James Knowlson

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@CraigHope_DM Quite simple, we went through the years of 2022-2025 without selling a player. Living off a transfer budget and wage budget above our means and UEFA rules to the point where we are now under sanction and are having to balance the books and change strategy… #NUFC

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@ToonTakeover_ Interesting to see what happens with Joelinton, we need his experience but he doesn’t strike me as a progressive midfielder that Jaissle usually plays with or someone who’s suited to 4-2-3-1! #NUFC

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@SkySports_Keith Hired agents, wanted out and put the club in a poor position with 1 team interested and no market for him. It’s 5/10 million short and his legacy at #NUFC is tarnished, we move on.

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@The__Farmster If Willock, Pope and Murphy go we would be short on English players for our squad. Is something that will need addressing. #NUFC

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@LeeDForster The Nick Pope in the middle of our goal chant that rang around wembley after this save, should always be remembered well! #NUFC

[Derek Rivers @DykaRivers]

The project set out on a path of real ambition. But we have hit the glass ceiling. You cannot progress beyond a certain point. Your wages have to be capped, you need to rely heavily on player sales to stay within the financial restrictions. Unless your commercial revenue is in the 650 million plus region, you cannot compete. The only way to grow these sort of commercial revenue streams is by success on the pitch, and by success I mean sustained success. If you look at Newcastle and Aston Villa, we tend to show real progression to a point, then have to sell players, re-recruit and try again. All the time, the Sky 6 clubs revenue is still growing, so closing the gap is almost impossible. Once your playing in UEFA competition like Sunderland are this year, You need to stay compliant by UEFA standards which are way stricter than the Premier League, For instance, the Squad Cost Ratio is reduced from 85% to 70%. You are also monitored on your spending over a 3 year rolling period. I think its around 60 million in losses aloud over the 3 year window. This was 105 million by premier league rules. To meet these restrictions, you will need to sell top players and re-invest in youth. So its not a lack of ambition, It's having to change our ways to play within the rules.

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@LukeEdwardsTele Howe made the players they are now where they are able to get these big money moves, he’s not to blame whatsoever.

Whether we kept him or got rid of him, they all would have moved on to earn double the money we can offer them. #NUFC

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

I was unhappy with last season but in Howe’s defence he signed Bruno, Isak, Gordon, Tonali, developed each one of them to the point where they have gone to top teams on massive wages.

We could have got rid of him but all 4 of them would of still left to earn twice as much #NUFC

[Geordie Josh @geordiejosh]

#HOWEOUT

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

Spurs casually dropping £185 million on two midfielders despite finishing 17th for the 2nd season running. Meanwhile Newcastle and Villa have both been fined by Uefa and told to sell some more players… #NUFC #AVFC

[Nicolò Schira @NicoSchira]

🚨 Excl. - Sandro #Tonali is getting closer to #Tottenham from #Newcastle for a transfer fee over €100M. The midfielder has a total agreement with #THFC for a contract until 2032 (€12M/year) and has given his availability to De Zerbi, who had a key-role to convince him despite other two bids from top english clubs. #transfers

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

We have conceded that goal it feels like 100 times. If you don’t close down a premier league player they will score every time. It’s simply not good enough… #NUFC

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@LukeEdwardsTele nobody is blaming howe for the penalty but for the performance today and for the majority of the season and the away form and the 25 points dropped from winning positions who do we blame exactly? Because I think you think it’s somehow the fans who turn up and travel every week…

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@lee1892Johnson The only reason Murphy stayed on was because Howe wanted someone from his leadership group on the pitch and that just about sums up why his time here is up… #NUFC

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

The reason Howe will leave #NUFC is because results and performances haven’t been good enough all season and the away form hasn’t been good enough for the last 4 years. It will not be because paying fans finally voiced frustrations yesterday after standing by them all season!

[Luke Edwards @LukeEdwardsTele]

It will be catastrophic if militant Newcastle fans force out a great manager like Howe #nufc https://t.co/Mk0SCTSDH0

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@NUFC would never see our full back that far forward…

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@NUFC get willock off

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@LukeEdwardsTele Tbh as long as we get another good striker in, I don’t think the ramifications are that big. It’ll be a win for all sides and everyone can move on. The last thing Eddie will want is him hanging around like a bad smell between now and january. #NUFC

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

On the basis of the game yes but if you offered any #NUFC fan that before the game they take it…

[Craig Hope @CraigHope_DM]

Two points lost for NUFC. No other way to dress it up... with Isak, they win.

The club-record fine set to come his way won't feel like nearly enough given the value of a PL win.

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@GianfrancoShoIa Jackson/Wissa during AFCON…

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

@The_Looney_Toon Sack off Willock and get Ramsey and El-Khannous

[James Knowlson @JamesKnowlson01]

Good signing for Bayer Leverkusen… #NUFC

[Patrick Berger @berger_pj]

🚨⚫️⚪️ EXCL.: Newcastle United have reached a full agreement on personal terms with Malick Thiaw (23/🇩🇪) over a four-year deal.

#NUFC and AC Milan are still negotiating after latest €30m bid - talks ongoing. But Allegri has informed the club he doesn’t want to let Thiaw go.

Bayer Leverkusen are also interested in Thiaw. @SkySportDE