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Oof. I think they'll take a significant step forward with him. How annoying. Been posting about him since the summer when things were looking rocky. Hopefully Howe and Mitchell turn things around and we don't end up feeling like we lost out.

Solanke this past summer.

It's a good point. We did look at Tosin who is 27 this year too, but he was on a free and that was also prior to Mitchell. I think for the reasonable fee and wages and for his title winning experience in Italy, champions league experience, previous Prem experience and much needed speed in the backline, I would do it personally. Especially because I think he goes straight into the first team to partner Botman, as Schar is starting to drop off and looks more of a backup going forward.

Pretty big news has been circulating about Tomori recently. Apparently he's ready to return to the Prem, having fallen out of favour at Milan. They are willing to let him leave in January. The rumoured fee Milan are looking for is shockingly decent at 30 million Euros and his current salary will be easy for us to improve upon at around 80k a week. https://sempremilan.com/tomori-milan-newcastle-juventus-west-ham-villa If all that information is true. The deal is almost too good to pass on. Similar sort of profile to Guehi who we targeted in the summer.

I look at that Liverpool team of players and what they're achieving, and it doesn't look completely impossible for us to achieve. The massive call they made to hand over the keys to Michael Edwards, which apparently came at the cost of losing Klopp, looks like it's going to pay off big time for them. We need to get our recruitment in order. Both selling and buying at the right time, and adequately filling out the squad so it is much better balanced. I think Howe has the potential as a manager too, but that will all depend on how open minded he is to the changes we need to make in recruitment, and also if he can continue to develop tactically.

My God ... Saw when he went down and just looked like a strain or sprain. He'd been going pretty strong too. Wow. Could see them going and bringing back Guehi.

Mitchell had already said this is not how things will work. However, he does need to offer more of a framework around how the squad needs to be improved on. With specific positions and roles in mind. He also needs to provide a wider array of players for each of these positions and roles for the manager to then select from. These players need to be at the right fee and wages to allow us to continue to build at a reasonable rate without doing us in completely PSR wise. If we go with this sort of approach we'll be just fine, as it's what we should have been doing in the first place.

Looks like things are going to change regarding loaning out players. We need someone else heading this up, so it's good news. https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/11/29/newcastle-chief-set-for-new-role-alongside-paul-mitchell-with-loan-move-lined-up-report/

They press half as much as they did under Klopp, and Slot is actually making full use of the squad, allowing his players more rest.

And unfortunately we didn't put ourselves in position to take advantage.

Yeah, I know!

And folks would be going on about how shit that Egyptian lad we signed from Basel was. 'No better than Marveaux'

Saving it for Wednesday.

Fuck Man City.

Man City made it easy for them to do so and have been gorging themselves on trophies ever since. Let them burn.

Their over the top disregard for the rules is what ended up doing us in. I want to see them suffer immensely this season.

What a goal. The ball to Salah then his pass to Gakpo. Gakpo proving to be a really good signing. Looks great this season.

Spurs fans were killing Brennan Johnson last season, now it seems like he scores every game.

It's very disappointing considering the mess they were in. Shameful the points we've thrown away this season.

Yeah, thought Amorim might play him deeper in one of those 10 positions. Makes sense. Think Garnacho looked poor there, and should end up at wing back instead really.

What's the lineup today? Is Zirkzee at striker or is he playing off Rashford with Bruno?

Unfortunately Maresca is looking really good too. Think he's been sharp tactically. Playing both Enzo and Palmer as 10s just behind Jackson, with Lavia and Caicedo sitting in midfield, and two wingers high up the pitch, looks very effective with the players they have.

Was watching some of Bournemouth yesterday. Reminded me of how we used to play. They've completely stolen our mojo.

Rafa's striker at Celta Vigo. Bought him when he first went there. He's decent. I like him.