Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 when I read the article, hopefully nothing in it, but it would be so Ashley. I suppose it depends on how it would be sold to Benitez, they could probably persuade him to just bring in predominantly young talent aslong as he was given the funds to bring in top talent and not just no hopers from France. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I would Imagine this is bollocks based on the fact that if we do not get promoted we would have to sell a World Class top 10 player each year just to make up the shortfall of not being a premier league side. It is just a random article from someone who knows fuck all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 It is just a random article from someone who knows fuck all. Except it's from our media partners who've been consistently right about this sort of thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Wouldn't Rafa have gotten in front of this or had any wind of this before cracking a Fernando Torres joke and looking relatively normal in the post match interview? Anyway, hopefully its just a shit article or a bad tip that made this bloke write this crap. Gotta stay focused on getting the fuck out of this division, Ashley, don't fuck this lifeline up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-chief-mike-ashley-reinstates-9624734 Things were going too well. If there is even a grain of truth in this report, Rafa will def be away at the end of the season. If he gets the club promoted, his reputation will be even stronger and there will be no shortage of clubs willing to take him, both in the PL and overseas. Anyone who goes back to SJP if Rafa is forced out by Ashley's alleged transfer policy is a fool and would deserve all they get - NOTHING for their money. If this is true, Ashley is either a plant, doing the club down for his London buddies like Spurs, or even more idiotic than anyone thought he was...and that is some achievement. There will be no more tolerance of his regime by many supporters if Rafa goes....let us hope this is more press trouble-making but I don't believe they would have been so specific about it had there not been some fire behind the smoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Could be truth in it. He's probably looking at the money to be made from selling players to Chinese clubs. Absolutely shambolic if it is. Why would the Chinese market be relevant to buying young players? The Chinese teams are all about buying 'names'. Can't see any connection at all. In Ashley's world, all our 'young prospects' are going to turn into World-beaters and will THEN be sold to the Chinese at Ronaldoesque prices...except NONE of our young signings have turned into top PL players, let alone World-beaters.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 It is just a random article from someone who knows fuck all. Except it's from our media partners who've been consistently right about this sort of thing. if it was Simon Bird writing it I'd pay more attention to it. As it is its a random report out there, might be true but until one of the more reliable local journalists also saying it theres not much point worrying about. Also tbf buying players whose value will increase is fairly standard procedure for most clubs I don't have a problem with it its the policy of getting players to come here with only the intention of selling them on instead of trying to improve the clubs standing steadily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Things aren't going to well and a tabloid just happens to come out with a disruptive article, well I'm fucking shocked We'll see very soon if any of it is true, because our manager wouldn't accept that kind of interference. My bet is its nothing but opportunism. We haven't signed anyone in January so its very easy to play on peoples fears to sell papers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 It wouldn't be surprising. I would hope this means Rafa gets a shortlist of players to pick from and he can work the budget himself, rather than a more DoF model that we operated before. I would be surprised if this wasn't in the contract and that Rafa wasn't aware of this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-chief-mike-ashley-reinstates-9624734 Things were going too well. Ashley made a surprise appearance before the FA Cup tie at Birmingham City last weekend, and made it clear he wanted to sign youngsters who would have sell-on value in the future. Yeah, I'm sure he just turned up at the Birmingham cup game and decided to "make it clear he wanted to sign youngsters who would have sell-on value in the future." Because that's just what you do when you turn up for a match isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 It is just a random article from someone who knows f*** all. Except it's from our media partners who've been consistently right about this sort of thing. I remember their first big coup as media partners being them revealing our £40m raid for Austin & Berahino. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 This is Newcastle United and Mike Ashley we are talking about. Of course it is fucking true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Ah, shit. Well, we had a decent six months or so of hope, that's not bad for us. Best get ready for another five or six years of misery under some PFM knacker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Banaloona Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Given Benitez record in the transfer market can anyone be surprised . Biggest resource in the league and we are making a fucking pigs ear of promotion. Good on Ashley for stepping up and taking control of this mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I hope you put the green bins out when it is blue bin week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 My prediction... Rafa will takes us up and then will leave to take over West Ham. And Ashley will be happy with that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Banaloona Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I hope you put the green bins out when it is blue bin week. Who's to say I take the bins out! Let's not get of the subject here. We are struggling through poor recruitment . Recruitment is probably the most important part of the modern game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I hope you put the green bins out when it is blue bin week. Who's to say I take the bins out! Let's not get of the subject here. We are struggling through poor recruitment . Recruitment is probably the most important part of the modern game. You don't take the bins out? Get your manservant to do it for you? Well la-de-da Mr too good to cart his own trash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Its shit stirrining.nowt else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 The Mirror also have this quote from Rafa, which people seem to be ignoring - 'It's not an easy window. We had our targets but when you start talking to clubs it’s almost impossible because they ask for big money or don’t want to sell. We tried and clubs were telling us, ‘No, he’s not for sale,’ or ‘he’s £20m'. That doesn't indicate a major breach of trust between owner and manager. The rewards and penalties for promotion to and relegation from the Premiership are so huge now that the price for players who can make a difference is bound to inflate more and more. I suspect if Ashley has become more involved recently it's because in order to buy such players we need to go over-budget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 The Mirror also have this quote from Rafa, which people seem to be ignoring - 'It's not an easy window. We had our targets but when you start talking to clubs it’s almost impossible because they ask for big money or don’t want to sell. We tried and clubs were telling us, ‘No, he’s not for sale,’ or ‘he’s £20m'. That doesn't indicate a major breach of trust between owner and manager. The rewards and penalties for promotion to and relegation from the Premiership are so huge now that the price for players who can make a difference is bound to inflate more and more. I suspect if Ashley has become more involved recently it's because in order to buy such players we need to go over-budget. nailed it, a non story Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I see Babalewba lapped it up though [emoji1] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Spot on Cronky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Given Benitez record in the transfer market can anyone be surprised . Biggest resource in the league and we are making a fucking pigs ear of promotion. Good on Ashley for stepping up and taking control of this mess. You really are a prat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 No surprise the club has messed up this window, feels like a stunning return to form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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