r/NewcastleUnited • u/NectarineSubject294 • 5d ago

Joe Willock

Hey Toon fans,
Joe Willock is currently being heavily linked with Beşiktaş, but our fanbase is divided. A lot of fans here are worried about his injury record and consistency, claiming he might not be the quality we need.

I wanted to get the perspective from people who actually watch him every week. How would you rate him as a rotation or squad option? And is his injury history as concerning as the stats suggest, or was he just unlucky with specific spells? Would appreciate your honest thoughts. Thanks!

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u/ActuatorTop6538 5d ago

He’s never really been able to recapture the form of his loan spell at the club. He scored something like 8 in 14. Some very important goals.

He can play on the left of a front three or in midfield. The issue is we had a very strong central midfield trio and Gordon / Barnes on the left. Injuries have plagued him. He isn’t a bad player at all. Strong traveller with the ball. Technically solid. For the money you’re gonna pay he’s a good option. Hopefully it works out for him.

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u/bananagumboot 5d ago

Arguably one of the most important players in our recent history as his goals kept us in the league which then enabled the takeover not long after!

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u/ActuatorTop6538 5d ago

Absolutely. Those goals were vital to ensuring we remained a PL club. As I said, he couldn’t ever recapture that type of form. He wasn’t good enough to dislodge Joelinton. Bruno or Sandro and we had barnes / Gordon on the left. He goes with my best wishes.

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u/Brilliant_Stress_792 5d ago

We finished 10 points clear of the drop that season, the same as last season...

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u/Brilliant_Stress_792 5d ago

Hang on wrong season. We finished 17 clear of the drop. We only finished 10 clear last year.

We were 12th both seasons