Jacob Ramsey

[PeterWithesShin]

Always a shame when a graduate leaves, but as good as we know he can be he hasn't really kicked on the last 2 years. As well as him not signing a contract we may feel he'll continue to have injury problems.

I'd normally wish him luck but it's Newcastle so I hope they do shit.

[Yeltzer]

Hope we don’t regret this one….

Ramsey out, Asensio in I’d guess

Ramsey hasn’t been the same player since he broke his metatarsal playing for the U21’s

Good business I think

[Tuscans]

Awful news. Great signing for Newcastle after a tough summer. Ideal replacement would have been Grealish who we let go to Everton. 40m barely scratches the surface of what JJ could be worth.

Couldn't agree a contract with him so would of probably got £25 mill next summer.

[Dante Lavelli]

We will probably replace him with Barnes.

Asensio with Morgan shifted to the wings again is my prediction. 

[PaulWinch again]

Awful news. Great signing for Newcastle after a tough summer. Ideal replacement would have been Grealish who we let go to Everton. 40m barely scratches the surface of what JJ could be worth.

Maybe, it’s hard to know. He’s got lots of talent, but he’s also been very stop start. If it gives us the headroom to get a couple in and he wouldn’t sign a new deal then so be it.

[Dante Lavelli]

Awful news. Great signing for Newcastle after a tough summer. Ideal replacement would have been Grealish who we let go to Everton. 40m barely scratches the surface of what JJ could be worth.

Maybe, it’s hard to know. He’s got lots of talent, but he’s also been very stop start. If it gives us the headroom to get a couple in and he wouldn’t sign a new deal then so be it.

Feels like he’s been on the bench or injured for the past two seasons.  Good player but if someone’s got to leave he probably impacts the first XI  the least. 

[SaddVillan]

If he wants to go and won't sign a contract, then the club doesn't really have any choice, other than to optimise the situation.

You'd hope/expect that there would be an "English Tax" on the Transfer fee - surely £40m sounds a bit light for a 24 yr old who ip to a couple of seasons ago was going to be our next wunderkind?

Hope we stick a proper sell-on clause and plenty of achievable add-ons.

And we need to piss about so he can't play against us at the weekend.

[Matt C]

Can see the logic but can’t pretend I like it.

[Ian.]

That’s a real shame if true. His form before his first big injury was brilliant and I have a very good feeling he’ll get it back and be very good signing for them.

[Clampy]

I'm not sure what to think of it if it goes through. Maybe he sees someone like Jimoh-Aloba as a long term replacement? He's certainly got a lot of talent.

[ROBBO]

The foot problem comes into calculation, he was out twice with a recurrence of the problem and he never fully regained the pace he had. If it is the injury I believe it's one that can ruin careers.

[Ads]

This is fucking rank.

[Beard82]

Gutted to see hes most likely off - but he goes with my best wishes.

Ultimately - we needed to sell someone and he was on the list of "touchables" - if (as is said) he had offers but he didnt sign the contract, then probably this in inevitable. 

i think hes a brilliant player - and feels like he had a lot more to give - but always had the feeling tha Unai didnt rate him quite as highly as I did.  Or maybe the system didny suit him quite as well.

Guess this is modern football, at least in a few years we wont need to bother going to villa park as most of the games will be in Dubai, Saudi or the States!

[brontebilly]

Awful news. Great signing for Newcastle after a tough summer. Ideal replacement would have been Grealish who we let go to Everton. 40m barely scratches the surface of what JJ could be worth.

Maybe, it’s hard to know. He’s got lots of talent, but he’s also been very stop start. If it gives us the headroom to get a couple in and he wouldn’t sign a new deal then so be it.

Feels like he’s been on the bench or injured for the past two seasons.  Good player but if someone’s got to leave he probably impacts the first XI  the least.

A fully fit Ramsey is a cert on our left, sure it's been a while since we have seen that consistently, but otherwise we move McGinn or Rogers over. He was outstanding when Emery first came in. Was expecting big things from him this season.

Football has become depressing. Creative accounting more valued than creative football.

[Dante Lavelli]

I'm not sure what to think of it if it goes through. Maybe he sees someone like Jimoh-Aloba as a long term replacement? He's certainly got a lot of talent.

Fair point. We have to create some spare room for the young players to grow into.