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This has me spiralling, I won't lie.

Suppose the club haven't signed any new sponsors lately so need to travel for "activations" if injured.

https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/travelling-squad-confirmed-for-asia-tour Travelling squad: Odysseas Vlachodimos Nick Pope John Ruddy Max Thompson Mark Gillespie Emil Krafth Harrison Ashby Sven Botman Matt Targett Kieran Trippier Lewis Hall Tino Livramento Fabian Schär Jamaal Lascelles Dan Burn Alex Murphy Bruno Guimarães Joelinton Lewis Miley Sandro Tonali Joe Willock Harvey Barnes Jacob Murphy William Osula Anthony Elanga Anthony Gordon Sean Neave Alfie Harrison Anthony Munda Travis Hernes

Not travelling. https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/travelling-squad-confirmed-for-asia-tour

Because the club certainly seem capable of signing the 4 positions we need to fill and then an extra LW to replace our starting player. In six weeks.

This is the first leg. Leaving in a little over three hours.

https://archive.ph/3w0ZS Said article in the Athletic. I’d like more James Horncastle pieces on Newcastle, please.

Was it watching a ball sail over his head for a Celtic tap in at the weekend?

Never mind, he’s off to AFCON.

Sounds like you want Evann Guessand.

Oil money absolutely ruining football.

If it was to be him, I wonder why it hasn’t been done yet. Out of work, first linked months ago, maybe gardening leave? Eales not ready to leave yet?

Fit for purpose, some might say.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6445002/2025/07/20/sporting-directors-football-career-role-analysis/ (https://archive.ph/XEeUF) Good read on the role of Sporting Directors.

Not to be trusted.

CAD 800m is probably about £60 but aye, he seems decent from everything I’ve read.

Absolutely not what the article said haha

He was about to take the Huddersfield job a month ago. Uninspiring appointment for me.

Sigh

I could live with one piece of chairman communication/PR a year, like what City do with Khaldoon at the end of each season. Something like that would scratch my being-sportswashed itch.

Nice

Never knew I wanted my football club to have an official battery power product partner, until today.

What we really need right now is a Luke Edwards nonsense story to tell us what is/isn't/might be happening.