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52 minutes ago, triggs said:

He'll be great at Villa

Yeah, I think he's going to shine and we'll be gutted we didn't get him. Sounds like he's still hungry and wants to re-prove himself and I reckon Gerrard will get the best out if him. Maybe the one that got away?

1 minute ago, Harem Ben Arthur said:

Was it Botman who liked the Newcastle / trippier Instagram post?

first Trippier, Botman and now Dele Ali and Tyrone Mings

Yeah, it was Botman

3 minutes ago, STM said:

Schar has value and is running out of contract. They could all leave leave TBH. I'd take the risk on Botman, Carlos, Lascelles, Dummett and Krafth as CB options like.

Botman, Diop, Lascelles, Schar and Dummett sounds a lot better though. I'd prefer we forgot Krafth existed entirely

Offer them Fede to sweeten the deal. Ideally i'd like to keep him but it's clear he's not going to play under Howe so he might as well enjoy the remainder of his career somewhere warm

Just now, Ikon said:

Remember us playing against them at home i think, with Diop in total control with me thinking that he was really good. Not sure i've thought/seen that much about him after that.

Every time i've seen him play i've thought he was class, really dominant and totally in control. He's also huge, which is a bonus.

Replacing Clark and Lascelles with Diop and Botman would be huge.

42 minutes ago, McDog said:

Tifo Football just released a video called “Sensible Transfers ~ Newcastle” and who is the center back they recommend?

 

 

 

That's actually surprisingly well thought out and not shit! 

Seems to confirm the theory that we're after 2 CBs. 

7 minutes ago, LV said:

Wait, what?

 

Does this mean Ashley still holds some of our rights? 

He probably just limited what Castore are able to create for us before he knew he was selling the club - club kit only, no additional clothing or accessories. Fuck knows why if he knew Castore were taking over the club shop. Maybe he’s just being a cunt for the sake of it

15 minutes ago, POOT 2.0 said:

Is Todd Cantwell any good? Seems he struggles to get a game in a team worse than us. I have no clue on him, so I have no idea. Stupid or shrewd option?

He’s a decent player but those goal celebrations make him one of the most punchable players in the league. Absolute fucking whopper! If he joins, he’ll have to cut that shit out.

6 minutes ago, Slim said:

Catts for me like

Different type of cunt! 

6 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said:

 

We've just bought a RB  

 

Didnt realise he only cost Brighton 3m at the time. Why the fuck didnt we go in for him?! Man we were so fucking shit.

 

He is fucking brilliant, like. Not even played all that much for Brighton and you can still see just how good he currently is and how much better he can become. 

Wouldn't take much to convert him to a winger - play him and Trippier on the right hand side together

An un-named PL club (believed to be us) has had a £7m offer for Nat Philips from Liverpool rejected. Liverpool are holding out for £15m but the player is available apparently.

No idea if he's any good or not?

3 minutes ago, Mazzy said:

28yrs old, made roughly 250apps for overall.  7 red cards in that time and 50 something yellows. Seems more of a Ramos than a Pique CB if you catch my drift.

That doesn't scream £40m player to me

2 minutes ago, JonBez comesock said:

Yes but if you are a player (you have to be able to back yourself) 

 

We can only move forward by signing good players , if they can’t see that themselves they are blinkered and do no back themselves 

 

If the player sits down and listens to the plan / future / potential signings …and the fact they club want to sign them (then surely if they rate themselves highly) they must think that the tide will turn ?

It's not about backing yourself at all. Players who make it to the top level have no problem backing themselves. If we're mid-table this situation doesn't occur, it's an easy 'yes'. But, it's still quite likely we'll go down and players don't want a relegation on their CV, to play a year in the second tier or the disruption of moving to one club, only to move to another 6 months later when the first is relegated. To say they don't back themselves is oversimplifying the thought process.

They also have to look at the other players at the club - "do i back myself? Yes 100%. Do i back Gayle, Shelvey, Lascelles, Almiron, Longstaff etc? Fuck no" 

32 minutes ago, Holloway said:

I bet they can hardly contain themselves on that Everton forum at the prospect of signing Longstaff,as if the toxicity needs ramping up on there ?

Depends which Sean Longstaff they get. If they get the Sean Longstaff who Man Utd. were interested in under Rafa it's a risk worth taking. If they get the Sean Longstaff we've had since Rafa left it will probably lead to Rafa's sacking

If we look at who most urgently needs replacing in the first team, I think you'd have to go with:

Gayle 

Clark/Lascelles

Ritchie at LB

Krafth/Manquillo

Almiron/Murphy 

Shelvey

That would be my list of priorities. Shelvey has been performing and Big Joe has been excellent in his midfield role, which pushes CM down the priority list for January IMO.

I would prioritise a #10 or wide creative player over the CM role because Almiron's decision making is pap and Murphy is inconsistent. We are completely reliant on ASM for creativity and that makes us too easy to play against. That needs to change if we're going to stay up

12 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

Arthur Cabral linked in the Swiss media. I can't say I know much about him.

23 year old Brazilian striker with 16 goals in 21 games this season! (according to Google) Sounds pretty handy!

Just now, Shak said:

 

Sounds good, we should always aim to have one player whose name fits nicely into an Agadoo chant.

Agado and Batman would significantly improve our repertoire of chants, which currently stands at 4 

22 minutes ago, GeordieDazzler said:

Not sure I want Lacazette, there's a reason Arsenal are wanting shot of all their strikers

Martinelli seems to be the favoured option now for obvious reasons - he's class, young, technically excellent, fast and his movement is brilliant.

Lacazette and PEA are basically playing second fiddle now are unlikely to displace him from the side. 

3 minutes ago, nufcjb said:

Digne not even having us as an option? Prick. No wonder Rafa left him out.

It is disappointing but to be fair to the lad he is a current France international . It's not too surprising he prefers a Champions League club over a relegation dogfight 

20 minutes ago, HTT II said:

We should, I feel the more sensible signings will be coming from our 20% stakeholders, where as any daft signing or ‘trophy’ signing may come from PIF, I’ve been told a few times they would sanction a massive statement signing like a Coutinho or Dembele or PEA as he’s being mentioned now. I’d prefer sensible, but quality signings. 

Coutinho wants to prove Barca wrong and win back his place in the Brazil squad - to say he's finished and looking for a payday is just re-haahsed, ill-informed rubbish.

Yes, Ramsey is made of crisps but if we get him on a no-risk deal and get 10-15 games out of him, it's worth a gamble. PEA i'm more concerned about because he looks like a genuinely can't be arsed any more.

The fact is we're not an attractive draw right now. We're odds-on to go down so players won't be desperate to join us. It would be different if we were mid-table, but players are selfish and want to maximise their short careers - spending a season here in the championship won't look very attractive to most

Just now, relámpago blanco said:

Add Eriksen And I'd take that. 

Take it?! I'd be absolutely over the moon 

10 minutes ago, HTT II said:

I’m gonna just come out with it…

 

Trippier

Digne

Bot

Ramsey (loan)

Wilshire (pay as you play)

PEA (loan)

Trippier

Digne 

Botman

Ramsey (loan)

Coutinho (loan)

Barbosa

15 minutes ago, jack j said:

He's never stepped into our side? Oh right man u you mean ????

 

 

 

16 minutes ago, jack j said:

He's never stepped into our side? Oh right man u you mean ????

 

 

 

Edited ?

8 hours ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Jones is nowhere near as bad as made out, like. Solid mid-table CB.

He’s better than mid-table IMO. He became the butt of a lot of jokes on social media because of the faces he pulls but he’s always been a very good player. To step into a Man United side after 2 years of not playing and comfortably outshine Varanne shows how good he is. Ok, it’s only game but the ability is there.