Elliottman Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Bruno, Lingard and ASM keep us in the league, I'm convinced of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: If we bring in Lingard in and I think we will, it's an 8/10 window for me. Tbh thinking about I couldn’t disagree maybe a 7. 3 really good players and 2 solid ones but apparently that’s negative Edited January 31, 2022 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Shame about Ekitike. Burn and Targett are all but done. Perhaps we'll have a double reveal. Lingard NEEDS to be done now, essential we have another attacking player/goal threat in. Still hopeful we might see something else completely out if left field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Well, what started out as a great morning has me feeling a bit nervous. Overall I’m happy with the business we’ve done. It’s the obvious weaknesses we haven’t addressed that make me a bit scared. We really, really needed a top class CB, we really, really needed a top class forward and probably an attacking midfielder as well. Still time left I suppose but other than that it’s hard to say that this window has been any better than a 6/10. IMO anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Get Aubameyang back on his jet and on the way to Newcastle? Wouldn't say no as things stand..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Alright, so I came into the window hoping we'd get a RB, CB(R), CB(L), LB, CM, and ST, based on the media reports and where I felt our main weaknesses were. I still thought we might be able to achieve that today, but it is looking unlikely with six-and-a-half hours left to go. We do look like we've done RB, CB(L), LB, CM, and ST, but we've gone from the potential high of Trippier, Botman, Digne, Guimarães, and someone like Nuñez/Zapata to Trippier, Burn, Targett, Guimarães, and Wood. (Carlos obviously didn't happen.) To get our apparent first choices at RB and CM is fucking class, but it's a shame we managed to only do third/fourth/fifth choices at CB(L) and LB. I've no idea where Wood was on the list, but I'd imagine similar. IF we get Lingard then that does augment our goalscoring options a fair bit, so it doesn't make the Wood deal look too bad in the context, but if he doesn't come we have fallen a little bit short of the absolute best we could have probably managed to do. Still, for my own personal expectations, we really haven't done too badly at all and we have been incredibly ambitious in our approach. We haven't really been taken for mugs by anyone, we've negotiated hard and known when to walk away, but we've still strengthened the first team significantly, all without a DoF/CEO in place. We're currently looking at: Manquillo > Trippier Schär/Lascelles > Burn Dummett > Targett Willock/Shelvey > Guimarães Gayle > Wood We might be able to add Fraser > Lingard to that list. All-in-all that's a pretty significant upgrade in over half the positions in the team. We'll end the window as top spenders and with the most incomings in the division, unless I'm mistaken, and once the DoF/CEO pieces are added and the infrastructure is built out further on the recruitment side the potential is mind-blowing. I just don't see how anyone can be down in the dumps after this window. A little bit underwhelmed like me, sure, but ~£100M spent and five/six first-teamers brought in by a club that was 19th at the opening of the window? Three or four of them full internationals, at that. We've come a long way in a matter of months and Howe does now have enough to avoid the drop, surely, especially with that win at Leeds banked. It's a fantastic time to support NUFC, so it'd be grand if people could make a bit of effort to look on the bright side more often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranna Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, cranna said: The lack of signings up front will very big problem. Even with Guimarães, I don't think Newcastle is safe without at least a player like Lingard. Surviving relegation with Ryan Fraser and Chris Wood? Good luck with that! Edited January 31, 2022 by cranna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Rating this window as it stands, assuming Burn and Targett are the only two in today. I think my rating is 7 at the very very most, but that's only because of the coup of signing Bruno. If it was someone lesser at the level of Targett, Wood or Burn but a CM Instead of Bruno then it would have been a weak 5 out of 10. Edited January 31, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Need a forward to be confident of staying up i think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 minute ago, cranna said: Surviving relegation with Ryan Fraser and Chris Wood? Good luck with that! Burnley managed it every season, and Bournemouth did for 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 8 out of 10 if we get Lingard! 7 if we don't. 10 out of 10 if we stay up though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 With 6 hours to go it's a 10/10 for effort (the trying that we all wanted) and a 7/10 for execution for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Rich said: Alright, so I came into the window hoping we'd get a RB, CB(R), CB(L), LB, CM, and ST, based on the media reports and where I felt our main weaknesses were. I still thought we might be able to achieve that today, but it is looking unlikely with six-and-a-half hours left to go. We do look like we've done RB, CB(L), LB, CM, and ST, but we've gone from the potential high of Trippier, Botman, Digne, Guimarães, and someone like Nuñez/Zapata to Trippier, Burn, Targett, Guimarães, and Wood. (Carlos obviously didn't happen.) To get our apparent first choices at RB and CM is fucking class, but it's a shame we managed to only do third/fourth/fifth choices at CB(L) and LB. I've no idea where Wood was on the list, but I'd imagine similar. IF we get Lingard then that does augment our goalscoring options a fair bit, so it doesn't make the Wood deal look too bad in the context, but if he doesn't come we have fallen a little bit short of the absolute best we could have probably managed to do. Still, for my own personal expectations, we really haven't done too badly at all and we have been incredibly ambitious in our approach. We haven't really been taken for mugs by anyone, we've negotiated hard and known when to walk away, but we've still strengthened the first team significantly, all without a DoF/CEO in place. We're currently looking at: Manquillo > Trippier Schär/Lascelles > Burn Dummett > Targett Willock/Shelvey > Guimarães Gayle > Wood We might be able to add Fraser > Lingard to that list. All-in-all that's a pretty significant upgrade in over half the positions in the team. We'll end the window as top spenders and with the most incomings in the division, unless I'm mistaken, and once the DoF/CEO pieces are added and the infrastructure is built out further on the recruitment side the potential is mind-blowing. I just don't see how anyone can be down in the dumps after this window. A little bit underwhelmed like me, sure, but ~£100M spent and five/six first-teamers brought in by a club that was 19th at the opening of the window? Three or four of them full internationals, at that. We've come a long way in a matter of months and Howe does now have enough to avoid the drop, surely, especially with that win at Leeds banked. It's a fantastic time to support NUFC, so it'd be grand if people could make a bit of effort to look on the bright side more often. Wtf very similar views to me but you just said im negative just coz I said the window wasn’t ‘stellar’ (it will be close to it if we get lingard in) Edited January 31, 2022 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 We need another pacey wide attacking player ideally a striker and wide player. Absolute roll of the dice without them. If Wood and ASM get injured we are done. Plenty of time for loans, abroad or in the UK but permanents look pretty unlikely now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, Kid Icarus said: With 6 hours to go it's a 10/10 for effort (the trying that we all wanted) and a 7/10 for execution for me. Aye we can't complain about lack of effort which is all we've wanted really, they tried with big bids for centre back and a forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I think my only issue with this window is the signing of Wood. Think he's been on the decline for the last year, but when I thought he was Gayle's replacement I was accepting of it. Now it looks like he's Wilson's replacement for the next two months I'm petrified Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Burnley managed it every season, and Bournemouth did for 3. Fraser has definitely regressed since his Bournemouth days and Wood is arguably past his best as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 please please please please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, Nine said: please please please please Cutting it fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, WillingtonMag said: Aye we can't complain about lack of effort which is all we've wanted really, they tried with big bids for centre back and a forward. I can't even imagine the names they're going to be fighting to sign this summer if we stay up and aren't trying to entice players in to the middle of a relegation battle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Too late. Zapata that is. Edited January 31, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranna Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Burnley managed it every season, and Bournemouth did for 3. After spending almost 100m, why do they need to gamble? Just pay whatever Man Utd want for Lingard, and finish the job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, gdm said: Cutting it fine He might already be en route, let me believe for the next hour at least Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: With 6 hours to go it's a 10/10 for effort (the trying that we all wanted) and a 7/10 for execution for me. Fair. Would Lingard make it an 8, 9, or 10? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6/10. Trippier and Bruno are both massive coups. I think Wood will surprise a few and turn out to be a decent signing. I don’t think we’ve solved our defence problems in anything like the way we needed to - don’t really rate Targett and don’t know enough about Burn. Reserving the right to increase this if we do anything last minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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