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No 5th round again then.

Great...

Decent effort.

We so deserve to get relegated.

Nah. Ashley keeping the club means he is now going to be responsible for keeping us up. He has to back Rafa basically and if it cost the club £20m, so be it. If we go down after he's put his faith in Rafa's judgement, relegation will be purely down to the manager. This is an “ashley isn’t stupid enough to let us be relegated” post. No, it's an "Ashley will be willing to spend £20m (of the club's money) in order to avoid relegation/shift the blame to Rafa if we go down". Then why have we been haggling over the price of this lad for over a week? Feyenoord aren’t going to shift on their price, so why are we so reluctant to spend that £20m that is apparently readily available? It's called negotiating. Most clubs do it. Negotiation typically goes like: stage 1 - daft offer you know isn't going to be accepted stage 2 - more sensible offer stage 3 - agree to meet in the middle Ashley's negotiation process appears to be: stage 1 - daft offer you know isn't going to be accepted stage 2 - slightly higher daft offer that isn't going to be accepted stage 3 - walk away Ironically, when someone else tries a similar negotiation technique with him he calls them a timewaster. Nailed it.

Pretty sure Feyenoord play soon. Will find out if he's in the line-up - should be a big clue.

Should be using it anyway. Very predictable.

He's 23. Not saying it's true but it fits our blueprint... http://www.nufcblog.com/2018/01/27/rafa-should-be-able-to-get-one-of-these-two-goalkeepers-signed-this-month/ That blog is so bad. He just makes up stuff all the time. Pure clickbait.

Big Nev is packing Looks six months gone.

Talking up a return to Anderlecht: http://sportwitness.co.uk/hopefully-soon-strikers-words-big-boost-newcastle-united-transfer/

Napoli want a daft amount apparently.

"Closed for business" might be announced earlier than usual: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-handed-deadline-feyenoord-14210790

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/5432233/villarreal-ruben-semedo-threatening-gun-valencia/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Tenuous link: http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/transfer-talk-crystal-palace-newcastle-1127484

Says we are confident according to this. Posturing probably: http://www.football-oranje.com/feyenoord-looking-new-striker-jorgensen-join-newcastle/

No worries lads - Penfold is on the case:

That's more like it.

He has said that a few times...

Charnley.....Hello you rejected our first bid of 14.5m......how about 14.55 Feyenoord.....Seriously?? Charnley....Yes we are willing to up our offer Feyenoord....line goes dead Charnley...Hello....Hello...Hello This will be the "we tried" bid.

West Ham want Cairney for £15m - SSN.

About to sign Kazenga Lua Lua apparently.

Bet Rafa can't wait to sign his new contract.

? Tot ziens then. Cheapstakes as usual.

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