Mags embarrassing themselves yet again

Thing is, really top,top players aren't likely to sign for Eddie Howe. He has no pedigree, no experience of life at the top, european level. Which top level international players would want to be part of the 'Geordie experiment' ?

 

unfortunately, this is the way most rational people will look at it...footballers are neither rational or loyal these days and money, whether it be dirty blood money or not, is all that drives them, should the saudis throw enough money (and probably un-mentioned freebies) at players then they are likely to sign.

on the other hand footballers could also use this as a platform to show just how much they truly believe in equality in the world...let's see how many hypocrites there are eh?

 

They're at it again with their bedsheets and spelling!!

 

It’s actually 25 years old that banner, made in Monaco in 1997 for a bit of a cheap laugh at the locals.

 

Did you sell the BMX?

 

I think you are right, if you don't spend you are in a 24 club lottery, if you do spend (wisely and/or big) you give yourself an advantage in that lottery. It's like buying ten tickets to everyone else's one.

 

I reckon they will be in the mix when it comes to cup runs.

 

So it begins. Reality sets in for the great unwashed when they realise the Burn/Trippier/Bruno recruitment was the best it's going to get and Haaland isn't signing after all

 

**** me

 

No new stadium, no new training ground, no circumventing FFP rules ...

... next season will be the familiar relegation battle and out of the cups early.

 

As much as I claim to not care about the mags unless we are playing them, I am surrounded by them as I have been for the majority of my life. The number of them who have crawled out of the woodwork since the Arab takeover sickens me. i hope you are right

 

To be honest, there's a big chunk of my thoughts that the Mags are just a side part of this deal, and that it's really about the Saudis and the Ruben's getting hold of and developing land as long term assets. I'd not rule out a new ground yet, but again not one that the Mags would own. Long term owning a sports stadium with a largeish regular rent incoming is going to be profitable, along with developing any other land they can around the landfill for flats, offices and so on. As the Ruben's are the ones developing the new HMRC offices to be built on Pilgrim Street, its a nice little pointer I think.

But, if the Saudis DON'T pump hundreds of millions into the Mags for glamour signings and there's no quick change in their performances, you can bet the Mags will turn on them. Staveley isn't that wealthy and is probably only one bad media statement away from turning them against her (just like Methven did with us). Her crying recently about how unfair the sanctions imposed on Abramovich and Chelsea probably shows how worried she is that stuff could happen that limits what the Saudis can do (say limits on state ownership of sports clubs being brought in) and her being screwed having to pick up the pieces.

 

As much as I’d love to see them go down, I just can’t see how they’ll struggle next season. Trippier and Bruno have been huge upgrades, a couple more of that standard signing in the summer and they’ll be pushing mid table. It’s a poor league below the top teams.

 

. Excellent post.

 

I don't think they'll go down but it'll be another trudge imo.

They're playing poorly and the whole squad needs sorting.

And, as Everton have shown, spending money doesn't get you in the top half.

 

Superbly put Sid. And it is not just us who sees them in that light.

 

Recruitment at Everton has been nothing short of a disgrace

 

did i hear that right?

commentator called leicesters corner 'unique and creative' and wondered who would get the credit for it...well, sunderland did exactly the same thing months ago and a few have copied it since!!