AvfcTheObsession Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 37 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Didn't Wijnaldum cost Newcastle about £15m? Yep, £15-17m depending on where you read. A lot more than either of the players Demitri mentioned for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 If they get £35m for Sissoko they might collectively pass out from laughter & slip into brief comas and give us a decent head start in the promotion race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 2 hours ago, AvfcTheObsession said: Yep, £15-17m depending on where you read. A lot more than either of the players Demitri mentioned for us. 15m is only 5m more than veretout (10m) and we paid 9m for gana. Not exactly a great deal more money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 21, 2016 Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2016 Losing the only 2 players who were good for them last season ... Yes they've definitely done good business bringing people in, and they are favourites for the title, but I'm not as sure as I was, and Rafa has been known to fail hilariously. There would be none more hilarious than this if he died on his arse at St. James'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: 15m is only 5m more than veretout (10m) and we paid 9m for gana. Not exactly a great deal more money? Depends on where you get figures. I've seen £17m and £7.65m and £8.5m for ours. So he cost more than both combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said: Depends on where you get figures. I've seen £17m and £7.65m and £8.5m for ours. So he cost more than both combined. Wiki BBC Sky sports all say they paid 14.5m making it a nice 10.5m profit which is a hell of a lot for a championship club. Lets say we did pay 7m for Gana we have made zero profit on him. Also Veretout is going on loan so we are praying he does well there so we can get what we paid for him. (again nor profit) Face it, as much a sit pains me Newcastle have been better at recoup-rating profit than us over last few years. Lets hope those days until that imbecile Lerner are over and we can start making profits on players again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 37 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: 15m is only 5m more than veretout (10m) and we paid 9m for gana. Not exactly a great deal more money? So now you have changed from 'who both cost more than Wijnaldum' to 'not exactly a great deal more money'. I'd say 50% more than Veretout and 66% more than Gana is a great deal more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 21, 2016 Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2016 27 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Lets hope those days until that imbecile Lerner are over and we can start making profits on players again Like Benteke. And Downing, Milner and Young I jest, I jest. I's playin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 35 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Face it, as much a sit pains me Newcastle have been better at recoup-rating profit than us over last few years. Lets hope those days until that imbecile Lerner are over and we can start making profits on players again Who? They've not sold many players for a fee in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 10 hours ago, villaglint said: I think everybody is baffled by the Ritchie move including their own fans. Money must have been factor but I'm sure he could have got similar money from a host of other Prem teams. I think it must be a geography thing and he wants to be nearer the family. He is from Portsmouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Yes but he's Scottish so maybe his family live up there. I have no idea I'm just guessing why he would make a move which appears very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Newcastle would certainly give him a pay rise. He's in and out of the Scotland squad so more chance of Strachan regularly turning up at SJP than treking down to Bournemouth every other week. That and in 5 years time Bournemouth could be back in league one...and Newcastle might be top half of the prem so long term better prospects. On Wjinaldum his stats were very impressive, 13 league goals from an ACM must be one of the highest in recent seasons...but am I right in saying that he didn't score a single time away from home in the league? Part of the reason Newcastle went down was their abysmal away form. Where were Wjinaldum and Sissoko at VP when newcastle needed a goal, missing in action again. Have to say Liverpool's transfer dealings have been very underwhelming so far, this must be some sort of Klopp masterplan I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 7 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Newcastle would certainly give him a pay rise. He's in and out of the Scotland squad so more chance of Strachan regularly turning up at SJP than treking down to Bournemouth every other week. That and in 5 years time Bournemouth could be back in league one...and Newcastle might be top half of the prem so long term better prospects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) I'll call it now...Rafa gets Newcastle promoted they'll finish top half in their first prem season back....if he's still their manager for the full season. Edited July 21, 2016 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 2 hours ago, VillaChris said: I'll call it now...Rafa gets Newcastle promoted they'll finish top half in their first prem season back....if he's still their manager for the full season. Or Rafa sacked in March as although still favourites to go up the "amazing" Geordie fans petition to get rid as his football isn't the attacking "Newcastle way" and they are fed up of winning one nil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Or he has a bad start the season and quits after about 4 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 12 hours ago, VillaChris said: Newcastle would certainly give him a pay rise. He's in and out of the Scotland squad so more chance of Strachan regularly turning up at SJP than treking down to Bournemouth every other week. That and in 5 years time Bournemouth could be back in league one...and Newcastle might be top half of the prem so long term better prospects. On Wjinaldum his stats were very impressive, 13 league goals from an ACM must be one of the highest in recent seasons...but am I right in saying that he didn't score a single time away from home in the league? Part of the reason Newcastle went down was their abysmal away form. Where were Wjinaldum and Sissoko at VP when newcastle needed a goal, missing in action again. Have to say Liverpool's transfer dealings have been very underwhelming so far, this must be some sort of Klopp masterplan I guess... Seems you're right, they were all at home. Oddly, he seemed to score a lot of his goals against better sides. 11 goals though, not 13. 1 v Southampton 1 v Chelsea 4 v Norwich 1 v Liverpool 1 v West Ham 1 v Man U 2 v Spurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 19 hours ago, BOF said: Like Benteke. And Downing, Milner and Young I jest, I jest. I's playin'. Haha good good as the first three you mentioned left over 5 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Benteke didn't leave over 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 39 minutes ago, kurtsimonw said: Benteke didn't leave over 5 years ago. I meant 3 after tekkers kurt obviously i know tekkers was sold last summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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