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Our squad - Who would you keep and who needs to go?

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Darth Plagueis, Oct 25, 2021.

  1. Darth Plagueis

    Darth Plagueis Well-Known Member

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    Keep -

    ASM - Only one in the squad that I am 100% I want in our future top team.

    WILSON - If Injuries persist, keep as a 2nd choice, otherwise our number 9 main striker.
    DUBS/DARLOW
    SCHAR (Our best CB, will be good along side a new dominant CB)
    FERNANDEZ (back up)
    Manquillo - (Back up)
    Ritchie - Squad player, basically the new work horse. Midfield cover only.
    Hayden - Squad player. Back up CDM.

    Rid -

    Joelinton - Not even as a back up, our back ups need to be better.
    Gayle - Championship is his level. He'd be happier scoring 20-25+ goals in the CC.
    Lascelles,
    Clark
    Shelvey - Gtfo
    Almiron - Not suited to the prem. Works hard, but not consistent enough attacking wise. Sell to foreign club for 10m.


    Loan -

    Longstaff brothers - To be fair to them, especially Matty, not enough regular football to help them grow.
    Woodman
     
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  2. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    Keep
    Dubs
    Schar
    Feddy
    Manquillo
    Almiron
    Joelinton
    Max
    Wilson
    Anderson
    Woodman

    Maybe keep ritchie during the handover process


    Get rid of he rest..
     
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  3. Darth Plagueis

    Darth Plagueis Well-Known Member

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    Joelinton? Well, for maybe enough time it takes to get more options in, then get rid surely?

    The guy is basically another Shola at best. Big and strong, holds the ball up but that's it.

    Will score 2-3 goals a season, and we really want to be doing better. He's the biggest flop in history.
     
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  4. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

    Darren Peacock’s Ponytail Well-Known Member

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    Depends on who comes in.

    All players, bar Shelvey, have until January to prove themselves.

    Let's say we buy a 2/3 centre backs then we can pretty much get rid of all of them and we keep the ones that have impressed most. If however we don't buy any centre backs then we don't get rid of any .

    Now apply that to all positions.
     
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  5. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    He's been our best player recently and I believe he's just surrounded by ****.

    Whether people like it or not he's one of our better players and we need a squad of 25..

    You can't just chuck out 20 and sign 20.

    It'll be 4 or 5 a window, so theres definitely 4vor 5 worse this January and in the summer
     
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  6. Roland Deschain

    Roland Deschain Well-Known Member

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    They're all ****ing dreadful apart from Dubravka, Wilson, Willock and St Max.
     
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  7. Ben 10

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    You'd keep Hayden and get rid of Almiron, wtf
     
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  8. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    Willock I forgot but I get the feeling he isn't giving his all. I'm suspecting he thought he was in the shop window and didn't really want to be here
     
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  9. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    The almiron bashers amuse me.. I've never known a player put so many yards in.. Incredible engine, gives 100% every week and is one of Paraguays best players...

    In a better side he'd shine more at the other end, but he's asked to do all the work the ****e like Hayden should be doing
     
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  10. G4rdToonArmy

    G4rdToonArmy Well-Known Member

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    Keep
    Wilson
    ASM
    Willock
    Miggy
    Dubravka
    Manquillo

    Keep as back up
    Dummy
    Longstaff
    Woodman
    Hayden
    Joelinton
    Schar

    The rest can all go for me...
     
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  11. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    Nice to see Manq getting some credit.. My god he worked hard to change the fan opinion on him

    He's probably our best defender full stop.
     
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  12. Ben 10

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    He's not like but he has improved and we definitely have bigger problems
     
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  13. Darth Plagueis

    Darth Plagueis Well-Known Member

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    Hayden as a squad player. If Almiron is happy to stay a squad player then I keep, but I'd assume he'd not be happy with that, so sell.
     
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  14. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    That's the most positive thing you've ever said about the lad

    He's another player that gives his all... I've seen him keep some of the best quiet over the years.

    He'd be my 1st defender on the team sheet every week... Got a goal and an assist this season too.

    Think he's only 27 and he always talks about his pride playing for our club
     
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  15. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    Why are you so determined to chase out one of our best players at this point?

    The rest I agree with but you're off your trolley if you think almiron won't be good enough for the next year or 2.
     
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  16. Ben 10

    Ben 10 Well-Known Member

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    I've said many times he's improved, he was absolutely useless when he arrived but he's steady enough now. I'd like to think we'll get a better rb in the summer or whenever but he's fine
     
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    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    I agree, but until then he's got that spot and until there's 2 ahead of him

    The same applies to all our better players
     
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  18. Darth Plagueis

    Darth Plagueis Well-Known Member

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    Almiron works hard, but the guy isn't that great in the premier league in terms of creating anything though.

    I'd be willing to maybe give him a chance under a new manager, but I don't consider being one of our best players in this current team very impressive, it's not exactly a hard standard to achieve.

    Look at our results without ASM and Wilson. They are the standout players in the team, not Almiron. We can be with or without Almiron, and I see him being weak and piss poor because of how often he seems to lack confidence in the final third.
     
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  19. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    Anyone who puts Hayden in his keep squad is on some form of heroin.

    I'd sent Lascelles to Antarctica. I don't even think Forest would take him back, kids ****ing gash.
     
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  20. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    I also don't like this idea that new signings instantly relegate our better players to being described as back up

    It'll be a few seasons before they should be considered just back up

    They're still players that are good enough and that will play games
     
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