OTF 7295 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On 26/05/2024 at 02:32, Polarboy said: Yeah the commercial end is probably the biggest downside of not getting the conference. Then again we could have played in the conference next season, it would probably have affected our league form, and we could have missed out on Europe. It's swings and roundabouts to a certain extent. In the long run it may be better to finish higher in the league next season than go on a conference run. Also denies us the chance to improve our UEFA club coefficient which would improve our future income from European football. That said as far as our league and domestic cup this is a far better result than stretching our squad (and keeping on deadwood to help) for the lowest ranking and lowest prizemoney European competition which I couldn't imagine on its own would have any sway on any player signing for us. I wonder if there are any implications for player's bonuses and wages next season? That could be more telling. I feel like Bruno will stay as he has his buddy Joelinton here for the long term whereas Isak is much harder to get a read on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20146 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I am a little sad Leeds didn't get promoted. It's better to have another Northern team in the league rather than that cunt of a journey. Plus Rishi is a supafan of em. Plus as its my home city it's good for the city. But also, not that sad as Leeds fans are fucking unbearable at times 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 sorry about that fellas. bad as it was for you, i reckon it was worse for me. my missus is a man united fan as is my youngest. and my youngest hasn't learnt to lose gracefully yet. me and the eldest just had to take it. when the wife says "don't be upset, at least you won the league", it doesn't help (well maybe a little bit). the only consolation is that leeds lost, cos i hate leeds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33221 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 12 minutes ago, LondonBlue said: sorry about that fellas. bad as it was for you, i reckon it was worse for me. my missus is a man united fan as is my youngest. and my youngest hasn't learnt to lose gracefully yet. me and the eldest just had to take it. when the wife says "don't be upset, at least you won the league", it doesn't help (well maybe a little bit). the only consolation is that leeds lost, cos i hate leeds. TBF losing a cup final to your rivals might be a bit more upsetting than missing out an a conference spot. I literally can't imagine it happening as, well, if it's hard for us to get to a cup final what's Sunderland's chances and both getting there in the same season? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42449 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 18 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said: You piece of shit. Eh? Wtf is the point of this post? LondonBlue has been a member here for a good few years, they’ve always been thoroughly respectful and provide a viewpoint of a neutral on so many things. You, however, can get fucked, Thompers. You’re a waste of breath. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 6 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: TBF losing a cup final to your rivals might be a bit more upsetting than missing out an a conference spot. I literally can't imagine it happening as, well, if it's hard for us to get to a cup final what's Sunderland's chances and both getting there in the same season? yep, newcastle losing a cup final to sunderland AND being married to a sunderland fan. that's the pain i went through. we have a rule in our house. on derby day you only get until midnight to take the piss. without that rule our marriage might not have lasted 20 years! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 minute ago, Monkeys Fist said: Eh? Wtf is the point of this post? LondonBlue has been a member here for a good few years, they’ve always been thoroughly respectful and provide a viewpoint of a neutral on so many things. You, however, can get fucked, Thompers. You’re a waste of breath. i assumed he was joking, from your reply i guess he wasn't lol i have thicker skin than that, but thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20146 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Oh well London. My gaffer watched it abroad in a boozer full of Man Utd fans, that didn't go down well. Too many of your lads had an off day. Far too much ale in em. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTaylor5 880 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, MrRaspberryJam said: The majority of the posts I’ve read on here (at the least in the way I interpreted them) have all been made in jest and there’s a lot of piss taking on here. Why my post above was taken so seriously I’ve no idea. I was just (sarcastically) calling him a piece of shit for City ruining our season. nevermind. This happened to me once when I said that Howe didn't play Bruno when he first came to Newcastle because he didn't want him. I guess it is hard, at times, to judge humour when it is written down. Most of your posts do have a clear tone of humour to them and you also appear to love to sail close to the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTaylor5 880 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 8 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said: I thought the talk about shitting on coffee tables and staging dirty protests were welcomed by all? You mean, you don't actually do this? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, MrRaspberryJam said: No I was definitely joking. I thought you were chatting him up 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 17 hours ago, wykikitoon said: Oh well London. My gaffer watched it abroad in a boozer full of Man Utd fans, that didn't go down well. Too many of your lads had an off day. Far too much ale in em. I suspect you're right. most of them partied until 5am when we won the league. I don't really begrudge them that. They're not machines and the title race was pretty monumental this season. 3 teams until the dippers had an almighty wobble. Since the draw with Arsenal we had to win our last 9 games, no meant feat. Not having that Pep got his tactics wrong, he was just covering for his players. I so need a break from football now. i'm exhausted watching it lol. Our top targets are rumored to be Savio, Paqueta and Bruno. Paqueta's a non starter now. Bruno seen as someone to play alongside and instead of Rodri. He needs help at its clearly not KP. It's bluemoon transfer forum chat so may be nothing in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11275 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 2 hours ago, LondonBlue said: Our top targets are rumored to be Savio, Paqueta and Bruno. Paqueta's a non starter now. Bruno seen as someone to play alongside and instead of Rodri. He needs help at its clearly not KP. It's bluemoon transfer forum chat so may be nothing in it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 9750 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 hours ago, LondonBlue said: I suspect you're right. most of them partied until 5am when we won the league. I don't really begrudge them that. They're not machines and the title race was pretty monumental this season. 3 teams until the dippers had an almighty wobble. Since the draw with Arsenal we had to win our last 9 games, no meant feat. Not having that Pep got his tactics wrong, he was just covering for his players. I so need a break from football now. i'm exhausted watching it lol. Our top targets are rumored to be Savio, Paqueta and Bruno. Paqueta's a non starter now. Bruno seen as someone to play alongside and instead of Rodri. He needs help at its clearly not KP. It's bluemoon transfer forum chat so may be nothing in it. Me upon reading the above: 22 hours ago, MrRaspberryJam said: You piece of shit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 4 hours ago, LondonBlue said: Our top targets are rumored to be Savio, Paqueta and Bruno. Paqueta's a non starter now. Bruno seen as someone to play alongside and instead of Rodri. He needs help at its clearly not KP. It's bluemoon transfer forum chat so may be nothing in it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3996 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Hey i never said he's the one that i want (not that i wouldn't mind him), i'm just saying what our supposed ITK's say. We do need cover for Rodri but i'm more worried about KDB (no spring chicken) and Silva (it's been said he wants barca every summer for about 4 years now and his new contract has 50m clause). You can't replace like for like at that level. It's more a case of replacing quality with quality and those 2 will be tricky to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Have you guys had any confirmed activity yet? We have OUT: Taylor Harwood Bellis to Southampton for £20m (his loan had a compulsory clause to that effect that got triggered on promotion) IN: Strong rumour on Savio from Girona. He was bought by the CFG for Troyes and then loaned to Girona and now the loan is up. Both of those clubs are part of the CFG so should be straight forward if we want him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33221 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 minutes ago, LondonBlue said: Have you guys had any confirmed activity yet? We have OUT: Taylor Harwood Bellis to Southampton for £20m (his loan had a compulsory clause to that effect that got triggered on promotion) IN: Strong rumour on Savio from Girona. He was bought by the CFG for Troyes and then loaned to Girona and now the loan is up. Both of those clubs are part of the CFG so should be straight forward if we want him. I see Girona have also just landed a sponsorship with Etihad airlines. So Savio from Girona isn't a problem to me nor is Girona's deal with Etihad but I'm just wondering where the hastily arranged temporary ban for this is from the PL? 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 11 minutes ago, LondonBlue said: OUT: Taylor Harwood Bellis to Southampton for £20m (his loan had a compulsory clause to that effect that got triggered on promotion) See this is the stage we need to get to. Liverpool are good at it as well. He's a young lad who I don't think has ever made a senior appearance for you but you're getting £20m for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20146 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 13 minutes ago, LondonBlue said: Have you guys had any confirmed activity yet? We have OUT: Taylor Harwood Bellis to Southampton for £20m (his loan had a compulsory clause to that effect that got triggered on promotion) IN: Strong rumour on Savio from Girona. He was bought by the CFG for Troyes and then loaned to Girona and now the loan is up. Both of those clubs are part of the CFG so should be straight forward if we want him. Nothing at the moment. No doubt Hall will be fully confirmed as our first pruchase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 5 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: I see Girona have also just landed a sponsorship with Etihad airlines. So Savio from Girona isn't a problem to me nor is Girona's deal with Etihad but I'm just wondering where the hastily arranged temporary ban for this is from the PL? 🤔 I think UEFA have had a grumble about CFG ownership ahead of Girona in the CL. I'm sure they'll firm up a few charges soon enough Another rule tweak inbound as they have no problem with all the Red Bull teams. Savio isn't actually a Girona player. He's just on loan there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Just now, LondonBlue said: He's just on loan there. From yet another CFG club... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 4 minutes ago, ewerk said: See this is the stage we need to get to. Liverpool are good at it as well. He's a young lad who I don't think has ever made a senior appearance for you but you're getting £20m for him. Think he played half a dozen times in various cups, maybe a bit more. But yeah that's how we manage our net spend. It's pretty much how we funded Grealish's fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 773 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 minutes ago, ewerk said: From yet another CFG club... yep. that's our model. It doesn't break any rules. At least not until they create them. think the cartel are stuck between banning it and copying it atm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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