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Get a couple of those Chelsea lads and we are rosy but as Howe said, he wants players who are invested in the club.

Give me a league cup final and I will jizz me little nipples in the stratosphere.

"Different ones" you mean.

I still think he will be loaned out but only to a genuinely quality option. Either a top championship side who will definitely play him or maybe even a relegation scrapper in the PL. Could easily see him at Fulham or Bournemouth.

I took things from Howes presser. 1. He alluded to holding our nerve, which refers to getting the players we want (Maddison is almost certainly one of those players) 2. He talked about getting the correct feeling of commitment from players and their agents. I took this as, they have spoken to Maddison and he wants to come.

Reckon quite alot will happen when the window closes. Howe and a couple of players will get new deals IMO.

If anything it shows the opposite to be true. Spending those sorts of fees perhaps means it's impossible for players to live up their fees. Man City spent years spending money on players in the 30/40m bracket, which is a much smarter strategy.

This is a great graphic and exactly why we are trying to be cute with our money. I'd like to see the next 20 or so down that list and see how they fared. For where we are, we are better off signing Botman and Bruno for the same price as a Maguire. I do think Maddison would be worth a touch more than what we have offered mind.

It's almost as if Eddie Howe thinks that a new player can benefit from being eased into the PL. He might also believe that it's good for squad harmony if big money signings have to earn their way into the side, rather than just walk straight in. It's a non issue, we MIGHT get a couple of weeks of Schar and Burn, but it won't last long. Botman is going to be an absolute boss for us, whether he starts against Forest is neither here nor there.

Aye, lazy cunts.

Schar and Burn.

Not MAs Newcastle though, because we were good little savers.

If they have an overdraft facility, like we have just arranged with HSBC, then it's no problem whatsoever. Most clubs transfers work on credit and loans.

Yeah it means very little. Sometimes clubs prefer x amount upfront but it's rarely a deal breaker. We sold Sissoko and recieved 6 x 6m over 6 years, or something like that. Mind you, that's a terrible example because we spent fuck all.

That's still a 40m in bid. Selling clubs aren't bothered about the structure, for the most part. If a certain figure is guaranteed, they can take a loan out to have the money available, which is what most clubs do. The point is, we have plenty of scope to get one permanent deal in.

Is it a striker or winger you are worried about? Also, why are you worried? We are a top 10 side, as it is. That's strong progression in less than a season. We will get at least 1 more and we will be in pretty good shape. Every club chases perfection.

We bid at least 40m for Maddison. There's money.

We've spent 150m quid since January, it's no wonder the budget might be a tad depleted. Imagine the takeover happened and we were sitting comfortable in the table, we may have only signed one player in January and spent 150m in this window. Noone would have bat an eyelid. I'd like to think there may be resources in January available too.

First game against City or Liverpool, I can see Howe springing that formation.

Cucurella is class to be fair, a proper modern full back and he will be class for Chelsea. He's also way better than Chillwell, who's injury prone anyway. However the fee is absolutely outrageous. Brighton will reinvest that into 3 other players at some point. It's now the model of the smaller clubs to fleece the likes of Chelsea and use it to build themselves. It's no surprise that Man City pulled out of a move mind. Jesus, that's a mind boggling sum for a left back.

I haven't met one NUFC fan who thinks we will even finish top 6. Virtually everyone i have heard has said 10th to 7th. I must be in very boring social circles.

Look at trigger over here.

We deserve a medal, we really do. I'm not even annoyed, I'm in awe.

Tell you what mind lads. Say what you want about us as fans but our ability to waffle on for over 100 pages for a player we aren't even close to signing and covering a range of topics whilst simultaneously falling out with each other on a regular basis is a sight to behold.

The key for us is.... Joelinton, again. With Joelinton in midfield we just stifle virtually every opposition we come up against and make it impossible for them to get a genuine foothold. Behind him, assuming we start Willock, Bruno will completely dictate the play against their midfield and we will dominate the ball. We might have to get used to being caught on the counter attack though. It used to be our trick but now we must be wary that a side with a couple of talented players frustrates us and hits us quickly. I'd like to make a point about Trippier who will now effectively play as a RW when we have the ball, allowing Almiron to drift central. Trippier must have only started half a dozen games for us, he's like the proverbial new signing and can offer us an incredible advantage. Forest will be well up for it but if we win the midfield battle, we win the game.