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Not sure how anything that’s happened is particularly unprofessional like. The Trippier stuff (which is the only deal I had reservations with despite the fact I understood the logic) was leaked from the Bayern side. The rest of it? Well, speculation and rumour is kind of a core part of football transfers. I didn’t think that would be a surprise to people on here but I live to be astonished. Miggy and Wilson fall into that category of saleable but replaceable. We don’t have many of those. If we need to move them to make some deals then we better get cracking.

It’ll all come out in the wash

Typical Howe, shopping in the PL.

What’s wrong with being Sekso?

It was always going to happen. Alternative is we stagnate on the pitch and hope we can overcome PSR with commercial deals and prize money alone. It feels like to me like the club have identified Botman, Bruno and Isak as the core of the next iteration of the team. They’ll not be going anywhere (save for an absolutely astronomical bid on our terms). Challenge now is finding players of a similar profile with a similar ceiling. We’ve already got a couple in Tino and Gordon (Tonali and Barnes tbc), but doing that on a larger scale necessitates player trading.

I’d get your ears syringed

Neither am I. Shite since Jeff left.

£25m for a 33 year old right back would be absolutely insane tbf.

If he does go it’ll be very interesting to see whether this kick starts a bigger rejig on the playing side. I don’t think Miggy will be anywhere near as effective without Trips, so we might look to upgrade there too while his value is relatively high.

I’ve absolutely no idea, but as I expect we’ll demand a substantial fee up front and that under FFP purchases are amortised over the length of the contract it would obviously make a big difference in FFP terms.

This is the kind of ruthless deal you have to do under FFP unfortunately. Move on an asset at the peak of its value to reinvest. Of the ‘purple’ players, Trippier is arguably the easiest to lose. That’s not denigrating him as a footballer, because he’s one of the best full backs in Europe, but he’s 33 and we have a readymade replacement in Liveamento who we can’t justify keeping benched. If Botman, Bruno or Isak go on the otherhand we’re absolutely fucked. Gutted if it turns out to be true, but I can see the rationale.

On the one hand I think it would be insanity to sell him. He’s one of the best right backs in the world, integral to how we play and a massive influence around the club. On the other the club may be aware that his value is as high as it’s going to get, and we’ve got a player in Livramento who is far too good to be sitting on the bench week in, week out. It would be a calculated gamble if we did move him on, but it’s the sort of risk you have to take under FFP sometimes. I hope he doesn’t. I hope this is all speculation and we keep him. But I trust the club.

In fairness to him that’s not a particularly unusual position. It’s what I want.

I’m anti-new stadium, except when it comes to the arena site. I think it would look outstanding, keep the club in the heart of the city and provoke a lot of regeneration of the surrounding area too.

It’s all about getting value though. The club will have a rate card for all of this stuff, and they’ll wait for the deal that matches it. Why lock in on a multi year training kit sponsorship now for example, when you expect you could do a substantially better deal on 12/18 months time? We’ve seen the arse on we’ve had with getting out of the Castore deal. Brands want longer term partnerships to maximise their exposure and association with NUFC so there’ll be pretty punitive break clauses if we try to wriggle out of things early. The commercial side of things seems to be ticking along quite nicely. The Saudis and InPost partnerships are likely to be reasonably lucrative. I expect bigger deals will come but only when it makes sense for the club.

These have been doctored apparently.

The last seven days has completely broken them. Total humiliation on and off the pitch.

I’d sign Hendo if only for the seethe it would generate on Wearside.

In tears here mate.

Disconcertingly relaxed here. Not out of confidence. Think the fact it’s a cup game makes it feel a bit less important, particularly after the relegation six pointer league games.

Buck has to stop with KLD, surely? The redecoration was being rumoured when the ticket allocation was first announced. I assumed it was just your fans being hysterical but evidently no, the people who run your club are thick as fuck.

I’d not like to see their hard drives.

There’s also the fact that putting weight in xG is the preserve of full-on nonces. Don’t forget that.

Outright refuse to believe any WhatsApp gossip after “they chopped his dick off lad” turned out to be false.

Cheers son’s crying