HaydnNUFC

Shirt sales won't affect our transfer budget or FFP in any meaningful way, though.

PSG's 2020-21 third kit has given a modicum of solace. They've done it too, Qatari kit pretty much with a Qatari bank on the sleeve. It's still vile and I'll still hate it, mind.

Especially as the nods to the UAE/Abu Dhabi at MCFC are mainly sponsorship in their stadium name, shirt sponsor, abroad training camps et cetera. But they've never made Man City a borderline copy of the UAE national side shirt or the colours of the flag of the UAE or Abu Dhabi. It's just taking the piss, that. Fuck off.

Aye; sponsorship, investment, presence of them even being owners. I accept that, but I can't help at drawing the line at making the players representing Newcastle United wearing the colours of their flag and national team. Going to really irk me when we play in that for no reason at West Ham, Villa and Palace.

That doesn't give me any comfort.

Looking at that away top again, sorry I just can't get away with that. I want a Newcastle United away shirt, not a fucking Saudi national shirt. Personally really uncomfortable about it. Change the crest to the normal colours at least. The fuck are Castore playing at, man.

Lumped on us at 10/3.

Pressure on Arsenal v us will be enormous as Spurs will likely win their next game on Sunday at home to Burnley.

It's simple and effective. I like it, but can't unsee us just looking like the Saudi national team which I really am not a fan of.

He also talks about Hickey as well, been big admirers of him and Raphinha for a while apparently.

Like how Arsenal and Juventus wanted Bruno? (living in so much hope here )

Raphinha Raphinha Raphinha Running down the wing To tune of Sit Down by James. Shamelessly pinched from Liverpool's chant for Salah.

Yes. Please.

We need that number 6 in there. May change if we sign Paqueta but Bruno has been starved of the ball in the last 2 games against the top sides in the league due to a lack of defensive cover. Phillips, Kamara, Sangare et al are players in the mould we need. Then striker, winger and probably a CB. We won't get a player in every position we want in the summer, we'll likely gradually get them over the next 4 windows.

Thinking about who to go for is so difficult. Some players out there like Raphinha if Leeds go down or Nunez are ones you'd think we could attract but they'll have offers from clubs in European competitions which may stump us. But then we were able to get Bruno when 18th. Tough one.

I remember when we beat Brentford away 0-2 back in late February, he and the players stood applauding the away end and the camera cut to him standing behind all the staff and players on his own and he had a little chuckle to himself. Think he knew then and knows now that something special is brewing is here.

While the amount of yer da piss he boils is funny I do think we can find better value or tbh just a better striker elsewhere. Agree with you on Gray tbf, but he's the only player at Everton I'd take.

I'd avoid anyone from that Everton squad like the absolute plague. Don't overly rate him either, was good under Ancelotti but has been largely poor seemingly. Everyone saying he's good in the air but naff 1v1. Arsenal fans celebrating the fact we're in for him and not them. Everton fans happy to let him go. It's a no from me.

My GOAT.

He's taking us down. Get Benitez in right now.

The .com match report, especially the last 6 or so lines has always stuck in my mind after reading it for the first time.

Dubravka needs replacing but medium term imo. One more season. Would rather whatever budget we have goes toward more pressing matters like striker and winger. Could loan Dean Henderson in, I suppose.

True. Kamara would be on a free, out of contract in the summer. Raphinha has a relegation release clause of £25m, Targett would cost £12m-£15m. No clue on Botman or Paqueta, but Nunez would be the most expensive of the lot. We'll likely only get 2 or 3 big money signings anyway tbh.