Football 18/19

[WS_Jack_III]

13 hours ago, jyoung said:

Motty's latest retirement didn't last long...

and to go to Talksport of all establishments ?

[pink_triangle]

55 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

You think the people who nominate think anything other than simplistic terms?

I have no doubt that's how they think. I just think if your a footballing person given the role, you could spend more than 5 minutes thinking!

 

[kaosmark2]

On 7/22/2018 at 6:07 PM, JSmurphy said:

How's it looking? 

I can take a hint:

Invite players to join efestivals

Code to join this league: 1228178-278645

[The Nal]

Take that God!

[kaosmark2]

Newcastle have spent money on players

Schar seems like a reasonable signing. We need a CB to partner Lascalles while Lejeune is injured, and to push that duo for a place afterwards. Someone to keep Ciaran Clark further from the starting line-up.

Not too sure about Muto though. £9.5m is a high price for us to pay by Ashley standards, but he only scored 8 goals in the Bundesliga last season. I'd prefer this sort of gamble signings than the known mediocrity of Rondon, but as I said earlier, if we buy one good striker surely that'd be cheaper than endlessly rotating through mediocre ones every season?

[WS_Jack_III]

10 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

Newcastle have spent money on players

Schar seems like a reasonable signing. We need a CB to partner Lascalles while Lejeune is injured, and to push that duo for a place afterwards. Someone to keep Ciaran Clark further from the starting line-up.

Not too sure about Muto though. £9.5m is a high price for us to pay by Ashley standards, but he only scored 8 goals in the Bundesliga last season. I'd prefer this sort of gamble signings than the known mediocrity of Rondon, but as I said earlier, if we buy one good striker surely that'd be cheaper than endlessly rotating through mediocre ones every season?

Mitro and Gayle supposely on their way out. Not sure Rondon is the answer or this Japanese lad.

[kaosmark2]

15 minutes ago, WS_Jack_III said:

Mitro and Gayle supposely on their way out. Not sure Rondon is the answer or this Japanese lad.

Yeah, I'm not too fussed about losing Gayle, he had that great season for us in the Championship but he's missing his hamstrings and hasn't really scored much for us since. Mitro's a shame, but I'd be fine with it if we get a decent replacement. Which we won't.

I think Mitrovic is the best striker we've signed since Demba Ba. He has his problems but he's got more goal threat than anyone else on our books. If it was Mitro out Welbeck in I'd be fine with it, but every other report hasn't been promising.

I'll try supporting Muto, hopefully he'll work well for us, but his record isn't exactly inspiring. Muto/Rondon/Joselu isn't a set of striking options to make opposition defenses fearful.

[WS_Jack_III]

Is this Muto more of a support striker in a similar style to Ayoze?

Welbeck would be okay I guess. 

[kaosmark2]

I've no idea. But what we lack up front isn't link-up play, it's a goalscorer, and at 8 goals last season he isn't that.

[WS_Jack_III]

22 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

I've no idea. But what we lack up front isn't link-up play, it's a goalscorer, and at 8 goals last season he isn't that.

We're gonna need goals from all over again. Young lad might even be brought up to the main team at this rate.

[kaosmark2]

5 minutes ago, WS_Jack_III said:

We're gonna need goals from all over again. Young lad might even be brought up to the main team at this rate.

I'm hoping the way Kennedy and Perez linked up in the second half of last season continues. Their passes to each other created most of our goals.

[Wooderson]

Maureen having a pop at the Reds about cash yet wants McGuire for 60m. Ok.

[thetime]

1 hour ago, Wooderson said:

Maureen having a pop at the Reds about cash yet wants McGuire for 60m. Ok.

Jose moaning no way, 3rd season syndrome. I am Counting down and the marquee and champagne is on ice, hopefully the season is recoverable when he does one.

[pink_triangle]

I would be reluctant to spend big money on McGuire on the basis of a decent World Cup. He was solid in the premiership, but he didnt look a can’t miss prospect.

[thetime]

30 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

I would be reluctant to spend big money on McGuire on the basis of a decent World Cup. He was solid in the premiership, but he didnt look a can’t miss prospect.

Don’t think spending big and turning out a lemon is a big deal to the big clubs.

Especially as most of united’s signings in the past 5 years have been lemons.

[Wooderson]

McGuire is a decent player but 60m is a bit mad.

[thetime]

2 hours ago, Wooderson said:

McGuire is a decent player but 60m is a bit mad.

That’s just the starting bid isn’t it? Will go higher than that if successful. Leicester don’t want to sell and quite rightly want top dollar for him, same as Southampton with your CB and Kyle Walker going to City. 

[Hugh Jass]

Don't United already have 100 centre halves?

Leicester will look at the VVD to Liverpool fee and will say "we want that".

[Hugh Jass]

Whoever is running our Twitter account isn’t in the best of moods...

Personally I think their reply is brilliant.

Edited July 27, 2018 by Hugh Jass

[jyoung]

 

[CRW5252]

On 7/26/2018 at 4:53 PM, WS_Jack_III said:

Is this Muto more of a support striker in a similar style to Ayoze?

Welbeck would be okay I guess. 

If you think Welbeck would be 'okay I guess' your expectations are way too high. 

[WS_Jack_III]

3 hours ago, CRW5252 said:

If you think Welbeck would be 'okay I guess' your expectations are way too high. 

He's scored about 40 in 200 games. 

We need a goal scorering cf.

[Wooderson]

How long do you give Maureen, Time?

[zahidf]

 

[CRW5252]

4 hours ago, WS_Jack_III said:

He's scored about 40 in 200 games. 

We need a goal scorering cf.

He has played winger for a lot of those games and a lot are sub appearances. Basing a strikers ability on their goal scoring record alone is naive. 

A good example is that you lot are moaning about Rondon being an option. When he was at Zenit he scored 20 in 37 games. I'm sure you'd be buzzing if you were signing him straight from Zenit as you place so much weight on goal scoring records. It's only his lower goal scoring record at West Brom that has put you off him.

For the record, I think Rondon would be a great signing for you. He's always impressed me when I've seen him. Very difficult to deal with. Pretty quick and very strong. Good finisher as well.

Who are you expecting to get that's better?