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Interesting video on Liverpool and PEDs

It would basically mean a manager didn't know what they were doing and couldn't decide who was the best keeper. You don't have to manage the fitness of goal keepers as much as other players so why would a manager not always play the person they considered their best keeper?

I read he's there as part of BTs coverage but I agree that I wouldn't be happy as a Villa fan.

@Conjo These are just some very recent examples but there are countless others. I also never said anyone is saying don't spend money but the lack of ambition because we might follow Everton is startling. If we are to believe the stated goals of our owners then we will have to start spending a big money soon on players, there is now way around it. We have so much wriggle room with regards to FFP that it's not even an issue at the moment. I appreciate the examples below are not in context but the reason Everton are in the mess they are in is not because they spent a lot of money within a few years but more that they bought a load of £20 million-ish risky players with no strategy in place. It was and is a completely dysfunctional club.

There's an unhealthy obsession on this board with Everton and their failures. That's one club who has messed up whilst ignoring countless examples of successful clubs who have done it by spending money.

I wonder how true these figures are and do they reflect take home pay? A while back, I read The Great Tax Robbery: How Britain Became A Tax Haven For Fat Cats And Big Business which, amongst others things, discussed football players and in particular overseas players using certain off-shore tax schemes that saw them earn a lot more in real terms.

Slight tweaks to the ESL format with more open promotion and relegation would get it through in my opinion. Arsenal/Spurs would be the Norwich of the ESL in being yoyo clubs

If it's not forming a super league then the only way they can make a return is through the Premier League forming it it's own production company and selling directly to consumers, similar to Netflix. Either way, our league is going to be screwed in a few years time as whatever changes will happen the top clubs will receive an even greater % of the income, particularly with increased American ownership. People talk about PIF taking a steady approach to building the club, if I was in PIFs position then I'd go all out now and stretch the limits of FFP by the end of next summer to ensure Newcastle are at the table when future changes are discussed.

Sorry

Good point about tone, it's important we pay market value for our first player or we'll suffer like we did in January when we overpaid for Wood early doors which meant other clubs upped their valuations.

We don't have Targett.

It wouldn't be that ruthless, he's only on loan.

With the new owners, it feels like we are looking at this the wrong way. Ignore the price, only question should be does he fit the style of player Howe is after?

He did play for Fulham back in the day.

I think most people would be alright with it, particularly if you were attending a match with 1 or 2 other people. Far from ideal but much better than not seeing any matches. I also suppose with those fixtures, on paper, you're more likely to see a win It does sound convoluted but in practice I don't think it would be too difficult to implement.

Very good point but that wouldn't be the main reason as it applies to all scenarios. The main reason for my suggestion is that it doesn't make sense to have a situation where people either see all of our home matches or none at all, best to spread it around where people can attend between 5-10 matches.

@AyeDubbleYoo is right about finding creative solutions. Is the fairest solution not to issue anymore season tickets that create a situation that's all or nothing? I wonder if they could do something similar to the London Olympics where you say bid for 5-10 games (max group of two or three people) before the season starts and are assigned random games throughout the season? This would allow more people to attend, plan their travels before the season starts and allows the club to collect their money upfront.

One of the reasons they bought PSG was to win Platini's support for the world cup via pressure from Sarkozy.

I also wouldn't be surprised if some of these comments are helping to set the stage for someone like ASM being sold under the guise of FFP.

What do you mean by prioritising fans?

Everyone else in the team is a Newcastle player, Targett would be a new player. If Howe thinks he can get a player more suited to what he wants then it would not make sense to buy Targett.

It would have been interesting to compare Targett to Trippier if the latter had played more games. When I read the ratings given to Targett and words like "stunning", "excellent", etc. then it makes me think how would people describe Trippier?

Yeah, you're not wrong and you get discounts if you're a Nike member. Liverpool's commercial department are really good, I'm in Thailand and the amount of Liverpool stuff you can buy at their most popular sports shops Supersports is crazy.

Cool, it did seem very odd. I'm used to seeing club items on sportswear websites, see Nike for Liverpool.

Am I missing something? I just went onto Castore and they only have 4 Newcastle related items, is that right?