Lush Vlad Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 17 hours ago, The Butcher said: Botman and Isak er the only ones I wouldn't sell for any price. Getting 100m for Bruno would mean we could bring in a DM and an AM to offer us a better balanced midfield. Not that I think it's going to happen anytime soon. £100m is not going to get you two top level midfielders these days. As mental as that sounds typing it out. Would we not be better off keeping arguably our best and most sought after player and building the team and midfield around him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 (edited) I say sell him for 100mill......... then immediately buy him back for 100mill. Yeah its an obvious FFP dodge but so is loan with obligation. Not being serious btw. Edited September 10, 2023 by madras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 If we sell bruno to strengthen our rivals it would be a big surprise! Can't think of a worse thing to do seeing how inflated the transfer market is. If it was a world record breaker i.e. 160M, then allowed us to spend 300M via FFP, then maybe it would be a goer... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prefabtoon Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Shows Bruno wants out if his advisors have inserted a 100mil release clause in his contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 30 minutes ago, prefabtoon said: Shows Bruno wants out if his advisors have inserted a 100mil release clause in his contract. Yeah because his contract is out there for us all to read! Shows it’s all just tittle tattle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Release clause doesn't bother me one bit, provided that it's above 120m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, STM said: Release clause doesn't bother me one bit, provided that it's above 120m. Same, surely it only protects the club. He either sells for the price we've set or he doesn't and we get his best years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 16 hours ago, prefabtoon said: Shows Bruno wants out if his advisors have inserted a 100mil release clause in his contract. I’m ok with this. He’ll need to perform to be worth £100m+. Not the end of the world if true - at this moment no-one is likely to bid that sort of number for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Are people actually serious with this dropping Bruno stuff? Like actually serious serious? Or has he just became the new boo boy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, KDT said: Are people actually serious with this dropping Bruno stuff? Like actually serious serious? Or has he just became the new boo boy? It's fucking mental man. Do all teams have their own boo boy? Can we get ASM back if only to leave Bruno alone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 We were spoiled last season, exceptional performances all round (some massively over performing) and unfortunately it seems sections of our support expect that to be the norm now. 'we don't demand a team that wins... we demand a club that tries' Some people would do well to keep that quote in mind through our current evolution. They'll have peaks and troughs as a team and as individuals, some of the comments I've seen about Bruno (not just on here) are fuckin ridiculous to put it lightly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 42 minutes ago, KDT said: Are people actually serious with this dropping Bruno stuff? Like actually serious serious? Or has he just became the new boo boy? Only if it allows us to move Schar into midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 09/09/2023 at 21:48, The Prophet said: A "double pivot" is far more precise than "a pair of midfielders who usually sit behind more attacking midfielders, with one a more traditional defensive midfield and the other more of a water carrier". If a term wasn’t popular in 97, NO will ridicule it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Lots of pages on Bruno G and I can’t tell what the discussion point is. Are there rumours of a release clause? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just now, The College Dropout said: Lots of pages on Bruno G and I can’t tell what the discussion point is. Are there rumours of a release clause? The jist of the chat was would you sell him if a bid of £100 million plus came in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Prophet said: The jist of the chat was would you sell him if a bid of £100 million plus came in. If we had quality replacements in before we sold him - maybe aye. But to Saudi or another foreign club. Not a PL rival. And in 2025 at the earliest for whatever the big fees are of that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 PSG may have offered £150m for him if it comes around in January again, then we have to seriously consider it to help us out in that window, everyone has a price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Wilson said: We were spoiled last season, exceptional performances all round (some massively over performing) and unfortunately it seems sections of our support expect that to be the norm now. 'we don't demand a team that wins... we demand a club that tries' Some people would do well to keep that quote in mind through our current evolution. They'll have peaks and troughs as a team and as individuals, some of the comments I've seen about Bruno (not just on here) are fuckin ridiculous to put it lightly. I never liked that mantra, and it doesn’t speak for all of us. Mainly because it is utter bollocks - a team of triers losing every week would not be a popular one on Tyneside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: I never liked that mantra, and it doesn’t speak for all of us. Mainly because it is utter bollocks - a team of triers losing every week would not be a popular one on Tyneside. Except its not a "team of triers" it's a "club that tries". Slight difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Speaking for myself, I'm more interested in what's going on behind the scenes. Building a foundation with top class operators will see us successful in the long term, long after the likes of Bruno and Trippier have gone. Eales said himself, the correlation between wages and success is there for us all to see. The plan is to build the club commercially so we can get to that promise land. Once we've done that.... trophies will follow. Most of our current players are merely a bridge between the past and the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 minute ago, STM said: Except its not a "team of triers" it's a "club that tries". Slight difference. True, but that depends on what the club is ‘trying’ to do. I’d suggest that the implication is that the club would be trying to win things, while not demanding that it does. Either way, it is meaningless in the context of the performance of the players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 minute ago, STM said: Speaking for myself, I'm more interested in what's going on behind the scenes. Building a foundation with top class operators will see us successful in the long term, long after the likes of Bruno and Trippier have gone. Eales said himself, the correlation between wages and success is there for us all to see. The plan is to build the club commercially so we can get to that promise land. Once we've done that.... trophies will follow. Most of our current players are merely a bridge between the past and the future. Yeah, this is basically where I am. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 29 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: I never liked that mantra, and it doesn’t speak for all of us. Mainly because it is utter bollocks - a team of triers losing every week would not be a popular one on Tyneside. It really isn't utter bollocks but if that's your view, so be it. Each to their own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: True, but that depends on what the club is ‘trying’ to do. I’d suggest that the implication is that the club would be trying to win things, while not demanding that it does. Either way, it is meaningless in the context of the performance of the players. It was never about the players really. That slogan first emerged in deepest darkest Pardew when the club was making it abundantly clear that it had no interest in competing; all the while to a backdrop of media coverage which labelled anti-Pardew angst as ungrateful Newcastle fans expecting the earth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Yorkie said: It was never about the players really. That slogan first emerged in deepest darkest Pardew when the club was making it abundantly clear that it had no interest in competing; all the while to a backdrop of media coverage which labelled anti-Pardew angst as ungrateful Newcastle fans expecting the earth. Which ironically, judging by some people on here and on social media (yes, yes. I know, I know). Plenty of fans fit the bill here. A few sub-par performances, some players a bit out of form and some reverting back to their base level and they’re all worse than shite. People have quickly forgotten the dark days and want it all straight away, it seems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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