Dr.Spaceman

12 minutes ago, Tsunami said:

The main point of the games was to increase our profile (I believe). We were there for 2 games. We effectively turned up for a kick around with first teamers against Spurs and then we have completely stuck 2 fingers up in the second game.

 

It’s not a good look and I’d have been pissed off and frankly been a little embarrassed as a paying Newcastle fan. If I was an Aussie looking for a side to support and had paid for that, we’d now be bottom of my list. We’d have been better off doing a meet and greet with the players still there and forego whatever we were paid for the second game.

 

 

 

Oh well.

15 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

As you say, we aren’t able to spend before that date. That’s why I don’t believe the rumours about the Valencia keeper.

You don't believe we've got around 100k to add to the books between now and the next PSR period?

1 hour ago, PauloGeordio said:

He’s Georgian, he’s Brutish. He has feet He’s soon to be ours.

What's the tune?

30 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said:

 

He was never a left winger in the PL. Would have been much more productive in the middle of a more modern formation. 

Remember that being the general consensus on here.

53 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

Joe Aribo is never ever a winger!

 

Why Southampton signed him and played him there that season in the Premier League, I will never know.

 

Looks like they finally realised he's a central midfielder and he's been doing well there of late for them in the Championship.

 

I'd have him ahead of Longstaff every single time.

He'd probably be no worse. Neither can trap a bag of cement.

19 minutes ago, maze said:

Ah, Yes! I remember those days. May I spise your memory with this little gem that sprung to mind: Sylvain Marveaux

I was genuinely excited about that transfer, given we supposedly beat Liverpool to the deal. Not a bad player, just completely unsuited to us.

Aribo, that's the one

KaKa still a fan of that shit winger Southampton signed from Rangers?

I'm glad Will has been kept updated with events.

32 minutes ago, TBG said:

Anyone else worried that we're doing exceptional business too early? 

 

There's nothing to suggest we couldn't use the remaining time convincing Joe Hart and or Ben Foster to come out of retirement. 

 

Hasnt played football in a year De Gea is also an option.

Fast forward to mid June when some knacker rates the window 4/10 because we haven't signed anyone in weeks.

12 minutes ago, maze said:

 I’d given you 10/10 if you’d said Bas Dost

My normal go to for that sort of thing is Emerton or Boa Morte. Convinced we were signing both of them back in the day.

Emmanuel Riviere

I'd be amazed if we signed DCL like, the opposite type of player to Isak. If Everton are still knackered and we're able to get him for peanuts, fair enough, otherwise nah.

16 minutes ago, Pilko said:

Paqueta denies any wrongdoing and any knowledge of the suspicious bets, which have been traced to Paqueta Island, off the coast of Rio de Janiero. 

 

  

 

No way man 

Maybe not then. He does seem like one we brought in to flip for a few million, but would hope he's given a chance with our first team to show more than that before we decide to bin him.

49 minutes ago, joeyt said:

I thought Dummett was getting a new contract extension so can't imagine him moving

 

Think Ashby is being released. Need to send Alex Murphy out on loan

That's a shame, I seem to recall some West Ham fans were livid when he left them for us as they thought he had real potential. I was at least thinking we'd get 5 million for him from a championship club. Have his loan spells been that bad?

5 minutes ago, Andy84 said:

Adding more pace and physicality at the back will transform us. We will be able to put the press on a lot better, coming together nicely if we get these 2 in plus a new keeper

Genuinely think Eddie is trying to avoid the cyclical 3/4 year thing, where players "get bored" of their managers tactics and everything starts breaking down for no apparent reason. That's the only reason i can think we seemingly half arsed the press this season. Think we would have done so without the massive injury crisis too, as it looked that way at the start of the season. The likes of Kelly and Tosin will allow us a bit more flex with our approach to defence. Just about the best possible start to the summer window we could have hoped for and we did it all without a Director of Fuck All / Sporting Director at the helm as well.

I just hate the whole showmanship around it. It makes me want to gouge my eyes out when I see things like "here we go, coming soon!"

Get tae fuck man.

On 15/02/2024 at 09:48, Dr.Spaceman said:

One that helps us sign some players and in turn win some games of football. Although I really do think people are overestimating the influence that this role has on visible (to us outsiders) outcomes. We've got much bigger priorities in terms of the playing squad, training ground, SJP & commercial deals IMO.

Still this tbh. Folk are spending a lot of time thinking / worrying about something that's fairly inconsequential imo. A good SD or DoF improves our prospects 2 or 3 years down the line by a fairly negligible amount. We'll still have a good manager working with great coaches, scouts and physios regardless of who replaces Dan Ashworth.

They want to find their own John Laurinitis. Good luck to them, they're going to need it.

Warlock not fancy one last hurrah?

Juve's is one that sticks out for me. Imagine the fume if we came out with a semi double lined N as our new logo? Guess it would have to be a small 'n' to be like for like but jesus, it's as basic as you get.

This the same Ademola Lookman that Everton didn't fancy a few years ago?

Every man and their dog constantly tells us that football is a results business though.

4 minutes ago, OCK said:

 

I know a few where I work that do this when they're "Working from home"

That says as much about your workplace as it does your colleagues