Over recent days I’ve sensed a slight change, that may suggest Mbemba’s impending arrival may be the last newcomer of this summer transfer market.

Maybe it isn’t time just yet to panic about the transfer market but when Newcastle fans look at what has gone before…

Just words and good intentions until planning stops and the action starts, which won’t unless those making promises actually believe in what they’re saying.

Reacting to comments from Mathieu Debuchy, Alan Pardew has claimed that Newcastle have caused Arsenal damage in the transfer market.

Alan Pardew has taken yet another opportunity to explain (spin) carefully to Newcastle fans how difficult the transfer market is these days.

Alan Pardew’s transfer market woes are clear as he praises Hull capturing players who he would have liked to bring to Newcastle.

In other words, all the signings of the Pardew era have more than paid for themselves, remembering as well that this was a club that was ‘rebuilding’ from relegation to the Championship.

How on earth can we not compete with Southampton, Fulham, West Brom and even Norwich & West Ham in the transfer market? I do not believe these clubs have more money to play around with on transfer fees and wages.

Using phrases like ‘I THINK we’ve been actively pursuing two or three players’, surely as manager of our football club he must KNOW, mustn’t he?

So for rough figures you could say that Martin O’Neill has brought in three proven Premiership players for around the same as Newcastle have paid for five French internationals plus the youthful Haidara and Gouffran with a decent goalscoring record in France.