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Thread: Slots Summer Squad Rebuild 2025/26

  1. #551
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    Sorry but I disagree.

    If they took Trent & Konate for £60m a piece I’d say thanks we’ll reinvest and improve. I wouldn’t lose a moment’s sleep.
    However the facts appear to be that it has been communicated to both players’ camps that should they run their contracts down, Real will sign them.

    That is the predatory abhorrence I can’t stomach.

    As for the Newcastle situation, had Isak had his new improved contract as he was promised, he wouldn’t have told them he wanted to leave a year ago (see Melissa Reddy for details).

    You may say I am looking at it through rose tinted glasses and there will be a modicum of that but I haven’t read anywhere that we approached Isak before he told Newcastle he wanted to leave. Not even the one eyed Geordie propaganda machine has said that.

    I respect your opinion obviously Steveo, I just have a different one. We will have to agree to disagree

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    Quote Originally Posted by Insidious View Post
    Last won the Premier League 23 hours, 101 days, 23 hours and 55 minutes ago, at a time when "F*** It" (I Don’t Want You Back) by Eamon was the UK no. 1 in the charts.

    Ignoring the Community Shield, their last trophy was the FA Cup - won 5 years, 23 days, 21 hours and 11 minutes ago. Played at an empty Wembley due to COVID restrictions.

    They'll break the hoo-doo eventually, but I wouldn't sweat them too much.
    And yes daddy sid I want to keep it that way, we need more.

    if it's not isak another player that can play on the wings and can stick up front if needs be like gakpo etc and a CB

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    Quote Originally Posted by miller0863 View Post
    Sorry but I disagree.

    If they took Trent & Konate for £60m a piece I’d say thanks we’ll reinvest and improve. I wouldn’t lose a moment’s sleep.
    However the facts appear to be that it has been communicated to both players’ camps that should they run their contracts down, Real will sign them.

    That is the predatory abhorrence I can’t stomach.

    As for the Newcastle situation, had Isak had his new improved contract as he was promised, he wouldn’t have told them he wanted to leave a year ago (see Melissa Reddy for details).

    You may say I am looking at it through rose tinted glasses and there will be a modicum of that but I haven’t read anywhere that we approached Isak before he told Newcastle he wanted to leave. Not even the one eyed Geordie propaganda machine has said that.

    I respect your opinion obviously Steveo, I just have a different one. We will have to agree to disagree
    That’s fair enough miller but I believe you’re missing the point I have been trying to make.

    Citing what Real can do and do versus what we cannot as a means to highlight where they are more weasel like than us is - imo - meaningless because of the natural tribal bias of a football fan.

    Real can get players at other top clubs to run down their contracts and go for peanuts or for free. Why can they? Because of the unique glamour associated with the club. This is precisely the same glamour that dives Isak to want to come to Liverpool. Not enough to hand a transfer request tho eh. 😉 And that’s because glamorous though we are relative to the Toon - it’s not the epitome of a footballers career. We cannot get a player at Arsenal or Spurs or Newcastle to do the same as Real seem to be able to. So we don’t.

    Real do what they do because they can. IMHO any club would do the same in their unique position. I guess until that happens we shall never truly know.

    Time will tell

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev0909 View Post
    And yes daddy sid I want to keep it that way, we need more.

    if it's not isak another player that can play on the wings and can stick up front if needs be like gakpo etc and a CB
    We do need more to be fair.

    Quietly confident about the rest of the window. If the window stopped now then we are younger and look good in the starting XI, but have less depth - think most would agree that won't do.

    What will be interesting (for better or worse) is what we do if Isak isn't done in this window. Stick with what we have and try in January a la Van Dijk? Or source a different player?
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    Tski on his way out on loan, don't see the point in a loan, just sell him even if it's cheaper, next year one year left and 30 years old ????

    That's another LW option gone! lols

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    We’ve clearly bought in better quality of players but have weakened the squad. We can’t be letting anymore to leave. The way I see, It’s going to be just Guehi & Isak. If we can’t get them. Won’t be bringing anyone else in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jenson78 View Post
    We’ve clearly bought in better quality of players but have weakened the squad. We can’t be letting anymore to leave. The way I see, It’s going to be just Guehi & Isak. If we can’t get them. Won’t be bringing anyone else in.
    if that's the case, after seeing that tonight

    might aswell give arsenal the title now

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    I would love to know what the fuck we do in training when it comes defending and taking set pieces. All them staff on the bench is anyone responsible for it?.We are woeful.

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    KERKEZ looked very weak for NUFCs first goal

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    Quote Originally Posted by fiordearg View Post
    KERKEZ looked very weak for NUFCs first goal
    Robertson is still a good player- and doesn't have to play as much now

    IMO should start the big games especially away, kerkez against the weaker teams or at home

    but slot won't change it

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