TRO Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, villalad21 said: is that in the arab quarter on tyneside? blimey they move quick, don't they? Edited October 8, 2021 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Glad that we've already played them this season. Haven't lost to Bruce since he left us and I highly doubt we'll be playing him again anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, TRO said: This Amanda Staveley certainly moves in some circles.....I see she has 10% ownership of Newcastle with the Rueben Bros, having the same ....the second richest in the uk with 16 billion and 50% of their wealth in liquid form...wow...some clout that. I think i've mentioned this before but I had some dealings with Staveley a number of years back (15 or so). She was always very pleasant when we spoke. She's certainly in a better financial position now! I think at that time she was dating a Royal, or had been fairly recently. Edited October 8, 2021 by Xela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjaacckk91 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I think simply saying money can't buy desire and application is also a little bit false, the best players in the world are the best players in the world because they have worked hard to get there and become the best versions of themselves. For instance I can't imagine CR7 playing anywhere and not giving it everything to win and telling his teammates exactly what he thinks. Yes not everyone is Ronaldo but for a lot of these guys football is literally the only thing they know nowadays, so their application should(not 100% but a high number) be there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 It'll take a good few years for Newcastle to get near the promised land. Real quality players won't want to go there until they get into Europe. The correct method would be to buy young quality players that improve... but I get the feeling they'll go straight for some 'Robinho' type signings... basically throwing money at mercenary players who don't even know who they are signing for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Xela said: I think i've mentioned this before but I had some dealings with Staveley a number of years back (15 or so). She was always very pleasant when we spoke. She's certainly in a better financial position now! I think at that time she was dating a Royal, or had been fairly recently. my best pal, who has been residing in Dubai for the best part of 30 years, but home now, tells me he met her on numerous occasions.....said "a charming, and very bright lady"...very engaging. Good luck to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Cowards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarnikjak Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Xela said: The correct method would be to buy young quality players that improve... but I get the feeling they'll go straight for some 'Robinho' type signings... basically throwing money at mercenary players who don't even know who they are signing for! Why would you assume that? Looks like wishful thinking to me. They are not stupid and will hire clever people to advise them. They would also learned the lessons watching how City and PSG approached it. Their plan will be as good as ours, with added financial and political clout of Saudi state behind it. I would expect them to have well thought out, long term plan. Looking to break into current top 4 within 5-10 years. Edited October 8, 2021 by Czarnikjak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 29 minutes ago, Xela said: It'll take a good few years for Newcastle to get near the promised land. Real quality players won't want to go there until they get into Europe. The correct method would be to buy young quality players that improve... but I get the feeling they'll go straight for some 'Robinho' type signings... basically throwing money at mercenary players who don't even know who they are signing for! Of course they would. Quality players will move if there's progression in their career - be it success-wise or financially. Last season, Leverkusen finished 6th, qualifying for Europe and their top scorer left to join Aston Villa. You could very, very easily sub "Aston Villa" for "Newcastle" there in terms of signing quality players. Sure, they're unlikely to be attracting players from the top clubs just yet - but everyone else? Absolutely attainable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas5898 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 January and the summer will tell a lot. If they sign Bale, Juventus' Ramsey or other high wage mercenary type players then they'll be a laughing stock for a few years. If they get the backroom staff right, like Man City eventually did with Txiki Begiristain then they'll climb and quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, Czarnikjak said: Why would you assume that? Looks like wishful thinking to me. They are not stupid and will hire clever people to advise them. They would also learned the lessons watching how City and PSG approached it. Their plan will be as good as ours, with added financial and political clout of Saudi state behind it. I would expect them to have well thought out, long term plan. Looking to break into current top 4 within 5-10 years. Maybe but people said similar about QPR and that was a complete disaster. Saudis wont be that bad but no guarantee to get it right straight away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Zatman said: Maybe but people said similar about QPR and that was a complete disaster. Saudis wont be that bad but no guarantee to get it right straight away Also, look what happened to Malaga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Smell the corruption 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarnikjak Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Zatman said: Maybe but people said similar about QPR and that was a complete disaster. Saudis wont be that bad but no guarantee to get it right straight away No guarantees, we can all agree on that. All I am saying is that the odds are very heavily stacked in their favour and I would be massively surprised if they mess it up. It's not like they're trailblazers, they can learn from the mistakes City made when they took over. Edited October 8, 2021 by Czarnikjak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 It’s started already. “This is how the Newcastle team could like up if they signed a load of players dreamed up by nobody at the club” Wow, amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Also, another good point to note. The " Investment Fund " is 320 billion, which is for ALL Saudi Investments of the type. This doesn't mean Newcastle have 320 Billion at their disposal . So yes, they are loaded, but the notion that they will be spending all their money on Newcastle is mental There will be much bigger and more important investments, Newcastle are just 1 of the drivers for their overall plan. I would expect them to have Man City level funds though, or slightly more? Edited October 8, 2021 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 14 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: The Ghislaine Maxwell of football, good for her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted October 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2021 Well if they have any sense they will poach Man City for their behind the scenes people. This will mess them up and then they will mess another club up trying to find replacements and so on. Hopefully we are under the radar at the moment but you know if we get some success then players will be poached. First things they do will give us an indication of where things will go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 We've spent about 350m in the last 3 seasons to build what is a midtable squad. Newcastle are a loooong way off building a squad that will challenge for anything significant. Their squad is awful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 The Premier League is morally corrupt. Hope it backfires but it wont. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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