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I would rather get a new full back and another right winger first, if we have 45m spare. its ridiculous.

If he really left us for Man Utd, I think deep down he really think it’s on Howe. I mean I can’t think of other reason for him to leave the club he supports. Hope the club just tell Man Utd to fuck off

Yea but no way we would give him guarantee for that. Howe simply won’t let it happen, nor Wilson would interfere Howe’s right to choose the matchday team

That Georgia guy

The only thing we can offer to him is guarantee first team football. which Howe won’t agree with that and then it’s logical to choose Brighton imo. Track record much better than us

I think the Victor Munoz link is genuine. He is the one the resembles Gordon most. Albeit raw, but the explosiveness and ability to carry the ball is already there

Impressive for a 18 years old.

My friend said Leao is not Eddie type of player so not suitable for Newcastle. I told him if he is willing to be trained by Eddie he could become the best left winger in the world. I won’t be surprised if we see a totally different Woltemade next season as well. But for Elanga, even if he become stronger and faster, it’s still meaningless.

Rather than “coached poorly”, I would say Eddie focused on physical trainings much much more than other managers / coaches It might not be a bad thing. For example, Hall was weak as fuck when he first joined us. Now he is a lot more stronger and, since he’s technically brilliant even before joining us, he become an all round full back. Of course there are also some drawbacks. Just like Trippier - once a technically brilliant footballer with world class set piece skills - completely lost it after a few years. He was Englands best free kick taker. In a way Bruno as well. I really think his technique was better a few years ago, but he became one of the best B2B player in the world after trained by Eddie. Thats why sometimes you really can’t let the manager to have control on transfers. Using Hall / Elanga as example, since Eddie requires his players to run and press, he would always prefer to buy players like Elanga whom have excellent physical attributes. But if you give him a Hall type of player, probably just 1 year later, Eddie can simply evolve the player to the next level.

Rumour re David is just bullshit from his agent.

Probably just like Owen - great finisher, ice in vein, because they are born with flawed personality

I hope you are right

We are just a bad season away from relegation battle and I am pretty sure those purple patch players (including BG) would have no interest to just stay and fight in the bottom half of the table. The new PSR rules are going to hit us hard as well. Last year we already used tricks to record an accounting profit, which we probably can’t do it again. I would say we might need to build a new ship afterwards, if we are going to shit again next season

They are way over the top, that’s for sure. But I also think if we lose the first few games next season, these “over the top” bullshit will suddenly become the majority voice. Thats how critical this summer is. We are a sinking ship and this is the last chance to fix it.

Are you sure? Enrique would never play Burn over Hall at LB. Mendes and Hakimi are probably the most attacking full backs in the world. And he emphasise a huge lot re ball passing and retention. Players like Ugarte are dumbed because they cannot meet his technical requirement. Enrique requires technical players to run and sacrifice for the team, but the players are allowed to do a lot of creative stuff. Howe simple wants athletes and strictly follow his order.