They're saying the loan's off... Delap out for at least 2 months... Maresca needs cover.

Hi @nonotnowjim any update on how you’re coping?

Hilarious 😂.

Jim must be absolutely apoplectic!

I wouldn’t be bothered if we sold him but for the sake of a loan, we may as well keep him.

Unless Bayern agree to sign him for good.

what happens when Delap is fit to play again and he has to play second fiddle to a high scoring Jacko ? Do we loan Delap out ??

3 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

what happens when Delap is fit to play again and he has to play second fiddle to a high scoring Jacko ? Do we loan Delap out ??

Sell in January or he continues to compete with Delap.

4 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

what happens when Delap is fit to play again and he has to play second fiddle to a high scoring Jacko ? Do we loan Delap out ??

Delap is fine and has been told to keep his head down until we force bayern to buy Jackson outright for fear of losing him as a loan. Nico is on board and playing his part smiling in the back of the people carrier.😎

Surely we've got enough options around the squad and the youth teams to cover a couple of months. We don't need this disaster back.

52 minutes ago, Clown Lake said:

Jackson trained with the first team this whole time so he could be reintegrated if no move. He was never frozen. He wished to move because he did not want to compete and the club authorized his wishes. Now we are a striker short we no longer wish to authorize the loan.

I get that you're American and therefore don't get subtlety but the club stating straight after the CWC that they were not looking to sell Jackson but would listen to offers was effectively telling him that his time is done. The fact that random messages coming out from the club and from his camp, unprovoked, was a subtle way of highlighting that all things were not right behind the scenes, until the message eventually surfaced that his relationship with the club was now broken and he was looking at other opportunities.

The fact he has done this and then we've backed out of it, he is absolutely going to be full of piss and vinegar on the training ground now.

15 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

I get that you're American and therefore don't get subtlety but the club stating straight after the CWC that they were not looking to sell Jackson but would listen to offers was effectively telling him that his time is done. The fact that random messages coming out from the club and from his camp, unprovoked, was a subtle way of highlighting that all things were not right behind the scenes, until the message eventually surfaced that his relationship with the club was now broken and he was looking at other opportunities.

The fact he has done this and then we've backed out of it, he is absolutely going to be full of piss and vinegar on the training ground now.

Watch out, he’ll start calling you xenophobic and crying to the moderators.

While I feel sorry for Jackson after what happened today, I think I’m right in saying he wasn’t told to leave like some we have tried to get rid of. He didn’t fancy fighting Delap and Pedro for top striker spot.

Bayern deal on hold rather off at the moment.

Maybe club are using this as a bargaining chip to get a permanent deal out of Bayern?

Wouldn't be surprised if we get Jackson gone permanently, or an obligation, if we then move to get Emegha from Strasbourg and then sell Datro Fofana to them to take his place. Already linked with bringing Emegha in anyway.

31 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Watch out, he’ll start calling you xenophobic and crying to the moderators.

If you live in a glass house…. Not smart to throw stones, friend.

Neto, Pedro, Palmer can all play striker, do we need to recall Jackson (he will play like Nkunku did, barely even try), if we are that desperate why not recall Guiu? Or we could sign Vardy

On 28/08/2025 at 23:21, just said:

I'm actually glad the Barcodes have finally managed to sign a striker at last. Next on their list, (before Jackson), was Sharon Bannister who does the trolley collections at our local Aldi and plays up front for Victorious Secret FC on Sunday mornings in the local women's league.

Here we go... @FabrizioRomano is reporting that our Phenomenal Directors have approached Aldi and are in talks with Sharon's agent, Karen Tattershall who works part-time on the fish counter in Bingley. Chelsea have made an offer of £40k a week and a 12 year contract. Newcastle's loss is our gain.

Phenomenal.

Edited August 30, 2025Aug 30 by just

44 minutes ago, Clown Lake said:

If you live in a glass house…. Not smart to throw stones, friend.

I don't think you know what that saying means.

44 minutes ago, Clown Lake said:

If you live in a glass house…. Not smart to throw stones, friend.

You didn't take the bait though 🤣

14 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

I don't think you know what that saying means.

Think about it. i know you got the hint 🙂

If you thought Jackson was bad before now imagine him playing whilst pissed at the club.

3 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

If you thought Jackson was bad before now imagine him playing whilst pissed at the club.

Honestly he seems to have had a stick up his backside for a good few months. The red cards and missed sitters are a taster of what's to come if he stays and stinks up the dressing room.

This guy ain't Chalobah, he's not a professional like that. He needs to go.

Got to put this problem as a Bayern problem. Ok, he wants you, you want him. Permanent transfer then.

Not our fault Nico, they wouldn’t pay the money….

I don't believe the media for a second.

It's not the club who wants Jackson back, it's @nonotnowjim with the 11th hour plea at the airport.

Somehow I don’t think Jackson is going to come back with a smile on his face, knuckle down, and set out to prove his doubters wrong. I may be wrong but the boy is likely to hold a grudge, be pissed at everyone, and not really give a f**k. It’s going to be one long soap opera I fear. And it’s going to dominate the media and our season is going to be all about Jackson. As I said, I hope I’m wrong…

On hold probably means we’re going to frantically look around for a striker on loan last minute so the Jackson deal can still go through.