Newcastle Banter Archive June 17 2015

 

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17 Jun 2015 18:55:25
fed up already of hearing "strongly linked to" etc want to hear "at Newcastle having medical" just read somewhere that the bosses are having a meeting to discuss who and when we should go for them. they will be gone and we will be back to Darren Bent or Asberto Tosspot as the only available players. come on Toon get me excited

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17 Jun 2015 17:11:11
My wishlist;

CF - Charlie Austin £15m
CF - Saido Berahino £18m

CD - Nikola Maksimovic £7m
CD - Virgil Van Dijk £8m
RB - Sam Byram £8m

CM - Marco Van Ginkel loan OR Will Hughes £10m
R/LW - Yannick Bolasie £15m OR Clement Grenier £8m

TOTAL - £64 - 81m

SELL

SANTON £3m
WILLIAMSON £1.5m
S TAYLOR £2m
ABEID £500k
VUKIC £250k
SHANE FERGUSON £250k
MARVEAUX £500k
GOUFFRAN £1m
OBERTAN £1.5m
CISSE £6m
RIVIERE £2.5m

TOTAL - £19

NET SPEND - £45 - 62m

At the start of the summer I was reasonably optimistic about big changes happening, better players coming in, etc. Now with every day that goes by I think the reality is going to be 'more of the same'. Carver and Stone leaving and McClaren coming in, regardless whether he was your ideal choice or not, was most definitely a step in the right direction. Now McClaren himself can't even seem to get his own backroom staff 'over the line'. Monday's target date has been and gone and yet there is still no news of assistant managers, coaches, fitness coaches, faith healers or tea ladies!

Yesterday brought reports of Newcastle's 'football board' meeting to discuss transfer targets. That doesn't exactly fill you with confidence - the time for talking amongst themselves has most definitely gone! For example, Liverpool have signed Milner and Ings in the time we have been kicking our heels - both of these players we should have been moving heaven and earth to get through the door.

Now is not the time for looking for the perfect deal. Now is not the time for trawling the frfench league or Spanish second division for rough diamonds. Now is the time to show some ambition and spend some money, or 'punch above our weight' as Mike Ashley put it. Will it happen? Or was it empty words by an owner who, as yet, has done nothing to instill faith in this very disillusioned supporter?!

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17 Jun 2015 22:11:05
Banch I share your fears. It appears that we won't be in for Austin because QPR won't play ball and sell Austin for 10m.
I can see 30,000 crowds at the start of the season and the club managerless abd in crisis by christmas. Charnley is highly incompetent, with our structure targets should already be identified and engaged with formalities of a medical and contract signed july 1. I can't even see us having a first 11 ready for season kick off.
If Ashley is serious about a cup bring in someone who can run a club, not just a balance sheet. What is Chris Mort doing these days?

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17 Jun 2015 22:52:15
Interesting wish list. you know santon is already gone ;)

I agree with most of it however I'd keep Taylor as I think he's a fairly good defender when he's not injured and I think McClaren likes him.
As we've already got a new CB coming in (Lascelles) I think we will only get 1 other CB I hope van Dijk or Vlaar, a presence in the back line. For winger I don't think we'll go for bolasie as much as we'd like him, but I think Matty Phillips or Florian Thauvin would be good. Don't think we'll pay the money for Berahino but would be very happy if we try and get Rémy as he's available for £8m apparently, also wouldn't mind seeing Cabaye come back for £10m, still haven't replaced him so why not just bring him back!

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{Ed024's Note - Vlaar is reported as staying put, but Philips is a possibility if he can be convinced to come north.}

18 Jun 2015 09:45:30
I wanted Micah Richards but if the ED is right and his attitude stinks then we have dodged a bullet. I like the look of Van Dijk and his ability on the ball would be good bringing it out of defence but I just don't know how god a DEFENDER he is. Colocini is good on the ball but is an average defender and the last time we bought a CB from the SPL (Boumsong)it was a disaster and it was a higher standard then. So I am unsure. If we could get Remy for £8m then I'd gamble on his fitness especially at nearly half what QPR want for Austin and if we could get Bas Dost for £9m then along with Perez and Cisse/Rivier should give us plenty of striking options. Don't want Bolasie or Thauvin especially for what they would cost. We need a playmaker desperately though and Cabaye is a no brainer for me and would lift the place and most importantly put a smile back on my wife's face which might lead to putting one on mine ;)

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17 Jun 2015 12:38:43
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Stoke Fixture List

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16 Jun 2015 21:58:33
Yet another day passes and not one single signing, let alone the back room staff was meant to be sorted out by monday. What the hell is happening? Why is it taking us so long? If Ashley means what he said, then he needs to make a statement of intent, go and buy austin, don't haggle with the money, pay what they want, £15million is what it costs these days to get top quality striker. We need him. We need strengthening, and we need to get it sorted before other clubs nip in, prime example Juanmi whether you wanted him or not he's another target that we've lost out to.

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17 Jun 2015 11:44:02
couldn't agree more Jtoon, we should have bids in for bas dost, remy, austin and matty phillips, we should be looking to outbid teams as we actually need the players. Swansea and Southampton continue to strengthen their squads.

I fear that we have taken Ashleys comment as a statement of intent when it appears they are empty words. Every time we have been active in a window it happens early ie last year and 2011. This lack of activity is too similar to 2012 when we signed anita and 2013 when we loaned Remy.

I expect Charnley will make a hash of the whole thing, McLaren will lose his first 6 games, walk and joe kinnear comes back, charnley gets sacked, lambezee comes in for a fire sale in Jan and the club gets relegated.

Far more realistic than us signing two decent strikers and a centre half.

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