Agent Penguin
Grenville Morris
Got his first assist yesterday.
An expensive assist so far.
An expensive assist so far.
Anthony Elanga
- Thread starter Heffing Psycho!
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isaacs
Jack Armstrong
Trending number 4 on Twatter, suffice to say the Geordies aren't liking Tony!
NFFC_Josh
Jack Armstrong
The thread on their forum is very damning..
Fair enough £35m to get him back and they can have Gunn for £20m in exchange.
Est.1865
Destination Europe
At least he’s got Isak to talk to.
Oh yeah, maybe not.
Oh yeah, maybe not.
Masuka
Jack Burkitt
"I find it more annoying that we spent a year chasing him when his limitations should have been obvious to anyone who watched him regularly. Not really sure what Howe was seeing tbh."
That's a post from a Newcastle forum which is spot on... You could have asked any forest fan that he is brilliant on the counter but was pretty much ineffective when he didn't have space to run into.
That's a post from a Newcastle forum which is spot on... You could have asked any forest fan that he is brilliant on the counter but was pretty much ineffective when he didn't have space to run into.
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
I was out scouting yesterday and another chap I know was there who scouts for Middlesbrough. He's a Barcodes fan and he was saying exactly the same. I said that I couldn't understand them signing him when he's a transitional player and not the greatest technically. I said Hutchinson would have been a much better fit for them.
He's been increasingly horrendous for us with each passing appearance. Genuinely looks like he's never seen a football before. Between him and Gordon it's an absolute horror show watching them take a first touch, it's consistently more of a danger to us than the opposition.
I know he's better than this as I've watched him do it for Forest, but I've never seen a player struggle so much with a move in my 40 years of watching us. The only other ones that spring to mind were players signed from the continent.
I know he's better than this as I've watched him do it for Forest, but I've never seen a player struggle so much with a move in my 40 years of watching us. The only other ones that spring to mind were players signed from the continent.
GaryCrosbysStepOver
Geoff Thomas
One of my good mates is a big Newcastle fan and he’s been saying exactly the same.
Last few games of last season, when our struggles started, the opposition finding out AE was a big reason. After his brilliant goal v Man United teams just sat back and let us have the ball. Elanga in particular was immediately less effective.
I’m not sure his move has benefitted anyone - us, you or him.
GaryCrosbysStepOver
Geoff Thomas
Yup, every one of us could see it. Amazing that the decision makers at Newcastle didn’t.
GregorRobertson
Jack Burkitt
Well we got £55m and the opposition can no longer nullify half our attacking force quite so easily.
GOBIAS
Ian Bowyer
As was mentioned on the Hutchinson thread, I was quite happy to let him go for the fee involved, as I just don’t see him improving on what he was for us. We got £55m rising to £60m. Inflation aside did anyone think he’d go up to a £80m + footballer?
Bing Crosby's Head
Geoff Thomas
Emmo?
GaryCrosbysStepOver
Geoff Thomas
Yeah the money was great for us, and presumably for him, but from a footballing POV I’d much rather have him still with us.
GaryCrosbysStepOver
Geoff Thomas
No chance Newcastle could beat United/City etc to him, unless his form drops off a cliff. Perhaps later in his career, but I suspect not.
redforest
Geoff Thomas
They didn’t rate Anderson either and decided to keep Miley and Barnes instead
Listen 'ere young man
Stuart Pearce
Elanga is suited to a fast counter attacking side like we were last year, Newcastle are a pressing/keep ball and probing team which makes him much less effective. He's not your tricky winger who will go past a defender by skill, more a lump it forward for him to run on to.
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
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My Newcastle supporting colleague thinks Elanga is a dud and has given up on him.
I wonder if Elanga regrets the move. I think it’s another case of you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
I wonder if Elanga regrets the move. I think it’s another case of you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
JonnoSnr
Grenville Morris
On a footballing level perhaps but I imagine his bank balance has significantly improved.
I personally would love him back here but I can't see it.
They didn’t rate Anderson either and decided to keep Miley and Barnes instead
Miley and Barnes are fine, Miley is ridiculously talented for his age and Barnes contributed to us winning a trophy last season and is comfortably our best winger in the eyes of our fans (not Howe though).
The issue is that we sold Anderson to fend off interest in Gordon who has been nothing more than a penalty taker since 2024. He's become an abysmal footballer with the heart of a pea.
We've tried to adjust to a counter attacking approach this season in a lot of games (a big gripe of mine) but it still hasn't worked for him. He looks like he's hiding to me unfortunately, terrified of the ball, rarely makes any runs in behind.