Davide Santon

[.h.]

He hasn't started for them all season and he's fit again and has been for a few weeks.... He's been dropped. Plain as.

 

[Black Knight]

Yeah. Hleb rejected us before Eto'o, remember?

 

[Flying Dutchman]

He hasn't started for them all season and he's fit again and has been for a few weeks.... He's been dropped. Plain as.

He's been injured all season till December, so he's a month out now yes. Meanwhile there's been a change of coach there. Could be that he's been dropped recently, but his injury was obviously the main reason he didn't play this season.

 

[Jensefaen]

He lost place in the squad before he got injured (to Haidara). I would not say he was terrible, more plain average. And now he has been injured for six months and then not played two months after that. A LOOOOOONG way from NT in other words.

 

[ScottishInterista]

Can he go straight into the europa squad?

 

[Dylan]

Can he go straight into the europa squad?

I imagine he'll have to for home-grown reasons with Krhin gone.

 

[Ronin]

He can register to Europa since Newcastle hasn't played in any European competition. He'll have to replace a player though. Probably Krhin.

 

[A.l.i]

24 years old, good defending skills and Italian and versatile. Injury prone though, better than having Dodo, Campa on the flanks.

 

[.h.]

Why do people keep saying he is a good defender?!? What the fuck????

 

[CoolMan44]

Great news.

Now to wait for the announcement of Balotelli coming back.

 

[KevinB]

First Mancini, now Santon, then Belec, possibly Cassano & Rolando

When is Mazzarri coming back?

 

[Pimpin]

he is another berni

 

[Dylan]

Why do people keep saying he is a good defender?!? What the fuck????

There was a reason we sold him for 6 million. He crumbled. If he wasn't ex-Inter and if people didn't think Nagatomo and Dodo are the two worst LB's in the league then he wouldn't even be looked at.

 

[.h.]

There's also a reason why he's coming back at a substantial discount!!!

 

[J..]

Well he is definitely a better option than playing Obi as one of the backs.

 

[.h.]

No.

 

[Devious]

There was a reason we sold him for 6 million. He crumbled. If he wasn't ex-Inter and if people didn't think Nagatomo and Dodo are the two worst LB's in the league then he wouldn't even be looked at.

also you cant change your PSN nickname so he better be good this time around! :challenge:

 

[J..]

No.

Come on browha normally I love your entusiasm and detailed posts but just give the man a fair chance. He was the first choice in the 12/13 and 13/14 seasons and who knows if he has matured and have become a better defensive player. I agree that he is not a genius defensively. Not at all. I'm just wishing people would give him a fair chance instead of keep being in the past. We have played like shit for some time now and we will not qualify for the European spots (we shouldn't even talk about it). This means we can allow us self to try out a player like him because we don't have much to lose. Should we instead use an average midfielder like Obi as a back? Come on.

 

[Kazaan]

Why do people keep saying he is a good defender?!? What the fuck????

So to be clear -- you are against this signing?

 

[nutsncider]

Its official now, move thread plz