TheBrownBottle

Basically, I don’t want to see this:

I gave up on the ‘we should sign X’ stuff years ago - though it’s harmless, of course. I’m more interested in who the club wants to sign and does sign.

Yep. There was never any chance she’d be able to keep pace with PIF’s ability to invest. If she’s diluted to 1% it won’t be likely that she’s losing anything (though 10% holding in stock normally does have lots of additional benefits, rules and regs, I can’t imagine that that would have any sway at NUFC. She has a management contract with PIF)

I doubt anyone would be happy to see Trippier leave. Comfortably the best FB I’ve seen in B&W. But we’re going to see a lot of squad recycling in the coming years - lots of sales of players we might not sell ourselves. I’m perfectly happy to trust Howe and the board on those decisions at present - this isn’t Ashley-era Newcastle United. If Trippier stays, great. If he goes, I’ll happily back the current club management on that call.

Aye go on then, you’ve twisted my arm

Not sure - I hadn’t read that, but you could well be right

Agreed, but I don’t think his market value would be too much higher than £11m. Assuming that we don’t need to sell and that the player wants to stay, then getting Trippier’s market value hardly seems worth it.

We paid £12m tbf

All he could do is gnash, though. There wouldn’t be anything they could do to block it.

There possibly is no Newcastle United without Keegan coming back as manager. There is no more important figure in the modern history of the club. Watt was club secretary and gets credited as a surrogate ‘manager’, but ultimately the team was selected by committee and tactics decided by the players. Watt was simply the most prominent member of the committee. Seymour was of course one of the ‘Mr Newcastle’s’, but he dismantled a side which likely could have won more than two FA Cups and dropped possibly Newcastle’s greatest ever centre back - Frank Brennan - to the reserves because he had the temerity to open up a sporting goods shop (Seymour also owned one). He was a manager who after the 1951 semi final promised every player who played a place in the final side, irrespective of form. Newcastle were just a few points off top spot with games in hand; they then won one of the next eleven as players simply tried to avoid injury. Genius stuff. Doug Livingstone was a manager who dropped Milburn for the ‘55 FAC Final before the board actively stepped over him and forced Milburn’s selection. Milburn scored after 55 seconds. Hardly a ringing endorsement of his managerial abilities.

While I know you’re taking the mick, we also wouldn’t get £11m on the FFP books for him. It would be around half that

Don’t tell Joey how the cotton for Blackburn’s cotton mills - the ones the entire town was built upon - got there. We don’t need to hear his take on reparations …

There’s nothing Liverpool or Spurs could do about it at all. Al-Shabab aren’t owned by PIF

I’m only suggesting I won’t criticise the bloke if he goes. I’d rather he stays, but he shouldn’t receive a slagging off if he does go

Four plus a thumb. I’m not from Middlesbrough

The problem with state ownership is that when something like this occurs (and if anyone isn’t aware, Man City hasn’t simply been accused over going over FFP - this is far more serious and involves fraud), then a small private body in one country is, in effect, able to convict another govt of deceptive practice. It’s a diplomatic issue. Which is why the UK govt would be likely to intercede on Man City’s behalf.

I could have lived with that tbf

That’s £8m more than we paid and he’s two years closer to retirement. We’d be getting just over half that would be my guess

Bayern would be a very, very difficult club to turn down. The number of clubs who are arguably bigger can be counted on one hand - maybe with a finger or two to spare. (I do find the German league boring as fuck to watch mind). I’d have no issue at all with Trippier’s head being turned, especially at his age and given how this season might turn out. Potentially win a league title and the European Cup, or hope we can put together a run for an FA Cup win and a top seven finish? No brainer

Might need to stick the Audi on AutoTrader as well mind. He’s a hard-nosed businessman is KLD

Incredible to think that Wraith has been pushing out sub-par fanzine content since the mid-90s yet he’s still kicking about. It’s a mystery of the age

Due to the PL & UEFA regs, the club would have to sign English players - which is why they attract a premium As others have said, I do also end up scratching my head at Howe praising Solanke etc - he’s not the type of player I’d hope we’re interested in; but that’s just my take. It’s Howe’s team at the end of the day

Honestly, I don’t think he would have added much more than Asprilla - Boksic was never prolific.

Aye, fuck this. Couple of snouts will dee for me. Kaka was gannin radge as usual

He only said it to get your attention. Get. Their. Attention.