Earwigjoe
Player Valuation: £10m
You flustered????
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HumbleWedbetters
Player Valuation: £5m
Allan: 30 years old
James: 29
Doucore 28 years old
That's three of our last four major signings
Really struggling aren't you. Stick the footy on and put the phone down FFS
Did you miss the bit where I mentioned buying players for youth development?
HumbleWedbetters
Player Valuation: £5m
In the knowledge that half the people spitting fume over Rafael can't read properly?
More annoyed at the education system letting you down tbh
Kopite.
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
I mean I don't rate Shelvey, but that's just not true, is it...
Jonjo Shelvey: Newcastle sign Swansea midfielder for £12m
Newcastle sign England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Premier League relegation rivals Swansea for a fee of £12m.
www.bbc.co.uk
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I mean I don't rate Shelvey, but that's just not true, is it...
Jonjo Shelvey: Newcastle sign Swansea midfielder for £12m
Newcastle sign England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Premier League relegation rivals Swansea for a fee of £12m.www.bbc.co.uk
Yes I had kind of forgotten that. What an awful awful buy. Was that Benitez buy any chance wasting that money, or Mclaren?
HumbleWedbetters
Player Valuation: £5m
I actually was .... Till I went to my first game aged 8. Was meant to go to the game where heath ended up getting injured by marwood....
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Earwigjoe
Player Valuation: £10m
Since you're so well educated have you heard the phrase"Hoist with One’s Own Petard’
Who is your favourite Big Red player?
What's with all the extra .......
Hopefully we see some new signings soon.
Need fresh blood in the squad and pace.
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
McLaren.
He's not someone I'd want at Everton (by a country mile) but I don't think it's particularly bad value, considering what is being paid for certain players (not least by us!)
Absolute sure sign that someone isn't very bright and / or deeply insecure is when they try to belittle the intellect of those they are addressing.
Koppite.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
The only one that seems fuming here is you mate, as people point out you're just wrong.
He installed a youth model, by sacking the academy director, gutting the youth academy and not bringing a single player through from said academy to make 50 games.
Outside of Torres and maybe Alonso (can't remember the exact fee he went for) I'm actually struggling to think of a single player he either brought through or signed that was sold for a big profit.
But no it's not Mensa, but it doesn't have to be to know what Benitez's strengths and weaknesses are.
I should say this to, the fact he doesn't build a youth model (in the way say a Rangnick does) could actually be a strength. I've been open to say I'd want a Rangnick, someone who builds sustainable youth models but clearly the owners are not massively bothered. He probably aligns quite well with what they want, and in a lot of ways with what most fans want. We are within 8 points of the CL. A smart tactical manager can probably get us there within a year or 2, however unattractively it will be done. That's his pitch and it could well play out.
He also seems to judge players in the 23-25 age bracket pretty well. As a club that seems to be where we have had most success. I hope that 's the age we/he targets. Hopefully Brands can help sort the academy out.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I think 12 million for him, especially back then, is pretty woeful value mate. I don't even think he gets into Newcastle's team regularly.
HumbleWedbetters
Player Valuation: £5m
Blow myself up??? You trying to get me bard?
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