Tom 13883 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Debuchy is mint like, he's also freaklishly good in the air for a full back. I think Janmaat is an adequate replacement like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19857 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I prefer Janmaat to debuchy. We need to replace santon though - he was better at left back than anyone else currently on the books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13883 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Pointlessly forced out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14651 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Santon is a good footballer but a dreadful left back. I know all the arguments and some top coaches gave picked him there but his final full season with us was fuckin appalling. His performance in the first 0-3 v the mackems was one of the worst I've ever seen from one of our lot in a derby. Haidara has his moments but he's natural left back in a way the Santon could never be and was in all likelyhood brought in as Santons replacement which is a rare display of effective recruitment policy from the club i.e. get the replacement in while the player who is likely to move us still at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Of course Debuchy can defend. He was always out of position and losing his man when playing for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Nah, he had a sluggish start but after about six months was top class for us. Â Total revisionism, same things will happen when Janmaat eventually fucks us off for something better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2431 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah. Debuchy was quality. He wouldn't have got a move to Arsenal if he were shithouse for us every week. Janmaat is a quality player too. I think they're more or less equivalent to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Debuchy was nowhere near as good as Janmaat. Always out of position as was well documented at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 You thought Danny Simpson was better though you flaming troglodyte. [emoji38] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12462 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Aye Debuchy was fucking class man, the amount of times there was total panic in our 18 yard area and he ran across cool as you like chested the ball down and calmly moved the ball on to one of our players is a real miss when we have to watch Mike Williamson panic and hoof the ball straight back to the opposition. I like both players and it's hard to say who was better, especially as Janmaat has played in a worse side than Debuchy did. I agree that his injury problems at Arsenal have helped many forget how good he was, he did sometimes get caught out of position but it rarely mattered as he was so quick and athletic he was able to get back and stop them, it wasn't like when Simpson got caught out of position and it often ended in trouble for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8889 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) The local newspaper down here in Stuttgart reported last Friday that Newcastle had a bid for Rüdiger accepted, believed to be Stuttgart's asking price of 18m Euro, only for Rüdiger to turn Newcastle down because of the interest of other clubs (Chelsea, Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid). Rüdiger has now got injured (believed to be out for about four weeks) and the interest of other clubs cooled down...  http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.vfb-stuttgart-irritationen-ueber-ruediger.571cb08b-f752-4c51-9a2e-9c294ab31f83.html Edited July 19, 2015 by Isegrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4964 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 You wouldn't have thought 4 weeks in pre-season would be enough to deter anyone tbh, he'll be fit again by the start of the season even if he does miss training etc. is it not more likely they're just waiting to bid when he recovers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 3473 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Debuchy was class but I tihnk Janmaat is better going forward. Happier with him on the whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19857 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Debuchy was class but I tihnk Janmaat is better going forward. Happier with him on the whole. Agreed. Shame we never bothered replacing santon really otherwise we'd only need to worry about the gaping holes at centre back now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6191 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Agreed. Shame we never bothered replacing santon really otherwise we'd only need to worry about the gaping holes at centre back now I wouldn't mind giving Haidara a consistent run at left back (with Dummet to deputise once fit) as long as our gaping holes are sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 So is this mbemba any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm guessing gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4917 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm hoping he's a bit more Aaron Hughesy than Steven Taylory though. Â In what way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9027 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Â In what way? Average player but reliable and composed (on the whole) instead of a thick as whale spunk, rash tackling attention whore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKANDWHITEGEORDIE 0 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 It is obvious Debuchy didn't do his homework before he signed for Arsenal or he would have known that he would end up at best as 2nd choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4231 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 It is obvious Debuchy didn't do his homework before he signed for Arsenal or he would have known that he would end up at best as 2nd choice. Â He was first when fit but has been injured most of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Â He was first when fit but has been injured most of the season. Â I was going to say the same but you know target audience and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5941 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 German press reporting Man U have made a 100mil offer for Thomas Muller!? Â Mental Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I wonder who the top three anti climax transfers have been at Newcastle. Â Ie: the general populous we're excited by the actual signing but the player quickly became a big disappointment ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5941 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Viana, Luque, Boumsong Edited July 20, 2015 by StraightEdgeWizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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