Interpolic Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Guess he wants to "win samfing" and finally fuck off and leave us alone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Hopefully we win and then he fucks off. Not that it will ever happen and not that I believe him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 He is just a kid trapped in a huge body[emoji38] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Sorry yeah - it did look a bit random, I suppose. I was just reading about what they pulled when Keegan was in post, and the same tunes are being played now. The difference is that now there seems to be a slow acceptance amongst media and fans that Ashley is a t***. Personally I'd love to see some 'Boycott Sports direct' flags taken into SJP this season - I'm amazed that's a tactic which hasn't been used so far. The world would probably just see it as another advert and assume that Sir Geoffrey had given his support to the brand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Don't remember actually seeing this at the time (article is from last week): http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/revealed-newcastle-s-premier-league-bonus-offer-to-players-1-8733852 Newcastle United’s squad has been offered a bonus scheme by the club – but the players haven’t yet signed up for it. The Gazette reported earlier this month that the players were still in talks with the club over this season’s bonus sheet. Newcastle have now made an offer to Rafa Benitez’s squad. The players will share £1million if they finish 17th – one place above the relegation zone – in the Premier League this season. And the proposed bonus, which is being considered by the squad, will increase by £1million per league place. Last season, each league position was worth £1.9million in prize money alone. Watford earned £7.6million for finishing 17th, while champions Chelsea banked £38million in merit-based money. Basement club Sunderland pocketed £1.9million. United’s squad are aware that other Premier League squads stand to net significantly more for staying up this season. Newcastle’s players – who shared a multi-million pound pot after winning promotion from the Championship last season – had been looking for a bonus sheet in line with the club’s top-flight rivals. Seems pretty obvious that they've rejected that, and this £20m wank is Ashley's counter-offer. What a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Wallpaper for all come cup final day! You're talking about the suits, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelveys Hair Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Its basically a you have got f***ing no chance offer. Pure bullshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 It's just more dodgy PR to deflect attention. As if Ashley would sanction an FA Cup run! :-D Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Urgh, what an absolute cunt. Such an odious wanker. Praying a takeover just materialises out of nowhere in the not so distant future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 What a brave bloke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Probably get Chelsea or Man City away in the third round. Out straight away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 He must think the players are fucking thick like. Might as well buy a hundred monkeys and offer them £20m if they can reproduce the works of Shakespeare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Should just do us a favour and spent that on a trip to DIGNITAS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelveys Hair Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Urgh, what an absolute c***. Such an odious w*****. Praying a takeover just materialises out of nowhere in the not so distant future. There isnt a takeover mate.. its all bullshit. Ashley is just trying to offer a high FA cup bonus so he can offer lower Premier League finish bonus, while trying to give a big f*** you to Benitez. He knows fine well we dont have the squad for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Urgh, what an absolute c***. Such an odious w*****. Praying a takeover just materialises out of nowhere in the not so distant future. There isnt a takeover mate.. its all bullshit. Ashley is just trying to offer a high FA cup bonus so he can offer lower Premier League finish bonus, while trying to give a big f*** you to Benitez. He knows fine well we dont have the squad for it. Hopefully it backfires by us staying up and somehow winning the FA Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 He really doesn't understand sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 He really doesn't understand sport. Have you seen the cunt? Of course he doesn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 As documented in the club minutes why is he ignoring the club sanctioned research that showed that successful clubs in the FA Cup are more likely to get relegated? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 As documented in the club minutes why is he ignoring the club sanctioned research that showed that successful clubs in the FA Cup are more likely to get relegated? That was a few years ago now wasn't it? Around 2013/14? Still laughably baffling, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 He might as well have offered £100m. It is ridiculous that footballers get a bonus anyway. It's as if the £40K+ a week isn't enough, they need an extra incentive to finish as high up the table as possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 As documented in the club minutes why is he ignoring the club sanctioned research that showed that successful clubs in the FA Cup are more likely to get relegated? That was a few years ago now wasn't it? Around 2013/14? Still laughably baffling, though. Of course and I'm playing devils advocate but as it was then and as it is now. It's nothing but posture and PR for/against the manager. In a normal club it'd be great, in ours it's pathetically predictable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelveys Hair Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Im convinced Ashley is a follower of the the book "The Prince" by Machiavelli where one of the principles is to have an under boss to take all the shit that comes from his decisions. We now have a bonus despute following a promotion to the Premier League which also occurred the last time we were promoted. The last one resulted in little investment and selling off our most lucrative player and also some of the more outspoken players. So what happens next? And why are we going around in circles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 So instead of bettering his offer of £1m for finishing 17th and having a sliding scale up from that, he's instead offering £20m for winning the cup. On the face of it a generous offer, but what he'll do is stick £400k on us at 50/1 (Plenty of sites offering those odds https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/fa-cup/winner) and that's the full £20m covered, and Ashley has saved £600k against what was previously deemed a stingy offer. guesswhowinsagain.jpeg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 LOL people get outraged by every little thing to do with footballers pay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Can't stand the LOL people, wish they'd fuck off back to their own country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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