toontownman

Schick or Nunez? Both will turn us down but which would be better lol

Tipped off from Sky tbh..

Few different levels to this one. - He is proven, knows the league and can score, brings real presence in the air and holding up the ball. - We have Dwight Gayle - We are aiming for two strikers this window so I expect over the next 3 weeks we will be making big plays for someone else. Either young potential or someone like PEA. - Likely someone Howe identified and wants. Likely on his shortlist when he came in. The scary part is the money we give Burnley and how far that gets them either in the transfer or more likely loan market. Either way he can hit the ground running which is what we need for for weekend. Not exciting but he is the hero we need right now, not the one we feel we deserve..

Imagining by the end of the week the folk screaming on Twitter about how Wood is terrible and potentially a horrific signing will be screaming for us to get him in to play against Watford.

Wow. Next. So there were positive talks? Just didn't talk about price, structure of the deal or that he wasn't available now. Does positive mean they answered the phone and indicated they would talk to us?

Ironic the thread turned to talking about Shola, he will be the one arranging a loan for Hugo to Notts County in two years.

It's very early in the window yet. We have three more weeks of this! Problem is we needed as many in for this weekend as possible. It is what it is. No point panic buying this week but at the same time I am sure everyone behind the scenes at the club is as dissapointed ad frustrated as we are that things haven't moved quicker.

Horrific.

Feels like this is essentially a Perez type signing but paying through the nose and gambling we are ahead of the curve getting him for half the price he will be worth in a year or two. No way he will be our focal striker signing. That would be a mental move in terms of needless pressure and unrealistic expectations for the lad. Sure we have done lots of homework on him but feels like we struck out way down low on our list of targets.

Not when Lille controls his Instagram account..

Yep heavily linked there and looks a goer. Probably paying double what we would offer.

Do we think this is info is from before or after the other tweets saying its a no go and he isn't for sale due to injury. lol. My brain can't cope with going from last summers weeks without even a rumour to the barrage of tweets and info every 10 mins... I HATE IT.... I love it.

It is a perilous situation, he is on the precipice of either being "overrated and a total cunt" OR "Our cunt and the best LB in the league". The choice is yours Lucas... you will be one or the other to Everton, Villa and Newcastle fans either way. Sure he will be really gutted counting the pennies of his pay rise to the suckers willing to pay it. Don't expect him here either way. Fabs said so after all.

I would be pretty happy with Aarons, Trippier, Manquillo and Lewis going in the back end of the season. Though Manq was excellent at LB against Manure. Would give us lots of options and would be more than enough with Krafth, Dummett (likely not included in the squad list), Murphy, Ritchie, as last resorts.

No way we start Hugo at the weekend even if he signs in time. Maybe off the bench. Best bet for a starting striker for Saturday would be there actually being a release clause in Woods contract, or a surprise loan deal. Wish Martial was interested.

Possible Aarons on the right and Tripps on the left until the summer when we can get a better LB. I would take that. Don't see Aarons as a goer though.

I think it is pretty much a given as much as we are all frustrated and increasingly desperate as the days go on, Stavely and co. are likely even worse. They desperately want to impress and get this right and will be incredibly frustrated things aren't working out as they want.

Got a good shot in the box. That is what counts.

So... ? Or no no?

Definitely easy to be negative after the weekend and next weekend closing in. Given how long Trippier took it seems like we need to have someone new coming in tomorrow or Wednesday latest to play Saturday. As much as things have been drawn out things can equally move very quickly in the market too. Striker is the only thing we absolutely need in before the weekend imo. If CB and DM take longer so be it.

I'm quietly confident we have a big money or big stature striker lined up. We needed a striker before Wilson's injury. I just can't see them targeting and allegedly bidding for three of the best young CB's in Europe, bringing in a player of Trippiers level and now switching to an at best, average PL striker on the downside and out of the team. Woods not the end of the world as a Gayle replacement, not convinced the link is rubbish though. I think we will bring someone else is in at a bigger ceiling either way. Keep the faith.

New round of names. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10385101/Newcastle-PSV-midfielder-Sangare-hold-talks-Monaco-Badiashile.html DM: Ibrahim Sangare of PSV Striker: Hugo Ekitike of Reims Doubt Badiashile is still an option after his injury today. Reportedly a muscular injury. Was carried off with two people carrying and looked in a bad way.

Monitoring. No chance we get him in until Emerton is finalized.

We need two strikers. Can see us still trying to get a big up and coming striker in but two strikers that are new to the country league seems risky and unlikely. We need whomever comes in to hit the ground running. Someone like Wood makes some sense, although PEA was obviously aalot more sexy. That said, looks like we are trying for two new to the PL defenders, so who knows. Have to nail these signings. It's high stakes and will make or break what's left of the season.

If the links are true I feel like he is someone that has come available the Howe fancies as a long term project. Can't believe he was or is a priority target. Will be handing in the Championship mind!