Ayatollah Hermione 17223 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 And that’s the other thing. I think Howe would rather play Gordon through there than Osula. So what does that tell you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 9864 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 1 minute ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: And that’s the other thing. I think Howe would rather play Gordon through there than Osula. So what does that tell you We should sack him? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 He was playing Osula when he was fit wasn't he? After his first performances where he got a couple of goals. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 8303 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 Frankfurt have a striker injury crisis themselves so we should be playing hardball. Especially given how they are when we come calling for their players. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17223 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: He was playing Osula when he was fit wasn't he? After his first performances where he got a couple of goals. Played away to Leeds but that was it. Woltemade in from then and it was even Gordon through the middle for Barca. He had a few useful cameos where he managed to do 90 minutes of sprinting in 10 minutes but I’m not sure he really rates him that massively. You’ve got to imagine that Osula himself doesn’t really want to make 10 minute cameos all season when he’s on the fringes of the Denmark squad in a WC year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobbySol 399 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 I don't see Osula making it here. Got the makings of a streaky impact player but his decision making and finishing seems far too poor to become a top player. He's had a good length of time under Eddie's stewardship and you can see his passing and movement has improved well. The other two parts are imperative in a forward line to really project to the top, or even near it. He has raw pace, clear power & aggression. Bar u21s, his goal scoring record is shit, admittedly as a bit part player for us. His goals have generally come in the FA Cup against far weaker opposition and he's not trusted against decent outfits. He seems really good from a morale perspective but I'm confident he isn't a catalyst for that - probably the team's ADHD ball of energy player. 20m plus would represent a good deal (makes a few £m after wages & have had the benefit of having him as an option) and you'd suspect there would be sell on & buy back clauses in place given the relative strength of sales position. He's also preventing us from having a much better 3rd option up there, one we probably need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 5181 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 5 hours ago, Gemmill said: My biggest concern for the next couple of transfer windows is Tino fucking off to Man City. This is looking increasingly likely, I'm sure if saw he'd knocked back contract talks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 19 minutes ago, spongebob toonpants said: This is looking increasingly likely, I'm sure if saw he'd knocked back contract talks Doesn't sound like he's knocked back talks, but I mean if his agent is doing his job, he's gonna have one eye on Man City unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 When he says "staying where I'm at now", I think he means fit and in the team, rather than at Newcastle United btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 8303 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 I think part of this will be the board selling some kind of vision for the next 5-10 years to everyone. We've done well for the first 5 but this next stage needs clarity. People need something to believe in before they sign their futures into it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42073 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 They’ll double or treble his wage which is the real deal clincher for him and his agent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 26309 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 if man city want him, they'll probably get him. that's the reality for us in this stage of the project, as we discovered in the summer with the rat. just got to make sure we rinse them for £100m and we line up a replacement for less than half that amount then we go again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12529 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 On 29/11/2025 at 08:25, Alex said: Absolutely no guarantees he’s a regular starter if he goes there Yup. And we've seen a couple of promising young midfielders go to Pep's Man City and end up doing fuck all. End of the day we were forced to sell him and managed to get £35m, which nobody thought he was worth at the time. I'm happy that a local lad is in the England team and doing well in the Premier League, but the way some people are carrying on it's like we sold prime Messi for £5 and a handjob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 1 minute ago, The Fish said: Yup. And we've seen a couple of promising young midfielders go to Pep's Man City and end up doing fuck all. End of the day we were forced to sell him and managed to get £35m, which nobody thought he was worth at the time. I'm happy that a local lad is in the England team and doing well in the Premier League, but the way some people are carrying on it's like we sold prime Messi for £5 and a handjob. Uh oh, you're go a get told that we sold him for £15m because the rules of the game here are that you have to deduct the cost of Vlachodimos from Anderson's fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17223 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 Anderson would definitely get a game for Man City, like. They need some bite in the midfield and he’s quality on the ball to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12325 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 The rumour of Tino to Man City just won't seem to go away - to the point where I won't be at all surprised if it happens. This is where we as a club need to be more dynamic. If they're not planning for that possibility then they're falling short - an additional full back definitely needs to be on the shopping list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 11877 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 I am rarely getting angry about things, but the sale of Anderson in one of those few things. It was a tragic thing then and has become a stupid thing now. The talent has been obvious and I think he would have got enough game time with us to further his development. Not being able to cash in on other player will be an epic failure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12325 Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 The difference between the sale of Anderson compared to those of Waddle Beardsley & Gascoigne was that it was only necessary to satisfy some bullshit fiscal ruling. At least when we sold the other 3 it was to keep the club afloat financially/ we couldn’t compete with their ambition. Anderson is sadly the example that proves PSR was a nonsense. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43823 Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 9 hours ago, Craig said: The difference between the sale of Anderson compared to those of Waddle Beardsley & Gascoigne was that it was only necessary to satisfy some bullshit fiscal ruling. At least when we sold the other 3 it was to keep the club afloat financially/ we couldn’t compete with their ambition. Anderson is sadly the example that proves PSR was a nonsense. Those three wanted away, we had to eventually take whatever we could, I don't think we needed to sell although possibly Beardsley's sale was more palatable to the board after the West Stand had to be replaced with the Milburn stand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 14201 Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 4 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: Those three wanted away, we had to eventually take whatever we could, I don't think we needed to sell although possibly Beardsley's sale was more palatable to the board after the West Stand had to be replaced with the Milburn stand. aye, I remember at the time michael o'neill was gonna be the next big thing and which stand he would go on to fund. never quite worked out like that mind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12325 Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 Aye, I think the point I was trying to make was the sale of those 3 suited all parties (in one way or another). The sale of Anderson suited no-one, although Forest have benefited from it (probably more than they anticipated). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12325 Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 Just now, thebrokendoll said: aye, I remember at the time michael o'neill was gonna be the next big thing and which stand he would go on to fund. never quite worked out like that mind. O'Neill worked brilliantly alongside Goddard. Unfortunately they thought he was good enough to be his replacement at the age of 19. Threw him under the bus ... and then Smith didn't rate him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43823 Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 Judas Waddle didn't go on strike but definitely dialled it in towards the end from memory. (Pretty sure he dodged both derbies with an injury as well?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 14201 Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said: Judas Waddle didn't go on strike but definitely dialled it in towards the end from memory. (Pretty sure he dodged both derbies with an injury as well?) bad mouthed the fish and chips at the wetherby whaler too, the absolute thundercunt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6861692/2025/12/05/newcastle-transfer-news-january/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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