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Remember in the summer on here a lot raving about this lad saying we should sign him. What’s went wrong? Hardly heard him get a mention since signing.

Small margins. Especially this season.

2025. Most wins in a calendar year since?

If that’s directed at me I think my post was pretty clear in the context. Rather than change how our wingers play and our midfield is setup which then effects our fullbacks leading to the positioning of our CB’s I think it be much easier solution to sell Nick and buy a forward that fits what we’ve been great at for 3 years personally 🤷🏼‍♂️ Go back to my posts over the summer and I’ve always been anti Woltemade. Lovely lad and great character and hopefully next season if he’s here which you’d expect him to be then a pre-season and training sessions might fix the issues his natural/current style of play are causing us. Elanga I was never really sold on but saw the sense with Isak in the team. Don’t think either will be sold but if you could recoup most of your money back I’d be tempted.

Was it a matching bid though? Seem to recall it was + £4m over matching bid. Definitely felt strange like a clever PSR move set up in advance. Could be wrong though.

I believe so. IMO opinion our hesitation was due to us knowing this and finding out more ie Trafford had no choice if activated which maybe was kept from us originally.

Definitely. Don’t think Hope was a fan of Mitchell so you can imagine he’d dream up a narrative to suite.

Still don’t think it was clear as cut as Hope reported. Was definitely something strange how hesitant we were in making the move then when we did and it was announced within a couple of minutes he was all but a Man City player due them triggering a buy back clause.

Hoping so. Hopefully a goal will kickstart his career here 🤞🏻

I agree that he’s not played well at Spurs to the eye however like others have pointed out appearances can be deceptive and he did seem to grow as the season progressed under Ange having one particular hot streak. The real debate is Johnson for £33m or Elanga at £55m under Howe? PS It was an OG in the final surely everyone?

Surely easier to get through this season and sell big Nick for a more mobile and faster and stronger CF.

Pitch it awful by PL standards. Especially when only half way through a season.

Sounds like you are. You can’t stand on hands or feet in football.

Seemed keen to play under Howe watching his video and the added bonus his GF lives in Gosforth.

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Stands on his hand. Look at his reaction as he immediately lifts it up. There was a better close up available at the time. Originally I thought it was a stinker of a decision but then someone pointed this out to me and I could see why the ref maybe blew when he did.

Pop on the forum for first time in 2026 and read this tripe Still I refuse to change my policy of never ignoring anyone Happy New Year everyone!

It wasn’t a disgraceful decision. Was the correct decision if you rewatch the footage. The GK’s hand was stood on.

I’ve just basically said the same thing in the Schär thread.

Yeah I agree. Just thought I was being a miserable sod but it made my skin crawl when it was sung at Everton and again last night. Wasn’t a fan of mocking Dubravka either.

That was my impressions… basically singing when winning comfortably! Never understand the mindset of fans how their moods change so quickly and turn on the players if a mistake made. Actually I do… idiocy and alcohol

Did we? Good to hear but it was a real struggle to get anyone singing last night around me (behind and just above goal). Like I say not the worst but far from being unreal.

If I was being honest thought the away end wasn’t particularly good last night. Not the worst but certainly not one for the ages… @geordiesteve710 thoughts?

So much revisionism going on in this thread

And I’d be here for it