Craig 12325 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 The interesting dynamic is that Elanga has also been called up. Did Elanga travel with the squad to Austria or is this the first time they'll have trained together since he joined us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15516 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 And Krafth, both were in Austria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 28482 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Cracking that tbh from Bruno. Wor Captain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 1058 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Serious question lads can we refuse Isak leave to play for his country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15516 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Just now, trooper said: Serious question lads can we refuse Isak leave to play for his country No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12325 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 minute ago, trooper said: Serious question lads can we refuse Isak leave to play for his country It never worked with Craig Bellamy who IIRC turned out for Wales when he was injured at club level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 1058 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 It doesn't seem right that, you refuse to play for your club & get fined but y9u can still play for your county its crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42072 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 8 minutes ago, trooper said: Serious question lads can we refuse Isak leave to play for his country You can if you’re Ryan Giggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 4589 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 So the fucker, goes off to play for Sweden, kops an 'injury' either in training or on the pitch, doesnt get his dream move and just sits on his arse without us being able to fine him for refusing to train or play for us, nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15516 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 21 minutes ago, Dougle said: So the fucker, goes off to play for Sweden, kops an 'injury' either in training or on the pitch, doesnt get his dream move and just sits on his arse without us being able to fine him for refusing to train or play for us, nice. If that happens FIFA pay his wages not us, if injury is over 28 days that is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 14201 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 46 minutes ago, Toonpack said: No we can tell them he's got a minor thigh problem though and not fit to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12325 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 minute ago, Toonpack said: If that happens FIFA pay his wages not us, if injury is over 28 days that is. We sued the arse out of them when Owen fucked his knee at the World Cup didn't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39132 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 minute ago, thebrokendoll said: we can tell them he's got a minor thigh problem though and not fit to travel. They have the right to examine themselves and if we're lying then he gets banned for five days. God knows we wouldn't want that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikko 105 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 If he plays for Sweden and not us it strengthens the clubs case against him as he can’t make the ”can’t play because injured argument” should it come to that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42072 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 15 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said: we can tell them he's got a minor thigh problem though and not fit to travel. I think they can still make him travel so he can be assessed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12325 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Couldn’t be him, could it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 4182 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Knowing our luck it'll be Elanga 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15516 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 41 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said: we can tell them he's got a minor thigh problem though and not fit to travel. All well and good unless he says he is fit, which the cunt will. Then we have to let him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daftarse 72 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (edited) If the rat is allowed to leave this week , then it should be on provision that he hands in a transfer request. No ifs or buts.... fuck things up for him as much as possible, the Eritrean cunt! Edited August 27 by Daftarse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 16112 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 21 minutes ago, Craig said: Couldn’t be him, could it?! It would explain why he went from Thierry Henry to Colin Hendry up front after the league cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12325 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Anyone know anything about this Interim Merlin on X / Twitter? Seems pretty adamant Liverpool are about to be shown up by PIF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I mean I'd be fucking delighted if he's right, and even more delighted at his delivery. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 62983 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 950 followers though. He's more likely to be mentally ill than he is to be right. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42072 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (edited) Not so much clutching at straws, more grasping at thin air as you plunge to inevitable death. Edited August 27 by Alex 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 9864 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (edited) I think it’s Sean Casey In another guise. He has this message pinned : Isak is a scapegoat caught between two powerful forces. The Isak case is bigger than the average football fan thinks it is. This is what they want you to believe, that it’s just a transfer story. But something deeper is happening behind the scenes. It’s time to make that clear. I’m only writing this because too many people have become involved. Two major reporters from leading English outlets (LE and CH) were pulled into it. One was told the real version. The other was given a different one. They were caught in the middle. If they were manipulated, then the average viewer could be manipulated as well. There’s a story behind Alexander Isak’s name circulating in transfer circles, and it goes far deeper than one striker. Isak is happy at Newcastle United. Committed. Unmoved by outside noise. But that noise is growing, and harder to ignore. Though, he was told by Howe to train alone in Spain. Pure isolation, until the dust settles. Liverpool are attempting to apply pressure through inflated contracts, deals that won’t even come into play, because no bid is happening any time soon. Still, they’ve signalled intent. They’ve floated terms Isak would never see at Newcastle, all through his agency, who were the first to go inside the tornado. This isn’t a negotiation. It’s pressure. And it doesn’t start at football level, it starts far above it. To understand this, you have to rewind to 2023. That year, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) made a strategic move, finalizing their acquisition of LIV Golf. What’s less known is that during that same period, PIF quietly explored a minority entry into RedBall Acquisition Corp., a sports focused SPAC backed by RedBird Capital Partners in the U.S. stock market. RedBall was in active discussions over a possible merger with Fenway Sports Group (FSG), owners of Liverpool FC and the Boston Red Sox. PIF didn’t want control. Just a foothold, a minority stake, a seat at the table of one of the most ambitious sports investment vehicles in North America. But the door never opened. RedBird declined to engage. PIF’s offer was strategic, and by most accounts, too significant to dismiss lightly. Whether due to geopolitics, governance concerns, or long term power dynamics, the outcome was clear, to keep PIF out. Weeks later, the RedBall and FSG talks collapsed, weighed down by valuation gaps and quiet external pressure. PIF moved on. But not quietly. Some believe that rejection changed the tone between both groups. Since then, tensions between FSG and PIF have remained low profile, but never absent. Quiet gestures. Parallel plays. No open conflict, but unmistakable friction under the surface. Which brings us back to Isak. Liverpool don’t urgently need a striker. But they’ve chosen this moment, and this player, to make their presence felt. Not through a bid, but through influence. They framed terms to unsettle Newcastle by targeting their most valuable asset without ever making a formal move. It’s bullying, a response to how they once felt bullied by PIF. It’s an attempt to penetrate Newcastle’s structure, through its star. Lastly, Newcastle’s interest in Benjamin Šeško is real. But it’s not tied to an Isak exit. This is reinforcement, not replacement. The club expects Isak to stay. And he will stay. Liverpool have the funds. They have the leverage. But they haven’t moved. Because their move is not to move. The outcome may not be a transfer, but the real goal is psychological. And in this game, Isak is just the opening move. Isak will be in Newcastle next season. Edited August 27 by Holden McGroin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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