Ash Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I fully accept that when we signed the likes of Shearer and broke the world transfer record we were part of this ourselves, but what the fuck is going on? Seriously, it's a fucking joke how as soon as a player looks anything like decent the so-called top clubs are willing to take them for utterly stupid money. Where and when will this end? Roman Abramovich is a fucking prick. It's actually his fault we're losing Carroll when you think about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Falling out of love really. This should never happen. Of course it's obviously what us Newcastle fans will say on a day like this, but there's so much more than Carroll's transfer fee to it. Him being from the area seems to mean nothing to him nor does his nr.9 shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Football is dying a death at the top level with shite like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 At the end of the day, football is supposed to be about more than business and more than money. It's supposed to mean something. Fair enough, people might say that's naive and it's just a business now. I that's the case, what's the difference between me supporting NUFC or choosing to support Chelsea for a few months? Or giving up on it completely? If it's just entertainment, or just a business, then it ceases to be beautiful and I don't want anything to do with it. At the moment I feel like an idiot for believing that we wouldn't sell Carroll or that the #9 shirt and NUFC meant anything to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Forgive me for having a lack of personal emotional connection to this but from the outside, surely this is Carroll's work? He's requested he wanted to leave, man. The tales of Ashley and co are pretty devastating but I can't fathom how on this occasion they are the main culprits. Everyone's a c*** in this situation. Carroll was always going to go, Ashley was just trying to milk Liverpool for all he could get. Carroll's a c***, no doubt, but imo he could have been convinced to stay if he was assured Newcastle were looking to progress. This is the crux of the matter did Cuntoll see the wads of cash or our future ,both Cashley and the rest are a disgrace because a small fraction will be used as a replacement imho but hope im proved wrong . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 At the end of the day, football is supposed to be about more than business and more than money. It's supposed to mean something. Fair enough, people might say that's naive and it's just a business now. I that's the case, what's the difference between me supporting NUFC or choosing to support Chelsea for a few months? Or giving up on it completely? If it's just entertainment, or just a business, then it ceases to be beautiful and I don't want anything to do with it. At the moment I feel like an idiot for believing that we wouldn't sell Carroll or that the #9 shirt and NUFC meant anything to him. Spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Just goes to show how much loyality and love Alan Shearer had for NUFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 At the end of the day, football is supposed to be about more than business and more than money. It's supposed to mean something. Fair enough, people might say that's naive and it's just a business now. I that's the case, what's the difference between me supporting NUFC or choosing to support Chelsea for a few months? Or giving up on it completely? If it's just entertainment, or just a business, then it ceases to be beautiful and I don't want anything to do with it. At the moment I feel like an idiot for believing that we wouldn't sell Carroll or that the #9 shirt and NUFC meant anything to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Just goes to show how much loyality and love Alan Shearer had for NUFC. Yeap, he should be applauded for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Next time we have faith in anything or anyone, just remember today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphisto Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Well that's me finished with the club/football from now on, I could go into a load of reasons why I feel like this but I basically just can't be bothered with it anymore. Not a knee jerk reaction either as I've felt like this for a long time, today is just the final straw. When I come on here I'll just be checking out the chat section from now on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'm very quickly falling out of love with football. When that happens I guess I'll have to go back to real life. How depressing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 At the top level, money Dave. Nothing else. This morning none of us imagined Carroll would leave for Liverpool yet this afternoon about an hour before the transfer request was submitted I began to think he is definitely going. When a bid of £35M was mentioned, add on the 5 year contract upgrade plus bungs and keeping Carroll on the books started to look like a £50M asset and we could no longer say no. This was a Geordie lad living the dream, not wanting to leave and a club not wanting to sell, but despite that he went. The agent or deal broker triumphed, ultimately funded by the oligarchs billions. As you, Ian W and a few other have said it's a shame we become so emotionally attached to such a mercenary sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Money ruined the Premier League...another fine demonstration today. Long gone are the days where there was an even playing field, money talks now and its bad....any team not in the "Top 4" produce a player with any kind of talent and they're gone faster than a cake at a fat kids birthday party. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Football is dead to me at times like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Money ruined the Premier League...another fine demonstration today. Long gone are the days where there was an even playing field, money talks now and its bad....any team not in the "Top 4" produce a player with any kind of talent and they're gone faster than a cake at a fat kids birthday party. When the hell was there an even playing field? This is nothing new to me. This is the way football has been my entire lifetime. The only difference now is larger sums and different clubs. Carroll is a man, and like most men he is thinking for himself. I remember people were arguing he would never leave us for the likes of Liverpool and Spurs, but this is not the reality for any footballer. Shearer is a one-off is so many ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpolpol Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 At the end of the day, football is supposed to be about more than business and more than money. It's supposed to mean something. Fair enough, people might say that's naive and it's just a business now. I that's the case, what's the difference between me supporting NUFC or choosing to support Chelsea for a few months? Or giving up on it completely? If it's just entertainment, or just a business, then it ceases to be beautiful and I don't want anything to do with it. At the moment I feel like an idiot for believing that we wouldn't sell Carroll or that the #9 shirt and NUFC meant anything to him. If football means more than money or entertainment, what aspect of this excess was Andy Carroll the avatar of? Good times in Bambu? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'm very quickly falling out of love with football. When that happens I guess I'll have to go back to real life. How depressing texted my brother about the carroll news, I said to him "had enough off football". And I think this is genuinley the first time I've felt like that. But I know I won't be gone for long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebolarama Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Time to go back to watching non-league football. It's a grubby business, the Prem. Today it just got a lot grubbier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Money ruined the Premier League...another fine demonstration today. Long gone are the days where there was an even playing field, money talks now and its bad....any team not in the "Top 4" produce a player with any kind of talent and they're gone faster than a cake at a fat kids birthday party. When the hell was there an even playing field? This is nothing new to me. This is the way football has been my entire lifetime. The only difference now is larger sums and different clubs. Carroll is a man, and like most men he is thinking for himself. I remember people were arguing he would never leave us for the likes of Liverpool and Spurs, but this is not the reality for any footballer. Shearer is a one-off is so many ways. Before Sky and the multi billion pound owners, they have ruined Football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 At the end of the day, football is supposed to be about more than business and more than money. It's supposed to mean something. Fair enough, people might say that's naive and it's just a business now. I that's the case, what's the difference between me supporting NUFC or choosing to support Chelsea for a few months? Or giving up on it completely? If it's just entertainment, or just a business, then it ceases to be beautiful and I don't want anything to do with it. At the moment I feel like an idiot for believing that we wouldn't sell Carroll or that the #9 shirt and NUFC meant anything to him. If football means more than money or entertainment, what aspect of this excess was Andy Carroll the avatar of? Good times in Bambu? Well I thought he was a young local lad who cared about wearing the number nine, and he genuinely loved the club. As I said, now I feel naive for believing that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 .com have it spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Really has gotten ridiculous. The day that we had a local lad wearing the number 9 and he jumped at the chance to move to a club who at the moment, to be quite honest, have a squad equal or worse than ours is the day that football dies for me. It's just sickening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 .com have it spot on. So why couldn't they wait? Because this is a dash for cash perhaps? Flogging the club's number one asset before high-tailing it out of town. We can but hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 .com have it spot on. yep- and making points some of us on here have been roundly ridiculed for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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