Alexander Isak - International C*nt

[gdm]

1 minute ago, BlueStar said:

 

But Liverpool aren't offering us Isak money, the're pissing about with £110 and £120. Fuck them

No offence but I don’t know why people keep saying this. They’ll obviously come in higher

[McDog]

Just now, gdm said:

If we keep him and try sell him in June clubs will have us over a barrel 

 

 

Yes, potentially. But we don't know what will happen between now and then. He's on a 3 year deal so that barrel isn't exactly indestructable.

[gdm]

1 minute ago, toon25 said:

Who was the last player folk can remember who behaved like this?

Wissa

[The Prophet]

Just now, gdm said:

Really limits what we can get for him tho. Clubs will know we are PSR desperate 

 

I'm cool with that. £100 million to Barca would do me.

[Heron]

17 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said:

If it wasn’t for BDB’s rocket header it wouldn’t have been the winner! Team effort it was. Whether he stays or goes I won’t let that take away the amazing result that day ever.

BDB can forever be the winner in my reinvented memory.

 

He was the winner that day anyways - him and all the other Geordie lads involved.

 

Absolutely won at fucking life there though BDB in that 1-0 win. Bullet header for the winning goal AND a clean sheet for his boyhood club.

 

 

Edited August 8, 2025 by Heron

[Kid Icarus]

27 minutes ago, jack j said:

Surely its a case of covering his arse with the value side of things. He can't just say hes a cunt I want rid and we will take what we can get

 

Potentially, but "I want him to return" is quite a definitive thing to say. Also, if it was true we could just...not sell him.

 

I'm not criticising Howe or anything, I'm just confused a bit. The whole thing is a bit exhausting 

 

 

Edited August 8, 2025 by Kid Icarus

[Andy84]

No way back for him. Reading between the lines he’s burnt his bridges here 

[Vinny Green Balls]

Just now, gdm said:

Really limits what we can get for him tho. Clubs will know we are PSR desperate 

Are we surely PSR desperate next summer? Unless we actually pull off a few more colossal buys, then I expect it in 2027, but not necessarily next year. But that would require spending a hell of a lot more. If we aren’t desperate for July 1, 2026 then there is no reason to rush selling him now unless it’s well over 150 million. 

[Yorkie]

I get the rotting in the reserves thing but it's daft and never going to happen; it's not an option. If he stays, he has to get reintegrated and the reasons why are so obvious they're not worth stating.

 

However, reintegration seems totally impractical at this point and the squad/season will suffer for it. That's why he has to go. 

[Benwell Lad]

3 minutes ago, toon25 said:

Who was the last player folk can remember who behaved like this?

 

Terry McDermott ?

Stopped playing to get a transfer to Liverpool.

[TRC]

3 minutes ago, toon25 said:

Who was the last player folk can remember who behaved like this?

Wissa?

[toon25]

2 minutes ago, gdm said:

Wissa

 

Wissa travelled with the team to tour but was sent home, as per an interview from their manager.

 

This cunt flat out refused to go.

[McDog]

Just now, Andy84 said:

No way back for him. Reading between the lines he’s burnt his bridges here 

 

 

Only one route back. Liverpool fail to deliver the gold bullion. Then he is so back.

 

 

[Kid Icarus]

3 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said:

Whether he is covering all his bases or not, he absolutely should have approached it like this. I’m not for looking for a replacement at all, unless it’s the extremely unlikely scenario that Isak gets benched rather than sold. 
 

But given our inability to even do that, then Howe should absolutely publicly leave the door open to Isak. What else should he do?

I'm not saying he should do anything else, or criticising him, I'm just personally confused by what to take from it all.

[christ]

I want us to keep him out of spite. 

[The Prophet]

Just now, Yorkie said:

I get the rotting in the reserves thing but it's daft and never going to happen; it's not an option. If he stays, he has to get reintegrated and the reasons why are so obvious they're not with stating.

 

However, reintegration seems totally impractical at this point and the squad/season will suffer for it. That's why he has to go. 

 

Realistically we're almost certainly going to sell him, but we should be really difficult about it. He and Liverpool have taken the piss, we should be returning the favour.

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Never has a player gone from legendary status to "certified cunt" so quickly.

[Vinny Green Balls]

Telling Liverpool to go fuck themselves does have some value besides feeling good for doing it. They are less likely to try to shake the tree and hope our best players to drop out in the future if it we don’t budge, and possibly even punish them for it by shopping him to other clubs later on.

[hallihg]

We can sell him in January with no effect to his high market  value. Lets see if he backs down and reintegrates - if not let him rot until January at least.

[Andy84]

2 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

I'm not saying he should do anything else, or criticising him, I'm just personally confused by what to take from it all.

He wants to leave and he doesn’t want to be with the squad, train or play for us again. Howe was being tactful in his interview.  He needs to go but he’s put us in a weaker negotiating position with Liverpool 

 

 

Edited August 8, 2025 by Andy84

[TRon]

7 minutes ago, Displayname said:

We will get more, £130m minimum.

 

 

That's still too low. 

[Vinny Green Balls]

2 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

I'm not saying he should do anything else, or criticising him, I'm just personally confused by what to take from it all.

Probably that Isak is being a toddler and the club is blinking even though it’s insane to?

[Heron]

10 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

 

Potentially, but "I want him to return" is quite a definitive thing to say. Also, if it was true we could just...not sell him.

 

I'm not criticising Howe or anything, I'm just confused a bit. The whole thing is a bit exhausting 

 

 

 

Very exhausting.

 

What I took from what Howe said was that there is a path back for Isak if he wants it, but if he or the team aren't ready then it won't happen.

 

I think that's a masterstroke personally.

 

Have to remember - your Dan Burn's and dare I say it - your Bruno's and Joelinton's will all be fucked off with him. I suspect Joelinton as much as anyone after Howe has been disrespected and helped him resurrect his career in a place he now calls his second home.

 

 

Edited August 8, 2025 by Heron

[Kid Icarus]

Re reintegration I think people are maybe overlooking how much subconsciously they would love to tell themselves this was all a mistake and salvage the situation. The moment he started scoring/playing well a lot of people would overlook everything, we've seen it countless times within our own fanbase never mind elsewhere.

 

Extreme example but how many times did our fanbase think 'maybe he's learned/changed' at the first opportunity about Mike Ashley before finally realising it was always hopeless forever?

 

 

Edited August 8, 2025 by Kid Icarus

[Vinny Green Balls]

If he scores 30 goals for us and fucks off next summer, then fare thee well. Don’t let the door hit you.