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I agree with most of that issue is just the size of the mini rebuild due. Taking the 80m as real and let's pair that with getting some Europe this season means we need a mini rebuild How many on final year do we want to keep? and who now needs improving who maybe only has a year left on their deal come the summer. Minimum before we look at squad building- Right wing striker cover for Isak New starting keeper or true number 2 rival RCB cover or new starting RCB That's a minimum before we look at what happens to longstaff or Barnes for instance and if they go do we need to spend some or all of the fee on their replacement I am glad it's not my job to make all this work you could spend 50m just on a starting RW so it's going to take more sales or these kids brought in to step up onto our first time bench ready to start/cover. Or alot of hits in the unearthed gem category.

Dunno how to tidy up the abomination but quotes regards the non event window https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/very-reluctant-eddie-howe-breaks-30929813.amp

just adding to the annoying speculating and guess work but still think that release clause for Bruno was designed/meant to be triggered and would have all been reinvested making the situation now not a thing or less of a thing. No big sales and the value of the "lesser" players not being sold/wanted has lead us to this a lot of outlay little inlay means we simply have to go with what we have.

I know we have his contract until 2026 and he may still have a value in the summer this sort of deal we should respect the player and if he wants to go let him he's never going to be able to play week on week and despite Tino not being great in certain areas of the pitch Trips just hasn't been the marauding play maker we had the 4th place finish.

True Howe went from hinting sell to buy to sell to comply so it's not looking good wrong window, wrong players they want available, wrong budget etc all valid excuses just got to hope getting 25m-ish in is more than forecast and changes things albeit with little time left.

On his YouTube last night craig no hope also said no one coming and no one leaving so let's hope he's speculating or reporting on what howe said to the press post Fulham. I hope we try for someone despite selling players getting few minutes we are going to the business end of the season and we and I feel the squad need that new player boost. Let's hope one of the players ear marked for the summer can be brought forward if there is now financial wiggle room.

from the ownership prospective they wont want that to happen but if the player refuses to move or doesnt like any offer on the table this will be what happens he will walk away for nothing or we continue to offer 12 month extensions to protect the asset going for nothing.

Also to add they have been lucky to be able to sell what they don't want to keep. DIdn't they make their money back on Diaby? If that was us we would be lumped with him.

I think you need balance of approaches and while I agree throwing players in and chopping and changing can be unsettling to momentum and team building. You can also quiet easily throw back to say our (enforced upon us or not) sign no one let players age out to keep the squad together as a whole.

I don't understand it either but the take over players all signed bar bruno and Gordon all are on their amortisation costs per year the same when they signed the losses drop off a 3 year cycle but the costs per year wage and amortisation remain the same? Someone will tell me if I have been too thick to understand it. Not expecting massive moves in the summer partly due to the numbers who may go on frees if the youth don't step up to take meaningful squad places we will need squad padding and first 11 quality signings.

Instantly saw the bump and thought injured again 🤣 He's struggling to make an impact when he's come on in any game in the middle and false 9. I think in terms of RW Willock I am hoping I don't have to find out.

West ham vibes for me. Hopefully Eddie won't let complacency get involved. Do our thing and we a match for most in the league.

Was hoping any Isak new deal and Gordon's new one will be offset by miggy wages and also possibly letting go of Wilson and lascelles maybe shipping targett out the door in the summer too will help. Hoping whoever gets a trigger for a 12 month extension will be at a similar rate to what they currently on too. Like Tesco say "every little helps"

He's got such a good engine and work rate and ability and willingness to play anywhere for the team. Think I said this already he stands out as the weak link of the 3 not because he's a bad player more that the other 2 are so good. I was also disappointed how he seemed to keep hold of the ball too long and gets it taken off him. However at times he's got 2 or 3 players on him which does create space for others even if it doesn't always pay off. Still worried that shoulder strapping he's carrying something too.

Agreed definitely and by all accounts Ritchie was running drills and warm ups at the start of games so maybe a good coach not a squad player on however much a week taking up a squad place to play under an hour a season. I know all teams carry players who don't realistically play and are squad filler but we right now need more than the 15 players we regularly can call upon on match days that was the case 3 or 4 transfer windows ago and is just as important now.

We will have to agree to disagree at this point dummett has joined Carlisle ffs model pro course he was but he took up a squad place and was offering nothing on the pitch likewise at the stage Ritchie was let go reluctantly neither was he. Howe goes on about small group and squad if you instantly have 5 or 6 players who will never realistically play it's not sustainable if you want to be a side fighting on multiple fronts. The Gillespie lad i will never agree on 10k a week to basically never play be a cone on the practice pitch and be in media stuff is simply not good enough surely a youth keeper would be better placed for that slot. We have a side with a mix of elite and full internationals on the books not sure what the group of canny lads can offer them especially at this stage of the build ( was essential at the take over as we needed to lean on our experienced players to help unify the team). While older players can bring leadership we all at least agree we need to be better at moving players on I for one would like the players who don't play and aren't up to it shipped first.

Howe certainly has a good eye for a player obviously not knowing how much input others into identifying them. Main issue with Howe stems from player loyalty wanting Ritchie and dummet kept, giving new contracts out to Mark Gillespie and extensions to Wilson etc (again no inside info how much that's the board wanting to protect their investment keeping these players), How many chances will willock/longstaff/miggy get/got. Also thanks to PSR we hoping Mitchell can shop in the cheap gems category while every transfer is a risk Howes best players have come from those around the 40m plus bracket which you would hope is less of a risk not taking anything away from the manager at all.

The league wanted so many points per million breach think the panel did less then appeal got it reduced. Not sure how they would calculate a 100m or 200m breach.

I can understand negativity even if it may appear the clubs hands are tied. Not announcing a new training kit sponsor, training ground sponsor or club stadium name/ partnership seems like to an idiot like me "easy wins" to help inflated the coffers. The main reason for my own negative outlook is what has come before it if we sign no one that's no new 1st teamers in 3 windows. At times we look in need of better quality and quality depth and added to the mix the number out of contract or only getting 1 year deals mean it's a perfect storm to be negative. If we had of spent in the summer and that meant we did nothing in Jan as its a bad window and not good value and we trust in the squad we have that's fine. However we didn't and I had hoped despite not being good with numbers that if we found ourselves struggling or that we had the chance to do well and in both cases new signings would make the difference we would Sell to buy has turned into sell to consolidate to look at the summer. I don't know the right course of action or all the facts but sticking with what we have is a gamble going to know if thats the correct call at the end of the season I guess.

Honestly think the MLS not restarting till later is the year is only reason it's not happened straight away or at least I hope it's the only reason

Unfortunately no one of note everyone reporting 20m are quoting that various places have quoted 20m your not going to have am official confirmation from the club either way https://www.newcastleworld.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-uniteds-ps20m-goalkeeper-signing-confirmed-as-ffppsr-truth-revealed-4779263

I think Dowie at the time said minimal fee then reports came out it was 20. Think they paid 8/12m for him despite him not being first choice by the end of the season if they doubled their money accountancy trick or not we got our bums spanked.

It does but signed a 3 year deal in 2023 so only 18 months left maybe a factor?

He may be right if we want 20m euros they have offered 12 according to the journo that broke the story that's some distance. Even if they offered good money if its a loan with an option to buy it does us no good short term other than Kelly may play more for them than us.

Lascelles I hope goes but even if he doesn't that's him, Kraft, Schar and BDB all coming to the end of their careers over 30 and currently getting yearly contract extensions to kick the issue down the road. Alex Murphy following a promising summer 2 years ago hasnt really gotten very far so far from certain he is going to develop into anything no idea from all the youth we have brought in recently if anything will come of it defensively. I feel like in terms of CB we arent that far away from needing some proper investment despite Botman hopefully returning and playing well.