Joelinton7

Possibly DCL also. Honestly it’s been one of the craziest 48 hours I can remember. We better not have to go through this every year.

I assume the “crazy shit flying about” that Luke is talking about refers to the Gordon/Isak stuff.

How can it be that we “might” have to do business tomorrow. We know what our shortfall is. Either we do have to do business to make up that shortfall or we’re ok.

No it won’t be a big gun. Why would we sell Minteh for £33m then Isak or Gordon for £80-£125m when we only need £30m-£40m? Just sell Longstaff to Leeds for £15m if we need some extra.

Yeah, City have just rafts of talent, a conveyor belt of £20m+ youngsters who’ll see them (cough) clear of FFP issues forever. That’s where we want to be. Look at Palmer, very very good but they let him go. If that was us we’d be beside ourselves but they’re used to it and we probably will also have to get used to it.

Yeah definitely. We’ve had a few windows of spending with next to no outgoings, certainly not enough significant outgoings. A reckoning and rebalancing was inevitable. We had no saleable assets due to the deadwood Ashley/Bruce left us. We’re having to build up from scratch, a cadre of talent that will help propel the club closer to the ones it aspires to emulate.

Tbh I don’t know. £33m has come into the club account. Idk if we were in the red then presumably this money will now cover those losses, or if this money can go towards new signings. Someone smarter than me will know.

Probably in the future when this becomes the norm, filling up our academy with players who are there solely to make us a profit with no actual view of them playing for us, then it won’t be so gut wrenching. This isn’t the norm for us, we’re not used to it. We get good players and hold onto them like precious diamonds. You sign for us, you’re one of us. This just feels cold and alien. £33m is a very good price. We’ve made back more than 5x what we paid for him. I can stomach watching him tear it up at Brighton if bring in the 2-3 we need to push on. Anyway I hate this, I hate football and I hate June. July comes around and we’re going for it.

Oh well, if Forest won’t sign Minteh and Anderson then it’s a points deduction for us because neither Gordon or Isak are leaving. We’ll just have to do the best we can starting behind everyone else.

Their best players?

Look at all the other clubs. I don’t know which ones may be in breach but from what I can see no other PL club is right now hawking around their best players. Or there are no reports of it. Why is it just Newcastle? Is there truth in it? Is it some sort of tactic from the club for reasons only known to themselves? Are we just the easiest club to get clicks from?

Fabian Schar my lord! Fabian Schar! Come on Fabi!

Where has he said it, ‘cause I can’t find it on his Twitter?

Well whatever, I just don’t believe we’ve let it come to a point where we’re having to beg clubs to take Gordon and Isak off us. If we have then I’d then have serious misgivings about this ownership.

Heard it said that we’re putting out stories for mitigation. That if we can’t sell then basically we can go to the PL and say “we tried”. That being said imo Gordon, Bruno and Isak will all be at the club come Monday.

So let me get this straight? We’re now desperately and frantically trying to last min sell Isak, Gordon, Anderson and Minteh after previously being quite serene about the situation. Previously journalists have been writing than Isak, Gordon, Bruno are untouchable. Now all of a sudden we’re seemingly desperate to get one of them at least out the door. Are we this incompetent or is this all complete bollocks?

This deal will be dead by the end of the day and the thread on page 2

I am just so utterly confused about what is going on with the club (its scope to succeed and ambitions), the PL, the transfer window and PSR atm. I’ve never wanted to just watch us play football more in my life. Just a game of football, you know, the thing that is the main thing that this whole sport is about. The rest is just mind numbing bollocks.

Twenty cards Istvan? That’s insane!

Miggy v Bruno at the weekend

A signing?

Chelsea are sending out scattergun enquiries everywhere atm. They were recently quoted exorbitant fees for Williams amongst others and have decided not to pursue them as they’re unattainable for them. Isak will be the same. We’ve already told them he’s not for sale (to them or anyone else). Even for Chelsea, they’d have to destroy themselves financially to do it. If they offered us £180m then fine but as far as i’m concerned, they’ve asked, they’ve been told to fuck off, he signs his new contract, and we see him bagging v Southampton at SJP in August.

Keep Minteh, take the points deduction, dominate anyway.