Transfers, 2024-25 season

[wykikitoon 22912]

4 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Does anyone expect a fantasy signing such as Rice, Bellingham or Osimhen? It hasn’t really been our style so far. Maybe the extra revenue from champions league and new sponsors will change that but I suspect Howe will continue to target less spectacular players. 

Nah, not at this early stage.

[The Fish 11323]

5 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Does anyone expect a fantasy signing such as Rice, Bellingham or Osimhen? It hasn’t really been our style so far. Maybe the extra revenue from champions league and new sponsors will change that but I suspect Howe will continue to target less spectacular players. 

 

I think we'll stick to Botman/Bruno/Isak level players; respected, well scouted, bags of potential

[Dr Gloom 23643]

5 minutes ago, The Fish said:

 

I think we'll stick to Botman/Bruno/Isak level players; respected, well scouted, bags of potential

Yeah, young hungry and highly rated has been a winning formula so far. I don’t see is buying £100m players…..yet

[Alex 36729]

Is that Slinky-Milinkovic on a par with Rice? I’ve never seen him play tbh but I know he’s highly rated. Someone like that for about half the price seems more like the policy we have. Although I suppose a lot depends on our final league position 

[Gemmill 49988]

I think we would be more willing to pay a £100m asking price for Rice - he's a proven PL player, so you know exactly what you're getting.

 

Way less likely that we sign someone for £100m from abroad. Having said that, we spent £63m on Isak which is getting up there.

 

Having said all this, I think he'll have more trophy-ready options than us anyway, so I think it's academic.

[wykikitoon 22912]

Rice would be a mega statement signing.  But like Gemmill said 'trophy-ready' is what he will be after.  Albeit he's still only 24 he will no doubt want pretty much sure fire final fighting teams.

[The Fish 11323]

59 minutes ago, Alex said:

Is that Slinky-Milinkovic on a par with Rice? I’ve never seen him play tbh but I know he’s highly rated. Someone like that for about half the price seems more like the policy we have. Although I suppose a lot depends on our final league position 

Milinkovic-Savic? Play different roles, and Milinkovic Savic has 4 years on Rice. MS is more of a number 8/box-to-box/Mezzala-type midfielder, Rice is more number 6/DM/Regista*.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Dr Gloom 23643]

6 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Milinkovic-Savic? Play different roles, and Milinkovic Savic has 4 years on Rice. MS is more of a number 8/box-to-box/Mezzala-type midfielder, Rice is more number 6/DM/Regista*.

 

 

 

 

 

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rice looks more suited to a double pivot in a low block 🤪

[Alex 36729]

4 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Milinkovic-Savic? Play different roles, and Milinkovic Savic has 4 years on Rice. MS is more of a number 8/box-to-box/Mezzala-type midfielder, Rice is more number 6/DM/Regista*.

 

 

 

 

 

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Yes, him. I was referencing the cat from the Hairy Maclary books. OBVIOUSLY.

Going off your description, I say we buy both 

[The Fish 11323]

8 minutes ago, Alex said:

Yes, him. I was referencing the cat from the Hairy Maclary books. OBVIOUSLY.

Going off your description, I say we buy both 

I'd love Rice and he's young enough that perhaps the next move doesn't have to be the Man City one, he's got time to take a bit of a risk and join us instead?

 

I dunno, it's hard to make an argument for him joining in the fun at Newcastle, when he could comfortably hold down a starting position at any big club in England and likely a few options abroad as well. 

[Dr Gloom 23643]

Rice-Bruno-Joelinton is disgusting midfield and I’m all for it 

[Howmanheyman 36628]

26 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Milinkovic-Savic? Play different roles, and Milinkovic Savic has 4 years on Rice. MS is more of a number 8/box-to-box/-type midfielder, Rice is more number 6/DM/*.

 

 

 

 

 

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So one's a mozzarella and the other is a register? Interesting.....

[RobinRobin 12490]

5 minutes ago, LongTimeAdmirer said:

 

Who would you drop for maddison? 🤔

Maxi obviously 

[RobinRobin 12490]

7 minutes ago, LongTimeAdmirer said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🙂 

[wykikitoon 22912]

 

Signed tbh

 

[wykikitoon 22912]

Just reading that Rice has 1 year left on his contract so it may not cost £100m to get him.

[Howmanheyman 36628]

If we were genuinely after him and he was on a free in a years time then it would be a case of how big are his gonads? As much as I think he's a good player maybe our gurus think there's a better player in the long run elsewhere and at a better age plus sell on value etc. It's hard to get our heads around but I don't think Ashworth and co are duck eggs. 

[wykikitoon 22912]

I don't think he will leave London tbh if its true Chelsea and Arsenal are after him.

[Dr Gloom 23643]

18 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

I don't think he will leave London tbh if it’s true Chelsea and Arsenal are after him.

He’ll want champions league football 

[Howmanheyman 36628]

10 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

I don't think he will leave London tbh if its true Chelsea and Arsenal are after him.

I think he'd be a mug to go to Chelsea tbh. Man U used to pick Arsenal's pockets for their best players but that era might be over so arsenal could be a good bet but they might deteriorate from where they are presently. Man U is a decent bet for him as they are what they are and will eventually be bought I'd guess but might depend if they fancy Kane? If Ferguson was there and they were still a power there's no doubt in my mind Kane would have been there a couple of years ago. Like I say, I don't think we're ready to spend that big on one player until the money starts rolling in and even then I don't think they're going to risk financial oblivion when there could be an alternative that makes better sense.

[The Fish 11323]

1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said:

If we were genuinely after him and he was on a free in a years time then it would be a case of how big are his gonads? As much as I think he's a good player maybe our gurus think there's a better player in the long run elsewhere and at a better age plus sell on value etc. It's hard to get our heads around but I don't think Ashworth and co are duck eggs. 

 

Rice is only 24, so he's still fairly young. We could field him for 4 years and still sell him for a tidy sum. 

 

I'd love him, and I think we could get him, if nobody else at the big boy table was after him. But imo he's tailor made for Pep's Man City side, and he'd improve every central midfield of the 'big clubs'. 

[PaddockLad 19021]

29 minutes ago, The Fish said:

 

Rice is only 24, so he's still fairly young. We could field him for 4 years and still sell him for a tidy sum. 

 

I'd love him, and I think we could get him, if nobody else at the big boy table was after him. But imo he's tailor made for Pep's Man City side, and he'd improve every central midfield of the 'big clubs'. 

I think he’s Englands next captain too. If FFP allows it & our other main targets we should definitely try to get him into a room with Eddie Howe & the owners. That’s obviously dependent on champions league football . Shearer turned Man Utd down twice, first time was for newly minted Blackburn Rovers.. obviously it’s a vastly different football world now but there’s something about how he’s acted around the Newcastle players and staff this season…Tripper needs to get inside his head on England duty..

[wykikitoon 22912]

Despite the loss v us, he was still a big influence for them.

[Dr Gloom 23643]

He’d be a massive statement of intent. England’s most coveted player along with Bellingham 

[The Fish 11323]

We're doing it again lads. We're all saying "nah he'll never sign, but..." and with each post we're getting closer and closer to thinking he might. 

 

He's not signing for us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but if he did...