Mort - "not looking to make one-off signings to appease fans"

[Mick]

 

Same with Smith then, yeah?

 

Only the manager can be blamed for the Boumsong signing I'm afraid.

 

Some did call the Smith signing correctly, I was in two minds, I thought that the Smith who signed for Man U would have been a good signing but the one who left them wouldn't have been.  For your benefit, I know it's the same Smith.

 

I've got no problem blaming the manager for Boumsong, in his defence he didn't arrange the fee.

[NE5]

 

omg

 

 

I take it that you think Boumsong did.  

 

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oh dear.

 

Priceless.

 

 

[Guest Knightrider]

 

For me Keegan is the "big name" and the real "statement" of our intentions.

 

Bingo. KK will get as much as he requires which will come in the shape of significant funds.

 

As for Mort, he's the typical cautious chairman, but it's Ashley who has final say and I guarantee he will back his man with cash and lots of it.

 

Be happy people, we're ganning places.

[Dr Venkman]

 

For me Keegan is the "big name" and the real "statement" of our intentions.

 

Bingo. KK will get as much as he requires which will come in the shape of significant funds.

 

As for Mort, he's the typical cautious chairman, but it's Ashley who has final say and I guarantee he will back his man with cash and lots of it.

 

Be happy people, we're ganning places.

 

i really, really, really hope you're right

[Guest Knightrider]

When Ashley approached KK to take over he asked him what kind of figures it would take to get Newcastle back to being the club it was When KK was first here, and KK told him in excess of £200m to which Ashley said leave that to us, the money is there, you build the team we'll pay for it. Ashley telling KK he can have £250m to spend after beating the mackems was an in house joke rerring to their initial talks about How much it would take to get us back to where we were. Now KK won't get that in the summer alone but that kind of money will be spent during KK's 3 and a half years I am absolutely certain of that, KK wouldn't be here if he wasn't going to get serious money. Wise & co. are here so when KK has left and success gained (that's the aim anyway) the club can sustain success without having to spend mega money every single year by developing our own talent, both local and international.

 

P.S I personaly believe we'll spend £50-60m net.

[Minhosa]

When Ashley approached KK to take over he asked him what kind of figures it would take to get Newcastle back to being the club it was When KK was first here, and KK told him in excess of £200m to which Ashley said leave that to us, the money is there, you build the team we'll pay for it. Ashley telling KK he can have £250m to spend after beating the mackems was in House joke rerring to their initial talks. Now KK won't get that in the summer but that kind of money will be spent during KK's 3 and a half years I am absolutely certain of that, KK wouldn't be here if he wasn't going to get serious money. Wise & co. are here so when KK has left and success gained (that's the aim anyway) the club can sustain success without having to spend mega money every single year by developing our own talent, both local and international.

 

Has that been quoted anywhere? Or is that your reading of the situation?

[Liam Liam Liam O]

3 pages later & still no answer

 

I'll ask again, NE5, how much do you think we'll spend this summer?

 

Answer in £'s please

 

oh dear. 400m. I don;t know I'm not Chris Mort or Mike Ashley !!!

 

What a question  howay mate, keep it sensible 

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

[Guest sicko2ndbest]

When Ashley approached KK to take over he asked him what kind of figures it would take to get Newcastle back to being the club it was When KK was first here, and KK told him in excess of £200m to which Ashley said leave that to us, the money is there, you build the team we'll pay for it. Ashley telling KK he can have £250m to spend after beating the mackems was in House joke rerring to their initial talks. Now KK won't get that in the summer but that kind of money will be spent during KK's 3 and a half years I am absolutely certain of that, KK wouldn't be here if he wasn't going to get serious money. Wise & co. are here so when KK has left and success gained (that's the aim anyway) the club can sustain success without having to spend mega money every single year by developing our own talent, both local and international.

 

Has that been quoted anywhere? Or is that your reading of the situation?

 

I remember KK saying he only took the job on the Promise that Ashley wanted big things for us

[Mick]

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

 

It's a question, that's enough.  

[UV]

 

For me Keegan is the "big name" and the real "statement" of our intentions.

 

Bingo. KK will get as much as he requires which will come in the shape of significant funds.

 

As for Mort, he's the typical cautious chairman, but it's Ashley who has final say and I guarantee he will back his man with cash and lots of it.

 

Be happy people, we're ganning places.

 

It did strike me as ironic if not downright hypocritical to accuse the old board of doing things to appease the fans after pulling the biggest crowd pleasing stunt since we signed Shearer. To the outside world the appointment looked exactly like the managerial equivalent of signing a past-it big name player out for one last payday (they're wrong like).

[fredbob]

 

For me Keegan is the "big name" and the real "statement" of our intentions.

 

Bingo. KK will get as much as he requires which will come in the shape of significant funds.

 

As for Mort, he's the typical cautious chairman, but it's Ashley who has final say and I guarantee he will back his man with cash and lots of it.

 

Be happy people, we're ganning places.

 

It did strike me as ironic if not downright hypocritical to accuse the old board of doing things to appease the fans after pulling the biggest crowd pleasing stunt since we signed Shearer. To the outside world the appointment looked exactly like the managerial equivalent of signing a past-it big name player out for one last payday (they're wrong like).

 

Good point, to be honest it struck me as a crowd pleaser as well, more in the sense that Keegan, Shearer or an absolute owrld class appointment would be the only appointment which would appease the fans.

 

 

[NE5]

3 pages later & still no answer

 

I'll ask again, NE5, how much do you think we'll spend this summer?

 

Answer in £'s please

 

oh dear. 400m. I don;t know I'm not Chris Mort or Mike Ashley !!!

 

What a question  howay mate, keep it sensible 

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

 

what don't you understand about "how am I supposed to know"

 

 

[fredbob]

3 pages later & still no answer

 

I'll ask again, NE5, how much do you think we'll spend this summer?

 

Answer in £'s please

 

oh dear. 400m. I don;t know I'm not Chris Mort or Mike Ashley !!!

 

What a question  howay mate, keep it sensible 

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

 

what don't you understand about "how am I supposed to know"

 

 

 

You dont know how to give a good estimate of the clubs ambition?

[NE5]

3 pages later & still no answer

 

I'll ask again, NE5, how much do you think we'll spend this summer?

 

Answer in £'s please

 

oh dear. 400m. I don;t know I'm not Chris Mort or Mike Ashley !!!

 

What a question  howay mate, keep it sensible 

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

 

what don't you understand about "how am I supposed to know"

 

 

 

You dont know how to give a good estimate of the clubs ambition?

 

yes I do, but I haven't seen the right awareness from the chairman yet, quite the opposite in fact

 

 

[Liam Liam Liam O]

3 pages later & still no answer

 

I'll ask again, NE5, how much do you think we'll spend this summer?

 

Answer in £'s please

 

oh dear. 400m. I don;t know I'm not Chris Mort or Mike Ashley !!!

 

What a question  howay mate, keep it sensible 

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

 

what don't you understand about "how am I supposed to know"

 

 

 

 

I'm not asking you to let me know how much we will spend, just how much you think we might spend.

 

Still carry on trying to be smart, I can tell everyone's impressed

[Mick]

 

It did strike me as ironic if not downright hypocritical to accuse the old board of doing things to appease the fans after pulling the biggest crowd pleasing stunt since we signed Shearer. To the outside world the appointment looked exactly like the managerial equivalent of signing a past-it big name player out for one last payday (they're wrong like).

 

I can't see any hypocrisy at all when you compare like for like.

 

I would have thought Beardsley or Nobby coming back or Keegan himself the first time he managed the club, none of those were criticised by our fans, or at least very few, if any.

[NE5]

3 pages later & still no answer

 

I'll ask again, NE5, how much do you think we'll spend this summer?

 

Answer in £'s please

 

oh dear. 400m. I don;t know I'm not Chris Mort or Mike Ashley !!!

 

What a question  howay mate, keep it sensible 

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

 

what don't you understand about "how am I supposed to know"

 

 

 

 

I'm not asking you to let me know how much we will spend, just how much you think we might spend.

 

Still carry on trying to be smart, I can tell everyone's impressed

 

I'm not trying to be anything. How much do YOU think they might spend, to me the amount isn't important, its how they target it and how they behave is what is important

 

[NE5]

 

It did strike me as ironic if not downright hypocritical to accuse the old board of doing things to appease the fans after pulling the biggest crowd pleasing stunt since we signed Shearer. To the outside world the appointment looked exactly like the managerial equivalent of signing a past-it big name player out for one last payday (they're wrong like).

 

I can't see any hypocrisy at all when you compare like for like.

 

I would have thought Beardsley or Nobby coming back or Keegan himself the first time he managed the club, none of those were criticised by our fans, or at least very few, if any.

 

whats wrong with "appeasing the crowd " anyway, would you prefer a half empty stadium like we got for years or the 50,000 crowds of the last decade

 

Its a measure of how well the club are doing and how attractive a proposition it is, wouldn't you agree ?

 

 

[Liam Liam Liam O]

3 pages later & still no answer

 

I'll ask again, NE5, how much do you think we'll spend this summer?

 

Answer in £'s please

 

oh dear. 400m. I don;t know I'm not Chris Mort or Mike Ashley !!!

 

What a question  howay mate, keep it sensible 

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

 

what don't you understand about "how am I supposed to know"

 

 

 

 

I'm not asking you to let me know how much we will spend, just how much you think we might spend.

 

Still carry on trying to be smart, I can tell everyone's impressed

 

I'm not trying to be anything. How much do YOU think they might spend, to me the amount isn't important, its how they target it and how they behave is what is important

 

 

I think perhaps £25-30m.  I'm not asking how important you think the amount is, I'm asking how much you think they will spend

[Baggio]

3 pages later & still no answer

 

I'll ask again, NE5, how much do you think we'll spend this summer?

 

Answer in £'s please

 

oh dear. 400m. I don;t know I'm not Chris Mort or Mike Ashley !!!

 

What a question  howay mate, keep it sensible 

 

It must be a good question because you refuse to answer it

 

what don't you understand about "how am I supposed to know"

 

 

 

 

I'm not asking you to let me know how much we will spend, just how much you think we might spend.

 

Still carry on trying to be smart, I can tell everyone's impressed

 

I'm not trying to be anything. How much do YOU think they might spend, to me the amount isn't important, its how they target it and how they behave is what is important

 

 

I reckon £35 million and Keegan will spend it on 3 quality players and 2 that are potential players to bring through gradually.

 

What do you think?

[Mick]

 

whats wrong with "appeasing the crowd " anyway, would you prefer a half empty stadium like we got for years or the 50,000 crowds of the last decade

 

Its a measure of how well the club are doing and how attractive a proposition it is, wouldn't you agree ?

 

 

 

I don't have a problem if appeasing the fans is a by-product of a signing rather than the desired outcome, if we buy a player because he's going to improve the team then appease away.

[UV]

 

It did strike me as ironic if not downright hypocritical to accuse the old board of doing things to appease the fans after pulling the biggest crowd pleasing stunt since we signed Shearer. To the outside world the appointment looked exactly like the managerial equivalent of signing a past-it big name player out for one last payday (they're wrong like).

 

I can't see any hypocrisy at all when you compare like for like.

 

I would have thought Beardsley or Nobby coming back or Keegan himself the first time he managed the club, none of those were criticised by our fans, or at least very few, if any.

 

Erm, aren't those players the very definition of what the people defending Mort are saying he means as the type of player we wont be signing in the future, ie players at the end of their career, on the way down?

[Liam Liam Liam O]

Mick, how much do you think we'll spend?

[Teasy]

How much we spend will all depend on wether we can get all the players we want.  If we can I think we'll spend between £50 and £80 million.

[Baggio]

 

It did strike me as ironic if not downright hypocritical to accuse the old board of doing things to appease the fans after pulling the biggest crowd pleasing stunt since we signed Shearer. To the outside world the appointment looked exactly like the managerial equivalent of signing a past-it big name player out for one last payday (they're wrong like).

 

I can't see any hypocrisy at all when you compare like for like.

 

I would have thought Beardsley or Nobby coming back or Keegan himself the first time he managed the club, none of those were criticised by our fans, or at least very few, if any.

 

Erm, aren't those players the very definition of what the people defending Mort are saying he means as the type of player we wont be signing in the future, ie players at the end of their career, on the way down?

 

I thought people said players on the way down that would cost big money like Henry?

 

It seems you're trying to twist things.