TRon Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, Jinky Jim said: ‘Former Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard, 29, is considering a move to Saudi Arabia where he could earn £10m per year. The England player's United contract expired last month.”…….Probably bollocks, but an interesting way of getting Lingard without paying all his wages….Whichever club he might go to in SA, then loans him to us whilst paying some of his wages…..perhaps a swop loan with gayle? You beauty! I know it sounds daft but that would probably work for all parties Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Athletico Madrid also looking at Sekou Mara by the looks of things - hope this one doesn't play out like the Ekitike saga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Not for me, supposedly him and his agent love having a few shots, getting absolutely twatted then driving around looking for a birch tree to smash into. Only a matter of time. Fucking youth of today. Cunts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 55 minutes ago, reefatoon said: Not for me, supposedly him and his agent love having a few shots, getting absolutely twatted then driving around looking for a birch tree to smash into. Only a matter of time. Fucking youth of today. Cunts. Chomp? You’re making this up, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, The Prophet said: Another one for the yoof teams. Youth signings still count towards FPP right? Or is that considered "youth development" lol. We certainly seem to have a budget to go out and lure a bunch of youth to flood our reserves. Love it and hope to see more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, reefatoon said: Not for me, supposedly him and his agent love having a few shots, getting absolutely twatted then driving around looking for a birch tree to smash into. Only a matter of time. Fucking youth of today. Cunts. I heard the PC Brigade keep chasing them, and killing their fun by pulling them over and tutting at them Something like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 5 hours ago, reefatoon said: Not for me, supposedly him and his agent love having a few shots, getting absolutely twatted then driving around looking for a birch tree to smash into. Only a matter of time. Fucking youth of today. Cunts. Another James Dean headed for a trunk of trouble on Jessie Dene? No thanks from me too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 7 hours ago, The Prophet said: Another one for the yoof teams. Hebburn lad and is hugely-rated - him and his Da are black and whiters so I’ll be amazed if it doesn’t happen! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Wijnaldum is reportedly one of a group of PSG players left out of preseason and told to find another club. He is apparently on 9.2m euros per year. So £7.8m or about £150k a week (52 week year). If we could get him on loan, the year’s worth of wages would equate to a very reasonable transfer fee for a player of his quality and the potential benefits of having someone of his stature in the group. Given a standard, say £15m transfer would probably have an additional £4 to 5 m wages on top of that. Bruno and Gini are very adaptable/can do it all in CM. Joelinton would complement and provide additional energy and combativeness. Longstaff (and all) could learn from him, would be great for Botman having the former Dutch captain here (who was dropped by the Netherlands last year due to limited game time at PSG). Plus having a Premier and Champion’s League winner in the squad can make such things seem more achievable. Could be a solution to our third positional gap which improves us and doesn’t eat into up-front transfer funds needed for the other two gaps this summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, Paully said: Hebburn lad and is hugely-rated - him and his Da are black and whiters so I’ll be amazed if it doesn’t happen! Sounds great. At just 15 lad has an 8 minute highlight video full of Ben Arfa skillz. Looks a very big talent. Glad we're targeting players who have that left-footed magic for the Academy. The youth sides have lacked that for as long as I can remember.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 10 hours ago, RodneyCisse said: Aye she’s welcome. People were complaining about yesterday's commentator researching Krafth's parents. Seems he's not as weird as we thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Wijnaldum is reportedly one of a group of PSG players left out of preseason and told to find another club. He is apparently on 9.2m euros per year. So £7.8m or about £150k a week (52 week year). If we could get him on loan, the year’s worth of wages would equate to a very reasonable transfer fee for a player of his quality and the potential benefits of having someone of his stature in the group. Given a standard, say £15m transfer would probably have an additional £4 to 5 m wages on top of that. Bruno and Gini are very adaptable/can do it all in CM. Joelinton would complement and provide additional energy and combativeness. Longstaff (and all) could learn from him, would be great for Botman having the former Dutch captain here (who was dropped by the Netherlands last year due to limited game time at PSG). Plus having a Premier and Champion’s League winner in the squad can make such things seem more achievable. Could be a solution to our third positional gap which improves us and doesn’t eat into up-front transfer funds needed for the other two gaps this summer. This is a player who divides opinion. I thought he was disappointing in his spell here. Somehow, he didn't seem to impose himself on a game as much as he could have. Did well eventually at LIverpool, but they're better than nearly every opponent that they face, and the demands are different. Plus, he might block the progress of Longstaff and Anderson. I'd say no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Paully said: Hebburn lad and is hugely-rated - him and his Da are black and whiters so I’ll be amazed if it doesn’t happen! Can you imagine the posts on RTG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Cronky said: This is a player who divides opinion. I thought he was disappointing in his spell here. Somehow, he didn't seem to impose himself on a game as much as he could have. Did well eventually at LIverpool, but they're better than nearly every opponent that they face, and the demands are different. Plus, he might block the progress of Longstaff and Anderson. I'd say no. I totally understand the Gini marmite argument. Have to say I really enjoyed having him here. To echo a conversation from yesterday, I don’t think he was used effectively by McClaren, particularly away. Given a too structured deep role. Should have been just left to do his thing, ala Keegan style, though it is obviously much easier to do so with better players at your disposal who will fill holes. p.s. he did score 11 goals from CM in a relegated side and we made £10.5m on him (bought for £14.5 sold for £23 + £2m add ons). Edited July 16, 2022 by Coffee_Johnny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 He was a really good player when he was here, and when he showed up. I wouldn’t want him back though, rather develop someone or buy someone with more of a future ahead of themselves, and someone who did my jump ship out of the club as soon as he could. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Ben said: Can you imagine the posts on RTG According to the RTG supporter geography Hebburn is red and white. Funny the considerable amount of black and whites who live there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 13 hours ago, madras said: Certainly was. Remember it well from 70s and 80s. I definitely remember my uncle using Marra in the 80s. He lives in Gateshead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1tche Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 5 hours ago, junkhead said: Sounds great. At just 15 lad has an 8 minute highlight video full of Ben Arfa skillz. Looks a very big talent. Glad we're targeting players who have that left-footed magic for the Academy. The youth sides have lacked that for as long as I can remember.. Not sure about Ben Arfa, but he looks a very talented player and hit some big tackles in that as well. Looks abit stuck between a 10 role and the more attacking of a double pivot. Good mixture of skill, technique and loving a tackle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 How will RTG'ers feel that their beloved, whiter than white SAFC may willingly take £1m of Saudi blood money? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said: How will RTG'ers feel that their beloved, whiter than white SAFC may willingly take £1m of Saudi blood money? Aye they would implode, taking their brightest prospect whilst paying with money from the Saudi public investment fund Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said: How will RTG'ers feel that their beloved, whiter than white SAFC may willingly take £1m of Saudi blood money? They wouldn't have a choice would they? As in, it's a compensation package because he'll be out of contract? I suppose they could donate the money to charity... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Just now, Keegans Export said: They wouldn't have a choice would they? As in, it's a compensation package because he'll be out of contract? I suppose they could donate the money to charity... ??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzaschicken Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 16 hours ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Some of the forwards we’ve been linked with, in one place. By ‘estimated’ value (transfermarkt). Strikers Osimhen, 22yrs. 24 in 51 for Napoli, previous 13 in 27 for Lille. 15 in 22 for Nigeria. Market value £55.8m. Gouiri, 22yrs. 22 in 72 for Nice. 10 in 21 for France u21. Market value £37.8m. Calvert-Lewin, 25yrs. 45 in 164 for Everton. 4 in 11 for England. Market value £36m. Isak, 22yrs. 32 in 103 for Real Sociedad, previous 18 in 33 (in Germany mainly 2nd tier). 9 in 37 for Sweden. Market value £27m. Scamacca, 23yrs. 16 in 39 for Sassuolo, previous 18 in 81 (various loans). 0 in 7 for Italy (9 in 15 at u21). Market value £27m. Zapata, 31 yrs. 66 in 126 for Atalanta. Previous 40 in 141 (various Serie A). 4 in 34 Colombia. Market value £25.2m. Barbosa, 25yrs. 88 in 137 for Flamengo. 5 in 18 caps for Brazil. Market value £23.4m [Ekitike, 20yrs. 10 in 26 for Reims, also 3 in 11 Vejle BK (loan). 0 in 6 France U20. Market value £25.2m.] de Tomás, 27 yrs. 44 in 85 for Espanyol, previous 82 in 128 in three Spanish loan deals from Real Madrid. 0 in 4 for Spain. Market value £22.5m. Broja, 20yrs. 6 in 32 for Southampton, previous 10 in 30 for Vitesse. 4 in 14 for Albania. Market value £19.8m. Kalimuendo, 20yrs. 19 in 60 for Lens, previous 0 in 3 for PSG. 13 in 24 for France u17/u21. Market value £16.2m. Dennis, 24 yrs. 10 in 33 for Watford, previous 19 in 85 for Club Brugge. 1 in 7 for Nigeria. Market value £12.6m. (Has played both wings as well). Gabriel, 17 yrs. 0 in 54 Santos. 1 in 12 (Brazil u15 and u17). Market value £9m. Mara, 19 yrs. 7 in 34 for Bordeaux. 2 in 9 for France u20/u21. Market value £2.9m. Wingers Diaby, 22yrs. 22 in 92 for Leverkusen, previous 2 in 25 for PSG. 0 in 8 caps for France. Market value £54m. Danjuma, 25 yrs. 10 in 23 for Villarreal, previous 15 in 47 for Bournemouth. 2 in 6 caps for Netherlands. Market value £45m. Asensio, 26 yrs. 28 in 160 for Real Madrid, previous 11 in 90 (Mallorca & Espanyol). 1 in 28 for Spain. Market value £36m. Paquetá, 25yrs. 18 in 65 for Lyon, previous 1 in 37 for Milan. 7 in 33 caps for Brazil. Market value £31.5m. [Gordon, 21yrs. 4 in 49 for Everton. 4 in 7 caps for England U21. Market value £18m.] Sarr, 24yrs. 23 in 89 for Watford, previous 13 in 59 for Rennes. 10 in 47 for Senegal. Market value £24.3m. Hudson-Odoi, 21yrs. 4 in 72 for Chelsea. 0 in 3 full caps for England; 4 in 9 U21. Market value £22.8m. Harrison, 25yrs. 26 in 154 for Leeds. 0 in 2 for England U21. Market value £16.2m. Cornet, 25 yrs. 9 in 26 for Burnley, previous 31 in 184 for Lyon. 6 in 29 for Ivory Coast. Market value £13.5m. [definitely not happening] Surely Dennis is a no brainer? Even just as a squad player if we could get him for less than 20m from a relegated club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) On 13/07/2022 at 20:36, Rafalove said: Think Chukuwemeka is the lad that tore our youth team to piecesa year or two ago. Put him in mt ffteam last season hoping he would come through and I’d get a good player in the cheap He's very promising, him, Cameron Archer, Jacob Ramsey, Arron Ramsey, Tim Iroegbunam, those are the great hopes in the youth team. However, word is that Chuckwuemeka's agent is an absolute dick, has been demanding stuff like guaranteed playing time, huge money, and also trying to sell him to pretty much anyone big in Europe for a while. He looked quality in the recent U-23 tournament recently, but in a few PL appearances for us looked like a boy amongst men. Compared to Iroegbunam who looked comfortable. He's trouble, and the sooner he leaves, the better. It won't be to you, though (no offence). HIs agent thinks he's Barcelona material. Edited July 16, 2022 by brummie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19224286/newcastle-brentford-leeds-ivan-toney/ the sun reporting we're looking at Toney again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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