ewerk 30266 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Just for comparison. Portsmouth made a loss of £1.4m last season in League One with a wage bill of £5.8m. Sunderland have a wage bill of £14m. The parachute payments are the only thing keeping them afloat and they come to and end next season. That's when the shit is really going to hit the fan and their support is going to realise that what a chancer Stewart Donald is just before they go bust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Read on rtg that there's a billionaire waiting in the wings to make them his play thing after promotion, The Don mustn't have read the thread. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon 13 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 10 hours ago, ewerk said: Just for comparison. Portsmouth made a loss of £1.4m last season in League One with a wage bill of £5.8m. Sunderland have a wage bill of £14m. The parachute payments are the only thing keeping them afloat and they come to and end next season. That's when the shit is really going to hit the fan and their support is going to realise that what a chancer Stewart Donald is just before they go bust. They only have the parachute payments as long as Short receives his payments otherwise they default to him if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I did hear something along those lines but not sure if it’s true or rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5176 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) I think if they go up, they will get some manner of further investment - they must have some plan for this. But I also think that spending £4m on Grigg underlines that they're pretty desperate to go up this year. If they don't, I think a lot of the bigger names will be moved on out of absolute necessity - and then they're back at a rebuilding job for next season with a lot of bog standard League One players. Edited April 16, 2019 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Plan. What big names do they have to move on? I don’t see much of them so I don’t know if they’ve anyone that a Championship club would take a chance on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10734 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 There's surely a couple that have done enough at a promotion chasing team to get the attention of teams in the Championship? Surely? That said, they're not saleable assets in the same strata as Pickford, or... well, you get the point. Their best player went to Bordeaux for buttons, I can't imagine Honeyman or whomever pulling in the £18m they'd need to break even. Staying down in League One would put off investors that have enough capital to assure them of promotion to the 2nd tier (still funny), so cost -cutting measures will inevitably follow. Scouting, coaching, medical staff will be let go. Which of their high earners are coming to the end of their contracts? Because no fucker is going to pay money for Cattermole, and certainly not match his current wages. Of course, if they have to release/sell a load of playing staff, that's another unsettled season of 'rebuilding'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 So much for the new dawn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5176 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I think Cattermole and Oviedo - not stars but on big money. Oviedo I suspect will move on this summer, although as Fish says, Cattermole might be a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6986 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 McGeady will get a move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11130 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 21 hours ago, ewerk said: Aye, a £14m wage bill in League One is no problem but £18m in the Championship is a big issue? I didn't say it made sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 14 hours ago, Rayvin said: I think Cattermole and Oviedo - not stars but on big money. Oviedo I suspect will move on this summer, although as Fish says, Cattermole might be a challenge. I'm sure Cattermole took a 40% cut on his wages whey they were relegated last season. He'll still be on top money in the league he's in. I cannot see many Championship teams wanting him based on ability. Methinks the makems are stuck with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Cattermole could easily end up back at Boro and play no games due to him slipping back in with his plonky mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Boro have an embarrassment of central midfield riches all better than Catts so it's unlikely. Probably their most stocked position. Their fans were complaining at one point that Pulis was playing 4 central midfielders and no natural wide men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 What was the outcome regarding the 'Catts for England' appeal by the SMB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventrysam 0 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Spoiler Coventry fan here never seen a such a bunch of deluded small man syndrome muppets in my life Hope they get to wembley and bottle it again Edited April 18, 2019 by Coventrysam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5176 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Coventrysam said: Hide contents Coventry fan here never seen a such a bunch of deluded small man syndrome muppets in my life Hope they get to wembley and bottle it again They really, and inexplicably, hate you guys. It's fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Glad that was in spoilers. Added a nice element of surprise to someone else hating the mackems. I knew it was coming but I didn't know what form it was going to take. Does this mean we have a patented "Special Relationship" with Coventry now? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) Barnsley about to win and a last gasp winner for Pompey :lol: pressure on and live on Sky Edited April 19, 2019 by TheGingerQuiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 What a joke ref waves play on for the most blatant foul you'll ever see outside mackems box and they go up the other end and score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 First time I’ve seen them this season, League One is absolute dog shit. The Doncaster players win the ball in their box and as they pass each of them keep controlling by turning back towards their own goal just putting immediate pressure on themselves as they have to then turn around to pass or clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 A rousing ten man chant telling Newcastle United to fuck off there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 My main takeaway from their match yesterday is that if those two teams are among the top 6 teams in that league, I can only imagine how absolutely garbage the rest of them are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 They currently have a thread about how kids will be starting primary school and there hasn’t been a Newcastle win over the tramps in their lifetime. When someone pulled him up saying it’s been 8 years his response was “unless we get back to back promotions it will be though” they can’t honestly think they’re gaining some moral high ground on this as they’re too fucking shite to be in the same league as us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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