00:00 So, Newcastle United's summer transfer window has come to a conclusion and as anticipated
00:07 it was a very quiet deadline day at St James' Park. All about outgoings rather than incomings.
00:13 We did see a move for Shrewsbury, Youngstead, Travis, Harness on deadline day but he's mainly
00:21 a boss of the under 21 squad. Other than that, Newcastle completed their business a few weeks
00:25 ago with the signing of Lewis Hall. Overall, I think it's been a promising window for Newcastle
00:30 and I've seen a lot of debate recently after the two defeats about having Newcastle actually
00:35 strengthened from last summer and whether the players have signed, would any other European
00:41 chasing team or certainly traditional top six team in the Premier League sign them.
00:46 And all that kind of thing. But I think Newcastle do end the window in a stronger position than
00:49 they began it. So that's a positive and that's certainly something that every transfer window
00:54 under these owners, we've seen that Newcastle are ending the window in a better position.
00:58 They've only lost Alan Simpson-Maximin which, okay, for many fans, myself included, it's
01:02 a big loss of a cult favourite but in terms of output, goalscore and assists, it's not
01:08 really a big miss for Eddie House. So that deal, as much as it's losing a cult hero,
01:14 you can see why Newcastle sanctioned that and then that deal allowed them to bring in
01:18 the likes of Tino Liveramendo and Lewis Hall at the end of the window. Obviously we saw
01:22 Sandra Tenale join right early on, Harvey Barnes obviously came in, so midway through
01:28 the window and then Liveramento and Lewis Hall nearer the end and then them two are
01:32 very much for the future. But we've already seen the impact Tenale and Harvey Barnes will
01:35 have on the team, even though it's only been three games in the season. So, you know, plenty
01:39 of hopes and expectations that they can continue that form. And yeah, as I said, I think it's
01:45 one that Newcastle are definitely ending the window stronger than they started. They've
01:48 got more depth. Could they have done with another centre-back? Very probably. I think
01:52 going in with the same centre-back options they finished last year is a risk, especially
01:57 as we've seen with Sven Bottman's injury. I think they're putting a lot of pressure
02:00 on Cher and Bottman to get through, at least until January without injury. Obviously they've
02:04 got Burn, LaSalle, Dumiters, Bagob even Alex Murphy maybe. But you know, you don't want
02:08 to be playing too many games without that combination of Cher, Bottman and Burn in there.
02:14 So that may be one to keep an eye on going through the season. But as I said, I think
02:19 it's been a promising window. They've kept hold of all their big players, which at the
02:23 beginning of the window, you wouldn't have thought that might be a problem. You know,
02:26 there was always going to be an interest in Bruno, you know, Isak might have got a bit
02:29 of interest. Obviously we've seen St Maximus go. So it's always going to be interesting
02:33 to see some of Newcastle's big players. But then when the whole Saudi Pro League, you
02:37 know, them stamping up the big Premier League players, there was a bit of worry that Newcastle
02:41 could be one of the teams that lost some of their biggest names, but they haven't yet
02:44 or they haven't, sorry, this summer. That could all change going into the future. But
02:48 as overall, I think you've got to see Newcastle are in a better position now. And now Eddie
02:53 Howard has been given the tools by the owners to compete. You know, he's been given a decent
02:58 squad depth for the Champions League. Obviously they'd like a couple more, but as with every
03:01 team in the world. So now the team have got to deliver on the pitch and you know, that
03:05 starts very much before the international break next weekend. See if they can get one
03:10 more win and at least a positive result on display against Brighton. And then once you
03:14 hit the international again, you've then got a run of four or five games before the next
03:16 seven nationals, including the Champions League game and the Carabao Cup against Man City to
03:20 really, you know, test them out and really show what this Newcastle United team is made
03:24 of. But overall, I think you've got to be positive with that, with that summer market.
03:28 I think that if you were going to score it out of 10, you'd probably say seven or eight,
03:32 maybe, maybe even the eight out of 10. I think the only thing that would push up to a permanent,
03:37 sorry, push up to more of a 10 out of 10 would be if they could add a centre back in that
03:43 window. But other than that, I think, you know, they've added well, they've added smart,
03:46 they haven't, they've spent money as always, but they've stayed within financial fair play
03:50 constraints and it's another summer of building. That squad, hopefully, you know, next year
03:56 will, this time next year will look even better after another couple of windows on this ownership.
04:01 And then you add a Dastial that they've just signed as well will help with that. So, you
04:04 know, it's all positive. It's all, it's just one of the things that it's going to, all
04:07 of this is going to take time, but it's another positive window and some good, good signings,
04:11 lots of promising signs for the future. Lots of young players brought in and a good end
04:15 to a very, very solid window on timeside. So yeah, all exciting, all looking forward
04:21 to the future with matches, lots of matches coming up, you know, it's going to be Premier
04:26 League Champions League Cup. It's going to be a hectic few months in Newcastle United
04:29 and of course the best way to stay up to date with all the latest Newcastle United news
04:32 and updates is with the Shields Gazette.
04:34 Bye.
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