Toonpack

Our plans have turned into a pile of shite because of one thing, and that's Isak, we had planned to supplement him but, at the last minute, we have had to try and find a level of striker that could replace him plus the already needed Wilson replacement. All our other needs/targets will have been affected by the scrambling we're having to do for a new #1 striker. If anything it's the snake's actions, and timing of those actions, that have thrown us into disarray.

Haaland is only a benchmark for Haaland though, not for your usual mortals.

That's exactly what needs to happen, until there's an agreed deal nothing definitive can happen.

If we are selling Isak, it can't be before we've done all our business, if before, clubs will know we're minted and take our eyes out. We need to keep up the "not for sale" stance true or not.

What a pathetic post!!! Like he needs knuckledusters !!

Well apart from the fact our owners have basically injected £40-50 million into us via the dippers if we get absolute top dollar for Isak.

Jumbo's can land at Newcastle so A380's could as they need less runway than a 747. You'd never fill an A380 at Newcastle though.

The airport is planning a major expansion: https://www.newcastleairport.com/corporate/community-and-sustainability/masterplan-2040/

Given we haven't agreed a final deal with his club, that's nonsense.

Given we haven't agreed a final deal with his club, that's nonsense.

I wouldn't be surprised if Eddie went to see him straight off the plane.

The thing is, our team inside the bid, will know what the player/agent are actually saying and will have a much better vibe for what's really going on, everyone on the outside is just going on supposition/guesswork.

Well he's currently contracted to, and we have no replacement.

If he got on with his old manager and we don't know that either way.

Is he ? He's training alone given the squad is in Korea, sensibly not at Benton - could you imagine the media scrum. We'll know the real situation next week when the full squad returns.

Well if we can't sign the puce, we've got zero chance at the purples, madness to think otherwise. I wasn't being literal I was simply using the original posters terminology, for me Mbeumo isn't a purple/blue chip or whatever, not sorry we missed him tbh.

True, so's Isak tbh, all the noise is media. We've said not for sale and I would think Isak's been told same. It'll all come out in the wash.

Probably not, but who knows what Eddie wants, if the scouse don't make an acceptable mega-offer Isak stays either way.

Well no, but look who we're losing out to, if it was Everton/Fulham etc. I'd see grounds for being pissed off, but it's not and I don't. Disappointed aye.

Personally, all I care about is results on the field and we've exceeded anything in my lifetime (and I'm old). As for "purples" we tried but got gazumped by the cartel, not a lot we can do about that. Stadium/training centre are major infrastructure projects and take a lot of time to progress. The only people getting regular updates will be the board/shareholders anyone working on it will be under cast iron NDA's. I also suspect the new CEO will want some input and sign off given he's resposible for delivering strategy/vision. What Eales might have thought was a great idea, the new guy might not, and he'll be responsible for delivering it. We've been doubling our commercial revenue year on year, don't know about yr end 25 numbers yet, that's progress. Preposterous to say otherwise given the external constraints placed upon us.

How on gods green earth can you consider it's slowed down, we've just had our best season in living memory, we're way ahead of the curve. If anything is going to possibly slow us down it's Isak himself, more of a derailment than a slow down tbh.

If we get two we could sell, but we don't have to sell.

He'll only become our long term answer IF he performs at a level that makes him so. As a £4 mill "try before you buy" deal it's very solid business.

How do you know they've done nothing ? Of course it's crickets - Until they've drawn up final designs, found a suitable location for it and applied for planning permission what do you expect to hear ?

Yeah, great advice, don't invest in something that's tripled (at least) in value in three years. Laughable.