2016/17 rumourmill and confirmed transfers

[rinswun]

Balotelli

[Sportshead]

Carlton Cole

[Tal]

Zigic?

Bendtner?

Giroud?

[arbboy]

Michael Ricketts?

[rinswun]

Probably Nathan Delfonso

[Chompy]

Carlton Cole

Interesting shout.

Not Delfonso sayed Darragh on Twitter.

[TightEnd]

Who do we fancy to finish Top Championship scorer?

Gayle 8/1, McCormack 12/1, Gestede 14/1, Assombalonga 16/1, Martin 25/1

is the head of the market.

[Chompy]

Who do we fancy to finish Top Championship scorer?

Gayle 8/1, McCormack 12/1, Gestede 14/1, Assombalonga 16/1, Martin 25/1

is the head of the market.

No need at all to look beyond the favourite. Sayed to a golf mate the other day I wouldn't want to lay 5-1 and would be happy backing at 6-1+.

[arbboy]

Who do we fancy to finish Top Championship scorer?

Gayle 8/1, McCormack 12/1, Gestede 14/1, Assombalonga 16/1, Martin 25/1

is the head of the market.

No need at all to look beyond the favourite. Sayed to a golf mate the other day I wouldn't want to lay 5-1 and would be happy backing at 6-1+.

Thing about backing a Newcastle player is you know they are never going to leave in the window if they are competing (therefore they should have scored bundles of goals).  Given how short Newcastle are for the title the top scorer market was always likely to be too big about their players and not adjust enough.  Think this has probably happened.

[hhyftrftdr]

Is that Armstrong guy staying at Newcastle this coming season or heading back out on loan?

He plundered the goals for Coventry last year, I'm sure he could bag a few in the Championship.

[TightEnd]

Is World Cup winner Julian Draxler heading to Arsenal for £55m? Gossip: http://bbc.in/1QqNGBp

[Chompy]

Heard Coventry were trying to get Armstrong back again. Can't believe he'll get a start in Rafa's XI just yet.

Think Newcastle are rock solid at around 2-1 and Gayle is quite capable of playing every minute of every game, especially after the rest he's had at Palace. Will score for fun in this league.

[hhyftrftdr]

Heard Coventry were trying to get Armstrong back again. Can't believe he'll get a start in Rafa's XI just yet.

Think Newcastle are rock solid at around 2-1 and Gayle is quite capable of playing every minute of every game, especially after the rest he's had at Palace. Will score for fun in this league.

Yeah it might well be too soon for Armstrong, can imagine Rafa sticking to tried and tested to get Toon back up. I bet Coventry are desperate to land him again!

Gayle is a great purchase and possibly too good a player for the Championship. If he's utilised correctly then he'll be there or thereabouts for top scorer.

[fatcatstu]

Deals for Negredo and Subotic agreed. Both fantastic transfers for us, really confident of a mid table finish this year, also got a tenner on us for top half as well!

[rinswun]

I'm probably biased but I think Scott Hogan is very live at 25s. Brentford create plenty of chances, finishing joint top scorers in last year's Championship. He is the clear cut first choice striker and bagged 7 in just 161 mins of game time at the end of last season after returning from a pair of cruciate injuries. The downside is the injury risk but that applies to all. I'd be surprised if he doesn't get 20 if he plays 40 games.