Guest HTT II Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Just now, Foxedup said: We loved Pearson and he was no footballing purist. It’s a relatively new thing for us, when we brought Puel in the club decided he and then the next person would follow a certain MO. ie. Good and working with and bringing through young players and also playing it around a bit more. We’ll stick to that for a while yet, it’s served us alright so far. I just want to be entertained (and win a few games) and that comes in many forms. Aye, it’s great to win, but we’ve had some turgid shit football in the last 14 years even when winning and a nice balance between the two would be nice given how much it costs to go to games and there is no excuse if you have talented players to play crap football. Good luck this season, apart from when we face each other! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 5 hours ago, SUPERTOON said: See I don’t get this, I get journalists have sources, but I don’t see how anyone connected with the club rings up Scott and says yeah we only want to spend 25 million on a wide attacker They don’t. They get their info from the agents. If the feedback is that is far as they are willing to pay for each of their targets then assumptions are made from there. People need to look at the contract situation of who we are interested in not just the ability of the player. That’s what is determining our evaluations. A lot of details like release clauses etc will be unknown to the general fan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, LFEE said: They don’t. They get their info from the agents. If the feedback is that is far as they are willing to pay for each of their targets then assumptions are made from there. People need to look at the contract situation of who we are interested in not just the ability of the player. That’s what is determining our evaluations. A lot of details like release clauses etc will be unknown to the general fan. The players we are being seriously linked with don't seem to have low release clauses or that their contact is up soon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapo Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Alfonso has been red hot in regards to our summer business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Just now, gdm said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, joeyt said: The players we are being seriously linked with don't seem to have low release clauses or that their contact is up soon So maybe a suggestion there is very little truth in some of them. Harrison on low wages and 24 month left the most realistic. Others just smokescreens whilst we look elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 "It may force Newcastle abroad, with the club having asked about Rennes’ Ghana international Kamaldeen Sulemana and RB Salzburg striker Benjamin Sesko, who scored in their Bundesliga opener against Austria Vienna on Friday." This is the line from the bottom of Douglas' latest article (on Broja). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Like the profile of those 2 young lads would be very happy with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, gdm said: Get them signed !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, LFEE said: So maybe a suggestion there is very little truth in some of them. Harrison on low wages and 24 month left the most realistic. Others just smokescreens whilst we look elsewhere. I'd say the most concrete links we've had this summer have been Diaby, Ekitkike, Botman and Harrison. None of those have had release clauses or running down their contracts and I'd be surprised if the 3 we haven't signed are smokescreens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Can’t see it, Draxler is shit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Haven’t watched Draxler closely for a long time. Anyone give an update of where his game’s been at for the last few years? Germans generally translate well to the premier league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Definitely agents trying to drum up interest that one. Not the kind of profile we'd go for at all. Shame as he's basically wasted his career at PSG. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Was he the next big thing at one point, then just faded away? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 minute ago, gbandit said: Haven’t watched Draxler closely for a long time. Anyone give an update of where his game’s been at for the last few years? Germans generally translate well to the premier league Not great, he’s on par with Fraser, Murphy and Almiron for goal/assist last few seasons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Can’t see it, Draxler is shit done nothing in about 4 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I’d rather Pacqueta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, joeyt said: I'd say the most concrete links we've had this summer have been Diaby, Ekitkike, Botman and Harrison. None of those have had release clauses or running down their contracts and I'd be surprised if the 3 we haven't signed are smokescreens The other factor is knowing which clubs need money. The Botman deal worked well for all 3 parties. Ekitikie are extremely low wages. Similar with Harrison like I’ve already said. Diaby I’ve no idea how serious that was other than an enquiry and getting quoted twice the price we were willing to pay it seemed. Can’t see much movement this week ahead of the friendlies but time will tell. Who do you think we’ll sign? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Second guessing who we will sign is virtually impossible. We will sign at least two players though, I'm certain of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, HTT II said: You mention possession based football and that being kind of an identity now for Leicester, but at what point does a club have to deviate from a single core ideal in order to maximise other aspects of the art of, well, winning games and succeeding? We are known as the Entertainers or were, brought up on attacking football under KK and then Sir Bobby and often get derided for craving for that kind of football, but we loved and still do love Rafa, the football I won’t lie was often shit, but there was an identity, clear tactics, hard work, improvements in almost every player and if he had of been backed more, the football would have improved without ever likely being that attractive. Man City are obviously a great team and play attractive football on the eye, but honestly I find their play boring, but maybe that’s just me. It's the most contradicting thing. How can a team that scores so many goals be so boring? Yet often they are. I think it's the lack of counter attacking goals due to most teams sitting back, it's their switching left to right and right to left in front of the opposition box ad infinitum. Honestly I don't know what exactly it is but somehow they're often boring. The majority of their goals are turd Fifa video game goals where it's a cross on the floor along the box for a tap in. Now they've got Haaland maybe they'll be more fun to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 It's the same reason why people find Spain boring. Strangling possession in a game to the point where the opposition can't even get a foothold in the match, and suffocate them to death, is dull. It's death by a thousand cuts. If you're a neutral what you like about football usually is that games have a natural to-and-fro. Yes one team may be better and will dominate but there will be transitions and weaknesses that give the other side a chance. And the better side will also hit them on the transitions too. I actually liked watching Barca under Guardiola but I realised later, particularly when watching the same players for Spain, is I actually just liked watching Messi get the ball all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Definitely agents trying to drum up interest that one. Not the kind of profile we'd go for at all. Shame as he's basically wasted his career at PSG. It'll be this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Mikky said: done nothing in about 4 years He'll be on massive coin as well. Very much a Villa or Everton signing rather than NUFC in 2022, thank fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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