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Transfer Rumours The Summer 2024 Transfer Thread

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Albert's Chip Shop, Jan 26, 2024.

  1. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    Not you because you never revealed the pm I sent in which I stated that I'm the type of person that will argue that lead weighs less than water just for the challenge.

    Good man.
     
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  2. Toonitus

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    I agree.. he had better players and had more coin.
     
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  3. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace
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    To be fair I just assumed it was common knowledge that you'd do that. <laugh><laugh>
     
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    Hahaha yes got it the wrong way around

    Here we go
     
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  5. Toonitus

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    Actually water does weigh more than lead... there is much more water on the planet than there is lead.
     
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  6. haslam

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    Not my main area either to be honest but my understanding was that chaos theory was the overall idea and the butterfly effect is one of the underlying principles. Maybe not a branch then, but I think it's a smaller part of the overall concept.
     
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  7. Obi Wan

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    I think (and again, I'm no expert either) the butterfly effect was more of an example to use as a 'proof point' to help people understand how the the chaos theory might apply. But don't quote me on any of that.
     
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  8. haslam

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    Moving back on track a moment. I do actually agree with some of the naysayers that we could do with signing a defender around about now andit's becoming a concern. Yes we also need a RW but I don't mind if that comes later on as you can kind of chuck a forward player into a game if you need to.

    Defenders need time to train with the team and the system, especially if we end up signing a young one. At least a couple of weeks or pre-season and a couple of friendlies. Honestly, from what we've seen of Howe we're not seeing anyone new in the first team within a month of signing for us if he can avoid it. This week. We're getting a defender this week.
     
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  9. Schlem Boogerman

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    Was gonna post this myself but couldn't be arsed.
    I guess our points total would have been less if they were better because we wouldn't have done so well in the head to heads. But hey, who gives a fuk?
     
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  10. haslam

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    As a linked aside there is an excellent series free to listen to by the excellent Marcus de Sautoy which reignited some of my love for mathematics. I've read a bunch since but still love these (I'm not suggesting anyone else should, it's more if people were interested that's all!).

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00srz5b/episodes/downloads
     
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  11. Rum & Black for 2

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    So speaks a child of Sky and the Premier League.

    <laugh>
     
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  12. haslam

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    Worth noting that Liverpool (who finished 5th behind us) did the double over us and Chelsea beat us too. Pretty sure we did better against the top teams in the season just gone.
     
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    We've moved on you stale brown underpants fart.
     
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  14. Obi Wan

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    <laugh>
     
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  15. haslam

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    It's not even that far back tbh.

    All three of those teams had worse seasons in the previous couple of years and many, many worse of the previous decade. In terms of points on the board it simply wasn't one of their worst seasons.
     
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  16. haslam

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    Fair point! I will stop responding to them too :)
     
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    And conversely Man United had their BEST season of the last 3 years, otherwise we'd have finished in 3rd place.
     
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  18. haslam

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    Arsenal points:

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    ps. apologies - last one!
     
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  19. haslam

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    I've never heard of that first book. The same author as Farenheit 451? I've read that but know nothing of his other works.

    Would you recommend it?
     
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    Ha ha. You gave your view based on no factual evidence whatsoever. Being asked to produce evidence of your claims isn’t a secondary fact of no relevance it’s actually integral to what you were claiming.
    Despite being asked many times to produce the quotes to back up your point it is actually you going around in circles desperate to avoid answering because you can’t back up your claims with facts.
    Ex Bournemouth manager, brought up by you, I’ve asked what you meant by that and you’ve ignored the question many times so I can only assume you can’t justify that comment either.
    It’s ok I’ll take that as another yield, or is it two?
     
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