Newcastle United Thread - 2021/22

[Keith Moon]

I think the fact they finally settled with Qatar over the piracy thing shows they're very serious.

Yes, its all good in da hood, one happy family again.

 

[waspish]

How much can they realistically spend under FFP these days?

Premier ffp monitoring period over 3 years you can lose 105m uefa ffp is much stricter think it’s 35m over 3 years could be wrong though.

 

[Rhapsody in Blue]

Would love it if we, Newcastle and Chelsea leave United and Liverpool battling for 4th or even lower each season

 

[argyle]

I don't know why anyone is pleased for Newcastle. Entitled lot. We'd get grief off their fans for being owned by Middle Eastern owners and now it's fine for them.

Would have preferred Sunderland to get the cash injection.

Plus it means another competitor for us.

No doubt over the next number of years they'll be trying to get on the board of UEFA etc like PSG have.

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

This should be really good news for the club and its supporters. It is true that FFP has made winning a place at the top table more difficult than it was even for us but the changes made in 2015 mean that new owners can agree an investment plan with UEFA as long as it includes a route back to breaking even within 4 years - a year longer than we got! The decisive factor for City was not primarily Sheikh Mansour's wealth (which in fact is effectively limitless) but the appointment of Khaldoon. It was the transformation of the club as a business - promised in Sheikh Mansour's open letter of September 2008 - which meant we kept our place at the top table after the introduction of FFP. Much will depend on how effectively the new owners can operate in the world of sponsorship. The club seems well placed when it comes to match day revenue and associated revenues, especially if investment into the ground and city come onstream as promised. It remains to see how high Newcastle can fly ...

 

[Mancity1980]

I think the fact they finally settled with Qatar over the piracy thing shows they're very serious.

Apparently that cost them a billion, that shows some serious intend.

 

[chaddblue]

Didn't Albert Alexander say something similar in the dressing room after we won one of our trophies in the late 60's

Yeah I think I’ve heard that story

 

[Keith Moon]

Would love it if we, Newcastle and Chelsea leave United and Liverpool battling for 4th or even lower each season

Just need the Sultan of Brunei to buy West Ham.

 

[Len Rum]

They're going mental on red cafe.
Joy to behold.
Anyone had a butchers on rawk?

 

[Corky]

A step closer to the ESL.