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Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Albert's Chip Shop, Aug 29, 2022.

  1. haslam

    haslam Well-Known Member

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    Only relevant when the big teams play each other I think, the rest if us get none-influential no marks.
     
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  2. Joelinton's Right Foot

    Joelinton's Right Foot Worth Every Penny

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    Bastards <grr>
     
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  3. InBiscanWeTrust

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    Is schar suspended for the game tomorrow after his leg breaking tackle btw? :bandit:
     
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  4. Prince Isak (GG)

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    No I don’t think he is. And it wasn’t a leg breaker lol. They made it look bad by finding the worst possible angle.

    It was a tickle. These Portuguese players don’t like a tackle.
     
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  5. Obi Wan

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    To be fair if Schar did tickle his tackle then I can understand why he got upset.
     
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  6. Obi Wan

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    Boly signing confirmed. That's 19 signings.

    #20 potentially on the way too - Aurier.
     
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  7. Prince Isak (GG)

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    That is bonkers. Has any club in the history of top flight football signed 20 players in one transfer windows?
     
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  8. Maximin Effort

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    Just shows the gulf between divisions these days. That kind of transformation is seen as necessary for Forest to stay up. Before much longer the entire thing may as well be franchised. Basically the Premier League is turning into a domestic Super League
     
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  9. Prince Isak (GG)

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    Your quite possibly right. But there has to be some transition. The players that got them up just got dropped off a cliff?
     
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    Competing in the Highland Games I think. The Caber event.

    Trev told me last time we met that he thought Nev was a huge Tosser.
     
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    My advice is quite simple. Go to bed and go to sleep. That's the only free advice that you're getting.
     
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    Too late. You're still getting my bill for the free advice.
     
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  13. haslam

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    I think they had a lot of loans last year and players whose contracts were up, then a couple were poached by other clubs. Think I read somewhere that they needed around 15 new players just to have a 25 man squad that wasn't made up of U23s.
     
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  14. Albert's Chip Shop

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    you were up early again. Did you piss the bed?
     
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  15. Prince Isak (GG)

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    They could have signed some of the players that got them up. I don’t think they have?
     
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    I dont know tbh. It is a really odd one though, it never usually works when you're talking about 10 new players let alone 20 odd.
     
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  17. Albert's Chip Shop

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    Maybe their strategy is one where they sign loads of players for reasonable fees.. blood them in the PL... then if they go down they will be experienced players so will have a higher sell on value... hence a profit?

    It's just daft that they don't have a shirt sponsor yet.

    Why not put a charity on there for free?
     
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  18. Prince Isak (GG)

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    It’s like a hack on football manager when you put a 500m transfer kitty. Buy the worlds best players, spend 5 hours at the beginning of the season. Then go and lose first game of the season to Bournemouth 2-0 when they had 2 shots and you hit the bar 7 times.
     
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  19. Prince Isak (GG)

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    Some maybe. Others I suspect will make losses.

    Lings is on a 1 year contract?
     
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  20. Albert's Chip Shop

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    The others aren't on 1 year deals.

    Lingz will be one of those players like Alli who bounce around lower PL teams as their boat sailed ages ago.

    He'll sign for whoever gets promoted again.

    I'm just gutted they didn't sign fist bumps as part of their 20 man royal rumble draft. Shows how **** he is.
     
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