João Pedro

[TRon]

2 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Counts for most players.

 

Counts less than money though. Which is the bigger issue.

 

 

British players tend to regard Newcastle as a big club because of our fanbase. Not sure foreign players would be that clued up about Newcastle. 

[sempuki]

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Just now, sempuki said:

 

 

The tweet doesn't quite match what the article says:

"Business is expected to “ramp up” next week – a move for Brighton forward Joao Pedro is “advancing”, sources suggest, with Newcastle in pole position ahead of Chelsea"

[Andy84]

 

1 minute ago, sempuki said:

 

Mark Douglas goes along side pizza rob or any other twitter person for reliability to be honest 

[gbandit]

Does that pizza lad still try and claim loads of shit?

[Ikon]

Wouldn’t mind an attacking front of Gordon, Pedro, Isak and Kudus with Tonali and Bruno in a double pivot in a 4-2-3-1 fluid setup. Would have a bit of everything. Dynamic and technical ability. 

 

 

Edited 19 hours ago by Ikon

[SUPERTOON]

That is the third time this summer that Douglas has said transfer business will ramp up next week 

[Ikon]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

That is the third time this summer that Douglas has said transfer business will ramp up next week 

Being a “journalist” these days might be the easiest job in the world. 

[Andy84]

8 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

That is the third time this summer that Douglas has said transfer business will ramp up next week 

Next week, 1st week of July, middle of July. On and on and on we go 

[David Edgar]

11 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

That is the third time this summer that Douglas has said transfer business will ramp up next week 

 

We are ramping up, but from a non-existent starting point.

[The Prophet]

27 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

 

The tweet doesn't quite match what the article says:

"Business is expected to “ramp up” next week – a move for Brighton forward Joao Pedro is “advancing”, sources suggest, with Newcastle in pole position ahead of Chelsea"

 

Aye, editor mischief is that.

[Nucasol]

30 minutes ago, sempuki said:

 

Same Douglas article as yesterday. Recycling old bait.

[Joelinton7]

Why have I just clicked an embed that says “talks for Joao Pedro at advanced stage” only to see it’s an article about us becoming a £1bn club and talks for JP are “advancing, not “advanced”. Lying cnt MD.

[huss9]

"talks are advancing towards the line, but at this stage its impossible to say whether they will get across it."

[nufc123]

1 minute ago, huss9 said:

"talks are advancing towards the line, but at this stage its impossible to say whether they will get across it."

He wrote that ?

[huss9]

Just now, nufc123 said:

He wrote that ?

i wish he had.

[Kid Icarus]

45 minutes ago, gbandit said:

Does that pizza lad still try and claim loads of shit?

He doesn't, or at least he hasn't in a while. Think he undoubtedly was an ITK like, even if he was also insufferable 

[LFEE]

1 hour ago, Kid Icarus said:

He doesn't, or at least he hasn't in a while. Think he undoubtedly was an ITK like, even if he was also insufferable 

Yep. His source clearly been locked down now as he was probably being too specific sharing his info in public.

[SteV]

Daily non-update from the Chron 

 

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-handed-transfer-plan-31892134

 

And for those who refuse to click on the aids of the Chron website 

 

Spoiler

Newcastle United or Chelsea are yet to make a concrete offer for Joao Pedro with Brighton & Hove Albion understood to be open to negotiations.

So far, a figure of £60m has been mooted for the 23-year-old Brazil international with intermediaries relaying numbers to both the Blues and the Magpies. Pedro remains on holiday but Brighton supremo Tony Bloom remains open to offers.

Indeed, Brighton star Matt O’Riley, a one-time Toon target, has been the subject of an official enquiry this week from Napoli with a firm offer of £25.6m coming from the Serie A side. Newcastle have an idea of Pedro's wages and were told that the South American would be open to a move north.

 

Suggestions have also come from Pedro's camp that Chelsea would also be an attractive proposition for the star. However, the starting point has to be a bid from Newcastle which Brighton say is not forthcoming so far.

Brighton will sell at £60m with Albion supremo Tony Bloom not closing the door on sales. He told ITV Racing: "I don't think we will be doing a huge amount more (incoming business) between now and the end of the window."

Head coach Eddie Howe stated on the last game of the season against Everton that a quick process was vital on Tyneside. He told Chronicle Live then: "Speed is key for us and I have reiterated that many times internally. Speed is key because we have to be dynamic, we have to be ready to conclude things very quickly because good players don't hang around for long."

 

 

 

There is no sense that Howe is frustrated by the lack of signings so far from insiders but the clock is ticking towards the first day of pre-season training. Howe sees the start of pre-season as the ideal starting point for any new signing.

As things stand Newcastle are the only club in dialogue with Pedro's agent but there is a danger of the player holding out too long. Newcastle may need to make him an offer he can't refuse.

 

[Menace]

14 hours ago, Kid Icarus said:

He doesn't, or at least he hasn't in a while. Think he undoubtedly was an ITK like, even if he was also insufferable 

 

Aye. He broke Minteh weeks before anyone. Shame his patter was absolutely honking.

[healthyaddiction]

18 minutes ago, Menace said:

 

Aye. He broke Minteh weeks before anyone. Shame his patter was absolutely honking.

I'm certain he also shared a bunch of things weren't true. It's entirely possible he got one thing from someone and then tried to trade off that.

 

Anyone can get ITK info once. I got something once myself, but I'll not get anything again.

[bobbydazzla]

5 minutes ago, healthyaddiction said:

I'm certain he also shared a bunch of things weren't true. It's entirely possible he got one thing from someone and then tried to trade off that.

 

Anyone can get ITK info once. I got something once myself, but I'll not get anything again.

 

I had ITK info that Keegan was coming back in 2008

Also had ITK info that Alan Smith and Rob Elliott (the keeper not the full back) were signing. However, those are the sort of moments when you wish you weren't an ITK

 

 

[Nucasol]

10 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:

 

Also had ITK info that Alan Smith and Rob Elliott (the keeper not the full back) were signing. However, those are the sort of moments when you wish you weren't an ITK

 

 

ITK = In the KillMeNowClub with those two nuggets of intel at the end. £30m for the privilege of Alan Smith meandering around the pitch for 5 years.

[Kid Icarus]

37 minutes ago, healthyaddiction said:

I'm certain he also shared a bunch of things weren't true. It's entirely possible he got one thing from someone and then tried to trade off that.

 

Anyone can get ITK info once. I got something once myself, but I'll not get anything again.

 

He got way more than that, for a good year he was as reliable as anyone.

 

As well as Minteh (6 months before he signed) he brought up Lewis Hall when absolutely no one else had mentioned him, likewise Livramento and Gordon. There were others too where we were linked and he was saying we definitely weren't in for them: Paqueta, Solanke, Smith-Rowe, and others. 

He hasn't had anything since 2023 though, basically saying that he's been told nothing since then. 

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, Kid Icarus said:

 

He got way more than that, for a good year he was as reliable as anyone.

 

As well as Minteh (6 months before he signed) he brought up Lewis Hall when absolutely no one else had mentioned him, likewise Livramento and Gordon. There were others too where we were linked and he was saying we definitely weren't in for them: Paqueta, Solanke, Smith-Rowe, and others. 

He hasn't had anything since 2023 though, basically saying that he's been told nothing since then. 

Last thing was a few months ago about the new stadium being on leazes park.