RobinRobin 12479 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 What's happening with Diaby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 8413 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 17 minutes ago, RobinRobin said: What's happening with Diaby? Not much. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 5152 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 7 hours ago, Polarboy said: K Thuram and Chiesa would be a very nice start to next week. We can only hope. Thuram looks an absolute beast. Him and Big Joe on that left side of the pitch would dominate teams. So hopefully Klopp doesn't actually have a seemingly unlimited budget this window, and he has to choose between Lavia and Thuram. Signing Thuram and Chiesa like its the 90s! Does Phillipe Albert have a son who plays left back? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 3044 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 11 hours ago, Polarboy said: Klopp should be shot. FYP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Andrew said: Signing Thuram and Chiesa like its the 90s! Does Phillipe Albert have a son who plays left back? Albert and any progeny he might have can fuck off. He was quoted recently saying that Tonali coming to us was a step backwards from Milan. I'm mean obviously Milan's history and success makes them a legendary club well above us in that respect, but the shine is definitely starting to dull. And you don't say that kind of thing about your ex club regardless of how true it may or may not be, at least historically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 36588 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Just now, Polarboy said: Albert and any progeny he might have can fuck off. He was quoted recently saying that Tonali coming to us was a step backwards from Milan. I'm mean obviously Milan's history and success makes them a legendary club well above us in that respect, but the shine is definitely starting to dull. And you don't say that kind of thing about your ex club regardless of how true it may or may not be, at least historically. I think that quote was attributed to him from a Milan fan/journo with a grudge. I wouldn't take it as gospel especially from Albert. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 12479 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 6 hours ago, OTF said: Not much. He'll never work for Eddie - lazy sod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 35 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: I think that quote was attributed to him from a Milan fan/journo with a grudge. I wouldn't take it as gospel especially from Albert. Yeah maybe it was taken out of context. I hadn't realized that it had come from an Italian source. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I see Bournemouth are supposedly going to buy Darlow for 5m off us. That's a decent amount for him, and any little bit of extra cash is welcome I'm sure to add to the transfer pot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3923 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, Polarboy said: I see Bournemouth are supposedly going to buy Darlow for 5m off us. That's a decent amount for him, and any little bit of extra cash is welcome I'm sure to add to the transfer pot. Don't forget the wages, son, the wages off the FFP book! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11322 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 34 minutes ago, Polarboy said: I see Bournemouth are supposedly going to buy Darlow for 5m off us. That's a decent amount for him, and any little bit of extra cash is welcome I'm sure to add to the transfer pot. And frees up a bit of money for wages. Not loads, Darlow must only be on about £30k, but every little bit helps, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2155 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 20 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/07/02/newcastle-kalvin-phillips-conor-gallagher-tino-livramento/ Do we really need Phillips or Gallagher? We've got 5 CMs who will be expecting to start and Anderson who can play there too. I don't know if he has a place in the team, now with Tonali... But Phillips is a player that I love and for whom I would have gone on the first day of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11322 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 53 minutes ago, Diego21 said: I don't know if he has a place in the team, now with Tonali... But Phillips is a player that I love and for whom I would have gone on the first day of the market. My worry is; Is it just a case of Phillips not having the ability to usurp the established Man City players, or is he a bit of a Jack Rodwell? If it's the former, then sure he's worth a punt, if it's the latter then he should be avoided. Trouble is, how could you really know until he moves from Man City? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 19013 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Loan for KP is low risk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 33215 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: Loan for KP is low risk You'd think they would have learned from last season not to strengthen a domestic 'rival'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2155 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 16 minutes ago, The Fish said: My worry is; Is it just a case of Phillips not having the ability to usurp the established Man City players, or is he a bit of a Jack Rodwell? If it's the former, then sure he's worth a punt, if it's the latter then he should be avoided. Trouble is, how could you really know until he moves from Man City? I think that Pep has simply not liked him and he has a bit on one side. In addition, his competition has been Rodri (who is a physical marvel and has played everything), Gundogan and the new version of Stones. At the start of the season, Pep said that Phillips had had that serious shoulder injury the previous season and that he needed to get back to his best. In the middle of the season (after the World Cup), Pep said that Phillips had arrived a bit overweight and that this was unacceptable. To justify his absence for the entire season, he said that this year he had decided almost not to rotate his players because other years he had done it and it had gone wrong. It's complicated. He may be some kind of Rodwell, but like you say, the only way to prove it is to sign him. He has already been at a good level for 3-4 years in the Championship and for two years in the Premier with Leeds... But it is true that sometimes there are certain players who only know how to perform in one team and not in the rest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49924 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I'm confident Howe could get the best out of someone like Phillips. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 19013 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 12 minutes ago, ewerk said: You'd think they would have learned from last season not to strengthen a domestic 'rival'. Hmmm…won the league by 5 points despite strengthening the team that finished second…they’ll probably look at Dan Burn in our defence, smirk and do it anyway 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14671 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 The Athletic article on Tonali makes it sound like we’ll be using the loan market to get around FFP restrictions this time around so maybe there is something in the Phillips chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22854 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 11 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I'm confident Howe could get the best out of someone like Phillips. 100% Issue with Philips at City is the players he has around him. He's not going to be 100% starter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 36711 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I think it must impact on your motivation a bit when you’ve gone from being almost an ever present at one club to getting virtually no time on the pitch. Especially when you’re at your peak. I’d probably take him anyway but a loan move would be perfect. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I've moved on to being marginally obsessed with Chiesa joining us, after the club didn't bid for Szobobszlai. No doubt there'll be rumour after rumour about us being close to bidding, and then Villa or somebody equally stupid will sign him just to make it worse. Not that I blame the club as I'm sure we'll have a good window regardless. At least Szoboszlai went to a team who've in the recent past won big competitions and have a pedigree. If Chiesa can get back to his best he'd potentially be an elite player in the PL and be under consideration for player of the year wherever he goes. Well I say wherever but he obviously needs to go to a decent team to perform to his best levels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11322 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, The Fish said: I'm not worried about his injuries. That seems like a lot but apart from the cruciate he's spent quite little time out. Plus the injuries after the cruciate, muscle fatigue etc look like the type of injuries most players get their first season back after being out so long after that type of injury. If his knee is in good shape, and the medical would assess that, then this season is when he should be getting back to his pre cruciate injury fitness levels. As long as we get a little consideration on the price, because of said injury, we could potentially be getting a bargain should we bid and it's accepted. Edited July 3, 2023 by Polarboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11322 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 20 minutes ago, Polarboy said: I'm not worried about his injuries. That seems like a lot but apart from the cruciate he's spent quite little time out. Plus the injuries after the cruciate, muscle fatigue etc look like the type of injuries most players get their first season back after being out so long after that type of injury. If his knee is in good shape, and the medical would assess that, then this season is when he should be getting back to his pre cruciate injury fitness levels. As long as we get a little consideration on the price, because of said injury, we could potentially be getting a bargain should we bid and it's accepted. I dunno, I see a history of soft tissue injuries, and the intense way we play and I can't see anything but calamity for Enrico's baby boy. I'd rather we hobbled Brighton and stole Evan Ferguson from them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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