ErsatzThistle Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Grant Hanley and Matt Ritchie both make their league debuts for Newcastle away to Fulham tonight. The uncapped Kevin McDonald and Tom Cairney are playing for Fulham. Game has just kicked off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahana-oni Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Matt Smith also up front for Fulham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 16 minutes ago, zahana-oni said: Matt Smith also up front for Fulham Good goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmcca5 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Cairney assist and I see Fulham have made him captain. Still won't get a Fu×king call up though and I'm buggerd if i know qhy. Also Whatever happened to Jack Grimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab The Crab Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 2 hours ago, zahana-oni said: Matt Smith also up front for Fulham Didn't realise he was eligible. Is he worth a call up? Never seen him play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 2 hours ago, kmcca5 said: Cairney assist and I see Fulham have made him captain. Still won't get a Fu×king call up though and I'm buggerd if i know qhy. Plenty of better players in his position, that's qhy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Last seasons 'players in action' thread was the most depressing yet. It was mainly,  "Some journeyman ex wonder kid that'll probably never be no where near good enough scores v Peterborough" or something similar. Updated every 2 to 3 weeks or something. I see this seasons looks ominously sh*t already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunchy Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 No matter if you love or hate Ritchie you can't say anything about his work rate. Ran his socks of last night. Thought Hanley had a decent game nothing special but don't remember any bomb scares. Cairney looked good and got motm. Not sure about Matt smith. Seems in the mold of Chris Martin. Uses his physical presence to get goals rather than skill although he took his goal well last night placing rather than power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) 10 hours ago, JECK said: Last seasons 'players in action' thread was the most depressing yet. It was mainly,  "Some journeyman ex wonder kid that'll probably never be no where near good enough scores v Peterborough" or something similar. Updated every 2 to 3 weeks or something. I see this seasons looks ominously sh*t already. 25 year old Scot who Captains Fulham gets an assist and MOTM might be good might not be but still better than all last years journeymen.  Edited August 6, 2016 by ceudmilefailte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman4 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Naismith scores for Norwich and Olly Burke scores for Forrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo2576 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Good to see Lewis MacLeod straight into the Brentford starting 11. Hope he can fulfil his potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of Yermaw Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 12 hours ago, JECK said: Last seasons 'players in action' thread was the most depressing yet. It was mainly,  "Some journeyman ex wonder kid that'll probably never be no where near good enough scores v Peterborough" or something similar. Updated every 2 to 3 weeks or something. I see this seasons looks ominously sh*t already. even with the inflated market, I don't think players valued or bought at between 5m and 12m can be assessed as journeymen. you might want to re-visit your assessment - you might not find Pogma type valued player at Man Utd but a Newcastle player is a realistic level for us and more importantly, if played correctly, should enable us to qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 5 hours ago, Paulo2576 said: Good to see Lewis MacLeod straight into the Brentford starting 11. Hope he can fulfil his potential. At last ! Good luck to him. 6 hours ago, bossman4 said: Naismith scores for Norwich and Olly Burke scores for Forrest I've got a good feeling about Burke. Should keep him in the senior squad. Spragia would only waste him in the Under 21s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman4 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 28 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: At last ! Good luck to him. I've got a good feeling about Burke. Should keep him in the senior squad. Spragia would only waste him in the Under 21s. Agree, he's the one of the younger lads whos been introduced this year who I think will make a real impact in this campaign. Cant ever remember us havin a type like him for a long time big, poweful, quick and good on the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 On 8/5/2016 at 11:24 PM, aaid said: Plenty of better players in his position, that's qhy. Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Just noticed that Alex Iacovitti made his debut for Nott'm Forest today. Played the whole match. He's a defender but I'm not sure whether he's a centre half or a full back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabtheBruce Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 I think he played at left back today, but it seems that he's a centre half who can play left back. He's only 18, but hopefully can keep progressing and hold down a CB slot at Forest this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) 53 minutes ago, RabtheBruce said: I think he played at left back today, but it seems that he's a centre half who can play left back. He's only 18, but hopefully can keep progressing and hold down a CB slot at Forest this season. It would be friggin brilliant to finally get a new central defender available. If he can become at least a semi-regular for Forest in that position, he'll have to be in consideration for the senior squad, we really are that desperate for players in that position ! Forest too, have a great record at giving young players a chance and developing them, one of the best clubs in England for youth development. Burke and Iacovitti should be in good hands. There's also another Scots kid there just now called Jordan Gabriel, a defender. Edited August 6, 2016 by ErsatzThistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Gills Mcginty Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I watched the Notts Forest game yesterday, Burke was really good. Good game too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 8 hours ago, ceudmilefailte said: Who? Centre/ Right midfield, in no particular order. Scott Brown, Darren Fletcher, James Morrison, Shaun Maloney, James McArthur, Matt Ritchie, Robert Snodgrass, Graeme Dorrans, Barry Bannan. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norsefox Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 On 5 August 2016 at 9:01 PM, kmcca5 said: Cairney assist and I see Fulham have made him captain. Still won't get a Fu×king call up though and I'm buggerd if i know qhy. Also Whatever happened to Jack Grimmer? Because he's an average footballer in an average team.  I've nothing against the lad but I've seen him at Craven Cottage. The Championship is not a good league.  Competitive, absolutely. Technical?  Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 4 hours ago, aaid said: Centre/ Right midfield, in no particular order. Scott Brown, Darren Fletcher, James Morrison, Shaun Maloney, James McArthur, Matt Ritchie, Robert Snodgrass, Graeme Dorrans, Barry Bannan. Â Â You forgot Paul Lambert and John Collins, apart from Ritchie and Snodgrass the rest are either too old or not good enough. He is younger than all of them and coming into the best years for a midfielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 1 hour ago, ceudmilefailte said: You forgot Paul Lambert and John Collins, apart from Ritchie and Snodgrass the rest are either too old or not good enough. He is younger than all of them and coming into the best years for a midfielder. The original comment was about "why he'd never been selected" it not "why he's not being selected now", that's why I've included players like Maloney particularly.  For me Maloney's time should be over but 2-3 years ago he was probably one of our most productive players.  So fair enough, I'll drop Maloney and Dorrans out of that list but I'll add in John McGinn and Barry McKay as younger more promising players. Anyway, the fact that you prefer Cairney over Morrison, Brown, Fletcher and McArthur clearly shows you don't have a clue what you are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASTA Mick Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Forrest scored for Celtic Watt has been impressive too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOUBLE A Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Bannan, Fletcher, Hutton and McCormack all starting in Wednesday v Villa game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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