AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 He will be mint. Would be a blessing in disguise if Longstaff isn't fit and we have to put him straight in. Shame the fixtures are so hard mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) Sandro on Instagram story with Ginola: "Who says I don't smile?" Edited August 4, 2023 by Kasper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, Kasper said: Sandro on Instagram story with Ginola: "Who says I don't smile?" Meelan fans in the mud. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: He will be mint. Would be a blessing in disguise if Longstaff isn't fit and we have to put him straight in. Shame the fixtures are so hard mind. not sure about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, Kasper said: Sandro on Instagram story with Ginola: "Who says I don't smile?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Our number 8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 17 minutes ago, Ste said: Our number 8. Had to be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Really excited to watch him play and develop over here, but confess to be a little anxious that the generally held belief is that we've overpaid. It's been an odd window - if someone had offered me Tonali, Barnes and Livramento, I'd have thought it was a good window, but £125m makes me wonder if there was better value out there. That said, we've barely put a foot wrong on signings... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 18 minutes ago, Ste said: Our number 8. Pearson completely mudded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Kasper said: Sandro on Instagram story with Ginola: "Who says I don't smile?" I think it might have been mentioned a couple of times on here…! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Hughesy said: Really excited to watch him play and develop over here, but confess to be a little anxious that the generally held belief is that we've overpaid. It's been an odd window - if someone had offered me Tonali, Barnes and Livramento, I'd have thought it was a good window, but £125m makes me wonder if there was better value out there. That said, we've barely put a foot wrong on signings... Must admit, the only one of the three that I knew anything about was Barnes. However, I do have faith that our signings are well researched over a period of time, and that the manager is in full agreement. The opposite end of the spectrum is a club forking out for a player who happens to be hitting the headlines at the time, and the manager having little to no say. (ie the Chelsea / Potter model) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Cronky said: Must admit, the only one of the three that I knew anything about was Barnes. However, I do have faith that our signings are well researched over a period of time, and that the manager is in full agreement. The opposite end of the spectrum is a club forking out for a player who happens to be hitting the headlines at the time, and the manager having little to no say. (ie the Chelsea / Potter model) Imagine Howe in these meetings with Ashworth and Nickson etc man. He'll be loving life. He's went from having to overspend on fairly average players just to try and attract them to little old Bournemouth, to having the likes of Tonali, Isak and Botman offered to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Hughesy said: It's been an odd window - if someone had offered me Tonali, Barnes and Livramento, I'd have thought it was a good window, but £125m makes me wonder if there was better value out there. That said, we've barely put a foot wrong on signings... They are all safe bets in one way or another, to the extent a player purchase in football can be. Same as all our signings since the takeover. We have players now that can from the core of the team to set the standard off and on the pitch and be here for a long time. Hopefully we're in a position soon to move fringe players on for decent fees that allows for more wriggle room within the constraints of FFP so we can see more exciting high risk, high reward type of signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicente_14 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Horncastle on the Totally Football podcast seemed pretty downbeat on this signing, didn't think he would be a big hit and that most Italians like the idea of the Premier League until they get here, and then seek a loan back to Italy, and that's how he see's this going. Or something along those lines, wasn't overly concentrating on it. Seemed quite bitter, Horncastle is usually better than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 They hate having to say anything positive about us on that show for fear that they’ll let the Saudis win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 37 minutes ago, vicente_14 said: Horncastle on the Totally Football podcast seemed pretty downbeat on this signing, didn't think he would be a big hit and that most Italians like the idea of the Premier League until they get here, and then seek a loan back to Italy, and that's how he see's this going. Or something along those lines, wasn't overly concentrating on it. Seemed quite bitter, Horncastle is usually better than that. He's just massively pro Italian football, wouldn't look too much into. Always the risk with Italians however. I'm just hoping since he's young he'll fully embrace the league and style of football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 He was just saying Italians don’t settle blah blah, like that striker at West Ham and he thinks Tonali will be the same and go home on loan next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, vicente_14 said: Horncastle on the Totally Football podcast seemed pretty downbeat on this signing, didn't think he would be a big hit and that most Italians like the idea of the Premier League until they get here, and then seek a loan back to Italy, and that's how he see's this going. Or something along those lines, wasn't overly concentrating on it. Seemed quite bitter, Horncastle is usually better than that.I With Tonali, what I have a concern about is what you could broadly call the social side of it, not the football. He seems quite a shy lad, still young, and having to get used to a different way of life, culture and climate and without having any command of the language, it seems. Unfortunately, he's the only Italian in the squad. However, if he can get through that, then there's some parallels between the football craziness of Milan and Newcastle which may be appealing to him. It's a reasonable point that Italians in the Premiership don't have a good track record, but I think the problem is usually the pace and physicality of our football. I don't think Tonali will have a difficulty there. In fact, he might thrive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Cronky said: With Tonali, what I have a concern about is what you could broadly call the social side of it, not the football. He seems quite a shy lad, still young, and having to get used to a different way of life, culture and climate and without having any command of the language, it seems. Unfortunately, he's the only Italian in the squad. However, if he can get through that, then there's some parallels between the football craziness of Milan and Newcastle which may be appealing to him. It's a reasonable point that Italians in the Premiership don't have a good track record, but I think the problem is usually the pace and physicality of our football. I don't think Tonali will have a difficulty there. In fact, he might thrive. This is why Chiesa is a must as it's not just for the bromance potential, Chiesa is also super fluent in English meaning that he can support Tonali Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Santon back out of retirement for that LB slot. Sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Hughesy said: Really excited to watch him play and develop over here, but confess to be a little anxious that the generally held belief is that we've overpaid. It's been an odd window - if someone had offered me Tonali, Barnes and Livramento, I'd have thought it was a good window, but £125m makes me wonder if there was better value out there. That said, we've barely put a foot wrong on signings... I personally don't think we've overpaid for Tonali, considering how crazy the market is nowadays. Milan captain at 23 years old, Italy U21 captain and a player who will improve with age. It's hard to argue with that résumé. Only concern is the "Italians not settling" thing but every person is different. I guess we'll see. Edited August 4, 2023 by Mountain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 He’ll need time to settle in, he may need to start games on the bench like Bruno. Perhaps more so, he’s far quieter than Bruno. He was out and about in town the other day and is viewing houses to rent. We really need his girlfriend to be happy, the club should be all over their happiness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Santon could also cover CDM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 6 hours ago, Hughesy said: Really excited to watch him play and develop over here, but confess to be a little anxious that the generally held belief is that we've overpaid. It's been an odd window - if someone had offered me Tonali, Barnes and Livramento, I'd have thought it was a good window, but £125m makes me wonder if there was better value out there. That said, we've barely put a foot wrong on signings... We overpaid for Isak aswell. Joke of a club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 7 hours ago, Hughesy said: Really excited to watch him play and develop over here, but confess to be a little anxious that the generally held belief is that we've overpaid. It's been an odd window - if someone had offered me Tonali, Barnes and Livramento, I'd have thought it was a good window, but £125m makes me wonder if there was better value out there. That said, we've barely put a foot wrong on signings... Nobody has a clue if we’ve overpaid, don’t worry about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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