Chicken Dancer Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, KaKa said: Eddie Howe suggested Newcastle will not be in the market for a striker this summer. Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade both arrived for big money last summer following the departure of Alexander Isak, but have struggled to replicate the Sweden international’s impact. But asked if a centre-forward is on the list of priorities this summer, the Newcastle boss said: “Certainly not at the moment, because in terms of the striker numbers we’ve got, we’ve got healthy numbers in that position. “I’d say it’s been a challenge for us, trying to find the right balance, trying to find a way to continually score goals and create the amount of chances that we want to. I don’t think we’re quite there yet. “I think we’ve got work to do in that area but obviously Yoane (Wissa) has had fitness struggles, Will Osula has really grown late into the season and I think he’s done really well in recent games, of course Anthony (Gordon) has played there, Nick (Woltemade) has played there and done well earlier in the season. “I think the players are there, we’ve just got to try and bring it all together and make it work.” Just seen this. That’s very fucking concerning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 1 minute ago, Chicken Dancer said: Just seen this. That’s very fucking concerning. How? You do know we need to sell before we buy right? So until one of them is sold (Gordon clearly looking first out the door) then all the striker positions are filled. Also the last thing you do is make everyone aware that you are desperate for striker. As otherwise you’ll have a repeat of last summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 1 minute ago, LFEE said: How? You do know we need to sell before we buy right? So until one of them is sold (Gordon clearly looking first out the door) then all the striker positions are filled. Also the last thing you do is make everyone aware that you are desperate for striker. As otherwise you’ll have a repeat of last summer. That last line is why I hate when local journos bang on about what transfer kitty the club apparently have. Or when fans demand to know what it is. If they broadcast they have £100m+ to spend. It just drive prices up. much prefer keeping things like that, or broadcasting what positions (GK for example) are desperate for. Just adds value to anyone we try to buy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 5 minutes ago, LFEE said: How? You do know we need to sell before we buy right? So until one of them is sold (Gordon clearly looking first out the door) then all the striker positions are filled. Also the last thing you do is make everyone aware that you are desperate for striker. As otherwise you’ll have a repeat of last summer. If he’s serious and we’re not in the market for a striker I struggle to see how anybody doesn’t see it as concerning tbh. The ones we have are either hopeless or very raw. Hopefully he is just chatting shit and a striker is near the top of our list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 11 minutes ago, LFEE said: How? You do know we need to sell before we buy right? So until one of them is sold (Gordon clearly looking first out the door) then all the striker positions are filled. Also the last thing you do is make everyone aware that you are desperate for striker. As otherwise you’ll have a repeat of last summer. Probelm is, waiting around until we can shift a striker before we go for one is unlikely to end well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) Two games to go and he is not going to throw his players under the bus by saying yeah they are crap and we are going to replace all three of them. Plus what if nobody bids for them? Edited May 15 by RobsonsWonderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 the hysteria hanging on every word from press conferences at end of season is nauseating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Just now, Kanj said: the hysteria hanging on every word from press conferences at end of season is nauseating. It still amazes me how many on here still haven’t learned how to read EH’s comments and inbetween the lines and the timing of them. How you can come up with we are not wanting a striker is baffling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 minutes ago, LFEE said: It still amazes me how many on here still haven’t learned how to read EH’s comments and inbetween the lines and the timing of them. How you can come up with we are not wanting a striker is baffling Okay, we'll see I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1984 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 3 hours ago, KaKa said: Eddie Howe suggested Newcastle will not be in the market for a striker this summer. Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade both arrived for big money last summer following the departure of Alexander Isak, but have struggled to replicate the Sweden international’s impact. But asked if a centre-forward is on the list of priorities this summer, the Newcastle boss said: “Certainly not at the moment, because in terms of the striker numbers we’ve got, we’ve got healthy numbers in that position. “I’d say it’s been a challenge for us, trying to find the right balance, trying to find a way to continually score goals and create the amount of chances that we want to. I don’t think we’re quite there yet. “I think we’ve got work to do in that area but obviously Yoane (Wissa) has had fitness struggles, Will Osula has really grown late into the season and I think he’s done really well in recent games, of course Anthony (Gordon) has played there, Nick (Woltemade) has played there and done well earlier in the season. “I think the players are there, we’ve just got to try and bring it all together and make it work.” Fuck yeah! That striker position is all yours Big Willie! (We're fucked if this is Howe being truthful aren't we?) 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 He can’t exactly come out and say we are going to buy a new striker when we have 4 strikers and play 1 upfront and don’t have Europe. We will be actively shopping Gordon, Wissa, Woltemade imo and if two of them moves on we get a new striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) I'm partial to both interpretations being true Yes he's cagey with responses but I'm sure he also wants to turn them (W+W specifically) around and backs himself to do it too. Probably a 70/30 preference for keeping them, but idk if our finances necessitate the loss of more than Gordon. Edited May 15 by thomas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Re the Howe quotes I do get the logic behind him saying he’s happy with the numbers - that doesn’t mean he’s happy with the personnel. I’d wager he’s looking to move Wissa on and replace him. Woltemade, although shite in the middle to last part of the season, has done enough to convince me at least that there’s a player in there. Some of his early performances when his gander was up were superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Genuinely think Osula is our no.2 striker next season. He's done really well since being in the first team. Just got to shift that lazy fat fuck to Turkey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Howe was never likely to answer that question any other way. It doesn't help him to come out and say that we're definitely looking to sign a striker, especially when there's no guarantee that managing to sign a good one will be straightforward. At least two of who we've got up front will likely be staying anyway, so there's no point publicly saying anything that might not go down well with those players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 11 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said: Re the Howe quotes I do get the logic behind him saying he’s happy with the numbers - that doesn’t mean he’s happy with the personnel. I’d wager he’s looking to move Wissa on and replace him. Woltemade, although shite in the middle to last part of the season, has done enough to convince me at least that there’s a player in there. Some of his early performances when his gander was up were superb. I think we're likely to see the opposite - Wolte moved on and Wissa retained. We'll lose significant money but I imagine the player will be hankering for a move after the way he's been treated this season. More resale value too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 6 hours ago, KDT said: Lee Ryder saying this is all made up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 4 hours ago, KaKa said: Eddie Howe suggested Newcastle will not be in the market for a striker this summer. Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade both arrived for big money last summer following the departure of Alexander Isak, but have struggled to replicate the Sweden international’s impact. But asked if a centre-forward is on the list of priorities this summer, the Newcastle boss said: “Certainly not at the moment, because in terms of the striker numbers we’ve got, we’ve got healthy numbers in that position. “I’d say it’s been a challenge for us, trying to find the right balance, trying to find a way to continually score goals and create the amount of chances that we want to. I don’t think we’re quite there yet. “I think we’ve got work to do in that area but obviously Yoane (Wissa) has had fitness struggles, Will Osula has really grown late into the season and I think he’s done really well in recent games, of course Anthony (Gordon) has played there, Nick (Woltemade) has played there and done well earlier in the season. “I think the players are there, we’ve just got to try and bring it all together and make it work.” If that’s true, Eddie and Andy don’t have a clue reagardingvwhat we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 6 hours ago, KDT said: Quote he would compete with the club’s number one goalkeeper We need someone who will be 'the' new number 1 - not someone who'll be an understudy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 1 hour ago, LFEE said: How? You do know we need to sell before we buy right? So until one of them is sold (Gordon clearly looking first out the door) then all the striker positions are filled. Also the last thing you do is make everyone aware that you are desperate for striker. As otherwise you’ll have a repeat of last summer. Why is Andy Howe in a job? If this incompetence is true, he has no record in the bank to survive. Unless your uncle is manager… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 1 hour ago, Chicken Dancer said: Just seen this. That’s very fucking concerning. Wouldn't pay any attention to that. He's never going to say he needs better players to shield the current ones, which is fair. The closests you come with Howe is when he says we could do with more competition for a position. We have 3 players + Gordon which is a lot of players for one position, so unless one or more leaves in the summer we don't really have space for more, which is also fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, TRC said: He can’t exactly come out and say we are going to buy a new striker when we have 4 strikers and play 1 upfront and don’t have Europe. We will be actively shopping Gordon, Wissa, Woltemade imo and if two of them moves on we get a new striker. Agree with this, however there’s a high possibility none of them are sold on and we go again next season. People just need to accept this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 all possibilities are on the table, we don't know what's going on behind the scenes and making a player available in the press tips your hand and you already lose leverage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 4 hours ago, duo said: Stubbornly trying to prove the players he signed will come good? I wonder though as he played Gordon up front whether he'll see him as an excuse to buy another Would really strengthen our position this summer if he just said we want them all gone and are going to buy at least two top notch strikers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) How much dosh we got before outgoings? £75m? £100m? Less? Edited May 15 by Novocastrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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