Rod Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Sorry for repeating myself but I totally disagree with the "punching above our weight". An absolute nonsense comment that creates negative reviews on this site. We were well worthy of the tenth position at the very least. I also had issues with people's comments of "Championship Club with a World class manager". Total rubbish. We actually have a good core of players with an actual excellent manager. Rafa knows this and the squad will only improve under him. We will be ok under Rafa's regime. It's the carnage afterwards we have to deal with (Ashsley). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Ashsley was the second bottle of wine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NobbyOhNobby Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Sorry for repeating myself but I totally disagree with the "punching above our weight". An absolute nonsense comment that creates negative reviews on this site. We were well worthy of the tenth position at the very least. I also had issues with people's comments of "Championship Club with a World class manager". Total rubbish. We actually have a good core of players with an actual excellent manager. Rafa knows this and the squad will only improve under him. We will be ok under Rafa's regime. It's the carnage afterwards we have to deal with (Ashsley). I call bullshit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Valon Berisha linked in the Ronnie https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/valon-berisha-confirms-newcastle-united-14819797.amp?__twitter_impression=true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Damn only linked. Is it too early to go run a monitor bath? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey jake Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 We’re tracking, that’s what I like to hear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Preparing the clever creative midfield presence claxon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Preparing the clever creative midfield presence claxon We sold the claxon. You'll have to rustle the money loudly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Unless they accept less than £10m, he's another one to scrub off the non existent list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Mangala is a bizarre rumour. At least 3 positions we desperately need to strengthen ahead of centre half. It's the position we are by far the best covered in, IMO. Got four players that is good enough to play there. Only Lascelles is good enough. The rest are being made to look better by Rafa’s management but ultimately it’s going to hinder the team I.e more focus on full back or central midfielder defending. Improving centre back could potentially unlock other parts of the team and add more attacking impetus Harsh on Lejeune. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Isn't Mangala abit terrible aswell? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Isn't Mangala abit terrible aswell? he's better than clark and mbemba tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Not sure why anyone is faffing over a new CB we need a quality fourth on evidence of the injuries we had last year. Mangala is probably a lazy one and a repeat offender over the past few windows. I'd be happy with him provided he isn't costing half our budget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 The ever reliable Sun think we are negotiating with Bournemouth for King by throwing in Ritchie plus cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Embarrassing if true (unlikely I know). I have four days to decide if I am renewing or not and I'm heavily in the 'not' camp at the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Embarrassing if true (unlikely I know). I have four days to decide if I am renewing or not and I'm heavily in the 'not' camp at the minute. has the renewal date not passed? fuck me they've not even made a token effort to get people to renew based on lies, they think PL status in itself is enough then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Embarrassing if true (unlikely I know). I have four days to decide if I am renewing or not and I'm heavily in the 'not' camp at the minute. has the renewal date not passed? fuck me they've not even made a token effort to get people to renew based on lies, they think PL status in itself is enough then 30th June. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 haha, wankers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 11th August: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Looking at the options in this current market for our reported 40-odd million budget, it’s would seem likely that Benitez sees selling Mitrovic, Mbemba and Merino as crucial to start our summer transfer plans; they are, for better or worse, not first team options that can be shifted reasonably quickly (very important) for moderate sums. Once you add the ~ 35+ million from them, you can then start planning accordingly. This next bit is all speculation but… Just to make a point, from a few of the names linked- with admittedly ambiguous player values- you could be looking at: Kenedy/ Traore/ Limbombe: 15-25 million Stuarro/ Ndiaye/ Ozyakup: 12-20 million King/ Rondon/ Jorgenson: 15-25 million + 4 million from Dubravka Realistically you’re already at around 60 million pounds (also agent fees etc. etc.) with whatever's left going towards addressing the CAM issue and a replacement for Mbemba (which may be why we’ve registered an interest in Skrtl for cheap?). Anyway long story short, it’s a 3-D chess game that Rafa has to perform to get everything we need with the limitations imposed; it therefore makes sense to me why we've been so sluggish thus far as we need to sell to ascertain what options we can go for this summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Rafa will only want to sell Merino if he's desperate to leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Rafa will only want to sell Merino if he's desperate to leave. Or maybe if Rafa’s desperate for money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 The best thing about our transfer activity, is not only are we shite at signing anyone, we cant even sell anyone. Pure shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Ritchie / King swap ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The reason why we can't buy and sell is mainly due to inflated players wages. Same happens to other clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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