26 Jun 2024 12:53:40
Ed002 reports we enquired about isak, any truth?

{Ed002's Note - Alexander Isak (S) Newcastle have no intention of selling Isak and will let Bruno Guimaraes be sold instead - if that is not possible, they will have to consider selling Isak. They do not want to be having to replace both Isak and Callum Wilson this summer. Arsenal and Chelsea have a declared interest as both struggle to sign their preferred options.}


1.) 26 Jun 2024
26 Jun 2024 16:29:48
Not convinced this will happen, as Ed rightly points out. But, what a signing it would be ??.


2.) 26 Jun 2024
26 Jun 2024 16:51:54
I agree, seems very unlikely but would be one hell of a signing!


3.) 26 Jun 2024
26 Jun 2024 19:12:21
Reports seem to say he’ll cost more than Caicedo so £120m, can’t see it happening at that figure.


4.) 26 Jun 2024
26 Jun 2024 19:43:01
Newcastles interest in noni have any baring or help or completely separate.


5.) 26 Jun 2024
26 Jun 2024 22:11:41
Good player but I think it’s very unlikely he will be leaving Newcastle this season.


6.) 27 Jun 2024
27 Jun 2024 06:28:35
I reckon isak will be so expensive but what if Newcastle demands noni as part of the deal,


7.) 29 Jun 2024
29 Jun 2024 10:44:13
Ed, while I don't agree with the strategy. I think it's easy for us to sit here on the sidelines and pass judgement, they were new owners and they were replacing Ambramovich who for all his flaws was universally loved by Chelsea fans due to the investment and success he bought. So whether we could have made do with what we had or not I think is a little irrelevant, they obviously felt like they needed to placate a fan base who had been spoiled under Ambramovich, as a way to win them over early. I mean look at SJR at United, some fans are already questioning him, same with FSG, they haven't been perfect. The issue was the new owners probably didn't have the structure in place to maximise the investment initially.

Finally, while we've bought a lot I think overall the signings have been positive: Palmer, Jackson, Caicedo (while overpriced), Gusto, Enzo (until Poch came in) have all been great. I also think there's a lot more to come from Lavia, Nkunku and Chukwumeka. CB, GK and pre the structure being put in place is where the recruitment has been questionable to say the least, Sterling, Fofana, Badiashille, Disasi, Cucurella and Sanchez were arguably as you say not better then what we already had. Overall I'm excited for the future, even if I'm not entirely convinced by the sporting directors in place. But I think we should reserve judgement for another year at least, before writing them off as a failure.

{Ed001's Note - if they are that weak they were spending to placate the fans, then you are in real trouble. I also don't see any need to do that and I don't see any way that was even in their thinking. I think it is more a case of them being badly advised and not having done their research properly before buying the club.

You think they have all been great? You are very easily pleased. If you had 4 or 5 players being great in a season, you wouldn't be finishing midtable.}


8.) 29 Jun 2024
29 Jun 2024 12:15:34
Ed it's clear you don't agree with their strategy and that's fine, but the squad needed investment badly. We finished in the bottom half of the table the season before and half the players didn't want to be here, or were already out the door i. e. Rudiger, what choice did they have? I do agree about them being badly advised though and that's set them off on the wrong foot and they've been written off based on that. I think our biggest issue has been our managerial hires, Pochettino was 100% the wrong choice for the squad we had, whether Maresca is a better fit, time will tell.