blackandtangerine wrote:

Foo Kin Twat wrote:

RRDH wrote:

On Newcastles radar long before they brought Cathro in TEK so this has become a very real possibility.  They're apparently going to spend serious cash this season too!

Sh1tting it about this.

Good 2CU you giving your views here mate.  Welcome!

I'm resigned to us losing Soapy, but for his own development and as I've said earlier, I reckon he needs a full season at centre mid to learn his trade.  It's a massive decision for him and his family so early in his career what to do next?  He's not ready for the brutal exposure to the EPL yet though, that is for sure.  But he certainly fits the bill as regards the profile of a player that Newcastle would look to sign, especially now they are/have abandoned the French route.

So how about we sell for Gauld / Robertson money / add ons which will FINALLY make us debt free once everyone has their fill of the financial pie, but with a loan back facility?  How about Cathro convinces the Magpies Board that a tie in with us is (Curtis) Good for the development of Newcastle players not ready for the First Team there?  OK he was in the play offs for Deadco thankfully, but yon Harris Vukic was a player for sure and similar to Cifti.  And we were all impressed by Curtis as I said (BTW did he ever recover from that hip injury?) when he was here.

And as a goalie for us, how about Jak Alnwick who was just released from Newcastle and played a few games for them around Christmas?  My preference would be someone older, like that Lee Camp story, but if Alnwick signed and performed he would be a sellable asset down the line, which fits our business plan.


 

He's about to enter into the final year of his contract so unfortunately I can't see a big fee ala Gauldy/Robertson being offered.

I find it weird though that we have waited this long to try and get him a new deal sorted.
 

 
Agree mate it's a mess, but surely we are entitled to a fee due to development (even if out of contract) due to his age and if Charlie Telfer was £205,000 with 15 mins as a sub in a league cup tie, what price Soapy???!!!  The Gauld Robertson thing is the least we should get if things are fair and just at such a tribunal!!!  But all that conjecture apart, the laddie should be looking to play the whole season at centre mid for us and learning his trade there.  Aspirations to play centre half should be put on hold for now IMO.