Ayatollah Hermione 13837 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I quite like him these days. That video of him dossing about at the Hoppings is the work of a man who knows exactly what to do to get a reaction out of people. That kind of thing has a ceiling but it’ll all be knocked on the head when his parents are sick of paying anyway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32826 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 36 minutes ago, Rayvin said: Is he actually getting anywhere with that channel? I'm assuming that his long term angle is to pass some minimum threshold after which the club will kind of acknowledge him and give him access to players/whoever to a higher degree. But then equally, they seem to be doing a decent job of all that themselves anyway, I've seen a number of player interviews lately, straight from the club itself. Not exactly sure where this kid fits into all of it tbh, at least while he's so focused on the club itself. Maybe he could have some success speaking to younger fans on matchday experiences or whatever but that's about as charitable as I think I can possibly be in terms of his prospects. He needs a lass tbh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10779 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: He needs a lass tbh. Or a lad. C'mon Paddocklad, you're better than this. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5186 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 That's HMHM mate. C'mon Fish, you're better than this. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Howmanheyman 32826 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 20 minutes ago, The Fish said: That's not too dissimilar to the man himself iyam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr Gloom 21847 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) i'd love them to go out and spunk £60m on raphina, mainly just to shut edwards up Edited June 23, 2022 by Dr Gloom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19980 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 He's absolutely hung his chicken dripping cock on this FFP shite hasn't he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gemmill 44495 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Re the new sponsorship deal, I reckon the club have played a blinder by seeing out another year with Fun88. If we have a really strong season, which we should, and our final league position is helped by the compressed season taking a toll on the teams in Europe, we're in a much stronger position to make arguments for our market value having shifted significantly. If we'd tried to bring it forward to this close season we'd have shot ourselves right in the foot. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Edwards is a funny one about the FFP stuff. I think it’s pretty clear he doesn’t understand how it works and has no intention of knowing how it works (see his £60m budget claim before bids for Ektike, Botman, Targett etc made that an impossibility). I’m fairly sure we also bring in more sponsorship, TV, and match day revenue then Villa yet they seem to have no worries whatsoever in terms of spending - and yes they sold Grealish but they spunked more than his fee on fees and wages the month he left. I think he just enjoys being boring. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom 14011 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 19/05/2022 at 22:59, Craig said: I think the loan idea is the best way forward. If he rips up trees, make it permanent. I was a GK too but nowhere near your level Strawb. Dubravka scares the fuck out of me TBH. What I've seen of Henderson is fairly impressive although if we were going to break the bank I'd be going for Pope. I think he's the real deal. I'll take that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex 34912 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Howay said: Edwards is a funny one about the FFP stuff. I think it’s pretty clear he doesn’t understand how it works and has no intention of knowing how it works (see his £60m budget claim before bids for Ektike, Botman, Targett etc made that an impossibility). I’m fairly sure we also bring in more sponsorship, TV, and match day revenue then Villa yet they seem to have no worries whatsoever in terms of spending - and yes they sold Grealish but they spunked more than his fee on fees and wages the month he left. I think he just enjoys being boring. Yeah, he doesn’t understand it and seems to ignore other clubs taking the piss out if FFP. About the only way he can wind up fans, which still seems to be his fucking bizarre raison d’etre, is by saying we aren’t going to spend much this summer. Yet we’re pursuing Botman and Etikite which would blow his theory out of the water if they signed. Obviously they might choose not to come here but we’re definitely prepared to spend the money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7009 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11158 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 14 hours ago, Rayvin said: Tbf to Bob, he's a regular in the guardian comment section - probably the most well known one from our fanbase - and he spends a lot of his time defending the club from all manner of bullshit. I do think he gets himself tied into knots a bit at times but he's put himself into a situation where he's pretty constantly under fire on the clubs behalf. So I kinda get it. And honestly he knows you're right too I would wager. Are you apologising for someone else now? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10779 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 13 hours ago, Howay said: Edwards is a funny one about the FFP stuff. I think it’s pretty clear he doesn’t understand how it works and has no intention of knowing how it works (see his £60m budget claim before bids for Ektike, Botman, Targett etc made that an impossibility). I’m fairly sure we also bring in more sponsorship, TV, and match day revenue then Villa yet they seem to have no worries whatsoever in terms of spending - and yes they sold Grealish but they spunked more than his fee on fees and wages the month he left. I think he just enjoys being boring. It's not FFP that's limiting our spend, it's strategy. We could blow our wad this window and spend a couple hundred million without falling foul of FFP. I think it's prudent not to for a couple of reasons. The kind of spend that would get us into the CL conversation is huge and we're currently unlikely to attract the level of player that would return on that investment immediately. If we were in West Ham's position and 3-4 £50m players would secure CL, it would make sense for us to do it. If we splurge big in our first summer window under new ownership, it would set the tone that we're a big spending team and the Newcastle tax would be huge every window, regardless of our league position. If we spend £200m this window, that would impact FFP down the line unless we pull in huge sponsorship deals. It's my view that there's a pot we're happy to spend from, but it's more than £60m. I mean, we've already spent £24m on a LB and a 'keeper we're talking about £30m for Botman and similar for Ekitike, so that's £90m. I think if we were to sign those two players and then someone like Paqueta became available at a reasonable price, we'd spend on him too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21847 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 still think we might get a centre forward (DCL or similar) on top of ekitike as he might be considered more of a wide forward/occasional or back up CF. and if we fail to get ekitike perhaps it's diaby or someone else. i can easily see us spunking north of £100m. good to see us prepared to walk away from deals when agents/clubs try to take the piss though 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19980 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 28 minutes ago, The Fish said: It's not FFP that's limiting our spend, it's strategy. We could blow our wad this window and spend a couple hundred million without falling foul of FFP. I think it's prudent not to for a couple of reasons. The kind of spend that would get us into the CL conversation is huge and we're currently unlikely to attract the level of player that would return on that investment immediately. If we were in West Ham's position and 3-4 £50m players would secure CL, it would make sense for us to do it. If we splurge big in our first summer window under new ownership, it would set the tone that we're a big spending team and the Newcastle tax would be huge every window, regardless of our league position. If we spend £200m this window, that would impact FFP down the line unless we pull in huge sponsorship deals. It's my view that there's a pot we're happy to spend from, but it's more than £60m. I mean, we've already spent £24m on a LB and a 'keeper we're talking about £30m for Botman and similar for Ekitike, so that's £90m. I think if we were to sign those two players and then someone like Paqueta became available at a reasonable price, we'd spend on him too. Exactly this something chicken shagger can't compute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeAdmirer 1248 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 On 23/06/2022 at 19:13, Tom said: Probably for the best tbh Zero balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 298 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I think that's old news just being repeated - or I have to stay off cut down consider using less drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19980 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Broja anyone? Apparently contact has been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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