Foluwashola Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 83 people happy that billionaire Mike Ashley's £6m a year richer. Mate, he was gone the second we were relegated, why are you having a hissy fit now. Personally I'm happy I no longer have to see the bloke in a Newcastle shirt again and have faith that Rafa will improve us once we've won promotion this season. Nowt to do with Ashley having money in his pocket. If we fail to go up, your whinging will have some merit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Couldn't give a shit how it's paid. I'm still laughing that we got £30M for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Wonder if that Journo has a cunning plan to sell his car before he's paid it all off and thinks the debt just magically goes away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 These Spurs fans Man there are some dumb motherfuckers out there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Apparently Gouffran had as many goals in about 50 less games and only 15 less assists. Interesting #Giggs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 83 people happy that billionaire Mike Ashley's £6m a year richer. Mate, he was gone the second we were relegated, why are you having a hissy fit now. Personally I'm happy I no longer have to see the bloke in a Newcastle shirt again and have faith that Rafa will improve us once we've won promotion this season. Nowt to do with Ashley having money in his pocket. If we fail to go up, your whinging will have some merit. There's no hissy fit. I just really don't see anything to be happy about. We sold our best player in the last hour of the transfer window with no possibility of a replacement. I don't strongly envisage the money being reinvested in the team in January or next summer, either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 83 people happy that billionaire Mike Ashley's £6m a year richer. Mate, he was gone the second we were relegated, why are you having a hissy fit now. Personally I'm happy I no longer have to see the bloke in a Newcastle shirt again and have faith that Rafa will improve us once we've won promotion this season. Nowt to do with Ashley having money in his pocket. If we fail to go up, your whinging will have some merit. There's no hissy fit. I just really really don't see anything to be happy about. We sold our best player in the last hour of the transfer window with no possibility of a replacement. I don't strongly envisage the money being reinvested in the team in January or next summer, either. You think he is our best player, many don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 He was, yes. There's not much competition, like. Who would say it is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 was definitely our best player 2 days ago like. Whatever that means is debatable but if we had Sissoko this season I'm certain we would be promoted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 FFS, we'll get 30M no matter what. Do some Spurs fans think that Everton will offer 30M on instalments and then Levy comes along and dupes Mike with a bit of business leaving Mike out of pocket and Levy with a right earner. By paying this way Spurs have bought themselves a problem when in 2 or 3 years they want to off load him and still owe us 12M and he's then only worth a bag of crisps. They've bought him at the height of his value, his next port of call will be a mid to low PL side or he'll go abroad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 He was, yes. There's not much competition, like. Who would say it is? I think "best player" arguments are daft. He was probably our most high profile player, along with Gini, and certainly our most valuable, money wise but "best"? I don't think Moussa was the best anything to be honest. I'd argue Lascelles, Hayden and Gayle are probably more vital to the overall functioning of our team. Sissoko might have gave us the odd moment of quality but it probably would have detracted from the ethos of the team and the type of club Rafa is trying to promote. Sissoko played for himself and, quite frankly, wasn't that good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 He was, yes. There's not much competition, like. Who would say it is? I think "best player" arguments are daft. He was probably our most high profile player, along with Gini, and certainly our most valuable, money wise but "best"? I don't think Moussa was the best anything to be honest. I'd argue Lascelles, Hayden and Gayle are probably more vital to the overall functioning of our team. Sissoko might have gave us the odd moment of quality but it probably would have detracted from the ethos of the team and the type of club Rafa is trying to promote. Sissoko played for himself and, quite frankly, wasn't that good. Agree with this. Whilst Sissoko probably had the most natural ability within our squad, I don't think we would've seen it if he did stay here for at least another 6 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 He was, yes. There's not much competition, like. Who would say it is? Sissoko played for himself and, quite frankly, wasn't that good. Then, quite frankly, you're not that bright. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 He'll be a revelation now he's working under a decent manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 He was, yes. There's not much competition, like. Who would say it is? Sissoko played for himself and, quite frankly, wasn't that good. Then, quite frankly, you're not that bright. He wasn't that good. Whether he's got it in him to be better is another matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Townsend was far more productive in a small period of time & has gone for how much less? Kante was one of a few main drivers behind Leicester winning the league & went for the same amount. Its a nuts fee for what he's shown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Perez is a better 'footballer' than Sissoko as was Townsend and actually Shelvey is. There's probably more. None of which are as effective footballers though or in our team at least. Sissoko is valuable because of his athleticism nothing else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Chibas Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Never been a fan of our policy of accepting transfer fees in instalments, and only coughing up (for incomings) in full. For a club which raises a transfer kitty through sales, deals like this weaken our buying power in the short-term, and stifles the efforts of ambitious managers. Rafa, welcome to the reality of Ashley's Sports Direct United. Welcome to the arse end of club football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I thought the club had said previously they only bid and accept bids up front. This was a one-off in the circumstances? Feeds an agenda though I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I thought the club had said previously they only bid and accept bids up front. This was a one-off in the circumstances? Feeds an agenda though I guess. Pretty sure they only pay up front but happy to accept instalments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 It's a sign of an "agenda" now to criticise the way Ashley runs Newcastle? Dear me, that didn't take long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Nope, but I'm 90% certain I remember a quote a few years back saying we'd only deal with fees in a one-off payment. Bringing that up and then saying, 'never agreed with a policy of accepting fees in installments' just seems wrong imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Townsend was far more productive in a small period of time & has gone for how much less? Didn't even think of this. They sold Townsend for £12m and then 6 months later bought a far less effective player (at least in terms of end product) for £30m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Nope, but I'm 90% certain I remember a quote a few years back saying we'd only deal with fees in a one-off payment. Bringing that up and then saying, 'never agreed with a policy of accepting fees in installments' just seems wrong imo. As Elliottman says, we only pay up front, but we accept instalments. Been the case for years. It's a swizz to make us look less cash rich than we are. That doesn't change because Rafa Benitez is managing the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Nope, but I'm 90% certain I remember a quote a few years back saying we'd only deal with fees in a one-off payment. Bringing that up and then saying, 'never agreed with a policy of accepting fees in installments' just seems wrong imo. As Elliottman says, we only pay up front, but we accept instalments. Been the case for years. It's a swizz to make us look less cash rich than we are. That doesn't change because Rafa Benitez is managing the team. I believe this is the main reason why we will show a profit for last season despite spending big. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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