Whitley mag

Should get some of this lot in the Gallowgate tonight.

Bakayoko would offer us the trickery and can go both ways, obvious caveat being it’s the Dutch league and been a few flops from there.

Feel like Bakayoko would be the best we can hope for in Jan if we can find some wriggle room, or we can get a loan to buy option on someone.

Still think it’s salvageable with a new stadium but needs Wor Flags and NUST to push it, the club don’t seem to like NUSC so they’re out the loop. The likes of Eales and Silverstone need to realise the match day experience is shit and even the tourists must think what’s the fuss about. The club are happy with the flag waving spectacle to push the image, be interested to know if Wor Flags as a group have concerns that it’s not really having the desired impact in terms of vocal backing. Our hard core support was decimated during the Ashley years, but things can change if the right environment is created. Would have been more hopeful with Staveley still there for things like this, I do worry if this ex Arsenal Director gets the gig, we’ll be even more corporate and detached from local fans. What compounds the lack of real supporter input further is the staff still in place from the Ashley era, who seem to have been brainwashed that the fans are cunts and the takeover hasn’t changed their outlook.

Great news if it comes off, would fully expect the citizens of chicken town to insist that the Council sell their shares immediately.

Brilliant like you say all about the YouTube hits and nowt to do with supporting the club, glad the club stopped the wanker.

Highlights why a new stadium with reportedly twice the revenues of staying at SJP must surely be the option they choose, along with naming rights I’d say it’s a must if where to have any chance.

The new squad cost rules that come in from June 25 to mirror UEFA’s rules are clearly the problem and reason where probably not going to spend in January, as explained in following article from I Paper - The new rules, which were agreed by clubs at the Premier League last year, limit clubs to spending 70 per cent of their football revenue on wage costs, transfers, compensation for sacked managers and agents fees if they are playing in Europe. The figure is higher – understood to be pegged at 85 per cent – for clubs that will not be competing in Europe. PSR – which limit clubs to a rolling loss of £105m over three years – remains in place until 30 June, 2025 and Premier League clubs must maintain compliance with those rules until then. The impact will be significant. Manchester City’s revenue is more than £700m, so they will be able to spend £490m on player wages, agent fees and amortised player purchases. Newcastle’s newest revenue figure will be announced in January when the club release their accounts but they are hoping to surpass £300m. Even that will only give them £210m to spend – giving City a £290m advantage. And then there is the challenge of actually hitting the cost control limit. As blogger Swiss Ramble wrote last year, Newcastle’s cost control ratio was 97 per cent in 2022-23. The club have substantially improved revenues since then but still, pulling that down to 70 per cent is going to be a challenge.

I’m still in the new stadium camp and hope they show more perseverance than Hall when the objectors get going, which I’m convinced they will if it’s Castle Leazes/Leazes Park.

Think this all hinges on how difficult they think it will be to get planning permission to build on a part of the Park, if they think it’ll get bogged down for years it might be an SJP rebuild. Ive got no doubt from a purely financial view a new stadium is the preferred option now after Millers comments around the difference it would bring income wise. They’ll present the 2 options and gauge the reaction of fans, but also the general public and conservation groups, if opposition is strong I think we might end up in a similar situation to the 90’s when the club just pull the plug on new stadium and we get a rebuild. Any rebuild must include the Milburn/Leazes as well though, otherwise this once in a generation opportunity will be lost and the ground will be way off being best in class.

He’s quick and has Premier League experience, beyond that I’d love to know what underlying stats are keeping us interested. This would be a signing to appease Howe and I’d be seriously worried about Mitchell being the right man if he signed it off.

Not sure where you’ve got that from but odds on the ministry site will become housing, Tyneview Park is already being advertised before DWP vacate, probably in next couple of years. There will be a new training ground but it won’t be in a heavy residential area like Longbenton, far more likely to be out towards the Airport.

The fact he admitted on that Jordan podcast that things had gone stale was quite telling, for the first time I thought he was looking for an excuse. There is truth in you stand still and you go backwards, however he’s stuck by players past there sell by date and must shoulder part of the blame for the current squad state. In hindsight Amanda giving Eddie everything he wants wasn’t the right approach and Ashworth not wanting to give Joelinton a new contract is the biggest example of this.

Which is probably part the reason PCP are no more.

Not spending certainly wasn’t ideal and we’ve certainly gone stale, but think the regression in performances and results is way beyond the sum of our parts. He’s just not getting the best out of individuals and tactically hasn’t been at it for the majority of the season, his interviews are even starting to sound worrying the last few weeks.

Not going to be great for PSR if we have to give Eddie a big lumper, but think that time is coming, the league position is simply unacceptable considering the money we’ve spent and players he has available.

Howay The Lads need to follow it up and get this season on track.

Considering we were linked with Huijsen in the summer and then pursued a far more expensive Guehi, just shows how Mitchell needs to enforce a new approach. The kid was tremendous against Solanke last night, will go for over 50 million in next 2 seasons. I bet he’s on less wages then Lloyd Kelly as well, real false economy and highlights our narrow view of the transfer market.

Watched Semenyo tonight and no doubt he would be an upgrade, works hard, good energy and some decent pull backs, just not sure he really takes us to another level attacking wise though and especially not at 50 million plus.

I could see that one happening and would give us something different.

Must be Silverstone and someone from ticketing I presume.

90% of the stadium is devoid of any passion and just sit there in silence. I’ve seen every excuse trotted out in this thread from nerves to that football has changed. Unfortunately it’s bullshit the Emirates were all standing behind both ends last night and it was raucous even with Amazons shit sound, considering the game last night the atmosphere was more akin to Bournemouth at home shocking.

Aye definitely need to find a way of getting the younger generation attending with their mates in larger numbers and being able to stand together.

Listened to radio newcastle ground sounded good, but on tv it sounded shit, thought it might have been Amazon’s shite sound set up, but then put Arsenal on and it sounded loud. St James’ just has a morgue feel about it at times, sooner where in a new stadium the better. Everybody sitting just looks shit compared to Emirates where large swathes we’re standing up. Never thought I’d see the day when the Emirates was louder and more raucous than SJP.