Alexander Isak - International C*nt

[Adam P]

1 minute ago, El Prontonise said:

Not good optics by the club to allow him to train with Sociedad imo if it's true.

The post above yours says ‘when it’s empty’ not ‘with Sociedad’. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

2 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

Should’ve probably led with that bit Keith

[Superior Acuña]

Just now, El Prontonise said:

 

Yes there is, he's our player.

 

I don't think him being in Spain suggests he's not our player, he's not going to be with the squad in Newcastle anyway, and this is pre-season. 

[Kid Icarus]

I don't think it's realistic to expect him to train in Benton in the circumstances tbf like.

 

He's an absolute cunt for what he's done but having him at Benton creates a circus that we won't want just as much as he won't. 

 

 

Edited July 31, 2025 by Kid Icarus

[AyeDubbleYoo]

2 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

I don't think it's realistic to expect him to train in Benton in the circumstances tbf like.

 

He's an absolute cunt for what he's done but having him at Benton creates a circus that we won't want just as much as he won't. 

 

 

 

Not sure how it would create any more of a circus mind. People can tweet about him and photograph him in Spain just the same. In fact it makes more of a story, as we’ve just seen. Why is an empty training ground in Spain any different to one in Newcastle? 
 

Sounds alright after that clarification from Downie though. If true. 

 

 

Edited July 31, 2025 by AyeDubbleYoo

[Dandy Man]

The situation is fairly murky at best. While he and his agent are clearly stirring up some controversy, it's hard to gauge the true severity given that these football "journalists" have every incentive to amplify the drama and get some lovely engagement. Meanwhile, the club naturally wants to downplay any rift, leaving us somewhere in the middle trying to parse the reality from the spin.

 

If Isak stays but sulks through the season, nobody wins. He also risks finding himself without suitors next summer when they've all inevitably moved on to the next flavour of the month hype machine. However, if he knuckles down and starts scoring regularly, all will likely be forgiven fairly quickly .

 

Like most fans here, I'd prefer to see him leave for an appropriate fee, but if it's Liverpool for the fees being thrown around or nowhere, I'll take nowhere every time.

[El Prontonise]

1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Not sure how it would create any more of a circus mind. People can tweet about him and photograph him in Spain just the same. In fact it makes more of a story, as we’ve just seen. Why is an empty training ground in Spain any different to one in Newcastle? 
 

Sounds alright after that clarification from Downie though. If true. 

 

 

 

 

Depends where the training ground is etc, it could be completely closed off.

[NSG]

So much for flying aggravating his injury.

[Kid Icarus]

1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Not sure how it would create any more of a circus mind. People can tweet about him and photograph him in Spain just the same. In fact it makes more of a story, as we’ve just seen. Why is an empty training ground in Spain any different to one in Newcastle? 
 

Sounds alright after that clarification from Downie though. If true. 

 

 

 

Have you ever been near the training ground during the summer holidays?

 

Would be absolute bedlam. Far too many places to take photos and be heard as well.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

1 minute ago, Dandy Man said:

The situation is fairly murky at best. While he and his agent are clearly stirring up some controversy, it's hard to gauge the true severity given that these football "journalists" have every incentive to amplify the drama and get some lovely engagement. Meanwhile, the club naturally wants to downplay any rift, leaving us somewhere in the middle trying to parse the reality from the spin.

 

If Isak stays but sulks through the season, nobody wins. He also risks finding himself without suitors next summer when they've all inevitably moved on to the next flavour of the month hype machine. However, if he knuckles down and starts scoring regularly, all will likely be forgiven fairly quickly .

 

Like most fans here, I'd prefer to see him leave for an appropriate fee, but if it's Liverpool for the fees being thrown around or nowhere, I'll take nowhere every time.

Completely agree. For all the feverish panic it’s still possible it blows over eventually. And we should only sell him for massive money and only when we have 2 strikers confirmed to come in 

[El Prontonise]

I have big issues with allowing a player who's asked to explore his options to go away to recover from his "injury" without someone from nufc being there.

 

The optics of it all are shite regarding the context of what's happened and is going on.

 

 

Edited July 31, 2025 by El Prontonise

[Nucasol]

16 minutes ago, gdm said:

% snippet from downie 

 

If Isak was to leave Newcastle, his former club would receive 10 percent of every euro above a €70m transfer fee.

So for context:

 

£150m sale = £111m “profit” to book (fee less 30m residual book value plus 9m to Sociedad)

£140m sale = £102m

£135m = £97.5m

£130m = £93m

[Sibierski]

22 minutes ago, gdm said:

Never before have I wished injury on a player not even Michael Owen but fuck be this behaviour deserves one

10% of every euro above €70m. What is that shite he’s just typed  Literally 10% of any fee above €70m. 

[The Prophet]

3 minutes ago, NSG said:

So much for flying aggravating his injury.

 

We know it's bullz but that's not what they said tbf.

[Sibierski]

9 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Should’ve probably led with that bit Keith

Yea but it doesn’t create the drama and stoke the tension between our fanbase and enable them to create another day of clickbait with no credible information.

[Sibierski]

6 minutes ago, NSG said:

So much for flying aggravating his injury.

There’s a monumental difference between a 2 hour flight and a 20 hour flight  

[Wallace]

7 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Another one with a personal arrangement regarding training is this common place elsewhere ? Gordon famously doesn't do certain things too. 

I don’t think it is that unusual.  Going back to the Allardyce/Pardew era, I knew a personal trainer that was employed by both Newcastle and Sunderland players independently of their clubs..

[Adam P]

I am currently on holiday in the French pays basque, just checked its 60km to Zubieta. Pretty sure the wife and kids would like a day trip to San Sébastien. 

[gbandit]

Got his own set of trainers and ours, and he’s still gassed 15 mins into the second half of matches. Does he have the worst stamina in football?

[Sibierski]

It’s the stationary part that’s the issue with flying, not the flying itself.

[TRon]

17 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

Not good optics by the club to allow him to train with Sociedad imo if it's true.

 

It's better optics than seeing him hold up a Liverpool shirt and their fans crowing about getting him for £120m. 

[HayDen Traces]

I'd keep him training by himself for 3 years than sell him to the Scouse mafia

[Coffee_Johnny]

30 minutes ago, gdm said:

Never before have I wished injury on a player not even Michael Owen but fuck be this behaviour deserves one

I know it’s pedantic but why put “10 percent of every euro above a €70m transfer fee…” as opposed to what? 10% of every second Euro, i.e. 5% of profit? 

[huss9]

3 hours ago, Big Geordie said:

Always thought that Isak seemed like a decent lad who would do the right things. Obviously shows a lack of professionalism but perhaps it's something of an indictment on the modern day player(s)? 

 he got involved in all the promo stuff knowning he was gonna be a cunt to the club and his teammates within a few weeks.

[Benwell Lad]

Beautiful place to spend the summer.

Hope he's not indulging too much in the wonderful Basque cuisine and wines, we don't want him overweight when the season starts.