It's not just us faffing around then. Spuds have been 'hijacked' by Arsenal signing Eze from under their noses. Deal sorted within hours when Spuds have been linked with him for days. If Spuds were any slower even I would beat them in a sack race.
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I personally think if we get a striker and keep Isak (and somehow it gets semi sorted in the future) it’s been a good window. But that’s IF we get a striker.
this summer for me wasn’t about strengthening the first 11, it was about building a better squad.
Ramsey > Longstaff
Elanga > Miggy
Ramsdale > Dubravka
Thiaw > Lascelles (couldn’t think of a defender we’ve sold)
& then a striker to replace Wilson (presumably won’t be injured for 6 months of the season)
that’s a much better squad. But let’s see come September 1st.
this summer for me wasn’t about strengthening the first 11, it was about building a better squad.
Ramsey > Longstaff
Elanga > Miggy
Ramsdale > Dubravka
Thiaw > Lascelles (couldn’t think of a defender we’ve sold)
& then a striker to replace Wilson (presumably won’t be injured for 6 months of the season)
that’s a much better squad. But let’s see come September 1st.
Yep, I think it's been very good overall. We've upgraded in 4 key positions.
OK so maybe not with exciting 'superstars', but definite upgrades all the same, both in terms of current ability and age/potential.
And yes, a striker is an essential addition. And yes, I do agree with Roly that we are somehow (bizarrely) running out of options for said stikers, despite there being a whole world of teams out there with strikers.
But let's be honest, Isak has totally shafted us and derailed the whole window. I think we've focused (and fallen short - or "failed" in the media narrative) on the Isak replacement. When we maybe should have first focused on securing the Wilson replacement, just to fix the squad.
But oh, isn't hindsight great, eh!
We are where we are. Behind the cartel, for now, BUT scaring them to ****. Enjoy it, fellow Toon fans. They know we are coming for them. It might not be this season, or the next. But we all know it. And they know it. We WILL be a force to be reckoned with. There will be salty tears.
And yes, I may have been on the beers, but who cares. Goodnight and God bless.
Will the geordie or cockney snail win the race for Wissa now because I think Spurs will be so pissed off with fcuking this Eze deal up that they'll go all in for Wissa... and will move in straightaway. Will Andy Howe and co still be asleep at the desk or twiddling their thumbs whilst Wissa puts pen to paper for the Spuds
If Wissa ends up at spurs then we have totally ****ed that up.
I think we just need to accept we have to pay the 50m they want (Brentford and if that’s the fee) and get him because we have not got many other options.
Give them £30m and Willock.
or, and here’s a radical thought, go for someone on the continent at incredibly better value.
I don't know why people just assume that the other clubs weren't sniffing around the same players Newcastle bid for anyway. Just because they bid after doesn't mean they came in late and just got it done faster.
This idea Newcastle are slow and should have just got it done faster is based on an massive assumption.
This idea Newcastle are slow and should have just got it done faster is based on an massive assumption.
We won’t take a risk like that mate. We throughly scout players to the far end of a fart.
Wissa is the safe option in the eyes of the club.
You'd whine in a couple of years when Newcastle need to fill another position, but can't because of psr. The story would turn to tears about no signings coming in and blaming someone at the club.
Newcastle have to look after the pounds. The fans would just end up like Everton out of desperation in the here and now.
Newcastle have to look after the pounds. The fans would just end up like Everton out of desperation in the here and now.
We sell Isak for 150m after buying Wissa for 50m and it’s all good mate.
But Wissa is the safe option right now. Scores goals. Yes we are paying a premium.
Is there no way we could tempt PSG to swap Ramos + £50-60m for Isak? Or another striker in Europe? For me we need to get rid but preferably not to an epl team and certainly not Liverpool at any cost now.
I have a problem with paying £50m for Wissa when in 12 months he will be free, I really do.
It used to be that players in their last year were all available for a knock down price but it's insane to think a good (at best) striker heading towards 30 is commanding this kind of fee.
If I were our owners I'd communicate this to the fans and simply say 'for the long term benefit of the club, we will have to proceed for the first half of the season with perhaps Osula and Mitro as we can't risk the long term health of the club by paying over the odds'.
Some whiney ****s will still cry, but the fault here isn't the club for trying to sign top end players.. it's that rat Isak and how his antics have disrupted our plans and forced up some of the prices too.
It used to be that players in their last year were all available for a knock down price but it's insane to think a good (at best) striker heading towards 30 is commanding this kind of fee.
If I were our owners I'd communicate this to the fans and simply say 'for the long term benefit of the club, we will have to proceed for the first half of the season with perhaps Osula and Mitro as we can't risk the long term health of the club by paying over the odds'.
Some whiney ****s will still cry, but the fault here isn't the club for trying to sign top end players.. it's that rat Isak and how his antics have disrupted our plans and forced up some of the prices too.
Wilson left 8 weeks ago. I understand that replacing Isak is very difficult, but upgrading Wilson? Is that really suc a challenge?
No we dont, buy a different striker for **** sake. Wissa is not worth £50m as you say but spending £50m on Jackson is worth it. Or maybe go outside the PL for a striker.
Newcastle are so risk adverse it's got to the point now that they actually paralyse themselves. It is just insane how we operate at the moment.
The new CEO and SD cant come in soon enough and I hope they clean sweep the transfers area, it really is quite laughable how we get held hostage time and time again. Everything is out in the open for all to laugh at us