Alexander Isak - International C*nt

[The College Dropout]

Liverpool do need another attacker. They’ve got 4 but they’ve sold their positionally flexible players. 

[kingxlnc]

It's crazy that when you think about it... it's literally been only just a month since all this kicked off. 19 July was the day he said he wasn't going on tour. Before that, he was seemingly fine and we were thinking that Ekitike was being signed to play with him etc (which I still think was the original plan). 
With the amount of reporting and news coverage - 24/7 in some cases - it feels like it's been never-ending. 

In the age of social media, a month is like a year. 

[Emotic]

I mean, we currently have zero replacement for Wilson, much less Isak, and looks like we have zero clue who to replace Wilson with (much less Isak), so unless the relationship has totally gone down the shitter such that we expect a bag of 110 million pounds in cash upfront is better than Isak, I can see us issuing a hands-off on the night we play Liverpool.

 

Club statement from a few days back said "We do not foresee those conditions being met". I daresay that's even less likely to happen now. So unless the club wants to look like utter chumps in letting Liverpool get even more strikers while we have zero....

 

 

Edited August 22, 2025 by Emotic

[jack j]

Can still get evens for him being at Liverpool in September 

[cubaricho]

1 minute ago, jack j said:

Can still get evens for him being at Liverpool in September 

Why even do that bro?  

[GeordieDazzler]

New contract announced on Monday afternoon 

[jack j]

Just now, cubaricho said:

Why even do that bro?  

Because people are convinced he is gone after Eddie's press conference

Letting them know they can double their money

[cubaricho]

9 minutes ago, JT24 said:

Ominous. 

Imperious more like. Isak ain’t going no where. 

[JP]

 

Just sat and thought about it, we don't have a ~£150m playing in a premier league game because he doesn't want to.

 

Crazy stuff and can't stress enough how unprofessional it is. 

 

[Teslact]

15 minutes ago, 54 said:

Wijnaldum said: “I remember my last game for Newcastle in the pre-season when their fans were singing that they wanted me to stay. 

"But when the opportunity came to play for a great club like Liverpool with such a great history I had to take it. I hope they understand why I made that choice to go to Liverpool.

“When the previous season at Newcastle ended, I said publicly that I wouldn’t force a move. When Liverpool came in for me I made up my mind that I wanted to come here, but I wasn’t going to force it because I appreciated what Newcastle and their fans did for me.”

Or 

 

"I had a relegation release clause anyway, so didn't want to give up my loyalty bonus."

 

 

Edited August 22, 2025 by Teslact
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[TheHoob]

Grim Ryder being a bit selective there with the quotes by the looks of it? 

[Groundhog63]

3 minutes ago, Emotic said:

I mean, we currently have zero replacement for Wilson, much less Isak, and looks like we have zero clue who to replace Wilson with (much less Isak), so unless the relationship has totally gone down the shitter such that we expect a bag of 110 million pounds in cash upfront is better than Isak, I can see us issuing a hands-off on the night we play Liverpool.

 

Delap

Pedro

Ekitike

Sesko

Wissa

*

 

 

(*) insert any rumour

 

 

"zero clue" must mean "we tried" 

[cubaricho]

2 hours ago, OpenC said:

Feels increasingly to me

What?  

 

The club will not let us go into the season with no striker.

 

Come on y’all. 

[KingArthur]

10 minutes ago, deejeck said:

Well, what the fuck does that mean?! 

I think that means rat is forced to come back to fold, because we dont get 2 strikers. 

[Sibierski]

That's left way open. Romano and the gang to tweet away now today that an offer will come on Tuesday and Isak is expecting it to be accepted.

 

Going to be who blinks first really. We are not looking likely to bring in a striker we want, so either we keep him and Isak blinks and comes back next week, or we blink first in fear that Isak literally won't come back all season and sell even though we won't replace him this summer.

[GeordieDazzler]

8 minutes ago, GeordieDazzler said:

got lost on the last page but these additional quote are less ominous 

[cubaricho]

4 minutes ago, jack j said:

Because people are convinced he is gone after Eddie's press conference

Letting them know they can double their money

Who?
 

Just don’t.  

 

 

Edited August 22, 2025 by cubaricho

[TheHoob]

From the beeb, no sign of Ryder's quote but a different feel I would say. 

Quote

 

Asked how the rest of the squad feel about the Alexander Isak sitation, Eddie Howe said: "I have no doubt about how the players will feel. They will feel same way I do. Alex is a fantastic player, he's a good person, a good character and a good lad.

"If Alex wanted to come back and play for us the players would welcome him."

 

Quote

 

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe on Alexander Isak: "My preference for these things it that it doesn't happen publicly. Everything is better dealt with behind closed doors but in this situation, needs must and in this situation the club has spoken and justifiably so in that moment."

On whether he can return to the squad: "Of course [I want him to], he is contracted to us and he is our player. My wish is that he will be playing with us on Monday and 100% I want to see him back in a Newcastle shirt."

 

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Asked if he has been speaking to Alexander Isak, Howe said: "When I see him we speak as normal, there are no issues between us.

"When we see each other we are fine."

 

"No, there's been no change" about Alexander Isak's sitation, says Eddie Howe.

"Yeah, he wont be part of the squad for this weekend's game."

 

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2025 by TheHoob

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Impeccable as always from the boss. 

[duo]

The press are still trying to push the narrative that he'll be sold to Liverpool - not in a million years now.  It's over - finished - Isak is not being sold.  Of course he can be re-integrated.  Idiotic to think otherwise.

[KingArthur]

10 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Liverpool do need another attacker. They’ve got 4 but they’ve sold their positionally flexible players. 

They do, but not Isak level. They need a left forward more. 

[cubaricho]

Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Impeccable as always from the boss. 

Hard agree. We’re so good. 

[Sibierski]

Howe has handled this so well this summer. Just such a don of a manager.

[David Edgar]

1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Impeccable as always from the boss. 

 

Watch the Liverpool press (see national press) spin it. 

[KingArthur]

5 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

That's left way open. Romano and the gang to tweet away now today that an offer will come on Tuesday and Isak is expecting it to be accepted.

 

Going to be who blinks first really. We are not looking likely to bring in a striker we want, so either we keep him and Isak blinks and comes back next week, or we blink first in fear that Isak literally won't come back all season and sell even though we won't replace him this summer.

Club is well aware of situation. Isak may have burned bridges with the office, but as long as Howe sees that he can be reintegrated, everything is fine.