Dave Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Our ownership & genius. Two words that don't feel like they belong together. You've got to admit it takes something special to make as many fuckups as they have and end up in the Premier League with Rafael Benitez at the helm and record season ticket sales. Genius is probably the wrong word. Let's just say I think a lot of what goes on is very devious and calculated. Something they were forced to admit to in the Keegan tribunal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Basically exploiting the fact we have a good manager rather than embracing it. The best part of it is that if things don't go well this season people will say 'Rafa isn't actually that good' or 'they were right not to let him waste too much money'. We've already seen it with the criticism of the signings of Sels amongst others. All designed to take the heat off them and load it onto others. See January for ultimate proof of this, Rafa wanted reinforcements to guarantee promotion and lead nicely into this season. They lied to him and fucked him over* but we won the league anyway, so people say they were right to hold back. Had we not won the league, people would have said Rafa failed. If we actually do well this season I'm sure people will say they were right to be careful with the funds. I'll be happy and wonder what might have been. *We're supposed to forget where the funds we didn't spend in January have gone. We had a £40m transfer deficit back then too, which has vanished since Ashley said Rafa could have everything the club generates. I can only assume that back in January they were counting the transfer for Sissoko, Thauvin, Gini etc as money we had, but now they've decided to count is as money we'll eventually have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Our ownership & genius. Two words that don't feel like they belong together. You've got to admit it takes something special to make as many fuckups as they have and end up in the Premier League with Rafael Benitez at the helm and record season ticket sales. Yeah that's true. And that something is a bit "special" and very gullible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankles Bennett Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Fulham have signed Sheyi Ojo from Liverpool season long loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Is this the year that we'll be a feature on Sky's transfer deadline frenzy??? Naaaaahh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Is this the year that we'll be a feature on Sky's transfer deadline frenzy??? Naaaaahh... Outgoings hopefully Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 If we sign Kenedy on loan I think that'll be it tbh. A couple of our unwanted players will probably go out on loan late on when clubs get desperate. Certainly can't see anything else significant happening now. Think it will be enough? Probably. Nothing more than that though. Basically we've rejoined the gravy train and all that matters is that we stay on it and collect the money, like most of the clubs in the league. There's clearly no ambition to do any more than the bare minimum for the smallest cost possible. Which I guess we already knew, but suppose I hoped things might be different this time. They had me fooled I must admit. I thought finally signing a world class manager meant they were going to at least show some ambition, turns out that will probably be the biggest con of all. Rafa will be going through Keegan's experience now and thinking it's not like the brochure. Anyway, I suppose there's still a chance that we could build on it in a year's time once we've got a season's TV money behind us, but watching Ashley lie his way through that interview, I don't really believe it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 If we sign Kenedy on loan I think that'll be it tbh. A couple of our unwanted players will probably go out on loan late on when clubs get desperate. Certainly can't see anything else significant happening now. Think it will be enough? Probably. Nothing more than that though. Basically we've rejoined the gravy train and all that matters is that we stay on it and collect the money, like most of the clubs in the league. There's clearly no ambition to do any more than the bare minimum for the smallest cost possible. Which I guess we already knew, but suppose I hoped things might be different this time. They had me fooled I must admit. I thought finally signing a world class manager meant they were going to at least show some ambition, turns out that will probably be the biggest con of all. Rafa will be going through Keegan's experience now and thinking it's not like the brochure. Anyway, I suppose there's still a chance that we could build on it in a year's time once we've got a season's TV money behind us, but watching Ashley lie his way through that interview, I don't really believe it. I think that too, I actually believe the club does spend what it generates on transfers and I don't think it's been money for transfers that has costs us this year but Moreso wages and having a top heavy squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Profit that is of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Is this the year that we'll be a feature on Sky's transfer deadline frenzy??? Naaaaahh... Spurs slowly constructing a trebuchet behind David Craig and attempting to launch him back into St James. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I assume that it'll be quiet now for a while (until too late) apart from some planning, pondering, considering and so on.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Benitez on transfers: "If you can kick the ball forward, they will ask for £10million. If you put the ball in the net, it’s £20million" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Benitez on transfers: "If you can kick the ball forward, they will ask for £10million. If you put the ball in the net, it’s £20million" ASHLEY APOLOGIST Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisjraby Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Benitez on transfers: "If you can kick the ball forward, they will ask for £10million. If you put the ball in the net, it’s £20million" What can Joselu do for £5 million then ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Benitez on transfers: "If you can kick the ball forward, they will ask for £10million. If you put the ball in the net, it’s £20million" I love how this is the same day that we signed a striker for £5m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Benitez on transfers: "If you can kick the ball forward, they will ask for £10million. If you put the ball in the net, it’s £20million" I love how this is the same day that we signed a striker for £5m Just went through my mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Benitez on transfers: "If you can kick the ball forward, they will ask for £10million. If you put the ball in the net, it’s £20million" What can Joselu do for £5 million then ? :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 He can warm the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Hopefully you can, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 So logically it follows that Joselu can kick the ball. That's a relief. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 So logically it follows that Joselu can kick the ball. That's a relief. BUT ONLY BACKWARDS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Will be handy for kick offs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 What if he plays with his back to goal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 In all seriousness, he's just putting a brave face on with that comment IMO. I'm sure if the funds he'd expected were available he'd not be that arsed about the fees at this point. It's the same for everyone, we're the only ones apparently waiting for other clubs to suddenly come to their senses and drop the asking prices out of the goodness of their hearts. And anyway it's not like we haven't exploited the recent trend for daft fees for attacking players ourselves; £35m for Carroll, £30m for Sissoko and £25m for Wijnaldum spring to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Yep. And someone asked a good question in another thread: what's happened to the January money? We didn't spend in Jan, I thought, because we were gonna hit the ground running in the summer. This fucking regime. You simply cannot believe a word they say or guess their actions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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