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Transfer Rumours The “What the F**k’s the point in another transfer window thread- Winter 2025 Transfer thread

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by cronemeister, Aug 27, 2024.

  1. Dr Venkman

    Dr Venkman Well-Known Member

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    There's some news going to break soon on this and I get people doubt the ITK stuff, but hear me out.

    A few weeks ago litterally days before the upcoming transfer window all the Premier league shareholders held and emergency meeting. The details of that meeting aren't fully clear, but apparently the club's successfully voted in a new rule to stop Newcastle being able to sign another football player ever again.
     
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  2. Roland Deschain

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    I mean, it definitely feels this way.
     
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  3. Roland Deschain

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    To be fair, we are so long overdue a decent overhaul of the deadwood that I agree with you. It now needs to be a revolving exit door removing the crap that continually fails to contribute; I said a long while ago that we struggled with what I felt, and still feel, is a bloated squad. It seems to me that Howe's very much a "just in case" kind of manager. The season when City pushed for a quadruple they had NINE fewer players in their squad than we did. I mean, we ludicrously have five goalkeepers and have zero intention to play three of them, so whose decision was that? Howe was putting two on the bench earlier this season rather than adding Miley, Sanusi, A. Murphy, etc. - at least that's changed recently.
     
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  4. Dr Venkman

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    When does the next window open
     
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  5. Roland Deschain

    Roland Deschain Well-Known Member

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    What?! We've got a whole day of excitement ahead of us. Will Trippier go? Will Trippier not go? This is just one of one issue to be sorted on what will be a mental deadline day.
     
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  6. Schlem Boogerman

    Schlem Boogerman Well-Known Member

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    I'm gonna clean my car today. It's long overdue.
     
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  7. Dr Venkman

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    Today? We all know that absolutely nothing, even remotely interesting, will happen Today.
     
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  8. Schlem Boogerman

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    I'm cleaning my car. That's interesting.
     
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  9. Dr Venkman

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    You're the most interesting person on here, that's for sure.
     
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  10. Schlem Boogerman

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    I like to think so.
     
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  11. Roland Deschain

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    Sorry, didn't think the sarcasm was particularly subtle.
     
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  12. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Lloyd Kelly has passed his medical.
     
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  13. Charlie Dogscock

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    So Kelly deal looks to have gone through ok, hopefully no problems and the £20m deal will be confirmed in the summer.

    Talk about money for old rope.
     
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  14. Charlie Dogscock

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    We're getting rid of Kelly, that's very interesting.

    In the last week we've got Miggy and Kelly out the squad and are presumably gonna make £31m for 2 players nowhere near the first team, that is also very interesting.
     
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  15. Somebodys pinched my sombrero

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    What is the point of Peter ****ing Mitchell?
    He’s done nothing of note since he got here.
     
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  18. Charlie Dogscock

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  19. Roland Deschain

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    He’s free in 18 months. And you’re right he’s nowhere near a £70m player. Huijsen was £15m. Not sure what Juventus are doing mind, got rid of him then buying Kelly. Odd.
     
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  20. Dr Venkman

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    We're all assuming Kelly is ****, but he might be better than Burn and Schar.
     
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