Newcastle United Thread - 2021/22

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Kompany and Zabba were pre Sheikh Mansour
Santa Cruz is a perfect example of a player signed for the wrong reason

to be fair, you'd expect mistakes in those early stages. Not 13 years later when we needed a top striker and failed to get one.

 

[The perfect fumble]

If Newcastle become a serious rival to us, which they will in time, yes they are a threat to us but also a threat our club I would hope would relish and enjoy.

A threat on the pitch yes, but in the board rooms Newcastle and City are a threat to the cash cows, the cream skimmers, the water treaders and the bottom feeders.

 

[Keeper!]

A threat on the pitch yes, but in the board rooms Newcastle and City are a threat to the cash cows, the cream skimmers, the water treaders and the bottom feeders.

That's up to the execs and maybe a different argument.

It's very difficult to criticize our owner but I do feel we have allowed the narrative against us as a club go far too far, damaging the clubs reputation and that of the Owners Nation.

Hopefully with Newcastle's new owner the balance of power will change and we may have some major player on our side.

 

[Keeper!]

Kompany and Zabba were pre Sheikh Mansour
Santa Cruz is a perfect example of a player signed for the wrong reason

We signed a lot of players on big contracts in the early days of the takeover, we had to to get them to sign in that stage of our development, mistakes were made but we learnt quickly.

Newcastle will do the same but have a great blue print on how to do it properly if they follow our model, which I would expect they will.

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

There’s a lot of talk about Newcastle signings. In my opinion the most significant thing City did was get Ferran and Txiki in. I have no doubt Newcastle will do well. How quickly depends on the board room appointments. I don’t think you can put in a robust global scouting network overnight.

 

[Vialli98]

Just maybe they will fight the farce of FFP, the Saudi's have a different mindset to our owners.

People like these don't get involved with a business without been fully aware of the consequences.

I personally hope they smash FFP out of the ball park, I despise any legislation that stops investment, it's a disgrace.

And having views that oppose that is very scouse like .

Every market needs to be regulated in one way or another. I don't know if FFP was the right or fair way to do that, but the idea that transfer fees and wages can just keep ballooning without measures to control it is just bonkers to me.

 

[bluealf]

Every market needs to be regulated in one way or another. I don't know if FFP was the right or fair way to do that, but the idea that transfer fees and wages can just keep ballooning without measures to control it is just bonkers to me.

What has FFP done to stop this btw?

 

[ancoats]

I dont remember us signing players for the wrong reasons, except maybe Robinho. True, they were some failures in the squad building phase but many successes such as Kompany, Zabba etc.

many like Robinho. Roque Santa Cruz. Jo. Wayne Bridge. Tal Ben Haim. Glauber. Emmanuel Adebayor.
like i said we spent millions on crap and only a few that was value for money

 

[Keeper!]

Every market needs to be regulated in one way or another. I don't know if FFP was the right or fair way to do that, but the idea that transfer fees and wages can just keep ballooning without measures to control it is just bonkers to me.

Wages without doubt need addressing as well as agents and their fees.

But honestly, how do you police it?

 

[ancoats]

Every market needs to be regulated in one way or another. I don't know if FFP was the right or fair way to do that, but the idea that transfer fees and wages can just keep ballooning without measures to control it is just bonkers to me.

i say spend whatever your owners want to spend as long as it is person wealth and not loans sold for assets because
its his money and the club value will be fine.. as long as the club is not being used and milked what harm is it doing to football.. does the manchester city owners sheikh mansour and mohammed bin salman ever say we want the money back ? the club is now valued 6 times the buying price back in 2008 and it stands at £2.5billion