Parky

Got angry as soon as I saw his face.

They made a lot of money back in 2000 in Russia as one of the early adopters of Russian networks mainly in Metals. 15 Billion according a few sources (moved more into property development later). They know Abramovich etc...Would on the face of it have more clout than MA. I still don't get the lowish bid...Unless they were looking for a bargain etc...MA I'd imagine was difficult to deal with from the get go.

250m is low. That is what the club was worth a decade ago. With the new PL money top tier clubs can become decent investment vehicles if managed correctly. IMO Newcastle has other advantages over run of the mill PL clubs as well. You have to factor in the value of the playing squad though, and they're arguably worth less than every other team in the league. The stadium, training ground, commercial opportunities, general infrastructure etc. have a lot of value but ultimately any new owner will have to make up for Ashley's shortcomings in the transfer market and that needs to be taken into account. £250m isn't cheap when you need to invest £100m+ in the first team just to stabilise things. If we had 2-3 world class players then £300-£350m is probably about right I could make a couple of calls and raise 250. As you say the real nub is the other 200/300m odd to make the squad and everything competitive. It is a club that in a decade with the right investment and vision could be a permanent top 4/5 fixture.

I don't mean you can make money out of them, but as part of a portfolio they have tremendous marketing potential if it fits with other assets.

250m is low. That is what the club was worth a decade ago. With the new PL money top tier clubs can become decent investment vehicles if managed correctly. IMO Newcastle has other advantages over run of the mill PL clubs as well.

She did turn up at the curry house with a fishing rod and a Special Brew.

If it is 250m that is a low ball offer IMO. Something like 300/325 might have got the deal done. I do actually believe MA was testing the water this time but he is notoriously unpredictable and stubborn and a cunt to boot.

'You build on people you build on mud'. /Pope Pius.

Chose today to give up smoking as well. Fuck!

Walks with his head down like a lifer.

Basically they pass it around the back till Yedlin or Atsu are in position. This whole procedure sometimes takes 4/5 mins of faffing.

Normally a team can sense blood we sense Xanax.

The team needs 2/3 players immediately.

Seems to run without moving.

Should have been Murphy for Ritchie last 20 min.

Could hardly get hold of the ball for most of the second half against a Swansea low on confidence and clearly a shambles first half.

The game calls for Murphy surely?

Portalooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

A tornado of bullshit and ego.

If the doesn't get some players he should walk the day after the window shuts and I hope the Ashley regime gets relegated to oblivion.

Lord.

So best guess is that we could spend 30/40m without any hassle?

A) Domestic TV Money (£1.8 billion) The domestic portion of the money will be divided among 20 clubs according to following model. 50% divided equally (Thats around £38 million each for all 20 clubs) 25% Merit based: divided according to final league position in 2016-17 season (Thats around £2 million for 20th place team rising higher by £2m for every position all the way to £24 million for the champiosn) 25% is divided as facility fee: to all clubs depending on how many times teams match was shown live. (thats around £1 million for every live game or guaranteed £10m if a team only had 10 or less live matches) B) Oversees TV Money (around £1 billion) Oversees tv money is divided equally between all 20 clubs and for 2016-17 season all premier league clubs will get around £47 million each from this portion. http://www.totalsportek.com/money/premier-league-prize-money/ Not sure when this gets payed though Cheers.

I think it physically arrives in the next few days, if not today. I heard it's air dropped on a huge pallet.