Andrew 4748 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 God I hope we sign someone soon, just to stop this outpouring of total horseshit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I do agree one or two signings in the £30m range are necessary with the shortcomings in the budget made up for by loans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35079 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, adios said: Totally agree with this. @Park Life, there must be a tier 0 by your reckoning too? There are more numbers between 0 and 1 than there are whole numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Just now, Alex said: There are more numbers between 0 and 1 than there are whole numbers Infinite in fact. Need to hear about Parky's full ratings system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Andrew said: God I hope we sign someone soon, just to stop this outpouring of total horseshit. It's the summer, man. It's either this or talk about shitting out kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, adios said: Infinite in fact. Need to hear about Parky's full ratings system. It's an intricate weighting system of goals ratio and shots on target. This is intermixed with various personal prejudices. The two players from Ligue 1 - Moune (now at Huddersfield) and Moukanjo Benjamin are the ones I would have gone after. 9 and 11 on this list. http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/stats?competition=43&season=20160&category=standard&sort=3 Edited July 12, 2017 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) There is literally no point on false economies in the PL. You get relegated. You have to spend what people around you are spending or you get left behind. It's even more ridiculous when you have a world class manager. Edited July 12, 2017 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, Park Life said: It's an intricate weighting system of goals ratio and shots on target. This is intermixed with various personal prejudices. The two players from Ligue 1 - Moune (now at Huddersfield) and Moukanjo Benjamin are the ones I would have gone after. 9 and 11 on this list. http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/stats?competition=43&season=20160&category=standard&sort=3 I'm not taking your scouting system seriously ever again. Not after the Sissoko debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Park Life said: Think we'll get one more goodish player...From the looks of things a midfielder of some description. We haven't signed any Tier 1 players and I don't think we will. But I have gone into Ashleymindgames defence mode. Isn't Lejeune a Tier 1 player? He's certainly getting a lot of praise from neutral journalists who've watched him a lot last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, The Fish said: Isn't Lejeune a Tier 1 player? He's certainly getting a lot of praise from neutral journalists who've watched him a lot last season? Don't know anything about him. Benny said he has potential and will be good for competition for places. If Benny thinks he's good/will be good I'm happy to go with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 10 minutes ago, Park Life said: Don't know anything about him. Benny said he has potential and will be good for competition for places. If Benny thinks he's good/will be good I'm happy to go with that. Was about to argue that surely that must calm your nerves a little, but I just remembered that my Mam sent some chocolate caramel squares down to me for my birthday, because I'm still her baby boy, and now I'm far too distracted to prattle on as is my usual wont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 In the Indy article it says the PL money drops at the end of July so maybe Aug will see the spending start. /Hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 13 minutes ago, Park Life said: Don't know anything about him. Benny said he has potential and will be good for competition for places. If Benny thinks he's good/will be good I'm happy to go with that. This is the key for me; as long as Rafa's around I have faith things will work out. Both because of his pedigree and what it will indicate if he stays. If he walks, we're back in McClaren territory and I'll be more disillusioned than when Keegan II walked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Park Life said: In the Indy article it says the PL money drops at the end of July so maybe Aug will see the spending start. /Hope Already got the first payment. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-first-tranche-premier-league-13302188 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Apparently we've just received £9.7mil for Thauvin, meaning our outlay stands at about £4.5mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: I think a CM is required too. 100%. We're still only one injury away from starting Colback, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 54 minutes ago, Park Life said: He's better than ours. 1/2 in Ligue 1 is proof of that. It's not a muppet league. Think he's 22/23 iirc. So he misses the exact criteria but the sheer no of goals cancels that out. Thauvin got more goals from the wing than Mounie got up front in a similar amount of games. The French league is just as hit and miss as the Dutch league imo and his record was about 1 in 2.5 games which isn't much off Riviere's 1 in 3 for Monaco before we signed him. I see no reason whatsoever (short of an injury ridden season) that Gayle couldn't match the sort of numbers (or better) Deeney, Rondon, Vokes, and a couple of others got last season. He managed 7 in only 8 starts (15 sub apps) his first season at Palace, 5 in 11 starts (14 sub apps) second season, and 3 in 8 starts (8 sub apps) in his final season (which was under Pards), he's also no doubt improved since then and has a bit more confidence about him rather than being in and out of the team. I'm not opposed to us signing a striker but our focus should be elsewhere as imo striker is one of the harder positions for us to improve on (our starter anyway). We'd also still be lacking in creativity which is the main problem I think, I'd rather we spent big on a player for that number 10 role, a central midfielder, a left winger, a left back, and perhaps another CB. It's a shame the Lewis Holtby rumours seemed to be bollocks as I would have liked a player like that in behind the striker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33180 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Meenzer said: Tune. Fuck me, there really was some prime time utter shit on the tv wasn't there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 i wouldn't be against gambling on a few championship players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5220 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Aye but you don't get good value for them either. Abroad is the only real option we have for anyone of decent value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I agree, Rafa probably needs to do most of his business in Spain. I wouldn't be too worried about a spine of spineless foreigners when Rafa concentrates so much on character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Chill-out you bed-wetting wankers. Krul-Elliot-Darlow Yedlin-Mbemba-Lascells-Clarke-Dummett-Haidara-Lejuene Ritchie-Colback-Hayden-Shelvey-Diame-DeJong-Atsu Mitrovic-Gayle-Perez Fear not, without new signings, a lot of luck, these lads might just keep us out of the bottom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Literally no one on Earth has ever said that, ever. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17255 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) Seeing as Martin Hardy has just written a book with Rafa and would appear to be the journo who is closest to him, is this a fairly literal account of Rafas feelings?... http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-transfer-news-rafa-benitez-contract-a7837171.html BEDWETTERS RULE OK? Edited July 12, 2017 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4248 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Park Life said: He's better than ours. 1/2 in Ligue 1 is proof of that. It's not a muppet league. Think he's 22/23 iirc. So he misses the exact criteria but the sheer no of goals cancels that out. Is he? Seen loads of him? He has a career total of 73 games, he scored 11 in 32 in ligue 2 and 14 in 37 in ligue 1 last season. Not sure either of those is one of your "top leagues". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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