Who is Luuk De Jong?

Seriously i know nothing about him lol, just wondering because hes supposedly one of our targets.......

Great young striker from FC Twente. Has a twin brother, Siem, who plays for Ajax as an attacking mid.

McLewis wrote:Great young striker from FC Twente. Has a twin brother, Siem, who plays for Ajax as an attacking mid.

Yh i gathered that from the report should have asked for more detail

Do you know what his skillsets are? i know he's 6 foot plus but thats about it lol.....

Had a good look at him for Twente in the CL last year.

His height makes him quite strong in the air and difficult to knock off the ball, but he's also got a very good touch on him in possession. When in form, he's incredibly clinical as well. His height can also be deceptive though as he does have a good burst of pace when he's in space too.

He's been woefully inconsistent though between then and now however.

McLewis wrote:Had a good look at him for Twente in the CL last year.

His height makes him quite strong in the air and difficult to knock off the ball, but he's also got a very good touch on him in possession. When in form, he's incredibly clinical as well. His height can also be deceptive though as he does have a good burst of pace when he's in space too.

He's been woefully inconsistent though between then and now however.

Ok thanks brah, sounds like the type we want so it makes sense for him to be a target......

Apart of the inconsistency part ofcourse

why is nobody interested in ricky van wolfswinkel?
imo if newcastle bought him in jan by the end of next season hed bench all their strikers!! except for ameobi like

fatman123 wrote:why is nobody interested in ricky van wolfswinkel?
imo if newcastle bought him in jan by the end of next season hed bench all their strikers!! except for ameobi like

We were interested lol.....

Another one we missed out on because of our cheap owner

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

fatman123 wrote:why is nobody interested in ricky van wolfswinkel?
imo if newcastle bought him in jan by the end of next season hed bench all their strikers!! except for ameobi like

We were interested lol.....

Another one we missed out on because of our cheap owner

5.4mil euros, bloody ashley
still all is not lost, you never know what could happen, but imo when leaves sporting its going to be to a big club

farrrrrk 6 goals in 7 apperances for sporting and with four of the goals comming from 5 league appearances!

fatman123 wrote:

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

fatman123 wrote:why is nobody interested in ricky van wolfswinkel?
imo if newcastle bought him in jan by the end of next season hed bench all their strikers!! except for ameobi like

We were interested lol.....

Another one we missed out on because of our cheap owner

5.4mil euros, bloody ashley
still all is not lost, you never know what could happen, but imo when leaves sporting its going to be to a big club

farrrrrk 6 goals in 7 apperances for sporting and with four of the goals comming from 5 league appearances!

LOL WUT?

We were quoted 9-10 million iam very upset at his point

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

fatman123 wrote:

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

fatman123 wrote:why is nobody interested in ricky van wolfswinkel?
imo if newcastle bought him in jan by the end of next season hed bench all their strikers!! except for ameobi like

We were interested lol.....

Another one we missed out on because of our cheap owner

5.4mil euros, bloody ashley
still all is not lost, you never know what could happen, but imo when leaves sporting its going to be to a big club

farrrrrk 6 goals in 7 apperances for sporting and with four of the goals comming from 5 league appearances!

LOL WUT?

We were quoted 9-10 million iam very upset at his point

go back and look at all the players sporting bought in the off season, the vast majroty of them are top class/high potential players and all of them were bought for ~75% of whatd youd expect to pay for them, honestly whoever runs negotations for sporting is a god

3.7mil euros for Jefferen
http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2011/08/03/2603907/official-sporting-lisbon-secure-barcelonas-jeffren-for-37m
and they got diego capel for 3.5mil euros and insua on a free

Would've benched Leon Best

van Wolfswinkel will move somewhere bigger in a couple of years he keeps that up...

I'm a hooge fan of him.
Sort of like Bendtner but better in the air and better finisher.

archwooohh wrote:Would've benched Leon Best

van Wolfswinkel will move somewhere bigger in a couple of years he keeps that up...

I never said id bench Best i said id have him as rotation despite his record i still dont feel he's good enough to be a long term first choice centre forward......

Especially if we have aspirations to finish top 8 and have good cup runs......

We need another centre forward ( especially when you consider Demba Ba's injury record and african cup of nations)

I did say we should bench Ameobi fulltime though

Two centre forwards that can score is really not enough name me another club in the country who doesnt have 3 or 4 centre forwards apart from the struggling ones?

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

archwooohh wrote:Would've benched Leon Best

van Wolfswinkel will move somewhere bigger in a couple of years he keeps that up...

I never said id bench Best i said id have him as rotation despite his record i still dont feel he's good enough to be a long term first choice centre forward......

Especially if we have aspirations to finish top 8 and have good cup runs......

We need another centre forward ( especially when you consider Demba Ba's injury record and african cup of nations)

I did say we should bench Ameobi fulltime though

Two centre forwards that can score is really not enough name me another club in the country who doesnt have 3 or 4 centre forwards apart from the struggling ones?

Wasn't referring to you, just to the idea that Best might not have had this start if van Wolfswinkel came And don't bench Ameobi, he's like the only Newcastle player that I recognize has been there for so long... almost becoming like Ryan Giggs

I can see you guys spending someone in January if you're well into contention for a European spot though.

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

archwooohh wrote:Would've benched Leon Best

van Wolfswinkel will move somewhere bigger in a couple of years he keeps that up...

I never said id bench Best i said id have him as rotation despite his record i still dont feel he's good enough to be a long term first choice centre forward......

Especially if we have aspirations to finish top 8 and have good cup runs......

We need another centre forward ( especially when you consider Demba Ba's injury record and african cup of nations)

I did say we should bench Ameobi fulltime though

Two centre forwards that can score is really not enough name me another club in the country who doesnt have 3 or 4 centre forwards apart from the struggling ones?

righto if we're not counting the struggling ones you can drop torres, and you could half drop drogba and anelka, after them all thats left it godridge
at selling borini

hes not going to newcastle

Grande_Milano wrote:hes not going to newcastle

Like Cabaye was'nt? and like Coloccini was'nt? and like Ben Arfa was'nt? and like Santon was'nt?



@fatman

I was referring to struggling clubs aka relegation candidates.

hes no siem.

People seem to forget Newcastle has one major factor that lets them attract players, they are able to afford decent wages due to there stadium match day revenue.

Emaharg wrote:People seem to forget Newcastle has one major factor that lets them attract players, they are able to afford decent wages due to there stadium match day revenue.

I think our fanbase and facilities attract people more than anything else, as most players we sign are not really on high wages anymore, except for Coloccini......

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

Emaharg wrote:People seem to forget Newcastle has one major factor that lets them attract players, they are able to afford decent wages due to there stadium match day revenue.

I think our fanbase and facilities attract people more than anything else, as most players we sign are not really on high wages anymore, except for Coloccini......

And rightly so,



Look at that hair.

El Capitan

Both the De Jong brothers are great prospects. I guarantee they'll both be in Brasil come 2014.

@ McLewis there not actually twins.

aford92 wrote:

Immaculate_Mole wrote:

Emaharg wrote:People seem to forget Newcastle has one major factor that lets them attract players, they are able to afford decent wages due to there stadium match day revenue.

I think our fanbase and facilities attract people more than anything else, as most players we sign are not really on high wages anymore, except for Coloccini......

And rightly so,



Look at that hair.

El Capitan

Coloccini > Puyol

Fact !

Luuk makes Braithwaite look like Ronaldo Fenomeno. Its a sight to behold