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Also the lack of ambition shown by the club in the summer might not have helped things in convincing him we can meet his career aspirations medium term.

 

I would laugh my arse off if we sold Ba and then went and signed Debuchy, Remy and a CB.

 

Wouldn't be the first time we had done it either, when Enrique left and accused us of lacking ambition we signed Ba, Marveaux, Obertan, Santon, Cabaye etc etc.

 

Seems we have to sell players before we start getting off our arse :lol:

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Ashley's blue print is to buy players cheap and sell for a profit so players will use us in the same way.  They are signing for us as relatively unknowns with something to prove and putting themselves in the shop window and if bigger clubs come calling then they will move on.

 

The only way that will change will be if we start to win things and pay competitive wages and neither are likely to happen.

 

Not totally true on two fronts.

 

First - His blueprint is for the club to be self sufficient, if a players cost fits within the clubs affordability he’ll be bought irrespective of fee. The other “condition” is that he has resale value, that does not have to be more than he was bought for, just more than his value “on the books” at the time of sale (due to amortisation).

 

Second – “competitive wages” are paid already (daft wages are not) and will continue to be so, so long as it fits with the % of turnover for wages that’s been laid down.

 

It really is quite simple, players will be bought if it fits the model. If they don’t they won’t.

 

In hindsight, he made a mistake in the summer, there was a case for a little speculate to accumulate, especially given the explosion in PL dosh next season. Hopefully he’s learned from that, but it doesn’t need a daft or never ending splash of cash.

 

In fact if we hadn’t had so many injuries (way more than you could possibly reasonably expect) the apparent summer non-spend likely wouldn’t have been a factor.

 

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Also the lack of ambition shown by the club in the summer might not have helped things in convincing him we can meet his career aspirations medium term.

 

Not the issue imo. All money driven.

 

Very true, one of the things that's disappointed me throughout this saga is the mercenary nature of Demba that's shone through, I don't think he really cares who he plays for as long as he plays where he gets goals and is getting paid as much as he can.

 

The truth of where they are in the process will come out when the team is picked today.

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Good. Hurry up and fuck off so we can get someone else in.

 

No guarantee we will though

Never is with us, but with money in the bag there's more chance.

 

We don't get a lot if he leaves infact we better off if he stays

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Ashley's blue print is to buy players cheap and sell for a profit so players will use us in the same way.  They are signing for us as relatively unknowns with something to prove and putting themselves in the shop window and if bigger clubs come calling then they will move on.

 

The only way that will change will be if we start to win things and pay competitive wages and neither are likely to happen.

 

Not totally true on two fronts.

 

First - His blueprint is for the club to be self sufficient, if a players cost fits within the clubs affordability he’ll be bought irrespective of fee. The other “condition” is that he has resale value, that does not have to be more than he was bought for, just more than his value “on the books” at the time of sale (due to amortisation).

 

Second – “competitive wages” are paid already (daft wages are not) and will continue to be so, so long as it fits with the % of turnover for wages that’s been laid down.

 

It really is quite simple, players will be bought if it fits the model. If they don’t they won’t.

 

In hindsight, he made a mistake in the summer, there was a case for a little speculate to accumulate, especially given the explosion in PL dosh next season. Hopefully he’s learned from that, but it doesn’t need a daft or never ending splash of cash.

 

In fact if we hadn’t had so many injuries (way more than you could possibly reasonably expect) the apparent summer non-spend likely wouldn’t have been a factor.

 

:thup: :clap:

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How dare the second top scorer in the league and someone who has scored better than 1 in 2 for 2 seasons want paying the going rate. Greedy f***ing b******.

 

Exactly :lol: How dare he want to be involved in the title race and Champions League every year! Every other footballer is completely loyal so why isn't he?!

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Newcastle United can confirm that Chelsea Football Club has made an official offer for Demba Ba which has triggered the release clause in the player's contract. The Club has given the player permission to speak to Chelsea FC and therefore he will not be included in the squad for tonight's game against Everton.

 

http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20130102/club-statement-demba-ba_2281670_3024928

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