I get what your saying, but whether your smart or dumb, money needs to be spent, and a considerable amount at that. Look at liecester, they have a good business model, but when need to they spend money. Stewart Donald has said that with our income we are only self sustainable in league 1, and that's without spending in the transfer window. It's obvious that we would need serious investment in the championship to get promoted.
Clubs like Leicester, who can spend big money, can make big profits when they sell. Clubs like Burnley make profits but much smaller. Newcastle made good money with certain players but blew a lot with the likes of Xisco ... ... Joelinton must've been some weird Ashley tax dodge, no idea wtf that's all about. (The above is guesswork btw, don't know if my opinion stacks up in reality.)
the Joelinton deal stinks TBH, ashley set up the deal, Rafa didn't want to sign him, then as soon as Rafa leaves the deal is done for £40 million. some serious money 'moving' going on there!
I'll post whatever I like whenever I like, you don't set the agenda on here or dictate what can be posted. I post what I post and people can make their own minds up as they've said they do. You've no need to worry about people being taken in ... ... I doubt they are but it wouldn't matter if they were. If anyone is daft enough to get worked up about posts on a chat forum they deserve to be taken in ... ... but I have too much affection and respect for decent Sunderland supporters than to deliberately post nonsense or lies.
At present it looks like the Mags have far more reason for excitement on takeover front than us. All takeover news here seems to have ground to a halt.
How many times is it now that they've had a big takeover imminent which falls through because of Ashley? Maybe this one won't but I wouldn't count on it.
Newcastle will become the baddies if they are taken over by them. It would be like preparing to sell their soul so long as they get shot of Ashley
How do you/we know? There may be talks going on now. We may just do it professionally without fuss and then announce it.
Yeah it's a bit of a dubious one isn't it, there's talk of the FA not allowing the takeover for moral reasons but it hasn't stopped them before. If there's any obstacle to it happening then we all know what, or who, that is.
Unfortunately I think they will get this one over the line. Hopefully Ashley is extracting the urine again.
Seriously would you be happy with a smarmy moral free criminal like bin Salman owning us? Like putting Hitler in charge of your bar mitzvah
I’d take Jack The Ripper as our owner if he was going to pump billions into the club giving us success on the domestic and European stage.
