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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_window Transfer window opens a week today (Thursday 17th of May). Player contracts usually expire on the 30th of June. The World Cup begins on Thursday the 14th of June and runs until Sunday the 15th of July. 12 weeks to get transfer business done with the World Cup taking place in the middle. Transfer window closes on Thursday 9th of August. 2018/19 Premier League season is due to start on Saturday 11th August.

From a statistics point of view he scored 2 goals and provided the assists for 2 goals during his loan. Not exactly stats to attract huge interest from other clubs. Be interesting to see if Chelsea look to sell or loan out again.

Rooney hasn't exactly lived like a saint has he? Smoking and drinking. Compare that to Ronaldo with his extra hours of practice, 1000 press ups and sit ups a day, no drinking, etc. Some players work a lot harder than others.

We need Premiership (or Spain, Germany, etc good quality league) proven goalscorers. Scoring goals in the Championship doesn't necessarily translate to scoring goals in the Premiership. Compare this season with last: - http://www.nufc.com/2017-18html/goalscorers.html http://www.nufc.com/html/2016-17html/goalscorers.html Ritchie got 12 league goals last season but only 3 this season. Unfortunately goalscorers are the most expensive players and we know Mike Ashley won't pay the going rate. Our best chance is to get lucky and get a bargain who does well or loan a striker we couldn't afford to buy.

Rooney was 16 when he made it into the Everton first team so he's been playing top division football for 16 years. His body will have taken a hammering.

Joselu isn't good but he has scored 4 goals for us. That instantly makes him better than Luuk de Jong, Alan Smith and Emmanuel Rivière for a start.

Unfortunately it seems Mike Ashley won't even let the club use its own money. The longer training ground improvements are put off the more expensive they will be to do in the future. Ashley probably wants the next owner to pay for it. If he paid for it now (from the clubs own money) he could just add the cost to his NUFC price. Logic never seems to apply when it comes to Ashley and decisions about NUFC. I can understand keeping the club in the black being a good thing. I don't think anyone would have a problem if the club could only spend what it earns. The problem comes when those potential earnings are reduced by free adverts for Sports Direct.

http://priceoffootball.com/sunderland-short-changed/

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rafa-benitez-considering-making-up-14627199

Match Bread 1 nowt them Kane

Another example of Ashley being "penny wise, pound foolish" when it comes to NUFC. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mike-ashley-run-newcastle-cheap-14626284

John Motson (who I thought had retired) said it was a definite penalty.

Into the playoffs then. I guess Fulham would want to buy Mitro whether they get promoted or not.

Might as well play Pérez up front for the last two games. He's done it before and done well. Gayle is well out of goal scoring form and Joselu isn't the answer. Play Merino in the number 10 role.

Perez is now clear as our top goal scorer with 6 Premier League goals.

He pushed his way past the police (who were escorting him and the other Sunderland fans) to shout "Peado" at the Middlesbrough fans. It also says he "lunged towards officers". Sounds like the actions of a fuckwit to me. Most people tend to be on their best behaviour around the police. I presume Mick McCarthy is a millionaire after all his years in football. What car did he have to travel to Boldon to get that he couldn't get elsewhere?

Kenedy has 2 goals (both in the same game) and 2 assists in a bit under half a season for us. Is that worth the hype some people have given him? I'd want NUFC to buy him but talk of £25m+ seems a lot based on his record.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watford-vs-newcastle-live-magpies-14619524

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watford-vs-newcastle-live-magpies-14619524

I don't understand why Haidara is on the bench. Haidara is out of contract in the Summer and has barely played for us for years. Rafa doesn't strike me as the sentimental type.

Imagine turning up to court in a football shirt, especially when the court is in 'enemy' territory and you're in court due to a football related incident.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sunderland-fan-given-four-year-14619550

http://www.nufc.com/ https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/christian-atsu-miss-rest-season-14617103

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rafa-benitez-press-conference-live-14615510