TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aleksandar-mitrovic-set-leave-newcastle-8577447 Better be talking shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Seems like complete and utter bollocks to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Isn't the mirror our preferred media partner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17281 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Isn't the mirror our preferred media partner? That's what I was thinking.....but there's no "buying" club mentioned, just that Rafa wants rid, which is the only part of article that is properly beleiveable for me. Rafa dropped him for last seasons run in, picked him when we were already relegated v Spurs and he still got sent off. Keeping a player that's blatantly untrustworthy regardless of his talent (which he has, but always looks overweight to me) doesn't strike me as the actions of a top class manager. He had Bellamy for a season then told him to find a new club. He's maybe told Mitrovich the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Happy with this as long as we have at two good first teamers lined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpirlo68 0 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 It's unbelievable even considering letting Mitrovic go, we need him and another striker bringing in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7030 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 He scored 9 in a shit premier league team. He's chance to get more than that this season. Seems daft selling him to buy someone else and risking him being even shitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4762 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Mad to sell him, we looked to lightweight up front against Fulham, we've no other strikers with a physical presence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33245 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 It wouldn't be so mad if we had at least one decent striker to replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7030 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 If the replacement was proven in England maybe but bar the likes of Hernandez, Ings or Austin I'm not sure who we could attract who scored as many as Mitrovic last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 It'd be a ludicrous sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/twisty-faced-footballer-for-sale/1181923294 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Bad news if this happens there must be something in it for The Mirror to print it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I did wonder about Mitrovic as a Benitez player because I remember him talking about how in the English game, defenders are best at heading out from crosses (in the Premiership at least). Which would obviously be Mitrovic's biggest strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Not sure how that extends to knocking down long balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33245 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I did wonder about Mitrovic as a Benitez player because I remember him talking about how in the English game, defenders are best at heading out from crosses (in the Premiership at least). Which would obviously be Mitrovic's biggest strength.We must've had a continental type of defence for years, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 The only game plan evident on friday was pumping high balls into two forwards that have the combined height of around 7ft. If this is going to be the main tactic this season then surely Mitrovic is the man for the job. You need some physicality up front in this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 We must've had a continental type of defence for years, then. I think that's being too forgiving of them tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 (edited) http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aleksandar-mitrovic-set-leave-newcastle-8577447 Better be talking shite Just noticed the 'shock 1-0 loss' to Fulham. That's setting the bar pretty fucking low. I wonder if I should contact them about making a shock cup of tea at half time. Edited August 7, 2016 by adios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Can't see any benefit to selling him now, it'd be hard to get a replacement of equal or better quality in this league and this late in the window. We've known he has had this ban all summer so why would Benitez suddenly try and sell him now? He's more than talented enough to do well in this division so if anything it would make more sense to utilize him this season and flog him if he's really not Benitez's type of player after a promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Be stupid to sell him and Rafa isn't a stupid man, so I can't see this happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Local Journo's have dismissed it. It's worth noting that our media parter said that we'd signed Austin last summer and Berahino would be signing shortly after. Media partner clearly doesn't extend to us giving them any information on potential transfer dealings. What seems stranger is that their reporters don't seem to bother contacting their local counterparts in the same group to try and confirm stories. Or maybe they just like to create stories out of nothing to sell papers. It was clear how much we needed Mitro on Friday and I'm sure that the new striker we are looking for will be in a similar mould to him. We also need another wide player to give us that balance Rafa has talked about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17281 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 It may have been dismissed but I do get the feeling Rafa doesn't trust him. They may have invented the whole thing on that basis but you don't drop your fully fit best striker during a relegation fight without good reason. If anyone wants to suggest another reason am open to anything but it doesn't bode well if Mitrovich feels that he's not trusted. I agree he's a talent and I agree he should find the drop down in quality an easier environment to get goals in but he's got a short fuse and looks a permanently a stone overweight for top division football. Andy Carroll ruled this division in 09/10 so we'll see how Mitrovich goes, we should give him a fair bit of leeway as he's young and foreign but if he doesn't get what's in his head sorted pretty quick he'll never produce what his talent suggests he is capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Aye I think last season there was definitely a bit of a lack of faith. I think this was more down to a worry about his temprement than his ability. I guess Rafa was concerned that a sending off could be critical to our chances of survival at that point. But we did have a senior striker in Cisse then that we don't have now and I think he'll realise that in this league even more than the premier league, we'll need a presence up top. And Mitro will likely get more chances from the ref's in this division so the risk of him getting sent off isn't so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35095 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Agree about the trust issue but I also think we'd have won if he'd been playing the other night. I also think we need a back-up target man even if he stays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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