5 days ago
'We can't continue to act this way' - fans on Newcastle's window so far
We asked for your views on Newcastle's summer transfer business so far and the number of targets opting to go are some of your comments:James: It is understandable we are missing out in targets due to wages, but lowballing clubs to allow rivals to enter the race and pay the figure that selling teams demand is frustrating. If we had gone in early with acceptable figures for both Joao Pedro and James Trafford I believe they would be Newcastle players. I am also very sure that Benjamin Sesko will find a team that will pay higher wages and that means we are left with not selling Alexander Isak, who doesn't want to be at Newcastle, or selling him and having no replacement. Poor management from the club - they either should have offered a decent contract to Isak or made contingency Simply dreadful. Eddie Howe said move fast and we have done the complete opposite. I suspect the 'turmoil' behind the scenes at the club does not help sell the project to players. We urgently need a CEO and sporting director in place and to start securing some new bodies through the door who will not only add depth but quality to the The boardroom team are not working in harmony with Howe to get the deals done. We need Amanda Stavely back Howe has yet again been massively let down by those above him. Why do we keep lowballing for these great players who we need to get Champions League football again, then act annoyed when we inevitably get outbid. The speed of our transfers is also baffling. Starting to lose faith - we can't continue to act this way. Five players needed in the next few weeks to claw back fans' faith. £150m for Isak please - we only want players who want to be Some Toon fans are complaining about how the club has gone about its business during this window - without knowing any of the behind-the-scenes details! We've only lost players to the 'big clubs'. They have more revenue than us and therefore have more to spend (PSR), and they're also perceived as being more successful. To start addressing these problems we need to get our new stadium approved and built news alerts on your Premier League club in the BBC Sport app
