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Best bit about that article: “Newcastle’s scouting team have also identified several overseas players in the club’s search for attacking reinforcement and talks are ongoing with at least two clubs.”

Issue for me is that it’s a risk Gordon won’t be improved, and for the money he’d cost, we could buy a better player from abroad without needing to put the coaching improvement in. There will be another Gnonto etc out there.

Seems to have zero end product. Lots of running and pace, but nothing comes of it all, either for himself or for others. What very few goals he’s scored have generally been miss hits or deflections. Gives out loads of shit and fouls but whinges like an absolute baby when he receives any. Seems to have poor decision making for passing/shooting also, imo.

No way is Harvey Barnes £90-120m!!!(presuming Gordon is 30-40m?)

Savo, the only Serb at the time who observed the UN ceasefire…

Glad he didn’t come to us last year!

Howe has said that Wilson returned from the World Cup with a virus and hasn’t trained fully either, hence why he’s looked off the pace.

Wasn’t that Bruno and Botman, even after we signed them…? Some people are just never happy.

Lampard gone, breaking on Sky

We definitely do need RB cover for Trippier. It’s clear he needs a rest, and we need someone young to come in and develop from him. If the player we’ve identified needs to move this month rather than us waiting for the summer, or another team jumping in ahead, then we should do the deal now. Whether that player is Fresneda, Ashby or someone else- who knows. The club are definitely aware we need to that position filled though.

Onside. Yessss!!

Club didn’t necessarily NEED to, but the offer was clearly better than we would turn down for an £80kpw, 31 year old who doesn’t play much (and scores even less), and who only had 12/18 months left on his contract. It’s all about selling in order to build, and we will have to sell players again in the future, like EVERY other club does. Ashworth has even stated as such.

Turned 21 in Nov just gone

That’s not grease. It’s the fog of pure testosterone and manliness hanging in the air.

I see Moukoko has signed a new contract at Dortmund. What a load of shit that link was.

Ross Barkley?

Mbappe too.

Carling

Chelsea score. Havertz edit- offside

“A player for the one of the teams is alleged to have inserted a finger or multiple fingers into a rival player's anus during the game.” https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/nottinghamshire-fa-investigating-allegation-sunday-8055696.amp

Not to mention banning their current Director of Football….

It’s a gamble spending that money thinking we can improve someone in so many areas. Despite Howe and the coaching team seemingly working miracles, it simply won’t work with every single player. Some won’t be able to change, some won’t want to etc. In Gordon’s case, for the money that would be required to sign him (I presume), and for the amount needed to improve him to fulfil any potential he has, I think it’s too much of a risk compared to other similar players who wouldn’t need as much coaching.

They’ve been scathing for quite a while- he’s nothing like the ‘one of our own’ that I thought he was when he broke into the scene. He can run fast and has good work rate, ideal for give and go one-twos, but he has poor decision making, can’t shoot/score, and isn’t particularly good at crossing. Added to the fact he falls over at the slightest touch, moans and whinges like a right cunt, and can make bad fouls but certainly can’t take the slightest transgression against himself. I’m sure Howe could improve his technique, and work on his attitude, but I’m equally sure that we could buy a more ready made player for the same amount as he’d cost.

How come Paratici (now the Spurs DoF) has been given a lengthy ban from Italian football for his part in it all, but it’s not a multi-jurisdiction/worldwide ban?

Was mentioned last week about how Conte had been affected by the deaths of Vialli and Mihaijlovic, as he’d been close to both of them.