They always were
Newcastle United - 23/24 season
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They always were
Love to see it. Such a rotten club and rotten to watch. Pope is surely the most unwatchable player of all time. Time wastes to a degree that is just disgraceful, not just tonight, but all the time. Every time he concedes late, I enjoy it.
Have to say even by this season's standard that was one of the worst penalty awards I've ever seen.
Felt like three seasons ago when penalties were being given for hitting the hand at ridiculous angles and speed. Ball hits Livramento on his chest and then loops up to his arm, as they said on comms that wouldn't actually be given in the prem.
Felt like three seasons ago when penalties were being given for hitting the hand at ridiculous angles and speed. Ball hits Livramento on his chest and then loops up to his arm, as they said on comms that wouldn't actually be given in the prem.
Cheer up Alan Shearer
Pope out for 4-5 months.
Being linked with De Gea already.
Didn’t realise what thought time they were having with injuries until the ‘commentary’ team informed us every 3 minutes on Saturday.
Makes me even happier for them
Makes me even happier for them
We thought he'd go Saudi, I guess he really might
Same was with Manchester United, when we had the height of our injury crisis this fall - every game I watched it was said like 10x that we have like 10+ players out and nobody to bring on from the bench - although we are doing woefully on the pitch. Ok I get it say it like once or twice, but don't like throw it out every 10 mins.
Trippier, Wilson and Almiron perhaps on the way out this window, Bruno likely in the summer...
Four key players to the way Howe sets up and what he wants from his side.
Definitely think the charges to us and Forest (City too) have made clubs shite themselves, especially Newcastle.
Four key players to the way Howe sets up and what he wants from his side.
Definitely think the charges to us and Forest (City too) have made clubs shite themselves, especially Newcastle.
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They must be shitting themselves over FFP or something. Makes absolutely no sense to lose Trippier and Almiron in January.
Yep, just edited...think the charges to us and Forest and pending City trial have made them rethink.
It sort of makes sense in that Trippier and Wilson are 33 and 32, so this is probably the last chance to cash in on them.
After a purple patch last season, Almiron has gone back to his real level this season too, so no surprises that they are selling him now too either.
I don't think it can be understated though how valuable those type of players are to the dressing room and squad though. Almiron less so but Trippier and Wilson are big characters for them.
No other competitions to play for and Livramento/Isak in those positions. It makes sense to sell them.
Almiron is average and they can probably play a returning Barnes on the right instead.
It’s the type of sales they have to make in order to move forward.
Almiron is average and they can probably play a returning Barnes on the right instead.
It’s the type of sales they have to make in order to move forward.
I wonder if they'll be the same outrage as to when we were apparently finessing the system by letting one of the clubs take one of our best ever players for free and a recently world class keeper for £20m
I wonder if they'll be the same outrage as to when we were apparently finessing the system by letting one of the clubs take one of our best ever players for free and a recently world class keeper for £20m
There definitely was a meeting though and more players on high contracts were attempted. Lukaku only wanted Italy, Ziyech contract was changed after his medical, Aubameyang and Hudson-Odoi didn’t fancy the moves.
Chelsea still managed to get rid of two flops and get a broken Kante off the books.
Just because the result was lighter than intended doesn’t mean it wasn’t underhanded.
Chelsea were trying to renew his contract. He's the one that wanted to leave and he knew we could never match Saudi's contract offer.
I am sure that’s the official line to a club legend, but he couldn’t string two games together anymore and hadn’t been able to for a long time. 9 appearances in the season before he was sold.
He is a big name who they cashed in on, but he had little playing value to Chelsea going forward and they knew that.
It's a nice theory but I don't think it holds up when you consider that he was a free agent. He was an out of contract player who chose to move to Saudi instead of extending with Chelsea.
It still saved a hefty wage for a player that wasn’t playing and was long past his best. Just one name on quite a large list that was attempted.
Almiron to be immediately loaned back no doubt.
You do realise as an out of contract free transfer the club didn't benefit from Kante going there whatsoever?
Saved them from a costly renewal, which they might well have felt needed to be offered after a season of injury to a legend. Small potatoes I know, but there was a laundry list of names attempted outside of Kante.
Its disingenuous to suggest that Chelsea were criticized for two transfers. The meeting and the numerous attempts was what caught peoples’ ire.
Why would we be under any obligation to renew? Infact the way Clearlake have moved suggests the only way it would have happened is if he agreed to a significant wage cut.
Clubs can be quite loyal to legends. I mean, it’s only a suggestion, but it’s far easier to cut ties with such a loveable character in the squad and with the fans if he takes an offer he can’t refuse.
As I said, with or without Kante involved, there was a large list of names that were attempted.
Im not sure if its true but a few French media channels are tonight reporting that Newcastle have opened discussions with Jose Mourinho about becoming new manager.
Which ones?
I didn't think Almiron was as old as he is (turns 30 in a couple of weeks). Makes sense that they cash in if they need to flog someone.
Isak up for a move to the north west?
Will be quite convenient to have a large chunk of that FFP worry go away quickly. If only they knew someone to help them tap into the Saudi money market..
£37 million for 1 share, how much does that value them at?
take that you cnutsHaha, seeing Newcastle knocked out of Europe makes the FA cup win even sweeter.
didn't know where else to put this, they announced a kit launch yesterday
Why have they got that Keegan clip in? That's been a legendary United clip we use to mock them for decades
Why have they got that Keegan clip in? That's been a legendary United clip we use to mock them for decades
The new mega oversized adidas logo looks so shite.
didn't know where else to put this, they announced a kit launch yesterday
Why have they got that Keegan clip in? That's been a legendary United clip we use to mock them for decades
I love it, luv it
didn't know where else to put this, they announced a kit launch yesterday
Why have they got that Keegan clip in? That's been a legendary United clip we use to mock them for decades
To be fair its iconic PL moment, more so than anything else.
Ketsbaia's celebration being in there is amazing, I love how that's ended up becoming such a recognizable Newcastle moment, it was ignored for far too long! Absolute mad man