toontownman

Another 0-0 half. That be grand please.

Clearing aiming for an Attacking CM, makes you wonder what future Willock has here. Apparently he doesn't. Not getting a DM would be absolutely mental. I'd rather we got a Kamara and play Almiron/Willock in front than sign an Alli/Lingard and no DM. Both would be best.

Alli, Cantwell, Lingard are all potenital QPR-esq disasters. Isn't Alli notoriously a bad trainer? Just can't see Howe into him if so. If lingard doesn't want to be here and has his mind set on west ham he could be awful. A shit 3 month stint here won't stop West Ham signing him for nothing and a good run of form starting next season will still get him into the England squad. I want players that want to be here. While they could all terrible if we could get them motivated any one of them could also keep us up. Any other club maybe, we know our luck.

Good choice we have been lack a good “Rolls Royce player” for a while now.

Along with Mitro, he was one of the most dissapointing exits under Rafa for me. Thought he was decent tbh and better than the majority of our CBs.

Zapata would be absolutely immense. He is a beast. Agree it seems like absolute press rubbish though.

Daily Mail said Spurs this morning

3 out. 15 to go to give us a chance. Game postponed!

Spoken like a person that has experienced the deep seated bitterness and shame of racking up the phone bill calling clubcall... damn you page 141 ?

Spurs..and Milan according to the fail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10420789/Newcastle-United-step-efforts-sign-Bayer-Leverkusen-left-Mitchel-Bakker.html

@Lazarus yay or nay? Either way likely means nowt! https://twitter.com/NufcPortal/status/1483931017341771781?s=20

No waving goodbye to the fans then!

MUM, you got another message about a transfer bid...

Overturned by VAR because it never happened.

Let's not absolve the PL either.

The Saudi's have literally hired Alan Sugar for the purposes of the Amazon documentary to come up and fire people on camera.

Except for the 2 we did. But otherwise I agree, it's hugely frustrating on the CB and CM front.

Still time to get him registered but absolutely no way he is in to start vs Leeds. Outside bet he could make the bench if we make a breakthrough tonight or early tomorrow morning. This is going right through the weekend imo.

While 90% of the paper talk and rumours are fiction, there is no doubt we have struggled immensely and would have hoped to have had most of the business already done. Not even half way there yet! Plenty more torture and rejection to come!

Simple as paying more for the loan or better buying him and inserting a relegation clause. He might be set on West Ham in the summer regardless but if we stay up I can't see him wanting to move on, surely? Manure want money which is fine, he doesn't want to commit, they don't want to sell him to West Ham. If he is willing to come here in the short term, surely we can work it out.

Lol They want a straight sale. Fair enough. That said it could also be we just offer more for the loan fee. Either way, no surprise it's not straight forward and will drag out for a week or two.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12520069/newcastle-are-competing-with-another-premier-league-club-to-secure-signing-of-diego-carlos To follow up. PL side and Italian club.

Don't think this is new news but SSN saying we are deep in talks with Atalanta for Zapata, they rejected a loan with option to buy approach from us but we are working on a permanent sale which they prefer. Think Zapata would be immense.

Unlikely we have any players in for leeds then.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10416521/Newcastle-United-talks-Bayer-Leverkusen-left-Mitchel-Bakker.html After all my hyperbole Sure Tagliafico would be a better option and cheaper? Interesting though. Maybe he sees dummett as our LCB lol Mitchel has also played there! Decent write up here. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/mitchel-bakker-who-is-bayer-leverkusen-s-dutch-left-back-signed-from-psg-16537