nufcjmc Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 12 minutes ago, JT24 said: Lads, Howe is going nowhere. There will be no manager change in the summer. Andy Howe will lead us to recruitment glory. just wait for the meltdown when the summer recruitment is talked about and Howe comes out with the "we have a limited budget to work with and not expecting a lot of new faces/wholesale changes this summer, got a lot of faith in the current group and new deals for all will be like new signings" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 minute ago, nufcjmc said: just wait for the meltdown when the summer recruitment is talked about and Howe comes out with the "we have a limited budget to work with and not expecting a lot of new faces/wholesale changes this summer, got a lot of faith in the current group and new deals for all will be like new signings" You can't even joke. That's exactly what will happen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 "BOMBSHELLLLLL ! PATRICK ZABI SHOULD SIGN WITH NEWCASTLE ! The midfielder will be LOANED out for the end of the season to Reims. This should be the BIGGEST SALE IN THE HISTORY of Ligue 2." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcoolc157 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 22 minutes ago, nufcjmc said: Fortunately/ unfortunately depending on your view the club have not had to do an overhaul yet as they have kicked the can down the road on older players offering single year extensions. Kraft, Burn, Trips all got them in recent times and based on their ages its unlikely this can continue indefinitely when they all do finally go its likely going to be filled through player recruitment not promotion from the academy lads. You also have players that havent performed who arent as old that you need to stick or twist on, Willock is still relatively young but based on the last year do you just extend and keep him? J.Murphy is now getting on and has had injury issues this season he is the last of the big Mike Ashley extensions do you sell to get younger competition or keep? Joelinton will be 30 next year? and into his final 2 years come the summer how long do we stick with him or would we listen to offers if one came in? Then you have players who have that 12 months "cushion" you still need to future plan on Pope got a year but do we want him to stay based on this season beyond 2027? BDB will all depend on how often he is used but is no spring chicken anymore. I completely forgot about Osula to be honest is he happy at 23/24 being 3rd choice? I am not so sure and even if he does go for 30m the striker market is the most expensive position to shop in I am not sure how much wiggle room him going will bring if his replacement would be as expensive or more so. I get what your saying in an ideal world we let go with who we want and keep a hold of everyone this season ends up being the exception/blip rather than the rule for how we can play and things get better next year with minor tweaks. I still think there is too much incomings needed now that we dont also have to accept a player or 2 going who would ideally be part of our plans but we need to make changes. Also reviewing the season so far I do agree with comments about how we playing seems stale and predictable that may require a tactical shift meaning we need to recruit for that vision? Minimum we need come the summer back up/competition to both full backs, back up to RCB, back up or new number 1 keeper potential willock replacement. On top of that are we happy with how we are as a side that we dont look to the forward line/midfield again. I count 4/6 players needed come the summer which sounds like a fairly big reset/rebuild to me. Another way to look at the scale of the challenge… even before a ball was kicked on Saturday, how many of our starting 11 would Liverpool swap for theirs…. Tonali (in form), Hall…. probably about it tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 More on the above from the original source. https://www.sofoot.com/breves/info-mercato-so-foot-patrick-zabi-pourrait-sengager-a-newcastle-et-rester-a-reims "Patrick Zabi is set to join Newcastle... and stay at Reims A trendy Patrick. We're not talking about Sébastien, Bruel or Dempsey, but rather Zabi, the Reims midfielder, who will be the subject of a transfer in the final hours of this winter transfer window . According to our information, English representatives were spotted in Reims on Monday attempting to finalize the transfer of the 19-year-old Ivorian player. Zabi is indeed set to sign a long-term contract with Newcastle (a four- or five-year deal is expected). Reims will still be able to count on him. Although the transfer fee has not been leaked, it could be a record sum in the history of Stade de Reims, with a price higher than that of Hugo Ekitiké when he left for PSG , i.e. more than 35 million euros. No need to panic for Reims in their quest for promotion back to Ligue 1: Zabi should finish the season in Champagne if the deal goes through. With 21 appearances, 2 goals, and 3 assists this season, he's a key player in Karel Geraerts' team." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 5 minutes ago, The Prophet said: "BOMBSHELLLLLL ! PATRICK ZABI SHOULD SIGN WITH NEWCASTLE ! The midfielder will be LOANED out for the end of the season to Reims. This should be the BIGGEST SALE IN THE HISTORY of Ligue 2." Zabi The Magical, bring him home I say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 11 minutes ago, llcoolc157 said: Another way to look at the scale of the challenge… even before a ball was kicked on Saturday, how many of our starting 11 would Liverpool swap for theirs…. Tonali (in form), Hall…. probably about it tbh Apologies not sure what point your trying to make here? Unless you are trying to demonstrate how far away quality wise we are from being a consistent top 6 club? Its a challenge to hold onto your better players and improve year on year definitely but I don't see how we can do both at the same time in this case. We need to improve the squad and the first 11 and to do that you need to increase revenue (still waiting) and also player sales. We also cannot keep extending player contracts who are 33+ and then seem surprised we have an aging squad and players are getting slower/more injury prone at they age. As I said before we dont have a load of saleable assets not ones which we are not going to be plucking from our starting 11 so it has to be accepted for progress to be made player trading will take place. Who we get offers for will be up to the market to decide you may not able to list a set of players who you say "hands off under any circumstances to" as ultimately they may be the only ones you can sell. Edited February 2 by nufcjmc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 5 minutes ago, The Prophet said: More on the above from the original source. https://www.sofoot.com/breves/info-mercato-so-foot-patrick-zabi-pourrait-sengager-a-newcastle-et-rester-a-reims "Patrick Zabi is set to join Newcastle... and stay at Reims A trendy Patrick. We're not talking about Sébastien, Bruel or Dempsey, but rather Zabi, the Reims midfielder, who will be the subject of a transfer in the final hours of this winter transfer window . According to our information, English representatives were spotted in Reims on Monday attempting to finalize the transfer of the 19-year-old Ivorian player. Zabi is indeed set to sign a long-term contract with Newcastle (a four- or five-year deal is expected). Reims will still be able to count on him. Although the transfer fee has not been leaked, it could be a record sum in the history of Stade de Reims, with a price higher than that of Hugo Ekitiké when he left for PSG , i.e. more than 35 million euros. No need to panic for Reims in their quest for promotion back to Ligue 1: Zabi should finish the season in Champagne if the deal goes through. With 21 appearances, 2 goals, and 3 assists this season, he's a key player in Karel Geraerts' team." If there's any truth in this they must be missing a decimal point in the price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PauloGeordio Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Relax folks “summer’s coming” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 €35m+ only to loan him back? Aye, right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schecter Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 This stinks of a Greaves cock tease to get people to tune in on deadline day. There will be fuck all in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 So we're doing fuck all, then? And no Natalie in yellow? We used to be a society, lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 7 minutes ago, Schecter said: This stinks of a Greaves cock tease to get people to tune in on deadline day. There will be fuck all in it. It sounds like it could be one for the summer regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Just now, The Prophet said: It sounds like it could be one for the summer regardless. Give Chelsea a bit of time to scout him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 More than 35 million seems extremely unlikely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 13 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Relax folks “summer’s coming” Win the SPL against Neil Lennon? I can’t wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Pete graves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 There may well be interest but I wouldn't pay too much attention to that fee. He was linked with Palace for only 12.5 only a fortnight ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 We've opened threads for less, get it opened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Has Wilson getting out of bed yet ? What a day to have a lie in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Ross Thrillson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 11 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said: Ross Thrillson This is great. And all I did was enter my name. Thrillson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Thread worthy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 2 minutes ago, SteV said: Thread worthy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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