Lazarus

Xisco

This page has all our incoming and outgoing transfers: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/alletransfers/verein/762 Some of the transfer fees are wrong - i thought they might be adjusting for inflation but i dont think its that.

Krafth

Yeah i get all that - I just dont remember reading that, not only had contracts been drawn up for signature, but actually signed and exchanged. When Ive read that the sale was 'done' i thought that meant the sale was agreed verbally or in principle. Was there a 14 day cooling off period?

I mean, I knew the sale was very close, hence Staveleys confidence last year, but I didnt realise that. Not sure why you think i might be making it up

I dont think Ive read anywhere that contracts were signed

Thats news to me

Its not unlimited funds though - thats the thing. The Saudi fund is for ALL of their investments, not just one they make in NUFC.

He didnt?

Is that from when he was sent off against the Argies?

Always remember there was a bloke called Angus who would tell a totally incomprehensible joke. Every single time he came on.

I know mate, i know.

Willock could be a good addition to the England squad - A direct player with a goal threat from central midfield. I hope he continues to develop and improve.

The Rafa aruguments have been done to death here - including by myself. But to re-iterate - he did indeed oversee some poor games but things improved. And they continued improving as the stats (which have all been posted previously) showed. Releasing Toney, Armstrong and Mbabu were for understandable reasons at the time. Its only with the benefit of hindsight you can say 'wish we'd kept so and so'. The reasons why each of those players were released has been discussed at length including Mbabu's lifestyle. How many younguns have Man City or Chelsea let go who have done well elsewhere?

I think saying hes shite is slightly unfair. Hes one of those players who never puts a run together of great performances and stands out but also doesnt stink the place out. Hes just consistently average.

Wasnt Aimar linked - or am i thinking of another Argie playmaker....

Further to that - I realise that there are many, many clubs whose existence is a series of relagation battles and that in one sense, Im lucky to support a PL club with players like ASM in the squad. I just want a bit of hope mixed in with the misery. A cup run, a gem of a player from the academy coming though, a club identity, the belief that everyone behind the scenes is trying their hardest etc etc Surely thats not being greedy?

'Stalled' suggests there was some inital movement

Yeah - Ive said before in here, as have others, that if it fails then I'll have to look at where I want to invest my time, my money and my sanity. Can't be arsed with worrying about a relegation battle as soon as the season starts, for what is it now, 9 or 10 seasons in a row?

Looks more like Bruce

FYP.