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The January market is a really difficult one. Clubs don't want to sell good players, good players don't necessarily want to move, all the values are inflated. It's easy to get it badly wrong. There's a wrestle between sticking and twisting and balancing the risk, which can lead to panic buys, accepting any old shite that's available, or just sticking with what you've got even though there's gaps. The loan market is generally a lot more sensible at this time of year but there's absolutely no guarantee of quality. If you're smart, you could do your research and dip into markets outside Europe, like MLS, digging-up gems which just happen to be exactly what you need.

 

But overall, you'd think, given the above, a club would try to avoid putting itself in a position where it absolutely must operate in such a market almost every single year, just to ensure it reaches its bare minimum target come May.

 

Seriously:

08/09*,

09/10,

10/11,

12/13*,

15/16*,

16/17,

17/18*,

18/19*, and

19/20,

 

all years where we've had to gamble (to varying extents) in January because we didn't do enough in the summer. The ones with the asterisks were where it was particularly desperate. You could arguably stick one next to this season, too, like.

 

Doesn't need saying after 12 years of wank, but our recruitment policy is a bag of shit and embodies the clubs shittery almost as much as its revoltingly shit managerial appointments.

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Do we reckon he believes he isn't a puppet or is he just being disingenuous as usual?

 

He probably does believe he’s doing his best under restrictions imposed by the owner, which in a warped way is normal to a football manager.

 

That’s the problem with the whole situation really, it’s quite easy for outsiders to pretend it’s just normal for a club like Newcastle. That’s part of the damage Mike Ashley has done.

 

And Bruce is obviously impossibly lucky to be in the job, so he’ll wear it.

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Hmm. Slimy Pards would happily kiss Ashley's arse but since leaving the club would cite the difficult restrictions he was working under. So he knew. And he knew he was being disingenuous. Like you say, massively grateful for the opportunity - like Bruce.

 

I happen to think Bruce is just enjoying the ride so far and hasn't had enough time to be wronged, as far as he's concerned, by Ashley. I doubt he knew much about Joelinton and ASM as players and the deals were already done, so were part of the package he was getting by securing the job, as opposed to them being chosen over players he would have liked instead.

 

When it comes to next summer, when he's pitching this player and that player but Charnerz & Nickson's Agentfavours Co. are bringing in more players from the continent he's never heard of... that's when we know he's lying, when he tells us he's happy with the squad. Pardew would have had you believe he was buzzing when we ended up with Rivieire etc. :lol:

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Going from Rafa throwing a strop every press conference during the transfer window, saying he doesn’t know what’s going on and stressing the importance of doing things the “right way,” to this clown having his first meeting 15 days in and crowing about not being a puppet, with a growing injury list.

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Going from Rafa throwing a strop every press conference during the transfer window, saying he doesn’t know what’s going on and stressing the importance of doing things the “right way,” to this clown having his first meeting 15 days in and crowing about not being a puppet, with a growing injury list.

 

Chronicle reporting today how things will be better now we don't have this. :thup:

 

Thank Christ we're rid of a manager who won't stomach being misled and lied to and who works morning, noon and night for the betterment of the club.

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