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Gonna be weird having a CEO with a Canadian accent.

Idiots on twitter who make things up.

Whilst I'd like us to sign more technical players, they must be able to do what Howe requires physically, particularly relating to our press. Switching high pressing players for merely technical players would 100% ruin an Eddie Howe side. It would be like asking Pep to have mainly physical players. That's why Tonali was the golden goose. We found someone physically and technically capable of both.

I think hes referring to the PSR deadline, where we might be able to go shopping for a half price bargain, rather than going after a priority position.

When talking about positions, the usual caveats apply, there's always a chance that one of our long time targets in another position becomes available, in which case we might move because we have to. Yes I'd be astonished if we don't sign a RW/CB but it may well be that we sign a quality CM first and then have to wait until we've shifted Willock/Longstaff before getting a CB, lets say. If the CM was someone in Tonalis category, it would be worth it.

Yeah and how many pens would his play directly contributed to the awarding of the pen. We absolutely kill teams on the transition with him in our side. He should be our number 1 target. Not to be a debby downer but I don't think we will get him. I'd be stunned if the usual hawks like Chelsea/Man United or even Arsenal don't get him, if for no other reason than to stop us from getting him.

38 matches, 20 goals, 7 assists. I reckon Salah would have been happy with that at the start of the season. 60m? No thanks.

Also Mbuemo Gordon Murphy Or Gordon Barnes Mbeumo Is a massive upgrade on Wilson Gordon Murphy Which is what we've been dealing with in a Isak absence. Mbeumo guarantees goals and assists when he's on the pitch. On paper we'd have one of the top 2/3 front 3s in the league if we sign Mbeumo, that's to go with one of the top 2/3 midfields in the league....

Again it seems to be coming back to this idea that we want to sell Mbuemo down the line. How about we sign him, get 6/8 years out of him, win shit loads of stuff, get consistent CL football and not worry about the fee we get for him when he's in his 30s. We aren't Brighton or Brentford. I wonder if Liverpool fans are kicking off because they won't get a big fee for Wirtz after winning their fucking 30th PL title or whatever.

We signed Gordon for 45m. We wouldn't sell Gordon for less than 70 now. If Gordon or Barnes put in Mbeumo numbers, they'd be worth 100m. Absolutely incredible how many people don't realise how good Mbeumo actually is. For 60m we not only have an elite RW but we'd have one helluva back up striker for when Isak needs a rest.

I actually agree with Pilko. I just send my thing in response to the idea of Mbuemo for 60 being too much. It's 2025. Good players cost money.

Id be absolutely flabbergasted if we don't have the funds to, at least, get a quality CB and RW. Beyond that, yes we might have to start shifting a couple but we are more than capable of that.

60m for Mbeumo is a bargain.

Sunderland likely want him. Playing him alongside Luke Onion.

On the free list, I can see us looking at Mitchell/KWP as useful fullback options. Whether they'd accept being back up players I'm not so sure.

Barella please.

Jesus, them people marching with flags in front of a crowd in Munich.

Park Ji Sung was absolutely brilliant for Man Utd. Perhaps not as exciting as someone like Son but he was massive for Man Utd. Certainly a more decorated player than Son.

Shays thread.

I'll be honest, I feel like the word "utilised" is doing alot of heavy lifting. I don't think Longstaff can be utilised for anything anymore. His head has completely checked out. He feels under appreciated and its time he moved on. We could be playing a league 2 side and I wouldn't have any confidence in Longstaff. I just can't face another year of: Longstaff gets caught in possession/gives the ball away, the crowd groans, then Longstaff gives it that lost puppy dog look. I like the lad, I love that he's from Newcastle but for the love of God let him go.

Yep. They speculate like everyone else. Unless they say something non-vague like "Newcastle have bid for/spoken to", it's all just guesswork.

Feels strange that any journalist would speculate as to how much we will spend when the club can't possibly know which targets they are going to sign or how much they will cost. For example signing Mbuemo for 65m would limit us slightly more, on the next signing, than spending 50m on Dibling would. I'd like to think we have enough to go and sign two quality players without having to start counting the pennies and beyond that we can start getting creative with player sales or even finding potential loan deals like we did with Hall.

Shay is Ornstein level as far as I'm concerned.

Putting my captain positive head on.... perhaps this is one of Eddie's targets after all. Has anyone local mentioned this guy because by now they would have been calls in to find out what's going on?

As soon as "house hunting" is mentioned, I call bullshit. A modern footballer isn't looking for houses prior to signing, not like back in the day. You sign for a club and someone else does all that stuff for the player afterwards. Alot of players stay in a hotel for the first few weeks regardless. Besides which, he can look for houses all he wants, with the solicitors in this country he'd be lucky to get the keys before the end of his six year deal.