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Imagine when they have no points from the first 6.

If you’re wanting someone solid with the passing ability of Schar, with prem experience that isn’t a near 30 year old in Joachim Andersen, then Van Hencke is pretty much your only option tbh . I mentioned him a while back. Would be a good signing imo and doubt he goes for 60m too. No one’s paying that; he’s not high-profile enough to command that kind of fee with 2 years left. 45m and I reckon it gets done.

But literally everyone wearing or seeing it would (and does) know better

Aye, they’ve tried to keep the travelling in that period to a minimum, which is sensible. Hence us having Man Utd and Burnley.

I've noticed that the Christmas holiday period ( 27 December and on 30 December), not one of the 7 London teams will be required to play a game outside of London.

I don’t want him to go but it has a certain element of inevitability about it if he is keen and some like Diaz is moved on. It’s a sensible transfer for Liverpool to make. I do think we could re-invest the money pretty well however.

They'll have overachieved if they get 4 points from those.

I know Paully was half kidding, but they have left themselves open to the possibility of a midweek kick-off in the derby. First time since 1999 if that somehow comes off.

He's never going to perform as a £80m winger, or at least out perform that and there will always a little chipping away at his because of the fee. He will of course do well if he moves, he's a more than decent player, but I doubt he'll ever quite reach where he should for more than the odd spell. Our squad would be better served in selling one of Gordon or Barnes and bringing in a slightly different left wing profile and then do the same on the right so we have one more direct and one a little more considered as options - even if the individual players in Barnes and Gordon are better

PSG were already one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I don't think they had the opposition at home that the cartel put up in the EPL. Just got to look at the legal hoops Man City have been put through to fight against the PL cartel to see it is a different kettle of fish here. You are right, there are hacks around it, just not sure Newcastle are the club which can push their luck like Chelsea can.

We might not like it but clubs like Man U and Liverpool have more pull than us because they are considered one of the biggest clubs in the world. Doesn't help that they can offer double the wages we can to players on top of that.

Feel for poor Sandro, playing every game.

I'm already exhausted just looking at that

I saw Van Hecke play against Finland on the other night. He was slow, clumsy, got a yellow and got subbed at HT. Ok that was just one game, and he has had a good season, but don't think he is the the right profile. We need pace at the back.

I like Van Hecke. I think he has enough pace and more pace than what we currently have. He’s not catching a quick attacker like but it’s not the massive panic stations we can get when being run at.

We’re winning it all.

I’d have actually bought 10

They changed the rules after this. We never did anything close to what this nob was alluding to. We’ve been forced to sell two extremely talented young players. Liverpool are about to spend £116m on one player. I’m quite disappointed at the club’s lack of pushback against PSR.

That red card vs Brighton was absolutely stupid, mind, but the lad got the punishment he deserved by missing a cup final, and that should have been the end of the matter.

This is exactly what is likely to happen for me - the lad isn’t close to consistent enough for that level, and the microscope would be on him.

You say that but didn’t the literal Prime Minister of the country lean on the PL to make the sale go through? With the only known concession ask was that Saudi stop pirating a major PL service? And imo - they did this over something that isn’t even their primary footballing priority. They have shown they can lean politically, buy local influence, invest in media etc. In terms of hacks PIF can use Newcastle United to do their local investment and then just sell it to themselves. They’ve shown no desire in creative PSR behaviour. PSG are in bed with UEFA that way, which is why they’ve been allowed to do what they have - even in recent years. The CL with PSG was one of their primary goals and they did everything possible to achieve it. Soft power, hard power everything. In many ways it’s positive for us. They’ve taken a measured approach. More aggression would’ve led to a Chelsea type chaos probably. Not to the same degree but chasing names, embarrassing FFP moves, chopping and changing managers etc.

No, he’s right re related party transactions in UEFA regs - but the impact would be minimal. PL regs are different. After this contract extension last season, his book value worked out at about £7m, of which another £1.75m would have been amortised this season. So his current book value would be about £5.25m - so if we sell him, we’d get the fee -£5.25m to play with - would could be huge if a PIF club overpays for him

I'd the best sides aren't firing on all cylinders wouldn't that include us ?