English Premiership 2015/16 Discussion Thread

What a goal!

 

Some game 3-3

 

Sensed it

 

4/1 West Ham with the bookies so glad I stuck a tenner on them

 

Wow that was a bullet.

 

Cracking goal

 

Well in

Nice predictions ILTC, 3 3 would have been some bet.

 

This is what's wrong with the prem.
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Jonjo Shelvey: Newcastle sign Swansea midfielder for £12m

Newcastle United have signed England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Premier League relegation rivals Swansea City for £12m.
The 23-year-old passed a medical at St James' Park before completing a five-and-a-half-year deal on Tuesday.
"I'm so glad that it's finally done," said the former Liverpool player.
"I drove up through the night to be here so it's been a manic 24 hours, but it's all been worth it to come here and play for this great club."
Newcastle head coach, Steve McClaren said he had admired Shelvey for some time, adding: "He has great experience for a young English central midfielder."
Capped six times by England, he becomes Newcastle's second January signing after Senegal midfielder Henri Saivet's arrival on Monday.
The 25-year-old, who played in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, joined from Bordeaux on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee after helping the French club win Ligue 1 in 2009.
Shelvey 'has to do it at Newcastle' - listen to Magpies legend Alan Shearer's view of the signing
Shelvey, who signed a four-year contract extension with Swansea in 2015, is the first player to leave since Alan Curtis took charge.
The former Charlton player arrived at the Liberty Stadium in July 2013 from Liverpool - who will receive about £500,000 because of a sell-on clause - for an initial fee of £5m.
He helped the Swans to their highest Premier League finish of eighth in the 2014-15 season, but his performances this season frustrated many fans .
He has started just three Premier League games since October and was not part of the squad for recent matches against Leicester, Manchester City and Manchester United.
His final appearances in a Swansea shirt came in the FA Cup third round defeat at Oxford United.
Newcastle occupy the final Premier League relegation spot with the Swans two points and one place above them in 17th.
Reaction - 'It is a lot of money'

Former Newcastle and England winger Chris Waddle: "I'm surprised they've let him go to a rival team in that position but it's good money and they're making a profit. To ex-players like myself it's a lot of money.
"On his day he is very talented but whatever has happened at Swansea, he seems to have gone off the boil and become very inconsistent.
"He's still young and you would expect a lot more to come from Jonjo Shelvey. This move might freshen him up."
Ex-Swansea City winger Leighton James told BBC Wales Sport: "That's good business for a player who doesn't give me the impression that his heart and soul is in Swansea.
"He's a one-in-five, one-in-six player - a bit like his passing. For me he hits one great 40-yard pass and then the next four or five times gives the ball away.
"He's not the kind of player I'd want to see battling in a relegation fight.
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£12,000,000

 

Cracking game best have seen this season

 

great game

 

Good game ruined by Robbie Savage what an utter *

 

Fair result too I think, thought Newcastle were the better side on the ball and looked the more dangerous also unlucky with not getting that penalty but Man U got goals and could have took bigger leads with 2 bad misses from Lingard and Fellaini.

 

That Perez guy ,Newcastle got him for £1.5m some buy

 

£12m is standard fare for EPL transfers like that isn't it? His inconsistency is not really a luxury a relegation struggler can afford though.

Swans accepting the money sounds like they were happy to get it.

 

Liverpool get 3 and a bit million for the Shelvey deal too so can't blame Swansea asking for more

 

Perez is decent but I think the weakest of their attacking players.

Mitrovic doesn't look much of a goalscorer, had an awful shot at goal and doesnt have much pace but he looks a really good target man.

Wijnaldum and Sissoko are really dangerous, both can beat mean, have pace and are good on the counter or just good at attacking.

Shelvey is a good addition for them i've always liked him.

They maybe just lack a defensive midfielder like a Wanyama and if they had someone like Sadio Mane on the left they'd be a really good team.

 

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Ex-Swansea City winger Leighton James told BBC Wales Sport: "That's good business for a player who doesn't give me the impression that his heart and soul is in Swansea.
"He's a one-in-five, one-in-six player - a bit like his passing. For me he hits one great 40-yard pass and then the next four or five times gives the ball away.
"He's not the kind of player I'd want to see battling in a relegation fight."

 

The former Charlton player arrived at the Liberty Stadium in July 2013 from Liverpool - who will receive about £500,000 because of a sell-on clause - for an initial fee of £5m.

 

You forget Shelvey is only 23, been about for * years. I think he'll be a great signing for Newcastle. He has good vision and a good range of passing and is a bit of a driving force, likes to try and take games by the scruff of the neck, his best years are ahead of him too.