Quote Originally Posted by Tutfoster1892 View Post
Not really..

When a player (especially a young one with a partner) joins a club he looks for friends within that group, he trains with them daily, he isnt home most of the day and most weekends....

His partner/wife is.. alone..

this is a massive factor in players coming to Newcastle, this has been stated one of the main reasons players with wives look to go to London, they know what to expect at London, they have heard of London..

Gone are the days of players signing for whoever, 90% of footballers make their decisions based on what their partner wants and their partner wants bright lights and shopping.. not Eldon Square or the metro centre..

These are facts..

Whoever we do get lets just hope they're not 4th and 5th choice.. or another Guehi saga
You raise some valid points about players choosing the stinking LONDON clubs ahead of us, HOWEVER, 3 or 4 years ago, Amanda Staley was able to sell the dream to the likes of TRIPPIER, BRUNO, ISAK, POPE, GORDON, BARNES and BOTMAN !!!!

WHAT THE HELL HAS HAPPENED SINCE THAT PAUL MITCHELL KUNT STEPPED FOOT HERE ????? The simple answer is a big fat NOTHING !!!!

The good news is that no-hoper has packed his toys and f@Cked off to wherever, GOOD RIDDANCE.

NEXT: Will we sell ISAK? The pursuit of Isak by LIVERPOOL never seems to stop, and one wonders whether it may be time to cash in, for at least 150 to 200 MILLION. Imagine what that money could do, at least 3 or 4 top players - and we don't have that KUNT, Ashley around anymore to pocket it all for his gambling addiction.

What I read two months ago must have been complete *******s about a war chest we supposedly had for this window - I heard well over 125 million !!!! Now we are arguing over 5 million dollars being the difference in getting a deal done or not. Most of our other rivals are getting deals done, and are strengthening their squads significantly. THOUGHTS?