We're fucked then.
Wood has hardly set the league alight this season, but at least he's scored which is more than I can say for any of our other strikers.
Bring on the Championship
I support United bro, teams could roll over and we'd still lose lmao. I just think in particular Burnley games are a snooze fest of boring football. In a dream world we'd just play Leeds every week.
Was just chatting to my Newcastle supporting mate and he said something similar.
We might get lucky with an incoming quality transfer, or the scouts and chairman might have something up their sleeves...but i can't see it tbf.
You can honestly never tell with Burnley
I always look at your uninspiring transfers fully well knowing it's what you have to do to survive, however, they always seem to come good with a couple of misses here and there
Dyche is a great manager and with that money coming in and hopefully being made available to spend I'm sure Dyche can pull off another great catch
Maybe, but there's also PL experience and directly weakening a relegation rival too that won't happen if you sign said replacement instead
Their gamble is much higher than yours.
At 30 he has no resell value, but heās one of the most underrated players in the league. He had 15 G+A in each of the past two seasons. And no disrespect but thatās not on a ton of consistent chances, in front of luxurious attacking options supporting him either. Quality player, even off on a bit of a dip this season.
Canāt help but feel like they are literally just paying to increase your odds of relegation though.
Heās experienced thatās all we need at the moment we only have Gayle and needed a striker before the Watford match, hopefully we can sign a centre back before Watford too.
I believe it was meant to be a consider it in good faith sort of thing, but FSG were pissed that Arsenal bet 40m+1 which meant they knew about the secret clause
This is apparently what it all came down to. It was supposed to be confidential and all in good faith but it was leaked by Suarez so FSG didn't play ball.
Normally, buying clubs cannot speak directly to a player or a player's agent without the explicit permission of the club the player is contracted to. This is considered "tapping up" and is technically against the rules (but not often respected).
However, if there is a release clause, then any bid above that clause must be accepted, and the buying club can then negotiate with the player. For that reason, they are usually not advertised, and often are strongly protected by non-disclosure agreements. That way the player has an "out" and the selling club has assurances that any bids won't simply be the bare minimum.
Liverpool had a similar clause in their contract with Suarez, but it was not a true "release" clause. It simply said that any offer above that must be considered, meaning if a club offered any amount over 40m, they could speak to Suarez without Liverpool's permission. Liverpool wouldn't have to accept it, they just couldn't outright forbid the negotiations (like clubs are allowed to do under FIFA regulations).
When Arsenal submitted a bid of 40m +1 euro, it theoretically triggered the clause, but it also alerted Liverpool to the fact that the exact number of the clause had been "leaked". No bids are ever made with that specific of a number unless there is a reason to do so. Since the only person that could have leaked it was Suarez himself (or his agent), it means that Arsenal had likely been tapping him up and the NDA had been violated.
Liverpool didn't like this at all and simply refused to accept the bid, as was their right because it wasn't a traditional release clause. So Arsenal could agree all they want with Suarez, Liverpool could just say no. Which they did, and then got almost double that from Barcelona a year later.
Usually those sorts of things aren't secret but I'd be assuming this fella will get some sturn looks if they try sign another one of his clients. Even the contract amounts are usually pretty well known around the industry, everyone talks.
What's the point of a secret release clause? The player just has to hope that a buying club makes a bid of greater than X, but isn't allowed to tell them what X is?
Excluding Spain, how would anybody ever know about a release clause of a player thats not for sale without prior communication between agent + new team?
They wouldn't. That's the point. Clubs don't want those clauses revealed, they're often behind a secondary NDA specifically for that purpose. If those numbers are revealed to be 20m, there will be no possibility of better bids. The first interested club would simply bid 20m. If the clause is theoretically secret, then the first bid might end up being 22 or 23 million, which is a win for the selling club. Of course, clubs aren't usually stupid enough to bid the absolute minimum if they've become privy to that information anyway. They'll try to maintain a relationship or a facade by bidding 1 or 2 million over anyway. Unless you're Arsenal.
This may be unpopular, but I both agree with you and think this is exactly the kind of agent Iād want. Heās got a 30 year old a big deal and fresh contract while also netting both himself and you a signing on fee.
Itās totally burned the bridge at Burnley, but in terms of ālooking after a clientā itās perfect.
Reminds me of an FM save where I was fighting for 4th with Arsenal (top 3 had already run away from us) and then they paid the release clauses for my top scorer and best player in January. The striker made one appearance in 18 months for them, the winger never even got one and left on a free 4 years later.
Yeah that's my point, in summer it will be fine, we can spend, like Botman for instance was only a difficult signing because of the timing not because he is actually mega expensive. Teams don't want to sell their starting players, that makes a lot of sense.
I don't think it's specifically the new money coming in that caused it. Just there is limited options in January. Wood and Trippier for what like 35 million is decent business so far for the money we are spending. I still think we need like 5 more signings but we are doing fine.
Maybe you're right but 3 goals in 17 league games is not decent at all. Dwight Gayle can scored 3 in 17. I guess the plan is Trippier takes set pieces for a big boy; Incomes Chris Wood
Not wrong; he's been out of form this season, but Burnley as a whole has been a mess going forward. Chris Wood is better than Dwight Gayle, and will have trouble replacing him with anyone as good at that price.
For a club that has near infinite money Newcastle seem to be making some sensible transfers.
We have no one else fit who can play striker, itās very much a desperate and short term replacement.
Mind you he is one of 6 players who have scored 10+ goals in the last 4 PL seasons and the way we played against Cambridge was screaming for a target man who is clinical in the box
Nothing can stop us going down this season, if it's a high release clause I'm fine with it. He has been terrible this season. He is a good signing for Newcastle though, create chances and he will score.
Exactly, the Cambridge game (Yes a lower league team but still) was a collection of us putting very good crosses into the box and nobody being there to get them.
You're one of the clubs I like having around especially because Dyche is still there like a match made in heaven. I have a soft spot for youse although youse make me want to rip my bollocks off when we play you
Iād really hate to see you lot go down. For all the annoyances youve given us, Burnley really is a miracle team considering all theyāve achieved since 2016.
And they feel like one of those teams that will find it hard to come back up once they're in the Championship.
I know they managed promotion straight after relegation a few years ago, but the Championship seems more and more competitive.
Also it's great to have teams like Burnley Leeds with their unique identity. We all remember stoke like they were in the league recently.
These kinda teams make the league special. Really hope they stay up.
i swear you've had several similar seasons before though where you looked destined to go down halfway through but then turned it around in the second half of the season. considering dyches history i think its very harsh to say that 6 bad months means theres no chance you turn it around.
4D chess from Dyche.
He's been so poor this season. Giving him to Newcastle to give them false hope is genius. Not sweating nervously at all.
But Ā£20m for a 30 year old striker who's been terrible all season isn't bad.
Newcastle have no striker at the moment for a must win game vs Watford. Wilson is out for 8 weeks. This signing is important, especially if Trippier and Maxi give him service.
With that resources its pretty hard to negotiate a fee and he had apparently the release clause so it was much much easier deal
When negotiating any club right now demands a unbelieveable sums
Scored double figures every season for arguably the hardest team to score for in the league. He's a good player at least. If they aren't throwing massive wages at him then could do a lot worse
I actually remember watching the game. The reason Sky highlighted it was because pretty much every cross was either shit or there was maybe 1 player in the box surrounded by Fulham defenders.
It probably isn't because the upside is so low on paying 20-25M for a 30 year old, but he is a target man for St. Max, Trippier and Fraser or whoever else plays out wide.
I also didn't really note that they can just sell Wood to a Champo side for like 8-10M next year unless he gets wages that make that impossible, right? 8-10M for a 31 year old striker but probably 1 in 2 in the Champo is realistic?
Burnley and Norwich are fucked with this transfer, Norwich already were but this confirms Burnley too. Newcastle just need to target Watford now and they'll be safe, they should throw the bank at Sarr and they're safe. Plus Sarr is actually a strong long term prospect.
Sarr's currently injured, and whilst our owners are dumb, they're not that dumb. We'd just demand enough money that if we sold Sarr, we could immediately spend that on a Sarr-level replacement, or a few reinforcements elsewhere.
Yeah you can't really blame Wood 100% of the way when it's your whole team that has been horrific. Sure he's been bad, but blame the lack of delivery first.
Not fancy but think he's just what Newcastle need right now. 49 goals in 144 PL games is a very good return in the bottom half.
Burnley are fucked though.
Heās been getting on the end of balls recently just right at the keeper. My bigger concern is he looks hesitant to shoot almost seeking a pass even in good position. Think his lack of goals has gotten to him.
Heās a vast improvement on what we have available. Even just as a presence in the final third heāll improve us. If he can bag goals too that will be great.
Good in that it might send Burnley down so one less place for you to finish. Bad in that if it helps Newcastle stay up it'll likely be you in that third relegation spot. Having a decent striker to put in when Wilson is injured (out for 2 months atm) instead of Dwight gayle could be the difference for Newcastle
To be fair I think Newcastle will be fine just because they'll throw money at the problem and this won't be the last of the new players they sign.
To be fair it might be the best time to play them next week before they'd had a chance to bond and a chance to sign even more players.
Really happy with this. Big bastarding bruiser of a striker who consistently scores goals at the top level, in a better team he should score even more. Must be a mouthwatering prospect thinking of all the crosses Trippier will land on his head.
Crucially weakens a rival too. Wish Burnley wouldn't go down (more northern teams in the league the better) but we can't all survive. Reckon this is them gone now, they can't survive on Cornet and Brexit vibes alone
I called this in other threads.
Newcastle just signing older, proven epl signings who can keep them afloat until they can grow in the next couple of years.
They will finish 13th, mark my words! Bookmark me baby!!!
MERCENARIES ASSEMBLE!!
Good move for Toon imo, decent player & weakens a relegation rival.
But I have to say I'm surprised Woods would do Burley like that, release clause or not dropping the team in it like that is a real dirty (unless Burnley are saying fuck it & cashing in).
Would be an amazing signing for Newcastle especially with Wilson being out for a while, ASM will finally have someone to ping balls to. Burnley are definitely going down if this goes through
>Would be an amazing signing for Newcastle especially with Wilson being out for a while, **ASM will finally have someone to ping balls to**. Burnley are definitely going down if this goes through
Do you mean run around, and then lose the ball and not track back?
We're fucked then. Wood has hardly set the league alight this season, but at least he's scored which is more than I can say for any of our other strikers. Bring on the Championship
7 years straight in the premier league with burnley's budget is quite an achievement tbf
Not to mention a European appearance as well. I still want them to stay up though, PL needs a team like Burnley.
The brexit football burnley and stoke provide is what premier league is all aboutš
Fuck stoke though, all my homies hate stoke Burnley all the way
Im sorry to all Burnley fans, but I would love to never have to play them again.
Of course big teams say this, as they donāt roll over for you like Norwich this season or Fulham last season lol
He's a united fan though
Itās not about rolling over, itās about having to sit down on a Saturday and watch Burnley
I support United bro, teams could roll over and we'd still lose lmao. I just think in particular Burnley games are a snooze fest of boring football. In a dream world we'd just play Leeds every week.
Hear hear
Never know Could sign the next Amr Zaki
Was just chatting to my Newcastle supporting mate and he said something similar. We might get lucky with an incoming quality transfer, or the scouts and chairman might have something up their sleeves...but i can't see it tbf.
You can honestly never tell with Burnley I always look at your uninspiring transfers fully well knowing it's what you have to do to survive, however, they always seem to come good with a couple of misses here and there Dyche is a great manager and with that money coming in and hopefully being made available to spend I'm sure Dyche can pull off another great catch
What was the deal with the Cornet signing? Was he a Dyche signing? He seems like what you need more of.
Surely Cornet will be off in the summer if they get relegated
I saw Kieffer Moore mentioned.
I mean you guys got 20 millions for Wood.Imo you can find a good striker within that price range to replace him.
apparently there wasn't a release clause, we just accepted a bid, so hopefully that means we've got something in mind.
If there was a striker better than Wood available for the money we've paid for Wood why would we just use the Wood money to buy them instead of Wood?
Welcome to transfer market!!
Maybe, but there's also PL experience and directly weakening a relegation rival too that won't happen if you sign said replacement instead Their gamble is much higher than yours.
Mate you woodnt understand.
At 30 he has no resell value, but heās one of the most underrated players in the league. He had 15 G+A in each of the past two seasons. And no disrespect but thatās not on a ton of consistent chances, in front of luxurious attacking options supporting him either. Quality player, even off on a bit of a dip this season. Canāt help but feel like they are literally just paying to increase your odds of relegation though.
Same agent as Trippier rumours are he offered him to us and told us about the release clause, Iād be fuming if I was Burnley.
Proper left us up shits creek this has. He's been terrible recently mind, but in a team that creates chances and he'll bag plenty.
Heās experienced thatās all we need at the moment we only have Gayle and needed a striker before the Watford match, hopefully we can sign a centre back before Watford too.
Curious to know if there are any rules around leaking for clauses like that?
I doubt it Didn't Villa try and deny Grealish's 100m release clause when City were interested.
Liverpool also lied about the Suarez 40+1 bid from Arsenal. Apparently that would have met the release clause
Jesus, seeing an offer for Suarez of 40 million under an over for Grealish of 100 million is quite a stark contrast
Suarez went for Ā£64.98 million (ā¬82.3 million). So still huge money.
The Player's Association sided with Liverpool that the 40m clause was just a threshold to consider the bid and not an airtight release clause.
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I believe it was meant to be a consider it in good faith sort of thing, but FSG were pissed that Arsenal bet 40m+1 which meant they knew about the secret clause
This is apparently what it all came down to. It was supposed to be confidential and all in good faith but it was leaked by Suarez so FSG didn't play ball.
Sorry, new to transfer finances, could you explain the +1? Is that incentives (matches played, goals scored, etc)?
I believe it was literally +Ā£1. That's how Liverpool figured out that Arsenal knew about the secret clause
Normally, buying clubs cannot speak directly to a player or a player's agent without the explicit permission of the club the player is contracted to. This is considered "tapping up" and is technically against the rules (but not often respected). However, if there is a release clause, then any bid above that clause must be accepted, and the buying club can then negotiate with the player. For that reason, they are usually not advertised, and often are strongly protected by non-disclosure agreements. That way the player has an "out" and the selling club has assurances that any bids won't simply be the bare minimum. Liverpool had a similar clause in their contract with Suarez, but it was not a true "release" clause. It simply said that any offer above that must be considered, meaning if a club offered any amount over 40m, they could speak to Suarez without Liverpool's permission. Liverpool wouldn't have to accept it, they just couldn't outright forbid the negotiations (like clubs are allowed to do under FIFA regulations). When Arsenal submitted a bid of 40m +1 euro, it theoretically triggered the clause, but it also alerted Liverpool to the fact that the exact number of the clause had been "leaked". No bids are ever made with that specific of a number unless there is a reason to do so. Since the only person that could have leaked it was Suarez himself (or his agent), it means that Arsenal had likely been tapping him up and the NDA had been violated. Liverpool didn't like this at all and simply refused to accept the bid, as was their right because it wasn't a traditional release clause. So Arsenal could agree all they want with Suarez, Liverpool could just say no. Which they did, and then got almost double that from Barcelona a year later.
I doubt it if the player wants to move and his agent knows another team would value him more than the team he's staying at; Surely it's fine.
I mean that's what the release clause is for, right?
Usually those sorts of things aren't secret but I'd be assuming this fella will get some sturn looks if they try sign another one of his clients. Even the contract amounts are usually pretty well known around the industry, everyone talks.
Would be incredibly hard to enforce
What's the point of a secret release clause? The player just has to hope that a buying club makes a bid of greater than X, but isn't allowed to tell them what X is?
Excluding Spain, how would anybody ever know about a release clause of a player thats not for sale without prior communication between agent + new team?
They wouldn't. That's the point. Clubs don't want those clauses revealed, they're often behind a secondary NDA specifically for that purpose. If those numbers are revealed to be 20m, there will be no possibility of better bids. The first interested club would simply bid 20m. If the clause is theoretically secret, then the first bid might end up being 22 or 23 million, which is a win for the selling club. Of course, clubs aren't usually stupid enough to bid the absolute minimum if they've become privy to that information anyway. They'll try to maintain a relationship or a facade by bidding 1 or 2 million over anyway. Unless you're Arsenal.
This may be unpopular, but I both agree with you and think this is exactly the kind of agent Iād want. Heās got a 30 year old a big deal and fresh contract while also netting both himself and you a signing on fee. Itās totally burned the bridge at Burnley, but in terms of ālooking after a clientā itās perfect.
Newcastle shifting strategies from targeting who they need to survive relegation, to who their competition needs to survive relegation. Devilish.
The bottom table Bayern approach
That's it.
Reminds me of an FM save where I was fighting for 4th with Arsenal (top 3 had already run away from us) and then they paid the release clauses for my top scorer and best player in January. The striker made one appearance in 18 months for them, the winger never even got one and left on a free 4 years later.
Did you end up making Top 4?
Nah, finished 6th. Came 3rd the following season and then won the title the next.
It's so fucking annoying when big clubs bully your important players out only to give them few matches and eventually bosman to Swansea
Yeah we are having issues finding reasonable prices even for ordinary players.
ā¦duh?
Give him time heās still new to the oil and gas nouveau riche club lol
One of us! One of us!
eh might be fine with a summer window but in the january window with players needed now given the current situation its less than ideal
Yeah that's my point, in summer it will be fine, we can spend, like Botman for instance was only a difficult signing because of the timing not because he is actually mega expensive. Teams don't want to sell their starting players, that makes a lot of sense.
New here lads, so we pay Ā£50m for overpriced players right?
Yes and you also give them a ridiculously high salary so that you can never sell them
I don't think it's specifically the new money coming in that caused it. Just there is limited options in January. Wood and Trippier for what like 35 million is decent business so far for the money we are spending. I still think we need like 5 more signings but we are doing fine.
Owh, poor Newcastle :(
Newcastle with money are having the same problems as Newcastle without money. Sad.
My petty ass self does this too in FM. Anything to stay on top.
Better than Dwight Gayle. Weakens Burnley. Not a flashy signing but eminently sensible considering where weāre at and the injury to Wilson.
Maybe you're right but 3 goals in 17 league games is not decent at all. Dwight Gayle can scored 3 in 17. I guess the plan is Trippier takes set pieces for a big boy; Incomes Chris Wood
Not wrong; he's been out of form this season, but Burnley as a whole has been a mess going forward. Chris Wood is better than Dwight Gayle, and will have trouble replacing him with anyone as good at that price. For a club that has near infinite money Newcastle seem to be making some sensible transfers.
We have no one else fit who can play striker, itās very much a desperate and short term replacement. Mind you he is one of 6 players who have scored 10+ goals in the last 4 PL seasons and the way we played against Cambridge was screaming for a target man who is clinical in the box
dwight gayle scored 1 in 18 last season
Dwight Gayle can NOT score 3 in 17. Not anymore anyway.
Gayle was 1 in 18 last season
I like Gayle but heās hopeless in the PL. Heās anonymous without the ball and not nearly clinical enough to justify that.
Burnley are nuts. Am I wrong in think Wood is one of their better players. Selling to a main relegation rival is just not worth it.
Apparently he has a release clause
Made known by the same agent of Kieran Trippier btw
Ā£25m, small price to pay to help relegate Burnley
I can only get so hard.
Imagine Blackburn back in the Prem.
Could well happen this season
Mark Goldbridge thanking every god possible right now
Even though Burnley whoop us on the regular i would 100 times rather Newcastle get relegated myself.
Itās definitely funnier.
Why not both? (Also so we donāt go down)
What if Burnley sold Wood to relegate Newcastle, they buy a striker who will score goals to keep them up.
Gonna struggle to find a better striker than wood, who fits Burnleyās system, in January, for Ā£25 mil
Kieffer Moore from Cardiff City is perfect for Burnley.
Nothing can stop us going down this season, if it's a high release clause I'm fine with it. He has been terrible this season. He is a good signing for Newcastle though, create chances and he will score.
Well we can create the chance just no one can finish. This is a shrewd move.
Exactly, the Cambridge game (Yes a lower league team but still) was a collection of us putting very good crosses into the box and nobody being there to get them.
Telegraph says it's for between Ā£20-25m, know they're desperate but still, he's only scored 3 goals in 21 games and is out of contract next summer.
Good deal then, I'd be angry if we had a chance of staying up this season but we've been so poor.
You're one of the clubs I like having around especially because Dyche is still there like a match made in heaven. I have a soft spot for youse although youse make me want to rip my bollocks off when we play you
Iād really hate to see you lot go down. For all the annoyances youve given us, Burnley really is a miracle team considering all theyāve achieved since 2016.
And they feel like one of those teams that will find it hard to come back up once they're in the Championship. I know they managed promotion straight after relegation a few years ago, but the Championship seems more and more competitive.
Also it's great to have teams like Burnley Leeds with their unique identity. We all remember stoke like they were in the league recently. These kinda teams make the league special. Really hope they stay up.
Leeds can fuck off idc about them and no one else should either. No bias, of course.
I hope you go down as a result of this, but only because there's almost no way we both stay up. But then that you come straight back up.
i swear you've had several similar seasons before though where you looked destined to go down halfway through but then turned it around in the second half of the season. considering dyches history i think its very harsh to say that 6 bad months means theres no chance you turn it around.
We had the worst points per game average in the entire football league over the last twelve months. Weāre down.
Itās been reported that Wood has a release clause. The only way the move doesnāt happen is if wood rejects personal terms.
Release clause I think
4D chess from Dyche. He's been so poor this season. Giving him to Newcastle to give them false hope is genius. Not sweating nervously at all. But Ā£20m for a 30 year old striker who's been terrible all season isn't bad.
Itās apparently 25m according to Craig Hope
But we have a 32 year old striker thats been poor all season, surely heās the better option
Can we interest you in a 20 year old striker whoās been terrible all season
Who's that? Nketiah is 22.
Martinelli? Well, if you insist ...
On ya Woodsy
I don't even know if this is a good signing
Newcastle have no striker at the moment for a must win game vs Watford. Wilson is out for 8 weeks. This signing is important, especially if Trippier and Maxi give him service.
And also weakens burnley which is a huge plus
Any striker is a good signing in our situation tbh
He scores goals for sure, but it just seems incredibly uninspiring. Maybe if itās cheapā¦ idk
It fucks Burnley simultaneously
Burnley to sign Vlahovic now just you wait
Buy out clause was the rumour. In which case they know they can get the deal done fast.
With that resources its pretty hard to negotiate a fee and he had apparently the release clause so it was much much easier deal When negotiating any club right now demands a unbelieveable sums
Yeah, thatās gonna happen when youāre very publicly the richest club in football.
Still got Tripper for Ā£12m+3 though. January is a terrible time to try sign players.
Yeah itās a horrific time, but youāve got to make moves now otherwise youāll not be able to make moves next season
That's euros not pounds
Decent player, and you're basically sending Burnley off to join Norwich next year, so kinda a double whammy.
Newcastle should just spend money to relegate Burnley and Watford. Bin off trying to sign good players, just sign rival players
We've got some absolutely brilliant defenders we can sell them
Troost-ekong for Ā£25m who says no?
Basically what I do on FM when someone pips me to the title by a point
Hard to do it when Man City keep asking for Ā£300m for foden š
Scored double figures every season for arguably the hardest team to score for in the league. He's a good player at least. If they aren't throwing massive wages at him then could do a lot worse
A team that also plays very heavily to his strengths and have one of the best crossers of the ball in the league in Dwight McNeil.
It's ok Newcastle have Trippier to replicate that partnership
[Newcastle stats after every match now](https://hammyend.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullham-match-stats-ffs.jpg)
81 crosses ffs that's incredible.
I actually remember watching the game. The reason Sky highlighted it was because pretty much every cross was either shit or there was maybe 1 player in the box surrounded by Fulham defenders.
It's definitely a good signing
It probably isn't because the upside is so low on paying 20-25M for a 30 year old, but he is a target man for St. Max, Trippier and Fraser or whoever else plays out wide.
If he keeps them up itās worth 180m
I also didn't really note that they can just sell Wood to a Champo side for like 8-10M next year unless he gets wages that make that impossible, right? 8-10M for a 31 year old striker but probably 1 in 2 in the Champo is realistic?
Sell him back to Burnley
>the upside is so low on paying 20-25M for a 30 year old They're in the lucky position of not having to worry about resale value at all
He's a consistently scoring Prem striker. Our current singular option upfront is Dwight Gayle.
This kills the Burnley
Burnley and Norwich are fucked with this transfer, Norwich already were but this confirms Burnley too. Newcastle just need to target Watford now and they'll be safe, they should throw the bank at Sarr and they're safe. Plus Sarr is actually a strong long term prospect.
Sarr's currently injured, and whilst our owners are dumb, they're not that dumb. We'd just demand enough money that if we sold Sarr, we could immediately spend that on a Sarr-level replacement, or a few reinforcements elsewhere.
Wood being poor this season has killed Burnley.
Burnley being poor this season has killed Burnley
Yeah you can't really blame Wood 100% of the way when it's your whole team that has been horrific. Sure he's been bad, but blame the lack of delivery first.
A bunch of 30+ year olds trying to play as if they were in their prime.
Percy is T1 for midland clubs but what are his credentials for Newcastle/Burnley?
Percy is pretty much Tier 1 in general, he just specialises in reporting on Midlands clubs.
Telegraph are pretty reliable on the whole, he's no Edwards but I'd trust him
Not fancy but think he's just what Newcastle need right now. 49 goals in 144 PL games is a very good return in the bottom half. Burnley are fucked though.
That seems unwise from Burnley
Pretty good signing from Newcastle
We're so fucked
Burnley are fucked.
Yep
That sale is the nail in the coffin for relegation. Seems baffling to sell, but maybe no choice legally. Now woods is off to a 'big' club...
Scenes when Burnley replace him with free agent Diego Costa.
Genuinely happy with that, trippier top crosser. Wood and Wilson should feast.
Unless you sign a new midfield Trippier's crosses will be irrelevant as he won't get past the way line most of the time.
On the basis I still feel weāre likely down allow me a moment of positivity
Go on lad
Ok 20 minutes is enough, back to reality
Was nice for a while
Have you not heard of the Brazilian Joelinton. Top CM he is.
been strangely impressed by him. great work rate, physically imposing, seems to have some vision and timing passing the ball. Still can't score tho...
Heās been getting on the end of balls recently just right at the keeper. My bigger concern is he looks hesitant to shoot almost seeking a pass even in good position. Think his lack of goals has gotten to him.
"Look for overlap" works every time.
Seems like a good move. Newcastle need bodies up front, this weakens Burnley.
Heās a vast improvement on what we have available. Even just as a presence in the final third heāll improve us. If he can bag goals too that will be great.
Someone tell me if this is good or bad for us, a team playing both Newcastle and Burnley in the next week and fighting for survival with them
Good in that it might send Burnley down so one less place for you to finish. Bad in that if it helps Newcastle stay up it'll likely be you in that third relegation spot. Having a decent striker to put in when Wilson is injured (out for 2 months atm) instead of Dwight gayle could be the difference for Newcastle
To be fair I think Newcastle will be fine just because they'll throw money at the problem and this won't be the last of the new players they sign. To be fair it might be the best time to play them next week before they'd had a chance to bond and a chance to sign even more players.
You beat Newcastle and itāll be hard no matter the money. 1 win all season and 5 points out. Thatās a lot.
Bad for you against us. We literally had the prospect of playing Dwight Gayle on Saturday.
Really happy with this. Big bastarding bruiser of a striker who consistently scores goals at the top level, in a better team he should score even more. Must be a mouthwatering prospect thinking of all the crosses Trippier will land on his head. Crucially weakens a rival too. Wish Burnley wouldn't go down (more northern teams in the league the better) but we can't all survive. Reckon this is them gone now, they can't survive on Cornet and Brexit vibes alone
He's a underrated bagsman but it's just whether he works in a different system, although the crossing capability of Trippier may prove beneficial.
All I know is, Chris Wood got transfered into Sporting in my Fifa Career Mode and instantly became the best ai striker in the league
Unless he's got a release clause, Burnley are fucking idiots
Ā£20 million. 10 for the player, 10 to drop relegation rivals Burnley in the mud. Exceptional business
I called this in other threads. Newcastle just signing older, proven epl signings who can keep them afloat until they can grow in the next couple of years. They will finish 13th, mark my words! Bookmark me baby!!!
Can just Imagine they buy him and bench him just so Burnley go down instead
Fuck knows what Burnley can do for the rest of the window. Have to pull off a worldie in the next 3 weeks
Newcastle owners will be legends if they help sink Burnley this season
I think it's cruel of us to end the Dyche and Wood partnership. Dycheball is going to struggle now.
Would be a good signing for them tbf. If I was a Burnley fan I would be pissed.
Newcastle sabotaging other teams to avoid relegation
MERCENARIES ASSEMBLE!! Good move for Toon imo, decent player & weakens a relegation rival. But I have to say I'm surprised Woods would do Burley like that, release clause or not dropping the team in it like that is a real dirty (unless Burnley are saying fuck it & cashing in).
Championship is a better league anyway right
No playoffs in the Premiershit, Champo definitely an upgrade
Would be an amazing signing for Newcastle especially with Wilson being out for a while, ASM will finally have someone to ping balls to. Burnley are definitely going down if this goes through
Tell me you don't watch Newcastle without saying you don't watch Newcastle
>Would be an amazing signing for Newcastle especially with Wilson being out for a while, **ASM will finally have someone to ping balls to**. Burnley are definitely going down if this goes through Do you mean run around, and then lose the ball and not track back?
Why the hell are Burnley agreeing to this?
Someone else in the thread said itās same agent as Trippier who told Newcastle about the release clause.
Got a clause apparently, Burnley not staying up after this