NUFC Transfer Rumours

[sempuki]

 

[Shearergol]

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

 

PIF are ruthless though, they don't tolerate second best.

Especially now Howe has lost his biggest supporter in Staveley 

[gbandit]

Just now, kingxlnc said:

Any good free agents available?

Sergio Ramos, step right up 

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, sempuki said:

 

I’d still sell if it was a good offer.

[Geordie_once_removed]

Out of interest what is the level below a damp squib? Asking for a friend.

[Kid Icarus]

2 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

PIF are ruthless though, they don't tolerate second best.

[Tonalis Bookie]

2 minutes ago, kingxlnc said:

Any good free agents available?

Rabiot

[huss9]

1 minute ago, Geordie_once_removed said:

Out of interest what is the level below a damp squib? Asking for a friend.

dry powder.

[bowlingcrofty]

We should've went for lower targets if we couldn't get our first choices in, imo.

 

We should've been looking at Ryan Fraser, Isaac Hayden and Matt Targett for example. If we'd signed those three, they'd would've done a great job for us as second choices and definitely wouldn't have ended up hanging around too long costing us money on long-term contracts and stopping us from pursuing higher quality players later. 

[Shearergol]

Just now, bowlingcrofty said:

We should've went for lower targets if we couldn't get our first choices in, imo.

 

We should've been looking at Ryan Fraser, Isaac Hayden and Matt Targett for example. If we'd signed those three, they'd would've done a great job for us as second choices and definitely wouldn't have ended up hanging around too long costing us money on long-term contracts and stopping us from pursuing higher quality players later. 

correct. There are absolutely no players in the world in between the qualities of Marc Guehi and Ryan Fraser.

[Bunk Moreland]

4 minutes ago, sempuki said:

 

 

Why did they leave it so late

[Holloway]

3 minutes ago, Geordie_once_removed said:

Out of interest what is the level below a damp squib? Asking for a friend.

dull as ditchwater

[Jagten]

14 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

Serious questions need to be asked before heads roll 

It is an underrated possibility on here than Staveley went because of the PSR disaster. I would not be surprised to see action here. 

[Weezertron]

1 minute ago, Jagten said:

It is an underrated possibility on here than Staveley went because of the PSR disaster. I would not be surprised to see action here. 

Who are they gonna sack/punish? Genuine question. 

[Alberto2005]

Sell him or we'll find an excuse to keep him again next Summer.

[Disco]

Transfer window goes to 7/7 If we can peddle that disgusting fucking cunt.

[bowlingcrofty]

2 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

correct. There are absolutely no players in the world in between the qualities of Marc Guehi and Ryan Fraser.

They are three perfect examples of players who were signed because they were 'decent signings'. 

 

In the situation we're in, where we need to improve our first team, not just fill up the squad, and where we have limited room for manoeuvre because of arbitrary financial rules, signing nobody is preferable to blobbing money on a gamble that backfires and has you bogged down financially for years afterwards.

[KaKa]

11 minutes ago, kingxlnc said:

Any good free agents available?

 

Yusuf Yazici.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2024 by KaKa

[Shearergol]

Just now, bowlingcrofty said:

They are three perfect examples of players who were signed because they were 'decent signings'. 

 

In the situation we're in, where we need to improve our first team, not just fill up the squad, and where we have limited room for manoeuvre because of arbitrary financial rules, signing nobody is preferable to blobbing money on a gamble that backfires and has you bogged down financially for years afterwards.

Wonder what changed since we signed them.

[bowlingcrofty]

Just now, Shearergol said:

Wonder what changed since we signed them.

What changed is that we now have a good first team so signing improvements is much more difficult. 

 

The post-takeover equivalents would be better players, obviously, but still would potentially leave us with the same problem. 

 

I don't think it's a difficult concept, is it?

[Shearergol]

Just now, bowlingcrofty said:

What changed is that we now have a good first team so signing improvements is much more difficult. 

 

The post-takeover equivalents would be better players, obviously, but still would potentially leave us with the same problem. 

 

I don't think it's a difficult concept, is it?

You’ve named 3 shit players. There’s a reason we can’t shift them. Most other teams don’t really seem to have that issue.

 

ashley lumbered the club with shit players on long overpaid contracts. 
 

every club in the league signs squad players. Even Man City.

[Gottlob]

4 minutes ago, bowlingcrofty said:

They are three perfect examples of players who were signed because they were 'decent signings'. 

 

In the situation we're in, where we need to improve our first team, not just fill up the squad, and where we have limited room for manoeuvre because of arbitrary financial rules, signing nobody is preferable to blobbing money on a gamble that backfires and has you bogged down financially for years afterwards.

 

I agree, that's why I'm so pleased that we signed the injury-prone backup something or other Lloyd Kelly for £150,000 a week.

[RobsonsWonderland]

2 minutes ago, Jagten said:

It is an underrated possibility on here than Staveley went because of the PSR disaster. I would not be surprised to see action here. 

When the deals were agreed in the first year nobody expected the premier league rules to block us at every turn.

 

From PSR to in house commercial deals that others have benefitted from I think it would be hard to blame our board members for the handcuffs we are now working in.

 

 

[bowlingcrofty]

Just now, Shearergol said:

You’ve named 3 shit players. There’s a reason we can’t shift them. Most other teams don’t really seem to have that issue.

 

ashley lumbered the club with shit players on long overpaid contracts. 
 

every club in the league signs squad players. Even Man City.

 

Other clubs can improve their first team with cheaper signings, and pay them lower wages because they're not the 'richest club in the world' and therefore having agents try to gouge their fucking eyeballs out. They can then get them moved on easier for the same reason.

 

Man City can do what the fuck they want because they're Man City and the rules either don't apply to them, or were written partially for their benefit.

 

[Mike]

We don't even get Natalie and mentalists at the grounds to soften the blow.