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Post by Headless Chicken on Dec 21, 2020 20:24:23 GMT 1
The days of us buying players over the age of 30 are gone now. All the players we will bring in will be to develop and flog I'd be concerned if that's the case. Not least because youngsters often learn a lot from playing and training alongside experienced pros. Aye, I doubt it will be such a rigid approach, it's all going to depend on the make-up of the squad at each moment in time. If we're lacking experience, I'm sure we'll get some in. At the moment we actually seem to have a squad heavy at either side of the spectrum. They're generally still developing (if not some way off) or on the way out. We're arguably lacking those around their peak years (25-29). |
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Post by midlander on Dec 22, 2020 23:12:15 GMT 1
The days of us buying players over the age of 30 are gone now. All the players we will bring in will be to develop and flog I'd be concerned if that's the case. Not least because youngsters often learn a lot from playing and training alongside experienced pros. Not disputing that a few older heads can really help younger players to develop, but Brentford proove that players can also develop massively without the older heads around. |
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Post by linson on Dec 25, 2020 22:02:58 GMT 1
113 games
14 goals
7 assists
Age 25
At 25 he should be coming into his prime so there is an argument for signing but I'm a little underwhelmed by his stats I have to say.
I guess the proof will be in the pudding and he can't be worse than Pritchard or Diakhaby
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Post by Tinpot on Dec 27, 2020 12:17:41 GMT 1
113 games 14 goals 7 assists Age 25 At 25 he should be coming into his prime so there is an argument for signing but I'm a little underwhelmed by his stats I have to say. I guess the proof will be in the pudding and he can't be worse than Pritchard or DiakhabyHey, fate. I just want to throw a little temptation your way! |
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Post by Melc on Jan 4, 2021 20:45:01 GMT 1
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Post by k1man999 on Jan 4, 2021 20:53:05 GMT 1
Quote from one of their fans at the bottom of Rticle Good riddance to bad rubbish. If he's the Terriers top target then they're headed for "Terrier" derbies with Bedlington ! A few references to him being non league standard. We already have one of those (diakhaby) hope this isn't another. |
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Post by ldotm on Jan 4, 2021 20:56:30 GMT 1
Quote from one of their fans at the bottom of Rticle Good riddance to bad rubbish. If he's the Terriers top target then they're headed for "Terrier" derbies with Bedlington ! A few references to him being non league standard. We already have one of those (diakhaby) hope this isn't another. Seems to be held in high regard from Wednesday fans from his time there and they tend to be a miserable bunch. |
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Post by Big Ern on Jan 4, 2021 20:56:53 GMT 1
Quote from one of their fans at the bottom of Rticle Good riddance to bad rubbish. If he's the Terriers top target then they're headed for "Terrier" derbies with Bedlington ! A few references to him being non league standard. We already have one of those (diakhaby) hope this isn't another. Have we signed a player recently with bad reviews from his fans that went on to become a good player for us? Sometimes I think ability doesn't come into our thinking, as long as they have a couple of the attributes we need they are classed as good enough. Hence the Diakhabe signing. |
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Jan 4, 2021 21:24:19 GMT 1
"...six-figure weekly wage..." 
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Post by Convictatthemac on Jan 4, 2021 21:30:18 GMT 1
"...six-figure weekly wage..." Seems to be the reason Aarons stayed put at Newcastle. I wonder if the original deal that fell through was for Newcastle to pick up a huge % of that 6 figures until the end of the season, only for them to try change the % at the last moment? Sounds like a dick move but one I wouldn’t put past the Newcastle owner. |
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Post by midlander on Jan 4, 2021 21:32:57 GMT 1
The six figure weekly wage was for all the players listed, combined. Be surprised if Atsu didn't account for half of that amount.
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Post by Convictatthemac on Jan 4, 2021 21:38:34 GMT 1
The six figure weekly wage was for all the players listed, combined. Be surprised if Atsu didn't account for half of that amount. Ah ok, that’d make sense. |
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Post by Porrohman on Jan 4, 2021 21:51:48 GMT 1
"...six-figure weekly wage..." That's 6 figures between them, not each |
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Post by Hank Hill on Jan 4, 2021 21:58:58 GMT 1
Honestly, with some of the "highly rated" players we've bought in the last few years that haven't delivered, I'm fine with taking a chance on this guy. If he's the kind of player Carlos thinks he can train up and fit our system, then why not.
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Post by Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier on Jan 4, 2021 22:06:46 GMT 1
Thinking back, I must have seen Aarons play for Wycombe in the game against Lincoln in Cowley’s last game in charge at LC. Seem to remember he played mainly on the right and reminded me of Bacuna. Not sure if that’s a good thing or not.
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Post by Detective Boyle on Jan 4, 2021 22:15:47 GMT 1
I think this one is pretty underwhelming but I think he’s just another number to the squad (which we need) instead of a regular starter.
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Post by Tinpot on Jan 4, 2021 23:20:48 GMT 1
Quote from one of their fans at the bottom of Rticle Good riddance to bad rubbish. If he's the Terriers top target then they're headed for "Terrier" derbies with Bedlington ! A few references to him being non league standard. We already have one of those (diakhaby) hope this isn't another. Have we signed a player recently with bad reviews from his fans that went on to become a good player for us? Lossl. Depoitre (first season only, but still). |
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Post by linson on Jan 4, 2021 23:25:14 GMT 1
Their fans aren't impressed with him at all... Calling him a non-league player is pretty horrific and I'm completely underwhelmed by the prospect of him signing but like others have said we need some filler. He should be pretty cheap as well, Newcastle clearly don't want him so we should haggle hard.
We all just have to keep telling ourselves, anything is better than Diakhaby coming off the bench.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jan 4, 2021 23:48:00 GMT 1
Their fans aren't impressed with him at all... Calling him a non-league player is pretty horrific and I'm completely underwhelmed by the prospect of him signing but like others have said we need some filler. He should be pretty cheap as well, Newcastle clearly don't want him so we should haggle hard. We all just have to keep telling ourselves, anything is better than Diakhaby coming off the bench. I bet they didn't give Ivan Toney a second thought either when he left after only a handful of appearances & several underwhelming loan moves. It took him to settle at a club & playing regularly before he really kicked on with his career. |
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Post by Convictatthemac on Jan 4, 2021 23:58:32 GMT 1
Have we signed a player recently with bad reviews from his fans that went on to become a good player for us? Lossl. Depoitre (first season only, but still). Depoitre came here with a bad rap from Porto fans but good raps from Gent fans. Seems like the 1st season we got the Gent version and 2nd season was the Porto version. |
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Post by football on Jan 5, 2021 0:50:43 GMT 1
Lossl. Depoitre (first season only, but still). Depoitre came here with a bad rap from Porto fans but good raps from Gent fans. Seems like the 1st season we got the Gent version and 2nd season was the Porto version. Porto loos? |
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Post by Convictatthemac on Jan 5, 2021 0:59:45 GMT 1
Depoitre came here with a bad rap from Porto fans but good raps from Gent fans. Seems like the 1st season we got the Gent version and 2nd season was the Porto version. Porto loos? Portugal France. |
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Post by Tinpot on Jan 5, 2021 9:14:20 GMT 1
Their fans aren't impressed with him at all... Calling him a non-league player is pretty horrific and I'm completely underwhelmed by the prospect of him signing but like others have said we need some filler. He should be pretty cheap as well, Newcastle clearly don't want him so we should haggle hard. We all just have to keep telling ourselves, anything is better than Diakhaby coming off the bench. New coach can work wonders. See Mbenza, Koroma, Hamer for details. Better to have 3 fullbacks and no wingers on the bench than to have Diakhaby there. |
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on Jan 5, 2021 9:15:48 GMT 1
Their fans aren't impressed with him at all... Calling him a non-league player is pretty horrific and I'm completely underwhelmed by the prospect of him signing but like others have said we need some filler. He should be pretty cheap as well, Newcastle clearly don't want him so we should haggle hard. We all just have to keep telling ourselves, anything is better than Diakhaby coming off the bench. I bet they didn't give Ivan Toney a second thought either when he left after only a handful of appearances & several underwhelming loan moves. It took him to settle at a club & playing regularly before he really kicked on with his career. This is indeed true.  |
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Post by Camel Grabber on Jan 5, 2021 10:03:50 GMT 1
Their fans aren't impressed with him at all... Calling him a non-league player is pretty horrific and I'm completely underwhelmed by the prospect of him signing but like others have said we need some filler. He should be pretty cheap as well, Newcastle clearly don't want him so we should haggle hard. We all just have to keep telling ourselves, anything is better than Diakhaby coming off the bench. But surely if he is that bad, Harratt and Phillips should stay around the 1st team and develop? He will only stop these getting minutes and will he be any better? Only time will tell, but it's not looking good |
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jan 5, 2021 10:11:19 GMT 1
Their fans aren't impressed with him at all... Calling him a non-league player is pretty horrific and I'm completely underwhelmed by the prospect of him signing but like others have said we need some filler. He should be pretty cheap as well, Newcastle clearly don't want him so we should haggle hard. We all just have to keep telling ourselves, anything is better than Diakhaby coming off the bench. But surely if he is that bad, Harratt and Phillips should stay around the 1st team and develop? He will only stop these getting minutes and will he be any better? Only time will tell, but it's not looking good They both play a different position to Aarons though. Aarons plays predominantly on the LW. |
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Post by ldotm on Jan 5, 2021 10:28:04 GMT 1
Their fans aren't impressed with him at all... Calling him a non-league player is pretty horrific and I'm completely underwhelmed by the prospect of him signing but like others have said we need some filler. He should be pretty cheap as well, Newcastle clearly don't want him so we should haggle hard. We all just have to keep telling ourselves, anything is better than Diakhaby coming off the bench. But surely if he is that bad, Harratt and Phillips should stay around the 1st team and develop? He will only stop these getting minutes and will he be any better? Only time will tell, but it's not looking good Newcastle fans will be pissed off that he didn’t reach the potential they first anticipated. He burst onto the scene as their next wonderkid, that talent doesn’t just completely go away.. yes may have been poor attitude, not managed right, not settled somewhere and so on. However, I mentioned it earlier, Wednesday fans rated him from his time there and I’ve seen some of them say they want him now, when he’s been linked with us. Let’s not write off a signing before he’s come, have faith that we seem to be calling a fair amount of shots right recently. |
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Post by Camel Grabber on Jan 5, 2021 11:41:02 GMT 1
But surely if he is that bad, Harratt and Phillips should stay around the 1st team and develop? He will only stop these getting minutes and will he be any better? Only time will tell, but it's not looking good Newcastle fans will be pissed off that he didn’t reach the potential they first anticipated. He burst onto the scene as their next wonderkid, that talent doesn’t just completely go away.. yes may have been poor attitude, not managed right, not settled somewhere and so on. However, I mentioned it earlier, Wednesday fans rated him from his time there and I’ve seen some of them say they want him now, when he’s been linked with us. Let’s not write off a signing before he’s come, have faith that we seem to be calling a fair amount of shots right recently. I do have faith, it was more of a thought. I will be fully behind him if he signs |
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Post by Baby Ate My Eight Ball on Jan 5, 2021 15:38:35 GMT 1
Most Newcastle fans are deluded wankers. They’re not going to speak highly of a player that can’t get into their first team when they usually piss and moan about the ones that are in there already.
And despite a nice couple of years jostling with them recently, they are a much bigger club able to carry lots of wages and right now someone that isn’t good enough for them could be a decent player for us.
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Post by Champers on Jan 5, 2021 17:06:01 GMT 1
Most Newcastle fans are deluded wankers. They’re not going to speak highly of a player that can’t get into their first team when they usually piss and moan about the ones that are in there already. And despite a nice couple of years jostling with them recently, they are a much bigger club able to carry lots of wages and right now someone that isn’t good enough for them could be a decent player for us. Think you're being a bit harsh there. I think they're a lot more level headed than a lot of fans of clubs of a similar size or ones in a similar position. Never really seen them claiming that they deserve this or that. I think they just want an owner who cares first and foremost, and who can blame them when they've got that tagnut in charge of them. |
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