MarkSFC

He was on the pitch, what more do you need..

If we continue not to buy a player in the 20m+ range once in a while we will just go backwards and backwards. You can't have a complete team (which is where we are heading right now) which are developing.... I do think we will sign a striker for 20m+ this summer though.

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Panic stations...must be selling him😂😂😂😂

It's pretty clear we don't have the budget (without selling JWP and KWP etc which I'm hopeful we don't this summer at least) to but 5 or 6 players at 20-30m but perhaps, and only time will tell, perhaps we can and will sign a striker for 25-30m. I would hope, expect us to shift a few Redmond, Djeneppo, Walcott, Bednarek or Stephens or Lyanco, and Diallo and so you'd expect those sales to generate 30-40m maybe and so you'd hope that would go on the 2 forwards we need!!

I think we will get two strikers including Delap. He's only just got back from a Championship so probably on holiday. Like you suggest I think our main target is someone else and it sounds logical that we are waiting for the chain to fall into place IF we are buying a decent one.

I doubt we will spend 30m+ on Broja or anyone else and as much as I like him, I'm not overly excited by that prospect anyway for some reason. I am hopeful that we have used our budget wisely and saved a good chunk of it for a couple of strikers, Delap on loan 🤞and then one who is fairly established (maybe like Kalajdsic or however you spell it) for upwards of 20m and more on another No10 type. I do think Armstrong will be better than last year (couldn't be worse!!) and looks a far more instinctive finisher than Adams, but just lost his confidence after his initial few games. Having Aribo and another player of his type feeding the strikers should help improve the chances. Still need 3 forward players and a CB (get rid of one) so lots still to do, as well as shifting others out to help with the finances but so far so good.

I think Winks would be a good signing. He's a solid player and to begin with would probably partner Romeu before he starts to play less and Lavia starts to play more. This would allow JWP to be pushed further forward as I've suspected might happen for a while. Losing Diallo does not concern me one bit.

I hadn't seen anything about him going there

Thought Dom Ballard might of gone...reckon we must be after 2 strikers then surely?!

Suggests we are after other(s) or Chelsea demanding too much more than we want to pay for him.

I like him but for 20m if that happened, probably not the worst deal. Then we'd need 3 new strikers!!!

Got to wonder whether the long term plan for livramento is further forward.

Pretty much sums up my opinion of him. Not quite effective enough to be relied on and doesn't score enough, but if he is mostly on our bench and sort of takes on the "Long" role of being the speed option late on in a game, he is a decent option. Doubt we'd get better to be mostly on the bench, unless it's a kid. Sell or stay I'm not overly bothered unless he remains first choice!!

Are you thick? It's not about how things stand right now. It's about the process of pre-season followed by the competition and how Ralph creates his team, trains his team (with his new trainers) and whether he is better at his game management and getting high level performances. Therefore top is 8 is success, top 12 is where all this should really get him, and less than that will not really prove his worth. Enjoy your low expectations and poor understanding of how sport works.

This. Some "lesser' teams like perhaps Fulhma and Bournemouth for example would probably jump at the chance of taking Bednarek Redmond and Moussa, even Stephens perhaps, because thet would deem them as experienced/proven PL performers, whereas we know they are not good enough for us any more to make us better. I am excited so far by the signings, Lavia included and also by some of the names linked. In general we seem to be linked to more players than usual and better players than usual. This is Ralph's last chance to prove his worth though, with his chosen backroom and his own team. Top 8 would be success, top 12 satisfactory, anything less I would deem as mediocre (or worse depending on actual position!). I am more hopeful than for a long time though subject to getting 4 or 5 more players.

To be fair I've not really seen him a lot but one or two Rangers fans I know think he's pretty decent and they're normally good judges. I agree though we probably need someone different to him (Id love CHO regardless as how unlikely it might seem) but as well as him, together with Stu Armstrong and probably Tella (one more season to establish himself), it sounds better than last seasons group with Redmond, Moussa and Theo.

Oh dear🤦

Is that a good reliable source ?

And his dad may well be a big bonus!!

Never someone who scored enough but scored some important goals. No questioning his effort and his pace but glad he's off as frees up some space for hopefully two new strikers.

I really don't get the obsession with experienced players. We have a squad overly burdened with " experience" already and that ain't getting us anywhere. JWP, Romeu, Stu Armstrong, KWP, Adams, even McCarthy, all have plenty of experience, as does Perraud and Lyanco. Redmond, Walcott, Long, Bednarek, Stephens, Moi, can all move on as even though they have experience they aren't going to help us improve. What I think people really mean is not experience as such but they'd feel more comfortable with 2 or 3 players who are perhaps 50-100 ges into top flight football but still young enough to develop further. I think we will get one striker in the mid 20s (24-26) type of age and that will likely be it for "experience. The rest who arrive I predict will be 18-22 type age. Sure itay sound nervy to some but it's hugely exciting I think.

So Diblings birthday (according to transfrmarket) is in March, so he does not turn 17 until next year. Presumably this means Newcastle cannot sign him on a Pro contract until then? In which case, are there any restrictions on scholars moving club before this time? Or is this "signing" being put in place for March? If this kid is anywhere near as good as people are suggesting then surely we can match the money being touted around, but perhaps he actually wants to move for some reason. People are allowed to😂 When ypu look individualy at players and who comes and who goes its easy to get excited or disappointed but what matters is whether overall the club gets stronger and better as a collective, at all levels. Currently that seems to be the case.

Wouldn't mind if they sold Bedanrek and Stephens

I wonder whether JwP should be utilised further forward and not as on of the 2 midfielders in front of the defence. His main skills are obviously crossing and passing and his shooting has improved so if he's further upfield more we might get more out of our strikers?