STM Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They want to be careful talking about the Championship in such a way. The difference is that they won't have a Rafa or the financial backing to be certain of coming back up, when they are relegated at the end of this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Aye, they don't have 3 players they can go and get £70m cash for to build a promotion challenging squad with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kong signs a new deal. (apparently) £90kpw and £18m relegation release clause. Not too shabby all round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kong signs a new deal. (apparently) £90kpw and £18m relegation release clause. Not too shabby all round. Did Everton not bid £18m for him in the summer, and Sunlun turned it down?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They want to be careful talking about the Championship in such a way. The difference is that they won't have a Rafa or the financial backing to be certain of coming back up, when they are relegated at the end of this season. If they get relegated and we go up, it will be funny to see their take on the situation. I read a few threads on their forum, I'm kind of embarrassed that they are our local rivals and we share a region, the vast majority of them on that board are just blinded by hate, it's ridiculous. One post I read described us as the most fickle fans in the world, WTF, that just has no merit whatsoever. We haven't won a trophy in 47 years, next year will mark 90 years since our last league title, yet we are still packing away grounds and filling our home stadium with bigger crowds than almost every club in the country. FFS fickle is the one thing you can not level at Newcastle fans. Especially when your club is known for their empty pink seats, with most leaving midway through the second half of their last game presumably to beat the intense traffic in the metropolis that is Sunderland. One of the things I always find funny when I pop over to their fourm is the avatars folks have with all their Sunderland "Heroes" ! Who are these "Heroes", Gary Bennett, Kevin Ball, Sweepa Kev, Niall Quinn (the worlds greatest Chairman too). It's laughable really who they can recall with any fondness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kong signs a new deal. (apparently) £90kpw and £18m relegation release clause. Not too shabby all round. Did Everton not bid £18m for him in the summer, and Sunlun turned it down?? Apparently. But they weren't relegated then,in the same position next year and they can refuse. Tbh I think they'll regret turnibg it down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kong signs a new deal. (apparently) £90kpw and £18m relegation release clause. Not too shabby all round. I guess he's now the King. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I don't get it when people say "found your level" when we are battering teams. Surely if we had found our level we would be sat in mid table? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're also saying we spent £55m. It's almost as if they're as thick as pig's shite or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're also saying we spent £55m. It's almost as if they're as thick as pig's shite or something. To be fair they regularly give their players away for fuck all so they're unfamiliar with the concept of transfer funds in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. I think they'll scrape survival yet again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. I think they'll scrape survival yet again They will do down unless they spend the cash in January. All the other teams you would expect to be there already look capable of picking up points whereas the mackems don't. They also don't have us there to save them this year either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. I think they'll scrape survival yet again It's a tough call: Pros for them staying up: Manager with a pedigree A fair few poor teams on paper this season History of turning things around January window to come Cons Personally can't think of a weaker squad in the division Playing like a relegation side already Manager said to the world they are in a relegation fight in August No Newcastle games to get them 4-6 points Manager may not be relevant anymore Goals come from one source and he's 34 It was far easier to list Cons than Pros, that's got to be a big indication that they may have run out of luck this year. I think after their game at Spuds, someone said they have a couple of games against other relegation rivals, that'll be a good time to judge if they are likely to eventually be flushed away this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Just needs to get a 1-9 after the NUFC imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. I think they'll scrape survival yet again It's a tough call: Pros for them staying up: Manager with a pedigree A fair few poor teams on paper this season History of turning things around January window to come Cons Personally can't think of a weaker squad in the division Playing like a relegation side already Manager said to the world they are in a relegation fight in August No Newcastle games to get them 4-6 points Manager may not be relevant anymore Goals come from one source and he's 34 It was far easier to list Cons than Pros, that's got to be a big indication that they may have run out of luck this year. I think after their game at Spuds, someone said they have a couple of games against other relegation rivals, that'll be a good time to judge if they are likely to eventually be flushed away this year. Think the African Nations could be huge for them, their 2 starting CBs will be away for a month, as well as their record signing and Khazri Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The biggest worry has to be a Defoe injury Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The biggest worry has to be a Defoe injury It is, but equally who is going to create the chances for Defoe, even when he's fit ? They've got a lot of head down runners in that team, not a player amongst them with any vision to play in Defoe. Oh also they were terrible at the back on Monday Hehe it's not an easy fix for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The biggest worry has to be a Defoe injury It is, but equally who is going to create the chances for Defoe, even when he's fit ? They've got a lot of head down runners in that team, not a player amongst them with any vision to play in Defoe. Oh also they were terrible at the back on Monday Hehe it's not an easy fix for them. Defoe feeds off scraps, he showed that last season He gets injured and you struggle to see where the goals will come from Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The biggest worry has to be a Defoe injury It is, but equally who is going to create the chances for Defoe, even when he's fit ? They've got a lot of head down runners in that team, not a player amongst them with any vision to play in Defoe. Oh also they were terrible at the back on Monday Hehe it's not an easy fix for them. Defoe feeds off scraps, he showed that last season He gets injured and you struggle to see where the goals will come from Seriously they are going to struggle to even create "scraps" the way they are playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The biggest worry has to be a Defoe injury It is, but equally who is going to create the chances for Defoe, even when he's fit ? They've got a lot of head down runners in that team, not a player amongst them with any vision to play in Defoe. Oh also they were terrible at the back on Monday Hehe it's not an easy fix for them. Defoe feeds off scraps, he showed that last season He gets injured and you struggle to see where the goals will come from Seriously they are going to struggle to even create "scraps" the way they are playing. True BUT they are the turd that won't flush for a reason, think they will find a way to just survive again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The biggest worry has to be a Defoe injury I think our biggest worry is our manager talking about a relegation fight in August Obvioulsy been to the McClaren school of football management. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Or he just knows where he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The biggest worry has to be a Defoe injury I think our biggest worry is our manager talking about a relegation fight in August Obvioulsy been to the McClaren school of football management. McClaren would have said that it was a magnificent performance and that every player was outstanding and that you cant judge him off 1 game, just wait till 10 games ...........then 15 ............then Christmas..............then after the transfer window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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