Luque in “I need games” plea to Roeder
By N.O On Sat 11 Nov 2006 |
Toon outcast Albert Luque has pleaded with Glenn Roeder to give him a chance to prove himself by handing him a run of 5-6 games.
Luque said:
“I want to be a success here but I need to play games.
“I can play here and do a job for this club but I need matches. I want to play and do well for the fans.
“If I can get a run of five or six games then I promise I will do well here.”
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I agree with Jay & he’s been proved correct as Luque was nowhere to be seen in or around the Emirates Stadium.I guess the 5-6 games that our alleged manager is giving him is in the reserves! Cardiff City v QPR was on the telly here in Australia & it was great to see Michael Chopra in action.It now seems inevitable that Albert will follow Michael out the door.A sad state of affairs.
Sent in on: November 19th, 2006 at 10:11 pm
Quote from our so called manager “The door is open for Albert, All I can do is give him the stage to perform on”
What stage, you prick?. The fucking bench or left at home?
Wanker!!!!!
Sent in on: November 17th, 2006 at 9:09 am
Shola has declared he want to play against Arsenal, No way should this be allowed, He was so far off the pace against city it was a joke. If we dont see a Luque/Martins strike force against Arsenal Roeder should be sacked streight after the game
Sent in on: November 16th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
luque shud definetly play against arsenal nd hav a few of a few games. After watchin a video of him playing for deportivo la coruna, he seems mint
Sent in on: November 14th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
2 goals in 3 games started. cant say tht about any othe striker. he has kept us in the hunt 4 the uefa cup. albert luques blak and white army
Sent in on: November 14th, 2006 at 7:21 pm
It seems that this forum on Luque was put up only to get positive “play Luque” responses! I never said he was lazy and I’d love him to succeed at the Toon. It just seems a bit fickle that when Luque was being played last season and this pre-season (albeit only a handful of games) many NUFC fans wrote on forums that he was a waste of space and words to the effect that he wasn’t worth a run in the side. When a club is struggling, players who aren’t being played are always going to seem like the answer to problems.
If we can find the right way to play Luque, then we SHOULD give him a run. But I reckon we’d be much better off cashing in on him if we can do that, and then signing a “target” striker with the money (Defoe, for example, if he’d join us)
Sent in on: November 14th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Omar writes in saying:
I have to agree with some comments here.
For crying out loud, the guy PROMISED to perform at his best when given a chance, and what does Roeder do, prefer players that promised but showed us NOTHING BUT ZEROS. 7:10 hours of not scoring will increase vs Arsenal I guess, while a player who is wanted by some of the best teams in the world is not playing, “not good in training†is the worst excuse I ever heard.
If Bramble and Ameobi (even Rossi) made it through our training and to the first team, then what the hell is Luque not doing there, and even if he is a lazy Spaniard, even if he is not coming to training, the guy actually scores goals once he gets in the team. Why is he not getting his chance?! If Rossi’s one goal vs Pompey gave him a run of 4 (maybe 5?) games for the team, this guy scored a goal in Italy, in a game we thought we would never win, and he gets dropped!
I am really sick and tired of seeing the likes of Bellamy, Robert, Viana, and alot of others leave the club because of managers, even though the Luque case beats all of those, because he is being dropped for NO REASON!
I am really not a one-player fan, but if our team is not scoring, and we tried almost everything, he can’t be worse than any of our strikers, ney, he might be alot better!
REPLY
Omar
You talk a lot sense!!. Why cant Roeder see this?
Answer, He can but is too stubborn to play Luque thus hurting the club and its fantastic supporters. He should be gone by now. He should never have been allowed anywhere near this position(a masterstroke fat man Fred).
Roeder must have a high sex drive as he is Fucking 52000 people every week!!!
Sent in on: November 14th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Luque has more talent than Rossi, Sibierski and Ameobi put together. Some players don’t train as well as others but still deliver the goods when it counts. Luque has done what was asked of him then subsequently dropped. It’s plain and simple Roeder doesn’t like him and the team will suffer as a result. If you seriously think Sibierski/Rossi is a better option lets hear your argument, should be interesting or are you Roeder in disguise?
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 9:36 pm
Just wanted to add…
Here’s what Lee Clark said after the Liverpool reserves game about Albert:
Regarding the importence of the two goals for his confidence:
Well, unless Lee goes to watch the mackems practice everyday, that’s about it for the “bad in training” excuse.
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 7:53 pm
I have to say, I like the idea of a ‘Play Luque’ campaign! Something needs to be done. Playing a VERY unfit Ameobi (scheduled to be out until June 07) over Luque and even Rossi, hell, even Andy Carroll, its stupid!
How about a ‘Drop Duff for the now confidence-lacking N’Zogbia’ campaign?
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
I have to agree with some comments here.
For crying out loud, the guy PROMISED to perform at his best when given a chance, and what does Roeder do, prefer players that promised but showed us NOTHING BUT ZEROS. 7:10 hours of not scoring will increase vs Arsenal I guess, while a player who is wanted by some of the best teams in the world is not playing, “not good in training” is the worst excuse I ever heard.
If Bramble and Ameobi (even Rossi) made it through our training and to the first team, then what the hell is Luque not doing there, and even if he is a lazy Spaniard, even if he is not coming to training, the guy actually scores goals once he gets in the team. Why is he not getting his chance?! If Rossi’s one goal vs Pompey gave him a run of 4 (maybe 5?) games for the team, this guy scored a goal in Italy, in a game we thought we would never win, and he gets dropped!
I am really sick and tired of seeing the likes of Bellamy, Robert, Viana, and alot of others leave the club because of managers, even though the Luque case beats all of those, because he is being dropped for NO REASON!
I am really not a one-player fan, but if our team is not scoring, and we tried almost everything, he can’t be worse than any of our strikers, ney, he might be alot better!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Whilst not agreeing with John at Wallsend about Luque’s attitude, mainly because I don’t know what goes on in training.
I think too many people are on Roeder’s case, with respect to something we do not know all of the facts about.
Playing devils advocate.
You have two players who you have in mind to play in a certain role upfront.
a) More limited ability, works like hell, follows instructions and is sweating buckets for the team
b) More talented, strolls around. Doesn’t want to tackle and doesn’t like being tackled and doesn’t understand that forward’s need to mark up and cary out a role defending corners.
Who do you pick, when in our current situation?
I really don’t know what Luque’s attitude is like in training and playing a set role as part of a team. However I have been more than underwhelmed by his attitude last season and this, whilst on the pitch. He is a stroller and plays very much at his own pace. I could actually stand it when we had people like Micky Quinn in the team (fastest man on earth over 1 yard - and only then when chasing a pork pie and a pint). You could forgive the stuff with him because of his results.
Luque played 10 games or so at the end of last season and scored once (4th goal against the mackems). He also manages to look totally disinterested most of the time as well, then and now.
I would personally feel tempted to give him a run right now due to having absolutely nobody else who can score goals (who is fit). Maybe Roeder does see something that the rest of us don’t.
One thing I do know is that this is playing out like the circumstances under which he was put on the list at Depor (I’ve got this from a supporter I know - who rated him highly). Evidently he had issues with the manager, which never fully came to light. As they say,the rest is history…
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
Luque doesn’t deserve games! His attitude stinks and I’m not prepared to see Newcastle drop further into the clarts by having to drag his lazy Spanish carcass around St. James! Besides, does Luque think that he can only show what he can do on matchday? Do you think Shearer was lazy in training and just played his heart out on matchdays? Luque has been whinging for months in the papers in Spain for about how he wants to go home. I hope he gets his wish as soon as possible!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
Clearly one of the worst footballing decisons in the club’s history.
To be honest I will really regret it if he leaves the club and plays fantasticly for a huge team such as Barca who he has been linked with this week.
Why don’t we start a “Play Luque” campaign here at N.O?
(Ed: It isn’t down to fans to pick the team and any such campaigns would only serve to undermine the player chosen ahead of Luque anyway, which won’t help anyone, least of all the club.)
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
The fans should help him by chanting his name on the field or when he’s on the bench.
Poor guy, is it typicall Newcastle to treat players this way, just take a look att the Milner case this season.
Roeder should be ashamed!
LUQUE in, Roeder OUT!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
Roeder had the perfect opportunity to play Luque after his goal in Palermo. His confidence would have been boosted and could possibly been the difference between our now unacceptable league position and having a few more points on the board. I am convinced he would have put away some of the chances we created.
When an injured Ameobi and Sibierski are picked ahead of Luque and we do not score or even look like scoring for 88 mins then that decision is proven wrong as was the team selection against Charlton and Sheff Utd, I would also argue our result against Watford was lucky as we finished with no strikers on the field, a trend that has continued
Is anyone going to hold this inept fool accountable for what he is doing to our club???
If Martins is fit there should be no excuse to partner Luque up front with him for a run of games. Put Dyer in midfield with parker, Milner and Zog on the wings and lets play the kind of football that we did under Keegan, exciting, quick passing and scoring goals.
What we will get is Sibierski or Rossi on their own, a five man midfield, no goals and a pasting.
Roeder you suck!!!!!!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
This is messed up!
Luque PROMISED to do something if he gets the chance, the guy is BEGGING for a decent run in the team, he is DESPERATE to play and still he is not even in the bench!
Meanwhile, Shola Ameobi can barely move, and he is ALWAYS in our striking eleven!
They should give Luque an award just for keeping himself from punching Roeder! WHY is he not playing, WHY is he out of the lineup with our strikers missing chance after chance, Ameobi is playing while getting ready for an opperation for fucks sake, while arguably our best striker is not even in the reserves bench, that’s the worst decsion I have ever seen in my life by any manager, beats the Bellamy-Souness row by miles!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 11:50 am
You can’t ask for fairer than that… give him a run Glenn. God only knows why you havn’t yet. I agree with the Luque & Martins combo - this will be a very profitable one so give him a try or we will never know because he WILL leave in Jan. He is surely better than Sibierski and a crocked Ameobi for fucks sake Glenn!!!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 10:48 am
I just saw this in the IC:
I guess we know how likely Luque is to get a game under Roeder.
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 10:46 am
Come on Glenn give Luque a run, what does he have against him? Luque is probably one of our best strikers. When Martins is fit put him and Martins up front and see what happpens, give him a few games in a row, you wont regret it. But what you will regret is if you keep managing this club the way you are then you will regret getting us relegated. Although it would come as no suprise giving Roeder’s track record. Come on Fat Fred sort things out, a club with the quality we have should be fighting for the title not dangling down in the relegation zone.
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 10:27 am
Someone may challenge that Spanish players may not be suitable to the English Premiership. But unluckily Luque did not have a chance to prove whether he is suitable or not and Roeder has indirectly killed those chances.
Although Luque may not be in a good situation, it’s ridiculous to send injured Shola to the field and we all know Shola cannot do anything. It’s also worthwhile to put Luque in the first team instead of Rossi, Luque is our player, not from any other teams. But Roeder, he can neglect all these things.
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 9:05 am
Roeder will not give him a chance, I am thinking, has Luque done something to him? He doesn’t even get a chance to start games. Roeder, please leave.
All the fans in Hong Kong have no faith in you.
Please LEAVE!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 8:04 am
I think as fans we shouldn’t just sit there and wait for him to leave just so Glenn can bring another one of his fantastic signings (Emile Heskey I fear). At least we can give the board an old “we want Luque” chant, boost the poor fella’s confidence and maybe finally give Ameobi his damn operation, otherwise we will be stuck with him, Rossi, Sibierski and Martins for the rest of the season!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 6:49 am
“If I can get a run of five or six games then I promise I will do well here.â€
I think that’s fair enough.
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 4:16 am
Play Luque? Nah, it’s too late. The kid wants out more than Milner. Roeder will sell him in January for 2.5 million and spend 15 million on Becks and “lead” us to finishing 16th in the league… all the papers will read “Becks saves the Magpies”…. give me a break. Roeder must be up too late at night studying his “how to be a manager” notes because he runs the team like he has his hat on backwards and his glasses on upside down. Give Ameobi a wheel chair and maybe Bramble can push him up and down the pitch and try to lose some weight. No one will tell the difference in their play.
Put Luque in as the number one striker and number two when Martins is fit and send Rossi back to Fergie as he needs him now anyway. Send Bramble and Carr packing and find three fit defenders and save some face this year. Please Glenn!!!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 2:07 am
Hello? What? Given a try? He has not even started two games in a row this season. In fact he has only appeared in 8 matches and 5 of those were as a substitute!!! Of the three games he has started he has scored two goals. At Palermo he had one chance and he took it and it may look easy but he still had to get into position between two defenders and steer it past the keeper who was anticipating the header.
In the reserves he scored two excellent goals against a strong Liverpool side. You may say he looks lazy but at least he delivers when it matters: scoring the goals!!
Have you looked at Dyer’s scoring record? 29 goals in 229 appearences. Wow what a prolific scorer. Sure he has pace and the team picked up when he went on but he is a attacking midfielder NOT someone who can score goals regularly enough to get us out of this mess. And given his injury record I am skeptical if he can last through the whole season.
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 1:45 am
Adam
I think fans are wanting to see Luque get some games because those being picked ahead of him are not delivering where as in the three starts the Spaniard has made under Roeder he has 3 goals and can’t do any worse than the under performing Duff, the lightweight Rossi, the “he’s not a striker” Sibierski and the injured Ameobi, surely?
I personally see it that way anyway and I don’t think he’s had a fair chance under Roeder either while others have.
I agree we need to sell him in January as he’s dead wood at this club.
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 1:33 am
I don’t understand. When Luque has been given a try, he’s generally been found wanting. Fans were moaning pre-season that Luque doesn’t have the heart and is a waste of time. I believe he is a sound bloke who wants to do well and would be a very useful addition to some teams personnel (mostly foreign teams). But Luque hasn’t suddenly become the answer for us. He is largely ineffective when given games for us, and also strays offside far too much. We would be much better off selling Luque and getting a target striker in or a good defender. Fans are only calling for Luque because he isn’t playing. The REAL answer to getting us off on a better run could well be Dyer, who for me is much more vital than Luque!
Sent in on: November 13th, 2006 at 1:25 am
Most of the comments here are spot on & like most of you I was astounded that Luque wasn’t even on the bench against Man City! Roeder has nothing to lose by playing him but what worries me is that if he gets a run against Arsenal & we get hammered he’ll be dropped again. Luque should’ve started against all three of our last opponents as they were all potentially winable games.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 11:22 pm
Come on man Glenn, just give him a chance, he’s a brilliant player. He probably has the best attitude in the team as he hasn’t moaned once, considering whe’re rubbish at the moment aswell and can’t score a goal to save our lives. For some reason we’re playing Duff and Rossi upfront which I think is shocking. Aye Shola’s good but he is crippled, Sibierski is not good at all. Martins and Luque I think is a very good partnership in the making.
PS Who scored Newcastle’s last goal….. LUQUE. Get him in the team, start climbing the table and win a cup. Howay The Lads!
(Ed: It was Parker wasn’t it!?)
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Hey mate, agreed but he didn’t even make the bench and neither did Rossi. 1 unfit striker (Shola), 1 kind of second rate striker/utility player (Sib) and no strikers on the bench. Fuck me what goes on in this mans head? I think they removed the brain and left the tumor.
(Ed: Can we please not use personal insults towards our manager, he may be a bad manager and the wrong manager for us, but lets not stoop to such a level - thanks.)
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 9:30 pm
Roeder is cutting off his own nose to spite his face on this one. There is absolutely no defence of his poor man management of Luque. To not even include him on the bench is nothing short of a disgrace but then nothing amazes me with Roeder anymore whose is fast becoming a Jekyll & Hyde character.
He certainly hides from the big decisions that’s for sure. He should drop Duff for a start and allow Luque the luxury of a sequence of games to show us once and for all whether he really is up to the demands of Premiership football.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 9:28 pm
I think Albert Luque is a brilliant player. Roeder is stupid for not playing him. Nearly every start he has made he has scored. I have watched countless videos of when he played in Spain and he was excellent. I do not blame him if he moves back to Spain but if he does Roeder is making a huge mistake.
PS What is he thinking playing Ameobi and Sibierski together when, in my opinion, our best striker (Luque) just sits on te bench?
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Roeder Out! Luque In!
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 5:19 pm
Luque is mint!
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
He’ll go home in January, shine again in Spain, and we’ll go down. It will be our biggest mistake ever, because of roeder.
It is so ridiculous! Why is it so difficult for Roeder to give him a start when he’d rather start with an injured striker who can’t score! Did you see what he did for us in Italy Glenn!
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
DO THE RIGHT THING ROEDER - RESIGN!
I’m fed up.
Had enough.
Stop dragging the club down.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 3:40 pm
Just wanted to add, it is just bullshit when a fantastic player sits at the bench, not playing, while Ameobi is going to play yet another game injured, in wich he will probably manage 3 touches before being unable to carry on, and it is even worse when Luque says he is leaving, and a Barcelona or a Real Madrid come answering to his plea, just look at the STUPID decsion by Roeder, leaving arguably our best player if he gets the chance (you think Barcelona will come knocking at our doors for any of Martins, Ameobiand the rest?) on the bench and keeping those stupid idiots who can’t put a 12 cm wide ball in the back of a 6.32 meters long, 2.33 meter tall Goal.
Our case here is screwed up thanks to some brilliant man mangment by Roeder, and Luque won’t lose anything, he will move from a relegation threatend side to one of the best teams in the world, a year from now we will look back and see just how ironic was it that he was sitting in our bench just waiting for a chance to show himself.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
What the heck is happening! Por Dios!
Ifeel so annoyed about this situation! The guy has stuck with us too long he has lost much of his great reputation due to the simple fact that he is being overlooked for some personal reasons. Roeder is treating him like Di Canio, there must have been a falling out or something. However Luque has always performed when given the chance and has kept out of the news, could you imagine a Shearer or Owen doing the same!
For me he has answered when called upon by scoring in a foreign position which he hardly ever played in Spain. The fact is you cannot treat any player like they’ve treated Luque, this is worse than the Souness/Robert situation.
What gets me is the Chronicle saying “that Roeder cannot be accused of not giving him his chance”… what!
Do we honestly think that foreign “big” players will not take this into account, the only ones who will come will trully be lazy mercenaries.
Roeder play Luque or tell him to start looking for a new club! For your own reputation, the club’s, and his!
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
ROEDER PLAY LUQUE!!!! We are doing absolutely rubbish this season in the Premiership so why don’t we play Luque, our strikers are all nearly injured and Roeder only gives Luque one chance. So if Martins has a rubbish game we don’t sub him for the rest of the year do we or you never see Rooney or Henry getting subbed because they don’t score! I bet if we give Luque 4-5 games then he would get used to it and be a great player! I think he’s got potential! Come on lads!!!
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
What I don’t get is that he is in the Evening Chronicle saying things like this then he is quoted in another paper saying:
“My situation is now desperate. It is incredible that I was not picked for Watford.
“The final decision is with the coach and, if he is not interested in me, the best solution is for me to go, probably in the winter market. I’m very unhappy here.”
He doesn’t know whether he’s coming or going. I don’t blame Roeder for this. There surely has to be something going on behind the scenes with him that we don’t know about.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
The treatment of Luque by Roeder is diabolical. We have a team who can’t create or score goals and Roeder plays an unfit Ameobi and a second rate over the hill Siberski. Roeder is freezing out Luque and by doing so is costing NUFC and depriving the fans. Talking of Luque’s lack of workrate etc. is a joke, what about Ginola and Robert? Both heroes at this club, players with the skill and flair to turn a match. I believe Luque could do the same and should be given the opportunity. I’d like to see some ‘Give Luque a chance’ campaign started on here.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 10:47 am
Luque is not, never was and never will be a winger. His position is a second striker, playing off the main striker. A position he has not been alowed to play under this prat of a manager. He played on his own in Palermo and scored. Put the lad in the team with Martins/Rossi or even Sibierski and he will show what he can do.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 9:51 am
Luque is making noises now that he will play up front if he has to, his natural position being wide left.
Who would you prefer to have wide left?
Milner, Duff, N’Zogbia or Luque.
He is never going to be selected as a wide left player. If he is willing to play up front as a centre forward in an emergency, fine. He wouldn’t be any worse than say playing Duff who has rarely shone in any position. I personaly doubt whether he has the attitude or physical attributes to play as an out and out forward in the English game. I suspect Roeder thinks the same. However where Roeder is failing is that maybe it is worth a try until at least January. His other options seem limited.
When fit I would at least try Martins and Luque up front. It can’t be worse than what we have.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 9:30 am
Well, if Luque was “not loyal”, “not showing the willingness”, or whatever the hell people said about him, he wouldn’t have made that comment.
The lad is showing a great will to change things, he scored in his last start for the club, he is playing well whenever getting a chance, and he is fully fit BUT WHY THE HELL IS HE NOT IN!!
Roeder yesterday introduced a crippled Ameobi, that for me was a total joke, then again, Roeder did prefer Ameobi, Duff, Rossi, and even Emre as a striker (last season) than give Luque a chance.
The guy is the only player who is really willing to change things, or die trying, he is doing well whenever intruduced, and he if any other player was in his shoes he would have just said “F*** Roeder, I am not playing untill the club sells me”.
Yet the guy shows up every day at training, takes every chance he gets, and still HE IS NOT IN!!
For crying out loud, the guy was superb back in Spain, why should things be any different, just give him the damn 5-6 games so at least we can know why is he not playing, otherwise he might leave without us seeing what he can REALLY do.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 8:02 am
Sorry Albert it’s not going to happen while this half wit is in charge. You should have a word with Di Canio as he got the same treatment the season West Ham were RELEGATED. All the fans want to see you play, most of us know you are good enough. Martins will be back next week and I guarentee he will play with Sibierski, who proved yesterday why City let him go, HE IS NO GOOD!!
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS ROEDER?
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 7:48 am
Well I really wish Roeder would give him 5 or 6 games, just to see what he can do but unfortunately Roeder won’t give him that opportunity why oh why, is a mystery. Only Roeder can answer that question and I think he at least owes it to the fans to explain why you would have 7 midfielders playing and not have at least one goalscorer playing up front who we know can score goals. All I can say is, Albert good luck when you return to Spain in January you deserved better. This sort of treatment will only ward off future players from the continent that Newcastle is not a good club to play for. The answer is Roeder to go along with Freddy Shepherd.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 4:14 am
The problem is he will never ever get to play unless there is really no one GR can turn to. That means Ameobi, Martins, Sibierski and Rossi must all be crocked before he will even get a look in. Then again GR could always play Duff and Milner up front. Luque is the 7th choice striker really… maybe even worse.
Sent in on: November 12th, 2006 at 3:27 am
Lets hope that Roeder can swallow his pride and listen to what Luque is saying. “If I can get a run of five or six games then I promise I will do well here”. If he doesen’t do well then I can understand playing Rossi/Shola/Sibi before this guy. FFS Glenn! He can’t do any harm if we are playing 0-0 whitout him.
Sent in on: November 11th, 2006 at 11:30 pm
Spot on - I agree with him. I think we all do - pity the man who doesn’t eh? The way he’s been treated is scandalous - he hasn’t slagged off the club like other foreigners have in the past - everything he’s said has been diplomatic and sensible. I think GR is making a huge mistake not letting him play.
Sent in on: November 11th, 2006 at 11:04 pm
I agree with Luque we should play him and give him a chance he was unstopable in Spain and if we give him a good run of games he wil get his confidence back and be unstopable for us, get behind him instead if writing off a player that has been hit by so many injuries.
Sent in on: November 11th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
I think Albert Luque should be given a run in the team because a) we spent near enough 10 million on him and b) that he is the last stiker to score for Newcastle United recently and still did not get the chance to follow it up. In my opinion if Luque is given the time to adjust to English football he will be the player that was so highly thought of at Deportivo and La Liga itself.
Sent in on: November 11th, 2006 at 10:53 pm