Last week, multiple outlets reported that Newcastle were close to reaching an agreement for Central Coast Mariners starlet Garang Kuol. The reports stated Newcastle would trigger the striker’s modest buy-out clause while paying add-ons for the various stages of his development.
Updates on the move have grown scarce in the last week. Though, former Middlesbrough and Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has made some comments on Newcastle’s links to his compatriot.
The Chronicle has published the following sound advice Schwarzer had for Kuol:
“Get your head down. Don’t get sucked in by all the attention, don’t let your head get pulled up into the clouds. Wherever you go, even if it’s a big club or a small club, keep doing the basics.
“Keep doing the right things because we’ve seen it with players leaving Australia in the past and they’d thought they’d already made it when in fact they’d gotten nowhere near it and after a couple of years, they fell by the wayside.
“Just because you’re a talent at this age doesn’t mean it’ll last forever. I’m the first person to say ‘Go to Europe’ – if you’re good enough to make it in Europe, that’s where you’ll want to be. But that’s where the hard work starts – it’s hard to get there but it’s even harder staying there.”
Kuol turned 18 last week and hopefully will be sealing a move to Newcastle sometime in January. If he does sign, he’ll likely end up out on loan for the immediate future as he may not be able to gain a work permit.
Newcastle need to scour the globe for promising young talent. The club signed four youngsters over the summer though three were defenders and the other a goalkeeper. Getting some attacking prospects in the door could one of the aims for January.
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137 comments so far
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:38 AM
Comment #81*against Bournemouth
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:41 AM
Comment #82For the record Nijmegen is pronounced Nyemaygen, so abbreviate that as you will, however Nij or Nym is perfectly acceptable 😀
CLINT FLICK
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:42 AM
Comment #83Nij
That’s my understanding/observation of how(e) we play.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:43 AM
Comment #84I did quite a bit of work in Noordwijk (Nord vick)
CLINT FLICK
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:45 AM
Comment #85Nij
I have dutch friends, so i imagine the nye sound as i type!
😀
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:48 AM
Comment #86Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog,
Nord- vike
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:50 AM
Comment #87Nym
Is the G pronounced as a hacking sound? 🙂
On the back 3 perhaps I should have been more explicit and said with 3 central defenders on the pitch.
I get what you are saying about fluidity. ‘Nowerdays one doesn’t really have to stick to the announced formation. I suppose it depends on the versatility of one’s own players as to the success of said fluidity.
Be like water…
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:56 AM
Comment #88Vask,
In the south of Holland the g is called a soft g and is pronounced more like a k. In the North it is pronounced as a hard g and is pronounced more like bringing up phlegm from the back of your throat sound.
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:56 AM
Comment #89Sir pug
Is the answer ‘vindrock’?
Tyran21
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:57 AM
Comment #90The chance of signing Paqueta is gone. My new no.10 transfer wish have 2 players because so hard to decide between Dani Olmo or Mykhaylo Mudryk. I prefer these 2 over Maddison because they are much more dynamic.
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:58 AM
Comment #91Yeah nym
Like a rolled h. I know what you mean. I did the first four words or so of a level 1 memrise Dutch language course.
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:59 AM
Comment #92Vask,
Heel goed 😀
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 9:59 AM
Comment #93Tyran
Mudryk, was he not a winger? I thought I read that when we were linked before.
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:01 AM
Comment #94Nym
Whoah there pilgrim, I didn’t get *that* far… 😀
Wor B
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:11 AM
Comment #95Been to the airport this morning, dropped my cousin Plan B off, he has a villa in Turkey.
There’ll be no Plan B round here till Christmastime.
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:12 AM
Comment #96Worb
I always preferred Professor Green anyway.
CLINT FLICK
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:13 AM
Comment #97Nederlands, or Netherlands.
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:14 AM
Comment #98And was a good matchup in the H2H last weekend. I was worried that Martinelli was going to smash it. I was a lucky boy.
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:16 AM
Comment #99Clint
Nether… Nedder… Holland.
I once had a Kansas American ask me and wor lass if we were from dutchland wile waiting in a ticket machine queue.
Wor B
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:18 AM
Comment #100Vask
Well played mate, you smashed it!
I should have gone with the free hit but even then I reckon you would still have taken me.
🙂
Fenham to Chalfont
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:18 AM
Comment #101Nijmegen-toon,
You’ve been a cracking edition to the blog in such a few days of posting. I’m intrigued to understand your username hope you don’t mind me asking but are you Dutch?
You definitely know your onions on all things NUFC. Nyemaygen is a town in Holland where there is a remerence
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:20 AM
Comment #102FTC
Nym is one of my alts. And no I’m not Dutch. Just disturbed. 😉
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:21 AM
Comment #103CLINT FLICK,
That would depend on what language you spoke 🙂
Fenham to Chalfont
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:21 AM
Comment #104Sorry Nijmegen-toon
Sent to quick sausage fingers.
Nyemaygen is a town in Holland where there is a rememberence book for all the Canadian falling solidiers from the WWI. So do you have some Canadian connection?
Cheers
HWTL
Nijmegen-toon
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:22 AM
Comment #105FtC,
No, I’m definitely not Dutch.
Ibizatoon
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:22 AM
Comment #106Vask…Had to dash off there…hmm…Lascelles is an interesting shout. He does seem to be more of a threat (yep…with a th and not an f) for goal scoring than our other CB’s (but haven’t checked career stats for them all). Who would you drop to accommodate him?
Fenham to Chalfont
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:22 AM
Comment #107Vask
Oh ok 😆
Tyran21
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:23 AM
Comment #108Vask
Oh you are right, he mainly plays on the left.
Davas
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:25 AM
Comment #109I’m not a scholar of tactics or formations in football so have no idea about plan a, b or c. Personally I would use plan z as nobody uses that and it would takenteams by surprise.
Also I can’t tell, or am interested in, whether man city or Liverpool have a plan b or if they just have better squads to rotate.
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:26 AM
Comment #110Good question Ibiza
I suppose it would depend on what formation we were actually playing. But the logical choice would be 343 and therefore a central midfielder would have to be dropped. So based on the Brazilians being brazilliant it would have to be willock, bless him.
dazzler
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:27 AM
Comment #111Ibiza,
They could try Lascelles up top instead of Wood!
I like Lascelles, he’s a warrior but limited in his ability at the top level. Although I think he gets far too many pelters from our fans, he’s no where near as bad as others like to make out. Also, as Vask and yourself have covered he’s always liable to bang a goal in from set plays.
Ibizatoon
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:28 AM
Comment #112Davas…You may have cracked it. Plan z and a better squad. Sorted.
Could you clear up the VAR situation too?
🙂
CLINT FLICK
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:28 AM
Comment #113Vask
He maybe meant Germany?
😀
Lascelles for Burn?
Fenham to Chalfont
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:28 AM
Comment #114Nijmegen-toon
Are you Canadian mate?
Apologies for being nosey,. Just the username I really thought you were dutch then when you mentioned Nyemaygen. I know there is a big memorial there with a rememberence book, so thought you could have Canadian connections.
Anyway you could well be a full on Geordie from Benwell or Elswick haha 😉
Davas
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:29 AM
Comment #115Ionization
That’s a step too far 🙂
Vask
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:29 AM
Comment #116Lascelles as the sweeper in a 3 is the only place I’d play him. Mopping up. I suppose keepers are suppose to play that role in modern foota.
Davas
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:30 AM
Comment #117Sorry that should be ibizatoon
Ibizatoon
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:30 AM
Comment #118Vask…As a plan B-Z (tbc) i’d certainly be happy / interested to see it.
Willock does seem a natural choice. Still works hard, but doesn’t seem to have that cutting edge from when he first arrived. He’s been Howed! (only joking everyone – have a cuppa)
Dazzler…And wood as a CB? I’m convinced it could be his calling.
Ibizatoon
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:31 AM
Comment #119Davas…That’s alright, it was worth asking.
Right, gotta shoot again. Bye for now.
Davas
Sep 21, 2022 at 10:33 AM
Comment #120But then again, On the VAR debate. The Palace decision was diabolical, especially as the Palace player should have also been sent off but I don’t think the Wilson one had anything to do with VAR. Pretty sure the ref blew his whistle and the defenders and keeper stopped before Wilson put it in the net so there was nothing for var to check.