Noelie 103 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 23 minutes ago, Howay said: Doesn't really say much about him though does it? Going solely off their international performances players like Gerard and Lampard wouldn't have been rated highly by many. I'm not saying the lad is a world beater but there's no point trying to be this negative about a rumoured loan signing in June. Thing is, it seems to be about the number of goals he scored at Bristol which doesn't really say he would flourish in the Premier League. We had Gayle in double figures for us but there seems to be those who don't think he can perform in the Premier League. I'm not trying to be negative, I just have doubts about someone with promise he won't fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30467 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 You don't have to try, it comes naturally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerbarton 24 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 17 hours ago, StoneColdStephenIreland said: Apparently on his way to Chelsea Not that bothered. Caballero is more than capable of pulling a clanger. Is he really much of an improvement on Krul / Elliot / Darlow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 3 hours ago, rogerbarton said: Not that bothered. Caballero is more than capable of pulling a clanger. Is he really much of an improvement on Krul / Elliot / Darlow? Yeah my thoughts too! Wasn't really sure why we'd go for him with 2 better keepers already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 20 hours ago, The Fish said: We don't know how far along deals are, it's entirely possible that we sign two or three tomorrow for all we know. Far too many pants being pissed on twitter. Chronicle might not be getting the message across in the right way, in the right terms, but the jist is the same; Stop being massive fannies. The vast majority of chatter about Newcastle United transfers every summer can be categorised one of three ways Rumours - Newcastle are (not) chasing player X Complaints - Why haven’t Newcastle signed anyone? Placation - Stop being impatient, signings will come The rumours are part and parcel of football and have been since Andy McCombie mentioned he liked pan haggerty more than panaculty (one for the great granddads there). Most of us just dismiss the names that are thrown in the pot and no-one takes any of it seriously. At least not until someone respectable confirms there’s something more to it, or (more reasonably) until there’s a picture of the player holding up a shirt. Sky Sports and their partner Sky Bet have taken to an art form the generation of rumours that drive a gambling market to extract cash from the wallets of their viewers. It’s a racket so simple and transparent you’d almost admire the audacity of it, if the lack of regulation wasn’t so dismaying. This factor has skewed the rumour mill beyond all reason and only full time content creators will bother to keep up with it all and even then, most don’t bother. As for people complaining, maybe I read and talk to a different sort of person in my bubble but I rarely see much of it. I’m told there are lots of complainers and something must trigger the placators, for me though, most seem to have a sensible view of how the transfer window will play out, with more business logically happening as it draws on. The artifice clubs create, posturing with demands for a quick deal and insistence that the current offer is final fall away to desperation and conciliation, money starts to circulate between clubs and generates an increase in deals being done as the end of the window approaches. What I see more of is the placation, lots of people taking the role of sage and perceptive soothsayer. Rafa’s got this. What you worried about? It’s only June. While I find all three angles quite boring, I do most identify with the view that we should just wait and see. Conversely though, I find myself increasingly irritated by the placators that condescend to complainers, especially when they themselves initiated the high expectations. For example, in May, The Chronicle told readers that Newcastle wanted to get an early start on transfers: They told us this was the “inside track”. That Rafa Benitez wanted “the majority of his Newcastle United recruits signed up by the start of pre-season (July 3rd).” He was “in a rush to get things sorted as soon as possible” and this news was widely shared news across social media. With expectations for early business set high, the weeks passed by and Newcastle still hadn’t added any new faces two weeks before the start of pre-season. However when questions start being asked as to what happened to the early business promised, there was a gear change to recalibrate expectations. Rather than being a different sort of pre-season where faces arrive sooner than they have previously, as touted, we are told that this is a transfer window and pre-season just like any other under Mike Ashley. That “They’ve only signed players in June three times in the Ashley era”. I mean, come on, what did you expect? I don’t mind the club putting themselves in the best bargaining position early on by expressing a willingness to walk from deals that take too long or even papers reporting that stance as it’s given to them. But it winds me up more than a needlessly conceded free kick by Jack Colback to see complainers (where they exist) patronised if they naively bought into notions sold to them by the club and media. Where they exist, I don’t believe the majority of complainers are naïve. There’s a haughty disdain for anyone that rightly wonders what happened to the previous proclamations of pro-activity in pre-season. But they’re only pointing out that we all know the emperor is wearing no clothes. That the whole transfer window news cycle is one big charade to be ignored. …until you get that picture of a trophy signing holding up a shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26983 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 @Happy Face I must have your bubble too as I've only seen a few 'placaters' telling 'everybody', (nobody in mine or your case), to chill out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 It's been almost 24 hours since I last post and STILL no new signings?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3212 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, LooneyToony said: It's been almost 24 hours since I last post and STILL no new signings?!?! It's been 10 minutes since @LooneyToony posted that's it's been almost 24 hours and still no signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 17 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: @Happy Face I must have your bubble too as I've only seen a few 'placaters' telling 'everybody', (nobody in mine or your case), to chill out. Glad it's not just me. Fake blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Hey, wots a fucking placater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 It's a fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26983 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Noelie said: Hey, wots a fucking placater? A plastic 'ter'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Abraham has joined Swansea on loan. Noelie will be breaking the champers out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Couldn't be less bothered. #teamnoelie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26486 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 He's shite anyway. Won't get over five league goals next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16735 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Sels apparently off to Anderlecht on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14069 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 16 hours ago, Noelie said: Hey, wots a fucking placater? Penalty kick where you dink it down the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3212 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 16 hours ago, Noelie said: Hey, wots a fucking placater? It's a dinosaur, the Placatersaurus. The c is soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: It's a dinosaur, the Placatersaurus. The c is soft. cheeky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 On 6/20/2017 at 6:48 AM, Ant said: It was babacar Yup, it was Babacar. Never here him as a target for anyone. We should put a bid in for him. Eh, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: The c is soft. Sorry to hear that; I hear it can be quite common for men of your age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30467 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 19 hours ago, adios said: Sorry to hear that; I hear it can be quite common for men of your age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3212 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 19 hours ago, adios said: Sorry to hear that; I hear it can be quite common for men of your age. I'm still a three a day man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12768 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 A shame that it didn't work out for him really but with Elliott and Darlow, you do have to wonder why he was signed. I know Elliott was injured for a lot of the time but Woodman didn't move until January IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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