Coffee_Johnny

I’ll be home ‘dans la toon’ this weekend ? SJP tour tomorrow. Keeping today free in case @WillingtonMaglet’s me know where the protests are starting. Assume outside S*** Direct is old news… see you outside The Quilted Camel.

We’ll soon be making offers nobody can refuse.

Chope Livere? It’s a no from me; slow as fuck.

Looks decent. Would be great if it scored much better than your preferred selection, or any if ours!

Great post. Direct, cheeky chips, mazy magic runs and beautiful touches. Your name sake would approve!

Picturing roadsweepers and tartan-shopper-toting old dears with furrowed brows.

Ok, update (not much of a one) on the forwards we’ve been linked with, in one place. By ‘estimated’ value (transfermarkt). Strikers Osimhen, 22yrs. 24 in 51 for Napoli, previous 13 in 27 for Lille. 15 in 22 for Nigeria. Market value £55.8m. Gouiri, 22yrs. 22 in 72 for Nice. 10 in 21 for France u21. Market value £37.8m. Calvert-Lewin, 25yrs. 45 in 164 for Everton. 4 in 11 for England. Market value £36m. Toney, 26yrs. 43 in 78, Brentford; 40 in 76 Peterborough; 25 in 89 (loans); 0 in 2 Newcastle Shortsighted. Market value, £31.5m. Isak, 22yrs. 32 in 103 for Real Sociedad, previous 18 in 33 (in Germany mainly 2nd tier). 9 in 37 for Sweden. Market value £27m. [Scamacca, 23yrs. 16 in 39 for Sassuolo, previous 18 in 81 (various loans). 0 in 7 for Italy (9 in 15 at u21). Market value £27m.] Zapata, 31yrs. 66 in 126 for Atalanta. Previous 40 in 141 (various Serie A). 4 in 34 Colombia. Market value £25.2m. Barbosa, 25yrs. 88 in 137 for Flamengo. 5 in 18 caps for Brazil. Market value £23.4m [Ekitike, 20yrs. 10 in 26 for Reims, also 3 in 11 Vejle BK (loan). 0 in 6 France U20. Market value £25.2m.] de Tomás, 27 yrs. 44 in 85 for Espanyol, previous 82 in 128 in three Spanish loan deals from Real Madrid. 0 in 4 for Spain. Market value £22.5m. [Broja, 20yrs. 6 in 32 for Southampton, previous 10 in 30 for Vitesse. 4 in 14 for Albania. Market value £19.8m.] Kalimuendo, 20yrs. 19 in 60 for Lens, previous 0 in 3 for PSG. 13 in 24 for France u17/u21. Market value £16.2m. Dennis, 24 yrs. 10 in 33 for Watford, previous 19 in 85 for Club Brugge. 1 in 7 for Nigeria. Market value £12.6m. (Has played both wings as well). Gabriel, 17 yrs. 0 in 54 Santos. 1 in 12 (Brazil u15 and u17). Market value £9m. Sesko, 19yrs. 22 in 44 for FC Liefering ( loan ) Previous 5 in 25 for Salzburg. 2 in 13 for Slovenia (13 in 34 underage). Market value £9m. [Mara, 19 yrs. 7 in 34 for Bordeaux. 2 in 9 for France u20/u21. Market value £2.9m.] Wingers [Diaby, 22yrs. 22 in 92 for Leverkusen, previous 2 in 25 for PSG. 0 in 8 caps for France. Market value £54m.] Danjuma, 25 yrs. 10 in 23 for Villarreal, previous 15 in 47 for Bournemouth. 2 in 6 caps for Netherlands. Market value £45m. Asensio, 26 yrs. 28 in 160 for Real Madrid, previous 11 in 90 (Mallorca & Espanyol). 1 in 28 for Spain. Market value £36m. Paquetá, 25yrs. 18 in 65 for Lyon, previous 1 in 37 for Milan. 7 in 33 caps for Brazil. Market value £31.5m. [Gordon, 21yrs. 4 in 49 for Everton. 4 in 7 caps for England U21. Market value £18m.] Sarr, 24yrs. 23 in 89 for Watford, previous 13 in 59 for Rennes. 10 in 47 for Senegal. Market value £24.3m. Hudson-Odoi, 21yrs. 4 in 72 for Chelsea. 0 in 3 full caps for England; 4 in 9 U21. Market value £22.8m. Harrison, 25yrs. 26 in 154 for Leeds. 0 in 2 for England U21. Market value £16.2m. Cornet, 25 yrs. 9 in 26 for Burnley, previous 31 in 184 for Lyon. 6 in 29 for Ivory Coast. Market value £13.5m. [definitely not happening]

I had the distinct impression that, to use a technical term, Lampard saw his arse towards the end of last season. Doubt the preseason has helped his confidence.

Latebookings.com … can’t complain really.

Maybe Michael Owen’s helicopter is available?

Did we have the first South American(s) and, much later, the first Brazilian to play at the highest level in England?

Some people seem to think you are just on a continual wind-up. I can see how you give that impression.

It’s good to test the water/share concerns like us appearing amateurish in the arts of negotiation. I don’t think going in with what you’ll pay, if indeed that is our modus operandi, means that the people involved don’t know what they’re doing.

There’s probably a relevant analogy with the price of flights. Some good value early seats available. Price hikes closer to date and then better value again towards last minute. (of course the risk is there being no seats left that you want/need).

Surely you don’t believe everything you read. It’s a good angle for a tabloid stylee story, but the reality is probably closer to a we made a simple enquiry (if there was one) rather than we’ve a firm interest and we’re holding out to pay a closing down sale price.

Nice. We’ll take him off their hands.

☝️ tedious in the extreme. Going to be like this for every whipper snapper we’re linked with.

8 Prem goals.

Thanks for the 34 goals, DW. 23 in one Championship winning season ? 11 in 88 Premier League games. Just checked, 11 is same total as Dabizas, Wijnaldum, Elliott, Watson, Maxi, Guoffran, Shelvey, Sissoko, and Rondon.

Makem ?

I don’t agree. I was really disappointed when we sold him. Can’t even recall the manager? Probs FSA?

Despite the ignoble ending, Lee Clark was excellent for them too. Bob Stokoe is held in the highest esteem, and has a statue. Similarly, his young cup final winning captain, and subsequent Newcastle legend Barry Venison. There are obviously many more.

Many thought Milner wasn’t good enough? Wow. I thought he was our strongest player, for a time at least. Was also an amazing youngster with Leeds. Maybe there’s at least a superficial similarity with Harrison and with Lee. All wingers early career, but to use a musical analogy no frills/ornamentation applied—just banged out a good tune with massive effort pretty much every gig.

? perfect ?

My guess, possibly preference, is a couple of young uns but good uns, like these, plus Harrison or equivalent experience/value, plus a quality CM on loan, like Wijnaldum. Add in Osimhen when I’m pissed on optimism. Even excluding, the low likelihood of, the latter would probably mean cashing in on Maxi.