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Why has it been left until now then? And why would Burnley agree to that?

The claims the Trafford deal are back to me suggests Guehi might be fully off now, and that budget is being reallocated. GK, and one or both of CB/RW. Im expecting either Guehi or other signings

Might be time for some fresh air!

On outgoings I think we have to be realistic. Fraser, Lewis, Ashby and Haydon will be loan deals for peanuts. A GK will probably also exit due to numbers, again for peanuts. After that potentially Targett if he wants first team football, but that’s it. Anyone else leaving weakens the first team squad. The lesson from the summer in outgoings is if you want to see cash being brought in, then you have to sell players you like, as they are the ones with value.

There’s been some insane takes over the last 6 months about his ability. All this heads gone stuff. As I’ve noted before it’s not just his ability on the pitch it’s also his incredible leadership. Howe should work to keep him for another year.

Barnes should have nailed that one. Close.

Remember this is a 90minute team. They turn games around regularly. No need to panic after 60mins

Don’t think it’s harsh on Hall as I’m expecting more ‘horses for courses’ this season. Kelly in when Howe wants more defensive qualities and height, Hall when he expects to dominate possession. With Schar out and Krafth at CB, Kelly will make the team a bit more solid. Changes can be tactical not just personnel based.

Or new club captain applauding the fans after the fans gave good backing during a defeat? People read far too much into this stuff

Think Isak will get a goal. 1-2 away win. The win and circumstances last week will hopefully sharpen the players up and raise the intensity.

The price stuff reminds me of Man Utd buying Tony Martial. The figure in the press was ‘up to £70m’, which seemed crazy. But Van Gaal (I think it was him) said “ but we only pay 70m if he turns into a 70m player, and then we are happy anyway”. I think NUFC are making a similiar style bid, and if he were to flop it would maybe be a £40m cost. Under PSR the worse thing you can have is an expensive flop and structured deals help avoid it. But palace don’t want to risk share, they just want cash.

On the cash flow, the club could easily make a £100m payment tomorrow. The club is debt free so any bank would provide a short term credit line. There are other clubs up to their eyeballs in debt who wouldn’t be able to do things like that. NUFC have an incredibly secure financial position, PSR just prevents it being used. My guess is that it’s more that they don’t rate Guehi as a £70m player, and have offered add ons like England caps, or CL qualification. The point being if Palace do think he’s a generational talent then they should have no issue taking those add ons, as in their view they are guaranteed, as the player is so good. If they don’t agree to them it suggests they maybe know the price is too high

He’s put his side of the story out. the other side is clearly someone (or many people) put a complaint in and having reviewed what went on he got the sack. And his former employer has set about purging any records of him, and there’s claims his management agency has dropped him too. So you can weigh up those two sides

BDB is a legend. There has always been criticism of him being played at LB, but this was about tactics and team selection, not the man himself. I have no concerns about BDB playing half a season at CB. The big worry is what happens if there are any further injuries at CB

He used to scuttle about side to side, someone called him the crab, can’t remember who! His stuff about coming back from the England squad to a lower level was just self indulgent bullshit. He compared himself to Lampard, At the same age Jenas was at Newcastle Lampard was still at West Ham, Jenas was given champions league starts and training with internationalswhen Lampard was in a side scratching around the bottom half. Ultimately Jenas wasn’t good enough, he was decent in all attributes but top in none. Wasn’t a great passer, didn’t score that many goals, wasn’t good at protecting a defence, couldnt dictate play. That’s why it was spurs who came knocking and not one of the “sky 4” as was

Why do so many posters want rid of so many players? Do you all hate squad depth? (I don’t mean Fraser, Lewis and Hayden before anyone mentions them!)

I had given up on the idea of a top RW coming in, however given the two worst ran clubs in the world, Barca and Chelsea, both could do with offloading RWs there is an opportunity. Some clubs are going to rinse them, why not Newcastle

Everyone understands it, except maybe you! 😀 Bruno signed a new contract that goes until 2028, that reduces the annual amortisation to more like 5.5m per year. Extending other players like Joelinton also reduces their amortisation per year, meaning the amortisation bill, absent new signings, will come down significantly. But the original poster probably also understands allowable losses work on a 3 year rolling period and so there’s also much greater scope for losses this year. & apologies to everyone for not sticking to the FFP thread

People suggesting Krafth and Trippier are in some way equivalent?!? Put down your crack pipes. Krafth is fine, Trippier is elite.

The transfer pundits are totally clueless. They’re just making guesses. They didn’t see Olusa at all or Guehi until the bid was in, as if they now have the inside track.

I sympathise with the admin staff, how are they supposed to keep up with who is in and who is out!

Tbh Howe is almost certainly peeved that the transfer business isn’t done and has also almost certainly made clear he needs another CB. Hardly breaking news. Also almost certain Howe will get over it if the deals get done before the window shuts.

Agree. If he’s from a previous club Mitchell will have great insight about his character, the sort of insight you can’t get from scouting or data.

This is a bonkers discussion. Bruno is entering his prime and is an elite player, these are the players you want. How would you ever expect to compete at the top if you get rid of your best players before they peak? That would mean other teams were always stronger. As a club that isn’t competing realistically to win the PL and isn’t in the CL then sometimes a sale will be forced, but that’s a growing pain not an ambition. I don’t think Ashworth planned to sell Joelinton either. It was Staveley and Howe who came out with the “if there’s no new contract it has to be a sale” stuff IIRC, and it was just a statement of the obvious- under PSR you can’t let assets leave for nothing.

Yes, Europe had an outsized impact on Newcastle last year as a) it was the first year of it but also b) the draw was horrific, 6 tough, intense games including two teams that reached the semifinals. Villa have done it before and are very likely to get an easier draw, they could hardly get a worse one, and may get 2 games against someone rubbish that they can play a second string for. It will have an impact on them but I don’t think it’ll be comparable