Jack Colback has agreed to a season-long loan back at Nottingham Forest so the Newcastle lad will see out the last year of his five year contract at Forest.
There is an option to buy the player, but he will be a free agent next June, so the only reason we would see Forest paying out money is if they think Jack will be in demand next summer.
Rafa still needs to get a number of the fringe players at Newcastle either sold or out on loan so Newcastle can reduce their wage bill which is too high at the moment.
Jack joined us from Sunderland as a free agent back in 2014, and it looks like he will become a free agent again.
Jack Colback – season loan to Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest are targeting promotion from the Championship, and Jack is looking forward to that challenge.
This is what Colback has said:
“I’m delighted to be back.” “To get promotion is one of the reasons I came back.”
“Also the support of the manager during the off-season. He expressed his feelings about wanting to get me back.”
“Obviously when I was here first time around, I enjoyed my time here.”
“A great set of lads and the manager has shown a real ambition to get this club in the Premier League and that is something I want to be part of.”
“I think the level of the signings that he’s made highlights the ambition.”
“I think there’s a real buzz around the club at the moment and I’m just looking forward to getting into it.”
Colback played 102 games for Newcastle with 5 goals and 10 assists.
But he blotted his copybook last summer when he was sent to train with the U23 squad and refused Rafa’s request to join the first team squad one day when Rafa was short of payers.
That was a mistake by the Killingworth lad.
But we wish Jack the very best for his future career, and it would be great if Forest can get promoted this season.
After all, Nottingham Forest won the European Cup twice in succession back in 1979 and 1980 with Brian Clough as the manager assisted by Peter Taylor.
Comments welcome.
39 comments so far
Jail for Ashley
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:21 AM
Comment #1Ashley Out!
Tsunki IN!
Jail for Ashley
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:21 AM
Comment #2I’ll spare the repost Jiblets.
Jail for Ashley
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:22 AM
Comment #3Oh and ginger mackems OUT!
Jail for Ashley
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:24 AM
Comment #4Shirebrook,
I can’t sign in, I haven’t got access to my phone for a verification code.
ShirebrookToon
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:24 AM
Comment #5Don’t hurry back Ginner Jack!
ShirebrookToon
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:26 AM
Comment #6Jail
You can email them here
nufcfans@btinternet.com
the ledge
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:27 AM
Comment #7thank god he is gone ,a little bit of the ashley era gettin thrown out .
ShirebrookToon
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:28 AM
Comment #8Ledge
He’ll be back soon. He’s having a Strongbow breakfast.
BlacknWhiteBarmy
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:29 AM
Comment #9Another one (admittedly squad player at best) out with no sign of a replacement…..
Peeps looking forward to the departure of Mbemba and Mitro should be worried about the level of players we are in for and if the replacements will be any better than those sold. Nando and an aging Mexican defender don’t exactly float my boat!
the ledge
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:30 AM
Comment #10with a bit of crushed viagra instead of sugar
Jail for Ashley
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:31 AM
Comment #11Cheers Shirebrook
ShirebrookToon
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:31 AM
Comment #12Ledge
Sssshhhhhh he thinks they’re palma violets 😉
the ledge
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:33 AM
Comment #13ha ha ha ha
beermonkey
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:35 AM
Comment #14in 2015/16 season are wages were 74mill and that apparently included what it cost to sack mclaren and his staff
how is our wages now 112 mill
when u look at the players we have gotten rid off and bought i would think our wages would be around the same maybe 80mill at worse
RobLeenio
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:37 AM
Comment #15I’m cautiously supportive of this group in principle. I instinctively distrust militancy but recognise the need for action from the fans and for that to be coordinated somehow.It remains to be seen what their intentions truly are and how they intend to organise themselves. Once this is clear I’ll make my mind up whether to fully get behind them or not. At this point we don’t even know who they are
the ledge
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:39 AM
Comment #16everyone should get behind it ,whats the alternative another 10 years of this crap
Jib
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:42 AM
Comment #1710000 followers
£700 collected
backed to the tune of 7p per follower
the ledge
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:46 AM
Comment #18and what would you do jib to get rid of ashley?
posada
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:49 AM
Comment #19I’m gonna teach Mike Ashley a lesson.
On the first Tuesday of every month I am going to order a pair of 70% off jogging bottoms from Sports Direct.
Then as I am entitled to do with a mail order or internet purchase I’m gona send them back again.
I was going to excercise my democratic right to picket outside one of his shops.
However, this will take up less time.
posada
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:50 AM
Comment #20Re comment at 19.
I was only joking of course and I certainly would not encourage 50,000 others to do such a thing.
RobLeenio
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:50 AM
Comment #21The ledge this is why I’m cautiously supportive.the problem is that militancy is easy to hijack and distort. The leaders start with the right intentions but are replaced quickly by far more radical individuals who take the movement in a different direction. I’m up for blockading his shops but not for any kind of protests on match days which should be all about the team. I’ll see how it develops before i commit.
the ledge
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:52 AM
Comment #22robLeenio i agree with that
RobLeenio
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:54 AM
Comment #23Oh and Posada i think your non-suggestion is pretty good too
😉
lesh
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:56 AM
Comment #24Ledge
The £112m wage bill’s a false figure that includes that controversial provision for onerous contracts and £10m promotion bonuses in the 16/17 accounts.
Have a look at this TF analysis of the numbers – it shows that Ashley’s trying again to con the fans and the media.
http://www.true-faith.co.uk/true-faith-newcastle-united-accounts-2016-17-part-1/
Jib’ll no doubt ridicule the analysis but that’s just him being his usual narcissistic self.
RobLeenio
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:57 AM
Comment #25We should definitely get behind blockading his warehouse too if only cos we can all poo round shire’s house for a cuppa
RobLeenio
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:58 AM
Comment #26Erm pop round his house. I couldn’t condone the above…
lesh
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:58 AM
Comment #27Ledge
What would you do jib to get rid of Ashley? Bore the tits off him!
Jib
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:59 AM
Comment #28I don’t see getting rid of Ashley as a priority
Curtailing his power is the way to go.
Id love it if NUFC operated like RM or Barca
owned by the fans.
There’s a lot of similarities between Cataluña
and Geordieland.
Ownership by everyone is the way to go
Ashley could still be an investor but not
in the majority
Issue 700,000,000 £1 shares sell 351,000,000
to the public and give Ashley 349,000,000
posada
Jul 21, 2018 at 9:59 AM
Comment #29Poo round Shires house.
Not sure he would be happy about that.
Poo round Ashley’s house. That’s another good idea.
Jib
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM
Comment #30That’s a reply to ledge @18
lesh
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:01 AM
Comment #31ShirebrookToon
For what use Jib’d make of it, his Niagara might as well be Parma Violets!
posada
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:02 AM
Comment #32Rob
It was not any sort of suggestion. It was a joke, honest your honour.
20,000 flying pickets to Shirebrook.
Little h
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:06 AM
Comment #33I wouldnt be seen dead in sports direct any way even if stormy daniels owned it and handed out free “samples” of her work
You know what would be hilarious take the sh1t spreader to the nearest sportsdirect and let em av it
posada
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:08 AM
Comment #34Seroius comment. Back in the day working class folks came together to support each other as no bugger else was ever going to.
The trade union movement, the co-op, building societies, mutual insurance companies.
That’s all forgotten. Business and the bottom line drive everything.
What about solidarity.
If he is exploiting one and all how come the British public can’t agree on some sort of consensus.
Stop using his shops.
The last time the British public came together and kicked ass were the fuel protesters of the early naughties.
Unless you count the EU vote when they stuck two fingers up to main stream politicians who have never put them first.
Munster Mag
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:08 AM
Comment #35Jib I’m beginning to belatedly realise that seeing your name on the blog and annoying people is more important to you than clarifying your opinion on Ashley once and for all. I’m not interested in one guy shouting ‘Ashley is useless’ louder than the other any more than you are. But tacitly supporting Ashley and taking the mickey out of the ‘if Rafa goes’ group is making little sense to me. I value your input on this blog but I am beginning to think that you are more interested in mickey taking than logic and cogent arguments re ownership management and budgets.
posada
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:10 AM
Comment #36Little H
You don’t have to go into one of his shops.
Order on line.
Munster Mag
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:14 AM
Comment #37Posada telling the EU to sod off was gullible and led by buffoons who are now off the playing pitch. All the hard rhetoric has fallen away and if another vote happened it wouldn’t go through. Anyway sorry for the politics nonsense. More importantly, I hope nufc fans protest, abstain and do whatever they can to change Ashley’s running of the club
Little h
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:18 AM
Comment #38Posada
could you get away with damaging them and using that as the reason for return that way he cant (but will try) sell them again? Or is that a bit illegal?
the ledge
Jul 21, 2018 at 10:38 AM
Comment #39jib@28 i agree with some of it , but not the bit saying getting rid of ashley is not a priority.
even if he backs rafa now i still want rid to much s…e attached to his name.