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They did, Fat Mike wouldn't bite and we are all very very grateful. so they say...

If we finish 7th, there's almost no chance of keeping hold of HBA, Cisse, Ba, Cabaye or Tiote imo. Agreed.

Or TV money? No?

Time to switch off Sky News.. Well this is a transfer window to forget....

We've needed a centre back for two years now. If we'd had one last year we may have made it into the Champions League.

David Craig will no doubt make an appearence at 10:59 to tell us Ashley helicopter is fuelled and ready..

Yep. The most disappointing thing for me. lack....of.....ambition. Can see the likes of Cayabe being offski next season. He'll want Champions League football. All the top teams have invested - how Pardew thinks we can compete is anyones guess.

..and yet Pardew bangs on about Champions League.... What is a shame is that it wouldn't have required much money to give his words some credence.

By who? Pards there in his interview........ He really didn't say that. He didn't need to really body language said it all.

If they are serious about CL football to take this club forward they'll not do it without spending. £3.5 mil spend is a joke.

my opinion, while hardly ideal if we have the same squad as we do now on sat its not the worst thing thats ever happened It's increasingly unlikely Lille or Liverpool will budge on thier prices but then we already knew that. If that's the case it will be frustrating in the sense we've missed an oppertunity to strengthen an already impressive base of players, but this is squad is more than capable of another top six campaign. First 11 is cabable....not the squad. Seriously lack depth in key areas. Squad was light last year and is even lighter this time round considering we have the extra strain of Europe.

Just what I was thinking.....

Last summer on the whole, our incoming players were better or on a par with those going out. The clubs around us have all sold top class players, they've replaced them with quality, but to expect Giroud & Podolski to match what RvP has done, Dembele & Sigurdsson to cover Modric's departure, Borini & Allen to replace Bellamy & Kuyt for example, they're big asks. It is a big ask but highlights even more what a missed opportunity it is for us not to spend some money on players we clearly need. To have a player of Debuchy's class to WANT to come to Newcastle for not an unreasonable amount of cash and to not pay it is ridiculous.

I think last season spolit us- it's back to the Ashley of old from the looks of it. Missed opportunity to build on our success.

Was well impressed with Dembelle when Fulham came to St James last season. Not a bad replacement imo.

I am all for prudence but a transfer spend of 3.5 mil is pitiful. We seriously lack cover up front yet I can't see anyone coming through the door. With a 'modest' investment we could have a decent season.

You'd best stay off twitter - rumours have started doing the rounds saying we've accepted a bid for him

January will be interesting if we don't bring in a striker

We desperately need another striker........as for it being Carroll?Would rather Remy

what possiible reason why bbc arent streaming match on radio online?

can't seem to access the match via radio ncl on the net...

Doesnt give us much time if it's not arrived by Thursday

Not sure if this has been posted - but on talksport Philip Auclair mentioned that there was quite a low release clause in Debuchy's contract, but when he played for France in the Euro's that another clause got activated which increased the amount they'd have to pay to activate it. And he thinks this could be the sticking point.

10,000 to be exact - an absolute joke. Official attendance was 42,000. Surely they all can't be set aside for sponsors?