healthyaddiction

Net spend is a bollocks stat without context. Bournemouth got into the PL with a bunch of players that were with them from division 2. They're not going to be able to sell them to reduce their net spend. The players they spend money on would take time before being sold for profit. For example, sell Solanke now and it would balance out a lot of what they spent. It's like us now. We can't balance our expenditure by selling players because most our players are Ashley era players and aren't worth anything. The only ones worth anything we can't afford to sell.

Feyenord fans seemed negative about the loan from the beginning (a bit like we would if we loaned a youth player from one of the big 6) so not sure if that is colouring their view a bit. Certainly his numbers are really good. He's got 5 goals and 2 assists from about 800 minutes of play time. His FBref profile puts him in the 90th+ percentile for Attacking Mids/Wingers in most the major metrics. Admittedly though the stats indicate his passing is terrible. Still, it seems strange that Feyenord fans think him so poor given that.

Our signings were almost certainly better when Eddie had greater control over transfers (the first two windows). I don't think you can blame Tonalis gambling addiction or Barnes' turf toe on Eddie either and I'm not sure where else the money has been wasted.

We're 2.5 seasons into the new ownership. We'll get there but it'll take time. It'll be two steps forward one step back, but we'll still overtime get there.

There was a bit of agro between him and our owners wasn't there? I'm sure there were claims he wasn't impressed with our owners and turned the job down, but then Ghodoussi came out saying he was never offered the job.

He'll definitely remember his time at Newcastle as Bitter Sweet.

It was rumoured to be £5m, plus obviously we had to wait six months gardening leave.

How are they making it out like this Diaz one is a bigger penalty shout?

Incredible that penalty wasn't given.

Just to note, I wasn't being serious.

Really, we should be having special Sandro Tonali exhibition matches. Make him earn his money.

He can play in friendlies. He was only banned from competitive matches. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/12992269/sandro-tonali-newcastle-midfielder-to-be-banned-from-football-for-10-months-after-breaching-betting-rules

I don't know if this is trying to distract fans about Ashworth leaving, or a clear indication that we're selling Trippier, but either way I am furious!

Looks like Minteh had a really good game for Feyenoord today.

Last summer Joao Pedro would have been the obvious option. That ship has sailed now of course, but he would have been perfect.

He was supposedly signed to play in midfield. Don't think he has yet though.

Eric Dier plays for Bayern.

I wouldn't believe anything in that video. He states that Lewis Hall has been one of our stand out performers this season.

Yeah, here is a post with some of the tweets.

Not if he gets the government to pay for it.

Yeah, he's literally 3 years older than Miley. Can't really compare.

He was fined two weeks wages (£650000 apparently).

Understat has it as Villa 1.44 - 3.32 NUFC. That seems more realistic to me.

Was it not really a foul on Miley though? He hooks him around the neck and absolutely throws him.

I believe it's a vote to implement uefas even more restrictive rules.