Newcastle United operating at perfect transfer market level – This is the proofNot a case of everything suddenly being perfect BUT you just feel that little by little, decision after decision, things are heading in the right direction.
However, the more things you get right away from the actual 90 minutes of football, the more chance you have of succeeding in any match. It is playing the percentages, increasing your likelihood of winning. Manchester City and Liverpool still lose matches, not many of them though.That has been our lives under Mike Ashley, a combination of incompetence and wilful neglect leading to perpetual struggle.
That baseline being proven Premier League players and those from elsewhere who are seen as also being at least that level. That’s the thing, as well as brilliant solid signings such as Pope, Burn and Targett, Newcastle United also going for a level above in terms of how likely / not likely to succeed. Some fantastic successes with the likes of Trippier, Bruno G and now seemingly Botman, whilst at other times not able to compete in the final analysis on certain others.