Transfers, 2024-25 season

[The Fish 11307]

[Howmanheyman 36250]

20 minutes ago, The Fish said:

That's not too dissimilar to the man himself iyam?

[MrBass 2959]

 

[Dr Gloom 23401]

 

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

[wykikitoon 22569]

He's absolutely hung his chicken dripping cock on this FFP shite hasn't he? 

[Dr Gloom 23401]

[Gemmill 49414]

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. 

[Howay 12496]

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. 

[Gemmill 49414]

 

 

 

[Tom 14051]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Craig 6790]

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! 

[Polarboy 2317]

 

[Alex 36585]

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 

[Kid Dynamite 7559]

[RobinRobin 12356]

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? 

[The Fish 11307]

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.

 

 

 

[Dr Gloom 23401]

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

[wykikitoon 22569]

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 

[scoobos 299]

I think that's old news just being repeated - or I have to stay off  cut down consider using less drugs.

[wykikitoon 22569]

Broja anyone? Apparently contact has been made. 

[Gemmill 49414]

If it's tip to tip, I'd say he's coming. 

[Howay 12496]

 

So accounts like this put up a picture of Ekitike laughing with his agent, they unanimously decided he was taking the piss out of Newcastle - despite nothing to suggest that - and a load of our fans went and gave him a load of abuse in the comments 🙄. Fucking idiots, so they’ll go way over the top to thank a player and call him a world beater who was utter dogshit for years like Hayden to, I assume, show how amazing they are but when the club is in negotiations with one of the premier up and coming striker talents in football they do this? I’m sure the club will be thrilled. 

[ohhh_yeah 3048]

3 hours ago, The Fish said:

 

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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Fish 11307]

I don't understand the point you're trying to make

[Polarboy 2317]

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Another name to add to the pile. A defensive mid who's the son of Lillian Thuram. Lillian clearly has strong genes great player that he was. He has another son who plays in the Bundesliga, both are valued at upwards of 20m, and they're under 25.