NUFC Transfer Rumours

[KaKa]

30 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Apparently Arsenal wanted him and met with him and were immediately put off by his personality.

 

I heard about that! Pretty crazy.

[Menace]

33 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Apparently Arsenal wanted him and met with him and were immediately put off by his personality.

Considering he took 0 responsibility for the gambling and tried to pass it off as if he's been stitched up - I believe it.

[Tiresias]

yeah i wasnt super impressed by his reaction to the betting, seemed to consider it the world against him, then after the club backed him and he got back in immediately kept publicly courting suitors which felt unnecessary. Also while clearly really good his form was quite poor for a bit, not sure he's all that. England call up gone to his head

[gbandit]

Aye, he’s clearly a wanker

[Mike]

On 24/07/2024 at 01:45, Optimistic Nut said:

If he's happy to be on no more than £30-40k a week and to be third choice striker behind Isak & Gordon, then fair enough. 

 

If he isn't I'll have that.

[Nucasol]

Just now, gbandit said:

Aye, he’s clearly a wanker

“Fuck Brentford” hardly screams professionalism.

[Nowhere Man]

1 hour ago, gbandit said:

Winter is coming

Children of the forest

White Walkers

White players

A child from Forest

 

Are we signing an academy prospect from Forest, a white player to be specific?

Lots of wood in a forest…

 

WOOD !!!

[Pixelphish]

Toney doesn't fit the no bellends ethos if we're still operating to that.

[Mike]

Imagine being too much of a bellend for Arsenal.

[Nucasol]

Just now, Mike said:

Imagine being too much of a bellend for Arsenal.

Incredible isn’t it? A team with the PL’s biggest bellend of a manager, Kai Havertz and Arsenal Fans TV consider you a liability. I’d be broken.

[toon25]

2 minutes ago, Mike said:

Imagine being too much of a bellend for Arsenal.

 

Anyone signing for them needs to be slightly less of a bellend than fucking Lego hair

[Whitley mag]

Delighted Mitchell has come in and is overseeing the window, if he has paused deals to re-evaluate then he’s doing his job in my opinion.

 

Last summer was ill thought out strategically and left us way short, Eddie might be a great coach but with PSR concerns the transfer approach needs mapped out to take us to the next level and that should be Mitchell’s final say going forward.

[Holloway]

eh Toney not the answer this far on,you'd think. Some young, dynamic relatively unknown fucker would do me 

[LFEE]

1 hour ago, Nucasol said:

“Fuck Brentford” hardly screams professionalism.

That and after they supported him throughout his entire ban his first interview is all about him wanting to leave for a big club. 
 

Hope we stay well clear and judging by Fee/Wages/Age and need to start most games I think we’ll be safe.

[Coffee_Johnny]

2 hours ago, Dokko said:

Thiaw.

Nico Gonzalez.

Ivan Toney.

 

Would be a 8/10 window, just what we need. 

Toney wouldn’t sign up to play second fiddle for his club (as well as his country).

[tarie4]

36 minutes ago, Whitley mag said:

Delighted Mitchell has come in and is overseeing the window, if he has paused deals to re-evaluate then he’s doing his job in my opinion.

 

Last summer was ill thought out strategically and left us way short, Eddie might be a great coach but with PSR concerns the transfer approach needs mapped out to take us to the next level and that should be Mitchell’s final say going forward.

That's an intriguing perspective. In your opinion, what actions could have been taken differently to improve the outcome? Additionally, it's worth noting that last summer, Dan Ashworth held the position of Director of Football, not Eddie. Therefore, I'm not entirely clear on how Eddie's involvement is relevant in this context.

[gbandit]

<Insert Whitley Mag hates Howe here>

[rebelrouser]

3 minutes ago, tarie4 said:

That's an intriguing perspective. In your opinion, what actions could have been taken differently to improve the outcome? Additionally, it's worth noting that last summer, Dan Ashworth held the position of Director of Football, not Eddie. Therefore, I'm not entirely clear on how Eddie's involvement is relevant in this context.

Sandro Tonali (failure because of the ban), Barnes (needed lw backup after ASM left), Livramento (needed), Minteh (big profit and needed), Lewis Hall (needed when Targett failed to recover). Wasn't a terrible window considering Ashworth's double dealing. 

[Whitley mag]

5 minutes ago, tarie4 said:

That's an intriguing perspective. In your opinion, what actions could have been taken differently to improve the outcome? Additionally, it's worth noting that last summer, Dan Ashworth held the position of Director of Football, not Eddie. Therefore, I'm not entirely clear on how Eddie's involvement is relevant in this context.

It’s well documented Howe had final say on transfers, yes their should be a committee, but the SD should have final say in my book as the farce at the start of this window showed.

[The Prophet]

Howe will probably continue to have final say on transfers. It's fairly common practice.

 

It hasn’t really steered us wrong to date.

[tarie4]

Just now, Whitley mag said:

It’s well documented Howe had final say on transfers, yes their should be a committee, but the SD should have final say in my book as the farce at the start of this window showed.

I believe this may not be entirely accurate. Staveley stated that the Chairman of the board has the final say on all transfers. I think you may be mistaken in your assumptions. As I mentioned, Ashworth was the Director of Football. He was responsible for developing the club's strategy. Therefore, if you consider last summer to have been a strategic failure, the responsibility lies solely with Ashworth. However, I am curious to hear your perspective on why you believe last summer was a disaster. What do you think they could have done better?

[KingArthur]

1 hour ago, andycap said:

It's not a need though is it? It's more a choose to sell. 

Well it pretty much is. We are not going to the season with too big squad. 

[tarie4]

3 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

Howe will probably continue to have final say on transfers. It's fairly common practice.

 

It hasn’t really steered us wrong to date.

Eddie has never had the final say on transfers. If you watch the Antony Gordon purchase on the "We are Newcastle" series, you will clearly see this.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Wasn't it even stated by Ashworth himself that they had a traffic light system in place?

 

Mitchell shouldn't have final say on transfers, nor should Howe. It should be as democratic a process as possible between relevant people all providing their expertise.

[The Prophet]

2 minutes ago, tarie4 said:

Eddie has never had the final say on transfers. If you watch the Antony Gordon purchase on the "We are Newcastle" series, you will clearly see this.

 

Ashworth confirmed it. He more or less said there's no point in signing a player the manager isn't interested in.

 

By all accounts we operate via a transfer committee, which Howe is part of. Blaming him for apparent failures and not crediting him for any of the success is incredibly agenda driven.