Loan Watch 2017/18

[dominicmsb]

 

[AjcW]

9 minutes ago, dominicmsb said:

 

To be fair to Rudders that is some exceptional business. 

 

Slim is clearly broken, possibly since we signed him which is why we didn't see his best....

 

 

 

 

 

... If he actually had a best and wasn't just a Portuguese League fraud...

[TheUltimateWinner]

We seem to make good business by sending our crocked players out on loan  

[MrSpaM]

Slimani is out for another fortnight injured

 

He's due to be back for the game against us, that he can't play in

 

Be lucky if he even plays for them at all at this rate

Edited 23 February 2018 by MrSpaM

[Foxxed]

7 minutes ago, MrSpaM said:

Slimani is out for another fortnight injured

 

He's due to be back for the game against us, that he can't play in

 

Be lucky if he even plays for them at all at this rate

Oh lord. I feel sorry for the guy. And Newcastle.

[MC Prussian]

Just a quick round-up, including input by others:

 

Elliott Moore missed his first regular season game (a 1-1 draw against Beerschot) after 24 consecutive appearances because of a knock. Should be back for the last game of the second "half" of the season against Roselaere Sunday afternoon - sadly a pointless fixture, because leaders and second "half" winners Cercle Brugge are already pinned against Beerschot (1st season "half" winners) for the playoff games, fighting for promotion.

Following Wigan's second consecutive League One loss, this time at home with a purposefully weakened side against Blackpool, Callum Elder put in a very solid performance in the Latics' recent fantastic FA Cup 1-0 victory against Manchester City, earning himself a yellow card in the process.

After being left out of the squad in a 1-0 home win against Bremen, I have a funny feeling Bartosz Kapustka will not make the trip with Freiburg to Hoffenheim today for the Baden-Württemberg derby. The Cabbage's last appearance in a SCF shirt was two weeks ago, playing for the reserves in a game away at Saarbrücken (booked, substituted in the 75th minute).

OGC Nice continue to do better without Nampalys Mendy on the pitch, managing a 1-1 draw against Nantes this past weekend. Nice aren't doing too well in the Europa League, having been ousted by Lokomotiv Moscow 4-2 on aggregate. Nampalys was an unused substitute in the 1-0 away loss during this week.

Islam Slimani still suffers from a thigh injury and following latest reports, won't feature for Newcastle until the beginning of March.

Ahmed Musa appeared twice for CSKA Moscow in their Europa League fixtures against Red Star Belgrade, going the full distance in both cases. They are now up against Olympique Lyon in the Best of 16 round. Russian Premier League life continues next weekend with a home game against FC Ural.

Brighton are in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in more than 30 years, also in parts down to Leonardo Ulloa's powerful header (after a lovely floating cross by Bruno) in a 3-1 win against Coventry. Leo made it to 90 minutes, presented himself well and worked his socks off for the team.

Andy King? Cup-tied for Swansea. Next chance in the PL today, away at... Brighton.

Raul Uche and Real Bétis B are up against Villanovense on Sunday.

He played the full match against Murcia the other weekend, here's the video:

 

Edited 24 February 2018 by MC Prussian

[Stoney7]

14 minutes ago, MC Prussian said:

Just a quick round-up, including input by others:

 

Elliott Moore missed his first regular season game (a 1-1 draw against Beerschot) after 24 consecutive appearances because of a knock. Should be back for the last game of the second "half" of the season against Roselaere Sunday afternoon - sadly a pointless fixture, because leaders and second "half" winners Cercle Brugge are already pinned against Beerschot (1st season "half" winners) for the playoff games, fighting for promotion.

Following Wigan's second consecutive League One loss, this time at home with a purposefully weakened side against Blackpool, Callum Elder put in a very solid performance in the Latics' recent fantastic FA Cup 1-0 victory against Manchester City, earning himself a yellow card in the process.

After being left out of the squad in a 1-0 home win against Bremen, I have a funny feeling Bartosz Kapustka will not make the trip with Freiburg to Hoffenheim today for the Baden-Württemberg derby. The Cabbage's last appearance in a SCF shirt was two weeks ago, playing for the reserves in a game away at Saarbrücken (booked, substituted in the 75th minute).

OGC Nice continue to do better without Nampalys Mendy on the pitch, managing a 1-1 draw against Nantes this past weekend. Nice aren't doing too well in the Europa League, having been ousted by Lokomotiv Moscow 4-2 on aggregate. Nampalys was an unused substitute in the 1-0 away loss during this week.

Islam Slimani still suffers from a thigh injury and following latest reports, won't feature for Newcastle until the beginning of March.

Ahmed Musa appeared twice for CSKA Moscow in their Europa League fixtures against Red Star Belgrade, going the full distance in both cases. They are now up against Olympique Lyon in the Best of 16 round. Russian Premier League life continues next weekend with a home game against FC Ural.

Brighton are in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in more than 30 years, also in parts down to Leonardo Ulloa's powerful header (after a lovely floating cross by Bruno) in a 3-1 win against Coventry. Leo made it to 90 minutes, presented himself well and worked his socks off for the team.

Andy King? Cup-tied for Swansea. Next chance in the PL today, away at... Brighton.

Raul Uche and Real Bétis B are up against Villanovense on Sunday went the full 90 minutes for Real Bétis B in the 1-1 home draw against Melilla.

He played the full match against Murcia the other weekend, here's the full match:

 

Do u know why kapustkas not playing

[MC Prussian]

Elliott Moore missed his second regular season game in a row (another 1-1 draw, this time against Roselaere). The club have failed to reach the playoffs in order to gain promotion to the top-flight and will remain in the Proximus League for at least another season. Next task up ahead: Somehow get OH Leuven to an Europa League place (see the OH Leuven thread).

No Callum Elder for Wigan against Rochdale (1-0) on the weekend. The Latics are up against Bristol Rovers away tomorrow. Callum isn't injured as far as I can tell, so he's likely to be rested for the crucial few games in the league and the FA Cup ahead. Wigan still have three games in hand in League One and are in 3rd spot, three points behind leaders Blackburn.

Where is Bartosz Kapustka? Not in Freiburg's squad away at Hoffenheim on the weekend. 

Still no win for OGC Nice with Nampalys Mendy in the squad: A drab 0-0 away draw at Bordeaux was the consequence, at least Nampalys was made captain this time.

Islam Slimani remains out of action due to a thigh injury, but may be part of the Newcastle United squad this upcoming weekend (away at Liverpool).

Ahmed Musa will likely be featured again for CSKA next weekend in a home game against FC Ural.

Leonardo Ulloa was an unused substitute in Brighton's 4-1 home win against Swansea, the Gulls' fourth win in their last six matches (all unbeaten).

Same bench fate for Andy King on Swansea's side.

Raul Uche scored his second goal for Real Bétis B, at home against Villanovense (1-2) on Sunday, a game Bétis B utterly dominated and should've won by a large margin, only to be denied by the Villanovense goalkeeper on multiple occasions (Uche's goal at 0:48):

 

Edited 27 February 2018 by MC Prussian

[moore_94]

Andy King has scored for Swansea.

[MC Prussian]

Elliott Moore now has a week off with OH Leuven, as the team will start prepping up for the special Europa League playoffs on the 12th again. Groups have yet to be decided, Leuven could play against the likes of Standard Liège, KRC Genk, STVV or KV Mechelen.

Wigan's match last Tuesday against Bristol City had to be called off due to a frozen pitch, so Callum Elder and his fellow Latics faced leaders Blackburn on the weekend, coming back from 2-0 down to earn a draw. Callum played 90 minutes and got booked in the second half.

Bartosz Kapustka's time at SC Freiburg seems to have come to an end - no cabbage in the first or second team on the weekend...

OGC Nice beat OSC Lille 2-1, but that without Nampalys Mendy, who had to stay on the bench. It's just not working out for him back at his old club.

Islam Slimani was not in Newcastle's squad for the fourth game in succession, still recovering from a thigh injury.

Ahmed Musa played the full game for CSKA at home against FC Ural (1-0); very lively on the pitch, but sadly left without neither goal nor assist.

Leonardo Ulloa was an unused substitute for Brighton, this time in the sensational 2-1 home win against Arsenal, their first in 36 years and the Gulls' fifth win in their last seven matches (league & FA Cup; all unbeaten).

Andy King started for Swansea and scored his first goal in a 4-1 home win against West Ham, before being substituted by Tom Carroll in the 81st minute.

Decimated to ten men with less than 30 minutes played, Real Bétis B lost 3-1 away at Mérida on the weekend. Raul Uche was kept on the pitch until the 87th minute.

[Gerard]

Musa just scored against Lyon in the Europa League R16 to put CSKA 2-1 up.

[HoustonFox]

7 minutes ago, Gerard said:

Musa just scored against Lyon in the Europa League R16 to put CSKA 2-1 up.

This is how he celebrated...

 

[foxinsox]

10 minutes ago, Gerard said:

Musa just scored against Lyon in the Europa League R16 to put CSKA 2-1 up.

With Puel's taste for pacy wingers, I am surprised that we didn't see him get a game. 

 

I think his mother dying of cancer while in Leicester affected his performances here. Most of the time he was terrible, but there were flashes of erratic brilliance. 

[MC Prussian]

Elliott Moore and OH Leuven are prepping up for the Belgian Jupiler League extra playoff phase: OH Leuven face SV Zulte Waregem, Lierse SK, Waasland-Beveren, KV Kortrijk and Royal Mouscron, starting with an away game against Zulte Waregem on the 1st of April.

Wigan are using their games in hand to good effect, as they beat Bradford 1-0 away from home on Wednesday, which puts the Latics back into second place and an automatic promotion spot, five points behind leaders Blackburn, with three games still in hand. Callum Elder featured for all 90 minutes and was a big factor in his team keeping a clean sheet.

SC Freiburg will not pull Bartosz Kapustka's loan option, according to German football bi-weekly kicker. The Cabbage hasn't played for either the first or second team in weeks. Freiburg's coach Streich is quoted as saying "He can come up with some of the most brilliant moves and then make the most basic errors shortly after. I can't tell whether we'll see him in the first time again until the end of the season."

Nampalys Mendy wasn't part of the OGC Nice squad that beat Guingamp 5-2 away from home. I couldn't find any indication as to why he was left out (injury/illness/other).

Islam Slimani still has yet to don a Newcastle United shirt for real; it's now five games out with/recovering from a thigh injury.

Ahmed Musa: Two matches in five days - a 3-0 away win in the Russian Premier League against Grozny as a left-winger (90 minutes, no goals, no assists) was followed by an epic 3-2 away win at Olympique Lyonnais, which sees CSKA go through to the next round in the Europa League knockout stages thanks to the away goal rule. Musa scored Moscow's second goal to make it 2-1 (at around the 01:07 minute mark):

The Europa League quarter-finals draw is today at noon (GMT). Potential opponents: Arsenal, RB Leipzig, RB Salzburg, Atlético, Olympique Marseille, Lazio or Sporting Lisbon.
Musa's next match would be on April 1st, away at Rostov.

Leonardo Ulloa got some match practice after a couple of unused sub appearances, but couldn't prevent Brighton from losing their seven-game unbeaten streak, as his substitution in the 77th minute was spoiled by Knockaert's red card only three minutes later. Brighton went on to lose 2-0 away at Everton.

Andy King was part of a ten-men Swansea side that held onto a point in a 0-0 draw at Huddersfield, this after Jordan Ayew's red card after only 11 minutes played. He'll have to sit out the Swans' FA Cup match against Tottenham tomorrow because he is cup-tied.

Raul Uche, originally a substitute on the weekend, was brought on in the 19th minute and scored Real Bétis B's second goal 15 minutes later in a 4-0 home win against Cordoba (minute 0:41) - it also looks like as if he gave the assist for the third:

That's him in the thumbnail, left of the Cordoba player.

Edited 16 March 2018 by MC Prussian

[MC Prussian]

Elliott Moore and OH Leuven are currently in a training camp in Albufeira, Portugal (http://www.ohl.be/nl/heren/nieuws/bericht/10739/eerste-dag-van-de-stage-zit-erop). Leuven's first playoff match will be an away game against Zulte Waregem on the 1st of April.

Wigan Athletic and Callum Elder are out of the FA Cup after a 2-0 home loss against Southampton. From what I saw in the first half, Elder played very well and joined in going forward on multiple occasions. Following Shrewsbury's 2-1 win on the weekend, Wigan are now back to third in League One, with two/three games in hand (to Shrewsbury/leaders Blackburn) and three points and one win adrift of second spot.

Bartosz Kapustka continues to lead a rather miserable life at SC Freiburg. Again, no match practice on the weekend, as Freiburg lost the Württemberg derby against Stuttgart 2-1.

Nampalys Mendy wasn't part of the OGC Nice squad that lost 2-1 against league leaders PSG. Still can't find any information on his status, whether he is injured or not.

Islam Slimani could feature for Newcastle United for the very first time in the home game against Huddersfield on the 31st, after having recovered from a thigh injury.

Ahmed Musa and CSKA Moscow will face Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. Other than that, no matches in sight until the league game against Rostov on the 1st of April.

Leonardo Ulloa: Another FA Cup start for Brighton & Hove, this time in the quarter-final against Manchester United away (a 2-0 defeat). Replaced by Glenn Murray after 76 minutes, but linked up well with Jürgen Locadia up front. Unfortunately, Ullloa just posed little to no goal threat at all.

Andy King: Cup-tied for Swansea's 3-0 FA Cup loss against Tottenham.

Raul Uche: Real Bétis B, down to ten men after 53 minutes, were 1-0 losers away at Marbella on the weekend. Uche played the full 90 minutes:

 

[davieG]

Swansea City want permanent Andy King deal?

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By Jonny Whitfield, Reporter
Filed: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 10:24 UK

Last Updated: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 10:24 UK

Swansea City are reportedly interested in securing a permanent deal for midfielder Andy King.

The 29-year-old, who is on loan from Leicester City, has scored once in four games since his move from the Liberty Stadium on deadline day.

According to The Mirror, Swansea want to keep King in South Wales past the end of his loan stay after the Welshman's recent performances under Carlos Carvalhal.

The newspaper adds that a deal, which could reach up to £6m, hinges on Swansea surviving in the Premier League this season, with the club 14th in the table with eight games to go.

King has been at Leicester since youth level, winning the League One title, the Championship and a Premier League crown with the club after racking up 388 appearances so far.

[Bazly]

Interesting catch up on the loaned players in todays Mercury.

 

Of the seniors it seems only King is performing to expectations.with some others proving to be a bit of a miss. Which is not going to help with moving on the dead wood.

[Countryfox]

6 minutes ago, Bazly said:

Interesting catch up on the loaned players in todays Mercury.

 

Of the seniors it seems only King is performing to expectations.with some others proving to be a bit of a miss. Which is not going to help with moving on the dead wood.

 

Yep ...   a few duds in there ...   but I think we knew it really ... 

[the fox]

Slimani finally fit to play. He's in the Newcastle squad today

[RumbleFox]

28 minutes ago, the fox said:

Slimani finally fit to play. He's in the Newcastle squad today

I honestly think if he plays a few games he'll do well and score.   I hope he does. 

[Redouane]

Slimani had a pretty good cameo appearance today. 

Edited 31 March 2018 by Redouane

[Blue ROI]

One of the youth team players Dylan Watts (20 year old) is at League of Ireland club Bohemians.

 

He's started to make the first 11 recently and he scored in the league of Ireland cup last week. He also played today in a win versus UCD. One Bohemians fan on twitter was impressed with him this afternoon.

[themightyfin]

15 hours ago, Blue ROI said:

One of the youth team players Dylan Watts (20 year old) is at League of Ireland club Bohemians.

 

He's started to make the first 11 recently and he scored in the league of Ireland cup last week. He also played today in a win versus UCD. One Bohemians fan on twitter was impressed with him this afternoon.

He’s only made 1 appearance for the u23s all season. One to be released me thinks. 

[LCCFox96]

On 3/26/2018 at 10:42, davieG said:

Swansea City want permanent Andy King deal?

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By Jonny Whitfield, Reporter
Filed: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 10:24 UK

Last Updated: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 10:24 UK

Swansea City are reportedly interested in securing a permanent deal for midfielder Andy King.

The 29-year-old, who is on loan from Leicester City, has scored once in four games since his move from the Liberty Stadium on deadline day.

According to The Mirror, Swansea want to keep King in South Wales past the end of his loan stay after the Welshman's recent performances under Carlos Carvalhal.

The newspaper adds that a deal, which could reach up to £6m, hinges on Swansea surviving in the Premier League this season, with the club 14th in the table with eight games to go.

King has been at Leicester since youth level, winning the League One title, the Championship and a Premier League crown with the club after racking up 388 appearances so far.

 

Think even if Swansea do go down (I think they'll survive personally) it would still be a good move for King and a smart signing for Swansea especially with rumours that Ki is due to leave on a free transfer. King would be an astute piece of business for any club in the top end of the Championship and bottom end of the Premier League. 

[moore_94]

Musa starting tonight for CSKA vs Arsenal