Desp Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 To be fair to Liverpool, the Caulker signing is purely down to the injuries they have at present. I'd be amazed if Liverpool bought him at the end of he loan deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Caulker is an odd one, especially as he was shite when Liverpool beat them in the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Always thought he was really blinkered when at Liverpool. He'd fit in perfectly there then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afca32 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 People seem to be ignoring that the price reflects the needs of the buying club as much as the perceived ability of the player. We're in a relegation battle, and all of our current central midfielders are 5'7, only ever pass the ball 5 yards and go into shock if they cross the halfway line. Name me another forward thinking central midfielder who is proven at this level and that we could realistically get for less than £12 m? Well you could've got Cabaye for £11 million in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 That actually looks pretty decent if he could recapture his Verona form. Mental that diddies like Bournemouth are paying that kind of money right enough. £7m for Grabban though. Saw Grabban for Norwich against Watford earlier in the season and he was the number one target from the Norwich fans, they didn't like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum_gers Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Caulker is an odd one when you consider Nemanja Vidic has just become a free agent. Why have one shit centre-back when you can have two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Is Vidic not fucked from injuries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I don't think it's a certainty that Shelvey at £12m is a better buy than Grabban at £7m. Grabbans been signed as the fourth choice striker behind Rantie, Afobe and Murray, and will slip even further down once Wilson returns. He'll likely struggle to break 10 starts for the club. Swansea are in very real danger of going down this season by my reckoning. If I was a Newcastle fan I'd be concerned as to why a team in such a predicament would be so keen to sell to a direct rival. Although £12 million is a vast sum for such an average player, it pales into insignificance compared to the financial implications of relegation and missing out on the TV money, so I can't imagine it's the money that has convinced them. Garry Monk called him lazy in the past, and I'm sure it was his attitude that saw him getting shipped out by Liverpool. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/28/swansea-garry-monk-jonjo-shelvey Swansea have absolutely no money, which is why they're left with an abysmal squad and are selling off assets. Their chairmans rather Geoff Brown-esque in that he'd rather be relegated and rebuild than spend money they dont have staying up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 People seem to be ignoring that the price reflects the needs of the buying club as much as the perceived ability of the player. We're in a relegation battle, and all of our current central midfielders are 5'7, only ever pass the ball 5 yards and go into shock if they cross the halfway line. Name me another forward thinking central midfielder who is proven at this level and that we could realistically get for less than £12 m? James Morrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 James Morrison. He's 30 in May, Shelvey is arguably better and it would probably take more than that to get him away from WBA seeing as they're under no pressure to sell and he's one of their best players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 James Morrison. Morrison is a decent shout to be fair, but there's absolutely no way Mike Ashley would sign a 29 year old. He's also not going to get any better in the future, whereas there's a good chance that Shelvey might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Is Vidic not fucked from injuries? He'll fit right in at Newcastle, where he is rumoured to be going.. Along with Andos Townsend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Reserved the TV for the Newcastle v Man Utd game tonight, not sure what I'm letting myself in for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Shelvey is a decent signing for £12 million in this day and age. Particularly in January when prices are inflated. Quite a safe signing in that they know he is an established Premier League player, whereas most of Newcastle's signings are gambling on guys from France or Holland who could well not be good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 He's 30 in May, Shelvey is arguably better and it would probably take more than that to get him away from WBA seeing as they're under no pressure to sell and he's one of their best players. Shelvey is not a better player than Morrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviliunas Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 12 million for what is essentially a pile of shit is awful whatever way you dress it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Shelvey is not a better player than Morrison. Never said he was, wouldn't say any of them were necessarily better than the other, which is why I said arguably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Never a penalty. Its bad when the refs are having to help this woeful Man United team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Mike Dean gives Utd a "soft" penalty there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy85 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 f**k all soft about it tbh. Blatant penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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