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ITK!!!!!!!!!! I've just been told that Emre's agent has rang up A Oliver to ask for Ashley's yahoo email address!

I've heard similar, but not quite so black and white. Big money will be spent on younger players only, though older players will be signed if they are available for lower fees and aren't looking for a massive payday (so Dunne would be considered but Henry not etc) i've no problem with it either, you? get on with it i say...should have been going on like this for years The policy is good, but if it stopped us signing someone like Rio or Terry for example because they are 30 or approaching it then I'd be peeved as they would aid the deelopment of the rest of the team. So in prinicple I'm behind it, but I hope there's flexibility for exceptional cases

I've heard similar, but not quite so black and white. Big money will be spent on younger players only, though older players will be signed if they are available for lower fees and aren't looking for a massive payday (so Dunne would be considered but Henry not etc)

Eh? Ashley/Mort spoke to his agent in Jan - would only come if we signed some big names first

Already turned us down

There are no figures available for the 2007/8 season (which as far as the club is concerned doesn't end until the end of June). However, according to this link posted ealier: http://www.newcastlefcweb.co.uk/Latest-Newcastle-News/Newcastle_United_finances_laid_bare_.php "The clubs wage bill was £62.5m, up more than £10m from 2006, due to the signing of Damian Duff, Obafemi Martins, Joey Barton and David Rozenhal. That means 72% nearly three-quarters of the money earned by the Magpies is shelled out in wages. Experts say businesses should have a wage bill of no more than 50% of revenue. And the situation could have been even worse had the FA not paid £6.7m in compensation to United after the £17m striker Michel Owen was injured." In other words, if the club had not been receiving compensation from the FA, the wage bill for the 2006/7 season would have been 80%. Given the additions to the squad made by Allardyce, I have no doubt that the wage bill for the 2007/8 season will be even higher. The only question is whether revenues have risen faster. 80% does look realistic... You can't apply the 50% rule to football clubs imo, any business of this nature (and most service providers) are very labour intensive and wages naturally account for more than this. They have minimal stock in existence so to speak so can (and need to) have a higher wages:turnover ratio

Hopefully Bristol, would then be able to get to Premier League games within 2 hours from Swansea! Also for any natives coming down, direct Sleazy Jet Toon-Bristol (an hour) and only a bout 5 miles to the ground from the airport

Well that ban on speaking to the press lasted a long time!

Good coach, rubbish manager. So thumbs up from me!

Literally?

Pre contract for the 09-10 season then? (straws - at - clutching)

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A goal every 1.9 games for this lad this year

Divide minutes by 90 and you get 14 games, or 1 goal every 2.8 games

7 subs is a decent idea, but total squad sizes should be capped to prevent the hoovering up of talent etc

We're going to resign Kieron Dyer?

Jheez man - don't tempt fate! I'd say possibly because they can afford to wait a season to see how he adapts then make a move, whats another £10-£15m to Chelsea or ManU?

Bolton at home. Brought everyone back to harsh reality and that KK wasn't an instant fix

hablo Espanol shirley? (I you speak Spanish is how 'Yo hablas Espanol' translates as) I was always told either was acceptable. Eres tu Espanol? Nope, did it for A-Levels and just been in Mexico for a couple of weeks so did a bit of brushing up. Was being a sarcy pedant anyway!

hablo Espanol shirley? (I you speak Spanish is how 'Yo hablas Espanol' translates as)

One player I've always wanted to see at the Toon is Yakubu, not a cat in hells chance of t happening now though

Ne5 vs the rest of NO re the old board

Talk about asking a stupid question!

Said last summer that Bent could be a new Ferdinand for us, still think the same

Gavaca