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Based Jorge
SirTAVARES
Poe
Who makes these decisions and how much are they getting paid to make them and why haven't we replaced them with a giraffe yet?
K3V0
King Luis
K3V0
Definitely not
Strange as well.
As dirty as he can be Ramires imo is a quality player on his day and definitely got a good few years left in him.
.verse
He's a average player that possesses an incredible engine but the technique and execution of someone with two left feet. In a 433 he'd fit nicely as the box-to-box sort of player, but in a two man midfield he isn't solid enough to be a defensive player nor good enough to be reliable going forward. Of course he has his flashes of brilliance (CL goal vs Barca) but you'd have to be daft to turn down £25m for such a player who is also going to be 29 in March.
Poe
Transfer window bunny boilers - Newcastle United
Ninja
You've spent £12m on Shelvey, another £12m on Townsend on top of the second highest net spend in the country, behind City, in the summer?
Surely you can't really be complaining about a lack of investment?
Based Jorge
BR.
Ninja
I agree that they're not particularly great players but if they were would they be going to Newcastle in the first place?
Its the same with the moaning about Charlie Austin. Is anyone really surprised he'd rather go to Southampton than Newcastle?
Its a relatively positive step for Newcastle fans that have long complained about buying cheap players from the continent who have by and large failed that they're willing to stump up the cash for players who aren't that, no?
Poe
I'm complaining that we're still in dire need of a goalscorer and we're signing anybody but a goalscorer atm.
Yet seem willing to keep bidding/scouting Lacazette when he has no interest in coming here.
Move onto someone a bit shitter as we're not good enough for Lacazette.
That being said - this investment is long overdue, should have been done years ago.
K3V0
There's an option to extend by a year.
Based Jorge
Shola
I don't know, Thauvin seemed to be an obsession for some reason. It looked like a wrong signing coming off a difficult season at Marseilles.
Newcastle were seemingly never in for Charlie Austin in this window. Which is baffling. But it's baffling for the other 19 clubs really.
Or maybe it's just a rumour? We're still being linked with Bafe Gomis ffs - I can't fathom that being true.
Even then two of the more persistent rumours are that Remy want's to come back but is waiting on Pato and that WBA have put a massive value on Berahino - those two have far more substantial weight behind them than Lacazette. The rumour is that Lacazette has changed his mind rather than Newcastle have bid again.
Paul Dummett has scored the same number of league goals as Alexandre Lacazette, Bafetembi Gomis, Loic Remy and Saido Berahino combined in 2015.
Number 1
Townsend is a weird one - I think Matty Phillips (who is about £5-6m cheaper) would have been better, but he would be an improvement on Sissoko and Thauvin at least. In terms of Thauvin, I dunno - he was in the Worst Team of the Year from some French publications, who then found it hilarious we spunked £13m+Cabella on him. Cabella was a CAM we wasted out wide and then carried on his poor form when moved to his allegedly favoured position.
Ironically, I was wondering earlier if we're over-spending, given that (if Townsend goes through) we will have somehow spent £83million to end up in 18th.
Poe
Number 1
He's wanted to buy the entire Ligue 1 tbf.
bmg033
Jason
You're forgetting he's English, that instantly adds 10million in value.
Franck
Poe
Only Simpson, Kante and possibly Drinkwater will get a CA rise.
Sam
Shedender
Except for Shola, he's probably distraught.
Jonas
BR.
Did they not take another player off you too recently?
Franck
Nah, I think both Mahrez and Vardy are due for increases Maybe just a few points here and there, but I'd be really surprised if they aren't improved. Have to remember that their attributes were set based mostly on a season where Leicester were shit, and the two of them only scored 8 goals in total.
Drinkwater is atrocious on FM right now, so I'd be shocked if he doesn't get a significant raise after the patch. Not that it'd matter too much as they'd still have Amartey who is an absolute beast.
Poe
King Luis