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Don't see him playing alongside Mitrovic unless we are chasing a game. think it'll be one of them with Wijnaldum in behind. I think Townsend will be the biggy, not because he's that good (prove me wrong Andros, please) but we'll be balanced.

Aye there's f***ing loads of people here sticking up for Ashley Did I say there were f***ing loads? No but by the way you were writing it sounded like there was a sizeable amount of people here sticking up for him when I count zero, without looking much tbf. Fair enough -no I know the majority on here aren't (some are though) but the mass cretins on social media are pissing me off. Who on here is pro Ashley? There are few who are trying to stick up for the amount he has spent - I didn't say pro Ashley I said sticking up for him. Not allowed to say "he has spent" in case people think it's his money not the clubs.

Somewhere between OK and pretty good. The signings were OK and moving away from the "foreigner potential on a deal" is a good sign.

I've seen people stating that it's been a good window, Ashley is spending the cash so on and so on - have a look back here are a few there. It's been an ok window, not as good as it should've been.

Right, I thought he was meaning on here.

Who is sticking up for Ashley ?

He just wasn't quite good enough for one of the top clubs, I wouldn't call that along with his injuries allowing his career to fizzle out. I base my opinion of him when he was here, and he was the best left back we had since Ollie Bernard. Very Very good defender at a time when full backs were becoming much more technical. He was a decade out of time.

Another day where we've been strung along. "Well we tried" You don't think the Berahino offer was real or a decent offer ? I think it was both. But he hasn't been for sale for months so we should have been looking elsewhere just in case. That and not trying to sign back every LB we've ever had. no disagreeing they fucked up (I think Doumbaia was the back up option aswell) but thats different to being strung along. FWIW I think they'd have sold if we had been safely in mid table but if we were we wouldn't have been buying.

Another day where we've been strung along. "Well we tried" You don't think the Berahino offer was real or a decent offer ?

£100m. Its still his decision to spend the money whether its actually his money or not aye, but its framed by Shearer as "Ashley's spending", heavily implied it's his cash things like "get your hand in your pocket" have been used at least since westwood, i remember it being said to McKeag and Shephard and no one thought they were spending their own money. It's just a phrase. That's really nothing to do with what is written there, "ashley's spending" is hardly a widely used idiom, its just specific to what he's writing about. It was the same as Hall's spending etc. the say the same with managers, how much Mourinho spent etc. No one thinks it's actually their personal cash.

£100m. Its still his decision to spend the money whether its actually his money or not aye, but its framed by Shearer as "Ashley's spending", heavily implied it's his cash things like "get your hand in your pocket" have been used at least since westwood, i remember it being said to McKeag and Shephard and no one thought they were spending their own money. It's just a phrase.

Count as a new signing ?

has he played yet since his injury. Not that we shouldn't buy him but all the rumours are that he's coming in the summer if we stay up.

So how do we pronounce this, is it to rhyme with kumbaya or is that hard a on the end ?

Oh well, fun while it lasted.

Gets us through till the summer then he's ideal back up for Willems obviously.

Still think it's interesting that we seem to be only after a left back on loan given the Willems rumours.

Is the Berahino bid a futile attempt or press bs ?

Pearce will be saying "I read online yesterday that you'd be prepared to go to 25million so that's what I'm waiting for"

Could be waiting for a transfer request, worth 10% isn't it ? A la Carroll.

Would the medical be as strigent for a loan as for a permanent deal ? Just seems like the typical NUFC thing of being in no hurry to announce things.

My guess is not. He'll end up still their as we'll have the best bid and the player would move but they'd not sell to us as we are a relegation contender. If we were 12pts better off they'd sell but then again would we be buying ?

I'd rather we bought Shane Long if need be.

Ahhh the Mandy Rice Davies defence.

Didn't know who he was, this was the first link: http://talksport.com/football/pardew-going-nowhere-courtney-rubbishes-reports-newcastle-boss-will-quit-club-crystal bet it wouldn't be cash. More of a bank transfer as that's a lot of notes.