Bringing JWP in as a Charles replacement would be a terrible move.
It's nothing to do with comparing him to other players who returned and everything to do with the fact he's simply not very good and offers nothing that we're crying out for.
Yes he'll bring some experience and is tidy in possession but he's unbelievably weak and games consistently pass him by. We've got plenty of players who are tidy in possession but we need a midfielder who carries a presence and is dynamic and that simply isn't him.
I also don't buy these supposed leadership qualities either. I think people think he has leadership qualities because he was captain for a while but I've never actually seen him as a leader.
At risk of over simplifying it no good leader captains their team to two 9-0 defeats in less than 18 months.
It's definitely not decided between both clubs. Don't think the EFL thing is accurate either.
Newcastle released their home cup prices for this season a month ago before any idea about who they're playing - https://support.newcastleunited.com/hc/en-gb/articles/20588358442780-How-much-are-Cup-tickets
Pretty sure clubs don't have to agree and home clubs simply set the price.
Clubs used to have to agree pricing in the FA Cup but they binned that rule off a few years back.
I'd have paid £15.
But when an FA Cup QF was £25 there was no chance I was paying similar for a 2nd round league cup tie.
A comparable fixture is Leicester in the FA Cup 4th round which was a tenner with no booking fee. Don't see how they can justify this being almost 150% more than that.