Scouting/recruitment

[TheRam]

From the biggest blagger in the game thankfully

[Shogun]

Fully expected us to be in for Trippier

[AjaxAndy]

Was poor this season for Newcastle, dropped off a fair amount from being a premier league player week in week out. Hopefully we don't go anywhere near him.

[777Kidnappings]

Hes a right back?? Weird that after a year long search (its probably closer to a decade) where weve been so picky we just haven't played a right back we are now talking about an old as fuck newcastle player and someone who couldn't get in the Sunderland team. Feels like weve gone from extremely picky (neglectful) to anything will do

[Cozzie]

Probably bollocks (hopefully) but imagine assembling a scouting team and they come up with Trippier.

[777Kidnappings]

Probably bollocks (hopefully) but imagine assembling a scouting team and they come up with Trippier.

After an 18 month search

[Kerryblueboy]

Brighton about to sign a Portuguese right back from Greece called costhina for 11 million I bet he will be good and our experts are looking at trippier and harry wilson apparently

[NickNack]

Really hope the Trippier nonsense is exactly that ffs

[AjaxAndy]

We do seem to have a hard on for only signing an RB on a free don't we?

I'd love a link to some 25 year old international who cost around £25m.

[TrevorSteven]

Brighton about to sign a Portuguese right back from Greece called costhina for 11 million I bet he will be good and our experts are looking at trippier and harry wilson apparently

Way better club than ours when it comes to recruitment. Same with Bournemouth. They lost all of their defenders last summer and now the big clubs want to buy all of their replacements!

We - on the other hand - are looking for some experienced players like Trippier, Bowden and I guess Soucek.

[sam of the south]

Probably bollocks (hopefully) but imagine assembling a scouting team and they come up with Trippier.

Is that scouting team David Moyes and some of his scouting mates from 20 years ago?

[Cozzie]

Is that scouting team David Moyes and some of his scouting mates from 20 years ago?

They're still looking in Kenwrights little black book of players I think.

[Brownie]

Everton have made a direct approach to Atletico Madrid for Striker Alexander Sorloth. The Norwegian isn’t keen on the move at the moment. Atletico are asking for €30M. Other clubs are also interested

(Source - @matte.moretto )

[Cozzie]

He's 30 for christ sake.

Also bombed at Palace didn't he?

[AjaxAndy]

He's 30 for christ sake.

Also bombed at Palace didn't he?

He did, but he's scored 33 in 69 at Atletico the past 2 seasons, and I'd 100% spend that money on him rather than Delap.

I think we need to accept that Moyes will bring in an experienced striker this summer because we already bought younger raw guy last year. We need someone who can lead the line competently and regularly while we slowly teach Barry how to do so.