[quote="Dave K.":o2k87hcj]I'm not sure if he is good enough or how highly Newcastle rate him, if players like Gamble, Cogger and Crossland are being picked before him, then you have to worry about your future. They are also very keen on a new halfback. I'd like to think if we signed him (which I don't think we will), he would play 6 and Charles and Kemp would be looking to replace Seizer. We definitely need to keep an eye on the Salford situation, it's sad what's happening, but other clubs won't hand around.[/quote:o2k87hcj] need to try for McDonald if there is a quota dispensation

[quote="bonaire":2lpzaswc]need to try for McDonald if there is a quota dispensation[/quote:2lpzaswc] You'd think he'd be the one in the most demand wouldn't you.

McDonald and Myler were team mates at Leeds in 2023. I hope they got on!

What you got to remember is it's not like Football manager. You can't just go and get who you want. Am sure there's lots of things we are not aware of which needs to be in place.

One of those ITK accounts on twitter saying the Sneyd thing isn't happening. I now expect the club to announce his return on Monday

[quote="ComeOnYouUll":6stirecg]Maybe Thirkill will be a little more hands on in his Chairman's role than we originally thought.[/quote:6stirecg] Maybe. A couple of other possibilities… 1. Thirkill sees potential in Myler (as Chris suggested) and although this is a high profile position, it is relatively low stakes from a financial perspective. Tough gig to lead any organisation when so much of your authority is derived from somebody else though. 2. Put in an experienced COO under Myler, perhaps someone approaching the end of their career who isn’t too fussed about burnishing their credentials for another position if the wage is right. They can interpret, anticipate and implement Myler’s vision (like a rugby league Reginald Jeeves), fall on any grenades (like a Simon Grix of business administration but with more intent) and make sure Myler is the one in the limelight when things go well (like Peter Taylor did for Brian Clough).

[quote="hull2524":20xuxjyn]What you got to remember is it's not like Football manager. You can't just go and get who you want. Am sure there's lots of things we are not aware of which needs to be in place.[/quote:20xuxjyn] We have been crying out for a quality strike centre so i would be very disappointed if someone like McDonald became available under a quota dispensation and he went to HKR whilst we were blinkered looking at Sneyd and Cross. Dont think in any case Sneyd would come back but is he now what we need at 34 on a 2/3 year deal

Only thing that would really put me off about Nene would be his lack of club loyalty, he seems to change clubs every season. I could see Rovers offering a swap with Gildart going the other way.