Coffee_Johnny Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 07/07/2022 at 10:23, Coffee_Johnny said: Angelo Gabriel (could there be a better named future Angel of the North?) “Interesting report from Globo that Steve Nickson travelled to Brazil to start negotiations for 17-year-old Santos striker Angelo. Fast, skillful Brazil under-17 striker tracked by Barca, Liverpool & Real Madrid. NUFC proposed €20m but rejected. Long-term target.” Just read that this guy was 15 when he made his first team debut! We’ve had an initial offer of £17m ‘turned down flat by Santos’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, Happinesstan said: Was HBA not good enough for you? Of course, but I want a Geordie of African heritage to be our Mane or HBA and I think we will in the coming years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Just now, HTT II said: Of course, but I want a Geordie of African heritage to be our Mane or HBA and I think we will in the coming years. We're all of African heritage aren't we, if you go back far enough ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 7 hours ago, toontownman said: Probably already posted but the wording was interesting. Amuses me that people now just think the word ‘project’ is about us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 So 20m quid then. Interesting to see if we bite. I'm 100% sure this is either Madrid driven or agent driven. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, madras said: We're all of African heritage aren't we, if you go back far enough ? If we’re getting all evolutionary, then Africa is just a label some colonial made up, and the myriad of (blood soaked)similarly invented lines which criss cross that particular expanse of land. ? shall we just talk about signing people? Or go broader? Truncally erect bipedal hominids? Fast ones obvs ?♂️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 We’ve apparently made a £34m bid for Paqueta. https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1637373/Arsenal-transfer-news-pushing-hard-Lucas-Paqueta-Lyon-Newcastle-offer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Dr Jinx said: There’s a bit in that clip about Dog the Bounty Hunter, he’s on the Dennis Miller show.. gets me every single time. The man was a genius. Salty language Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Coffee_Johnny said: We’ve apparently made a £34m bid for Paqueta. https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1637373/Arsenal-transfer-news-pushing-hard-Lucas-Paqueta-Lyon-Newcastle-offer Written completely about Arsenal though. Doubt anything in it for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 It'd be minging if he went to Arsenal, but I can't see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 12 hours ago, Nobody said: The "Black Power" was taking the piss out of someone who started a thread on here (or the old forum, if you will) with the thread title "we need black power", which was closed pretty much straight away. The thread starter might even have been banned, but don't quite remember. I remember there used to be a running joke about Katie Price and Kriss Akabusi which from what I recall was not in great taste. But that is going back a while and this place now doesn't really reflect that mentality at all these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: It'd be minging if he went to Arsenal, but I can't see it. Well they do have a decent Brazilian contingent as well now, and they are in Europe. Also still a more highly regarded team than us at this point, so I could see the attraction if their interest is serious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I think if there was any chance of Paqueta going elsewhere, particularly a PL team, then we would come in for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Hovagod said: Salty language Are his bounty hunting days over? ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 The Katie Price thing was part of some thing on the internet where Akabusi was climbing into women's bedrooms and sorting them out. Awooooga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, TRon said: Well they do have a decent Brazilian contingent as well now, and they are in Europe. Also still a more highly regarded team than us at this point, so I could see the attraction if their interest is serious. They're absolutely stacked in the attacking midfield/wide forward areas now. You'd think they'll be focusing on defence and midfielders to play in the double pivot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, NWMag said: I think if there was any chance of Paqueta going elsewhere, particularly a PL team, then we would come in for him. So if that's the case why don't they go in for him anyway? Shouldn't be the case that we are only prepared to buy if another team makes an offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) I’m not convinced we have a role in mind for Paqueta at all. Edited July 8, 2022 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I’m not convinced we have a role in mind for Paqueta at all. Yeah, unless we also went and spent similar on a DM to partner Bruno, I don't see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I’m not convinced we have a role in mind for Paqueta at all. Don’t think so, either. He feels like a player we bring in for our next iteration, where we need a squad big enough to compete for top 6-8 domestically and are regularly in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 25 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I’m not convinced we have a role in mind for Paqueta at all. I don't think we'll target him this window at least, but surely he'd play attacking midfield with Big Joe and Bruno would move to his more familiar role in front of the back four? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I’m not convinced we have a role in mind for Paqueta at all. Same. But maybe howe was just making do with what he had in central mid and want to go in a different direction. It's hard to think that due to the success he's had with it, but maybe there's a change in direction? Like Bonk said, does feel like we're a step away from it currently. Would be a shame he came in and disrupted a working mid and didn't come off for him. Could upset Bruno as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWTL Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 43 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I’m not convinced we have a role in mind for Paqueta at all. I don't think so either but if we aren't going to rely on goals from midfield we really need a quality rw that actually scores goals and another winger to contribute if we are going to climb up the league. Just not got enough goals in the squad ATM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Dokko said: Same. But maybe howe was just making do with what he had in central mid and want to go in a different direction. It's hard to think that due to the success he's had with it, but maybe there's a change in direction? Like Bonk said, does feel like we're a step away from it currently. Would be a shame he came in and disrupted a working mid and didn't come off for him. Could upset Bruno as well. The midfield needs upgrading, but at present a right winger and some support for Wilson had to be the priority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Koulibaly has rejected Napoli’s contract offer.. would be available cheap enough but with massive wages I guess.. we should be all over that, be the perfect partner for Botman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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