TRon Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 3 minutes ago, STM said: It does seem astonishing that we don't seem willing sellers.... when we don't want to sell. And that we don't seem convincing buyers, when we have fuck all money to spend. Fuck sake it's not rocket science. We are skint, our options were limited, we decided to stick rather than twist... I back them. I think we needed to sell in order to bring in a midfielder at any rate. But time will tell if we made the right decision. Players in their 30's are only going to go down in value, will be interesting to see how we raise money in the summer to try to invest in better players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Very childish it’s a different opinion you just don’t like it. It's a different world we live in man. You live in some fantasy pseudo football manager would where everything is dramatic, full of conflict and conspiracy. Our club is finally as I want it... TRYING... and perhaps to my own fault, people like you spoil it for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Honestly didn't see how fast this would turn with our fans....where newcastle united can have 1 brilliant season of success and half a season of some CL football and now all of a sudden our fans truly did forget where the fuck we were without these owners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 2 minutes ago, STM said: It's a different world we live in man. You live in some fantasy pseudo football manager would where everything is dramatic, full of conflict and conspiracy. Our club is finally as I want it... TRYING... and perhaps to my own fault, people like you spoil it for me. I wouldn’t let me spoil it for you, take your own advice and ignore going forward there’s a good lad. Edited January 30 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I think the pretty obvious problem is that all the clubs who would want our players are operating under the same constraints we are. We need to sell before we buy, but so does everyone else. And there are no buyers. The Saudi League is the way around that, but as others have discussed in this thread, there are still human beings involved, and if it doesn't work it doesn't work. And frankly I don't mind us steering clear of selling players there anyway given the obvious conflict of interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 13 minutes ago, STM said: Yes but football doesn't work in such simple terms. Eddie wants a group that's bonded together and would probably have preferred sorting something longer term, like a loan with option. Man City wanted quite alot just for the loan. I like him as a player but I'm pleased we had our heads switched on. I'm generally on board with that. I just think we're in a unique situation and would really benefit from a fresh face and energy. Full trust in Eddie and the club, but not taking the opportunity to bring in a CM without the need to sell anyone goes down as a mistake for me (assuming we don't find another one in the next 24 hours). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 6 minutes ago, oldtype said: I think the pretty obvious problem is that all the clubs who would want our players are operating under the same constraints we are. We need to sell before we buy, but so does everyone else. And there are no buyers. The Saudi League is the way around that, but as others have discussed in this thread, there are still human beings involved, and if it doesn't work it doesn't work. And frankly I don't mind us steering clear of selling players there anyway given the obvious conflict of interest. That's fine, I just hope it doesn't go tits up second half of the season and we don't make Europe for the lack of options in midfield. If it's a cold hard business decision and we think it makes more sense to write the season off and go again next season fair enough. But we will get less money for the same players, so will maybe not be able to afford the better calibre players regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Isak oot, cheque book oot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krabbe2 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Just for Benzema to get on the plane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 54 minutes ago, TRon said: That's fine, I just hope it doesn't go tits up second half of the season and we don't make Europe for the lack of options in midfield. If it's a cold hard business decision and we think it makes more sense to write the season off and go again next season fair enough. But we will get less money for the same players, so will maybe not be able to afford the better calibre players regardless. If I understand this amortization stuff correctly, the longer we hold a player, the smaller their book value becomes, which increases our FFP boost when we sell them. So we can afford to let a player go for slightly less in the summer and still get the same benefit since it's all monopoly money for us anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 9 minutes ago, Krabbe2 said: Just for Benzema to get on the plane. 2hrs to get a deal done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 It feels so wrong, yet it feels so right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Going to Frankfurt supposedly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 PSG owe us after that farcical penalty. Get him sent over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 minutes ago, oldtype said: If I understand this amortization stuff correctly, the longer we hold a player, the smaller their book value becomes, which increases our FFP boost when we sell them. So we can afford to let a player go for slightly less in the summer and still get the same benefit since it's all monopoly money for us anyway. Well that doesn't really help us for the rest of the season in the positions we are short, but at least it justifies not letting anyone go who can still play a part this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) If we didnt find the money for a midfielder with our current options available, i dont see us having money for a striker sadly. If we do i seriously gotta question why we havent brought in a CM. Edited January 30 by Displayname Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 What happened to the other guy playing in Germany with the low buy out clause? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 go get Zirkzee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Dummett ever played up front? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton7 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 One in one out is the club policy. One player gets injured and the previously injured player replaces him. Ad infinitum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 What’s Bas Dost up to these days? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 We need a dodgy Saudi loan. Go on, get Benzema Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Wilson and Barnes supposedly due back the weekend, we won’t go into the market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Hopefully the war chest is still accessible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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