Transfers, 2024-25 season

[Holden McGroin 7508]

Just now, David Kelly said:

PSR seems to have well and truly fucked our keeper plans.  We were targeting either Mamadashvili as a first choice or Trafford as a back up.  We've ended up with Forest's third choice who none of their fans rate.  Brilliant!

 

Lets hope Pope doesn't get injured

[David Kelly 1334]

Just now, Holden McGroin said:

 

Lets hope Pope doesn't get injured

Great to be going into another season with 'let's hope <insert players name here> doesn't get injured, because our backup isn't up to scratch.'

[wykikitoon 22681]

I think this may work out fine.

Forest Keeper & Ruddy won't be on high wages at all.  Get shut of Dubs for a decent fee and his wages and we will be fine.
 

[Kid Dynamite 7594]

7 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

Have we downgraded our keepers?

 

Giasopgfhfghfgdjaopolous < Dubravka (assuming he gets flogged)

Ruddy < Karius

Id be fine with both of those if we didn't already have Gallagher. We've now got 3 keepers on the books that don't appear to be particularly good. Seems odd given we've been actively linked to a replacement/understudy for Pope

[Gemmill 49649]

Maybe we're trying to build Pope's confidence back up by filling the squad with spackamalakas? 

[David Kelly 1334]

1 minute ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Id be fine with both of those if we didn't already have Gallagher. We've now got 3 keepers on the books that don't appear to be particularly good. Seems odd given we've been actively linked to a replacement/understudy for Pope

Who now?

[Guest MrRaspberryJam]

1 minute ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Id be fine with both of those if we didn't already have Gallagher. We've now got 3 keepers on the books that don't appear to be particularly good. Seems odd given we've been actively linked to a replacement/understudy for Pope

 

Gallagher?

[Kid Dynamite 7594]

Just now, MrRaspberryJam said:

 

Gallagher?

Gillespie  I always get his name wrong 

[Kid Dynamite 7594]

2 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Maybe we're trying to build Pope's confidence back up by filling the squad with spackamalakas? 

Given we are moving Dubs on because Howe wasn't impressed with him when Pope got injured, it seems a bit of an own goal to bring in 2 keepers who appear to be even worse?

[RobinRobin 12429]

15 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

 

Ewerk, is that you?

Yes. Definitely. 👍 

[wykikitoon 22681]

 

 

[Gemmill 49649]

Waugh's article reported the much more sanguine "officials at the club are concerned that Gordon may have had his head turned by the interest from his boyhood club". 

 

Edwards needs clicks. That's all that is happening here. 

[wykikitoon 22681]

Would need an offer close to £90m surely for him?

[Gemmill 49649]

Well Liverpool didn't like the price, so I'm assuming it was in that region. Would have taken something like that to clear our PSR problem. 

[thebrokendoll 10220]

what are we believing then,  the red dippers made an inquiry or we tried to pimp him out to them?

 

[OTF 8378]

58 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

IMO I think it's a ruddy good signing 

[Gemmill 49649]

5 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said:

what are we believing then,  the red dippers made an inquiry or we tried to pimp him out to them?

 

 

I think the story is that they had previously made an enquiry and we attempted to reinitiate it over the weekend as a last resort. 

[Howmanheyman 36410]

49 minutes ago, David Kelly said:

Who now?

 

49 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

 

Gallagher?

 

Do you ken Gillespie,

The wee bearded lad

The best third choice keeper

Newcastle ever had

 

[Chaser 1365]

Who are we landing next, 3rd choice striker maybe?

 

[toonotl 3402]

According to the Waugh article on Athletic, we're after a CB, RW and striker.

 

Hopefully the RW is in the Isak, Gordon, Bruno category.

 

One more top top player and the return of Tonali and things are starting to look good. Pity Botman is out for so long because he's a proper player too (when he isn't playing injured).

[Dazzler 11674]

I would have been underwhelmed if we signed Ruddy a decade ago, now it just feels like a signing we attempted for the banter to see if Chelsea would hijack it, and now we're stuck with Ruddy.

[Billy Whitehurst 996]

1 hour ago, Toonpack said:

Evidently it to satisfy the 8 homegrown rule, several teams have an “old” 3rd choice keeper. mancs and City for example

We should sign Bob Wilson just to show how ridiculous the whole thing is.

[Holden McGroin 7508]

Ruddy will most likely never play for us. I listened to a podcast with hm (Fozcast) recently and he came across really well. He'll be good in the dressing room. I'd be more concerned with the Greek guy being second choice. If Pope suffered another  big injury then im not sure if he is up to it. ( I genuinely don't know if he is or isn't but if Matt Turner and Mat Selz are ahead of you in the pecking order then Im a worried)

 

Perhaps he is clearing Pope out as well and we'll have a new number 1...

[wykikitoon 22681]

 

 

[David Kelly 1334]

1 minute ago, Holden McGroin said:

Ruddy will most likely never play for us. I listened to a podcast with hm (Fozcast) recently and he came across really well. He'll be good in the dressing room. I'd be more concerned with the Greek guy being second choice. If Pope suffered another  big injury then im not sure if he is up to it. ( I genuinely don't know if he is or isn't but if Matt Turner and Mat Selz are ahead of you in the pecking order then Im a worried)

 

Perhaps he is clearing Pope out as well and we'll have a new number 1...

Looking on the positive side, he's played 50 times for Greece and was a regular in the champions league for Benfica.  Being 3rd choice behind Selz is definitely a concern though.