Geordie Ahmed

I've always liked him as a player and I'm excited about him (Despite being gutted about Maxi going it is possible to hold such an opinion)

His ability to play quick 1-2's and his strength in finishing well with both feet is why I think he'll do very well for us 

I'm not sure our squad is really thin 

We have 2 players for every position, due to versatility we have some flexibility in this area 

The quality of those players could get better but if it means it takes place over a few years rather than a sticky plaster job now then I'd much rather wait 

7 minutes ago, jack j said:

What does SEB even mean?

Thought it was something specific to the mackem message board

Aye

It's the RTG version of Giggs (Though the SEB existed way before)

It's to do with the Sophie Ellis-Bexter joke about murder on Zidane's floor 

He still had 2 years left on his contract so would be interested to see where this new deal takes him 

It's one thing to say you will make a judgment on sponsorship, there is a bit more logic that can be applied (still think if it gets taken to court a decent lawyer gets it dealt with) but transfer fees are an absolute minefield

How on earth can you make a judgement that isn't flawed? Is Harry Maguire the benchmark? Or is Antony the benchmark? Or Iwobi? What about Chris Wood? And on and on, it's ludicrous

I think these clubs know it too but it's just part of them being awkward at every single opportunity and trying to derail/slow us down

What a bunch of whingeing bastards, does have whiny Klopp and Levy written all over it

Just now, gbandit said:

Fair enough, hard to know exactly who’s being a dickhead in the scenario. I don’t have any faith in PSG’s senior management but I also think Mbappe was mad to sign the original contract extension when he was all but gone to Real Madrid. If he can’t get a move this summer then itll

be because of poor previous decision making 

There's probably an element of dickhead in both parties but I'd say more towards PSG

I do agree, he clearly wanted to leave but allowed himself to be persuaded and PSG offering the world to a player on such a short contract was madness 

They don't want the embarrassment of losing him on a free but they rejected a hefty bid from Real previously 

They're a mess of a club and long may it continue 

1 minute ago, gbandit said:

https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/12925333/kylian-mbappe-prepared-to-sit-out-entire-season-and-leave-paris-st-germain-on-free-transfer-next-summer-amid-contract-standoff

I don't read that as him refusing to play

PSG aren't picking him because he doesn't want to extend his contract and he doesn't want to necessarily leave this summer, in response he's saying he'll wait a year if needs be

5 hours ago, gbandit said:

Hope it gets done as soon as possible with Madrid. The fact he’s saying he won’t play again for PSG is embarrassing. When you sign a contract you take responsibility for it, sure you can be unhappy with things but it was clear who PSG were and how things would work out there if he extended

Unless I've missed it I thought he's said he won't extend his contract beyond next season, he hasn't refused to play

18 minutes ago, NobbySolano said:

Posters here tripping all over themselves claiming ASM is "one is the most exciting wingers in Europe". 

 

He is not even the most exciting in his own team. I don't get excited watching him on the bench or physio table.

 

You can whine all you want at 30m but if it's so low surely one of the other 14 teams would be all over that. But they are not. 

 

Same as the Barnes discussion. If it was the other way around and we had Barnes already, someone truthfully tell me that Howe would spend 50m buying ASM as an upgrade. He wouldn't. He doesn't fit his system as well. 

 

We got other posters saying he deserves champions league football. What? Deserve? What did he contribute to finishing 4th? Lascelles contributed more from the bench with a couple of yellow cards.

 

ASM is fine. I'd keep him as a squad player. Even split games and rotate. Would never pay 50m for him. And apparently neither does any other club in the league or they would be knocking our doors down if he was as good as some here claim. 

 

 

Other teams not wanting a player is absurd reasoning

Why don't you flip it and ask why other top 6 teams aren't clamouring for Barnes? Or does that not suit your narrative?

I'm gutted about this, football is about joy and excitement for me, even in this world of results and winning at all costs nothing quite gets you like watching players like Maxi (Take the Isak run against Everton, he rightly gets the plaudits and attention even though the end result was delivered by Murphy)

I do like Barnes, think he's a good player but he's boring in comparison 

If the fee was a decent amount it would soften the blow slightly but the reports of around £20m is a joke really, would just hurt more

Ultimately, I know there is a large section of the fanbase that don't like him but there are many that didn't like HBA and quite frankly they are utter morons and must hate football

Maxi was a shining light (along with Wilson) among some utter turgid football under Bruce and I'll forever appreciate him for that 

6 hours ago, Scotty66 said:

All the poor fuckers that got his name on their new top 

 

Gonna miss him. 

Ordered one from DHGate a couple of weeks ago for the bairn as he was adamant he wanted his name

Did try to warn him that he might leave but he wouldn't listen, he's going to be gutted 

2 minutes ago, nufc123 said:

What about it? It doesnt scream north of 50m does it?

Fabinho being dogshit all season doesn't scream £40m but here we are 

4 minutes ago, nufc123 said:

Well a player scoring one goal last season isnt a 80m signing. 

What about the 5 assists and the numerous chances he created?

44 minutes ago, WilliamPS said:

Why would he do that? He’d have a host of better clubs than Tottenham offering him silly money.

Because he loves bottling it and he'll probably let Levy/Ange convince him to sign 

Just now, nufc123 said:

Fair market value

Difficult to determine that when it comes to something like transfers 

Barnes has been slated by Leicester fans for being lazy so not sure he naturally buys into the way Howe wants to play

I'd be gutted if Maxi goes but there seems to be a lot of noise about it I do feel it's almost inevitable 

ASM created a good chance, Longstaff should have scored

13 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Savage? Am I just a shit fan, who is Savage? He been with our academy for years?

Centre back, think he's 21, got him from Liverpool a few years ago

Heavens have absolutely opened up here, will the Gateshead pitch be able to cope?

41 minutes ago, Donut said:

Deep down they all believed he would come back and play for them for a pittance. Completely deluded.

But they will remain classy by saying they now don't want him back, even though he clearly doesn't give a shite about them and he cares far more about money than the Mackem vaux outrage

They had convinced themselves he'd come back and have a stint at the end of their career but turns out he just isn't classy enough 

3 hours ago, JNK said:

Vitor Roque to barcelona is official, 74M Euros for 80%, player will join the squad in 2024

 

 

 

Fabrizio reckons it's €30m + €30m in add ons (which includes Ballon D'Or)

Get in, deserved 

Gonna get a pen aren't they