BottledDog

Bwaahhahahaha.

I think everybody would turn greedy tbh. Thinking about it, most of us would probably say they'd be fine with £5k a week as long as they got to play for Newcastle. But now, if the situation was different and you'd be playing for some random club, you'd look at other people's wages and go "I want more, I'm talented enough to warrant more. I don't necessarily need more, but I still want more." and etc. I'm probably just ranting, but still. I seem to recall Van Nistelroy (sp?) saying the wages he got at Man U were ridiculous... Luque was quoted recently as saying exactly the same about his pay at Newcastle. For him it was the only reason he came to us, and I doubt he is alone in that.

You are missing the point. We have the money to satisfy arguably more important players such as HBA and Tiote, so the wages are unlikely to be the stumbling block here. But what happens when they want more money? We just let them go? Sell them for a 'tidy profit'. Well, if they've done their jobs, by that stage we'll be in position to offer the wages only a team consistantly challenging in Europe can.

You are missing the point. We have the money to satisfy arguably more important players such as HBA and Tiote, so the wages are unlikely to be the stumbling block here.

Ner Can't see what it has to do with Toontastic anyway to be fair, if anyone wanted to be drawn into an actual dialog with the bloke about Simpsons use of 'Utd' (ffs ), they'd take it up on Twitter.

Having a decent set of full backs can make a lot of difference to a side. Especially one that can defend and attack like Jose. Agreed, but would you rate him in a higher wage bracket than either Tiote or HBA?

100% spot on. Yeah but... all that money. Mmm, money. They might want to sell, but that's hardly a reason not to want to get him signed up to a new contract. Shit, that's why Enrique won't sign a contract. If he signs then we'll try and sell him even more actively, so by not signing he is showing his desire to stay! /'bout as logical and evidence based as most of this thread.

Probably somewhere around 68%.

What else could it be about, in your opinion? A said earlier in the thread I think a major concern, if not the biggest concern if I were Enrique at this stage of his career, is not even getting a hint of recognition by the selectors for the Spaninsh national team. There is clearly an implied bias towards players playing in Spain or a few big name clubs in England including Liverpool. I fear the same concerns will be rearing up for Colo sooner rather than later too.

Not getting a even a hint of recognition by the selectors for the Spaninsh national team would be high, if not top of the list if I were him. Whether true or not, there is clearly an implied bias towards players playing in Spain or a few big name clubs in England including Liverpool.

his contract is running out, which provides the justification This. I'd imagine every single one of us wan't him to stay, but if he doesn't sign a new contract then it's a simple choice, sell in the summer or see him tie up a pre-contract agreement with someone else in the winter. Can't see anything 'pathetic' in recognising that or looking for the odd silver linings if he didn't stick with us.

Bit harsh if that's the general view. No idea what he's like about town but comes accross as a really good lad in his interviews, just young and flakey.

Just caught his post match interview on .co.uk - It's really difficult to work out if anything is taken on board. God knows how he is in training, frustrating, but no doubt got something about him.....but then the caravan park in Wales....fish farm and the fuzzy shoes....and it's all like.....ooooooh....shiny! Come on son, love you, but....FOCUS.

Skyscraper City.

All thing considered I'm pretty happy with that. COOOOOOMOOON!

WHA WHA WHAAAAAAT?!?!!?

Kna will be Nile---Bart---Guth---Jonas ------Loven---Shola Yup, Ranger is pretty decent on the right to be fair.

Whoosh?

Delighted for him that he has pulled in more points than Liverpool since his appointment. /Would be less than delighted if they finish above us mind.

the fact that they always feed us with this type of bullshit to avoid spending (much) money aside, HE IS A FUCKING NEW SIGNING In the press conference it wasn't Pardew that said he was like a new signing, a journo asked him whether he was. Pardew smiled at the line, but pretty much couldn't help but agree iirc.

Hope Pardews call to war stops us rolling over for this one, but yeah, my gut still says a two goal difference at best here; 2-0, or 3-1.

Fair enough, bit of sugar and salt there though as in a nice last bit to that piece he is basically putting the pressure back on that if we don't continue to invest past balls will be seen as shrivelling sharply. Loved this bit of the Sunderland story: “A win Sunday and we won’t go down, 100%,” he said. “But we’re not just going to turn up at Villa and be OK. We’ve got to go to war again – and every week between now and the end of the season we’ll go to war. “What I’m looking at is if we win on Sunday, suddenly we have Man United at home after an FA Cup semi-final and we can really, really tear into them with a bit of freedom. “I think if we win the most disappointed man with our result will be Sir Alex – I hope he chokes on his tea a little bit if we win on Sunday!” Fuck yeah! Love the idea that if we dispatch Villa, we might be able to enjoy ourselves against ManU and cause them problems.