Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[AV5nobs]

Quality.

[dave.woodhall]

Here at Honkers Take Away

We are celebrating Ciaran Cacks move to Newcastle by having a Ciaran Clark style party, including heading an own goal without spilling your pint, slicing a pass into the buffet sandwiches, attempting a Ciaran Cryuff turn up the bar and losing possession of your Prawn Balls  and the all time Clark classic, lunging two footed into someone carrying a round of drinks!

Let's all have a Wonga Conga!

Goodbye.

[Steve67]

John Percy says we are in for Paddy McNair from Man United. Twitter. Normally reliable?

[Ian.]

Here at Honkers Take Away

We are celebrating Ciaran Cacks move to Newcastle by having a Ciaran Clark style party, including heading an own goal without spilling your pint, slicing a pass into the buffet sandwiches, attempting a Ciaran Cryuff turn up the bar and losing possession of your Prawn Balls  and the all time Clark classic, lunging two footed into someone carrying a round of drinks!

Let's all have a Wonga Conga!

Goodbye.

And good riddance.

[Malandro]

Good call by the management.

[SoccerHQ]

John Percy says we are in for Paddy McNair from Man United. Twitter. Normally reliable?

Seemed to break most of our transfers from abroad last summer so I'd say yes.

McNair showed a bit of potential at United but lost his way with LVG moving him around.

Versatile though, can play CB or right back so not the worst signing.

[PeterWithesShin]

Burnley and Celtic apparently interested as well as seems Manure only want him out on loan.

[berneboy]

He's certainly more a full English than a croissant and juice man.

He looks the sort who'd order the optional extras like a bit of black pudding and an extra sausage.

Oh, yes please. And an extra egg?
I'll be there.

But then I'm a retired chap who exercises at the allotment so may not score too many goals.

[Havencheese]

McCormack, based on the way he celebrates scoring that penalty by booting the ball into row Z of the opposition fans, sign him the fuck up!

Yes, it's actually gotten to that stage where dropping £11m on a striker who has a bit of spark about him seems like a good idea. He does look likely at this level though, some woeful defending in those yt clips but still he's got a nice powerful shot on him, made a couple out of nothing, seems to have a good long range effort.

[themossman]

I approve of both Ross McCormack and Paddy McNair on the basis that they sound like they could be in Roy of the Rovers c. 1960.

[Mister E]

Jedinak is the leader we keep talking about. Go and get him RDM, now! Him and Tshibola as the two would be far better than Bacuna and Westwood. McCormack might be overpriced but I guess we need him.

agreed

[peter w]

Right now the squad looks worse than last season, and I don't think playing championship teams every week is enough of a counterbalance

We need to start getting players in. Yes, it is harder in the championship but Newcastle seem to be doing it.

We keep telling ourselves we are a big club. Well we need to start acting like one. No sign of that this window yet. Here's hoping that changes soon.

You could be right but it depends on which players we're after. just because Newcastle have signed a few it doesn't mean that they will automatically better than everyone else. Dwight Gayle? If he were still at palace I doubt there'd be much clamour here for his signature. Ciaran Clark? he's been identified as one of the problems that our weak defence has been subject to for season after season. Matt Ritchie? yes, an okay winger but hardly tearing up premier League defences. I do rate him though.

The point is newcastle are not going out and buying players from the Premier league that are joining Newcastle despite lots of other clubs in the top flight vying for their signature. They may turn out to be good signings but we need a lot more surgery and players that will change us, not fit in. that takes time.

[ozzjim]

John Percy says we are in for Paddy McNair from Man United. Twitter. Normally reliable?

Seemed to break most of our transfers from abroad last summer so I'd say yes.

McNair showed a bit of potential at United but lost his way with LVG moving him around.

Versatile though, can play CB or right back so not the worst signing.

Makes sense to get centre half and right back cover with Clark going, and loaning one is a good call.

Jedinak is such a no brainer for us. Get him in, along with Elphick would be a real leader on the pitch.

McCormack and Bamford would be great and mean there are goals in us, but we would still need a creative midfielder and a winger to come in

[OCD]

Presumably we're tiring of waiting for the Premier League players we were meant to be after and in an effort to acknowledge the urgency of the situation, are getting busy with the more attainable targets.

[peter w]

Well Xia did say we'd be concentrating this week on getting players out and so far Guzan, Gueye, and seemingly Clark are gone or going. It doesn't appear that he was thinking of Clark when saying that but players have gone and to be fair none were in the must keep category of which you can count the number of players on one hand.