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Transfer Rumours The Great Summer Splurge Transfer Window

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Magdad, Feb 3, 2025.

  1. Roland Deschain

    Roland Deschain Well-Known Member

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    For all I've wondered about Eddie's role in recruitment, I'd bet even he didn't think he'd be handing out ONE new number at this point in time. This window is going to be another complete failure from the club. Can't get my head around Trafford agreeing personal terms in Jan 2024 and being a Burnley player in July 2025. He's not at the training camp with Burnley, doesn't have a squad number yet, it's ****ing mind-blowing how bad we've become at transfers.
     
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  2. Obi Wan

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    That's more about Burnley thinking they are Barcelona.

    Agreeing personal terms doesn't mean we also agree with Burnley's valuation
     
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  3. Obi Wan

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    Yep, Hall now officially #3.
     
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  4. Dr Venkman

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    No I didn't actually! I asked for an article saying Newcastle have been successful keeping Isak...postive not an article about Liverpool trying to buy him.

    You're not able to comprehend because you're a Liverpool fan, but the fact you didn't even understand at all is now abundantly clear to me.

    Ps I don't need to provide evidence you can use google apparently. :emoticon-0148-yes: try Googling Liverpool Power play see what you find... The consider the fact you failed to get Isak.
     
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  5. Awaymag

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    There's going to be a big announcement of 4 players in one go and it ends with a close up of Eddie with his middle digit in the air and saying '**** you Romano and Ornstein'
     
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  6. Magdad

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    Thank **** Sammy the skiver has 6 weeks off
     
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  7. InBiscanWeTrust

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    You mean this one where it says Newcastle are plotting a Liverpool power play? Sounds very favourable to Newcastle.

    https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2082885/Newcastle-transfer-news-Liverpool-Isak-Ekitike/amp
     
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  8. Obi Wan

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  9. Dr Venkman

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    The window is actually heading for failure at this point. There's nothing close, the clubs missed out on a huge majority of targets, the squads thin, and there's no guarantee they'll get anything better than what's left.
     
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  10. Rum & Black for 2

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    Fixed.

    <cheers>



    :)
     
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  11. Dr Venkman

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    No because that has nothing within it that suggests Newcastle have been successful That is what I asked for?

    If you Google Liverpool power play you'll see the reality, which is that Liverpool played some kind of master card to defeat Newcastle in some way.... A bit odd given they didn't get their no1 target.

    Actually your article is interesting because it suggests my point that Newcastle played the power play and the media went the other way... It's basically proved my point completely

    Lets simplify things

    I don't think the media is balanced and is in the main a bunch of big 6 fans and ringlickers.

    You think it's balanced.
     
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  12. Awaymag

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    Oh I agree, they have well and truly screwed it up. Just doing gallow humour at this point
     
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  13. Awaymag

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    I see the Liverpool ****athon on BBC is in full flow. Apparently Newcastle pivoted away from Hugo last time and will be kicking themselves. Nothing to do with PSG then. Also asking if Newcastle actually gave some private encouragement to pursue Isak to Liverpool. Or was the pursuit a smokescreen so they could get Hugo.

    BBC is so **** now, why people are forced to pay for it, it beyond me
     
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  14. Roland Deschain

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    The problem Newcastle have is the leadership is so ****ing crap we're not able to shut anyone up. These stories can keep coming out about how we're always the bridesmaid, nothing more than a small club with a sugar daddy, how nobody wants to come play in Newcastle (the fact Isak, Tonali, Bruno, etc., already do doesn't matter!) so the narrative will stick with the media and the masses.

    That said we're under scrutiny, and rightly so, as it's the second time we'd have reached the UCL and failed to do anything significant with the first team. The PSR argument is bullshit at this point because we've spent nothing meaningful in over three years and should, surely, be aware of how it all works by now to circumnavigate either through clever scouting, youth promotion or canny work on release clauses.

    The best thing they could've done this Summer, regardless of what happens next, is to be serious in the transfer market and actually sign ****ing players. It's literally the only thing they had to do, the Summer is about nothing else, the stadium, sponsors, etc., can all wait til 1st September. But to get to 18th July, 4 weeks from kick off and 6 from the close of the transfer window with ONE signing is a ****ing abject failure, yet again. Darren Eales may well go down as the worst ****ing CEO we've ever had, relatively speaking.
     
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