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Your Blinded by the Light mate

Most club's (I know) usually have a transfer kitty

He might

A sneaky look at the new 4th shirt

Face it Ashley the games up the penny is finally dropping for a lot of people # back rafa

Rafa on transfers: “We have some enquiries about some of our players and Lee Charnley is working on that. We will see if we have any news in the next few days. Obviously, we need to move players if we want to have money to spend on players.” Looks like we have to sell to buy

We'll be lending cheaper or free alternatives unfortunately

This from Mark Douglas I shudder to think about what happens if Rafa goes. But Ashley seems to be happy to invite that possibility. In a summer where season tickets have been put up, it is quite unbelievable (but also depressingly predictable).

Oh stop being so dramatic you old Drama Queen

Smoke & Mirrors sir distraction & diversion

This from today's Chronicle The Magpies have banked £10million for Mikel Merino recently and could also net a further £25million for Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba. Benitez is desperately trying to bring in a striker in the last three weeks of the window. But the Toon boss admits his hands could be tied when it comes to bidding for top players : “It’s not necessary to say anything. As soon as the price goes a little high I know we can’t buy them. “We have to be realistic, maybe sell some players and buy some players. It’s normal for us to think we have to be like that. The point for us is we have to adapt. “That is the situation. Are we happy with that? “Obviously not 100% but we try to do our best to be strong enough and we can compete" Rafa on signings: “It depends on the movements; we’ll see how quick the others can go. Always in the window, you have to do things quickly; if not, you’re losing targets & then you go later on to players who maybe aren’t as good as you’re expecting in different positions.” #NUFC

https://www.themag.co.uk/2018/07/rafa-benitez-gives-grim-newcastle-united-transfer-update-to-sky-sports/ Rafa Benitez says it’s a matter of “when – and not if” Newcastle buy a new striker. Working hard and confident of getting one in before the window closes.

Without the proper investment I'm afraid this season has disaster written all over it. Rafa must be seething on the inside as yet again he gives up his summer break only for Ashley to mug him off.

Looks like Townsend was part of Ashley's smoke & mirrors routine Roy Hodgson speaking to Football.London: “There can be as much speculation as you like….Andros Townsend has got three years on his contract, and we have no interest at all in selling Andros Townsend. “I am not surprised that other clubs would be interested (in Andros Townsend), and there are players at other clubs who aren’t for sale that I wouldn’t mind, but we are not selling players. “We are not a selling club at the moment, far from it. “We are working very hard to keep the players we have got, players of big importance, and Zaha and Townsend are right up there as players we want to keep. “And speculation can continue, the fun can continue if people want to read it, but I have no interest in it.”

Gave up his summer break again to sort the transfers Ashley really is a cnut

This is going to be another one of those frustrating windows. With Rafa having to do with bargain basement buys or loanies.

Rafa Benitez: “We have to improve the team and that means improve the squad. “At the moment we have the same players (as at the end of last season), more or less, that we had before. “We are in that starting position again (at the moment). “There are (other) positions that we have to improve, not just a striker. “Two or three more offensive players, also need a back up in defence, or to improve the defence a little bit.”

https://www.themag.co.uk/2018/07/exclusive-reveals-newcastle-united-player-has-asked-for-transfer-personal-reasons/ Hayden has put in a transfer request due to "exceptional family reasons"

Rafa Benitez talking to the Chronicle: “What does it mean to compete? “If we are strong enough to compete in the table to finish in the middle or the table or higher, but if we aren’t strong enough, we will try to avoid relegation because every single team is spending some money. “You hear people saying ‘This team or that team hasn’t signed anybody yet either’… “But they have squads that are already strong anyway. “We know what we need to do and we must try.

https://www.themag.co.uk/2018/07/revealed-mike-ashley-charging-newcastle-fans-more-for-new-home-shirt-than-fans-of-any-other-club-at-sports-direct-newcastle-united/ Sports Direct prices this the price for the shirt only £65 Newcastle United £60 Liverpool £55 Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd (new third strip), West Ham £50 Southampton As for other clubs, at Sports Direct you have: £60 Juventus, Real Madrid £55 Barcelona, PSG, AC Milan £50 Celtic

Rafa in Ashley out

Not a sausage

I concur we definitely needed 1 maybe's 2 proven prem strikers if we're to push on though doubtful I know but we can hope.

Fancy making an insulting offer like that, I can't think of anyone else that would do that.

Expect more offers to come in for him now