Alan Nixon in the Sun writes that Newcastle are looking at Bournemouth’s Jordon Ibe as a possible target this summer. This link has really come from nowhere and we are not too sure about this one.
Ibe is generally deployed on the right-wing but can be used as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He seems to be similar to what we already have in terms of what he would add to the squad.
If Newcastle are to bring in another forward, they need to bring in one with a physical presence. Jordon Ibe is certainly a strong talented player but at only 5’8″ he would be very similar in stature to all of our other forwards barring Joelinton.
He also does not seem to fit the 3-5-2 formation that Steve Bruce will use this upcoming season unless he sees Ibe filling a role at right wing-back. Though he certainly is not a defensive-minded player.
Jordon Ibe– Newcastle interested?
Ibe joined Bournemouth three years ago from Liverpool for around £15m in what at the time was a big and surprising capture for the club.
They had just unexpectedly survived their first season in the top-flight and to be able to get in a player many considered to be a rising star was very eye-opening.
He has been sort of a mixed bag at Bournemouth over the past three years. In 88 appearances, he has 5 goals and 9 assists and last season saw him make only 9 starts in the Premier League.
Bournemouth also will be missing David Brooks with an ankle injury for the next three months. Brooks made 20 appearances on the right for Bournemouth so they may not want to let Ibe leave unless they can get someone in. They have been linked to Liverpool’s Harry Wilson over the past week.
We just don’t see too much in this as he really doesn’t provide much in the areas that the squad seem to be lacking. He certainly has the talent to be a success in the Premier League but he just has not put it all together while at Bournemouth.
Ibe has had a very impressive preseason for the Cherries and still is just 23 years old. He is a player that could still improve but just has been very inconsistent in his career thus far.
95 comments so far
The next Mike Williamson
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:34 AM
Comment #1The mackems call us mags, they call us Geordie’s too. Because that’s what we are.
The next Mike Williamson
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM
Comment #2Stop ‘playing the victim card’ on behalf of toon 22. If you harrass people and gang up on people then you deserve it when others do it to you. Same goes for Tony. Or if you want to make Toon22 a poor victim, accept that Tony is also a poor victim.
Jib
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:38 AM
Comment #3Jordan Ibe is a throw-back style winger with
loads of tricks.
Ron Knee
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:40 AM
Comment #4Missed the bus there.
Two mass shootings in the USA in 24 hours!
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:40 AM
Comment #5Munster is a geordie – Munster is a geordie – la la la …
toon22
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:43 AM
Comment #6Hiya
Mags fans
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:43 AM
Comment #7jib …
when he was at derby the fans thought he was a good player . they wanted him signed up . got plenty pace .
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Comment #8TNMW
1 poster being harassed by 3 or more for 12 hours, it was football talk nearly all day up until that point.
Toon22 does his fair share I’m not denying that, he hasn’t spent 12hrs with every post directed at 1 poster.
Who really is disrupting the blog?
most skip 22 excerpt for his obsessive anti fans who then turn the blog into what we saw last night.
The same people disrupt the blog, turning their attention from different posters depending on their mood and which argument will cause the most trouble.
Divide and conquer
Munster Mag
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Comment #9Toon 22….
Hasnt a clue….
But is happy to rant at people. Bants he’ll be accusing you of being a kba shill soon, believe me.
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:45 AM
Comment #10TOON22 not getting on your case . do you still live in the northeast? . i dont say it plenty on here …
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:45 AM
Comment #11Theres some on here hate 22 for his repetition but without him they’d have nothing to post about.
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:47 AM
Comment #12geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:45 AM
Comment #10
TOON22 not getting on your case . do you still live in the northeast? . i dont say it plenty on her
Not getting on your case…….
Hahahaja, I’ve just wet myself.
22s no1 stalker, not getting on your case.
UNBELIEVABLE
Munster Mag
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:47 AM
Comment #13Tks geordie tom, have been christened an honourary geordie after a game v mackems / weekend on the batter years ago.
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:48 AM
Comment #14typo error on my behalf … i do say it on here …
posada
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:48 AM
Comment #15#boycott Arsenal
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:15 AM
Comment #17
Posada,
You’re basing that on paper. Perez and Rondon got 23/24 goals last season and both with bags of PL experience. Kenedy was shite last season but doesn’t mean it’s ok to replace him with someone not good enough either. Squad fillers have to be able to push first teamers as well for competition. Soton have got Ings, Austin, Long, Adams and Obafemi up top. We have got Joelinton, Muto and Gayle with a combined total of one PL goal from last season. If Joelinton doesn’t do the business or worse still does and gets a bad knock then we are knackered. But that’s what a purple policy will do. We could well afford Joelinton and Rondon or a Rondon type in the same team.
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Interesting.
Rondon and Perez got those goals. Most after Christmas after Almiron provided the pace they don’t have and the time they needed. Although Perez has a bit of pace himself. Rondon took 3 months to get fit and going. No other team in the Prem took him so presumably did not want to match the fee and the China wages.
Kennedy. Gone and no great loss. Murphy is back and was always coming back. You can’t just make him disappear. He’s not a casino chip to cash in. Certainly not for the 12M we paid.
Still next week to go. Would agree we need another forward.
I have to say there is nothing about the Southampton group that makes me think they are so wonderful.
Adams going up a level.
Some handy players but not prolific.
Ings has scored 10 goals in the past 5 years.
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:50 AM
Comment #16OP @ thats bollocks …
football chat was going on nicely on hear yesterday then up popped the Frog …
disrupted the good football chat on here …
posada
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:50 AM
Comment #17Athletic ability is key now I think.
Pace.
In J/lin, Almo and St Max that’s what they have gone for.
Will they have the quality.
Well, lets hope we can trust our scouts whoever they may be.
catchy in norway
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:50 AM
Comment #18https://www.givemesport.com/1482476-supercomputer-predicts-the-201920-premier-league-table-after-fixtures-release
RobLeenio
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:51 AM
Comment #19I think it’s been a decent pre season and we’ve brought some decent players in too.
Could probably do with I’ve or two more but the squad as is is probably good enough to compete.
One overriding issue still to resolve, but with dedication and resolve that will happen over time. We’re in it for the long haul. I bet fatty isn’t.
Looking forward to the season, though I’ll be viewing it from afar and hope the majority will join us.
toon22
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:51 AM
Comment #20And the people having a go
All think we shouldn’t boycott, or it will fail
Or have backed Jabba in one way or another
Mags Fans
Munster Mag
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:51 AM
Comment #21Op stop talking shite. The frog has had the cheek to call long standing fans shills. He clearly has no life, knows zero about nufc or its history, and you defend him. Why? Because he hates ashley? But we all hate ashley ffs. Tge frog has as much connection with nufc as i do with Boro.
toon22
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:51 AM
Comment #22Hahahahaha
Hiya Catchy
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:52 AM
Comment #23OP …
you got a hangover this morning …
you can get incontinence pads for your wee problem …
Jib
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:52 AM
Comment #24catchy in Norway
That is irrelevant until the window closes
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:53 AM
Comment #25no 1 stalker do i get a award for it . like some S/D vouchers …
toon22
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:53 AM
Comment #26All hate me
Defend Jabba
Proper Mags Fans
Jib
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:55 AM
Comment #27OP
getting his knickers in a twist
(and wetting them also apparently)
over that pure wee innocent toon22
is frankly laughable – and a tad suspicious.
Munster Mag
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:55 AM
Comment #28Posada i trust the scouts. More and more good players were coming under rafa. If we lose hayden we are in deep shit though. We need defensive strength and have very few natural defenders in the ‘group’ as modern coaches say!
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:57 AM
Comment #29all i was trying to get over was if the Frog was to say he does not live in the area now . maybe just maybe it would clear things up so TOON22 the balls in your court …
Jib
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:59 AM
Comment #30There was bother in the crowd for the Rugby League
game Catalan Dragons vs Warrington Wolves
This is virtually unheard of !!!!
Right in the middle of the stramash punching all and
sundry was a kid in a Toon shirt
Ha ha ha
#BoycottAshley ( OP)
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:00 AM
Comment #31Geordie tom Munster.
Your both full of shit, during the football talk yesterday you both referred to 22 in virtually your 1st posts of the day, before he came on, saying he’d come on and ruin it etc, which infact YOU were doing.
I’d understand if you both came on to talk football, Munster is here to get his hatred of the English and Rafa off his chest and Tom is here because Judith Chalmers needs a presence on the blog.
If you 2 are fair and balanced or a fair representation of Nufc the clubs funked.
IrishRob
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:01 AM
Comment #32Froggy, I dont hate you if that means anything lol
Munster Mag
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:01 AM
Comment #33Yes Frog i’m a mag. Shall i set you some more basic questions? You were badly exposed last night.
Next line of the song please, or name the two alcoholic drinks mentioned next….
“we are the geordies, the cock of the north, we all hate sunlan and boro of course… We all drink……..”
Over to you spawn.
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:02 AM
Comment #34OP … skip my posts simple as that …
catchy in norway
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:03 AM
Comment #35I JUst find it interesting, when you take personnel feelings out of the equation, basing it just on the same metrics for all the teams, they have us 8th.
I personally think 10th.
im no fan of Ashley, but his impact footballing wise is massively over exaggerated. and i personally think any manager and his team of coaches has more impact in this area.
Ashley is killing the club brand.
I think Bruce will do ok, better than most think, because most of you have set the bar very low and expect the worst.
anyway, im looking forward to the new season.
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:03 AM
Comment #36Ibe has been pretty poor for all Eddie Howe gets praised he’s actually spent a lot of money on shite for high prices Ibe and Solanke are terrible!!
Does play good football but funnily enough Newcastle have finished above them 2 season in a row and have been the far better team in all 4 games where our lack of finishing cost us in a few of the games!? Shows how good Rafa did with having no net spend while Howe got to spend big….. balanced perspective and all that chat 🙂
The next Mike Williamson
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:04 AM
Comment #37Op,
I was on the blog from 9-11 and it was football talk until t22 appeared. Then he quickly and repeatedly started the nonsense about mags. Then jib and the other person he accused retaliated. Eventually after a whole night of crap a few others chipped in. Go back and check if you want. That is 100% what happened. It wasn’t a bunch of bloodthirsty mackems appeared from nowhere to pick on poor toon22. If you repeatedly call people a mackems they have a right to retaliate with the same sort of crap.
Can anyone copy and paste an example of when t22 posted football? Even during a match nothing.
posada
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:04 AM
Comment #38Munster.
Are there shrewd folks working behind the scenes.
Not just shrewd, but empowered to make the right decisions.
I still have my doubts.
If Hayden goes you should have a plan for getting in someone better.
geordietom
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:05 AM
Comment #39hope we finish high in the league . have a cracking season . win a cup or 2 . beat the bin dippers and the mancs and all the London clubs turn them all over .
Munster Mag
Aug 4, 2019 at 11:05 AM
Comment #40Thats fine OP, i’ll stop antagonising your little friend now. Ive exposed his total lack of connection with nufc. That will suffice.