Alan Pardew is continually talking about how he expects signings which is normal for every manager we seem to have as they keep us hanging on through every transfer window with false hope which makes us desperate to believe every rumour. One position which many have speculated on is the one which had been vacated by Routledge on the wing thinking that his departure is freeing up space for a new addition but is this necessarily the case? Has his replacement already been at the club for 6 months in the shape of Hatem Ben Arfa and this is the club anticipating the return of Ben Afra and Gosling to the first team.
Newcastle's first team midfield has much cover already in the form of:
LW - Jonas, Ben Afra
RW - Gosling, Ben Arfa, Barton
CM - Tiote, Nolan, Ben Arfa, Gosling, Guthrie, Smith, Barton
Which effectively covers each position. I do think it could be improved upon with new signings it is not my opinion which is important but that of the owner and chairmen. The players we have cover the position and would not be contributed to greatly by the proposed signings of Ireland, Wright-Phillips or Kranjcar and therefore if the club is run as a business, as I believe it is then these signings are not appropriate.
What do you think, are we just being strung along?
Newcastle's first team midfield has much cover already in the form of:
LW - Jonas, Ben Afra
RW - Gosling, Ben Arfa, Barton
CM - Tiote, Nolan, Ben Arfa, Gosling, Guthrie, Smith, Barton
Which effectively covers each position. I do think it could be improved upon with new signings it is not my opinion which is important but that of the owner and chairmen. The players we have cover the position and would not be contributed to greatly by the proposed signings of Ireland, Wright-Phillips or Kranjcar and therefore if the club is run as a business, as I believe it is then these signings are not appropriate.
What do you think, are we just being strung along?
