STM Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Part of me thinks, "well I suppose we could be getting a price before making bids." The other part of me is actually sane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Pretty good at the outgoings though This is a very unfortunate sale. He's class and will soon enough be wanted by big clubs. Can't blame him one bit for leaving though. If he was taller, he would be an excellent centre back but he's much more suited to the continental game where teams try and play football. For Rafa, he's one of the few players we can get some money from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/uncomfortable-truth-newcastle-uniteds-transfer-14780261.amp?__twitter_impression=true "Newcastle United are yet to make a single bid for a new face this summer - despite the fact that pre-season training starts in just 19 days time" Anyone genuinely surprised? I'm not. Ashley playing us all for fools, once again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Very disappointed if we sell Merino, will also mean we probably need to buy two CMs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 'New', by the way. I'm in shock. The "new" made me madder than anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/uncomfortable-truth-newcastle-uniteds-transfer-14780261.amp?__twitter_impression=true "Newcastle United are yet to make a single bid for a new face this summer - despite the fact that pre-season training starts in just 19 days time" Lee Ryder has that saved as a template with "summer/winter (DELETE AS APPROPRIATE)" in red along with 2 red XXs where the 19 is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I'm grateful for this wee bit of World Cup fever because I don't have a scrap of NUFC-based optimism atm, like. It doesn't seem remotely likely that we'll sign anyone without first shipping out a load. Perhaps selling Mbemba and Merino will enable one or two incomings, but we're only looking at like-for-like squaddie replacements. Are we seriously waiting until the Mitro auction concludes before signing anyone who will actually improve the team? Appalling attitude and I can't believe Benitez would put up with that. It's particularly galling when all three of those players are varying degrees of likeable. Just feels like bloody stalemate at the moment and the World Cup is basically just in the way. Such a nonsense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I'm grateful for this wee bit of World Cup fever because I don't have a scrap of NUFC-based optimism atm, like. It doesn't seem remotely likely that we'll sign anyone without first shipping out a load. Perhaps selling Mbemba and Merino will enable one or two incomings, but we're only looking at like-for-like squaddie replacements. Are we seriously waiting until the Mitro auction concludes before signing anyone who will actually improve the team? It's particularly galling when all three are varying degrees of likeable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NobbyOhNobby Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Rather we signed a striker that scored goals, tbh. Would you rather lose 2-1 every game but the striker scored? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Rather not answer weird questions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I'm grateful for this wee bit of World Cup fever because I don't have a scrap of NUFC-based optimism atm, like. It doesn't seem remotely likely that we'll sign anyone without first shipping out a load. Perhaps selling Mbemba and Merino will enable one or two incomings, but we're only looking at like-for-like squaddie replacements. Are we seriously waiting until the Mitro auction concludes before signing anyone who will actually improve the team? Appalling attitude and I can't believe Benitez would put up with that. It's particularly galling when all three of those players are varying degrees of likeable. Just feels like bloody stalemate at the moment and the World Cup is basically just in the way. Such a nonsense. The fuck would the plan have been had Mitro not banged them in for Fulham then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Has there been any word on how much the bids for Merino are? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/uncomfortable-truth-newcastle-uniteds-transfer-14780261.amp?__twitter_impression=true "Newcastle United are yet to make a single bid for a new face this summer - despite the fact that pre-season training starts in just 19 days time" Hardly a surprise when they can't persuade the manager to sign an extended contract. They are already preparing for life without him in a year's time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/uncomfortable-truth-newcastle-uniteds-transfer-14780261.amp?__twitter_impression=true "Newcastle United are yet to make a single bid for a new face this summer - despite the fact that pre-season training starts in just 19 days time" Hardly a surprise when they can't persuade the manager to sign an extended contract. They are already preparing for life without him in a year's time. Ashley is going to be sitting on 2 years worth of PL mega cash by then (17/18 and 18/19), so as you say it'll make sense that he'd have calculated that Rafa keeps us up on the cheap this year in 18/19 with a low net spend. Rafa then leaves, Ashley gets a cheapo manager in (saves more money, win for Big Mike), and then for 19/20 Ashley can again gamble by not spending much. However if we're at panic stations by January 2020 he'll have ample cash to throw at whichever yes man is in the role like he did with McClaren should it be required. If the gamble pays off then Ashley will have 3 years worth of mega money PL cash whilst still showing losses in the accounts due to creative accounting. All the while the free advertising of Sports Direct continues, as does all of NUFC's retail and merchandising sales being channelled through Sports Direct in return for a tiny percentage of the sales. Plus the few million paid to Sports Direct for fees for who knows what. Plus his mates getting on the NUFC payroll (or probably being paid through accounts receivable as contractor invoices). Plus whatever assets he can strip - did he go ahead with the land sale adjacent to NUFC (the car park iirc), and did the club get the proceeds for that sale? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 His appeal is completely lost on me, like. His best performances looked average to me and he didn't shine in a really awful team. Totally agree, he's done nothing, hell I don't even think he's 3 times the player Joselu is, which is what his price tag suggests. honestly be gutted if rondon was our main striker signing like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 £8m for the Chancellor according to this: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-defender-chancel-mbemba-set-12700045 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 £8m for the Chancellor according to this: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-defender-chancel-mbemba-set-12700045 So our money back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 1 season getting relegated and then 2 seasons of barely playing. I guess we could have made a bit of a profit but it wasn't going to be much if anything. Hope we've got a sell on clause though as Porto usually make a canny wedge from their sales Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 His appeal is completely lost on me, like. His best performances looked average to me and he didn't shine in a really awful team. Totally agree, he's done nothing, hell I don't even think he's 3 times the player Joselu is, which is what his price tag suggests. honestly be gutted if rondon was our main striker signing like Are you expecting someone more exciting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 His appeal is completely lost on me, like. His best performances looked average to me and he didn't shine in a really awful team. Totally agree, he's done nothing, hell I don't even think he's 3 times the player Joselu is, which is what his price tag suggests. honestly be gutted if rondon was our main striker signing like Are you expecting someone more exciting? yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I envy your optimism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I envy your optimism. thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I'd even put Josh King over Rondon, incredibly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 If we sell Mitro and buy Rondon I will be upset. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 His appeal is completely lost on me, like. His best performances looked average to me and he didn't shine in a really awful team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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