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Takeover (Covid-19/20)

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by RobEllious, Mar 30, 2020.

  1. Rafman

    Rafman Well-Known Member

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    Like Almiron and ASM.
     
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  2. Toonitus

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    they say this week....
     
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  3. Rafman

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    21 goals in 79 games in the Austrian league doesn't exactly give anyone any confidence.
     
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  4. Ben 10

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    Who's they? The same they that said last week and the week before
     
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  5. Toonitus

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    usually he's surrounded by players had the ball humped up to him and that's not suiting him... he is south American and has been brought up playing football a diffetent way not to mention a striker and a lone striker at that...
     
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  6. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    There's not one report of it failing ..
     
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  7. Ben 10

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    Or passing

    Anyone pretending they know are lying. But the longer it drags the less chance of it happening
     
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  8. JulioGeordio90

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    Presume you're speaking for yourself there?

    Its not prolific but didn't he play up front with someone else at Hoffenheim?

    12 goals/assists in 28 games in the Bundesliga isn't bad. Scored a few in the Champions League too.

    Hard to judge a player in his first season in the Premier League when a) he's playing out of position and b) playing a completely different style of football to what he's used to.
     
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  9. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Disagree with this as all managers sign players who doesn't do it for that club or turn down players as they thought they would not be good enough then go on to be a worldie.

    Overall Rafa's signings have been pretty good wherever he has been but he has also sought fit to spend big sums on players that ended up being useless for the club.
     
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  10. Rafman

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    I cant recall any player he's spent big on which have turned out to be useless.
     
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  11. Ben 10

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    Jacob Murphy
     
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    cronemeister and Munson. like this.
  12. Toonitus

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    no it just either will or it won't..
     
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  13. Toonitus

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    him and muto ,but you get very little at those prices... rafa can spot cheap defenders mind I'll give him that.
     
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  14. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Spelling but Aquillani

    The gerbil as well
     
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  15. Rafman

    Rafman Well-Known Member

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    If you class £12 million as big money.
     
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  16. Rafman

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    £9.5million isn't a massive amount.
     
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  17. Ben 10

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    Aye it's nout these days, we've just been brainwashed into thinking it is with our 90s transfer budget
     
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  18. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    My Aquilani for around 20 million 15 years ago had been ignored by him.
     
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  19. Toonitus

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    I know mate that's why I alluded to the fact you don't get much at those prices.
     
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  20. Ben 10

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    Was he ****e or just very injury prone? Can't remember
     
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