Duppy Conqueror

Yeah.it’s called April Fools day..just like Apple pie.something that was here centuries before.

Having filthy rich owners aint really helping Newcastle much other than possibly breaking away from their role in football as a yo-yo club. Any takeover at Man U aint gonna be for a few months by which time fighting relegation could become a reality.

It’s not easy to find someone willing to back up one of the greatest players in the world at his position when that player also has atleast another 10 years in the game. So we are limited by how many that are willing to come and also how much we should spend ,for me personally i wouldnt go higher than 30m (but no higher than 15m for Tavernier) in EL he did play against some quality teams this last season but really i’d just look more at the player than who he did what against,his skillset.

Yeah i’ve been thinking that for a while.good back up for RJ at WB. He’s English too. He is far more important to Rangers but in SPL £12m is like getting £120m.

Between him,”Dave”, Cruella,Koulibaly and CC we would become a commentators nitemare.need a few eastern europeans to tip them over the edge.

Yeah,i think i mentioned that maybe last week. Although i do think occassionally he could play in the 2 (especially if we build an elite back 3 and in games against lesser teams) also i expect we will see some 4-3-3 and other formations depending on the opponents. But still probably atleast until January (e.g after the WC) Conor may push for a loan exit not to risk his place in the WC squad. if we sign PEA then maybe Kai moves to some times on the sides of the front 3.We can guess how players are going to be used but really aint gonna find out for a few months.

I’d prefer to keep him and sell Jorginho or Kante but don’t see offloading any of those two being an easy deal to get done. And they do have big game performances in them which Conor doesnt really have experience of.. Where as Conor going on loan would be something that should be quick to complete. I could live with de Jong coming and Conor leaving for a season or even better until January so he can get into the England WC squad. But under no circumstances would i want him to leave permanently.which probably isnt gonna be the case but you never fookin’ know for sure with us.

I agree. Nailed 3 out of 3 on our major signings ,brought in several very promising youngsters.brought back some of our higher performing loan outs. is only Rudi i’ll truly miss from departures but KK a very good replacement. Sterling and Cruella upgrades. de Jong,Fofana (or Skriniar) and we be closer to capable of challenging for league again.

I got a one year in badge today. I’ve been in here for 12 years..🙃

It’s about 18m overpriced but fair to say LWB is locked down for aslong as Chilly and Cruella can co-exist. Glad Levi doesnt appear to be leaving permanently.would have been another Guehi..(Tomori atleast was given a chance before being sold prematurely)

Conor may be seen as someone to cover for Mount aswell as elsewhere.Also consider we can play multiple formations even including more than 2 that include a back 3 and Wingbacks. Jorginho may be happy but i don’t think he’s one of Tommy’s guys really if he gets long enough to shape it exactly as he wants.Kante is much loved but better to have as an extra to wheel out for the big games now rather than expect him to last the grind of a 50plus game season. It is overkill for this season but when 2 are expected to leave next season.with FDJ being perfect for him.why wait till next year if we could possibly get him now. I expect one will leave if we get FDJ in but worrying about that shouldnt close the door to oppurtunities to improve.

I think we’ve seen what the future will look like under TB with the younger signings.his hand was forced abit this window for us remain CL team next year and maybe challenge for some cups this year. In a nutshell i think he’ll spend big when he needs to and in future play harder to get a good deal but overall will look to unearth young talent before their price explodes.

For a little light relief from our transfer window saga after saga.i suggest a Tolstoy novel.

Decrease offer by a million for each day left waiting..gives us 10 days before it equals the 2nd best offer they got. Brighton are in the largest group of clubs in world football.stepping stone clubs.being a stepping stone club in the best division is the pinnacle for such clubs but when they stop accepting their role then they gonna struggle to attract the potentially great players in the future and end up having to shop in the minor leagues again. It’s not good longterm business sense for them to play hardball with a team that offers about 18m over market value.

Buy him but loan him back for the season with option to cancel loan inserted.

Presuming we sign Fofana or another probable starter. Still only leaves us with Colwill (who himself has been linked with a move away) and Big Trev for cover.would be nice to keep him for depth.

Is only probably RLC who may be seen as a better option for 24 out of him,Gilmour and Barkley for this season.all seem to be available for departures in one capacity or another.4th or 5th option CM atleast until January be a good decision i think.give him 5 months training with the first team even if he isnt judged to be ready yet isnt gonna derail his career. It’s probably accepted that either of or both Jorginho and Kante aren’t gonna be with us this time next year.but could be good for potentially one of their longtern replacements to spend some time with them rather than.loans arent the generic one size fits all response to having a talented young player.lets have a closer look at him first..he’s already played more PL games than most his age but still young enough that he doesnt have to play 40plus games a year.

Fofana is too much of a risk for me for the price. would rather go with Skriniar,cheaper,more proven,no major injury,plays for a country that doesnt qualify for major tournaments all plus points for me.

Always dubious of goal totals from Brazilian sources.when you look at Pele’ career goals total..is like if they haven’t fixed the numbers,then they have counted goals in street football as official.

When we stuck with no other option i think we should use the “make a wish come true-play a random fan” scheme.

At present we probably a year away from being able to switch to a back 4 (Silva may be done then and Trev could be sacrificed) if we wanted to but bidding for Ake and Kounde suggests that is not in the plans..ya don’t put that kind of money on the table for back up fullbacks that are too short to play inside in a 4. Those two are seen as being more flexible than they are really.likes of KK,Skriniar,Gvardiol are the kind that would give us formation flexibility.as all can do good in back 3’s or 4’s. Inacio has a 39m santa in his contract..if we want to go for for a quicker deal.

I honestly think this summer window will be the last of it’s kind for a while. Tuchel whilst should have the final say on players will have people to unearth gems that he is too busy to be looking for.We were put in a pretty desperate situation by losing 2 of our 3 best CB’s. I expect in next few windows maybe before they officially open we will return to days of dipping into the great football tadpole pools of the likes of Dinamo Zagreb and getting talent just as they beginning to rise rather than holding back until they are at bigger clubs who slap 50m price tags on anyone remotely likely to be half decent. the youngsters we signed from other english clubs have been one of the few highlights of the window and although we need some veterans.we got two high quality ones so far. Like i said earlier the pool of talent that can do a job in a back 3 is thankfully the strongest in world football so we should be ok aslong as we don’t shit the bed. WB and DM then we can mount a challenge..i’m ok with our front 3..no point trying to answer question marks with more question marks.

They have about 6 new players waiting in their lobby to be paid in bouncy cheques.

I think he’s fine as a false 9 link up and decent enough finisher. Tuchel overplayed him because of the lack of alternatives,Broja offers him a good alternative and someone to put up a better fight,give Kai enough a rest when needed etc.much more fluid front 3 with Havertz and Broja. I’m not looking at the CF has to be the main scorer,just a centerpoint to score and just as importantly bring others into play.

Beech,Sturge and Hutchinson good signings too. I’d say Kounde is the risky pick but still quite safe really. No glaring “wtf are they doing signing him” buys yet. I’d give them 7 out of 10 so far. Still work to do and is gonna take time to re-train the minds of other clubs when they deal with us in the market. Would have liked us to have made inter give up something more to get Le Wardrobe back