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I do for the most part but still get Roobenstein, Adam Pearson et all popping up on Youtube because I made the mistake of watching some random vid 3 years ago.

Feels like he was 29 about 5 years ago though. Used to love him at City but he does give the impression his best years are behind him though. Moving to Galatasary just seems to rubber stamp it.

Not a lot tbf, but for me the goalkeeper is the least part of our problem. It is annoying though seeing clickbait social media videos titled "Newcastle swoop for two stars!" only to come here and see it's all bullshit.

Fuck me, first time on NO today and two pages of No Dickhead bullshit. Just shows how slim the transfer rumours are. The only firm target so far seems to be Trafford. While it's great 'n all, I think the area we must cover is striker/forward. The Jao Pedro links need to become firmer before I feel we are getting somewhere.

We've got plenty of money we can tap into though, we don't need loopholes. We just aren't allowed to spend that money because the cartel don't want us competing with them for players and trophies.

Seem to remember plenty of people scoffing at Pickford's price as well. Obviously he's a mackem with teeny tiny arms, but he has proven to be a top keeper nonetheless.

Plus he's literally been quoted a couple of posts above as saying he was disappointed he at not joining Newcastle from Watford.

Yeah I think Guehi is probably happy to run down his contract, might not even be that arsed about coming here. But I think Palace would rather have £35-40m than nowt. Unless they have money to burn.

If only it were that simple. It all depends on demand for a player at the end of the day. If there are a few clubs eyeing up Longstaff we might well get £20m.

They might not accept 50% but they might accept 60%. At the end of the day they will need to buy a replacement. £35-45m will make that a lot easier than £0.

That's why managers and boards are often singing from different hymn sheets. It was Eddie who has asked for the deals to be done quickly, but the players he wants are usually overpriced, so with PSR tying one hand behind our backs, unfortunately we have no choice but to haggle the price down. Which means it will drag on longer than Howe would like.

Sounds about right. Should probably avoid clicking this thread for a few weeks. It will get done, just probably take a while getting there.

Well I am fine with that generally. But I said I think he is overcautious sometimes. I gave the example of keep starting Wilson over Osula when it has become pretty clear Wilson is spent now. I already said I don't think GK is a priority position for us anyway so I would be fine with Pope starting as no 1 next season.

Tbf, we aren't exactly desperate fo a GK. We can afford to wait until the price comes down. The only risk is it might go up as well if the cartel clubs suddenly throw their hat in the ring.

I originally said £35m, you've changed that to £20-30m as the discussion has progressed. I would argue they could easily buy a replacement for £35m.

Without a doubt. Before that Tonali and Bruno had struggled to gel. It was a big talking point, and we kept getting calls to recall Longstaff/Willock who got us qualified for the CL in the previous campaign.

The football looked typically lacking in craft or guile with more emphasis on playing direct. Not sure hiring a German manager was the best solution if we were looking to develop our inventiveness on the ball.

Eddie does like players he can chuck straight into the first team, and as he lives and dies by results you can understand it. I just think he's overcautious sometimes, certainly seemed that way last season when he kept opting for a spent Wilson over Osula.

£30m doesn't make or break a club like Palace, but it would buy you a very decent replacement.

That makes no business sense at all. Obviously there is a point where the fee is not worth losing the player, let's say around the £15m mark, but if you could get £35m instead of nothing, of course you would take it. Or most owners with any sense would.

Means jackshit tbh. Obviously they will quote a ridiculously high price to start with. We'll counter with a realistic fee which might get the deal done. A lot depends on if Elanga wants to be here.

We are also getting to the point where we will need to start raising our wage ceiling if we want the best players. At the moment we will lose some players because we just can't pay as much as the cartel. We've done brilliantly to keep punching above our weight, but that won't continue forever.

He's communicating through body language - "This is me, I'm a massive twat".

That's one thing I would really miss with Pope, I love a keeper who claims the high crosses, and Pope is exceptional at it.

I think Pope will hang around for the start of the season, if he sees that he is second choice then he'll probably move and we'll have to look for a younger back up.