Chicken Dancer

Really like this signing. Seems a bit on the expensive side just purely based off his fitness record over the last couple of years, but if he can get back to what he was before he broke his foot then we've got a very talented player on our hands with his best years ahead of him. Not sure about strengthening a direct rival (PSR) but needs must, and a midfielder is a need. We seemingly like to buy players at a lower ebb than where they have been, and given our record to improve said players I think he will be a really good player for us. But aye, they'd be mad to push it through before Saturday. If they do, I doubt 'he can't play' can't be written in a contract so it would be a gentlemen's agreement that he can't.

We’d still be able to get mega money next summer (£130m+). Palace held out for £70m last year for Guehi with 2 years left on his deal. Press on and sign 2 forwards and let him sweat. We won’t like, but he definitely doesn’t deserve his own way. Cant actually get over how he’s acting. A despicable cunt of a bloke. If he’d done all this privately - yes it would hurt, especially to Liverpool - but he’d have been able to return with his head held high. Really hope we show some strength and don’t back down.

Me too. Think he'd be a belter Wilson replacement, as long as that's what he was.

We probably don't even know they exist. (I'm joking. ish)

We all know why!

I honestly can't believe that the season starts in 9 days and we're linked with Fulham's backup striker to be our second permanent signing of the summer. It's a fucking shitshow, even the most positive (my old man) can acknowledge that now. Any Sporting Director we end up appointing has to be given the reigns for transfers, with Howe obviously having an input too. We've had 4 windows of this shit now, time to start acting like the club we aspire to be.

- Watkins - Wissa - Strand Larsen - Muniz - Jackson Openda and Ramos are mentioned but only because we won't be going for them.

I never expected him to play at the weekend like. I think Howe wouldn't want the stadium to be negative in any way, as well as the additional media attention to him. I still can't see him leaving, really can't. Not this summer anyway.

It's a proper West Ham list that. Unless we're completely hoodwinking journos, I don't see how anyone can defend a shortlist that's literally limited to UK based players + Ekitike & Sesko, who we've looked at in previous years. And no, I'm not going to suggest anybody before anyone asks. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and there might be one right out the blue like Isak/Tonali/Bruno sort of were, but I fear those days are long gone.

Definitely not. I'd be half tempted to report us to UEFA or FIFA if we spent £70m of the Isak money on him. For crimes against the sport.

Regardless of whether you think he's good, OK or shite, Chelsea - a club we aspire to be better than - have signed two strikers this summer. He's their third choice striker. Anything more than their money back on him will be an overpay. Feel like I've stepped back in time.

Our first 11 is absolutely class, definitely top 5/6 in the league and maybe even higher. Certainly in midfield. The squad however, is shocking. Our season will be decided by how deep our squad can go and based on the evidence of 23/24 and this summer, it won't be very far. I'd argue we have (assuming Isak stays) 13 outfield players that can be relied on or are good enough. Not even close to being serviceable for a season with a minimum of 48 games. It was universally agreed we needed 5 or 6 players this summer given Longstaff and Wilson have left. We have 1 (I'm not counting Ramsdale as Dubravka and Vlach look like they're going). We would have to be extremely lucky with injuries to get close to qualifying for Europe again for 26/27 and that's not counting for general wear & tear/fatigue over the season. Apologies for being completely negative but based on the summer so far, I have next to no confidence they'll get 1 player in by the end of the window, let alone what's needed.

He’s rubbish, Chelsea fans think he’s rubbish and they watch him every week. Cant believe we’ve let it get to a stage where we’re this desperate. As a Wilson replacement maybe, but we’re in trouble if he’s the Isak one. Really has been a crap summer for NUFC. Madness.

That's fucking crazy that list. How many of them have proved worth of such outlay? Jury is out for a few still but I'd argue that Bruno and perhaps Martinez (when fit). The rest...Jesus.

Why? A Newcastle player playing for Newcastle shouldn't do so because we're playing the team that tried to sign him? Fuck that, if he's fit he starts. Especially given the alternative.

Hopefully it's bullshit but if we sell Isak and wind up with Wissa (who I like) and Jackson for a kick in the arse off £100m, then we've absolutely shat our pants. Would be horrendous, make no mistake.

There were definitely people - including myself - wondering if he'd taken us as far as he could in early December. I never wanted him 'out' though. FWIW the stadium never, ever even got close to turning either.

You can't blame a player for choosing Man Utd over Newcastle, but I'd be shocked if they didn't have a new manager altogether in the next 12/18 months and we'll hear the same shite again - like we have with more or less every manager they've had since SAF fucked off.

Never watched him so can't be upset or too glad if he signs, but what is the insistence to just go for players we've courted before? Do we literally have Andy Howe and Nickson with nobody else? It's crazy.

I loved a bit of Kevin Nolan, hence the name on here. Was a carthorse like but he was a positive person to have around and played a huge role on the pitch too. A poundland Lampard in the sense that he had the nack of scoring goals.

We wouldn’t make that type of signing sadly. Plays abroad and not linked before. Hopefully when we appoint a new DOF this all changes going forward.

The type of player we should be looking at. High ceiling with a relatively low outlay, with best years ahead of them.

No way we’re stupid enough to let him go, regardless of how much of a strop he throws. He knows he’s going to need to play (well) in a World Cup year and if he wants a move next summer. Think Liverpool shot themselves in the foot buying Ekitike if the one they really wanted was Isak.