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One of the lads OTR who gets flight information says the plane that’s just landed at Newcastle from Paris is SAFC related but club are wanting to keep it hush as deal isn’t full done so no name given.

exciting if true
Is he not just taking the piss
 
Yeah I knew we were interested in presnel kimpembe before wonder if this has out to do with him… exciting times

Be a very good signing if he can recover from his injuries. I do wonder if they'd let him go for a cut price. Can't see him having much of a future at PSG and they've been okay in the past with it given they have no actual issues with money.
 
I’ve long been of the opinion that competition for goalkeeper is a load of nonsense. Clubs pretend it’s there but it really isn’t. There’s a clear hierarchy and short of catastrophic drops in form, it just doesn’t change outside of summer windows. I guess there’s always a chance that Roefs doesn’t settle, or massively underwhelms once he’s in the PL, but if he does well then Patto never gets in again. As such we’d probably be better off allowing him to go off and get a starting shirt somewhere else.

Agree. A goalie is in a unique position. No manager likes to change the keeper, and the defenders don't like it either.

A second keeper is vital though and requires a particular temperament. Accepting of a supporting role, but confident enough to play a lot of needed.