sammynb 3923 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Here’s the thing, get relegated and we will be fucked by FFP as with the new “rules” a championship promoted club will not be given a tier sponsorship value that a current PL club is allocated (the PL has made sure will be fucked with their new rules with this), so they really need to bite the bullet and pull out all stops to not get relegated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 3053 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22857 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Slam in £10m for Tarkowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22857 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 6 hours ago, sammynb said: Here’s the thing, get relegated and we will be fucked by FFP as with the new “rules” a championship promoted club will not be given a tier sponsorship value that a current PL club is allocated (the PL has made sure will be fucked with their new rules with this), so they really need to bite the bullet and pull out all stops to not get relegated. Apparently going down though will be ok as we will only be down a season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49931 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Oooooo someone's woken up on the SARCASTIC side of the bed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 3044 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 By the sounds of it, although the overall sum we’re offering for these players is decent (€35+), the lion’s share of it is tied to contingencies. So you can bet that there’s a big chunk of that tied to us staying up. Plus if there is a clause about us winning the Champions League, it’s no real surprise the selling club is telling us to get fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22857 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, MrBass said: By the sounds of it, although the overall sum we’re offering for these players is decent (€35+), the lion’s share of it is tied to contingencies. So you can bet that there’s a big chunk of that tied to us staying up. Plus if there is a clause about us winning the Champions League, it’s no real surprise the selling club is telling us to get fucked. It appears that way. They do realise time is running out? They're not negotiating for a new oil pump or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22857 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Carlos has apparently said he has time left at Seville. I.e they've given him a wage rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22857 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 This from The Atheletic Quote Let’s start with the business they still want to do — which positions are they actively looking to strengthen? Come February 1, ideally, Newcastle will have signed — on top of Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood — two new centre-backs, a left-back, at least one central midfielder and another forward, while even a goalkeeper addition has not been ruled out. They do go on and say about whether that happens or not. Have they not seen how this window is panning out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 33215 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 46 minutes ago, MrBass said: By the sounds of it, although the overall sum we’re offering for these players is decent (€35+), the lion’s share of it is tied to contingencies. So you can bet that there’s a big chunk of that tied to us staying up. Plus if there is a clause about us winning the Champions League, it’s no real surprise the selling club is telling us to get fucked. Aye, if I were a selling club I wouldn’t want any of that nonsense as part of the deal. Fair enough if it’s added on top of the asking price or you’re very close in terms of a deal but if they’re looking €35m and we’re saying the last €10m is contingent on us achieving X, Y and Z then that’s not going to work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Christmas Tree 5104 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: They do realise time is running out? It's astounding Time is fleeting Madness takes its toll But listen closely (Not for very much longer) You’ve got to keep control I remember doing the Window Drinking those moments when The blackness would hit me And Ashley be stalling It’s transfer window again It’s transfer window again It’s just a one for the left We’ve sorted out the right Sort out the midfield clips To bend the balls out wide But it’s the in the knows That really drive you insane It’s transfer window again It’s transfer window again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Monkeys Fist 45146 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: It's astounding Time is fleeting Madness takes its toll But listen closely (Not for very much longer) You’ve got to keep control I remember doing the Window Drinking those moments when The blackness would hit me And Ashley be stalling It’s transfer window again It’s transfer window again It’s just a one for the left We’ve sorted out the right Sort out the midfield clips To bend the balls out wide But it’s the in the knows That really drive you insane It’s transfer window again It’s transfer window again You should apologise to octopodes for this waste of ink, even though no ink was involved. Then jump off a cliff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49931 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Surely a one day ban is in order for that? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 3430 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 You know, maybe Vogon poetry isn’t too bad after all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Christmas Tree 5104 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Surely a one day ban is in order for that? Wait til deadline day and I work through ABBA…. Gime gime gime a man before midnight.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 3044 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: Wait til deadline day and I work through ABBA…. Gime gime gime a man before midnight.. Always a bonus when you can work your Friday night mantra into a post about Newcastle transfers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 8417 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Carlos never had our support anyway after Diego dealt him a beatdown. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49931 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Given the obvious nightmare they're having with Carlos/any good CB, I'd put that on the backburner today and just go all out to get Lingard pushed through in a hurry. He's not getting games for Man United, there's not huge competition for signing him (yet) cos his contract is up in the summer (although that could change if we start to make progress on a signing), so there should be much less resistance from the selling club to get this one done. Obviously remains to be seen if Lingard is keen but only one way to find out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22857 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 That's it. Yes we are shite at the back. However we are also not creating the goals and have little threat going forward. Have they become tunnel vision on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 8417 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: That's it. Yes we are shite at the back. However we are also not creating the goals and have little threat going forward. Have they become tunnel vision on this? Exactly, we're scoring less than a goal a game. We don't only need to shore up the back we also need to create more chances and ultimately score more goals. We need sharp players with movement and pace, not Longstaff, Shelvey, Hayden, Willock, Hendrick etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 299 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Well, they did buy Chris Wood at a high price , from a relegation rival. WTF happened to Willock though, seriously. For me, defence has to be the priority, but personally I think it could be vastly improved by dropping Lascelles and I thought that Trippier coming in might well have done that. It boggles my mind how he's getting first choice pick and retaining the armband - Clark gets a lot of hate, but he's probably a better defender than JL, Then we've Schar, Dummett and Fernandez (the Bruce saga mole?) - who can all play CB. Edited January 20, 2022 by scoobos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14671 Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Time to start going down the list of players and getting the ones who may not be blow away brilliant, but will improve the side enough to get to 17th come May. I get the idea of signing the best players possible but fucking hell, time is getting on now. The fifth choice under this lot will surely be better than the fifth choice under Ashley 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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