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All that really matters is the relationship Isak has with Howe, and to a certain extent the squad. If those bridges aren’t totally destroyed then there’s a chance he plays for us again. I think us fans will give him another chance if Howe asks us to. He’s lost any chance of legend status or warmth from the fans, but I don’t really think he was that adored anyway in comparison to Bruno or Tonali.

Good point. Liverpool can’t wait for this to play out over weeks. They need it sorted in days otherwise they risk being light up front should it not happen.

My interpretation of that tweet is that we’ll sell if 1) we receive an acceptable offer and 2) if we have replacements signed. Which I think has been the position for weeks now…

Yesterday my view was sell him when we get the right bid. Today, let him rot for a year. He’s not for sale. If the agent was thinking this leak might make Isak leaving more likely, I think he might be very badly mistaken.

It’ll never be forgotten, but I’m sure Howe will tell the fans to back him and then we will. The reaction when he doesn’t quite close down aggressively as we want, or if he misses a few sitters, will be interesting… Dubravka got a lot of support after he left us and then returned. So there is still a little hope.

I really hope that list of strikers is the “Wilson replacement” list, otherwise what a dull and depressing list that is.

“Proposal out of market value…” This is one of the biggest issues now for us. Clubs will take the piss on valuations now as they know we are desperate and have cash.

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Can Liverpool really afford it? I know they can this summer, but they also need to replace Konate, Van Dijk and Salah over the new few windows. I’m not convinced they will go to the numbers we’ll be demanding.

Two ways to look at Tortellini Toucher (thanks to whoever posted that phrase in the chat earlier - bloody brilliant) Get annoyed or admire the amount of engagement and traffic he generates. Once you know he’s a engagement generating monster, then it’s easier to ignore his nonsense.

No. I think something we’re all unaware of happened to trigger this reaction. The timing doesn’t really make sense. If Isak was desperate to leave, he pushes this earlier in the window to include Arsenal and Liverpool (pre-HE). I suspect contract negotiations didn’t go well… but that is just guess work.

One of my most celebrated goals was his 90th minute winner against Chelsea!

Good luck trying to keep him fit for 2 games per week this season… fuck him. Unless he stays and Eddie tells us to get behind him, then I’ll be back all in.

So it should be. Players can go to clubs like Brighton if that’s their motivation.

Key part of Romano tweet - “Up to Newcastle now…” It really is. Time to show your metal PIF!

Media is all about engagement, the amount of clicks, views etc will be off the scale at the moment. Best just to ignore it all.

Eddie is the only way this plays out well for us. If somehow Isak stays, I fully trust Eddie to get the best out of him still. While Isak can get fucked, if Eddie told us we had to get behind again, then I totally would. Priviledge to have such a brilliant manager. The more I think about losing Isak, the more ok it will be: - Most good strikers will get 15+ goals per season with our quality midfielders and wingers - We could have a striker that can play more than 70 minutes per match - We could have a striker who we trust to be able to play 2 matches per week without getting injured - The money can be used to get two decent striker options We do need to invest well, but we can definitely still exit this summer window with a better team even if Isak leaves.

Wasn’t his agent in Saudi a week back? Also, if Liverpool are such an important club for Isak, then I still don’t understand why he wasn’t pushing for the move prior to Ekitike joining them.

Nice win for Gateshead. Investment in the pitch and facilities. The women needed to move as required a stadium with a grass pitch to get into WSL.

I’d rather we sell now and reinvest well. Definitely better than keeping him unhappy and end up finishing 8th anyway. But I do worry on our ability to invest well. The amount of signings we’ve missed out on this summer. It might be better to wait until next summer just so we can get our house in order with a new CEO and Director of football.

The comment in the article raises a good point. If he’s pushing for a Liverpool move, then why now? Surely Isak would have been pushing for a move earlier in the window before Liverpool splurged so much. Many twist and turns ahead on this one I think. I’d rather he leaves this summer, than having a half arsed player who leaves next summer anyway.

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We could afford to pay Isak £300k p/w. The problem is our other key players who want some parity with our top earner. Plus new signings wanting top end ranges. If we give Isak £300k, then can we afford to also move Tonali, Bruno and others to £200k to £250k? Probably not and then that becomes a big problem.

Agreed - I’m trying best not to be a bed wetter.. but… why send him home? If he sits alongside Joelinton and Howe clarifies it’s game time afterwards, then scrutiny almost disappears. I’m just going to blindly trust Howe and keep confidence that Isak stays with us, despite logic not applying today.

Me too. Although I still think he’ll stay this season, just less confident than a few hours ago. A few hours ago, I was certain he would stay.