Benjamin Šeško (playing for Man United)

[r0cafella]

Wait, so we are offering what they are asking and not insulting them? 

[Gaztoon]

Read it as Saka on the sky sports breaking news alert 🤣

[BergenMagpie]

2 minutes ago, TBG said:

Its my birthday today. Can you make a «you’ll do for me» image please?

[Coffee_Johnny]

17 minutes ago, JT24 said:

They’re both great. 

I know both really well. (Twenty years in Gateshead & Jesmond; twenty years in Northenden and Didsbury). Newcastle is much smaller but perfectly formed and has everything you want plus much easier access to the coast. Manchester is bigger, vibrant and has lots of nice surrounding areas and nice suburbs in the South of the city and nearby. Both have lots of nice countryside nearby.
As a footballer neither has many places to hide (London on other must be easier to say anonymous for a variety of reasons). So no benefit ‘gold fish bowl’ wise of Manchester. 

Do prefer Newcastle, think it offers a better overall quality of life and well, I am a proud Geordie, so I would wouldn’t I?

[Fenham Mag]

We seem to be getting to the end game of this long game of 4D chess

[Beren]

4 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Wait, so we are offering what they are asking and not insulting them? 

 

No time for owt else, or the usual song and dance

[Sibierski]

11 minutes ago, Smal said:

the way this window is going it just feels likely we’re probably being used to draw a bid out from Man U

Yea, Man Utd wanting €65m, nah it’s €75m as Newcastle have offered that. 
 

 

[Beren]

I'd prefer ending up with Sesko and Isak than Ekitike and Isak.

[RobS]

Question is, is this the clubs intended Wilson replacement, or Isak replacement?

Desperately trying to tell myself its obviously the latter, which it obviously is - but imagine....

[Kid Icarus]

4 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Wait, so we are offering what they are asking and not insulting them? 

Looks like we're finally not fucking around and finding out.

[sushimonster85]

If I had to guess I'd say we've had it through intermediaries that Sesko/his agent are sick of waiting for Man U to get their shit together and, whilst they still won't say they're committing one way or another, if a bid goes in from us they're happy to proceed. Part of me does worry that we're being played to smoke out a Man U bid.

[lovejoy]

Anything from Hope yet?

[Sibierski]

I mean it’s Wilson replacement in squad, but it would provide us a position of strength where we can use Isak as a bench option as punishment. Liverpool do offer us £150m+, we’d be more willing to sell and probably go for someone like Wissa.

[Cf]

Just now, RobS said:

Question is, is this the clubs intended Wilson replacement, or Isak replacement?

Desperately trying to tell myself its obviously the latter, which it obviously is - but imagine....

 

The Wilson replacement. 

 

We need a second 9 because Isak can't manage a full 90 especially with the amount of games we have coming up. 

 

Sesko spends the year getting up to speed and then that becomes the time to let Isak go, and probably for much more than we get this summer. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

1 minute ago, lovejoy said:

Anything from Hope yet?

I’m sure he’ll log on and retweet the same thing everyone else is soon. 

[1964]

1 minute ago, lovejoy said:

Anything from Hope yet?

No hope, as per 

[Wilson]

43 minutes ago, Rich said:

You’d think we wouldn’t bid without the green light from the player, though we could be getting played of course.

 

This is the only thing I believe at the moment

[JT24]

1 minute ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

I know both really well. (Twenty years in Gateshead & Jesmond; twenty years in Northenden and Didsbury). Newcastle is much smaller but perfectly formed and has everything you want plus much easier access to the coast. Manchester is bigger, vibrant and has lots of nice surrounding areas and nice suburbs in the South of the city and nearby. Both have lots of nice countryside nearby.
As a footballer neither has many places to hide (London on other must be easier to say anonymous for a variety of reasons). So no benefit ‘gold fish bowl’ wise of Manchester. 

Do prefer Newcastle, think it offers a better overall quality of life and well, I am a proud Geordie, so I would wouldn’t I?

Didsbury is bloody wonderful mind. Went to uni in Manchester (2013-2018). Was back there recently for my MA and it’s still a fantastic place to live, lots going on. 45 mins to the Peak District as well which is great. 

I grew up in Northumberland, love it up here and would agree that I prefer Newcastle. Only slightly though. 

[Pandamninator]

7 minutes ago, RobS said:

Question is, is this the clubs intended Wilson replacement, or Isak replacement?

Desperately trying to tell myself its obviously the latter, which it obviously is - but imagine....

Ideally both.

 

Wilson replacement this season, give him 12 months to get used to Howe and the Premier League without having to shoulder the burden of being the primary focal point.

 

Next season we try to lure PSG or Bayern to enter the bidding, flog Isak off to the continent and get a veteran back up.

 

 

Edited August 2, 2025 by Pandamninator

[Kanj]

3 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I’m sure he’ll log on and retweet the same thing everyone else is soon. 

need that emergency random graphic he makes

[TBG]

4 minutes ago, lovejoy said:

Anything from Hope yet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Wilson]

28 minutes ago, Geordie Magpie said:

I do think if Sesko comes, Liverpool will be back in with a bid and he will go.

 

Alreet happiness. 

 

Can we not just try to enjoy the fact we're bidding for a top target for 5 minutes before the chip pissers come in. 

 

Bloody hell. 

[Alberto2005]

I'd love this to go through just to see Alex Crook's face after spending the whole window continually reeling over the list of players we've been turned down by.

[Fenham Mag]

9 minutes ago, Beren said:

I'd prefer ending up with Sesko and Isak than Ekitike and Isak.

Two gangly strikers, a little unusual but I likeeeee it

[Kimbo]

If Leipzig accept I hope we don’t give him too long to make a decision, he’s already had time to think about it.