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  On 18/01/2024 at 20:16, TRC said:

85k a week, our club average is 93k.

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Not sure how much more he'll get elsewhere tbh, but I'm sure we'll offer him over 100k a week. While I would never want to lose him, he doesn't get enough goals and assists to command much more.

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Fucking Hope doing a number on Big Joe here, he has been nothing but a proper adopted Geordie since the day he arrived, his agent is obviously negotiating the best deal for him with a long term deal.

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  On 18/01/2024 at 21:15, Ben said:

Fucking Hope doing a number on Big Joe here, he has been nothing but a proper adopted Geordie since the day he arrived, his agent is obviously negotiating the best deal for him with a long term deal.

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Ho’way man I hear this stuff all the time, but they’re professional footballers.  Being happy playing for a club or liking an area isn’t likely to cut it when it comes down to cold hard cash.

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I love Joe, but genuine question: assuming you think we haven't got the best centre midfield in the world, which of our first team 5 (Bruno, Tonali, Joelinton, Longstaff and Willock) will need to make way for upgrades in the next 18 months? Because they're all of an age where they won't want to play the Ritchie/Manquillo role.

 

It's Longstaff first of all for me, by the way. But homegrown status plus value and desire to stay here might complicate that.

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  On 18/01/2024 at 21:32, 80 said:

I love Joe, but genuine question: assuming you think we haven't got the best centre midfield in the world, which of our first team 5 (Bruno, Tonali, Joelinton, Longstaff and Willock) will need to make way for upgrades in the next 18 months? Because they're all of an age where they won't want to play the Ritchie/Manquillo role.

 

It's Longstaff first of all for me, by the way. But homegrown status plus value and desire to stay here might complicate that.

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The only one I don’t think we could sign a better direct replacement is Bruno.

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He's my favourite player by far. I genuinely remember saying he's one of the worst CF's I'd ever seen, then he's been transformed in to this absolute beast. He seems like such a humble man, who has never complained. I hope he finishes his career here. I'm fucking bubbling, man. I just want him back!

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  On 18/01/2024 at 21:34, SUPERTOON said:

The only one I don’t think we could sign a better direct replacement is Bruno.

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I think there's an outside chance Willock could make it too. But yeah, I just think sometimes we climb too high up the tree when it comes to never wanting to lose various players of ours. I don't either, usually, but that would come at the expense of not having room to buy new players who can take us to higher levels, too.

 

I really don't want to lose him, but Joelinton going for £50 million would be about as beneficial as selling Isak for £100m, when it comes to FFP. And I'd say Isak would be much harder to replace, in terms of position and ability. So... These things can't be totally ruled out.

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  On 18/01/2024 at 21:32, 80 said:

I love Joe, but genuine question: assuming you think we haven't got the best centre midfield in the world, which of our first team 5 (Bruno, Tonali, Joelinton, Longstaff and Willock) will need to make way for upgrades in the next 18 months? Because they're all of an age where they won't want to play the Ritchie/Manquillo role.

 

It's Longstaff first of all for me, by the way. But homegrown status plus value and desire to stay here might complicate that.

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Yeh Longstaff. Easily. 

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I love Joe Willock, but the more the injury problems mount the more I wonder if the lad will ever manage to stay fit.  I wouldn’t contemplate letting him go if he can stay fit for most of the season, but if this continues then it might be a case of seeing if anyone will take the risk

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  On 18/01/2024 at 22:59, TheBrownBottle said:

I love Joe Willock, but the more the injury problems mount the more I wonder if the lad will ever manage to stay fit.  I wouldn’t contemplate letting him go if he can stay fit for most of the season, but if this continues then it might be a case of seeing if anyone will take the risk

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43 appearances last season

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  On 18/01/2024 at 22:59, TheBrownBottle said:

I love Joe Willock, but the more the injury problems mount the more I wonder if the lad will ever manage to stay fit.  I wouldn’t contemplate letting him go if he can stay fit for most of the season, but if this continues then it might be a case of seeing if anyone will take the risk

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Just have to cross our fingers that all this doesn't have a long term impact on his game. He was maturing so nicely in the second half of last season. If goals ala this season's at Old Trafford became a consistent part of his game, we'd have a hell of a talent on our hands.

 

  On 18/01/2024 at 22:47, The College Dropout said:

Yeh Longstaff. Easily. 

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To be honest I took the easy route by saying just him. Becomes more of a discussion on departure number 2.

 

Dependent on Willock's fitness, as said above, I think Joelinton would be next for me. I'm fantasizing as though nothing bad ever happened with Tonali there, mind.

 

 

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