The latest episode of the Geordie Journos discusses the Magpies financial chat hosted by Darren Eales.
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00:00Completely different message, a U-turn, if you like, from his message 12 months ago,
00:05which is encouraging. He's speaking about Alexander Isak, talking about his contract
00:10situation. He's a player under contract at the club. What would he say to any players
00:15who asked to leave the club, say if they missed out on Champions League or if a big offer
00:19came in? Well, all the top players are tied to long-term deals.
00:23Didn't entertain it, did he?
00:24No.
00:24He wouldn't even go there, which shows how strong the message was. I was surprised by
00:29the strength of that message.
00:31It also ties into what Eddie Howes also said, where it's like, what if Newcastle, say,
00:37miss out on Champions League and players want to leave? Eddie Howes said, well, if you want
00:42to play Champions League, you've got to earn it here. It's within Newcastle's grasp as
00:49much as we're trying to be negative around certain things. There's still, within touching
00:54distance, a Champions League qualification this season. They're sitting sixth, fifth
00:58will almost certainly be enough to qualify for next season's Champions League.