The Prophet

Watkins would be class, can't see it though.

Hadn't Muniz been on the shortlist all summer? He was mentioned early doors.

This chap reliable?

He's stringing both fanbases along nicely.

Could be. This one has just had an unlikely feel from start to finish.

Missed that, time to call in @Dr Venkman Seriously though, if him and his agent aren't buying in now, I can see us having trouble with them down the road.

So for this to happen is it fair to say we need clarity on Isak and hope Man United look elsewhere in the meantime?

Reinaldo isn't great and Adringa is coming off a poor season. Don't know loads about the rest. Diarra looked tidy v England then can't say I know enough about the Belgian and Swiss leagues to comment on the other lads.

Xhaka is a good signing. The rest is up for debate. Fair play for having a go though.

A CB, CM and a CF and we might save this window yet.

You sound familiar, posted on here before?

Satisfying to have one done in less than 48 hours of it breaking.

When you put it like that...

TC is a good account, but this doesn't make sense. A deal is almost in place, he's agreed terms, but it's dependant on Isak and he wants to hear Man United out.

Underwhelming, but we're gasping for a keeper. He brings decent experience and raises the floor of the squad, plus it's a loan so if he's shite we can send him packing.

Sorry, bit of a tl;dr Post takeover, there was lots of external noise that we would be the next Chelsea or the next Man City, but internally the messaging was always way more measured, I believe "long term, patient investors" was the phrase used. This was in pre-FVM world too. PIF are exactly what they say on the tin, an investment fund. I wouldn't go as far to say that they're passive investors, but they're not exactly hands on either. Yasir is a Non-Exec Chair, while the other three PIF board members, perhaps bar Solis aren't involved in the day-to-day running of the club. It's kind of understandable too. We're a £300 million investment in a trillion dollar fund. With this being the case, you need an elite executive structure in place, led by a strong CEO. Unfortunately a couple of months after Stavely left, Eales took ill. Allegedly he's been on medical leave the last few months, which pretty much explains everything coming to a grinding halt. Now I get the board wanting to take its time finding a new CEO, it's an enormous appointment, but as soon as Eales went on medical leave an interim solution should have been sought to prevent what we're seeing now. Its's compounded by not being able to hold onto a Sporting Director for more than two minutes too, with Mitchell looking like a disastrous appointment by Eales. That's a massive vacuum in the football operation. PIF are hands off, bureaucratic and slow, but there's nothing to suggest they've lost interest. For me it's a lazy take for fans and pundits who don't follow or aren't interested in how the club is being ran. The current situation is being caused by losing the two most important executives in an inexperienced football operation.

This is fan cliche bingo, without any of the reality of the situation.

As someone who's lived in Liverpool. Great city with many parallels to Newcastle, but Liverpool fans suck, they really do.

Whole market seems to have died on its arse.