The Entirely Reasonable Potential Transfers Thread

[Tom 14083]

7 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Nah, The Fish is just a pseduo-Diego.

I remember watching Pseudo Diego support The Fish at the Cluny in 2005

[Gemmill 49974]

1 minute ago, wykikitoon said:

I like your optimism.  However our next game is against a relegation rival.  We are quickly losing the amount of games we have left in the season.
 

We're losing them one game at a time BABY. ONE GAME AT A TIME. 

[gurru991 22]

6 hours ago, Diego21 said:

I do not understand that Digne prefers to go to Aston Villa rather than come here in a permanent transfer.

It is obvious that Aston Villa today is better than us (not much better either) and that it has a solid base, but that today it cannot give it more than to be Top10 or Top12.

But the project that we should have is much bigger. And if the team manages to avoid relegation, we should be ahead of Aston Villa in the short term.

I think location plays a big part as well, lots of players prefer London or close to London. Apart from that the Steven Gerrard factor is a biggie as well.

[The Fish 11323]

Just now, wykikitoon said:

I like your optimism.  However our next game is against a relegation rival.  We are quickly losing the amount of games we have left in the season.
 

We're losing the amount of games we have left in the season at the same pace as every one else. Watford have lost 7 games in a row. 

[Dr Gloom 23642]

12 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

gemmill in danger of losing some serious credibility here, buddying up with fish

[Dr Gloom 23642]

12 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

YES! TEAM DRY SHEETS WELCOMES ANOTHER MEMBER. 

gemmill, fish and rayvin - what a team

[Gemmill 49974]

2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

gemmill in danger of losing some serious credibility here, buddying up with fish

The Fish is showing the sort of level headedness I've come to know and respect from him. You and wykiki however seem to have locked into menstrual synchrony and IT IS DISTURBING. 

[Billy Whitehurst 1000]

Sign me up to the dry sheet brigade. It’s still early days and we only have to play twice before the transfer window closes (yes, I know they are against teams in and around us). Better to get the right players in for the final 17 matches than shit our pants and panic buy the latest Cacapa/Riviere.

[Dr Gloom 23642]

16 minutes ago, The Fish said:

I think signing Trippier for £12m sets a good example, an example that would be ruined if we overpaid massively on the next signing. Botman is very good, but if Lille are being dicks, just go and sign some other motherfucker. Fuck them, the faux-Belgian cunts.

i actually agree with that. go and sign some other fucker if you have to but do it before the watford game. 

[Gemmill 49974]

1 minute ago, Dr Gloom said:

gemmill, fish and rayvin - what a team

I wear this attack from TEAM MOONCYCLE like a badge of honour. 

[Gemmill 49974]

1 minute ago, Billy Whitehurst said:

Sign me up to the dry sheet brigade. It’s still early days and we only have to play twice before the transfer window closes (yes, I know they are against teams in and around us). Better to get the right players in for the final 17 matches than shit our pants and panic buy the latest Cacapa/Riviere.

Welcome on board Whitehurst. You and your low humidity underpants. 

[wykikitoon 22901]

Boooooooooooooo

 

PISS THE BED, PISS THE BED, PISS THE BED

[247 597]

Wilson got injured 15 days ago and the windows been open for 11 days now. We knew his injury was bad so signing a striker should/will have been have been pushed to a priority before the window was even open especially with Gayle catching a case of the rona as well, personally I find it a bit disappointing that we cant get at least one of our top 5 striker targets through the door for Watford considering this game might literally define our season. We saw how badly our attack is disjointed without an out and out striker in the 2nd half vs Cambridge and Howe would have known this before hand anyway, I bet hes as disappointed as us that its not looking likely he will have the option to play an actual striker vs Watford. 

[ewerk 33226]

We're the richest club in the world. If Chris Wood has a release clause then sign him, play him in our next two matches then drop him from the squad once we get our preferred target in at the end of the window. Gangster shit like that.

[wykikitoon 22901]

2 minutes ago, 247 said:

Wilson got injured 15 days ago and the windows been open for 11 days now. We knew his injury was bad so signing a striker should/will have been have been pushed to a priority before the window was even open especially with Gayle catching a case of the rona as well, personally I find it a bit disappointing that we cant get at least one of our top 5 striker targets through the door for Watford considering this game might literally define our season. We saw how badly our attack is disjointed without an out and out striker in the 2nd half vs Cambridge and Howe would have known this before hand anyway, I bet hes as disappointed as us that its not looking likely he will have the option to play an actual striker vs Watford. 

I don't think Wilson's full diagnosis was clear until last week. However they know he's made of paper.

[Dr Gloom 23642]

3 minutes ago, 247 said:

Wilson got injured 15 days ago and the windows been open for 11 days now. We knew his injury was bad so signing a striker should/will have been have been pushed to a priority before the window was even open especially with Gayle catching a case of the rona as well, personally I find it a bit disappointing that we cant get at least one of our top 5 striker targets through the door for Watford considering this game might literally define our season. We saw how badly our attack is disjointed without an out and out striker in the 2nd half vs Cambridge and Howe would have known this before hand anyway, I bet hes as disappointed as us that its not looking likely he will have the option to play an actual striker vs Watford. 

agreed. fuck knows which newcastle the willy wavers have been watching all season 

[247 597]

Just now, wykikitoon said:

I don't think Wilson's full diagnosis was clear until last week. However they know he's made of paper.

Even without Wilson being injured a striker would have been high on the list, still a week to get someone in given our desperate situation must be doable. I know clubs will be taking the piss but im just not buying that it cant be done. 

[The Fish 11323]

2 minutes ago, 247 said:

Wilson got injured 15 days ago and the windows been open for 11 days now. We knew his injury was bad so signing a striker should/will have been have been pushed to a priority before the window was even open especially with Gayle catching a case of the rona as well, personally I find it a bit disappointing that we cant get at least one of our top 5 striker targets through the door for Watford considering this game might literally define our season. We saw how badly our attack is disjointed without an out and out striker in the 2nd half vs Cambridge and Howe would have known this before hand anyway, I bet hes as disappointed as us that its not looking likely he will have the option to play an actual striker vs Watford. 

Who are our top 5 targets, like? I've heard everyone from Etikite, to Vlahovic. 

And I think we have to remember we had 9 shots on target against Cambridge and their 'keeper had the game of his life. Yes we need a striker, but panic buying someone means we could end up with Riviere, rather than Ronaldo.

[Dr Gloom 23642]

1 minute ago, ewerk said:

We're the richest club in the world. If Chris Wood has a release clause then sign him, play him in our next two matches then drop him from the squad once we get our preferred target in at the end of the window. Gangster shit like that.

then just pay him to hang around bigg market bars, setting £50 notes alight

[247 597]

9 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Who are our top 5 targets, like? I've heard everyone from Etikite, to Vlahovic. 

And I think we have to remember we had 9 shots on target against Cambridge and their 'keeper had the game of his life. Yes we need a striker, but panic buying someone means we could end up with Riviere, rather than Ronaldo.

I dont think Vlahovic was ever an realistic target like, the club will have a list drawn up and I'd bet that most of those names havnt even been leaked as links yet. The first half of Cambridge yes, the second half when they sat back showed how weak we are going forward with no actual striker on the pitch - our best outlet in Saint Max who was played as a striker running absolutely nowhere for 45 minutes and 35 crosses into their box aimed at no one that can head the ball wearing a Newcastle shirt says enough really.

Im not suggesting we panic buy, im saying that we have had enough time to get something done in time for Watford.

Edited January 11, 2022 by 247

[Dr Gloom 23642]

1 minute ago, The Fish said:

Who are our top 5 targets, like? I've heard everyone from Etikite, to Vlahovic. 

And I think we have to remember we had 9 shots on target against Cambridge and their 'keeper had the game of his life. Yes we need a striker, but panic buying someone means we could end up with Riviere, rather than Ronaldo.

the main reason we didn't score said chances against a team languishing near the bottom of the third tier of english football is because we don't have any fit strikers.

if we're going to stay up we need to chase down watford. do you not agree it's imperative we sign someone capable of playing up front and scoring goals before that game?

presently we don't have one. these are exceptional circumstances. get our first choice in at the end of the window if that'd what it takes, but get some cunt in now. we're rich enough to do both. 

[thebrokendoll 10281]

1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said:

Without looking it up, I wouldn't know what nationality Origi is either, tbf.

every time I see his name mentioned I think of this bloke. he's a british biker. at the very least I'd expect @Kid Dynamite to know just what the fuck it is I'm on about!

 

 

[thebrokendoll 10281]

oh and I'm on the brink of joining the sopping sheets gang. up for the watford game and I was really hoping to see a win. can't see it now.

[The Fish 11323]

12 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

the main reason we didn't score said chances against a team languishing near the bottom of the third tier of english football is because we don't have any fit strikers.

if we're going to stay up we need to chase down watford. do you not agree it's imperative we sign someone capable of playing up front and scoring goals before that game?

presently we don't have one. these are exceptional circumstances. get our first choice in at the end of the window if that'd what it takes, but get some cunt in now. we're rich enough to do both. 

I'd say that was a factor, but I wouldn't take away from the game that their 'keeper had. at least 1 world class save from a 'keeper who regularly takes the field in England's third tier. 

We definitely do need to sign a striker, but it's just as important, to sign defenders given that is clearly the biggest reason we've been losing/drawing games. No team has conceded more goals than we have (42GA), and no team has given up better chances (37.92 xGA). 

Signing someone like Wood makes a lot of sense, even if he only plays twice in his entire Newcastle career. But even with the rumoured release clause a transfer deal that wasn't vital a few weeks ago will take time to complete. What I mean is, the club were surely looking at strikers, but they wouldn't have anticipated Wilson was going to get injured at that time, so the minute the severity of his injury became clear I'm sure they shifted focus from long term, to signing an immediate solution. But even with that immediacy it's not like football manager, it takes time.

[Howay 12496]

The pissy bed counter to the waving of willies about fixtures left is that the timing of fixtures is shite, the same as it was when Howe come in. We play most the fucking shite between now and March, then it’s a bit of a brutal run - which is similar to how we played Brentford and Norwich when Howe had walked in the door but by the time he had a chance to really get his tactics over we were getting slapped about by Leicester, Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool. 
 

Genuinely hope I’m wrong on all of the above, we get our targets in and then are a competent side and cruise to safety. If we got Wood in I think there’s a chance we beat Watford, which would make things seem less desperate and maybe help negotiations / buy time, so that’s my hope now big Chris.