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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. It's_all_Greek_to_me

    It's_all_Greek_to_me Well-Known Member

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    Targett should be first one. On big wages.
     
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  2. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Schar is awful defensively. Our fans think he's great as he scores from out side the box once in a blue moon forgetting that the majority of time he roams forward and loses the ball and then we're on the back foot
     
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  3. Dr Venkman

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    Exactly they are so slow they want to hide on the edge on the 18 yard box and for some reason every now and then one or both of them decides to start going on vacation with no chance of getting back on time.
     
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  4. It's_all_Greek_to_me

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    Yup. He makes so many mistakes. Plus his attempts at long range passes rarely comes off.

    We were solid defensively when Schar was suspended.
     
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  5. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Tbf we can't lose both Kelly and Targett if we're not going to bring in a cb to release Burn to being back up left back
     
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  6. Dr Venkman

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    I think he did well for a while but he just keeps giving the ball away over and over... Botman helped him look good.. Burn and Schar together is like watching laurel and Hardy.
     
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  7. It's_all_Greek_to_me

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    We are a GK, CB, RW and CF away from being a consistent top 4 side.
     
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  8. Dr Venkman

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    That's probably about right, but all the time we haven't been able to spend other club's have, current players start thinking about a change etc etc.

    It's a fluid situation which is always changing.. The waters around us change.

    We'll have ups and downs..in and out top 6 or even top 8 at times.
     
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    I'm not so sure. That improves the starting 11 immensely but we're always going to drop off until the subs bench has quality on it as well
     
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  10. Dr Venkman

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    The youth purchases will start to meet in the middle over the coming year or 2 hopefully.
     
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  11. Dr Venkman

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    Actually it might just be that they know they've already got the right players.
     
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  12. It's_all_Greek_to_me

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    We likely need two or three players for each position.
     
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  13. It's_all_Greek_to_me

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    Some will be PSR sacrifices.

    The Georgian kid however will come good.
     
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  14. Dr Venkman

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    The side lacks mobility in general which is important these days.

    Sometimes despite our lot being and to pack a punch it's like watching some ants dissecting a sloth.
     
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  15. Dr Venkman

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    There's been a few come in, but how many actually make it? Possibly none. This club has produced two players of note in the last 30 years and we sold one to Forest who are now better than us.

    I'm hoping that doesn't happen again and there's more coming.
     
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  16. Geordie Ginola

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    Willock had an absolute shocker. The online abuse of course is not on. But he did play poorly.

    So did Trippier to be honest.
     
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  17. Dr Venkman

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    His performance is irrelevant to that.

    Absolutely disgusting individuals.
     
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  18. Geordie Ginola

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    So that’s surely a tactics/manager issue then. That surely can’t be the game plan.

    So either the players are not listening or he has set them up that way?
     
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  19. Dr Venkman

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    The Kelly flight was delayed until 11.10 over a payment structure and now it hasn't left.

    Edwards reporting it might not happen.
     
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    Is there another PL club worse at selling players than us? Kelly, Targett, Trippier, Wilson likely still stinking the ****ing place out for the next four months. Honestly I think Howe needs the LC or CL qualification or he’s gone, feels like he meddles and takes things personally. Could be completely wrong of course, usually am!
     
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