AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Get Leif Davis does sound like arthouse cinema. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Apart from the sentimental value of him being a Newcastle fan, is there not a danger signing Leif Davis who will be 25 next season and barely played any top league football? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 I don’t see us signing four players from abroad for the first team in the same transfer window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Kelly and Tosin would be smart pick ups on a free. The latter in particular is everything Eddie loves in a centre back: height, athleticism and is decent on the deck. Until we know what the plan is with Hall, it's not really known if we'll need a left back, but Kelly is more than capable of covering there and tucking into a back three, similar to how we've played with Burn. It'd free up funds elsewhere and allow us to look at shipping Targett too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Tosin's agent has been busy. Been linked with Liverpool, Spurs, Bayern and both Milan clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 I’m going to predict that the likes of Dummett and Ritchie will still be here next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Dummett’s already been confirmed as off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 1 hour ago, Funtime Frankie said: Exactly this. Maybe Sesko for David but otherwise this will take us up to the level to compete for top 4. Not sure we will sell Longstaff as he is one of a few homegrown players that is over 21 which helps with European competitions Eddie would probably say he does, but surely keeping Longstaff for h/g purposes only makes sense if we are planning on him being a key part of the squad. Lets assume we are in EL or EC next season and not the CL, I'd rather have a smaller European squad but give experience to the academy players who may be the ones to breakthrough next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 1 hour ago, Funtime Frankie said: Exactly this. Maybe Sesko for David but otherwise this will take us up to the level to compete for top 4. Not sure we will sell Longstaff as he is one of a few homegrown players that is over 21 which helps with European competitions If we want to compete high up then the likes of Longstaff are surplus to requirements in the summer - doesn’t cut it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 No chance is Longstaff leaving this summer either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Whether people want Longstaff to leave or not, he won't be going anywhere. If you think Longstaff will leave, you haven't been listening to Eddie Howe at all. He will surely end up as 5th/6th choice and that's OK with me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 My only concern with Longstaff is that he suffers for not playing regularly and it hits his confidence as well. I’d be fine with him being a sub if we saw the best of him like we do with Miggy but it would be nice to see him come on as a sub and influence a game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Keep forgetting we'll still have Hayden and Fraser to shift too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: My only concern with Longstaff is that he suffers for not playing regularly and it hits his confidence as well. I’d be fine with him being a sub if we saw the best of him like we do with Miggy but it would be nice to see him come on as a sub and influence a game We've showed we can go on long winning streaks with Longstaff in the side. I agree, he's a player that can look really poor when out of form. If he has a year where he gets less game time, he might decide leave, which is also fine but Eddie won't actively push him out the door, especially not this summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 10 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Keep forgetting we'll still have Hayden and Fraser to shift too. And Lewis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 40 minutes ago, STM said: Whether people want Longstaff to leave or not, he won't be going anywhere. If you think Longstaff will leave, you haven't been listening to Eddie Howe at all. He will surely end up as 5th/6th choice and that's OK with me. He's possibly already 5th choice, Bruno, Tonali, Joelinton and Willock all potentially ahead of him. He'll stay and that's fine, if we add another CM to the squad then that's a pretty strong group. Obviously if Bruno or Joelinton leave then they'll need replacing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon No9 Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 27 minutes ago, Shearergol said: And Lewis And Hendrick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Just now, Toon No9 said: And Hendrick? Out of contract, at last. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Longstaff has suffered from playing a lot when coming just back from injury and in a midfield with Miley that was unbalanced and didn't really work. He's proved to be a fairly effective player in Eddie's system with either of the Joe's in there. He'd be fine as the Tonali backup next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 If we do get Ederson, then how do we look next season? Doesn't seem to fit the profile we need? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 5 minutes ago, TRC said: If we do get Ederson, then how do we look next season? Doesn't seem to fit the profile we need? He 100% suits our profile - in the current set up he plays on the right of midfield - essentially is the Longstaff upgrade we crave - can play as a 6 or alongside Tonali in a 2 - you can play Big Joe as LWF - there is so much flexibility I want 5 midfielders competing - Bruno - Tonali - Big Joe - Willock - Ederson with Miley and Anderson continuing their development and coming in and out - even bigger bonus if we qualify for Europe There’s no time for sentiment - I don’t want Longstaff as 5th choice - sell him and move on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 7 yellow cards in his last 9 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 (edited) 18 minutes ago, TRC said: If we do get Ederson, then how do we look next season? Doesn't seem to fit the profile we need? The 6 we’ve been crying out for. edit: I thought you were TBG talking about the City keeper. Edited March 4, 2024 by Deuce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Just now, Deuce said: The 6 we’ve been crying out for. He's more of a box to box CM i think. Not your typical deep laying DM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 4, 2024 Share Posted March 4, 2024 Felt like a real lightbulb moment for our recruitment team when Ederson was first discussed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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