QuoteYa they perceived a lot by keeping him in and out of the team.
Looks a bit harsh now maybe but that would have been in the aftermath of Murphy and Walters being selected as battering rams against Scotland, with Long seeing ten minutes of action! (And we won the two games he missedOriginally Posted by Fixer82
Well I for one am delighted he turned up!
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He was effective enough against Italy, good against France and got a priceless goal the other week so I guess it was worth persevering with him.
Last edited by DeLorean; 15/09/2016 at 10:47 AM. Reason: Added quote
Ya they perceived a lot by keeping him in and out of the team.
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benitez has indicated that murphy is more likely to make his debut on tuesday in the league cup rather than today. wolves the opponents on both occasions.
They're 1-0 down at home so perhaps he'd have been a useful option. Clark on the bench after scoring during the week.
0-2 down now.
Not named in the matchday squad again today. It's beginning to get a bit concerning now.
It looked like he was finally building momentum for us after some superb performances in the summer and that crucial goal against Serbia, but now it's one step forward and three steps back.
Two games against Georgia and Moldova would have been the perfect games for a confident Murphy to come into after Belgrade too.
Can't help but feel another forward should have been brought in.
Long is lacking sharpness, Doyle is barely even a short-term option and Walters is off-form and probably won't be fully fit - though neither has ever stopped us from starting him and won't now.
Rafa Benitez gives Daryl Murphy update at Newcastle
Kind of mixed comments really. Possibly the most disappointing thing is that Mitrovic isn't even getting starts, so it reduces the chances of Murphy even seeing game time from the bench.
That hardly instils much confidence. 'We picked him out of two or three that were available and wanted him for advice'. £3m is a lot to spend on advice.
If they get promoted it seems like Rafa will offload him asap
Newcastle is the kind of club that needs advice alright and Rafa could take some advice himself...e.g. Don't keep changing the team in a league that you want to win or do very well in .
Daryl must be a great man for the auld advice.
Maybe they have him in a lab in huge a test tube in a room under the stadium, or in a confessional setting with Murphy as the priest and Mitrovic goes in weekly for a bit of advice.
I think what's happened is several teams that would have been aiming for promotion were considering bids for Murphy. Newcastle bought him without the slightest intention of him starting any games (barring a huge injury crisis) just to stop him from signing for a rival team.
They can afford to do this. It's a microcosm of what's wrong in the modern game.
I don't buy the theory that they are "managing" an injury they allude to that troubled him last season.
I'd be surprised if Murphy was unavailable for any more than 2 or 3 games since he's signed for Ipswich.
It's nonsense really.
I hadn't heard of anyone else bidding for the Murphy. I am not sure your theory of Newcastle buying him to prevent others from having him is correct. They are a big club ok but I don't think they have that sort of money to throw around. I also suspect he is injured.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
That's a very diplomatic way of wording it!
Mick McCarthy said recently that Murphy would often come back from International duty with calf problems.
Murphy and Elliot available for the trip to Leeds tomorrow.
On the bench today.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport...astle-12394351
Benitez hints at more opportunities.
Benitez praises Murphy after debut.
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/rafa-benitez-reveals-why-he-left-aleksandar-mitrovic-at-home-1-8314294
“The way he (Murphy) was working in the training sessions...it was not a big difference between one or the other one (on the bench),” said Benitez.
“He did really well. He was winning the ball and bringing players into the game. I think he was fine.
“It was a difficult situation because they were deep. He did what he had to do. The only thing we didn’t do was score. We had a lot of chances, especially first half.”
First goal for Newcastle today away to Birmingham. Jutkiewicz has equalised since.
There were idiots actually writing him off as a player on the basis of his three minute cameo in the Championship the other day.
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