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It does make it easier...oh there it was

Would honestly prefer Clark at LB than Ritchie.

Ritchie

Liverpool players mannerism similar to on here. Seems to think being behind us is kind of comical and playing with fluidity & intensity like they know they'll bag at least 4 past us.

Fuck me if we weren't nervous to start with

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Christ, this will be awful to watch. Liverpool could have played a back 4 of U16's and still comfortably win. Them having Fabinho & VVD out doesn't matter a jot.

Newcastle XI (4-2-3-1): Dubravka - Manquillo, Schär, Lascelles, Lewis - Hayden, Shelvey - Fraser, Murphy, Saint-Maximin - Joelinton.

Exactly. How do you prepare against a team that won't even know themselves what they are going to do?

It would make a massive difference to the team to have similar type of cuntishness from someone in midfield and defence like Wilson has up top.

He was everything Saviola should have been.

Let's hope this one is better than the previous 31-year old we signed from them.

But they haven't come back in the side after suspensions were over.

Yeah, I was thinking that. It kind of invalidates my concerns . If we're prepared to pay such a fee for him, that alone should be an indication of the level of investment they are prepared to allocate to the club if the right player is available. Maybe I'm thinking a little bit like Ashley after all...? fuck

Good thing nobody is turning their nose up at him then. All that's being discussed is the fee someone mentioned had been quoted, and how that could be problematic due to FFP and until we know what kind of money the new owners are prepared to invest in new players. If money isn't an issue for the new owners, if FFP isn't going to come back and bite us in the arse in a couple of years leaving us unable to replace a 35+ years old Trippier then please, throw in another £5m for good measure to get him for all I care. Difference in both of those examples are that they were 23 years old when they were bought. Man Utd would easily recoup more than half of the fee they paid for VDB if they sold him today since the potential is still there. Joelinton...well...let's wait a few more matches and see how things go Hypothetically, if we fast forward to 1st of February and we're looking at the ins and outs, and we have Trippier + un-inspiring loans and/or free signings with Howe saying the opportunity to sign Trippier was too good to pass up, but it came at the expense of strengthening other positions with permanent signings, would anyone be happy we got him?

I know a few on here have wished that the league is suspended due to covid so that we have the opportunity to get new players in with more games left of the season, but I could definitely see them at the very least try this if the league is suspended.

It has nothing to do with being conditioned by Ashley. It's frankly a bit insulting considering how much I hate the guy. You'll probably find most people that are a bit sceptical would be fine with spending more than £25m for a better/comparable player that is younger. You won't find one fullback at Trippiers age being sold for that kind of fee. I just went through the list of left and right backs on transfermarkt just to see if there were any comparable transfers and there wasn't. The closest I came was Cuadrado that went for €20m from Chelsea to Juventus in 2017 when he was 29. The top teams either sign more expensive but younger talent, or cheap proven quality experience. There's a reason for that.

If you don't bother thinking about the financial implications of a buying player then just stay out of the discussion? Not taking anything other than current ability into consideration Trippier is an excellent signing, everyone agrees. Nobody knows what kind of budget we'll have for player recuitment. Owners have done nothing to date that indicates we'll be another Chelsea or Man City. They are also on record saying they want to build slowly, so until it's confirmed to be bullshit and it's very much carte blanche we have to consider where money is spent imo. If that is the case, I would not want us to spend that much on a player with no resale value that would perform at his best for 2 seasons. We may also still go down and then what do we do if we have an old, expensive squad we're not able to shift? I'd rather spend more, but on a younger player.

It's all a bit hypothetical at this point until we know what kind of strategy and budget for player recruitment we will have going forward. If we are going to be another Chelsea or Man City where the price for a player isn't relevant then sure I don't see a problem with it. Until we know, I don't see spending 25m on a 31 year old fullback as good business regardless of the short term gain. Look at Everton and QPR for what the potential consequences could be if we're not the next Chelsea or Man City. If that makes me "thinking like Mike Ashley" then....fuck you!

That's below the belt man.

Can't really compare them since Willock has at least 10 years left to play at the top level while Trippier has maybe 2 good seasons left in him unless he's some physical anomaly.

I agree with the points you made, but in fairness you should also point out that Howe is now playing Dub, Manquillo & Lewis. He also didn't put Clark back in the side after his suspension and Almiron has come in for Fraser. While the consensus on here is that Willock needs to be utilized different or replaced with Hayden, and that Fernandes should play ahead of Lascelles, it's easy to make arguments for why he persists with them too as opposed to if he had put Darlow, Ritchie, Krafth, Fraser or Clark back in the starting line up.

I'd never spend that much on a 31 year old full back and it would also set a ridiculous precedent to other clubs for what they can ask for their players. I'm getting strong Bosingwa vibes on this one.

He seems to be exactly what we are screaming for in centre midfield. Should go all out and offer a decent fee to Marseille to get him in as soon as the transfer window opens and maybe catch other potential suitors off guard.