Alexander Isak - International C*nt

[TRon]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

Imagine we are the club to sell our not for sale striker, and at a discount price 

 

 

But we aren't are we? Unless you are referring to Wissa or Larsen? 

[Mattoon]

I just can't see us selling on the cheap, it's such a bad look and goes against everything we know about the Saudis. I also think Howe would also have him back if he was prepared to reintegrate after the window closes. We simply can't let the dippers and Isak win.

[Pearljam10]

[gdm]

6 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

 

According to Craig Hope he believes we could be ready to sell if Liverpool offer £120m now.  

 

I don't know where this narrative is coming from, but a world where we are paying £60m for lesser proven players and selling one of the world's most prized strikers for £120m is insane. 

Unfortunately we’ve been put in a position where need to spend over the odds on two strikers and that money has to come from somewhere and that probably means being over a barrel by Liverpool who partly caused this mess. Personally I’d make them wait till Jan his value will still be there and they don’t immediately get what they want 

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, TRon said:

 

 

But we aren't are we? Unless you are referring to Wissa or Larsen? 

We shall see, I do think Isak will go and I don’t think it will be for 150 million.

[TRon]

Just now, gdm said:

Unfortunately we’ve been put in a position where need to spend over the odds on two strikers and that money has to come from somewhere and that probably means being over a barrel by Liverpool who partly caused this mess. Personally I’d make them wait till Jan his value will still be there and they don’t immediately get what they want 

 

 

Or we could just keep Isak unless they pay the £150m. 

[gdm]

2 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

 

Or we could just keep Isak unless they pay the £150m. 

We could but I don’t think they will which is why we are trying to sign another striker, which as I say we will need money in for…

 

 

Edited August 31, 2025 by gdm

[TRon]

Just now, gdm said:

We could but I don’t think they well which is why we are trying to sign another striker

 

 

But I don't see Brentford selling Wissa for £40m, or Wolves selling Larsen for £55m, so I don't see why we feel the need to let Isak go for - by some reports - a fee of £120m-£130m if we are lucky. 

[Kid Icarus]

I hope any of the people saying we should just get rid and 135m is fine are prepared for this playbook to play out with every player that other clubs want.

[gdm]

6 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

 

But I don't see Brentford selling Wissa for £40m, or Wolves selling Larsen for £55m, so I don't see why we feel the need to let Isak go for - by some reports - a fee of £120m-£130m if we are lucky. 

Oh don’t get me wrong, i think we only let him go if we get another striker but I do think we are trying hard for that other striker and I think wolves signing that genk striker will mean we will sign JSL and Isak will go for £120-£130m because we’ll have spent well over £120m on two strikers 

 

 

Edited August 31, 2025 by gdm

[gazza ladra]

5 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

I hope any of the people saying we should just get rid and 135m is fine are prepared for this playbook to play out with every player that other clubs want.

Yes, but...

 

not every player is going to do what Isak has done.

[Zero]

Just now, gazza ladra said:

Yes, but...

 

not every player is going to do what Isak has done.

well once there is a successful case to follow….

[Coffee_Johnny]

2 hours ago, 1964 said:

An Ekitike injury today would be hilarious

I’ve just signed him for fantasy team, so you’re welcome if it happens! 

[Mahoneys Tache]

Just now, gazza ladra said:

Yes, but...

 

not every player is going to do what Isak has done.

Any player with a lick of sense will be thinking that this is exactly the way to fuck your career up and get yourself on the universal shit list. 

[Kid Icarus]

1 minute ago, gazza ladra said:

Yes, but...

 

not every player is going to do what Isak has done.

Yes, but every club and agent will know they can unsettle our players and push for a move. Then if push comes to shove they can go nuclear and do the Isak method.

[Pandamninator]

Just now, gazza ladra said:

Yes, but...

 

not every player is going to do what Isak has done.

Would you have said Isak would do this 6 months ago?

 

They will, even if they don't go full scorched earth, once we roll over the precedent is set and the playbook will be repeated.

[gazza ladra]

Just now, Zero said:

well once there is a successful case to follow….

Some people have ethics.

[Abacus]

"Let's just get rid, even for far less than he's worth, I'm sick of him"

 

This is exactly what he and they want and it's exactly why it shouldn't happen when they literally hold none of the cards.

[Pandamninator]

5 minutes ago, Mahoneys Tache said:

Any player with a lick of sense will be thinking that this is exactly the way to fuck your career up and get yourself on the universal shit list. 

Totally.

 

Messi, Rooney, Kane, Suarez, Ronaldo.  Careers never recovered after they went on strike and caused a stink to try and get a move. 

 

How many times did Anelka turn the situation he was into full on Chernobyl and still waltz onto the next big club?

 

 

Edited August 31, 2025 by Pandamninator

[gdm]

6 minutes ago, gazza ladra said:

Yes, but...

 

not every player is going to do what Isak has done.

3 players this summer is 3 players too many 

[TRon]

2 minutes ago, Abacus said:

"Let's just get rid, even for far less than he's worth, I'm sick of him"

 

This is exactly what he and they want and it's exactly why it shouldn't happen when they literally hold none of the cards.

 

 

This is my stance, yet football journalists seem to think we are ready to capitulate. I'm really intrigued to see what we do because it will reveal a lot about our leadership and what the bottom line is. 

[duo]

He is one of the best strikers in world football who has three years left on his contract.  We are a striker light, yet we should sell way below market value because he spat his dummy out?  There are many case in history of players doing the same, the club holding firm that said player going on to having a storming season.  I see this being no different.

[gazza ladra]

1 minute ago, Pandamninator said:

Would you have said Isak would do this 6 months ago?

 

They will, even if they don't go full scorched earth, once we roll over the precedent is set and the playbook will be repeated.

I am not saying that NUFC should cave, just the opposite. It sets a bad precedent and some agents and players would go that route.

 

But there are some people who would never take this route.  As I understand it, Woltemader really wanted to go to Bayern, who wouldn't? He didn't go the Isak route to force a move.

 

No, I don't understand Isak. He's set out to sabotage the club. That's quite unexpected and abnormal. 

 

I get Wissa. He's not making much as top-level footballers go, he's at the end of his career, it's his chance at the Chamions League... He knows he isn't worth £65m.

 

If Isak thinks he's worth £400,000 a week or whatever, he surely must understand that at his age, in this market,  with 3 years on his contract, the club can ask for £150m. 

[Rosenrot]

To be fair Alex is probably equally pissed off at Liverpool for not paying up

[54]

26 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

I hope any of the people saying we should just get rid and 135m is fine are prepared for this playbook to play out with every player that other clubs want.

"Hope" is doing a whole load of lifting in this like. I personally think this is just an edge case and not the norm, and can't really see it happening again. Its literally just pure conjecture and there is no proof it'll happen again. These "Sagas" have happened at other clubs before, and they've all been fine after.