Loïc Remy

[Andymc1]

just had a text from a mate saying the Guardian and Daily Fail reckon Rangers (yes, the Scottish 3rd division side!!!) are the third/"un-named" club in for him  :lol:

 

That's as likely as me waking up next to Michelle Keegan tomorrow morning. Imagine him turning us down for Rangers, we would have seen the biggest meltdown in history.

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

I'm not buying it like.  Blatantly just abbreviated Queens Park Rangers in an article or something and it's been mis-interpreted.

[Unbelievable]

Alright, here's a fairly recent breakdown of wages compared to other Premiership teams to go with that earlier table of nett transfer spend that showed us second bottom over the last five years: http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/05/01/revealed-the-worlds-best-paid-teams-man-city-close-in-on-barca-and-real-madrid-010501/

 

I have taken out the Premiership teams for your convenience:

 

Rank (last year) – Team – League – Ave player pay, £ per year (week)

3 (10) Manchester City * EPL £4,486,580 (£86,280)

4 (6) Chelsea EPL £4,118,227 (£79,197)

11 (16) Manchester United EPL £3,345,911 (£64,344)

16 (22) Arsenal EPL £3,199,678 (£61,532)

18 (20) Liverpool EPL £3,169,631 (£60,954)

41 (51) Aston Villa EPL £2,464,831 (£47,401)

51 (110) Tottenham EPL £2,308,494 (£44,394)

104 (136) Fulham EPL £1,469,616 (£28,262)

108 (120) Everton EPL £1,437,370 (£27,642)

110 (130) Sunderland EPL £1,434,654 (£27,590)

112 (151) Bolton EPL £1,419,805 (£27,304)

113 (94) West Ham EPL £1,417,310 (£27,256)

127 (63) Newcastle EPL £1,357,295 (£26,102)

137 (132) Blackburn EPL £1,311,509 (£25,221)

155 (178) Stoke EPL £1,182,425 (£22,739)

165 (152) Wigan EPL £1,107,821 (£21,304)

174 (-) Birmingham EPL £1,036,592 (£19,934)

180 (185) West Bromwich Albion EPL £1,000,064 (£19,232)

186 (-) Wolverhampton Wanderers EPL £887,146 (£17,061)

213 (-) Blackpool EPL £435,640 (£8,378)

 

Ambition anyone?

 

Makes pretty grim reading that.

 

Well, we're 13th in the wage table and 19th in the transfer fees table, so I guess our current position in the Premiership table is just about right for our spending.

 

In all seriousness, we couldn't sustain our ludicrous spending under Shepherd, but we seem to have completely gone the other way with Ashley. We will never compete with the top 8 consistently if we aren't prepared to compete with them financially, and that is the sad truth.

[Andymc1]

I'm not buying it like.  Blatantly just abbreviated Queens Park Rangers in an article or something and it's been mis-interpreted.

 

A bit like when M'Bia thought QPR was a Scottish club 

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

I'm not buying it like.  Blatantly just abbreviated Queens Park Rangers in an article or something and it's been mis-interpreted.

 

A bit like when M'Bia thought QPR was a Scottish club 

 

"It is understood Rangers offered double Newcastle’s wages to put together an £80,000-a-week package for the striker who was Alan Pardew’s number one target following the sale of Demba Ba to Chelsea."

 

:lol: some people are too thick.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2262358/Loic-Remy-join-QPR-Newcastle-deal-hijacked.html

 

[leffe186]

Alright, here's a fairly recent breakdown of wages compared to other Premiership teams to go with that earlier table of nett transfer spend that showed us second bottom over the last five years: http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/05/01/revealed-the-worlds-best-paid-teams-man-city-close-in-on-barca-and-real-madrid-010501/

 

I have taken out the Premiership teams for your convenience:

 

Rank (last year) – Team – League – Ave player pay, £ per year (week)

3 (10) Manchester City * EPL £4,486,580 (£86,280)

4 (6) Chelsea EPL £4,118,227 (£79,197)

11 (16) Manchester United EPL £3,345,911 (£64,344)

16 (22) Arsenal EPL £3,199,678 (£61,532)

18 (20) Liverpool EPL £3,169,631 (£60,954)

41 (51) Aston Villa EPL £2,464,831 (£47,401)

51 (110) Tottenham EPL £2,308,494 (£44,394)

104 (136) Fulham EPL £1,469,616 (£28,262)

108 (120) Everton EPL £1,437,370 (£27,642)

110 (130) Sunderland EPL £1,434,654 (£27,590)

112 (151) Bolton EPL £1,419,805 (£27,304)

113 (94) West Ham EPL £1,417,310 (£27,256)

127 (63) Newcastle EPL £1,357,295 (£26,102)

137 (132) Blackburn EPL £1,311,509 (£25,221)

155 (178) Stoke EPL £1,182,425 (£22,739)

165 (152) Wigan EPL £1,107,821 (£21,304)

174 (-) Birmingham EPL £1,036,592 (£19,934)

180 (185) West Bromwich Albion EPL £1,000,064 (£19,232)

186 (-) Wolverhampton Wanderers EPL £887,146 (£17,061)

213 (-) Blackpool EPL £435,640 (£8,378)

 

Ambition anyone?

 

Makes pretty grim reading that.

 

The text of the report suggests that that was in the Championship. The year before that you were 63rd, which would have been about a 40Kpw average.

[Andymc1]

Alright, here's a fairly recent breakdown of wages compared to other Premiership teams to go with that earlier table of nett transfer spend that showed us second bottom over the last five years: http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/05/01/revealed-the-worlds-best-paid-teams-man-city-close-in-on-barca-and-real-madrid-010501/

 

I have taken out the Premiership teams for your convenience:

 

Rank (last year) – Team – League – Ave player pay, £ per year (week)

3 (10) Manchester City * EPL £4,486,580 (£86,280)

4 (6) Chelsea EPL £4,118,227 (£79,197)

11 (16) Manchester United EPL £3,345,911 (£64,344)

16 (22) Arsenal EPL £3,199,678 (£61,532)

18 (20) Liverpool EPL £3,169,631 (£60,954)

41 (51) Aston Villa EPL £2,464,831 (£47,401)

51 (110) Tottenham EPL £2,308,494 (£44,394)

104 (136) Fulham EPL £1,469,616 (£28,262)

108 (120) Everton EPL £1,437,370 (£27,642)

110 (130) Sunderland EPL £1,434,654 (£27,590)

112 (151) Bolton EPL £1,419,805 (£27,304)

113 (94) West Ham EPL £1,417,310 (£27,256)

127 (63) Newcastle EPL £1,357,295 (£26,102)

137 (132) Blackburn EPL £1,311,509 (£25,221)

155 (178) Stoke EPL £1,182,425 (£22,739)

165 (152) Wigan EPL £1,107,821 (£21,304)

174 (-) Birmingham EPL £1,036,592 (£19,934)

180 (185) West Bromwich Albion EPL £1,000,064 (£19,232)

186 (-) Wolverhampton Wanderers EPL £887,146 (£17,061)

213 (-) Blackpool EPL £435,640 (£8,378)

 

Ambition anyone?

 

Makes pretty grim reading that.

 

Well, we're 13th in the wage table and 19th in the transfer fees table, so I guess our current position in the Premiership table is just about right for our spending.

 

In all seriousness, we couldn't sustain our ludicrous spending under Shepherd, but we seem to have completely gone the other way with Ashley. We will never compete with the top 8 consistently if we aren't prepared to compete with them financially, and that is the sad truth.

 

I have an image of Ashley sitting in a big chair watching Sky Sports News, with a huge sign above his fireplace saying "You can't make money from a football club". It's like he's on a one man mission to prove people wrong.

[Jesse Pinkman]

I can picture the scene in the dark knight rises with 'arry as bane hijacking the plane with Remy on it.

[Stuy_O]

.com slightly premature with their summary, he may sign for us yet.

 

Unlikely but you never know.

[Willow]

I can picture the scene in the dark knight rises with 'arry as bane hijacking the plane with Remy on it.

 

[Beren]

.com slightly premature with their summary, he may sign for us yet.

 

Unlikely but you never know.

 

Think it's a pretty good summary.

[Skirge]

If our wage offer is £40k I think we may up it, won't match QPR's offer but I think we may try to salvage the deal.

[Stuy_O]

They always are, just slightly early imo. Although they do raise that point.

[ponsaelius]

If our wage offer is £40k I think we may up it, won't match QPR's offer but I think we may try to salvage the deal.

 

We'll fuck him and his agent of off on pure principal alone. This one is done.

[Wilson]

.com slightly premature with their summary, he may sign for us yet.

 

Unlikely but you never know.

 

Its not happening like

[Guest firetotheworks]

If our wage offer is £40k I think we may up it, won't match QPR's offer but I think we may try to salvage the deal.

 

Llambias has already said that any change to an offer is very similar to the original one. Tbh, I don't want it to come down to money when 'competing' with QPR. It's QPR ffs, there shouldn't be any competition at all. If he goes there, he's a complete mug and we're probably better off. That's not to say I don't rate him, I've just had my whack with money ruining football.

[Unbelievable]

Alright, here's a fairly recent breakdown of wages compared to other Premiership teams to go with that earlier table of nett transfer spend that showed us second bottom over the last five years: http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/05/01/revealed-the-worlds-best-paid-teams-man-city-close-in-on-barca-and-real-madrid-010501/

 

I have taken out the Premiership teams for your convenience:

 

Rank (last year) – Team – League – Ave player pay, £ per year (week)

3 (10) Manchester City * EPL £4,486,580 (£86,280)

4 (6) Chelsea EPL £4,118,227 (£79,197)

11 (16) Manchester United EPL £3,345,911 (£64,344)

16 (22) Arsenal EPL £3,199,678 (£61,532)

18 (20) Liverpool EPL £3,169,631 (£60,954)

41 (51) Aston Villa EPL £2,464,831 (£47,401)

51 (110) Tottenham EPL £2,308,494 (£44,394)

104 (136) Fulham EPL £1,469,616 (£28,262)

108 (120) Everton EPL £1,437,370 (£27,642)

110 (130) Sunderland EPL £1,434,654 (£27,590)

112 (151) Bolton EPL £1,419,805 (£27,304)

113 (94) West Ham EPL £1,417,310 (£27,256)

127 (63) Newcastle EPL £1,357,295 (£26,102)

137 (132) Blackburn EPL £1,311,509 (£25,221)

155 (178) Stoke EPL £1,182,425 (£22,739)

165 (152) Wigan EPL £1,107,821 (£21,304)

174 (-) Birmingham EPL £1,036,592 (£19,934)

180 (185) West Bromwich Albion EPL £1,000,064 (£19,232)

186 (-) Wolverhampton Wanderers EPL £887,146 (£17,061)

213 (-) Blackpool EPL £435,640 (£8,378)

 

Ambition anyone?

 

Makes pretty grim reading that.

 

The text of the report suggests that that was in the Championship. The year before that you were 63rd, which would have been about a 40Kpw average.

 

What text?

 

I think the figures are from the 2010/11 season, when we were back up. Swiss Ramble (http://swissramble.blogspot.nl/2012/03/newcastle-united-life-in-northern-town.html) has roughly the same figures:

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GD4P0rhmO2w/T2hAJj3JJmI/AAAAAAAAFcg/sXBXt61En_Q/s400/23%2BNewcastle%2BWages%2BLeague.jpg

 

Edit:noticed note at bottom of pic. Will be interesting to see what the current wage total is. Doubt it is much higher.

[TRon]

If our wage offer is £40k I think we may up it, won't match QPR's offer but I think we may try to salvage the deal.

 

He wouldn't be doing the medical unless he'd made his mind up if you ask me.

[Skirge]

Mind Marseille did their up most to get more interest, it was them that announced we had agreed a fee, all other bidders matched our fee no one bid more so what difference did it make to them to keep it quiet like I am sure we wanted.

[Disco]

We'll be back in and probably sign him if QPR go down, providing we're not full of purples by that point.

[Deuce]

I'm not buying it like.  Blatantly just abbreviated Queens Park Rangers in an article or something and it's been mis-interpreted.

 

A bit like when M'Bia thought QPR was a Scottish club 

 

"It is understood Rangers offered double Newcastle’s wages to put together an £80,000-a-week package for the striker who was Alan Pardew’s number one target following the sale of Demba Ba to Chelsea."

 

:lol: some people are too thick.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2262358/Loic-Remy-join-QPR-Newcastle-deal-hijacked.html

 

 

Sounds like they were trying to be zany.

[Andymc1]

Mind Marseille did their up most to get more interest, it was them that announced we had agreed a fee, all other bidders matched our fee no one bid more so what difference did it make to them to keep it quiet like I am sure we wanted.

 

All started by Mr Barton though.

[Skirge]

If our wage offer is £40k I think we may up it, won't match QPR's offer but I think we may try to salvage the deal.

 

He wouldn't be doing the medical unless he'd made his mind up if you ask me.

 

Oh I'm not saying he would take our offer but I think we may try, no stupid £80k but maybe a bigger goal bonus or something performance based.

[toontownman]

Disgusting state of affairs but completely sums up our season. All manner of hope relentlessly smashed to pieces time and time again. If we were a pet I'd hope someone put us down and out of our misery.

[BottledDog]

Alright, here's a fairly recent breakdown of wages compared to other Premiership teams to go with that earlier table of nett transfer spend that showed us second bottom over the last five years: http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/05/01/revealed-the-worlds-best-paid-teams-man-city-close-in-on-barca-and-real-madrid-010501/

 

I have taken out the Premiership teams for your convenience:

 

Rank (last year) – Team – League – Ave player pay, £ per year (week)

3 (10) Manchester City * EPL £4,486,580 (£86,280)

4 (6) Chelsea EPL £4,118,227 (£79,197)

11 (16) Manchester United EPL £3,345,911 (£64,344)

16 (22) Arsenal EPL £3,199,678 (£61,532)

18 (20) Liverpool EPL £3,169,631 (£60,954)

41 (51) Aston Villa EPL £2,464,831 (£47,401)

51 (110) Tottenham EPL £2,308,494 (£44,394)

104 (136) Fulham EPL £1,469,616 (£28,262)

108 (120) Everton EPL £1,437,370 (£27,642)

110 (130) Sunderland EPL £1,434,654 (£27,590)

112 (151) Bolton EPL £1,419,805 (£27,304)

113 (94) West Ham EPL £1,417,310 (£27,256)

127 (63) Newcastle EPL £1,357,295 (£26,102)

137 (132) Blackburn EPL £1,311,509 (£25,221)

155 (178) Stoke EPL £1,182,425 (£22,739)

165 (152) Wigan EPL £1,107,821 (£21,304)

174 (-) Birmingham EPL £1,036,592 (£19,934)

180 (185) West Bromwich Albion EPL £1,000,064 (£19,232)

186 (-) Wolverhampton Wanderers EPL £887,146 (£17,061)

213 (-) Blackpool EPL £435,640 (£8,378)

 

Ambition anyone?

 

Makes pretty grim reading that.

 

The text of the report suggests that that was in the Championship. The year before that you were 63rd, which would have been about a 40Kpw average.

 

Yup was from the 2009-10 season.

 

"the most recent available data at the compilation cut-off date for the other football leagues, most recently from the 2009-10 season. This report does not contain any football (soccer) data from the 2010-11 season because it was not available to us"