The Prophet

It's random, but has a decent chance of reoccurring.

They're worse than Tino's were. Got to trust the club if they fancy him, but just can't see it.

Are Scalvini's injuries not a massive concern?

I get what you mean, but legally there's a presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Sure if a rape charge becomes public the reputational damage could be significant. But it's an incredibly difficult to crime to prosecute. One person's word v another's is rarely enough to hit the beyond all reasonable doubt threshold. It's an absolute minefield.

There's a presumption of innocence.

I don't think there have been any updates today.

Ooof, Fraudizio in the mud again.

Scott Wilson is about as reliable as reliable as a chocolate teapot, but: "Forest are understood to be happy with Newcastle’s offer of an up-front payment, and sources claim discussions are now taking place over a handful of add-ons that will complete the deal. Those talks should not take too long to resolve, with Newcastle’s recruitment team keen to have Elanga in place before the start of pre-season training. The Sweden international is understood to be excited at the prospect of moving to St James’ Park, with talks over personal terms not expected to present any problems."

That's why I'm confident we'll be pretty active next few weeks. Think Howe will aim for two players for every position.

The bid is kind of irrelevant at this stage if all parties working towards an endpoint. Much like Tonali, when our initial offers were knocked back but we remained in talks until everyone was satisfied with the fee.

If we don't up his wages and his contract continues to run down, it increases the liklihood of him leaving.

Pros He's PL proven He's two footed He's a good decision maker He's lethal on the break He'll improve our Plan A Cons It's a fair chunk out the budget He's not the best with the ball at his feet It's an improvement on Plan A as opposed to presenting a Plan B

Sounds like there's still a fair bit of work to do, but nice to see some actual progress.

Exciting signing for sure. Get Trafford over the line and things really are heating up.

Can't see us leaving ourselves that short up top.

A reminder of why he's the GOAT:

Yay, FBRef.

You could say things are ramping up...

If the club are unanimous that he's out number one right wing target, just do it.