Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Duncan Shaw]

As I said a couple of pages ago, this transfer window and all its rumours can already fuck off.  If we really do have to go down this sort of route, while others can seemingly do what the fuck they like, it's almost time to give up.
Like Drummond said, I'd rather take points deduction.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep Barnes is far too feast or famine (or injured). No thanks.

[paul_e]

Injuries aside,  JJ having to be shoehorned into the side, out left, perhaps doesn’t allow him to be at his best. I guess we are also stacked in the central midfield position too. Does this make him sellable? Equally, if the Stoke lad comes in, I presume this doesn’t apply to list of club trained as he didn’t come through the ranks?

Correct. He's also only 18, so if we were using him next season (something which would be a surprise in itself) he doesn't need to be on the main squad lists anyway.

Yes he does, this is the same problem we had with Kellyman in the conference league.

has been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday (players aged 16 may be registered if they have been registered with the club for the previous two years).

Anyone signed as U21 has to be with us for 2 years (and not on loan) before they can be on the b list, and then still needs to meet the U21 requirements.

[Olneythelonely]

Would be absolutely horrendous to lose him, particularly to that shower of shit. Would prefer losing him to Kamara/Tielemans/Rogers, but it’s still really, really shit.

Almost to the extent of finally thinking “what’s the point at all?”

[LeeB]

Yeah, selling Ramsey would seriously depress me.

[Stu82]

Where are the solid reports he’s going to Newcastle?

I can’t see it, the site seems to have dropped back into doom and gloom mode.

I thought we would be in profit this year and a much higher turnover.

[Rigadon]

I think the mood is probably overly affected by the daily rumours (regardless of how truthful they are / are not) of our best players being sold. 

Recently:

Kamara -  Al-whocares
Rogers - Arsenal
JJ - Newcastle
Martinez - Man Utd
Tielemanns - unsure of future (but happy to stay)

Add in the Watkins to Arsenal stuff from January.  Have I missed any?

Meanwhile, tumbleweed blowing idly by Leon Bailey and various squad fillers.

Inward bound we have, err, Jack Grealish. 

It's not exactly excitement she wrote, is it?

 

[Olneythelonely]

Where are the solid reports he’s going to Newcastle?

I can’t see it, the site seems to have dropped back into doom and gloom mode.

I thought we would be in profit this year and a much higher turnover.

Agree, but think most people are just responding to the rumours and using words such as “if” for that reason.

It’s what the thread is for. If I had it my way we’d just shut the forum down for 2 months, refresh and get ready to go again in August.

Is Footy around to do a poll?

[kippaxvilla2]

It is the rumours page and that is what this is - a rumour that has started in one news outlet and been copied by others.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/sky-sports-newcastle-keen-to-sign-30m-star-compared-to-jude-bellingham/ar-AA1GnZ3L?ocid=BingNewsSerp

[kippaxvilla2]

I have said it before.  However, there was a story on here a few weeks back (might have been Vinnie) that we don't need to sell anyone as long as we don't buy anyone else.  Either run with that squad and trim the wage bill back with fringe players leaving or, carry on, take the points deduction and just focus on the cups this season.

[Toronto Villa]

Last summer Newcastle didn’t really do a lot of business. While we need to do some I’d be happy if we kept most of this current squad together. We only missed out by one point in the end. Our poor start and defence is what did us in. This squad as it is should be good enough to beat most sides every week. I’d like to just get in one or two really good players and get rid of the excess so that our net spend isn’t far from 0. Easier said than done because it’s more complex than that.

[Tuscans]

🚨 Leeds United have made an enquiry for Àlex Moreno — Burnley are also showing an interest.
@JacobsBen

[Ian.]

ffs, Roger’s off to Arsenal? I read he was off to Chelsea to be with his frosty friend.

[ozzjim]

2 days ago we wanted £115m and now apparently it's £80m. Long and short, press not got a clue at the moment so just make stuff up

[Duncan Shaw]

🚨 Leeds United have made an enquiry for Àlex Moreno — Burnley are also showing an interest.
@JacobsBen

Ooh, can we get a bidding war going?