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I'm fine with 2 quality players. Reckon we will get 2 or 3 for the squad also. Perhaps a south American etc. We will also sell someone significant.

Don't be fooled by his time at Chelsea, Cucurella is a good player. Remember, before his move to Chelsea, Pep wanted him. He's a good player, for the right club, whether that's us or not is a different matter.

I really don't understand why people get so worked up by threads, the creation of them, or the conversations that happen in them. Talk about Barella in here and if you don't want to talk about him or the possibility of him signing for us.... don't come in here.

I'm blocked from ToonMouthTyne, Luke Edwards and Steve Wraith.... I think I'm doing twitter right. ?

Football transfer season is like some social experiment. Alot seem to get disproportionately worked up by potential transfers or lack there of, despite us clearly being in a great position to strengthen the squad. I always used to think it was because we were shite and people were just getting frustrated but apparently not...

Still discussing Maddison according to Lee Ryder.

"Anything could happen", is a much shorter way of writing that.

Froggy is soooooo jealous about our Barella link.

That's why I said your average footballer. There are, of course, exceptions but there are thousands of footballers travelling between countries, away from home, even to places like Russia, Turkey and China, which with all due respect to those places, might not have been first choice. Of course the better you are, the more choice you have and I'm sure Barella will have alot of choice. I certainly wouldn't be worried about luring him to the North East though or at least not from an aesthetics point of view.

I don't know why this needs to be said but I will say it anyway... if you think your average footballer, who's prime career lasts about 12 years, gives a fuck where they are living, whilst earning millions of pounds and playing football for a living, you haven't been paying attention. Do you honestly think Manchester and Liverpool are beautiful places to live? I've been to both and neither are the Costa del sol(ford). Players move because they want paid loads and they want to win loads. In both metrics we are moving up in the world. Once they've earned a squillion quid they can retire in Miami or whatever, for now it doesn't play a particularly big part in a footballers decision. If we don't get Barella it's because we either can't afford him or he fancies somewhere with an even better chance or winning something. That's if he wants to move at all.

It was Craig hope who said 75 million.

Seems a fair trade to me.

I'd just like one more alternative source. Someone who doesn't cover the NE.

I honestly don't believe Leicester give two fucks who they sell Maddison to. Getting good money for Maddison isn't going to be difficult. Also this is a Dan Ashworth, not Del Boy, I doubt he'd seriously get in contact with Inter just to annoy Leicester FFS.

Love the way we are all blocked.

Screenshots for baldwards please. ?

At some point people will twig on to the fact that we want to be one of the best sides in Europe. We didn't sign Botman, Bruno and Isak to play tiddlywinks.

When checking back into the forum.

Barella Bruno Joelinton Maddison Isak Wilson less than two tears since the takeover.

Do you not think Pickford might have mentioned his family being Newcastle fans when he's getting abuse at SJP? Of course he's a mackem man. Can tell just by looking at him.

Was told for ages that Botman wanted AC Milan. Also heard a few "we should just move on" type posts about him. Right now, there is nothing new to discuss. He might come here, he might not. We might not even be in for him, such is the media's lack of credibility at times. We didn't sign Pope until the last week in June last year. So it's no surprise that nothing big has happened so far.

He's got more pressures than Longstaff.... I think we've worked out why we are signing him... Another pressing machine for Eddie.

Early YouTube scouting suggests a more physical Willock type. Deceptively quick?

Felix and Lucas in the same side.