Cronky Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) I think this guy has been linked on here before - https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-continue-talks-flamengo-brazilian-teenager He looks pacey and promising. The Ronaldo rumour sounds very unlikely - if not, the Saudis are being very naive. What does it do to the morale of the Saudi team if they have a newcomer who is able to jump ship the minute he sees the chance of success elsewhere. And what does it do to the morale of our players if they earn a place in the CL and then another player of greater status (who wouldn't have joined otherwise) immediately steps in to take advantage. Edited January 3, 2023 by Cronky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Mikky said: Looks like if we do sign Varela - he won’t come until the summer Still need a midfielder this month, if that’s the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) Id be happy if we got Franca and Varela. Even if they didn’t join until the summer. (I want for January too obviously) Edited January 3, 2023 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Optimistic Nut said: Marca saying it's bollocks. But then it is in their actual report.. https://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/01/02/63b2df1b22601dd3108b45c7.html Whatever the truth is, i hope we'd steer clear. If we had champions league to offer next season, I'd hope we'd be able to attract (arguably) better, younger players, who are here for the team and not their own ageing ego. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Well worth watching the Sensible Transfer videos on Tifo IRL. The last 2 Windows, we've ended up signing or being heavily linked with players they've proposed for us or other teams (Bruno, Botman and others) Watching it this morning the first one that's caught my eye as one I could see us going for is Bennacer at AC Milan (they recommended him for Arsenal) The videos also feature Kone and Marcus Thuram (recommended for Man United) It'll be interesting to see who they recommend on our video. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 TIFO's content is generally canny like. Their delivery style is spot on with little in the way of subjective opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 49 minutes ago, TK-421 said: But then it is in their actual report.. https://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/01/02/63b2df1b22601dd3108b45c7.html Whatever the truth is, i hope we'd steer clear. If we had champions league to offer next season, I'd hope we'd be able to attract (arguably) better, younger players, who are here for the team and not their own ageing ego. The last thing we need is The Ronaldo Show rocking up and disrupting everything Howe is trying to build here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Didn’t Thuram pull the plug on us, the little slug? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonScotman Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 11 hours ago, Mikky said: Looks like if we do sign Varela - he won’t come until the summer Why’s that ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 hours ago, Johnny said: If all of this is true, at least it will be a good move form bussiness point of view. An Nashr social media followers double in number after Ronaldo announcement. And shirt sales go up in number too. If that happen to small Saudi club, what will happen to us? That's great, but now deduct his £1.5m/week wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 48 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Even if that's true which it may well be, aren't Football Insider a dogshit source? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 57 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Even if that's true which it may well be, aren't Football Insider a dogshit source? They are. Had a purple patch last January where they got a few of our transfer rumours correct. Could just be a broken clock thing though. Edited January 3, 2023 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 48 minutes ago, Chris_R said: That's great, but now deduct his £1.5m/week wages. Perhaps his parent club would cover that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Well I mean we could do all our transfers that way in theory, have them bought by Al Nassr then loaned or sold back to us for £0 Think the PL might have something to say about that though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Chris_R said: Well I mean we could do all our transfers that way in theory, have them bought by Al Nassr then loaned or sold back to us for £0 Think the PL might have something to say about that though... They haven't for Watford? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Optimistic Nut said: They haven't for Watford? What's the Watford story? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Watford, Udinese & Granada regularly sign players and pass them around each other on loan. Not sure if Granada are still involved but the other two are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paullow Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 7 hours ago, Johnny said: If all of this is true, at least it will be a good move form bussiness point of view. An Nashr social media followers double in number after Ronaldo announcement. And shirt sales go up in number too. If that happen to small Saudi club, what will happen to us? The social media thing obviously isn't for everyone and can quickly be dismissed, but I've often wondered why Newcastle's following is so low, relatively. Newcastle's IG followers have increased from 724k pre takeover to 1.3m today, and Twitter from 1.7m to 2.4m, and both will likely continue to increase the better we do, but in terms of IG numbers, West Ham are on 2.3m, Wolves are on 2.1m, Palace 1.5m, Southampton 1.2m. Leicester being on far more (7.1m) is somewhat understandable given they won the league and FA Cup in recent years, plus will likely have had a sizable increase from Thailand since their takeover. I guess it highlights the massive lack of commercial activity and progression during the Ashley reign, and general fan apathy at the time, but I still thought we'd have significantly more followers than say Palace or Southampton who have largely been operating in the bottom half with no European football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 ESPN also reporting there is now Newcastle clause in Ronaldo’s deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 10 hours ago, Skeletor said: I was worried something like this would happen sooner or later. Saudis have shown with their WWE investment that they want big names, even if they're old or been dead for decades. Can very much see him being forced upon the team next season and completely upsetting the harmony and balance we have. It's sus as fuck that he's gone to some crap Saudi team if he hasn't been made some kind of promise. Not a chance this will happen, wouldn’t waste any time on it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Maybe Ronaldo wanted the clause rather than the other way round, as he wants CL football as an out. Either way, he’s never coming here. Would never be able to get behind him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King HTT III Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 No thanks, Ronaldo can do one, he’s toxic nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said: They haven't for Watford? Passing players round is fine. Passing them round for free to get around FFP rules is what I'm thinking will be frowned upon. I haven't examined Watford's transfer dealings in detail but I presume a reasonably acceptable amount of money exchanges hands between clubs to keep everyone happy when the players move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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