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1. I am an accountant, I don't need to claim or to be claimed. It is just for NE5 who simply ignores everything about finance or reality. 2. Whatever model you like, if you really wanna analyse it by economic theory. 3. The first quote is just sarcasm. If you can get the message, you should understand so called "great fanbase" behind Newcastle is actually very fragile, or elastic to demand in your words. The point is, you are correct, we cannot raise the ticket price, yet people are thinking that we have a great fanbase to support the club financially and we still have the money to make 15m+ investments on players every year. If we told them we need to raise the ticket price for the transfer fees / inflated wages, they will just turn away.

Just try to up the deal I reckon.

I have a question. If Veloso is that good, why doesn't he got snapped up by those top teams like Arsenal? Does he has any personality problem? I find it really strange that no club except Bolton are enquiring for him this window.

Saviola would just be another Owen, or even worse, as he probably couldn't adapt to the EPL. Please god no.

If the deal is currently stucked becoz of Johnson, I can see we finally accept a pure-cash offer instead of pulling the plug. Johnson isn't the most important factor in this deal. And tbh I rate Donadel/M'Bia higher than Johnson.

I wonder how Ashley feel when he heard this "dream factory" speech. Fredbob, add "did not give Allardyce enough backings/sack him immediately" into Ashley.co's criticizing list. Agree with all the other words.

To be more direct I am referring to Duff and Smith. Fortunately Viduka and Owen will not be here soon but we probably need to incur another costly contract to pursuade Martins to stay.

If you want to recover the financial position shortly, sell the players with highest market value. If you are patient enough to wait for a few seasons, certainly get rid of the waster's contract --- if we are able to find a buyer. I am all for the 2nd option but 1. Many fans aren't patient enough to wait for a few seasons 2. It is very hard to find a club that are willing to buy those wasters 3. Those wasters didn't want to lower their wages and refuse to move A matter of choice only. 2nd is more ideal but I know 1st is more probable.

And watch match day revenues fall buy the same amount as demand dries up? That's the problem. We cannot afford those high-earners and at the same time we cannot raise the ticket price. The cost needs to be cut, the revenue has reached the upper limit, and at the same time we, at least, has to stay in EPL. A tough task imo. Probably that means we has become kinda selling club now. Sell the established stars like Given and N'Zogbia and bring in some young talents like Bassong and Guthrie.

Or another view is, the ticket price should raise by 20-30% next season.

And that's the reason why we badly need to breakeven, and we cannot afford Owen's contract anymore.

So now Harper MUST always at his best or we will relegate. He deserves the chance though.

Because both of them will bring the club to hell--- just like the difference between final stage cancer and certified death. Either one of them is enough to evaluate Fred's reign imo. You rarely see a club that can recover very soon after administration rite?

And that's Fred's fault that make us having such serious debt and facing either relegation battle or penalty from the association...which eventually may make us relegate to 2nd division... You just cannot defend Fred... May the God be with you, NE5...

The answer is because Fred is s***. Understand? The others are able to do it with reasonable debt. Fred cannot do it despite have huge debt. That's why I said your question is silly. The answer contradicts with your stands. You might say you're an accountant, but like Mike Ashley, you understand zilch about football. Well...I think it's unarguable that administration is an intolerable sin for an owner/chairman. That's the basic for any football club. End of discussion because I know you couldn't have any new points to add on. Give it up man. It is meaningless.

The answer is because Fred is shit. Understand? The others are able to do it with reasonable debt. Fred cannot do it despite have huge debt. That's why I said your question is silly. The answer contradicts with your stands.

Fucking hell, can't u understand that the investment is already unsustainable? Ur logic is like if we don't take a gamble then we couldn't chase back the money lost AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY LEEDS AND FIORENTINA HAPPENED. NO WONDER U SUPPORT FRED BECAUSE U BOTH HAVE SOME PROBLEM INSIDE YOUR HEAD. How could you run a club like that? Worry about the drop of revenues? Higher revenues doesn't mean higher spending power FFS. HAVE PATIENCE TO RECOVER THE FINANCIAL POSITION AND THEN DO A VILLA. PATIENCE. Understand what it means?

So you finally understands why you are worse than a monkey. Those clubs won't going to liquidation as they have reasonable debt. We almost did it by having an unsustainable debt.

At least monkey know life is important. I couldn't imagine you can ask such a silly question. I expect it's a more reasonable one. Sorry.

So you are saying "we should invest on players to chase Liverpool/Arsenal or to get Europe Competition while having bankrupt-like debts". "We ought to do it""We are a big club""We have the fan base" Meaningless in front of liquidators.

I think Wise should have, say, 3-4m for getting some cheap bargains for the first team. Certainly the manager should have the control but it isn't a bad idea to give Wise a small budget when he's doing extensive scouting.

Probably to have a zero-spending summer and use the season-ticket sales to pay off a portion of the debt so as to lower the debt ratio and the interest cost. They can afford a season without CL, but not two. If that's the case, we could see Torres going to Inter/RM/Barca whatever for 25-35m for paying off the debt. Unlikely to happen though. To kick Liverpool out of CL spot, Villa and the Gunners have to do even better next season. I fucking hope so tbh.

It's actually quite secure. Consistent Champions League Last 8/4 results did give them very good revenue figure. They may have kinda short term liquidity problem but if the debts are asked to paid back immediately they do have the ability to pay off the debt. I agree though that their financial position aren't good and is already overspending. Couldn't afford another big-spending summer---and Benitiez may leave because of lack of funds.

It is the lack of silence from the Board and the management that makes him to be the one. Well in the end it's related to why Keegan's sacked/resigned/whatsoever. Probably no one will know the truth.

Err....sorry, I misunderstand your question as it's....well, a bit...silly to think in this way. I mean, I didn't expect your question is so....ridiculous, so I interpret it in another way. Don't you realise that it's Fred's fault that make us under such kinda debt!? And you are still defending him? We are in very good financial position under SBR era and tell me WTF was Viana's deal for? And Souness? Roeder? Allardyce with 4m compensation? The rocket-high wage/revenue ratio? We, originally, are one of "those successful clubs who are managing to do it without being in debt", and it's Fred who brings us down to hell!