Kanj

Would be so fucking pissed man.

That fucking injury he got man, he would have carried that form on too.

Longstaff bros either need loans away or sold away to save their careers like Armstrong and Toney. I’d rather they be here but they need to do this for themselves.

I think Lejeune was right footed but he was the kind of CB who’d actually use his left foot to pass the ball very often

Standing around doing fucking nothing.

It’s been said before but the wolves model deal is different than our deal. Wolves are manufacturing the kits themselves under license from Castore. Newcastle’s entire operation is run by castore.

Yeah just extremely harsh and completely wrong. He saved a penalty kick ffs.

If you don’t want to spend the money. Don’t buy it. when they see they sold a sum total of 50 of them then they won’t make it again. if they sell like wildfire then it’ll be justified. Even if you don’t agree.

Or maybe not just have the entire attack be based on him doing everything.

As soon as it was 2-2 we should have brought Longstaff in for Shelvey. Placed Hayden in the DCM role and we’d instantly have had more energy in the midfield. But alas, didn’t happen. I’d really like to see us go back to a back 4 and play real fullbacks like Lewis and Manquillo. I’d like to see us go with a midfield 3 of Miggy, Hayden and Willock. And up top Wilson central with Maxi and 1 of Joelinton or Fraser.

I’m not about to lay blame on him for losing the ball and us conceding as a result. That happens to the best of these creative players and will always happen. The issue with that goal was the piss poor defending at the back post.

His team selection was the definition of insanity today. and Lascelles either both need starting or at least over Krafth. Hayden as an 8? He has some legs but needs to play as a DCM. Longstaff needed to start over Shelvey as he at least can get up the pitch better. In any case, just shocking 2nd half and took far too fucking long before he changed it. Part of me feels 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 or the diamond 4-4-2 thing Jones brought needs bringing back. Manquillo, Lascelles, Schar/Fede, Lewis Willock, Hayden, Miggy joe/Fraser, Wilson, Maxi Need to sign that Cajuste or Kamara ASAP.

Would be really just better having willems for free there or just persisting with Lewis.

The highs and lows of what he is today.

Can’t fathom, for the life of me why Krafth started ahead of 2 center backs, one being the captain and the other a full fledged international CB.

Ajer does play like Lejeune

Where is that rumor from?

Paris should absolutely win the CL with that team. Frightening attack, there will always be space for 1-2 of their attackers. Wijnaldum will add a ton to their midfield, Ramos will provide some much needed leadership and steel back there and they have the best Gk in the world now.

City should try and get Icardi in as their main striker. He’d be fantastic under Pep and with all that creativity around him.

Seems like West Ham had a strong preseason. Continuity and all that. Benrahma apparently been their key man. Depends on who is fit for us, IMO. If somehow we’ve got Wilson and ASM starting than we have a chance to pick up 3 points for sure.

Waugh said on the pod on the Athletic that there were a few minor personal terms to be ironed out today but it had a breakthrough and should be announced soon. My guess is tomorrow?

Lua Lua brace and Shearer 3rd. Nobby 4th. Viana looked bloody good as a LM too. Insert image from URL

"Blackburn, please wire 40% of the transfer fee to Arsenal with reference: Joe Willock"

To me it seems like MA is fixated on the PIF bid because it allows him to exit NUFC at a healthy profit and there has to be some discussions with PIF in terms of getting MA's business interests into the middle east. Because the club has aging facilities, a poor training ground, a poor academy, and very little staffing on football and business side (not to mention major investment in players, but I don't think that's a "deduct" on value) there is probably a ceiling by which an ambitious investor wants to pay for NUFC because it's simply not worth it. They will have raised say, 300-400M as a total investment basis over 3-4 year period, and if MA only will sell for 350M, that only leaves a buyer 50M to invest which probably doesn't sound as appetizing.

You often see it in commercial real estate transactions where a property owner will sell an asset that has mortgage financing (debt) that has to remain in-place as it has costly pre-payment penalties. So in my example, Mike would sell NUFC for 300M as a headline price, the Buyer would step into or assume a 100M loan (whatever that balance is currently) and only need to pay 200M in cash at closing. Mike then charges a for example, 5% interest on 100M mortgage over a say 5-year term to the new owner of NUFC. He could make something close to 13M in interest over 5 years (assuming some sort of traditional amortization of loan), get that 100M paid down in 5 years and/or sooner via balloon payments or simple buy-out option. So if said new owner had 400M to spend on a club, they'd be able to put 200M equity to buy, then have 200M equity to 1) purchase players over a few windows 2) invest in stadium 3) invest in business staff 4) investment in academy, etc. -- further they'd also be able to basically pin some of the TV money to pay down the debt to MA (it likely pays for itself) and then with said new business staff, try and go get proper commercial partners to increase the revenues etc.