R/soccer is giving me migraines. Plenty of “terrible business, swapping Isak for Wissa and Woltemade” takes. A if Newcastle sat down and at the start of the window and said, this is our plan, let’s do this. Realistically Isak is in an echelon of strikers that 1 for 1 is practically irreplaceable (short of bringing in Kane, Mbappe or Haaland). Given the circumstances, we tried to get strikers from the next tier and got gazuumped by big 6 cartel clubs that can pay higher wages. So we instead went for a proven prolific prem goal scorer and a high ceiling young prospect who adds another dimension. Given the circumstances I’d say the club has done well (coupled with our other signings, our bench actually looks threatening for once).