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decent but still underwhelming as an Isak replacement

Agreed but still did it but also he wouldn’t be half fit. Not saying he’d miss large chunks of season im just saying I’m not sure he could be trusted

I do think that’s a bit of a myth but I just think if he stays the thigh injury this month won’t be the last faked injury

Have you heard of Michael Owen?

I just have a wee feeling we’ll move for Watkins.

This is my worry if we keep Isak that he’ll just be conveniently (for him) injured when ever he can’t be arsed

Oh yeah, I’m not saying it’s true I’m just saying I don’t think we can take Ornstein not mentioning it at the end of season as proof that it’s not true as he may not have been told either way

No

When? Then or now? Then he literally says we don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes but he looks happy and now? Who knows he might have

No idea, they did try change it a few seasons back to close before the season started but it didn’t work

In fairness Ornstein can only report what he’s told. Asking to leave two weeks before the season ends might be true it might just not have came out until now

Yeah, I suspect that came from Newcastle. Isak and his agent is trying every trick in the book

things gonna get hectic

I know that. That’s my point. It’s a bizzare clause

Just seems weird to me that you can refuse to go on tour, refuse to play, train alone at a different club in a different country without permission and make it known in the press you’ll never play for the club again and you’ll still get loyalty bonuses but put in an arbitrary transfer request means you don’t get those bonuses

Yeah how does putting in a transfer request means he loses loyalty bonuses but going on strike doesn’t

If that’s true he should never play for us again. It’s a shame we are so heavily reliant on him. All to play for, for a champions league place with 2 games to go and he’s going in agitating for a move. 2 games we lost btw. He’s an absolute cunt. It’s just a real shame he’ll go to Liverpool.

The market is fuckin mental. Off the scale mental but the PSR threshold his the same for a number of years

Why would you believe it isn’t? People are daft

It’s a shame we’ve exhausted most if not all replacement options. Would love to sell him and buy 3 or 4 top quality signings with the money

does any other club get the word respect thrown about their transfer discussions it’s so weird

It’s all hypothetical but I think he will go because of the type of manager Howe is. He won’t want Isak sulking and distracting the squad. Even if he doesn’t go Liverpool are sorted and will pick him up cheaper next season. Maybe played a blinder was the wrong phrase but they’ve certainly made sure it’s lose lose for us

If he stays think he’ll play but I think there will be games at the back end of season where he’ll look half arsed and these wee niggly thigh and groin injuries will be extended