Manquillo

[ex_pat_magpie]

Let's just see how he performs for US, and not some utter sh1t sunlun team,

Well coming season he'll be playing with players two classes higher than he's used to so that will give him a head start.

[Nufc24Mag]

Well coming season he'll be playing with players two classes higher than he's used to so that will give him a head start.

Plus he will have Rafa managing him not dour dave

[pboromag]

.. As things stand, you have a Championship squad fella .. You can do all the name calling you want but that won't change the fact ..

you are correct
but we have rafa

so that makes it all well

apparently

[Andy1981_2]

you are correct
but we have rafa

so that makes it all well

apparently

[ghostrider]

.. Rafa's a manager who needs to spend to get anywhere and your squad is not as good as the one that took us down. As things stand I think you will be lucky to avoid relegation.. Still time to get a few decent players in though, but if you pay peanuts you'll get monkeys ..

Any manager is a manager who needs to spend to get anywhere that is deemed worthy of a place in the higher echelons of football.

I think Rafa is assembling a squad that is far better than a relegation scrap.
However, it's all pie in the sky from me and from you in how we view any of it, until the reality kicks in.

It's a simple enough thing for me.
We start the season with what we have onboard and we tinker until the transfer window closes, if we need to.
We soldier on until January and decide if we need to upgrade to carry us over the end of season line.

Then and only then will see see what we are dealing with in this new premier league chapter under ( in my opinion) a far better manager/man manager/coach.

Up to now I've seen massive progress in set up, throughout the club since he and his staff have been here.
I'm of the opinion that he can not only carry this on (given the right backing) but also be the man to actually get some real silverware in the cabinet.

The mere fact that he's took us straight back up as champions is testament as to how he's done his homework on the championship and players he deemed, required.

His real tactical expertise is playing against higher quality opposition and catering for progress over time.
For this chapter, we have to wait and see if Newcastle united are a club that he is allowed to take to the next level, with sensible backing and little hindrance.

[MidsMagpie]

Kolarov has just gone to Roma for the same price we paid for manquillo, he would have been a much better signing proven premier league player and international.

[Zippity]

What did we pay for Manquillo? Thought it was undisclosed.

[ghostrider]

What did we pay for Manquillo? Thought it was undisclosed.

Apparently, 5 million.

[TheOtherTerryMac]

Taking to a Mackem mate of mine today who is a season ticket holder. He said he watched all of the games and admittedly he was playing in a bad side. But his verdict was that he's shyte

[NorthernRock]

Aye, that's it TerryMac

Why go off Rafa's judgement of a player when you can go off a mackems eh?

I'm personally going to reserve judgement until I see him in black and white not red and white like I did with Yedlin and Colback.