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Bluebird Hewitt Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Really not sure what to make of this. We need a striker, but for someone who is late 20's and has not played outside of France (as far as I'm aware) sounds like a desperation signing. On top of that, if this signing does go ahead, where in actual fuck was this money in the summer if we had it available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted January 14, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 14, 2019 57 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: Really not sure what to make of this. We need a striker, but for someone who is late 20's and has not played outside of France (as far as I'm aware) sounds like a desperation signing. On top of that, if this signing does go ahead, where in actual fuck was this money in the summer if we had it available? The sensible bet pre season was to expect relegation. However as things stand, perhaps the board now think there's actually a decent chance of surviving another season so it's worth risking a bit of money to improve the chances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: The sensible bet pre season was to expect relegation. However as things stand, perhaps the board now think there's actually a decent chance of surviving another season so it's worth risking a bit of money to improve the chances? Perhaps, but considering that we paid about £30m overall for Reid, Murphy, Cunningham and Smithies in the summer (excluding any possible loan fees for Arter and Camarasa), this just appears to have come out of the blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 That's a lot of money for someone unproven outside of France and approaching 30. The only thing you can be sure of is, he's big and tall which suits Warnock's 'get it in the mixer' football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted January 15, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 15, 2019 Personally think that's way too much for someone like Cardiff to pay for someone of his age and someone without that great a track record before this season but he does seem like the kind of striker Warnock likes - maybe it's an element of them feeling like this is the final piece of the jigsaw so it could be excused if he scored the goals to keep them up. Having seen plenty of it myself though I am massively against paying a lot of money for players aged 28+. It's dead money if they flop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Looks like this deal may be close to being done...........with one caveat. Nantes want him to play against Angers on Sunday. We want him for Newcastle on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...Dan Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 33 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: Looks like this deal may be close to being done...........with one caveat. Nantes want him to play against Angers on Saturday. We want him for Newcastle on Saturday. Nantes play on sunday...he can play in both, sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted January 17, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 17, 2019 Bet he plays neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 8 hours ago, ...Dan said: Nantes play on sunday...he can play in both, sorted. My bad. Fat fingers and Welsh learning you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Batard Posted January 18, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2019 Whilst he can be a bit of a barn door sometimes, he's not without skill and technique. I would say though against teams with defenders who are quick on the deck and strong in the air, he's not going to be a problem for them. In Ligue 1 some of the standard of defending is hilariously bad. I'd be surprised if he scores anymore than 5 goals to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Batard said: Whilst he can be a bit of a barn door sometimes, he's not without skill and technique. I would say though against teams with defenders who are quick on the deck and strong in the air, he's not going to be a problem for them. In Ligue 1 some of the standard of defending is hilariously bad. I'd be surprised if he scores anymore than 5 goals to be honest. He'd be our top goalscorer then. Worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 18, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 18, 2019 @Bluebird Hewitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...Dan Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Not in time for Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Signed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46863238 Heard between £15m - £18m. Really hope Warnock knows what he's doing as this is a huge gamble. So hopefully a centre mid and right back and hope for the best then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 This isn't good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-46954922 This could be nothing more than coincidence, but his last game was Sunday for Nantes and he was due to train with us today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: This isn't good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-46954922 This could be nothing more than coincidence, but his last game was Sunday for Nantes and he was due to train with us today. WTF, he was on that plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted January 22, 2019 Administrator Share Posted January 22, 2019 Shit, that does not look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Oh fuck, hopefully he’s alright and wasn’t on that plane, but there’s got to be a reason they’ve said there’s genuine concern... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 23 minutes ago, Berserker said: WTF, he was on that plane? Unsure at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 French police have confirmed he was on that plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 42 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: Unsure at the moment. Let's hope for a miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Also these kind of planes and copters (single-engine) are dangerous and should be discontinued, a minimum of two engines and parachutes should be mandatory for every aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted January 22, 2019 Subscriber Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just been reading about this. Doesn't look good at all does it. Can only see this story ending one way unfortunately but I sincerely hope not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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