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https://instagram.com/stories/nufc/3143989726273592349?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=YmM0MjE2YWMzOA== Can hear the mackem fewm from here over the Sam Fender track.

Speaking of: £40m would be huge for FFP purposes, especially given ASM would have amortized most of his original fee by this point. I was worried the recent UEFA rulings against Villa and Brightons use of sister clubs would be an issue but since Saudi Arabia isn’t in UEFA we should be clear to do this.

ASM averages about 9 turnovers per 90 excluding misplaced passes, Barnes under 6 per 90 over the last 3 seasons. The defensive stats for Barnes are poor but they’re still better than ASM and it’s a season his team were relegated, his defensive stats for the prior season are a lot better and show how he contributes to the press especially his attacking 3rd number (the key one for how we play). Key passes and shot creating actions aren’t the best stats. A key pass is simply a pass that leads to a shot (so not a line breaking pass), so that could be a sideways pass on the halfway line that ends with a 30 yard shot into row Z, and again it’s stats from a relegated team. Shot creating actions will always heavily favor ASM, it counts every action in the lead up to a shot - so a take on then a pass to a player who then shoots means 2, whereas Barnes using a 1-2 pass to beat his man then passing to a shot taker creates 1 SCA. ASM defensive stats from last season:

Isak on the cover of the new EA sports footy game

Tbf to Edwards I could see him being right here. The Romano link to Diasi seems a little weak to me, it’s in his typical vague fashion and I’ve not seen it elsewhere - Diasi was heavily linked to Man U but they’ve been focused on other areas so it wouldn’t shock me if it was Romano doing one of his agent mates a favor and linking us in the hope it sparks Man U.

Fucking hell man that’s fucking deranged. How do they think this all works like? They “claim” places and force the people that live there to support Sunderland? Then what? They’d still be fucking shit and live in an absolute shit tip.

4 caps for France. I’ve never seen him play but seems he’s a right sided CB so the link makes sense.

The nappy-ripper rivalry is growing

Seems like they’re having a normal classy day, which included chanting “die Geordie’s die” at a sign saying Newcastle, then vandalizing a metro carriage

Aye, my issue with it is that players will be on twitter and we have a team working hard to bring players they’ve targeted to the club and then there’s all these fucking morons on twitter whinging. I’m sure players shrug it off but it’s still unneeded and pathetic. Especially given it’s the same people that are posting gushing love poems about players like Ciaran Clark leaving us .

Bitter mackem cunts.

Surely if Clarke was there he’d have been player of the tournament marra

Star man, 8 goals and 4 assists from just 38 games in his career. Big season for him.

Great to see. Hopefully back with high confidence and can get up to speed

Sums up my feelings to a lot of these twitter fans

Hopefully Tony G has a big game so he comes back full of confidence. Seems we might be able to have him as a third option for the striker role going off his performances there.

Jacobs is very reliable when it comes to Leicester, so seems like it’s happening. Very positive about this as it gives us a real threat on the left wing.

£35m would be a great deal for Barnes tbh. He’s hard working, direct, rapid, and strong, has a good eye for goal and excels in quick passing moves to beat his markers which aligns with how we play. I agree with those saying Maddison would have been more exciting but Barnes is the better fit.

Mr reposter has picked up on it now too.