The College Dropout

Clubs that think he would help them in the short term with an immediate impact. Real Madrid and Villa have done this in the past to great effect. The specifics of the numbers are just an example. Point is: you sell a player at slightly below market value and insert a buyback at slightly above market value. Buying club gets a player that improves their first team below market value - we still get a decent fee with the chance to buy and flip for more money or keep him. If Miley can’t contribute well to a promotion level team or Champ team going for promotion - what use is he to us this season?

FFP means academy players don’t make a lot of sense as squad players.

But you have a good footballer in your squad at a fair price. You’ve hopefully utilised his initial sale to fund another player to secure you CL football in his absence. If Miley isn’t worth £20m amortised over 5 years then we should be happy if we can sell him for £14m now. That £14m pays for a purple for a season to try and get us into the CL. Closer to 2 seasons probably.

We’ve seen it with Dubs - it’s great. Also seen Dubs struggle with crosses coming into the box.

Do an Aston Villa - sell with a buy back. Better to sell to the Champ so he gets more minutes.

Elliot Anderson has become a hunger Joelinton. Dual monster and ball carrier. Wish he had that season on loan. He could comeback and rotate with Joelinton seamlessly freeing us to be another profile of midfielder.

Howe didn’t. Miley was 6th choice CM behind playing a back 5. Miley needs to play regular competitive football.

Yeh I’d sell Miley for a good fee and a reasonable buy back. Needs to be somewhere he’ll be pushing to start though. id bring him back for pre season to see how he looks first though.

Seemingly so. The worst things I can see about his game is relatively poor finishing and just ok end product in general. But the rest of his game looks top class. If he had shown that end product he would be a dead cert for an elite club. As it stands he seemingly needs to develop a bit. And at 23 he’s not a kid. He’s a baller though and I want him

Would rather we spend £60m on Joao Pedro

The ruck do we want Theo Hernandez for ? Have him for a season then sell him to Saudi ? Get me the goalkeeper.

He’s only joint 15th. Messi is #1 and Ronaldo is top #5. Also assume both will be there. Ronaldo holding back his nation for at least the 3rd tournament.

Luka Modric is going to play in the next world right? He must be closing in on the appearance record

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I saw a Man U fan talking about the ‘pull of Man au’ - it’s just money. No problem with Mbeumo getting to the bag. I wouldn’t be surprised if he earned less than £40k per week. Time to get focking paid. Sure he’ll get paid half what Ivam Toney is on but he’s still in the PL with a big club.

He's not even moving to Newcastle tbh

Nick Pope is England #1 20 years ago imo. Shay was an elite shot stopper. But he didn’t dominate his box in an era that was a key skill. And it felt like he rarely saved penalties. He couldn’t kick much either iirc. I saw an interview Shay did with Nick Pope - there’s no way Shay could command a box like Pope does. Pope towers over him. I love Shay - I think he speaks with the most knowledge and heart from all ex Newcastle players on TV. But always thought he was over rated. Got knocked off #1 in his prime by Joe Hart.

Pope’s better than Given.

It’s too old for Newcastle to spend £60m+ and £200k on. He’ll not retain value let alone increase it. And the fee is too big to chalk up to the game.

We should go for prime aged players of the fee is very reasonable like Maignan(sp?), Pope, Burn. But if we sign players 28+ it can’t be for the £60m+ it would cost to get Bowen. Especially not the type of player that would reject a move to Saudi in a couple years for the same money. 26 or under or a relative bargain or someone that will definitely go to Saudi when asked.

Rutter and Gruda are already on their books

In short I’m confident Howe can swap Joelinton for JP in a tactical setup that’s less physically exerting for the whole team. JP is also a handy enough deputy for Isak when needed. If that’s the intention he fills 2 roles and purposes in one. And I like it at £50-60m and £100k.

Yeah it requires a change in tactics and personnel which is what I’m suggesting. It doesn’t have to. Bournemouth press and defend in a 4231 shape. Man City and Real Madrid have often defended in a 442. If you take Joelinton out a side and replace with JP you aren’t getting the same off the ball ability or discipline and need to change tactics accordingly.

It’s the main stylistic change from Klopp to Slot. Or Villa 23 to Villa 25. Similar fundamentals, more control, less chaos.

This is pretty much what I’m saying. We might even get a GK too. It allows us to play 433 - No JP 3 at the back 4231-4411 Depending on opponent and availability. I think we’ve seen last season - to compete in CL and compete to requalify you need 15-16 players who would expect to start every week. Other teams have players the quality of Joelinton, Barnes, Trippier and Schar on the bench. Arsenal subbed Saliba for their 5th choicd CB - a current Italian starter. Ew.