Collage

I find it hard to see Mitchell and the scouting team not identifying any alternatives, as the Guehi deal dragged on.

Spurs, I dunno. Their football is easy on the eye but it's not happening that much is it? Seem to lack killer instinct.

GOL Barnsey

Maybe let Bruno drop down and do the build-up?

Too much Spurs right now

Burn played LB v Spurs last season. Could be Kelly-Krafth centrally

Could be Burn at LB, no?

The same with Krafth, that's not how you say his name in Swedish at all, especially his last name

3/10. We have many mediocre goalkeepers now.

Absolutely crazy that he's only 29 years old, can't believe it

He's clearly on a mission

If Elanga is one of those "right players", why didn't we try to get it done earlier? He's not exactly an unknown mystery man in an obscure league.

It’s something to drink to at least

By hook or crook we’ll get him

Who’s this crook?

Howe: There is still time and there is work going on to try and see what we can do in the last few hours of the window. So while there is time there is hope. "No I don't think we will be closed [for business] right until the end. There may be one or two of the younger players going out, there's two or three of those. So let's see what happens in the last few hours. I'm clinging to this.

Freudian slip

Fuck, was he that old Feels like he's been there for a good while. Forget that then

I don't think he's doing what's expected, we don't usually see the very best players at their peak leave for Saudi, Neymar being the exception I guess. He could make more money than he could spend in one of the big leagues.

He's 25 years old and should have his best years just ahead of him

And he'll waste four years in it, at the top of his career. Fuck's sake

First time the Saudi league lands an absolutely top tier player at his peak? A shift?

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I think it's a case of, deep down, we know what Newcastle United is about; we just know things will go tits up, so we're just waiting for it to happen.

He walked away from Bournemouth didn't he?