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Written by Neil Harrison

8:00pm Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

Commented 141 times

It was revealed this morning that Newcastle have reached an agreement in principle to sign Garang Kuol from Central Coast Mariners. The forward will arrive on Tyneside for a medical and to finalize personal terms later this week.

Some further details have since emerged on the potential deal. The Mail has revealed that Newcastle will pay just £300,000 for the 18-year-old, which is the amount of his release clause.

He will head out on loan once the move is official in January. As reported initially, there are a number of European clubs eager to bring him in for the remainder of the season.

The Northern Echo has indicated that personal terms will not be an issue. Once everything is sorted, Kuol will return to Australia to start the season with Central Coast Mariners. Their season kicks off next weekend against Newcastle Jets.

Barring any unforeseen issues, Kuol will be Newcastle’s first signing of the winter window. It’s a window Newcastle are expected to be active in despite spending north of £100m in the summer.

Newcastle have been heavily linked with Leicester’s James Maddison and Shakhtar Donetsk’s Mykhaylo Mudryk. It should be another exciting window as the club continues to build toward a bright future.

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141 comments so far

Assassins Inc
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:06 PM
Comment #41
It would be something of an amazing story if Garang Kuol goes out on loan to Europe and kills it with goals.
I just hope we don’t play the he’s to young for the premier bullshit card.
If he can do the job, let him do the job.
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The Newcastle Armchair
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:08 PM
Comment #42
It’s nice to come back to the blog and see some good discussion going on
Has there been a new mod employed?
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Mund
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:08 PM
Comment #43
For clarification
Anyone who is signed I back and get behind as most of us do. Under the Ashley days when bringing players in and even tho they were underwhelming we hoped and prayed they could make a difference but on a good few of those and with most it never turned out well
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Munster Mag
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:16 PM
Comment #44
That’s interesting.
Billson commends the signing of Hendrick.
But you totally and laughably wimp out of commenting on that, because he knows more about the game than you do and you cow tow, so you say nothing.
Meanwhile I see Kevin Vegan is there, before you hounded him off the blog.
And then you hounded Adam because your paranoid head thought they were the same people.
Mund, you’re an awful knob 🙂
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The Taco Taker
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:17 PM
Comment #45
No joke – around 15 years ago I bought a trench coat I loved it when I saw it. As soon as mates and colleagues saw it I was “Columbo” or “Inspector Gadget”.
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Mund
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:17 PM
Comment #46
😆
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Mund
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:18 PM
Comment #47
“GO GADGET GO”
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The Ledge
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:21 PM
Comment #48
https://twitter.com/scout_aussie/status/1575111183967096834?t=X1Go1oPRd0gr187K78CQQg&s=19
Good scout report on Kuol.
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The Taco Taker
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:26 PM
Comment #49
Just one more thing –
https://youtu.be/sB-jlomZhHU
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Fenham to Chalfont
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:29 PM
Comment #50
Jane,
#28 you’re a little tinker at times 😆
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Dean0
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:30 PM
Comment #51
Ideally we need someone with on the left to replace Targett, as solid as a left back he is he just doesn’t offer much going forward, he lacks any pace. and we need someone as solid backup to trippier as he is 32 year old now and wont be able to play to a high level much longer
Kratfth, Manquillo, and Lewis just aren’t good enough. i cant wait until we sell Manquillo, lingered around way too long for my liking.
But yeah, priority should be Maddison as he would instantly improve our attacking options.
Next should be Mudryk to replace Almiron. love Almiron, but he just will never reach that level we need for what we are aiming for.
Next I would go for a quality LB to replace Targett, solid squad player but again just doesn’t have the pace or that standout quality we need. Renan Lodi would of been a solid purchase
Then we need someone to replace Willock/Longstaff in that midfield, as those two again are just not at the level we are aiming for. bang average.
Sell –
Murphy
Fraser
Shelvey
Dumett
Gillespie
Wood
Richie
Dubravka
Lascelles
Manquillo
Hendrick
Clark
Hayden
Wow. that is some list of bang average dead wood that needs to go.
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lochinvar
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:36 PM
Comment #52
With all these next generation exciting signings just hope the new state of the art Training facilities are not far off being revealed. Maybe these players have been shown the plans?
Any news out there?
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Munster Mag
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:37 PM
Comment #53
Glad to see Hunter has recovered from 10 days of “deep mourning” and is back to his jolly self.
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The Taco Taker
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:40 PM
Comment #54
Dean0 – that is now a huge shopping list. That takes time.
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Munster Mag
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:45 PM
Comment #55
Dean, Mudryk will be hard to get. Much coveted.
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The Taco Taker
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:45 PM
Comment #56
Ledge, very interesting details on Kuol, inspecting it now.
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Mund
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:45 PM
Comment #57
Columbo you not doing your detective work on all or just me…?
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Wor B
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:46 PM
Comment #58
From the South Pacific to the Toon in January.
Wonder if he’s got a duffle coat or a donkey jacket?
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Asi Fish
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:52 PM
Comment #59
Aye Wor B – thermal shock will keep him oot for a few weeks lol
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ToonDarnSarf
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:53 PM
Comment #60
Taco – sorry my earlier post wasn’t entirely clear. Yes, I know you were agreeing with me. I only got to type half a post before my girlfriend distracted me. Hit submit anyway!
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lochinvar
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:56 PM
Comment #61
Wor B
From the South Pacific to the Toon in January
‘There is nothing like a game’
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Asi Fish
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:56 PM
Comment #62
I’m pouring the Cali Red if anyone has a glass 🙂
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magicmac54
Sep 28, 2022 at 9:57 PM
Comment #63
The Taco Taker
Specially for you Taco 😀 😀 😀
https://youtu.be/dsfXiJi_Lrc
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lochinvar
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:00 PM
Comment #64
Some won’t like this
Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed prime minister – a post that is traditionally held by the king.
The 37-year-old son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 86, is already seen the de facto ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state.
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ToonDarnSarf
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:01 PM
Comment #65
Some f**kwits on here will try to create an argument out of anything. Thank you to those who have provided proof that there were several people on this blog who felt Hendrick was a good signing at the time, especially on a free.
He was a big part of a very successful Burnley team and there would have been several other clubs in for him. Loads of experience, a good age, plenty of international caps etc. A good profile for a signing based on where we were at the time.
Saying otherwise is just reinventing the truth. Some of us are man (or woman) enough to say that we were proven wrong in the end. I still maintain that it seemed like a good signing and just didn’t work out for whatever reason.
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The Taco Taker
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:04 PM
Comment #66
Not at all Mund, I like football, pool, chicken wings and pre Elizabeth II postboxes, my posts reflect this.
I only debate with you because you do have an issue with certain people irrespective of what they say and this is not a trait I appreciate. But I love the posts you do when you don’t do that.
Speaking of detectives what makes you so sure Raj/Jail is Nijmegen?
Having said all that I am not innocent, I accuse Jedi of being a wum and I remain unconvinced that Dean0 is not some Kets alt.
I could be wrong about most of that though, in which case I would say sorry.
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The Taco Taker
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:07 PM
Comment #67
Magicmac – I clicked it and I am now watching it immediately. Thank you Sir.
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ToonDarnSarf
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:07 PM
Comment #68
Hendrick averaged over 30 PL games a season for Burnley in the 4 seasons prior to him joining us, 2 of which had Burnley finish in the top 10.
He was never a star signing but I recall lots of people being happy they we were the team to get him.
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lochinvar
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:08 PM
Comment #69
Imagine if Liz Truss or Stamer took over from King Charles?
That would see ques to get into Canada
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magicmac54
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:16 PM
Comment #70
The Taco Taker
I hope you brushed up on your German while watching my post 😀 😀 😀
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Mund
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:17 PM
Comment #71
Taco
Because it is him
But I see you don’t want to be fair and balanced but I knew that already.
In the famous words of NY Mag you keep on keeping on.
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Mund
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:18 PM
Comment #72
Nobody was happy with Hendrick but a lot gave him a chance as we all do but happy…? Bit of a stretch just like saying he was a coup
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ToonDarnSarf
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:20 PM
Comment #73
It’s almost like some people have an agenda… 😉
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Fenham to Chalfont
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:22 PM
Comment #74
ToonDarnSarf
Reading have ended up with Jeff Hendricks what a great coup for them eh, mind you they’re 3rd in the championship maybe that great coup of a signing some the job eh?. Howay ffs,. It was an atrocious signing for NUFC even at the time totally underwhelming,, he was so out of his depth I actually felt sorry for the man in the end as it was hard to witness and on the back of that isn’t even good enough to keep his place for Ireland, warms the bench ffs
Hendricks is the type of signing we will never make again going forward, them signings are history and should never be mentioned as a coup. Saying Hendricks was a coup tells me you have the same strange irrational thinking as the fly fisherman himself auld Munster Mag. What is your WhatsApp group called the irrational Kuol and the gang. 😆
ToonDarnSarf you can do much better than such statements above, too many kebabs can really screw the mind up. 😉
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Asi Fish
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:24 PM
Comment #75
#brutal
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magicmac54
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:28 PM
Comment #76
ToonDarnSarf
In reference to Jeff Hendrick he was most definitely Bruced when playing for the Toon as i`ve watched him many times playing for Ireland against some top international teams and he finished up man of the match for Ireland, at the time under the unmentionable one he was a decent signing, he clearly wouldn`t be good enough now under the new ownership. Thank God we have moved on from the Dark and Gloomy days of the old regime HWTL
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jane
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:30 PM
Comment #77
a lot of fans didn’t give Hendrick a fair chance. he did ok in the team we had at the time.
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Mister Tuff
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:30 PM
Comment #78
Hendricks a good signing…………………..eh.
hhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
He was a knacker.
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jane
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:36 PM
Comment #79
if Hendrick had tidier hair he would have been accepted more.
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Asi Fish
Sep 28, 2022 at 10:38 PM
Comment #80
A brilliant multitude of perspectives reference a player is so intriguing.
These people are in the limelight and yes, they are compensated for it, but we really have to look at the bigger picture.
The judgement is on an international player with a professional contract. He is surely near the top of his game?
What is the benchmark and would we ever achieve that level in our own profession?
We shouldn’t compare every employee against the best….but it appears we do.
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