Newcastle sign Romain Amalfitano

by Art Morte Wed May 23, 2012 10:14 am

So, who the heck is this guy? 22-yo Reims midfielder, but, like, who?

by Lex Wed May 23, 2012 10:14 am

Judging by Newcastle's shrewd transfers thus far, the next Paul Scholes

by che Wed May 23, 2012 10:15 am

is this the player from the french league who was good friends with a current newcastle player?

mole :vagi:

by Zealous Wed May 23, 2012 10:18 am

Newcastle signed him so he is probably going to play amazing for 3 months.

by Rebaño Sagrado Wed May 23, 2012 10:21 am

Reported for trolling Zeal :vagi:

by sportsczy Wed May 23, 2012 10:22 am

He's Roman Amalfitano's little brother... the AM for Marseille.

Had a brilliant season fro Reims and was one of the keys that got them promoted. Little guy. Good technique.

Never saw him play... but he was being talked about more and more as the year went forward.

Good prospect.

by lenear1030 Wed May 23, 2012 10:43 am

sportsczy wrote:He's Roman Amalfitano's little brother... the AM for Marseille.

you mean Morgan.

by JAY-Z Wed May 23, 2012 10:44 am

I thought it was the Marseille player first..

by Blue Barrett Wed May 23, 2012 10:44 am

Got no idea who this is.

by Gil Wed May 23, 2012 10:48 am

The next Zidane for about 3 months before the next Platini takes over in January.

by Doc Wed May 23, 2012 11:35 am

Can't be the next Zidane because Mole finds Zidane overrated :coffee:

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed May 23, 2012 11:44 am

Gil wrote:The next Zidane for about 3 months before the next Platini takes over in January.

You know we have signed more players than Ba and Cisse Laughing

In any case i know very little about him apart from that he's been likened to Arteta and god knows we need someone like him....

Been signed as Guthries replacement and no Che this isnt a friend of somebody already at the club...... this was sorted months ago and for some reason the club decided till now to reveal it.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed May 23, 2012 12:28 pm

Ligue 2 expert Steve Wyss said the following when asked about the player:

“As the younger brother of OM’s Morgan, you can see that football class clearly runs in the family. In many ways, he is similar to his brother in that he’s a superb creative player, although perhaps not quite as versatile. He preferred position is sitting in the AMID hole behind the strikers, although he is also capable of playing a more deep lying playmaker role.

He is light on his feet and you can tell he has a high technique and skill level. Not so much of a goalscorer, or even someone who assists that often. His main strength is his excellent pass ability and vision is excellent.”

Starting to see why he's been likened to Arteta now, iam excited.

A type of player we have sorely lacked for a very long time.

by Art Morte Wed May 23, 2012 1:45 pm

A correct type, sure, but is he of enough quality? If he is, this is a brilliant find, if he isn't, well, there's always the January window..

by Le Samourai Wed May 23, 2012 1:47 pm

It's Graham Carr.

It's legit.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed May 23, 2012 1:48 pm

Art Morte wrote:A correct type, sure, but is he of enough quality? If he is, this is a brilliant find, if he isn't, well, there's always the January window..

Only one way to find out and quite frankly considering our work in the transfer window since Graham Carr come to the club and working with Pardew in tandem has been fantastic i have no reason to be anything other than optimistic.

by Art Morte Wed May 23, 2012 1:53 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Art Morte wrote:A correct type, sure, but is he of enough quality? If he is, this is a brilliant find, if he isn't, well, there's always the January window..

Only one way to find out and quite frankly considering our work in the transfer window since Graham Carr come to the club and working with Pardew in tandem has been fantastic i have no reason to be anything other than optimistic.

Fair enough.

I'm just thinking it's quite a leap from Reims to BPL's 5th best club.

by Le Samourai Wed May 23, 2012 1:53 pm

This means no Benjamin Corgnet though Sad

by Abramovich Wed May 23, 2012 1:57 pm

I never even heard of Reims until today Sad

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed May 23, 2012 2:01 pm

Le Samourai wrote:This means no Benjamin Corgnet though

That could still happen the two are not intertwined or linked theres nothing that signing Amalfitano will do to stop us signing Corgnet.

If we want to sign him and the finances are right for both clubs and player it will still happen, signing Amalfitano doesnt effect Corgnet in anyway.

Also Art i agree it is a big jump, i believe in the club atm though and think it will prove fruitful move for both club and player.

by Le Samourai Wed May 23, 2012 2:04 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Le Samourai wrote:This means no Benjamin Corgnet though

That could still happen the two are not intertwined or linked theres nothing that signing Amalfitano will do to stop us signing Corgnet.

If we want to sign him and the finances are right for both clubs and player it will still happen, signing Amalfitano doesnt effect Corgnet in anyway.

Also Art i agree it is a big jump, i believe in the club atm though and think it will prove fruitful move for both club and player.

They play the same position :vagi:

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed May 23, 2012 2:14 pm

We need a lot of Depth we are weak in all areas of the pitch and especially with Europa League aswell next season.....

We have a good first team outside a couple of places but the depth is very poor indeed and that needs to be rectified and will be....

When this deal was done a few months ago it was mooted that both Corgnet and Amalfitano would sign whether they do or not is another matter entirely.

But i wouldnt be suprised if both do sign and i dont feel signing Amalfitano ends the pursuit of Corgnet at all.

by Adit Wed May 23, 2012 2:58 pm

next 2 month wonder player :bow:

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed May 23, 2012 3:05 pm

Adit wrote:next 2 month wonder player

Yes because Tiote, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Jonas, Santon, Colo, Krul have all performed above thier level for 2 months and suddenly dipped......

Besides Ba is the only one who did that and he was fantastic between September and February.... not his fault he tired out and was played out of position :coffee:

Ignorance is really bliss hmm

by fatman123 Thu May 24, 2012 1:21 am

mole, im sturggling to read your posts because of your sig, please dont change it

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