[Albion] Dan Burn to Saudi FC

[Stat Brother]

Right now I'd have a higher price tab on BDB than Dunk, just as good at one job, a lot more versatile and a left foot.

£3m per foot. not a penny less.

Only £6m - clueless

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Only £6m - clueless

Height!

 

[Jesus Gul]

Height!

Whoosh

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Whoosh

Whoosh because Stat understood? If so unfair as not possible to determine from his post.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Whoosh because Stat understood? If so unfair as not possible to determine from his post.

If he didn't understand he's not the Stat Brother I believe him to be

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

If he didn't understand he's not the Stat Brother I believe him to be

This is true.

Whoosh away!

 

[Stato]

After Cook and Elphick took him from League One to the Premier League Smug Eddie obviously thinks that centre halves being kept out of our first team by Lewes Dunk are still the way to go. Glad to see that he won't be getting this one for such a bargain price. I see that Newcastle are also being linked with Eddie Nketiah. True to form Smug Eddie likes overpaying for an underachieving young reserve striker from the big six. I hope that goes as well as it has in the past.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

After Cook and Elphick took him from League One to the Premier League Smug Eddie obviously thinks that centre halves being kept out of our first team by Lewes Dunk are still the way to go. Glad to see that he won't be getting this one for such a bargain price. I see that Newcastle are also being linked with Eddie Nketiah. True to form Smug Eddie likes overpaying for an underachieving young reserve striker from the big six. I hope that goes as well as it has in the past.

Do l take it that Mr. Smug-Perfect isn't on your Christmas card list then?

 

[nwgull]

After Cook and Elphick took him from League One to the Premier League Smug Eddie obviously thinks that centre halves being kept out of our first team by Lewes Dunk are still the way to go. Glad to see that he won't be getting this one for such a bargain price. I see that Newcastle are also being linked with Eddie Nketiah. True to form Smug Eddie likes overpaying for an underachieving young reserve striker from the big six. I hope that goes as well as it has in the past.

Cook and Elphick were both signed by Bournemouth when Smuggie had that spell managing Burnley, weren't they?

 

[British Bulldog]

Do l take it that Mr. Smug-Perfect isn't on your Christmas card list then?

Can't see him staying there if they stay up tbh, They'll want a far bigger name to attract bigger players. If they go down then probably no better manager to get them back up but he'll still be gone.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Cook and Elphick were both signed by Bournemouth when Smuggie had that spell managing Burnley, weren't they?

Yep, Cook was signed by Lee Bradbury and Elphick by Paul Groves. However within about 2 months of Elphick joining Plucky, Smug Eddie was back in charge of them.

 

[Stato]

Do l take it that Mr. Smug-Perfect isn't on your Christmas card list then?

Don't like Howe because of his reaction to the ridiculous luck he generally has against the Albion: penalties given for the attacker handling, penalties given for non fouls outside of the box, us having two players sent off in the first twenty minutes. In every one of these cases, he has faced the media with a straight face and claimed that they were valid decisions. I much prefer an honest manager who would grin sheepishly and say that occasionally the luck goes your way. Thankfully, we have one and Newcastle's owners have who they deserve. He'll beat us at the Amex, probably through some obviously wrong VAR decision that he'll claim was right but would be having a Warnock style meltdown about if it had gone against him.

 

[keaton]

Replacing BDB will need 2 players not in height but as adaptability, Burn under Potter has discovered he's highly adaptable and perfectly comfortable playing in any formation Potter plays him.

Potter loves Burns willing to adapt and learn and so do I, he was outplayed by 1 possibly 2 players since I've been watching him here and one of those is wanted by Barcelona so Burn has done very well and I'd hate it if he left for anyone let alone that skunky club.

Agree with this.
I'd add it also depends on our aims next season. Like Man U have added the£12m bonus onto the Lingaard loan.
If we want to aim for Europe next year, we stand a much better chance if Newcastle are relegated.

 

[dazzer6666]

Don't like Howe because of his reaction to the ridiculous luck he generally has against the Albion: penalties given for the attacker handling, penalties given for non fouls outside of the box, us having two players sent off in the first twenty minutes. In every one of these cases, he has faced the media with a straight face and claimed that they were valid decisions. I much prefer an honest manager who would grin sheepishly and say that occasionally the luck goes your way. Thankfully, we have one and Newcastle's owners have who they deserve. He'll beat us at the Amex, probably through some obviously wrong VAR decision that he'll claim was right but would be having a Warnock style meltdown about if it had gone against him.

Only got the away game left thankfully

 

[hans kraay fan club]

If we want to aim for Europe next year, we stand a much better chance if Newcastle are relegated.

Absolutely true.

If we take it as (almost) read, that United, City, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool WILL finish in the top 8 places, that only leaves two possible European spots.

This season, we look to be competing with West Ham, Wolves and Leicester (plus Villa perhaps) for those final one or two spots.

Newcastle survive and invest heavily, and they are more than likely to leave just ONE possible spot for all next year's upper-mid-table sides to scrap for.

 

[RandyWanger]

Sky reporting BDB wants to go

 

[Machiavelli]

The Guardian are too. I'm a little bit staggered that anyone is surprised. If we get a decent fee, he goes with my blessing. He's been brilliant for us, this season especially. But we've got four CBs in, or near, their 30s, and the squad needs to evolve.

 

[METALMICKY]

Sky reporting BDB wants to go [/QUOT

If true hardly a surprise. New contract at 29 and probably doubling his wages. The flip side is that in the not too distant future he could be a barely used squad player as they start splashing the big money in their slow conversion to the new ' man city '. Bizarrely it might be to his advantage if they do get relegated as they will just stick to the players they need to get back up from the championship.

Bottom line is that you can't blame him. He's put in a good shift for us and took some stick when played in the wing back position which is not his strength. Good luck to him and strange to think that his dominance over Lukaku may have gone a long way to earn this move.

The alternative view that all the Geordie interest story is utter nonsense started up by his agent in an attempt to negotiate an extension to his contract.

 

[RandyWanger]

My reaction was of confusion, as if to suggest that they've spoken to him directly and he said he wants to go. Not just guessing that he's from there and supported them as a kit and would jump at the chance, like Rooney turning down Everton earlier today...

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Sky reporting BDB wants to go

He may want to but I very much doubt whether Sky would know either way.