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Newcastle have made their position clear, so opting to put in a formal request isn't relevant here.

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In practical terms Isak putting in a formal transfer request doesn't change anything in terms of Newcastle's standpoint

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 20, 2025 9:16 am
I thought we'd made a cheeky bid when I saw this thread surface.

This let him rot in the reserves idea - should we have done that with Shackell or the collection of players a year ago?

the club always suffers the most under that kind of scenario.

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Lot of discussion about this all being about the money, I don't know Isak, maybe it is, but at Liverpool he has a genuine chance of some major silverware.

ALK are quick to try to get players on new contracts when they are performing well. Perhaps Newcastle could take a leaf from their book there.

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Think we’d all be happy if Burnley turned in the performance Leeds did there. I think if we’d had played Everton first game, it would be far more cagey with us showing them too much respect.

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I'm not sure we need another RB - Roberts and Tuanezebe can cover that once they're fit. However, a center back should be our top priority and I have no idea why we didn't sign someone as soon as we knew CJER was off. Would like to see another central midfielder (Hamer perhaps) and a striker but no...

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For me, the priorities should be an athletic, forward thinking right wing back, a dominant centre half who is a threat in both boxes, and an additional central midfielder who offers quality in possession to rival Cullen as the "prompter". I like Roberts and if we were aiming to play a back 4 as sta...

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What we need is players with the potential to play at this level to deliver their full potential. I worry over recent times the Prem carries a fear factor. The top sides will of course beat us more often than not but I really do think we need to cross this threshold as we did under Dyche, often with...

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Perhaps try again with some LED lighting around them.

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Good player

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dermotdermot wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 15, 2025 5:43 pm
I do sometimes wonder why we buy some of these players in the first place.

If we make a profit on the majority- why not?

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I’m afraid the answer to that is - no.

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Guller Bull wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 12, 2025 2:43 pm
Can I just ask a straight question? No dramas just if anyone knows where we are at with Mike?

Is he training/fit/ready to play/in and around the squad or something else?

There is no straight answer when it comes to Mike

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:40 pm
It’s a hell of a party trick his free kick taking. He must practice them for hours and hours.

Interesting that he tends to score them from very similar positions into the same corner.

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know it matters not for friendlies but there was a little bit of disappointment when none of the three more recent signings were all missing, not even on the bench

What does this mean?

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Slot has played it down this evening.

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Played and scored yesterday.

This is all going to get swept under the carpet isn't it, using the length of time taken to reach a decision as a proxy for supposed thoroughness.

When is the hearing? Any date?

If there is a ban coming, penny for QPR's thoughts?

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 08, 2025 7:50 pm
Absolutely ridiculous sticking friendlies on tv

Sounds like not everyone can afford to watch the live.

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Not many takers...

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Prefer it if he did something first

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Sunderland AFC v Rayo Vallecano (who i am
ashamed to say I've never heard of)

-£20 for an adult
-£15 for over 65.

Some reductions if you're a season ticket holder.

According to some on here Sunderland's approach is the way forward

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A real opportunity to take kids on for this one lost for some because of the pricing. My brother, like me, is paying £10 for a senior season ticket holder but the cost for taking his 6-year-old grandson is £15 because he's not a season ticket holder and that's the concession price for non-season ti...

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The other way of looking at it is, Prem tickets are a relative bargain compared to football in general and other forms of entertainment in general (that do not always come with concessions) and the disruption that TV brings from a scheduling point of view is a by product and needs to be accepted if ...

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Having read the comments about the difficulty of placing a player who hasn't started a league game, I guess I accept that. However in some ways I can't believe as a Prem club, the best youth talent we have, potentially in years, is only able to find a level at the bottom of league 2. That's quite so...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 05, 2025 5:09 pm
Adults yes, without a doubt, but those prices for concessions at Old Trafford are a disgrace.

Yet you were charged more ten years ago and I assumed you paid it? What has inflation been running at over that period?

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I think its less about that, more that they tend to have, overall, the most disposable income

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If its OK with you, ill voice my opinion on it

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Its going to be more expensive to watch AFC Wimbledon in League 1 at home for a decent seat in a decent stand than it is to watch Premier League football this season.

Its hard to know what people want. But it seems right now they have the best of both worlds

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Not ideal at all

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Nope not kidding. They aren't uniform is the point

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The Shire Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 05, 2025 5:36 pm
Well maybe look at other sports... or cinema tickets of theater tickets, bowling ... I could go on

All have concession prices

Most of those are not live experiences

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The Shire Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 05, 2025 5:34 pm
In your Opinion

Worked out well for Costello whos now at Wigan and we are Half a Mill up

With respect to Costelloe, this lad is several rungs up from him

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Well I'm just on a popular music ticketing site and am seeing one flat price per ticket. Scanning the site, the ticket prices are on average double the price for an away ticket in the prem this season.

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The Shire Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 05, 2025 5:29 pm
I think it's great for the player and for Stanley

A certain James Trafford played there not too long ago

it's not always about the level at this stage

League 2 for a midfielder like that is not great I'm afraid

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Do concessions apply in other realms of live entertainment?

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Not a great move at all. Very disappointed. Dundee would have been a far better option

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Its hard to see how premier league prices for away fans could be lower than what they already are for anyone. Already represent excellent value.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 05, 2025 10:00 am
I don't think anyone has said much worse other than yourself.

Very true. Although only one person seems to be making an issue of it

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Looks decent enough to me..
Much worse? The difference is about the price of a bag of crisps in most grounds these days.

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Can't stand premium memberships. Taken me years and thousands to get our family over the 2k barrier. Now...... a few quid does it and puts you further ahead. Someone can start watching this year and be more valued than a 32 year season ticket holder. Sound. Looking at my 'fancy' new seat in the new...

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- Very good (but not outstanding player) at Championship level

- Average player at Premier league level - can't remember many stand out games from him.

Best of luck to him

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Vim Fuego wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 28, 2025 7:09 pm
Quality statement from a quality player and person. Good luck for the future Josh

If anyone asks about Dyche criteria to be met for a signing, just point them at Josh Brownhill

Dyche didn't want him

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If the money still owed to Man City is factored into this deal and it is a straight 30 with potential adds ons, ill take it

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Spot on. He was proud to have that job.

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I always recall the first time I ever spoke to him. It was just before the start of the 1992/93 season, following the 92 promotion and he was just coming out of Sainsbury's. My nephew's 7th birthday was just approaching and his mum had booked a ground tour for him which was then cancelled by the cl...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 25, 2025 6:20 pm
That just about sums it up

Every year added to a contract adds more negotiation power and / or adds a clause to a release fee,

Very happy with this and well done to the club.

Also signals he’s going nowhere this summer when some thought he would be an obvious sale to balance the books

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Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 25, 2025 12:16 pm
Where's Rawtenstall, the philistine on coms asks.

I'm told he played for Tordmorden

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You obviously aren't a young adult or a senior who have seen season tickets go through the roof in the previous two seasons - one for U22s last season going up 165%. In line with a lot of other top flight clubs. No one likes price increases, of course they don't, but Burnley's pricing remains reaso...

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How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup

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Should have kicked both of them out. I’d spotted the latest Forest stunt. It won’t get them anywhere though I suspect. If Spurs want MGW and he wants to go then it will happen. How does that work other than allowing something to happen and then following it down the line with a subjective legal rul...

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