Kid Dynamite 9333 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 The result is immaterial. But Pope's howler and the performances of our reserve players is worrying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43887 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 To be fair, they're a couple of weeks ahead of us preparation wise, it's our first game and you could tell by the first ten minutes or so we looked ok for a makeshift lineup. I'm sure Howe will have got some more info from his players fitness levels etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63125 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 56 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Difference in fitness levels is an excuse that isn’t washing with me here, like It's their 5th pre season game apparently. Our first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 6690 Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 I thought some of the kids in the 2nd half looked not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 4188 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 The only concern for me was Isak not even making the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17238 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 21 minutes ago, MrBass said: The only concern for me was Isak not even making the trip. Howe’s quotes haven’t helped either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 4188 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 What did he say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2770 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 (edited) Howe's comments did seem to raise more questions than answers. I really don't see why Isak couldn't have took a place in the stands with Big Joe if he's fit enough to train, but not quite fit enough to play. Sending him home only adds to the speculation after the club made it clear he wasn't for sale. If he gets onto the plane to Singapore we can probably rest easy. Edited July 19 by Polarboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63125 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6503776/2025/07/19/eddie-howe-isak-desperate-irreplaceable/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1476 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: It's their 5th pre season game apparently. Our first. Their back four was all 2nd and 3rd string players until Tierney and Scales came on. If it makes you feel any better though, they also put four past Man City in a friendly this time last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 9892 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 (edited) Howes comments are worrying. “No formal approach” means liverpool have definitely been in touch. This may have unsettled him. i wouldn’t entertain anything under £180m to Liverpool. Edited July 19 by Holden McGroin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63125 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I think it's safe to say Liverpool have achieved their goal of destabilising the player. Arseholes. I hope they're fucking shit this season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43887 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dazzler 16162 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Isak was linked to arsenal all last summer and I don’t remember them leaving him at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 6690 Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 It all sounds very very fishy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17238 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 It’s not what we want to hear but it’s looking like we’ve been taken for right cunts by Liverpool. Completely exposed our ramshackle situation behind the scenes tbh. I’m at the stage where I’m actually worried that we can’t pay Isak what he could get at Liverpool. They’re completely exempt from the rules and are playing with a totally different financial deck than us anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 8351 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I dunno, I don't think that interview sounds as bad as is being made out. There's no 'I'd like to keep him but it's not in my hands' style comment, it's more like 'You never know but as far as we know everything is good there'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63125 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Is that quote from Howe that I've seen saying Newcastle "aren't the biggest payers" legit? Cos you know you fix that? You start paying people more. Impossible to compete if you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 6690 Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 I can’t see Pif are desperate to sell Isak and we have no sporting director pushing the issue. I would prefer how to just come out and say he’s going nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1476 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 3 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: I can’t see Pif are desperate to sell Isak and we have no sporting director pushing the issue. I would prefer how to just come out and say he’s going nowhere. "He's going nowhere. Not even to our own pre-season friendlies". 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17238 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 19 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Is that quote from Howe that I've seen saying Newcastle "aren't the biggest payers" legit? Cos you know you fix that? You start paying people more. Impossible to compete if you don't. UEFA wage to turnover rules could fuck the lot tbf. If Isak gets 350k a week, pretty soon Tonali will want it, Bruno will want it and so on. And if they don’t get a fucking wriggle on and build a stadium that makes us some proper money, it’ll fuck us. The system is rigged from every angle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63125 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 You just pay a fine for that though. That's what Villa and Chelsea have just done. They don't stop you from being in the CL or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17238 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I have absolutely no faith in any of our prospective punishments being as lax as others tbh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63125 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 This isn't the PL where clubs can vote in whatever rules they want. There's established precedent for clubs just getting fined for breaching UEFA's wage to turnover rules. We're not about to be singled out for different treatment if we breach it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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