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Yeah Mitchell is leaving so it makes sense.

Did Any of the senegalese players look canny?

Mitchell is away on a free transfer so could be true.

Oh it was. So many tight games.

It's click bait

I was probably just a tad too young to fully appreciate the role that Pardew played in the destruction of expectation et al (I'd just turned 14 when he left for Palace ) making Bruce my most hated manager by some way. But as time has allowed there's been a bit of revisionism about him and all of it flat out wrong. Pardew's shtick throughout 2012-13 scarred many of our fans and Ashley. After every shit result, performance, defeat and/or injury he'd blame it on the Europa League when was more than happy to only bring in Amalfitano and Anita in the summer before he started to do the 'its cuz of yewrup' to cover his own arse.* Many of our fans bought it and I think still do, in seasons gone by a few of our fans have said how they don't want Europa League or Conference League: Champions League or nothing so nothing is fine, and imo its due to those tropes and it all stems from Pardew and that season. Think also that Ashley bought it hence why we never overly strengthened in January from a moderate position of security (like bringing in Cisse in January in 2011-12), the ambition after 2012-13 was just to float from 17th-10th as Europe to the club then just like the cups ( ) only brought a risk of injuries therefore a risk of relegation and that sweet Sports Direct advertising. *He's since brought up that the remit in summer 2012 was to keep the 2011-12 side together as the funds weren't there for improvement due to Ashley, yet would dedicate wins like the 2-0 one over Chelsea in 2013 to 'Mike'. The only half decent thing I can say about Pardew is he's never gone down the road that the likes of Souness has done after leaving here regarding NUFC being tough to manage because of the fans and expectations etc etc when he easily could've done since he's left. Shame he just couldn't be positive about the club when he was actually its fucking manager.

Nice when the system is rigged such that it allows you to spend

The lad’s fucking crocked.

Random! But fair enough

Never not impressed that a thread got to (at least) page 365 for a player not employed by Newcastle United.

Ridiculous price that. He’s a very talented player but that’s mental, but when Chelsea can sign Enzo/Mudryk for mad money, is it really that mad? They can just write it off if it doesn’t work anyway.

They not at risk of losing Mitchell this window? Target's on a similar level (when fit)

I think Pardew going to Palace was one of the happiest days of my adult life up until that point. Bruce was worse. That’s the best thing I can say about him.

Not to start this off after last summer... but Chiesa may be up for sale by Liverpool. He never played there. I'd definitely take him as decent backup across the front line. If we have new RW, Chiesa, Murphy, Gordon and Barnes - that's an excellent set of wingers with a bit of everything.

That's a crazy buy. A worldie, the equivalent of buying Musiala, Bellingham etc not even in their prime yet. What's higher than a purple chip?

Mitchell may be leaving on a free, Targett is more than a good enough replacement for them

Agreed

We won't get Guehi for 45m, not even in last year of his contract. However, any such PSR typed shenanigans could very well see us be prepared to over-pay, in order to shift a player like Targett, whereby we get the PSR benefit from the sale. So I'm agreeing with you but not with them figures. Maybe 50m one way and 8m the other. Which from a PSR point of view would still be excellent business.

Musgrove is absolutely sound man. I have no idea on the validity of him claim mind. Also Palace wanting Targett as part of a Guehi deal, what's next, they will only sell us Guehi if we allow Isaac Hayden to join them too?

Popes been part of the team that’s got us to two Champion Leagues so I’d rather he stayed to be honest.

He was still very new to the position. Don’t know the context of the discussion tbh, just replying to this.

Howe literally said he signed him as a left back.

Left back? He played left back at Chelsea and we signed him to play at left back? Hall was left out of the side because he wasn't yet doing to things Howe demanded of him. He said as much recently.

Fucking hell, that Wirtz price is mental