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Apparently Bakkers agent is in Toon.

Come on Newcastle Burn, Bakker and Bruno would be class.

I know the media are scumbags but some of them genuinely don't say things unless they have them confirmed by multiple people. Lee Ryder is a complete muppet but he's the last to blabber transfer rumours. The athletic have been as reliable as it gets recently and they say a medical is booked. It's not certain to happen but it's certainly close to happening IMO.

It won't be a drastic improvement, it will be a moderate improvement. Run before we can walk.

It's becoming a real pet hate of mine, people saying we need 40 points. We don't need 40 points, we won't get 40 points. We need 1 point more than 18th. We need an edge over those 3 sides, which we are slowly getting IMO.

That's its not happening. The only way this deal gets resolved is if we blow them out of the water IMO.

Fuck knas. I'm hopeful but why aren't things ever straightforward.

Can we have the thread title changed. Something that doesn't want me to launch into fireplace will be fine. He's coming. In Mandy we trust.

If Lee Ryder is saying that NUFC and the players agent are indicating a deal is done, yet Lyon are denying it, where does that leave us? Lyon have always been cunts.

not allowed nice things.

if we sign Thomas Muller.

I'm glad we are moving for this guy instead of Coutinho. We are making moves like the big boys do.

He only said he hadn't heard it had been accepted.

Mentioned him a few weeks ago as a player that would fit the bill. Experienced/Knows the league Would play for us if relegated Local lad, won't need to settle Coming from a passing team Aerial threat Low cost (which keeps our powder dry for other areas or even another centre half) In all seriousness, we could end up with Burn and Phillips for what it would have cost to sign Carlos. From a building a squad point of view it might be a smarter move. If we stay up, we will be in a much stronger position to sign Botman/Carlos.

I've seen nothing to suggest romano is reliable. He's never first to the news and never says specifics.

this window going mint.

Another one bites the dust. We really aren't allowed nice things.

They will cash in, they are just being cunts and trying to squeeze as much as possible put of him.

We will sign players.

And terrifying.

We are either incredibly impressive poker players, or we are taking a massive risk. I'd be pressing that big red panic button around about now.

I don't think Bakker was ever on.

Trippier?

I just think there are quite a few "deals" which were either bollocks or not as close as the media led us to believe. Zapata, Gosens, Bakker, Ekitike etc. We are clearly keen on Carlos and Botman before him. I'd wager that we have at least talked to Alli and Lingard. My prediction is more PL based signings. More signings that will seem underwhelming on the face of it but will turn out decent. Don't rule out Tarkowski IMO. Did anyone see the way Dyche reacted to the question?

Could be, and I know this is radical, but the club wants people who they can trust. Perhaps Howe has suggested someone he is familiar with and perhaps the board look at it as a smart move, in short term at least. I'd like to think they had interviewed him, in his own merit and that anyone he's working with will have given it the green light. It's not exactly a senior role at the club either, in fact its a role that certainly didn't exist under the previous owner. Fancy the idea of a recruitment team, consisting of people who know and trust each other. If you think other clubs hire people purely on merit, you haven't been paying attention.