gbandit Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I think each club should be allowed to retire one shirt number, but that’s the limit. Meaning clubs have to be extremely selective about who is their club hero Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, Miercoles said: That's fair. I guess my thinking is that we need to be signing someone who will start over Wilson, who in turn needs to be used as the backup and not our main goal threat. I know he's really good, but he's completely unreliable over a season. Even if we brought someone like Osimhen I would expect Howe to spend the first part of the season bedding them in. So I agree with buying someone to replace Wilson but expect it to be a transition and hopefully fight for the shirt that brings the best out of both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, STM said: It's about getting good deals as much as anything. I don't think they particularly care how much they spend in total, as long as each deal is worth it. So far, only Wood has been over priced. Still don't think you can put a price on Wood's value. Without that signing we had no plan to work on besides, get the ball to Maxi. which wouldn't helped the massive transformation over such a short period of time. Wed be down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Izakaya said: How can we simultaneously be working within a tight budget and also willing to spend €30m+ on Ekitike? It is a good question. I know my preferred answer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Fairly poor stats in terms of goals and assists but seems to be a regular so must have something about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mazzy said: Fairly poor stats in terms of goals and assists but seems to be a regular so must have something about him. An agent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Just on the topic of our transfer budget - now I'm not saying this is the case, just partly playing devils advocate and partly trying to better understand how our ownership model works. Could it be that our issue is not entirely FFP but essentially cash in the bank? We know PIF have access to huge funds. The Reuben's are very wealthy but that's more asset-heavy. We don't know how much available capital Staveley/PCP have. I wonder whether the issue isn't the Saudi's funding their 80%, but Staveley funding her 10%. As I understand it, if the Saudi's invest £80m, the Reuben's and Staveley will have to chip in £10m each. Is that how it works? If so, that would also explain why we are trying to spread transfer fees out and avoiding lump sums (because we know that doesn't make a difference to the FFP calculations). Hopefully someone can enlighten me on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: Any good? Never seen him play, stats aren’t the most impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: Any good? Porto fans seem rate him reasonably highly. YouTube makes him look like a poor man’s Sterling (which isn’t a terrible thing). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 If Diabys numbers where a concern, then this is a no. Terrible numbers in a terrible league. Arent after a left winger either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 minute ago, nufc123 said: If Diabys numbers where a concern, then this is a no. Terrible numbers in a terrible league. Arent after a left winger either. Why would Diabys number be a concern? They are brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Why would Diabys number be a concern? They are brilliant. People questioned his numbers Pl vs Bundes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) Think he means the numbers he’s getting are massively inflated due to the league and not a true reflection of his ability. I subscribe to the same view, personally. Edited June 27, 2022 by McCormick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, McCormick said: Think he means the numbers he’s getting are massively inflated due to the league and not a true reflection of his ability. I subscribe to the same view, personally. Better having good numbers in a low quality league or having shit numbers in a shit league? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Am sure it'll have been posted already but.... https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle-leeds-united-raphinha-transfer-27341282 Imagine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, Keegans Export said: Just on the topic of our transfer budget - now I'm not saying this is the case, just partly playing devils advocate and partly trying to better understand how our ownership model works. Could it be that our issue is not entirely FFP but essentially cash in the bank? We know PIF have access to huge funds. The Reuben's are very wealthy but that's more asset-heavy. We don't know how much available capital Staveley/PCP have. I wonder whether the issue isn't the Saudi's funding their 80%, but Staveley funding her 10%. As I understand it, if the Saudi's invest £80m, the Reuben's and Staveley will have to chip in £10m each. Is that how it works? If so, that would also explain why we are trying to spread transfer fees out and avoiding lump sums (because we know that doesn't make a difference to the FFP calculations). Hopefully someone can enlighten me on this. the club will just take loans/overdraft for short term cash needs like transfer fees. if they are equity funding they don’t need to do that at the same moment they are writing transfer cheques. also due to when the tv money is paid, and the season ticket renewal dates clubs tend to be pretty flush this time of year so I don’t think cash flow will be a factor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Pepe is Brazilian isnt he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Ben said: Totally agree, I'm also 100% against retirement of shirts as well. Yeah I dunno about retiring it, but it just seems like the added pressure hasn't been helpful for our last few marquee strikers... Then again, maybe we have just been signing crap players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 50 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: 35 million euro bid rejected? https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/2022/06/27/porto-recusa-proposta-do-newcastle-por-pepe.ghtml Quote Porto turned down an offer from Newcastle for 25-year-old striker Pepê. According to the ge found out, the English team offered 35 million euros (R$ 193.6 million) for the Brazilian ex- Grêmio . The Portuguese team asks for a minimum of 60 million euros (R$ 332 million) to negotiate it. The clubs still negotiate. The termination penalty provided for in Pepê's contract with Porto is 70 million euros (R$ 387 million). The Brazilian ended his first season with the Dragons, who are hoping to keep the striker longer and sell him for a higher price. However, the transfer is not ruled out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Miercoles said: We should also stop handing out the number nine shirt for a while, but that's another matter. We shouldnt but we should stop with the "famous number 9" and "Alan Shearer's old number" etc. Its just a number and just puts unneeded pressure and expectations on whoever wears it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Barnes23 said: 35 million euro bid rejected? https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/2022/06/27/porto-recusa-proposta-do-newcastle-por-pepe.ghtml How is he commanding such a high fee, considering his stats to date? Seems massively underwhelming on paper but would love to hear from someone who’s watched him play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 No fucking chance he’ll go for anywhere near that, considering what Nunez went for. I call bullshit. £20-25m absolute max. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, Decky said: We shouldnt but we should stop with the "famous number 9" and "Alan Shearer's old number" etc. Its just a number and just puts unneeded pressure and expectations on whoever wears it. Top strikers would thrive on the pressure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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