Subscriber Storts+ 2,424 Posted April 16, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted April 16, 2020 Another dark day for football. Another horrible regime taking over our game and being celebrated for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1,437 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Wow. Its nice to see the back of Mike Ashley but fucking hell. A Saudi government backed investment group? That makes Qatar and UAE look like Mother Theresa. Would be interested to know what @SirBalon would make of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 It's only right that Tony Blair's supposed boyhood club are owned by the Saudi's who pay him for his advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,159 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Football journalists can now fear the Khashoggi treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Who do you guys think we should get, Allegri or Pochettino? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,200 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, Harvsky said: Who do you guys think we should get, Allegri or Pochettino? I know you’re joking but Poch would be perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Danny said: I know you’re joking but Poch would be perfect Poor record in stadiums above 36k is off putting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,200 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, Harvsky said: Poor record in stadiums above 36k is off putting Good record of managing teams who can get above the 45 point mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,159 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Harvsky said: Who do you guys think we should get, Allegri or Pochettino? Stick with Steve Bruce & keep shithousing your way up the table. An expensive shithousing machine backed by the Saudi royal family might make you the most hated side in the country. Granted, everyone seems to like Sheffield United and they’re owned by an Al Saud too. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 What's Avram Grant doing these days? Director of Football spot has opened up here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 How many goals do you think Andy Carroll can get next season with Gareth Bale on the wing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) @Harvsky so are you expecting heavy investment? Edited April 16, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Rab said: Mike Ashley isn't going to ever pay employees full pay when he could get the government to cover 80% of it. He really is a cunt. He will probably be the next USA president Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, Gunnersauraus said: @Harvsky so are you expecting heavy investment? Taking it as media talk at the minute. We know Staveley and the Rueben brothers are involved. We don't know yet if and how much the Saudi's are involved. I recall an article over a year ago saying Staveley and her backers would not spend massively. Whether this is the same backers I don't know. The Saudi's are pivoting to sport washing now, as we saw with the Joshua fight and soon Formula 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Storts+ 2,424 Posted April 16, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted April 16, 2020 Can't do it the same way as Chelsea and Man City now though thanks to FFP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,200 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 41 minutes ago, Storts said: Can't do it the same way as Chelsea and Man City now though thanks to FFP Are you sure about that? City still been spending. Backers that wealthy will find a way to put money into a club as big as Newcastle through sponsorship imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,914 Posted April 17, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted April 17, 2020 Todd Cantwell for £65mil I reckon. Tyrone Mings £40mil. Wondering which flavour of the month winger from Europe comes in for £45mil and is loaned back out to Europe next summer after 3 goals and 2 assists in 26 games. I'll go Chiesa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,085 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 15/04/2020 at 08:39, Danny said: From one human rights abuser to another...professional football has no shame It's a wee bit shit but it's better than all their wealth hoarded in a bank in Switzerland. I suppose the moving of wealth is a silver lining in a cloud human abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 We wouldn't be able to attract big names overnight and there's always a risk you do an Everton when you have a lot of money. Goal would have to be gradual increase. Starting with pulling away from the dross and becoming solid top 8. That shouldn't be too hard as we don't need to build a team from scratch for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,349 Posted April 17, 2020 Administrator Share Posted April 17, 2020 All these Middle-Eastern people. Coming over here, taking our jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Stan said: All these Middle-Eastern people. Coming over here, taking our jobs Yea, you say that now but give it a year and Newcastle are back in the fight for a top 3 place we will be asked to come out and clap them once a week with the rest of the Toons... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 The last time a billionaire bought Newcastle and promised big things we were relegated 2 years later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Football finance expert Kieran Maguire thinks within FFP a £150m transfer budget in the next window and a significant wage bill increase will be possible. Of course we have no clue what the new owners are up for doing. It's all speculation at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,651 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Why do people think that whenever their club is being bought that they’re getting a Sheikh with the spending power of Abramovich and Mansour combined and not getting a Venky’s or Duchatelet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,269 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, Smiley Culture said: Why do people think that whenever their club is being bought that they’re getting a Sheikh with the spending power of Abramovich and Mansour combined and not getting a Venky’s or Duchatelet? Well....they ARE getting a sheikh with the spending power of those. Whether he does or not is another thing, but I’d fully expect them to go fairly big. You can’t buy a premier league club nowadays and be a cheap cunt, you’ll soon fall down the leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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