Pizy

Thank fuck we bought Malo Gusto when we did. If we were trying to now after everyone knows we are desperate he’d cost £70m or something. Also, thank fuck we only have 1 game per week for much of the season so we shouldn’t be hurt too much by only having Gusto if Reece is out.

My guess is that any attacker we sign from here will be completely out of the blue and we’ll get an Ornstein bomb saying it’s almost done. Surely Brennan Johnson won’t happen.

Where’s the Lavia announcement or leaked pics, btw?

City might next summer if he comes back from injury as the same player. We certainly shouldn’t after this ordeal.

What about this Belgian lad Doku that West Ham and City are fighting over?

Kudus or no Kudus, just get someone who has his characteristics. And preferably from someone outside of the PL so we aren’t forced to pay double or triple their actual worth.

Kudus is a machine on the pitch, though. The opposite of Ziyech. He runs his socks off and is super athletic unlike Ziyech who is stick skinny and gets physically bullied all the time.

For the love of God, these Brennan Johnson rumors better not be real. I’d rather not sign anyone than sign him. Or cancel Angelo’s loan deal and use him. Or even promote someone from the academy! There are already legitimate questions about whether Noni is even good enough for our right side. To get Johnson who isn’t even as good as he is would be insane. And for a reported £40m+? Fuck off. Kudus is the prototype Pochettino player.

I think it’s probably mostly down to the position he plays. Lots of running up and down the wings, lots of quick stop/start movement etc.

Yeah, I’m not blaming him a bit here. Some of our fans are calling him an idiot for rejecting us but it’s just smart from a business POV. He’s young enough that he’s got plenty of time for a big move.

I’m thinking this was his plan all along. He used us to get his new £100k per week contract.

We need to get a wide attacker in the mould of the ones Liverpool keep signing. Salah, Mané, Jota, Diaz. Wide attackers that are hyper aggressive and all about trying to score rather than create. Olise wasn’t that. Never understood why we’d be after a player who is best known for crosses and long passes when we need someone to put chances away. Especially one who was injured.

If true, Reece’s biggest asset (his monstrous frame) is also his biggest liability. Being built like a tank is what allows him to dominate almost anyone in physical duels but there’s also a reason why you don’t see many footballers in his position at that size. Because all that muscle is prone to injury. Here’s to hoping it’s not serious again.

As I’ve said for days here, I was VERY skeptical about buying a long term injured player who even when fully fit didn’t score goals. We need a goal scoring attacker before the window closes who can contribute from the day he signs.

And just as I post that the Palace CEO announces that Olise HAS INDEED signed a new contract. Wow. So that’s that saga over with in mere days. I PRAY this latest Brennan Johnson rumor is bullshit. He’s terrible and nowhere near Chelsea quality. Just get Kudus!!!

Palace were clearly desperately hoping that no big clubs got word of that tiny release clause and in addition that his major injury he’s currently recovering from meant that they’d keep him and probably offer him a new contract. Now they’re flailing in panic and anger that they were dumb enough to have that clause. Big clubs “tap up” everyone all the time. It’s called business. Clubs talk to agents and gauge whether their clients would be interested in moving. That’s clearly what’s happened here like it does with EVERY transfer ever. Palace going to court and trying to prove that we personally called Olise or something is laughable.

Yeah, I don’t get this either. Wtf does Palace crying have to do with anything if we’ve triggered his clause? They should be angry at themselves for inserting such a low release clause.

Some of our fans are acting like Hall is a nailed on, guaranteed superstar. I just don’t see that in him. Looks like a very promising youngster like the many others we have. He doesn’t look like a Reece James or Levi Colwill level prospect where you can tell years in advance that they’ll be world class eventually.

Hall is definitely promising and I can see why it stings for a Cobham lad to leave. But just in recent seasons we’ve sold 2 other super highly rated fullbacks in Livramento and Lamptey. Have we really missed them? Nope. Will we actually miss Hall? IMO, I don’t think so. We’ve got Chilly, Maatsen,, Cucu for the time being and even Colwill who can play in the LB/LWB spot. And we’ve got 50 young midfielders. So tell me a scenario over the next few years where we say to ourselves “damn, if only we had Lewis Hall around still.”

Only thing that bothers me is WHO we’re selling him to. Hall himself I just don’t rate as much as some of our fans do. I’m seeing some big Chelsea accounts on Twitter going crazy as if we’re selling Salah or KdB again. He’s a promising lad but he doesn’t look a future world class player or anything. Wish were selling him to a small PL who we could simply go back to and re-buy if he becomes amazing. Instead, at Newcastle nobody is every going to get him since they’re the richest club in the world now and will be competing near the top 4 for good.

If he’s pushing to go and the club get £35m in pure profit what can we do? Tell him that maybe, possibly, if this, this, and that all fall into place you might get a chance next season? Sounds like he had his head turned as a boyhood Newcastle fan and sees his path to regular first team football clearer there. Which is true. It’ll be super annoying selling to a rival and especially if he plays very well, but I won’t lose sleep.

Just terminate his contract and let him walk like we did for Auba.

Maatsen is an actual fullback. So if we can somehow shift Cucu it should be him that stays, imo.

Well if the club are expected/planning for a potential transfer ban they damn sure better sign us a top class striker before that happens!

For someone slow he sure looks like our most dangerous attacking outlet and likeliest goal scorer pretty often. Could’ve score a couple of times against Liverpool last weekend. His recovery pace defensively can be suspect but that’s anyone who’s playing wingback due to the attacking positioning.