SUPERTOON Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 8 minutes ago, Toonpack said: There is zero evidence for that. Hope is reporting it, I know people love to slate him, but he has been absolutely bang on this summer with anything to do us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 Don’t show any sign of weakness? Fuck off man. You’ve got absolutely no leverage here. Pretend to be as strong as you want, you’re not going to feel like Mariusz Pudzianowski when you’re getting fined to fuck and no one wants to buy you anymore because you’re the most toxic man in football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 5 minutes ago, oldtype said: And while I normally hate the whole “it’s the agent not the player angle” at this point I can’t help but think that he’s receiving bad advice. Even if you’re hell bent on getting out of dodge this summer, there are smarter, more nuanced ways to do this. Going on strike? Fine. Threaten it behind the scenes. You absolutely don’t need the gleeful “HERE WE GO Alex Isak on strike!” Tweet from Romano. All you’re doing is harming your public image. You dont have to act on bad advice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 1 minute ago, madras said: You dont have to act on bad advice. As far as the decision to act out itself goes, I agree. But it’s not Isak’s job to be dictating the specifics of the media strategy and that strategy has been terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 21 minutes ago, Andy said: Or maybe they've been driven by Isak just being a cunt? Seems to me like he felt entitled to a move and spat his dummy, anything about it being agent-led is just PR fed to our local journos to try and keep a door open for him IMO. Oh aye. When I say driven by the agent, I think it was his idea. But Isak decided to go along with it and gets absolved of no blame whatsoever in my book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 (edited) 2 minutes ago, oldtype said: As far as the decision to act out itself goes, I agree. But it’s not Isak’s job to be dictating the specifics of the media strategy and that strategy has been terrible. Refusing to go on tour etc is hardly a media strategy. He could also tell his agent "less of this shit, it makes me look a right twat"....... or choose to go along with it. Edited August 14, 2025 by madras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 48 minutes ago, Ankles Bennett said: We can only fine him 2 weeks wages presumably for each time he fails to turn up but he probably has millions in the bank so fines won't bother him too much!! Yeah, the man who's refusing to put in an official transfer request because it'll cost him a bonus but yet is still on strike for a move to Liverpool to increase his wages is clearly not remotely motivated by money and won't be remotely bothered by being fined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 If we pay a loyalty bonus to this muppet I will probably have a fking stroke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedder Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 5 hours ago, MagPar said: Are you another Pearl Jam fan? I've got the stickman tattoo on my left arm. Have you spoken to PearlJam10? That's 3 of us now, unless in wrong about your name. Yeah, and there’ll be a few more on here I bet. I had to sneak into a Pearl Jam tribute gig at the Riverside last year because it had (unexpectedly by me at least) sold out 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 (edited) 10 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Hope is reporting it, I know people love to slate him, but he has been absolutely bang on this summer with anything to do us. He claims he knew well before it broke however which is frankly bollocks. You reckon Craig Hope would sit on a story like that? The same bloke who couldn’t wait to get the Fraser getting frozen out of the squad story out in the week building up to the 2023 league cup final? Edited August 14, 2025 by HaydnNUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagPar Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 Just now, Vedder said: Yeah, and there’ll be a few more on here I bet. I had to sneak into a Pearl Jam tribute gig at the Riverside last year because it had (unexpectedly by me at least) sold out 😂 I've never seen them due to the social anxiety thing, but I have seen Glasvegas who were great, and Death Cab for Cutie* (a seattle band who aint to popular over here) who were amazing. My son was in the exes belly at that one. *check out the albums Transatlanticism and Plans. Just well written melodic guitar pop, nothing grungy about them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 (edited) Me in the Gallowgate if he's still here when the window SLAMS shut and we haven't bowed to the spitty southerners and flat pack nonce is crawling back. Edited August 14, 2025 by Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 Isak's an intelligent guy and is in no way some wet behind the ears young kid who's just starting his career. He's already played in multiple countries and played for multiple clubs and knows exactly how this game goes, to even start to pretend he's been 'badly advised' by his agent is utter pigshit, Isak has willingly gone into this with his eyes wide fucking open, he knows exactly what he's doing and the consequences of it too. All he's done this last month is show the entire footballing world what a monumental cunt he actually is. Most neutral fans now think he's a piece of shit, his own fans hate him, Liverpool fans are now very suspicious of him and most pundits are saying he's being a cunt too. He's got no-one to hide behind for this, he's the one in the spotlight and he's the one who's gone along with it every step of the way. To believe the 'agent told me' horseshit is ridiculous and indicative of the lack of critical thinking skills Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordJake Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 4 minutes ago, midds said: Isak's an intelligent guy and is in no way some green behind the gills young kid who's just starting his career. He's already played in multiple countries and played for multiple clubs and knows exactly how this game goes, to even start to pretend he's been 'badly advised' by his agent is utter pigshit, Isak has willingly gone into this with his eyes wide fucking open, he knows exactly what he's doing and the consequences of it too. All he's done this last month is show the entire footballing world what a monumental cunt he actually is. Most neutral fans now think he's a piece of shit, his own fans hate him, Liverpool fans are now very suspicious of him and most pundits are saying he's being a cunt too. He's got no-one to hide behind for this, he's the one in the spotlight and he's the one who's gone along with it every step of the way. To believe the 'agent told me' horseshit is ridiculous and indicative of the lack of critical thinking skills Completely agree, he’s an absolute shithouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 Surely Liverpool wouldn't want to touch him now? This is unprecedented shithousery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagPar Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 51 minutes ago, alexf said: Erm...yes? Someone call mensa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 1 minute ago, TaylorJ_01 said: Surely Liverpool wouldn't want to touch him now? This is unprecedented shithousery. There’s little chance that they didn’t encourage this IMO. They knew our demands would be high so they came up with a plan to drive the price down. It’s not like they haven’t done this before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 3 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said: Surely Liverpool wouldn't want to touch him now? This is unprecedented shithousery. I've never been more convinced that it's the place for him tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 (edited) 16 minutes ago, midds said: Isak's an intelligent guy and is in no way some green behind the gills young kid who's just starting his career. He's already played in multiple countries and played for multiple clubs and knows exactly how this game goes, to even start to pretend he's been 'badly advised' by his agent is utter pigshit, Isak has willingly gone into this with his eyes wide fucking open, he knows exactly what he's doing and the consequences of it too. All he's done this last month is show the entire footballing world what a monumental cunt he actually is. Most neutral fans now think he's a piece of shit, his own fans hate him, Liverpool fans are now very suspicious of him and most pundits are saying he's being a cunt too. He's got no-one to hide behind for this, he's the one in the spotlight and he's the one who's gone along with it every step of the way. To believe the 'agent told me' horseshit is ridiculous and indicative of the lack of critical thinking skills Have you read the information about his agent and his history? how do you know he’s an intelligent guy? He might be thick as whale spunk for all we know. ‘indicative of a lack of critical thinking’? Like objectively observing information and coming to a conclusion based on the information? no it’s not. It might be different from your conclusion but it’s not a lack of critical thinking. Edited August 14, 2025 by Mahoneys Tache Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 7 minutes ago, midds said: Isak's an intelligent guy and is in no way some green behind the gills young kid who's just starting his career. He's already played in multiple countries and played for multiple clubs and knows exactly how this game goes, to even start to pretend he's been 'badly advised' by his agent is utter pigshit, Isak has willingly gone into this with his eyes wide fucking open, he knows exactly what he's doing and the consequences of it too. All he's done this last month is show the entire footballing world what a monumental cunt he actually is. Most neutral fans now think he's a piece of shit, his own fans hate him, Liverpool fans are now very suspicious of him and most pundits are saying he's being a cunt too. He's got no-one to hide behind for this, he's the one in the spotlight and he's the one who's gone along with it every step of the way. To believe the 'agent told me' horseshit is ridiculous and indicative of the lack of critical thinking skills 100%. Isak has played this like the classic tale of the gambler chasing his losses. I'm sure his agent put the feelers put to other clubs while we're were negotiating his new deal and that's when Liverpool said they'd be happy to pay him the 300k a week or whatever it was. Slight problem with that though, Liverpool aren't willing to pay our asking price, so the agent advises Isak to rattle our cage, agitate for a move, brief the cartel fluffing journos near enough hourly and wait until we succumb to the pressure. We still hold our ground, Isak goes full scorched earth, pissing off our manager, squad and fanbase in the process but Liverpool and their cartel friends have bought up all our potential replacements, Liverpool are spending more money fixing other areas of their squad leaving even less funds in the Isak bank. Isak still won't climb down though and has committed the cardinal sin of going on strike, so now not only do our fans think he's a cunt, neutrals and even Liverpool fans have slammed his behaviour as snakey. His agent is clearly a dodgy scumbag but Isak is the one who has been pulling the strings the whole time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 2 minutes ago, Mahoneys Tache said: Have you read the information about his agent and his history? how do you know he’s an intelligent guy? He might be thick as whale spunk for all we know. ‘indicative of a lack of critical thinking’? Like objectively observing information and coming to a conclusion based on the information? no it’s not. It might be different from your conclusion but it’s not a lack of critical thinking. Isak hired him, Isak pays him and Isak obviously listens to him. Got no idea about the alleged shit his agent gets caught up in, it's not my or Newcastle's problem. If he's being used by some dodgy cunt/agent then that's his problem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 (edited) Liverpool fans will worship him if he helps bring them multiple domestic league and a champions league win tbh. If he's got ballon d'or ambitions, you need to be playing for such a club as well. It's shit, but that's how it is. Edited August 14, 2025 by Turnbull2000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 Just now, midds said: Isak hired him, Isak pays him and Isak obviously listens to him. Got no idea about the alleged shit his agent gets caught up in, it's not my or Newcastle's problem. If he's being used by some dodgy cunt/agent then that's his problem His agent has been barred from working with clubs in Holland and Sweden for being a bent cunt. He was involved in dodgy conduct with abramovich. He’s apparently a bit of a heavy fucker. maybe isak is actually a bit fucking dim and being manipulated, intimidated, whatever. Fact is, no fucker knows for sure. Maybe arbitrarily deciding he’s being a dickhead is evidence of a lack of critical thinking? and his agent clearly is Newcastle’s problem because he’s got a major influence on the process and outcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 Just now, Mahoneys Tache said: His agent has been barred from working with clubs in Holland and Sweden for being a bent cunt. He was involved in dodgy conduct with abramovich. He’s apparently a bit of a heavy fucker. maybe isak is actually a bit fucking dim and being manipulated, intimidated, whatever. Fact is, no fucker knows for sure. Maybe arbitrarily deciding he’s being a dickhead is evidence of a lack of critical thinking? and his agent clearly is Newcastle’s problem because he’s got a major influence on the process and outcome. I can believe all of that tbh. A few facts to back it up would be nice to help to form a bit of context but I'd agree that his agent is also a piece of shit He's still going along with it despite everything though and that's more than enough to tar and feather him. If you're prepared to buy the old 'agent told me' horseshit line in 2 weeks time then that's completely up to you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 14, 2025 Share Posted August 14, 2025 1 hour ago, ED209 said: Why do these cretins need an agent in the first place? Are they all thick as mince? Surely you would be better off negotiating yourself a deal and taking a slightly lower wedge than paying some parasite a fortune to get you an extra few quid a week? Hire a sports lawyer to do it and save millions. I’ve never understood paying an agent the amount that they pay them, given the work required Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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