted to replace Remy. Obviously can't know that these players are going to as well as those who have left but we've signed a dutch international who's the captain of Ajax, a member of the french world cup squad and it looks like we'll sign the dutch first choice fullback from the world cup. We're not talking about cheap knackers who we're taking a massive punt on making a massive step up from mikey mouse clubs/leagues/countries. I'm not supporting Ashley and his mob here, I fucking hate them all and think they are only harming our club. But what they're bringing in now surely must make you think we can do better over the season than we did after Cabaye was sold. I look at a team with Cabella and De Jong and think we have the chance to see some decent football again. The best you can hope with Ashley is the matches are good and you can enjoy going/watching. Since Cabaye was sold I've not enjoyed a single one of our matches. All I am is hopeful that the these signings will go some way to changing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17246 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 he hasn't even met pardew before that interview? Hmm..wonder what Cabaye,Sissoko and Debuchy said about him.....? "hes got great ideas when he gets the ball".....that'll make up for your lack of them then Alan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 he hasn't even met pardew before that interview? He's in for a rude awakening. "Don't fuck about with it kick it over there quick"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Aye because every pass Cabaye made was Pardew's idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 That hapless ball over the top to where Debuchy should have been down the right certainly was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Sick of folks on twitter saying they are glad we are finally spending big! We've sold/lost 9 players in the last 12 months and made around £32mil With Janmaat we've signed 5 for about £19mil. So the squad is 4 players down and Ashley is £12mil up (+£55mil ish including profit from last season) THANKS MIKE XX Edited July 14, 2014 by TheRollingStones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClubSpinDoctor 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Of those best 3 players you speak of, at the end of the last transfer window one had played 25 minutes because he was in a huff we wouldn't sell him, one hadn't yet played for the club and the other had been so good up to that point that many were saying they'd rather have Simpson back. I'm not suggesting that the three players in question weren't our best players and they aren't a big loss but in signing Cabella and De Jong we've tried to address the problem of Cabaye going (albeit not in a like for like way as far as I can tell), it's looking very probably that once Janmaat can take his medical we will have addressed the problem Debuchy going and assuming we do sign a striker or two we will have acted to replace Remy. Obviously can't know that these players are going to as well as those who have left but we've signed a dutch international who's the captain of Ajax, a member of the french world cup squad and it looks like we'll sign the dutch first choice fullback from the world cup. We're not talking about cheap knackers who we're taking a massive punt on making a massive step up from mikey mouse clubs/leagues/countries. I'm not supporting Ashley and his mob here, I fucking hate them all and think they are only harming our club. But what they're bringing in now surely must make you think we can do better over the season than we did after Cabaye was sold. I look at a team with Cabella and De Jong and think we have the chance to see some decent football again. The best you can hope with Ashley is the matches are good and you can enjoy going/watching. Since Cabaye was sold I've not enjoyed a single one of our matches. All I am is hopeful that the these signings will go some way to changing that. The highlighted bit is my problem. I'm 95% sure we won't sign a proven goalscorer, which will hinder the effectiveness of the creative types we've bought. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Sick of folks on twitter saying they are glad we are finally spending big! We've sold/lost 9 players in the last 12 months and made around £32mil With Janmaat we've signed 5 for about £19mil. So the squad is 4 players down and Ashley is £12mil up (+£55mil ish including profit from last season) THANKS MIKE XX Then again. £18m in a fortnight is almost double Ashley's max net spend in any year since buying us and the biggest 14 day outlay in our history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClubSpinDoctor 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Then again. £18m in a fortnight is almost double Ashley's max net spend in any year since buying us and the biggest 14 day outlay in our history. Luque/Owen, stat man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Sick of folks on twitter saying they are glad we are finally spending big! We've sold/lost 9 players in the last 12 months and made around £32mil With Janmaat we've signed 5 for about £19mil. So the squad is 4 players down and Ashley is £12mil up (+£55mil ish including profit from last season) THANKS MIKE XX True as that is, I couldn't give a fig about profit and loss if we're improving and challenging on the pitch. It's not that I want Ashley to bankrupt himself as he spends a fortune, it's just that we should improve and strive to achieve something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17246 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Luque/Owen, stat man! We sold Jenas the same week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClubSpinDoctor 0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) We sold Jenas the same week... He said outlay Debuchy is sold as well, which I'm sure was accounted for when outlaying for Cabella. We bought Nobby as well that week, so if we're talking net, according to .com 17m for owen, 9.5m Luque and 1.5m Nobby minus 9m Jenas is still 19m Edited July 14, 2014 by ClubSpinDoctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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