Are we not signing anyone this window?

[Scott Kirkland]

Looks like Bournemouth are leading the charge. Bit miffed about this one but what to do.

Plenty more Brazilian striker Wonderkids in the favela!

Plenty of quality that we won't sign, they will go to teams like Bournemouth for a year, then on to teams in the top 6 for a fortune. The exact plan that would help us out psr wise.

[Ragatino]

Plenty of quality that we won't sign, they will go to teams like Bournemouth for a year, then on to teams in the top 6 for a fortune. The exact plan that would help us out psr wise.

There is merit in what you're saying. Farming players for profit has been how the smaller clubs traditionally survive and why the like of Palace cosy up to the Cartel and obstruct NUFC at every possible turn.

Newcastle United have not been good sellers and the whole No14 saga was a classic example of how even when making big money selling a player caused havoc.

The current model is to sign those super stars of tomorrow aged under 23/24 with huge potential to be a world class player.

This years key target, the much mooted Kees Smit, is a key example. Couldn't get him in the summer, won't sign in Jan probably gonna be over shadowed by a Real Madrid at the end of the season.

As the days tick by it's looking as though there won't be any signings made at all.

Burn will be the back up for Hall and LB and CB on the left.

Methalie is the only player with credible links with the club waiting until late in the window to see how he recovers from the minor clean us surgery op he has at the end of December.

Aside from that, the club will wait until the summer by the look of things.

That's probably the most logical thing to do, keep the powder dry, however, the summer window will more or less go down the same as last year no doubt.

Hysteria over a Tonali or Bruno leaving every day, Fab the liar and talk Sh!te just grinding away on and on and on, whilst incomings are later in the window as the cartels bullies block stall and manipulate the market.

Better get used to it until the Toon has the commercial clout to go toe to toe with those corrupt red wrong'uns!

My hope is that our summer targets are the likes of Methalie and that kind of age bracket.

If Smit is a target, it needs to be a take it or leave it offer and the 2nd option is signed a week or two into the window, not after the Premier league has already kicked off.

That sh!t has got to stop!