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The answer is as simple as three letters: PIF Use their crazy wealth advantages more instead of playing so nice and within the rules Sell deadwood to Saudi Pro League for 50m a pop Loan or buy the best players in that league cheaply Get the biggest sponsors in the gulf Build that 75000 seater stadium Align our PL title win aspirations with their famous Vision 2030 plan

Richard Masters has been informed and is on the case...

On a loosely related note - didn't like Shearer's comments this weekend, one of those TikTok fluff pieces, someone asked him if he could have played for anyone who he didn't play for, who would it have been - and he said Liverpool. Tone deaf comments there. Read the comments and naturally was full of Liverpool fans saying even their best player loves us etc

With Wilson and Hodgkinson now in place and finally some stability I’d love us to double down on Jan and this summer for raising the ceiling with big transfers intended to make us title challengers. We have the depth issue semi resolved we just need a sprinkling of world class talent to take us to the next level. Id love to see a world class GK good with their feet A raw finisher like Osimhen (although unlikely with wages) but someone up top who can compete with the Haalands and Isaks. A world class DM that is athletic and quick. A Baleba type. That’s all I think we need. you could argue if we got rid of one of the four wingers, getting a world class replacement who is also technical and can get goals would be a good idea.

When Botman was first rumoured to be signing, back in 2022, it was thought he was a LCB who could cover at LB. Given he's pacier than Burn (not saying much) and a great passer - could we not go Burn at CB and Botman at LB? Gotta be better than the other way around

Would like six, with the points we’ve dropped so far we need to catch up sooner

I thought we played decent but just very poor in the finishing department. We had the chances to wrap the game up. Murphy one on one, Joelinton header, Bruno header, Wolt and Murphy posts. When Elangas was clear cut. So many chances for this game to be comfortable so what we’re actually missing is a clinical Wissa to finish everything off

SBR was wisdom and class, and familiarity Rafa exuded substance when he spoke. They are the four who have been the best communicators and most interesting to listen to

Keegan was pure emotion and passion Howe is pure logic and professionalism they are both the opposite ends of the spectrum stylistically but both had NUFCs best interests at heart and we are benefitting hugely from it

The man or the boss? 5/7 of the board do, that’s a landslide

That HMRC of podcasts guy could have an entire season just focusing on the porkies that Bruce tells in a single interview proper pathological lets play

Now this, Mr Gordon is what you call good chemistry, NOT what you apparently had with Isak

Can imagine a clickbait article at some point - Newcastle United Manager Sacked for Poor Start - Shock Decision from PIF

Still wish Benitez had stayed put, Forest would be perfect for his style as he's still defensive like Nuno but has more about him tactically. Forest have a talented squad he could do something with which he's not had for 10 years - the Real Madrid season - perhaps at a push you could say the Newcastle fighting relegation he joined had decent individuals. His reputation has tanked partly through insane decision-making of the jobs he's taken on. But would have liked to have seen him have one last go - Forest are also in Europe this season, his speciality. He would be good for the Anderson return, wouldn't mind Anderson / Elanga straight swap tbh.

He’s available for free??

We need another LB for cover and I’d like an AM for technical reasons would be ok with a technical winger so we have cover eg Alikouche would be ok with selling either Gordon or Barnes tbh. Let Willock go too obv elanga could also play left ditto Joe and Ramsey

Swedish big money signings are struggling this season Gyokeres Isak Elanga knew we should have gotten that Roony Bardjhi as our Swedish winger, would have only cost 2m

To be fair tho the way Brighton play is decent quite fast and press a lot. They played neat fast football with lots of playing through the lines and tidy accurate passes. They seem to be our kryptonite, Bournemouth play in a similar way which is why we often struggle with them too

This actually has similar to Caroll vibes because they spent the Torres money on Carroll and Suarez, with Suarez going under the radar a little bit as a more low key signing. Ekitike has become the Suarez while Isak certainly is the Carroll at the moment. The following season we finished fifth and they finished eighth. Wouldn’t mind that tbh!

He should have waited one day man

No he never played for Pardew

Ben Arfa performed when he respected the coach. Under Bruce he could see it was pointless and so didn’t make effort With Emery he could see he didn’t rate HBA so he downed tools and just picked up the paycheque. With Pardew to be fair in the early days of the 5th season with a good team in Ba Cisse Cabaye etc the environment and momentum was set up for him to perform plus Pardew was in his lucky phase when things go well before the inevitable downturn. The Nice manager was the best for him. I wish he’d stayed there tbh as instead of those wasted PSG years we’d have two years worth of crazy highlights to enjoy Whatever the case is Howe is someone who commands respect. I can see HBA absolutely kill it at Howes Bournemouth side in the Josh King role behind Callum Wilson

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bloke i do hope Wissa comes back firing on all cylinders which will only increase the scrutiny

I can see us going for Arda Guler in the summer as one of the big purples

Agree although far too many Liverpool references for my liking Anfield, VVD, Steven Gerrard, Wirtz