Summer Transfers Rated

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Re: Summer Transfers Rated

Post by lassassinblanc » Fri Aug 10, 2018 2:30 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote:
Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:19 pm
He had a couple of run-outs in pre-season, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Aarons and Mitro linked up well last pre-season and neither really got a chance at the start of the season.
Well Aarons got injured ifirc
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Re: Summer Transfers Rated

Post by ALF » Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:52 pm

Clark will be our back up LB I'd guess.

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Re: Summer Transfers Rated

Post by ColbacksFlamingBarnet » Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:18 pm

I think if Yedlin's crossing got better he could be an excellent right winger - alas we need him to defend.

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Re: Summer Transfers Rated

Post by Valentino's fast feet » Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:15 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45151138

Dunno if this has been posted, but it's an intriguing read. Interesting that Benitez and Lascelles agreed to do that. I know you could argue that they were forced to, but I can't see either of them doing that. Especially not with the comments they've been making recently, Rafa in particular.
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Newcastle United boss Rafael Benitez, captain Jamaal Lascelles and chief Lee Charnley have defended their summer recruitment in a joint statement on the eve of their first game of the season.

Fabian Schar, Martin Dubravka, Salomon Rondon, Yoshinori Muto, Kenedy, Ki Sung-yueng and Federico Fernandez all joined prior to Thursday's deadline.

The statement asks for "unity" and to get behind the efforts on the pitch.

However, fans plan to protest before Saturday's opener against Tottenham.

"We have a better squad than the one that finished 10th last term," said the statement.

"Doing good business in a transfer window is about ending the window clearly stronger than when you started and we believe we have done this."

After winning promotion back to the Premier League in 2016-17, owner Mike Ashley said Benitez and Charnley could have "every last penny the club generates" to build for the season ahead.

In a turbulent pre-season, Benitez said fans "need to be concerned" and admitted he had "no idea" over potential new signings, while the club's players later refused to co-operate with the media in a dispute over bonuses.

The statement continued: "Given our finishing position last season, we already had a team of players who were more than capable of performing well in the Premier League.

"They have shown heart, guts and determination and the inference that they are 'Championship' players and not good enough is unfair and untrue. The players all believe in themselves and in the quality of the squad, and we all believe in the players."
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Re: Summer Transfers Rated

Post by Bodacious Benny » Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:34 am

I can see why they did it, even if it's a load of **** PR from the club. Negativity town is absolutely pointless and will achieve nothing, other than harming the team. Anyone protesting in the stadium today can f*** off. We all know the issues, support the team 100%.
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