Dr Jinx

We’re not signing Jesus. For one, his wages would be over double the next highest earner.

A great shot stopper no doubt but someone posted his stats in the match thread last weekend, his kicking stats are not the best.

You can spend more, you just have to be clever in how deals are structured. We’ll be picked apart more than any other club in terms of FFP so all has to be above board. The existing squad including Targett have shown they can mix it with pretty much every other side other than Liverpool and City, we might not win all those games but we’ll be competitive. Without any investment (aside from the Targett transfer?) that would easily put us in top 10 next season. So what’s the goal?

I trust our manager regardless. But we must also remember that we’ve had pure incompetence and Matt Ritchie playing that position in the seasons before Targett got here. Any significant improvement is going to appear like we’ve got someone world class in there.. the manager works with him every day so he’ll know what’s what and won’t be afraid to make an unpopular decision if needed.

Funny how you forget about stuff like that!

The contrast is staggering. Ground half empty. We look like a league one side doing their lap.

Also if Villa can announce Coutinho as they already did, surely we could also do the same? I did see some sort of doubt from the player that he knows what’s going to happen.

I love how even with everything that happened in the match on Monday night, him meeting Ant and Dec is probably the thing he’ll have been most excited about ?

I’d put that whopper out of my mind up until this point, don’t follow him on twitter etc.

Cannot take him seriously after all those texts leaked about him wanting big dildos stuffed into him. Each to their own I guess but it’s a hard image to shake.

He has to stay. I worry Dummett’s contract extension will make the decision harder for the manager, if someone like Lodi is available.

As much as am enjoying this win it’s just a little bittersweet that it will give Spurs a top 4 place. If we’d have lost tonight, that would have been my solace ?

Great save Pope

Darwin Nunez would be my preferred choice up front of realistic targets, he can finish from anywhere. Plus will get the spectacular goals as well. Him and that Hugo kid could come in for just shy of 100m and link up with Wilson (if he’s fit) That front 3 would be like a Liverpool style threat if you just get the ball up to them, pace all round.

Honestly doesn’t bother me at all. It’ll sell a ton over there and with the right sponsor could end up being iconic, perhaps for the wrong reasons but again, I don’t care.. I’ve made peace with all that.

The curious case of Steve Bruce

I always assumed either the away or 3rd kit would bring some green in. Doesn’t bother me at all. If Fun88 were going to be on the shirt they’d be up already on those leaks, but am beginning to think rather than have a sponsor at a lower fee (because we can’t justify a massive deal just yet….) that we’ll have a “Barca season” for those old enough to remember when FC Barcelona never had a shirt sponsor. Nothing would quite say we’re rolling in it than leaving the shirt blank for a season, finishing in top 6 and then announcing something massive the following summer?!?

Yeah, a very good listen.. he doesn't give much away but you can definitely read between the lines, i liked that he didn't rule out Paqueta without having to actually say it.

I’m aware of that, but nothing on the club website yet is what I meant. They will obviously do some sort of press about it that hasn’t happened yet

Now that we’ve officially reached that milestone, am hoping the club can start announcing the deals they have lined up and their plans, they haven’t said anything about the upgrades to the existing training ground yet? That would be a good starting point.

Just watched a 10 minute highlight video of Osimhen, nearly 6 minutes of which were him doing pointless flicks over other players heads and being fouled, laying on chances that weren’t taken and some really poor finishing. Then of course he scored some goals at the end, mostly headed. He looks a real awkward handful but not in the same league as Darwin Nunez for finishing. Now both in the same side could work……

I hope you’re right, I don’t doubt Howe meant every word of what he said but when something like that is happening above you, you’re hardly going to come out and say anything negative. If they already know each other that’s a good start. I can’t see how anyone wouldn’t be impressed with Eddie Howe either so hopefully Ashworth is as invested in him. At the end of the day, it’s his overall responsibility to get Newcastle from A to Z, Howe just has to get the players working to the best of their abilities and cohesively so hopefully taking some of that overall responsibility off him will lead to improvements.

So for City, the season they got taken over they finished 9th, the next season 10th, then 5th, 3rd and then won it the following year.

Have they? Chelsea were already a top 6 side and yes they did go on a spending spree but they already had Terry and Lampard, iirc their first signings included Duff, Geremi, Crespo, Mutu and Makelele, with only the last named really being a success there, well maybe there’s a case to be made for Duff once Mourinho took over but the base of their squad was solid enough at that point in time. City were not top 6 but still healthier than what our club is currently. Aside from Robinho which also didn’t work out, they didn’t go wild to begin with. I get the desire to have an essentially all new squad but that’s not going to happen straight away. They’re still figuring it all out, including the manager.. is he the right fit etc. Dan Ashworth will be the driving force behind all of that.. it will be his vision. If Howe can’t deliver that, the club will be quite ruthless I’d imagine. And we must also note that Eddie Howe will be feeling that slight bit of uncertainty as well, imagine working in a job and knowing that soon someone will come in to oversee everything you do. You might get on with them, you might not, but the dynamic changes. It’s not the same job you walked into. Let’s just hope they’ve already had several good conversations and the first steps have been taken.

Now I’m having flashbacks of the denim jacket. Fuck me man, he’s actually David Brent