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Conte is so weird.

Until proven otherwise I'm going to assume we would never pay the wages/loan fee needed to get someone like Sturridge.

If £300m was a fair price there would be people lining up. It's not though and it's entirely Ashley's fault that that is the case. I think our best case scenario now is to confirm safety as quickly as possible and then pray someone comes in with a substantial offer between that date and the end of the World Cup. Beyond that and we get close to the whole cycle starting again where it would be borderline insane to pay that much for a club hanging by a thread in the PL.

Thank you, the statement lost all meaning when it was divided into pieces by terrible ads and a video of a John Carver press conference .

Clearly something weird behind the scenes seeing as he got the same treatment from McClaren and Rafa. He doesn't appear to be terrible, but happy to see him go if it means we can bring someone in who might actually play.

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. Think this might burst a few bubbles in here, but from a business perspective we are a run of the mill PL club. We are no different than Stoke, Watford, Bournemouth, and Swansea. Just like all of them and really anyone outside the top 6, we are closer to not being a PL club at all than being a top tier club. This is why there is such a massive gap in the valuations of the top 6 and everyone else. It's hard to fathom Liverpool or Spurs being relegated so those clubs are in a similar price bracket to some American sports teams based on the massive, global TV deals, merchandise, tickets, etc. For everyone else the threat of relegation, and with it the loss of the primary revenue stream, is more real than ever. The best way for Ashley to get the price he wants (and likely much more) would be to place a bet on Rafa's ability to move us into a much more secure position. Establish us as a "safe" club. But he's not going to do that so he'll continue to gamble, benefit from the global branding he's getting for free, and see if someone will eventually take the risk and pay him what he wants. Hmm. Bigger, better stadium in a better location, bigger fanbase (with the reputation, fair or otherwise, of being particularly fanatical), a history of competing in Europe (and the CL, in fact). How can you say we're the same - in terms of potential - as the other clubs listed? Get it right - which involves risk - and we'll be going much further than a Watford or a Swansea, and more quickly. There's plenty of reasons we're better from a romantic point of view, but that's irrelevant unless we find out Jeff Bezos or the Sultan of Arabia is secretly a Geordie at heart. The stadium and crowds are a blip on the total revenue. A history of competing in Europe is meaningless as it is history and provides exactly £0 in revenue. Even if a prospective owner was comfortable paying a bit of a premium based on our potential, our stadium, etc., it would be eye opening to calculate the cost of attempting to infiltrate the top 6 and become one of them. And if you're not one of them, you are one bad appointment and/or a few bad signings from risking your PL status and future revenue.

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. Think this might burst a few bubbles in here, but from a business perspective we are a run of the mill PL club. We are no different than Stoke, Watford, Bournemouth, and Swansea. Just like all of them and really anyone outside the top 6, we are closer to not being a PL club at all than being a top tier club. This is why there is such a massive gap in the valuations of the top 6 and everyone else. It's hard to fathom Liverpool or Spurs being relegated so those clubs are in a similar price bracket to some American sports teams based on the massive, global TV deals, merchandise, tickets, etc. For everyone else the threat of relegation, and with it the loss of the primary revenue stream, is more real than ever. The best way for Ashley to get the price he wants (and likely much more) would be to place a bet on Rafa's ability to move us into a much more secure position. Establish us as a "safe" club. But he's not going to do that so he'll continue to gamble, benefit from the global branding he's getting for free, and see if someone will eventually take the risk and pay him what he wants.

Two of them are Kenedy and Pape Souare on loan according to this: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-talks-amanda-staveley-14164950 We are saved. That's not what that says. It says we have offers on the table for both. I doubt we actually want both of them.

This will be a very public display of 'he said, she said' with both of them ultimately moving on unscathed and the future of NUFC in doubt.

Probably does, I’m not sure that’s our main problem though. Anyway, a couple of players with genuine experience and a bit of leadership would make all the difference. Regardless of position. I think other than a striker that can actually score goals this is true. The right type of player/character in any other position would make a ton of difference. Could make arguments for AM, winger, CM, LB, and GK. Even CB given the fact an injury to Lascelles could be a death sentence.

There are so many differences it’s not even worth a comparison.

He’s been terrible today.

Pogba is so good.

It feels wrong but I want Man Utd to win so badly today. 6-0 please.

Happy with that. There’s a lot about them that reminds me of our 08-09 squad that seemed too good on paper to go down.

We don’t deserve to be in the same league as those two but neither do another 10 or 11 teams.

Wow, City are either going to maul us or lose a bit of focus now that the unbeaten run is gone. If I were betting I’d bet on the former.

This is evidence of why they should have sold Coutinho in the summer, although I guess it doesn’t really matter since they wouldn’t have won the league anyway. But their front three is still devastating. If they spend that cash wisely to improve other areas then it’s a good move. That said, I’ve never been completely convinced by van Dijk.

Fuck off Arsenal.

Bournemouth have been good since the Arsenal goal, massively helped by Arsenal being so pedestrian.

All for bookings for simulation but that was terrible from the ref.

That Arsenal team is grim. They really need an overhaul.

Huddersfield will imo. I’ve thought they would for awhile. Still think it will be Swansea, West Brom, and Huddersfield.

Well obviously, I’d prefer we get 62 points. That would be comfortable too. All I’m saying is the 40 point target is a misnomer in most seasons and especially recently.