Hanshithispantz Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 We shouldn't be wanting the likes of Mbappe anyway I've stayed away from most of the pundit coverage but I can imagine the gist of it. At the end of the day it would take a monumental fuck up on the part of the owners for us to not be at least challenging with the top 4 within a few years. We obviously need a good DOF and a top manager then spend the next few windows building the backbone of a competitive side alongside the rewards of a hopefully improved academy. Spunking our FFP allocated budget on 1 player would be insane. The main focus of spending within the next few years should be with improvements in infastructure and staff as well as building up the NUFC brand overseas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Yeah, really really hopeful of a more organic approach to the growth of the club, but still with serious investment. Man City always had a very artificial feel to it. I'm aware that that could still happen here but I hope we stay somewhat grounded. The Mbappe stuff has been a total cringe from the beginning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMal Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 24 minutes ago, Tsunami said: It was the Moores family who owned Liverpool. Shankley was brilliant and Liverpool built on that. They were a 2nd Div club until Shankley got hold of them in the 60’s. Man U we’re already a force and the tragedy of Munich and the brilliance of the Busby heightened everything to the point that they cemented their place at the top forever. There’d been dominate clubs before that but IMO Man U and Liverpool benefited from circumstances of the time. Romance for Man U and Liverpool hit the top just as the early 70’s, colour TV and wider coverage hit the masses. Might sound far fetched but if The Beetles had come from Leeds and Leeds hadn’t been such a hard team it could have been them. What fans of Man U and Liverpool fail to remember and now take for granted is that they both could simply pick and choose the best players. The legacy from the late 60’s for Man U and early 70’s for Liverpool stayed with them even when other clubs had a good spell (Ipswich, Forest, Villa, Everton). I'm probably being very simplistic with the above but Man U and Liverpool fans can both go fuck themselves if they believe they have a god given right to be at the top and haven’t took advantages of the time. I actually think we will really struggle to attract top managers and players, I see more of a Leicester than anything else. When someone like Woodgate says it’ll be a difficult sell we should listen. It’s going to be a very long road, I just hope the owners and fans stick with it. Man utd have always been a buying club, from Cantona to pallister to veron and Cole, all big transfers with money behind them, they hate to be reminded of it as they get blinded by fergie bringing the kids through but they have always spent bigger than anyone else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) There would have been less restrictions for City too back then aye? My memory is foggy of how they grew. But aye I think growing organically is our best bet given we're limited somewhat in the transfer market. We cannot waste money with huge signings when the rest of the squad is largely shite, we'll just suffer for it in future windows. Edited October 16, 2021 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 This narrative about top players not signing, us needing 17 players, FFP etc etc is nonsensical anyways We are used to Mike Ashley ownership, what is about to come is likely to be an improvement. Rather than signing Joe Willock and then refusing to sanction loan deals we end up signing 2-3 Joe Willocks, that is a massive improvement and what we'll be happy with Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) Everyone: Woodgate: You've all forgot about my racism right? cool. Well....here's my opinion, Newcastle right, no-one would go there from Madrid....I was there, it was mint Edited October 16, 2021 by bhoywhonder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 hours ago, David Edgar said: Some of those Woodcote quotes belong on Talk Shite radio. There's some real bitterness coming through from jealous commentators outside of Newcastle. I think rather than go for Gerrard, we should make an official approach for Klopp. That should ruffle a few feathers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Brilliant from the the new owners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Brilliant from the the new owners. Wow, that’s very generous of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Brilliant from the the new owners. Whilst this is great let's not forget that they donate hundreds of thousands of pounds to the tories, whose policies have resulted in a 60 fold rise in the use of food banks since 2010. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Interpolic said: Re Liverpool, that stat about us having won more trophies than Liverpool on the morning of the 74 Cup Final is so depressing like Looked it up just now and Chronicle article says we were on 11 to their 10 before that final. "Before the fateful cup final kicked off, in terms of major honours, Newcastle United were actually more successful than Liverpool. The Magpies had 11 trophies in the bag, while the Scousers had ten. The four decades since then, of course, have seen the Reds amass an incredible array of silverware, while the Toon remain perennially potless." https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/newcastle-united-nostalgia-forgotten-match-8029446 Before the mid-1970s, Man Utd had also never won more domestic trophies than NUFC. Not once in the previous 100 years or so of their history had they been ahead of us in terms of domestic trophies won. Man Utd before Matt Busby were, at best, a below average club. Which goes to show that one era in a club's history can propel a club onto a previously unimaginable level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Anyone think the owners will be introduced on the pitch before the game tomorrow? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 17 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Brilliant from the the new owners. Apparently that guy in the photo is George Caulkin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Anyone think the owners will be introduced on the pitch before the game tomorrow? This Takeover is the most important event at our club in my lifetime, and as the Chairman is going to be here also for his first visit, then YES they should be, and will be, formally introduced. It may be from the pitch, or it may be from standing up and waving from the Directors Box. Either way . . . YES !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) Woodgate is as thick as a castle wall and doesn't know his arse from his elbow. When he talks about the North East he assumes that attracting people to Tyneside is as difficult as it is for the hellhole that is his smoggie homeland. Nothing could be further from the truth. Edited October 16, 2021 by Wandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said: Whilst this is great let's not forget that they donate hundreds of thousands of pounds to the tories, whose policies have resulted in a 60 fold rise in the use of food banks since 2010. Didn’t know that, down with their sort… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said: Whilst this is great let's not forget that they donate hundreds of thousands of pounds to the tories, whose policies have resulted in a 60 fold rise in the use of food banks since 2010. Really.......I mean really. Words just fail me. Nothing can be celebrated for what it is - someone has to go but what about this then............Society has lost how to celebrate good things, it just wants to wallow in the bad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Feels so weird loving NUFC again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, Danh1 said: Feels so weird loving NUFC again. Be a long while before I can say that. But maybe in time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 40 minutes ago, Awaymag said: Really.......I mean really. Words just fail me. Nothing can be celebrated for what it is - someone has to go but what about this then............Society has lost how to celebrate good things, it just wants to wallow in the bad! Oh yeah, that's the problem with a society where 1% of the population hold a quarter of the wealth and 2.5m people need to use food banks to survive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Pilgrim Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Woodgate played the best football of his career here and was very well received, so I don’t really understand why he’s so bitter about us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, Billy Pilgrim said: Woodgate played the best football of his career here and was very well received, so I don’t really understand why he’s so bitter about us. Not sure if he's bitter, or just thick as pig shit. Rolled out for a few quid, 'here's what you've gotta say Johnny'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dokko said: Be a long while before I can say that. But maybe in time. Fingers crossed mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said: Oh yeah, that's the problem with a society where 1% of the population hold a quarter of the wealth and 2.5m people need to use food banks to survive What has that got to do with NUFC man........I think you want the BBC or Guardian HYS not an NUFC forum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Pixelphish said: Not sure if he's bitter, or just thick as pig shit. Rolled out for a few quid, 'here's what you've gotta say Johnny'. He’s as thick as fuck, think all that powder in his younger playing days went to his already diminished/lack of brain cells, great defender when fit though. Easily could have been world-class. Edited October 16, 2021 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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