Transfers, 2024-25 season

[Ayatollah Hermione 15442]

4 hours ago, PaddockLad said:

 

Think you're right tbh but I think the whole thing is a symptom of Howe seeing off another TD. There again, Mitchell has been here for a month working his notice so am now thinking has an agreed list of transfers ever existed for this window? Who decided we'd wait till this Monday when Villa will apparently sell the likes of Jacob Ramsey to us?? (🤷‍♂️) Howe's "speed"  comments must have been aimed squarely at Mitchell. So looking at all that are we still working to a plan laid out by someone who is leaving the business next week?.. we haven't had "speed".. if Eddie had the clout we were thinking he had after the champions league qualification why didn't he tell Eales to put Mitchell on gardening leave for a month and sign a NDA? It's too early to judge obviously but looking at the current situation this is a fuckin dogs dinner and all these fuckers including Howe share a portion of the blame. 

 

Did Mitchell come in and immediately see the gig as a power struggle between him and Howe? If he did that's fuckin idiotic. If Howe has gone out of his way to object to things Mitchell has suggested then he's a prick too. Eales seems to be clocking in and taking the money for little in the way of leadership. Weve had our best season in six decades in spite of all this...it really shouldn't be as chaotic as this though...

 

[Kid Dynamite 8098]

Jacob Ramsey at Villa is the rumoured player we want before the PSR deadline. If they manage to shift Martinez they may not need to sell anyone else though. One of the papers said Burnley needed to make  £20m before the end of June so the Trafford deal may still have legs yet 

[strawb 4915]

Here’s one off the wire from Boro. Hayden Hackney, centre mid, England u21. 
 

Probably nowt in it mind

[Holden McGroin 8249]

14 minutes ago, strawb said:

Here’s one off the wire from Boro. Hayden Hackney, centre mid, England u21. 
 

Probably nowt in it mind

I haven’t seen much of him but when I have seen him play he looks good. I’m surprised no-one has been in for him already.

[wykikitoon 24323]

One to replace Ciggy?

[ohhh_yeah 3107]

On 30/05/2025 at 08:09, Toonpack said:

 

Don't be daft, whats the wirtz that could happen.

 

Training ground altercation inbound, please and thank you!

 

 

Szoboszlai:

 

"I'm not giving my spot easily and I'm sure he knows that making it into a Premier League-winning team takes hard work"

 

"Obviously Liverpool doesn’t spend £150M on someone just to sit on the bench, so we need to find a way to play together"

 

[toonotl 3778]

Interesting point, Szoboszlai. Really Magyar think.

Edited 11 hours ago by toonotl

[toonotl 3778]

U ok, Hun?

[thebrokendoll 11198]

23 hours ago, ewerk said:

It does feel like those at the top of the club appear to just be treading water. No major transfers in ages, no movement on a new stadium or training ground. Eddie Howe is the man holding it all together. The sooner we get a new CEO in the better.

 

heading towards a year since eales announced he was on his way out and its all been a bit messy at the top leading up to and since then.

public bickering with man utd over ashworth and compensation.

staveley and her chap fucking off.

psr deadline day deals last june.

the complete and unmitigated waste of time shitshow in the appointment of his old mate mitchell and subsequent departure.

the continuous new stadium/extension announcement seemingly cracking perpetual motion, just when you think its coming to an end it carries on.

the neverending search for the site of the new £200m training ground... aka, give darsley park a new lick of paint again.

an inability to increase commercial revenue with sponsorship for stadium/training ground/kit/shearer's bar/pitch lawnmower etc etc.

his own replacement 

mitchell's replacement.

 

howe has held it altogether..

the cup win was tremendous and long, long overdue, 70 years seemingly defying the laws of average.

the league season and ultimately CL qualification? I personally thought we were very, very fortunate and not just due to ours and aston villa's last game of the season or the inclusion of an extra qualifying place. we equalled 22/23s 5 losses with the same just at home against 3 bottom half clubs and 2 just above midtable. some of our away performances, think in particular fulham, brentford, man city, villa were fucking horrendous.

we looked like a team on its last legs at times i thought despite not having any midweek european games.

that's not a criticism of howe or the players, more the knock on effect of 3 barren transfer windows. 

they've got a lot of work to do in the next couple of months, here's hoping then, because i don't think we can afford another anti climax.  

 

 

 

 

 

[Chaser 1471]

1 hour ago, thebrokendoll said:

 

heading towards a year since eales announced he was on his way out and its all been a bit messy at the top leading up to and since then.

public bickering with man utd over ashworth and compensation.

staveley and her chap fucking off.

psr deadline day deals last june.

the complete and unmitigated waste of time shitshow in the appointment of his old mate mitchell and subsequent departure.

the continuous new stadium/extension announcement seemingly cracking perpetual motion, just when you think its coming to an end it carries on.

the neverending search for the site of the new £200m training ground... aka, give darsley park a new lick of paint again.

an inability to increase commercial revenue with sponsorship for stadium/training ground/kit/shearer's bar/pitch lawnmower etc etc.

his own replacement 

mitchell's replacement.

 

howe has held it altogether..

the cup win was tremendous and long, long overdue, 70 years seemingly defying the laws of average.

the league season and ultimately CL qualification? I personally thought we were very, very fortunate and not just due to ours and aston villa's last game of the season or the inclusion of an extra qualifying place. we equalled 22/23s 5 losses with the same just at home against 3 bottom half clubs and 2 just above midtable. some of our away performances, think in particular fulham, brentford, man city, villa were fucking horrendous.

we looked like a team on its last legs at times i thought despite not having any midweek european games.

that's not a criticism of howe or the players, more the knock on effect of 3 barren transfer windows. 

they've got a lot of work to do in the next couple of months, here's hoping then, because i don't think we can afford another anti climax.  

 

 

 

 

 

Probably the most Newcastle-esque way in which to become the club with the world's richest owners. To think what the ambition was when they arrived, whilst the improvement has been stark on the field (down to Ed and his team), the off field stuff seems to be a continuation of the merry go round we've had since SJH left. 

[wykikitoon 24323]

£35m for Quansah? Botman must be worth £75m then even crippled 

[Holden McGroin 8249]

4 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

£35m for Quansah? Botman must be worth £75m then even crippled 

I’ve never been impressed but he has previously been called up to England and both Slot and Klopp seemed to rate him so there must be a player in there somewhere. They have a buy back option as well.