Hokey Cokey thread summer 2026

[Durhamfootman]

Sparky Hughes has left Carlisle Utd and is to be replaced by former Newcastle goalie Rob Elliot after his Lazarus style saving of Gateshead in the National league

Another former Mag, Lee Clark has taken over at Hartlepool

Anthony Gordon is currently having a medical at Barcelona to complete a £69M plus add on move. Nobody knows what this means for Marcus Rashford whose reported loan deal has a £26M clause to make his signing permanent if Barca want. Maybe they'll sign Rashford too and then try to sell him on later. Certainly Man U don't want him back

[Durhamfootman]

Khadija Shaw has signed a new 4 year deal at Man C, after looking for an age to be heading to Chelsea

London City are trying to sign Alexia Putellas after she announced that she was leaving Barcelona this week

[Durhamfootman]

Trippier has agreed to join Wolves. Good signing for them if they can complete it

Konate and Liverpool have ended contract negotiations and he will leave on a free next month

[Durhamfootman]

Mourinho to Real Madrid. 3 year deal

[Durhamfootman]

Slot sacked

Gordon to Barca confirmed

[Durhamfootman]

Earps to London City

[andy]

Slot sacked

Gordon to Barca confirmed

I don't understand how Barca get away with it?! They have literally no money it's utterly ridiculous

[sussexpob]

Very strange signing from Barcelona. They had 4 players score over 20 goals last year, why do they need a player who did almost nothing last year? Gordon is tremedously overrated.

[sussexpob]

Christian Burgess leaves USG

What a servant to the club. I thought he'd end his playing days in Union colours, but he's decided to try and play 1-2 years and maximise his earnings elsewhere. I get that for a 34 year old, and wish him great luck in his next adventure.

[Durhamfootman]

Very strange signing from Barcelona. They had 4 players score over 20 goals last year, why do they need a player who did almost nothing last year? Gordon is tremedously overrated.

I guess it makes more sense than Gordon to Bayern would have done, which was the original interest. That assumes, of course, that Barca don't want to buy Rashford for £26m, which feels to me like a cracking price. That's really the bit that I don't get.... Rashford for 26 or Gordon for 70... not that Newcastle will be complaining. 70 covers the original price and all his wages for the time he spent at the club, even with Everton's 15% cut of the 25m profit

Gordon might thrive in Spanish football and I hope he does. I like him as a player and I wish him well. I also hope Newcastle inserted a sell on clause in his Barca deal because, at 25 years of age, he's young enough to fetch an even bigger transfer fee when he moves on again if he does really well for Barca

Of the 4 marquee players in last season's squad, Gordon would be the one that Newcastle fans would most happily accept leaving. Can they hang onto the other three? Bruno will stay, I think, and I'm hoping Tonali stays put, but I'm less confident about Livramento

[Durhamfootman]

Ederson to Man Utd £35M from Atalanta

[Durhamfootman]

Iraola looks certain to be announced as Liverpool boss

[Durhamfootman]

is the new Liverpool boss

Robertson has signed for Spurs on a free

[andy]

Hmm not sure what I think about iraola and Liverpool? Felt if he wasn't moving abroad he would have been better off staying at Bournemouth giving he's just guides them to Europe...

[Durhamfootman]

David Sullivan has stepped down as West Ham chairman with immediate effect

impending publication of serious historic allegations, seemingly