TRon Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 We're so hard up even plucky little Swansea managed to turn Taylor's head and sign for them in a bumper 13k a week deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayno Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Haven't got enough of the dregs off our wage expenditure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 What difference does it make whether its new player wages or existing player wages for new deals? The wage spend is the wage spend. just assumed the money was going towards new players and their contracts, not current players wages....difference being it reduces the amount we had to spend probably my own fault, for actually believing something i read Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 What difference does it make whether its new player wages or existing player wages for new deals? The wage spend is the wage spend. just assumed the money was going towards new players and their contracts, not current players wages....difference being it reduces the amount we had to spend probably my own fault, for actually believing something i read I just mean that our wage bill is our wage bill, it's not like giving existing players new and improved deals is free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 6 days until we get a new striker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Antec Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/11/07/14/SOCCER_Newcastle_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=soccer&BID=165 PARDEW STILL TARGETING NEW STRIKER Newcastle boss Alan Pardew insists the cash to buy a top-class striker is still available as he attempts to push through a deal. On the day that club owner Mike Ashley's Sports Direct business announced profits of £200.4million, the Magpies were attempting to land the frontman they believe they need before the start of the new Premier League season next month. Paris St Germain's Mevlut Erding remains among their targets despite suggestions at the weekend that he intends to stay in France, but having previously missed out on the likes of Kevin Gameiro and Gervinho, Pardew is keen to make a significant breakthrough as soon as possible. He said: "I don't really want to mention names, but all strikers who are available, we are keeping a close eye on. "It's important that we keep bolstering the team as best we can. "We have obviously been looking for a striker - we are still bidding for a striker as we speak - so we are doing all we can to get the right players for Newcastle. "It's not easy, it's not an easy market - strikers are always the most difficult to get across the line - but we are working hard on it." Pardew hinted last week that he hoped to recruit two attack-minded players to supplement new additions Yohan Cabaye, Demba Ba, Sylvain Marveaux and Mehdi Abeid, but admitted today that his remaining transfer activity will depend on the outcome of his striker search. He said: "It depends, really, on the attacker that we hope to secure. "There has been talk of the money we have got in and where has it been spent, et cetera, et cetera. "But you would be surprised with the deals we have done, it actually amounts to a fair bit. "We have got enough to bring a striker in of the right ilk for this football club, and that's what we need to focus on. "When we secure that player, then we will look again." However, it appears that Wigan's former Magpies winger Charles N'Zogbia will not be returning to St James' Park with Aston Villa heavily tipped to win his signature as they attempt to replace the Liverpool-bound Stewart Downing. Pardew said: "I am told that Charles has got an imminent move, so I don't think that will be us." The manager also admitted defeat in his efforts to sign Swansea full-back Neil Taylor with the 22-year-old poised to sign a new contract with the South Wales club. Pardew said: "Neil Taylor, I think, will not come to the club. We got to a situation where we thought there was a price set in his contract and that hasn't proven to be the case. "Therefore it started to get a little bit higher than we anticipated in terms of a fee, so I think the boy will end up staying at Swansea." Pardew would dearly love Jose Enrique to do the same at St James' with the Spaniard's existing deal due to expire next summer, but that prospect appears no closer than it was at the end of last season. The 49-year-old said: "We have made him an offer which is one of the best offers we have ever made a player, and he doesn't want to sign as yet, so it gives us a problem. "He's a valuable player to us and to the club. We want to keep him and we hope he signs a new contract." In the meantime, Pardew will prepare his players for tomorrow night's opening pre-season friendly at Darlington and their subsequent trip to the United States wondering whether it might be worth knocking on Ashley's door once again in the wake of today's figures. He said with a smile: "It helps, doesn't it? Yes, maybe I will. "It will make Mike feel better and if Mike feels better, it makes us all better. He's the owner of the football club. "In a tough retail world, where figures this week have not been good, it's great that Mike has posted those." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 What difference does it make whether its new player wages or existing player wages for new deals? The wage spend is the wage spend. just assumed the money was going towards new players and their contracts, not current players wages....difference being it reduces the amount we had to spend probably my own fault, for actually believing something i read I just mean that our wage bill is our wage bill, it's not like giving existing players new and improved deals is free. it's also not like we pay them in advance, do you think the club expect to be bringing in any revenue at all for the next few years? the way pardew's talking it sounds like incoming transfer fees are gonna have to account for quite a lot, no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest michaelfoster Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Can't see how the wage bill could have possibly gone up by much Depends, we may not have been paying all wages for Routledge & Xisco when they were on loan plus Ba & Marveaux (higher wages as free transfer) & Cabaye to add then take away Campbell, Kuqi & Nolan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 But we are going to play a 4-5-1 next season, which means we won't be signing a 'top' striker... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Can't see how the wage bill could have possibly gone up by much Depends, we may not have been paying all wages for Routledge & Xisco when they were on loan plus Ba & Marveaux (higher wages as free transfer) & Cabaye to add then take away Campbell, Kuqi & Nolan You don't give players higher wages because they are on a free, just means they get a bigger signing on fee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Can't see how the wage bill could have possibly gone up by much It's a fucking joke mate... Carroll - £30,000 a week Nolan - £40,000 a week Campbell - £25,000 a week Kuqi - £10,000 a week So lets say £100k a week, and that's being very conservative. Ba - £35,000 a week Marveaux - £35,000 a week Cabaye - £45,000 a week Abeid - £15,000 a week The wage bill has gone up by £50k a week, tops! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Can't see how the wage bill could have possibly gone up by much It's a f***ing joke mate... Carroll - £30,000 a week Nolan - £40,000 a week Campbell - £25,000 a week Kuqi - £10,000 a week So lets say £100k a week, and that's being very conservative. Ba - £35,000 a week Marveaux - £35,000 a week Cabaye - £45,000 a week Abeid - £15,000 a week The wage bill has gone up by £50k a week, tops! Don't forget Tiote's new contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Can't see how the wage bill could have possibly gone up by much It's a f***ing joke mate... Carroll - £30,000 a week Nolan - £40,000 a week Campbell - £25,000 a week Kuqi - £10,000 a week So lets say £100k a week, and that's being very conservative. Ba - £35,000 a week Marveaux - £35,000 a week Cabaye - £45,000 a week Abeid - £15,000 a week The wage bill has gone up by £50k a week, tops! Don't forget Tiote's new contract. True, so lets say he's hit the wage cap (which is £50k) a week taking the total increase to around £80k a week, is that fair? Of course, all these new players' salaries are coming out of the Carroll money, so surely an increase in the wage bill isn't that much of an issue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Can't see how the wage bill could have possibly gone up by much It's a f***ing joke mate... Carroll - Three jelly beans per week Nolan - A brand new unicorn Campbell - Three weeks in the Bahamas Kuqi - Two pieces of string per day So lets say £100k a week, and that's being very conservative. Ba - Two Pints of Lager Marveaux - And a packet of Crisps Cabaye - One week anytime rail pass Abeid - A Ford Focus The wage bill has gone up by £50k a week, tops! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 From what i've read Campbell was on a massive £50,000 a week, but Marveaux and Ba are supposed to be on very big money since we didnt pay transfer fee's for them. Fuck knows though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Plus now paying all of Xisco's and Routs wages. I also think your guesstimates are a bit out, think Ba, Marveux and Cabaye will all be on around £50k a week. Either way, it isn't much of an excuse and it is bad form from Pardew. Keeps spinning this line about 'money staying in the club' well I should fucking hope so! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LJA0210 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 and of course the TV money Season ticket money and sponsorship money has just disappeared into oblivion. lie after lie after lie. sick of pardew's scripted interviews now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 From what i've read Campbell was on a massive £50,000 a week, but Marveaux and Ba are supposed to be on very big money since we didnt pay transfer fee's for them. Fuck knows though. Aye, remember a Journal article suggesting he was on £40,000 - but I was being conservative. Realistically the wage bill has increased by about £60,000 a week (including Tiote's new contract). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 From what i've read Campbell was on a massive £50,000 a week, but Marveaux and Ba are supposed to be on very big money since we didnt pay transfer fee's for them. Fuck knows though. He was on 20k according to the man himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
powellnufc Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 From what i've read Campbell was on a massive £50,000 a week, but Marveaux and Ba are supposed to be on very big money since we didnt pay transfer fee's for them. f*** knows though. He was on 20k according to the man himself. Thats probably what he is receiving after tax, whilst costing NUFC close to 40k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Are there any significant transfer links left? Gameiro- signed for another club Gervinho- signed for another club Erdinc- agent says he isn't moving to Newcastle Neil Taylor- mooted bid has been rebuffed N'Zogbia- signing for another club. I can't think of anybody else we've been realistically linked with. As it stands any further signings will have to be very much under the radar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
powellnufc Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Barnetta maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 No one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Linked with in the press really means nothing though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Matuidi!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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