wykikitoon 20111 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Welcome Bonny Lad! 5 and a half year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20111 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) One for you @Tom Edited January 31, 2019 by wykikitoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5217 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) Holy Fuck. We signed someone. And we broke our transfer record to do it. Honestly looks like Rafa has totally outplayed Ashley on this - the threats to resign and sack the whole thing off look to have done the trick. Edited January 31, 2019 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 looks like he can run at players with pace and skill. sweeeeeeet. was ben arfa the last one of them we had? feels like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13856 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Looks like exactly what we’ve been missing but I’m slightly concerned that there’s going to be an adapting period for him. Hopefully he just bursts everyone’s lips from the get-go but I really hope people don’t write him off if he’s not amazing right away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerosum 234 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 hopefully he’s the player that perez threatens to be but never quite is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Good. As Rayvin has mentioned it’s took Rafa hinting he’ll be leaving and even the Ashley has waited until the last minute just to get a couple of player ffs. We’ve been scouting this kid for ages, I’m glad it’s done but it should have been done at the start of the window. Just awaiting the media calling us a bunch of bastards for still hating Ashley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I don't follow the MSL so I've never seen the lad, I just hope he'll be able to find his feet in the Premier league and prove to be a gem of a buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 877 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Notice the total lack of mention given to breaking the club's transfer record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 He can whip some balls in to Joselu. Can't wait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, acrossthepond said: Notice the total lack of mention given to breaking the club's transfer record. Check Rayvin's post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17239 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 56 minutes ago, Noelie said: I don't follow the MSL so I've never seen the lad, I just hope he'll be able to find his feet in the Premier league and prove to be a gem of a buy. What's the point of you living in the US then Noelie?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Looks like the kind of player Benitez has wanted in his system for a while, someone to hit them on the break with pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4747 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 4 hours ago, zerosum said: hopefully he’s the player that perez threatens to be but never quite is tbf Rafa seems to really like Perez. With his pace I reckon Almiron is the Atsu replacement in our current 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20111 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Perez has been working well with Rondon. Rondon seems to be getting fbe best out of him. He's grafting a lot more that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 3 hours ago, PaddockLad said: What's the point of you living in the US then Noelie?? Because the sun shines almost all year where I am. I can be in the surf in 30 minutes, and in 90 minutes be among the snow in winter. In fact on a given day I could Ski in the morning and Surf in the afternoon. And besides, Newcastle and England football teams are my main interest in life anymore, too owld fer much mair laddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 55 minutes ago, Andrew said: tbf Rafa seems to really like Perez. With his pace I reckon Almiron is the Atsu replacement in our current 11. I'd bet my mortgage on him playing no. 10. Makes no sense to break our transfer record only to play him out of position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4747 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Kid Dynamite said: I'd bet my mortgage on him playing no. 10. Makes no sense to break our transfer record only to play him out of position I'm not sure we have a traditional number 10 with the wingbacks formation. We don't have typical wingers with it either. beyond the midfield the front 3 are Rondon as a focal point and Perez and Atsu to play off him as necessary and on the counter their "positions" are pretty much irrelevant its all about moving the ball upfield quickly and directly. Rondon with Perez and Almiron playing off him wouldn't have any of them out of position to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Andrew said: tbf Rafa seems to really like Perez. With his pace I reckon Almiron is the Atsu replacement in our current 11. Is this your thinking, Andrew? Dubravka Lascelles Lejuene Schar Yedlin Barrack Obama Shelvey Diame Ritchie Almiron Rondon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I wouldn't mind seeing this, tbh Dubravka Lascelles Lejuene Yedlin Barrack Obama Shelvey Diame Ritchie/Perez Almiron Kenedy Rondon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I wonder if the discount we got on him after a year of playing hardball is more or less than the loan fees we've paid for Kenedy as an alternative to just signing him earlier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4747 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 16 minutes ago, LooneyToony said: Is this your thinking, Andrew? Dubravka Lascelles Lejuene Schar Yedlin Barrack Obama Shelvey Diame Ritchie Almiron Rondon Nah, I don't think Ritchie will be pushed back upfield, his end product hasn't been there this season, and I don't think Barreca is going to be in the best 11. Ritchie staying at LWB, Almiron and Perez in behind Rondon playing wherever they find space but generally more centrally than out and out wingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I think Ki and Mutu are being overlooked here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonTheMag 4 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Hey used to post on here a bunch like 6-7 years ago, and taking this exciting signing of Almiron to jump back on for a bit. I follow a bit of MLS and know a bunch of people who work in the League. Newcastle is going to love Almiron. He's not a similar player to Ben Arfa, but he brings the same if not more excitement. He works fucking hard, loves to track back and put in a shift. Pardew would've played him - though probably at left back. He'll take players on and draws lots of fouls, but as far as I know that's more from using his pace and acceleration rather than the tight, intricate footwork of Ben Arfa. Almiron always has a smile on his face, and plays with out fear. Not the type of player who will fall into a sulk like Ben Arfa was prone to. And obviously with his work ethic and ability to be coached, Rafa will love him as well. Can't wait to see what this exciting kid does for us, my only hope is that Ashley sells soon so it's not two years of Almiron and then we sell him off for £75m to Liverpool. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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