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This will be the reason. Nobody is going to pay him the same as he is on. He is not willing to take a reduction, in order to play. Loan with wages supplemented = win-win-win.

Make her proud Stewy-boy; and your granda. Mak'em proud...

:lol:

New way of looking at, for me. Saw it more as a transient leech, than as a defining part of the species. Like oxpecker birds which live off the parasites, fleas etc on an elephant's skin. They help the elephant, the elephant helps them. An Oxpecker-less elephant is still an elephant, though.

Newcastle United monitoring rumours (the ‘in my head’ version) Loftus Cheek, Townsend, and Bas Dost. Plus some defensive CM gadgie (let’s say Luiz) who has made Hayden realise he’s needs to be within walking, rather than fly-drive, distance of his family.

Alan Shearer doesn’t like the implications of this...

You cursed him. Applied the NUFC evil eye to his hamstring.

Feel the same. Farewell and good luck. Will miss the occasional balletic outside of the foot 360.

GTFI!!

The distraction of international hope over. Familiar fretting about lack of domestic ambition returned. Happy days...

'Kin hell! Liam O'Brien's going to play in goal for them?!? He'll definitely do a Karius... ("Who chucked the ball in his own net? O'Brien, O'Brien!").

FYP. Just read that on RTG. Whole new level of self-congratulatory vileness there at the moment.

seen him play at the Etihad a few times, hard working, cool head, great pass (kept thinking it was De Bruyne), would be a fantastic signing.

Bit harsh, just because he’s Brazilian. You can take the boy out of the flavela Gateshead ...

Even better I love it on here when we’re light of actual transfer rumours!

Oh, don’t hold it against Rich. He’s a fine poster. Plus him and the King fell out, don’t cha know?!? [edit: sorry that was a great gif of a Pardew lookalike slapping someone about. Can’t get it to work. ]

that’s what the fans come to see! NEXT.

fishlips lover, eh? Seems like such a sensible sort too.

Are you Newcastle/North-East based, Rich? Aye, moved back in November. ? welcome home, man (not that I live there anymore!). Thought I had you pegged as an ‘elsewhere’ but can’t recall why.

Are you Newcastle/North-East based, Rich?

Possibly, by definition, the need for both parties to agree to any deal? Worth a shout though. Season tickets available, look at our ambition!

Sign Grealish (he won us the championship... ahem) together they might launch a low-sock meme.

Ritchie, Merino, Mitrovic. Circa £47m. Plus the other likely departures and any available pre-existing ‘kitty’. Christ, I really hope we do have some upgrades in the pipeline.

Just looked at WhoScored.com re Plea. FWIW, Weaknesses include aerial duels and crossing.