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They don't need a united squad. They need a city or chelsea squad.
Newcastle United Thread - 2021/22
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They don't need a united squad. They need a city or chelsea squad.
Most important is to get rid of Bruce and start getting some type of tactical ideas into place and get a manager playing to that "philosophy", which will be very rocky at first and also can go very bad at least until first transfer window as this current squad is not much better than what Bruce was able to get out of it, meaning staying just above relegation one.
will be interesting to see the type of players they start their investment in transfer market.
most likely is that they can only choose from top clubs bench/deadwood players and while those will be big upgrades still those are not the ind of players taking them to top4.
but I would like to see a manager like Conte given a chance.
I do hope they wont give inflated prices to our rivals for their deadwood. but its likely they will.
and FFP is still there, even if its dying and some other type of bullshit is about to be brought in by Uefa with luxury tax and other jokes.
i wonder what they make up to make the elite a closed shop as we have an official CL format change coming in from 2024 after they beat off the ESL idea for now at least.
Can totally see United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs going back to ESL idea if this Newcastle project really takes off quicker than it would be expected and they start to threaten the place of red fucks.
will be interesting to see the type of players they start their investment in transfer market.
most likely is that they can only choose from top clubs bench/deadwood players and while those will be big upgrades still those are not the ind of players taking them to top4.
but I would like to see a manager like Conte given a chance.
I do hope they wont give inflated prices to our rivals for their deadwood. but its likely they will.
and FFP is still there, even if its dying and some other type of bullshit is about to be brought in by Uefa with luxury tax and other jokes.
i wonder what they make up to make the elite a closed shop as we have an official CL format change coming in from 2024 after they beat off the ESL idea for now at least.
Can totally see United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs going back to ESL idea if this Newcastle project really takes off quicker than it would be expected and they start to threaten the place of red fucks.
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Martial on a free or very cheap would be pretty appealing. I'd put quite a lot of stock in him improving a lot after leaving United like Daly Blind, Lukaku, Sanchez, Lingard and countless others.
He has all the technical ability and shown spells of the right mentality but obviously needs a change of scenery. With a good manager, a front 3 of Martial-Wilson-Saint Maximin would be pretty scary.
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just think he has a poor attitude and he'd be the sort to go for the money rather than buy into the project. Just my feeling given he could contribute much more at the Rags if he could be arsed.
Does he have a bad attitude or is he just fed up at United? They've moved him around constantly, whenever he shows good form they find a way to bench him.
People said Lukaku's attitude was bad at United as well, it's a pretty common accusation thrown at unhappy players.
He's 25 and on the edge of the France squad, so the world cup would be all the motivation in the world.
PannickAtTheDisco
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I guess we won't know till he moves, but it's a fair reasonable impression based on what he's shown thus far.
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And if we are, then well done them.
Why would anyone think the only club to finish in the top 4 every year for the past 10 seasons would be the ones to drop out?
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Newcastle will spend right up against the limits of PL FFP, I'm not sure if the PL's FFP is less stringent than the UEFA FFP that we also have to comply with. It's worth noting that we spend pretty much right up against the limits of FFP, or rather our ownership has shown an appetite for doing so when appropriate. We have significantly more commercial revenue and we have CL money, so we have the means to stay dominant as long as the ownership so desires.
Don't think Newcastle will catch up to us anytime soon in the FFP world, especially now that "cooked" commercial deals are under greater scrutiny.
However, the American-run clubs and penny-pincher Levy should all be very nervous, as that gap can be bridged in the next 5 years if the clubs continue to decline (Arsenal) or top talent ages out (Liverpool, Spurs). United is investing the first team, but not the infrastructure, showing a bread and circus mentality.
No surprise at the hysteria this takeover has brought out.
Don't think Newcastle will catch up to us anytime soon in the FFP world, especially now that "cooked" commercial deals are under greater scrutiny.
However, the American-run clubs and penny-pincher Levy should all be very nervous, as that gap can be bridged in the next 5 years if the clubs continue to decline (Arsenal) or top talent ages out (Liverpool, Spurs). United is investing the first team, but not the infrastructure, showing a bread and circus mentality.
No surprise at the hysteria this takeover has brought out.
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