I think most of us would rather we didn't sell one of our best players in the middle of a relegation battle. That simple enough for you?
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MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
Tell us again how we aren’t signing Rondon. And tell us again about how Coleman was clearly going to be lining up on right midfield v Brighton..
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
Well loads of people told me we weren't in for Longstaff even though we bid for him in the summer and we've now bid for him again.
@ForeverBlue92 sometimes mate, trust that a few journos know their stuff
I've said for a while Longstaff will come in but he'll essentially replace Delph/Davies/Gomes/Gbamin as our go to option from the bench to cover Doucoure/Allan.
I have no problem with that lads better than all 4 of those losers.
Noisy noise annoys
Player Valuation: £70m
Coleman? You got the wrong person,mate.
You were convinced we were signing Longstaff last summer....
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I have no idea about Longstaff. I hear a lot of abuse he receives - but I think that comes about by others viewing every signing through the prism of Benitez.
Is he any good? What are his strengths?
Makes more sense when you put it like that, assuming he's cheap
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
Erm no. And it was a different formation anyway.
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
Yeah you were saying in the match thread Benitez wouldn’t play Coleman or Kenny on the left..
I've no idea if the -£35m is accurate. It does serve as a useful starting point for the explanation about how accounting treats money spent on an incoming transfer very differently to money received for an outgoing one though.
Re your point about Brighton: I can only presume that the way salaries are treated in the accounts must factor into the FFP / sustainability. We have some players on ridiculous salaries in the region of £120k per week, whereas I can't imagine Brighton has anyone on more than £60k or £70k p/w... I suspect that's why we have been happy to let several players leave each summer at the end of their contracts and not try to replace them (Besic, Bolasie, etc). The wages saved, over time, have maybe started to make the accounts look a bit better and that would in turn give us more room to spend? Only a theory, I'm no accountant!
Newcastle strengthen bid to make second quick deal after landing Trippier
The Magpies are ready to add another new face to their ranks
'A £22.5million offer plus Geordie midfielder Sean Longstaff is believed to have been placed for the ex-Barcelona star.
Although, while Everton’s interest is long-term, we understand that Longstaff has held no talks with the Toffees at this stage or been informed of any fresh approach.
Digne is yet to agree to a move to Tyneside - despite an offer to end his Goodison Park nightmare after falling out with Rafael Benitez.'
Most reliable journo for Newcastle news there. £22.5m plus a player we can sign for free in the summer? Koff with that. Has to be £30m+ if we're selling him to a direct relegation candidate.
He isn't, that's the thing.
He doesn't keep the ball as well as Gomes. He's no better than Davies.
He does have the bonus over Delph that he can actually stay fit. Gbamin has been mightly unlucky but I don't understand why he hasn't been given more of a chance.
A huge part of our issues is Benitez's insistence on playing 2 in midfield. But Longstaff isn't a sitter so wouldn't play that role either.
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
I don't know much about him mate tbh although he's up there in the stats for pressing and seems the industrial hard worker type Benitez likes which I haven't a problem with as our midfield needs a player like that imo.
Delph and Siggurdsson are out of contract this summer and Gbamin may be off - we need 1-2 cheaper signings to pad that area of the squad out.
chopper6
Player Valuation: £10m
One of our best players?! I’m sorry but he’s been average, and been that way even before our latest manager.
And in a relegation battle where arguably we are out of possession and defending more then most, does ‘one of our best’ players who most can agree defending isn’t his strong point, going to really help us?!
If anything it exposes his weakness’ more so
Abertonian
Player Valuation: £20m
Atsu next probably, Fat man working his way through his extensive network in the game.
Would love to read the dossier that fooled squeaky voice and got him the job
Would love to read the dossier that fooled squeaky voice and got him the job
Nah it's already been rubbished that they've not bid. They do have interest though, and Everton have bid for Longstaff.Newcastle strengthen bid to make second quick deal after landing Trippier
The Magpies are ready to add another new face to their rankswww.chroniclelive.co.uk
'A £22.5million offer plus Geordie midfielder Sean Longstaff is believed to have been placed for the ex-Barcelona star.
Although, while Everton’s interest is long-term, we understand that Longstaff has held no talks with the Toffees at this stage or been informed of any fresh approach.
Digne is yet to agree to a move to Tyneside - despite an offer to end his Goodison Park nightmare after falling out with Rafael Benitez.'
Most reliable journo for Newcastle news there. £22.5m plus a player we can sign for free in the summer? Koff with that. Has to be £30m+ if we're selling him to a direct relegation candidate.
Digne has, at this stage, no interest in going there. He wants Chelsea.
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