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It will be a big opportunity lost I agree (also agree only at the right price).

No we need a striker, right winger and especially (imho) a central midfielder. All three are required in my opinion and I'm pretty confident we will get all three. The amount of clickbait shite people buy into always leaves me bemused.

It will be exactly the opposite I think Maybe it will wait until extension/new stadium, but I can see there being expanded corporate areas with price increases.

Do you honestly really think that Edwards has got any insight into what's happening with top level discussions on transfers?

Not a chance he would be getting anything from the owners after the Cuntish way he has went about reporting on them.

Is that from the same bald fuck who said the budget was only 50 million.

If it's random shouldn't really matter as long as you're in before they actually go on sale

From what I can see they are uncontrollably jealous of us, not the other way round. Surely got to be up there with the most 'what the fuck' post ever

Fair play he's got the move he wanted. Seems like we might have wasted months on someone who just wasn't interested in coming. Obviously I don't know what the conversations were, but his agents comments in January after the deadline day deal broke down, possibly should have seen us walk. At least it's clear now for the rest of the window.

We do need good players in each position to go to the next level. Thing is though people are listening too much to bullshit clickbait reporters reporting about a 'limited budget' and taking it as a given. It's obvious that the owners are going to portray this for reporting purposes, to be able to play their best hand possible. It was the same in January when the reporters were reporting a 'limited budget', yet we would have spent over 120 million if Etitke had signed. We have got more than enough scope within FFP and a number of forthcoming sponsorship deals will be coming in. They are damned right to insist on any deal will be on their terms, but I have no doubt that players availability will become easier as the window develops (as it always does during the Summer window).

That's why we need 3 players, a quality CM to allow our midfield to take control of games, supply the wings, whilst also getting a fair amount of assists and goals. A quality right winger, because the players we have there are just not good enough. And finally a centre forward of a decent level of quality (either young or established), as unfortunately you cannot rely on Wilson to be fit for even much more than half the season, never mind the majority of it. I'm pretty confident we will get players for all 3 positions. Time will tell though if we actually do.

I disagree with you, but you're right time to move on and just see what happens with the rest of the window.

He has to have the ball in the first place to make more goals. Both positions are priorities and both are key to us taking the next step up.

He's one of the 'group' that spouts this at the start of every season. He must have been wanking himself daily, December time just gone.

We are lacking control of the ball, chances created and goals from BOTH positions. That new right winger we need, then needs service to him, to be able to create those chances. He's going to get a lot more oportunity if we have a midfield which can control the ball and provide this service, something the current midfield does not provide enough - just look at the stats.

I couldn't agree more with everything you have said.

Continue with Willock, Longstaff and Shelvey in my opinion is madness also if you want to progress. Willock is the best of the three in the current set up. but he just has far too many poor games. As I said before we need both positions now, and there is no reason why not, as we have plenty of wiggle room with FFP, assisted by forthcoming increased sponsorship levels.

Hey, I know it's about opinions, but I honestly can't see why others can't see this.

Point I'm making is that both to me are main positions to improve this window, if we really want to make significant strides forward. I'm however, pretty confident we will see both positions (and a stiker) improved before the window closes.

The current midfield do not control the game enough, they don't create enough chances and they don't score enough goals. That midfield we have, will continue in the same vain. Even if we get Diaby, the wingers still have to have consistent service (especially from midfield) to have an impact.

I don't post or look in the Bruce thread now he's gone (I maybe only glance at the Benitez thread also from time to time). As I was saying if you don't like something, not interested or it irritates you, then don't bother with it. They are still our rivals even though the fortunes of both clubs are miles apart now.

My hate for them comes from the 70s and 80s and yes I live in the North East (I presume you don't otherwise why mention it). If you're so bothered about what people think of Sunderland, then I would give this thread a miss in the future.

Probably both, honestly toss up who is the worst between him and Wraith, pisses me off that outside parties and the media see these two fuckers as the 'face' of Newcastle fans

I think that's the age group he is targeting (nothing sinister - I don't think so anyway), which actually is probably fair enough as non of the other youtube/pod casts do. I certainly wouldn't/couldn't listen to him mind, but as I said if the younger age group do, then fair enough.

I just think it's funny as fuck watching their faux outrage building and building as each week passes.