villalad21 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Ok I changed my mind. This is unprecedented. Newcastle are staying up. Simply too much money for it to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Just now, villalad21 said: Ok I changed my mind. This is unprecedented. Newcastle are staying up. Simply too much money for it to fail. QPR say hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, The_Steve said: QPR say hi I hope so bud Really hope I am wrong but I'm starting to get a bad feeling they will get out of it. And if they manage to stay up it's a massive problem for the whole league. We can't compete with that sort of money, as wealthy as our owners are. Edited January 6, 2022 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 We might as well mentally prepare for the likelihood that they will be staying up. There is little doubt in my mind that they will have a stronger second half of the season than Watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I think people are writing off Watford too soon, whether it would be Newcastle's cost I don't know, but I think they've got a good chance of staying up, their main problem has been the run of fixtures they've recently had to play, their last seven games have been Arsenal, Man Utd, Leicester, Chelsea, Man City, Brentford, West Ham, most teams would struggle with those fixtures, before that run they were doing fine, and who's to say when the fixtures ease up again they can't recapture their early season form. Of course chances are they will continue to struggle, but I'm not sure they're as dead and buried as some are suggesting, next three league games for them are Newcastle, Burnley, and Norwich. Newcastle have a chance, they'd have a chance even if they hadn't had their takeover and Bruce was still in charge just by virtue of how close they are to safety, but it won't be easy for them, as other teams capable of winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 There’s no way they will be getting the likes of Vlahovic. The journalists are just using them to generate clicks. That ship sailed with FFP, it’s impossible to do what Man City did again. They’d have to be paying him £300k a week or so for him to be remotely tempted when he has big clubs who are actually challenging to win things sniffing around who’ll pay him £100k plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 50 minutes ago, LondonLax said: We might as well mentally prepare for the likelihood that they will be staying up. There is little doubt in my mind that they will have a stronger second half of the season than Watford. Starting to come to terms with it but I'm still in the denial stage I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy7211 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 41 minutes ago, penguin said: There’s no way they will be getting the likes of Vlahovic. The journalists are just using them to generate clicks. That ship sailed with FFP, it’s impossible to do what Man City did again. They’d have to be paying him £300k a week or so for him to be remotely tempted when he has big clubs who are actually challenging to win things sniffing around who’ll pay him £100k plus. Over the next few years every agent in world football will desperately be using Newcastle's name to get their players better deals or more money elsewhere. All they'll need to do is tell any club offering a player a contract that Newcastle are interested, and are prepared to offer more than they are. There will be eye watering deals for very average players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, Jonesy7211 said: Over the next few years every agent in world football will desperately be using Newcastle's name to get their players better deals or more money elsewhere. All they'll need to do is tell any club offering a player a contract that Newcastle are interested, and are prepared to offer more than they are. There will be eye watering deals for very average players. Absolutely Newcastle wage bill is gonna be astronomical. Average players will be getting over 110k a week i bet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 6 hours ago, Demitri_C said: As we expected Newcastle gonna blow everyone out the water. 70m on individual players as a non champions league club. Hell we dont even blow 70m on individual players. In 5-10 years time they will break the top four if they continue like that How can they do it without breaking rules though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 They are probably gonna go spunk £20-£26m on Solanke now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Have they signed Aaron Ramsey yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 5 hours ago, pas5898 said: More games in the 2021 calendar year due to Covid. In reality he scored 20 in 42 games last season, and admittedly had a great half to this season 18 in 20 I think. A very good return, and he's a fine young player; but he is still a gamble at 70 million. A 70 million player would also command a 200k salary. There is absolutely no guarantee he would be any better as a premier league goalscorer than Calum Wilson, a striker they already own and very capable of 20 goals a season with the right team behind him. Only takes 2,3 of those and you end up at FFP buffers. Investing in defenders (Botman, Trippier) is sensible, then probably move to the midfield. Origi will be cheap due to his contract and has proven he can score in the PL. Due to FFP in the short / medium term Newcastle don't have unlimited funds. If they spaff 70 million of it on a striker they don't really need, rather than a quality defender or midfielder which they desperately need, I for one will be encouraged. Wilson is out for a big chunk of the rest of the season though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 4 hours ago, penguin said: There’s no way they will be getting the likes of Vlahovic. The journalists are just using them to generate clicks. That ship sailed with FFP, it’s impossible to do what Man City did again. They’d have to be paying him £300k a week or so for him to be remotely tempted when he has big clubs who are actually challenging to win things sniffing around who’ll pay him £100k plus. Fiorentina have signed his replacement and not many teams can pay that money in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 No signings yet? I thought they were going to take the transfer market by storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 9 hours ago, Zatman said: Fiorentina have signed his replacement and not many teams can pay that money in January And ikone too for £14m Piatek is meant to be a loan with a future fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, Genie said: No signings yet? I thought they were going to take the transfer market by storm? They literally just announced Trippier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 14 minutes ago, Zatman said: They literally just announced Trippier Need to get it announced before we steal their thunder by confirming Coutinho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Will forever be remembered as the player who opened the door and make it OK to sign for Saudi Arabia. Good for him, enjoy your blood money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, sne said: Will forever be remembered as the player who opened the door and make it OK to sign for Saudi Arabia. Good for him, enjoy your blood money. He really won’t. No-one will care in a few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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