The hokey cokey thread 18-19

[sussexpob]

Still finding it hard to believe that Mitrovic went for that much. Although there are hints of quality in isolated spurts.

[Durhamfootman]

transfer window shuts next week and not at the end of the month. When did that happen?

not long for Rafa to spend the £22M he got for Mitrovic before the fat lad picks his pocket

PL teams voted to end the window before the first game last year. Which is strange, ebcause any European teams can still buy up till 1st September. If Real Madrid decide they want to smash a few huge bids in for a star player as they get desperate, it could leave teams without a replacement.

that'll suit the fat boy.... he'll be able to sell off as many players as he likes in the 3 weeks left and Rafa won't be able to replace them

win win situation for the fat Strauss invective

[Durhamfootman]

Ashley wants to buy House of Fraser, seemingly

not sure who he plays for

[andy]

Koyuate has left gone to Palace

[Durhamfootman]

Newcastle have submitted a £5M bid for a new striker... Issac Kiese-Thelin.

exactly the sort of striker that the fat boy likes..... cheap!

Blimey.... char ladies go for more than that, these days

[Durhamfootman]

Rafa is trying to set up a £7.1M deal for Myziane Maolida from Lyon.... now that could be a very exciting signing, but he's a forward, so the fat *modded* won't want to pay more than £5M and because he's only 19 he'll want to pay it over 5 years based on performances, so it'll fall through.

Given that Benitez will not talk about a new contract until after the transfer window has closed, I fear that this will be his last season.... and who could blame him?

[Durhamfootman]

Newcastle sign a defender... Fernandez, for more or less the money left in the kitty from the sale of Mitrovic, so the fat Strauss invective has just pocketed the TV money (I forget how much that is, these days). I have no doubt that this will prove to be Rafa's last season in charge, just as I have no doubt that nobody else will buy the club (if, indeed, it was ever up for sale).

They did manage to hang on to Lascelles, though, but I imagine that he's only hanging around to see where Benitez goes next year, so that he can follow him there

The players are on a media strike over a bonus pay dispute with the rotund Strauss invective... refusing to do post match interviews and not turning up for the 'walk on' photo shoot that the TV bods use for the team sheet stuff

Not a happy camp. Thank goodness they have a nice easy start to the new campaign, and only have to stroll past the perennial underachieving mugs like Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Man City in the first 5 weeks, or the season could quickly spiral all the way down the plug hole

when does the 2019/20 championship season start?