Ghandis Flip-Flop

7 hours ago, Steve Charlton said:

Dhgate ship to the UK but the official club shop cant ship to my location! All this fuss about about revenue aswell

I had this last week if I tried to add multiple items to my cart. If I ordered them separately so that I had to pay postage, miraculously they could deliver to my location 🤷🏻‍♂️

1 minute ago, gbandit said:

When was the last time we had a keeper this bad that played more than half a season of games?

Darlow in the end of Bruce/Start of Eddies rein?

13 minutes ago, toonfanman said:

I wish they would put more games on YouTube. I know this is at St James’ but other clubs manage to put their league games on. Would be interesting if we keep investing in exciting prospects like Harrison

Especially knowing it’s being recorded for analysis purposes anyway. I honestly thought the club would be expanding their online presence more than they have done, even if it is still light years ahead of the Ashley era non offering

Just now, FLUMPO235 said:

If you say that in cobham you will get a limp worsted southern slap. Cobham is not London, it’s the heart of Surrey.

Ok a large quantity of land in the South East of England, within easy commuting distance of Landon is worth mega bucks. Happy Now? (Everything south of the Tyne is France to me tbh)

Just now, Keegans Export said:

Either way, how do you actually realise that value when there's a training ground on there? Either you own a training ground but don't own a football club to use it, or you own some land with a training ground already built on it. Surely the point of fair market value is that an individual, company or business not associated with CFC would also see the same value in the asset?

I'm not arguing with you that if the PL allow this to pass it makes an utter mockery of PSR. But there is also no arguing that a large quantity of land in London is worth mega bucks

27 minutes ago, Keegans Export said:

The Fair Market Value thing I can understand with a hotel, obviously is an ongoing source of income etc. that has value as an asset to a person or company other than CFC. But the training ground? How is that worth £100m+ to anyone other than the football club itself?

Is it the actual facilities, or the land they're situated on which gives them their £100M value?

3 hours ago, Abacus said:

Outfield yes, but I'm wondering about a keeper. A young one maybe, one to be 3rd choice, given Karius is off.

Suspect Dubravka will be off too tbh. Think his agent has been hawking him around since January. Can see us going for someone not terrified to come off his line to compliment Pope in case of injury/rest in Europa Conference etc

Anyone else having issues ordering stuff? Just tried tonight and it comes up saying no shipping option available, regardless of the address I use

To be fair Freedman's playing career is stellar in comparison to the man currently tending his garden, which amounts to 17 senior starts for Eastbourne

42 minutes ago, STM said:

I agree that we need to have our weaker areas strengthened.

 

However, I think it's a better strategy to sign quality players and push current players down the pecking order, than to sign what some refer to as "squad fillers".

 

Tosin makes entire sense because not only is he a quality player but he's also a decent deal for us to do. Loyd Kelly would be similar.

 

What we need to be careful of, is losing value on players as soon as they come through the door.

 

Even if Tosin (for example) doesn't work out, we'd likely recoup any signing on fee/agent fee from a future sale.

 

The other strategy is to buy quality young players, like Hall and Livramento who will initially come in as bench players with the opportunity to take their place in the starting 11.

That only works if your existing first 11 players aren’t all significantly older than 30. Schar, Trippier, Wilson, Burn to name but a few are not getting any younger

42 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

Which leads me to this question. If we are to make a “football group”, what would you call it?

The MAGEDIA just for the fewm on Wearyside 

Surely it would only be in place going forwards and not be applied retrospectively. So can’t really see what the complaints could be

3 hours ago, Geordie Ahmed said:

We used to have some kid in the youth teams who had a wonderful name but can't for the life of me remember it, obviously he didn't make it, any remember it? 

Stefan Broccoli?

1 hour ago, jonny1403 said:

So you first give a completely irrelevant answer, then acted the prick, nice one 

Erm I’d have a good strong look in the mirror there. You asked why give him a contract when a player who is leaving is a good third choice. I pointed out Karius was leaving and then you flew off on a tangent. But you do you 🤷🏻‍♂️

1 hour ago, jonny1403 said:

 

And we'll sign a new third choice keeper. How does that explain the last two seasons?

Thanks for that amazing insight Nostradamus, wish I’d seen the quote earlier I’d have asked for the Euromillions numbers

7 minutes ago, jonny1403 said:

I still don't get the point of him. Karius plays the third choice role. Why exactly do we need to waste a squad space on a fourth keeper?

Because Karius is leaving in the summer? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Just now, Jack27 said:

I reckon the Sporting Director at the best club in the world at sourcing talent would have a few connections that he can take to a new club to elevate them to the very top

Again as everyone pointed out when the media claimed Dan Ashworth was responsible for Brighton's recruitment after the Man Utd rumours started. A director of football doesn’t necessarily have any input into player identification. They’re likely involved in negotiation, but they’re not scouts ffs

1 minute ago, Jack27 said:

and we don’t want that at Newcastle, why?

Because at this stage in the project we can’t afford it 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

We need to be targeting the best untapped potential, rather than buying already proven talent.

3 hours ago, r0cafella said:

The fact they did the same with Rice last year is probably why they feel so entitled. 

Less years left on their contract and a player who wanted to move too tbf. Ithought Arsenal were up against the limits of ffp too?

17 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

At this stage in his development, he's probably not going to be starting for a Champions League regular. He obviously won't go there, but somewhere like Brighton would be ideal for him.

Surely he’d be behind Ferguson there too, no? 

11 minutes ago, Skeletor said:

 

So playing 6 extra games this season is what's caused our never ending injury crisis long after we've not even been in the competition?

It was those 6 extra games, squeezed into an already busy schedule that started the snowball rolling with regards to our injury issues. 

2 hours ago, The College Dropout said:

We sold £25m. 
 

We spent £150m. 
 

I expect us to be right up against that 70% threshold again.  
 

Im certain we won’t have the buffer to spend on more than 1 big transfer without significant sales. 

 

 

 

Brilliant but it’s several years until the 70% threshold is a thing, so it’s pointless getting your knickers in a twist until it is

4 hours ago, Froggy said:

 

We pinched Berrada from City, which is arguably a bigger coup than Ashworth, and that was kept under wraps until it was a done deal. He's on gardening leave as well.

 

Makes you wonder, since you have previous with Emery...

Theres also rumours that you're having issues with Southampton over Ripley. You claiming there's a clause in the contract that Southampton are denying exists. So unless PIF have their oar in there, it suggests that the playing things out in public is from your side

Just now, Gawalls said:

No matter how much we hated their financial dominance they never purposely broke the financial rules let along so many over them. Also have to remember back in 2014 they even got fined for breaking ffp. Fact is they’ve always done what there hell they’ve wanted is sod the rules.  

Only because there weren’t any financial rules for them to break. Honestly if you had been a kid growing up in the 80’s you’d have despised them. Never mind working with a large number of the, over the years who really had drank the Kool Aid about their "special status" despite the fact I’d attended Anfield more times than the vast majority of them.

Just now, Gawalls said:

I’d actually love Liverpool to win it the Klopp to fuck off so Man City know they never have a chance to beat them next season. I genuinely really don’t get why anyone would want them to win anything - we all have teams we hate and that’s fair enough, all part of the parcel but I hate everything Man City have done to cheat.

Yes but all they’ve really done is the modern equivalent of what Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool did to cement their place at the top table too. Liverpool were the Man City of the late 70’s and 80’s, they bought their dominance as much as anyone else. If you’re an age that doesn’t remember that, it doesn’t make the opinions of those who were less valid.