With them having champions league football next season, something must be really ‘off ‘. We all know players talk to people from other clubs, but with the amount of knock backs they are getting no one is going to touch them with a barge pole. Well maybe Rodwell.
You can't imagine KLD sitting there thinking 'I must remember not to be too disappointed if we're terrible, in the PL, and go down'.
He's totally concentrated on making the club a success, it's fascinating to watch.
Yeah you simply have to be willing to sell players, even if it hurts. They are either unwilling to sell or are just bad at it, which is a big reason they have so many PSR problems.I would imagine the Isak situation is playing a big part. The owners have all the money in the world but simply don't know how to run a football club.
If I was a player thinking about joining Newcastle, sat watching them do everything in their power to deny Isak his dream move, I'd be thinking "nah **** that".
Compare that to how we handled Clarke and Jobe, it's night and day. It's no wonder we have signed numerous players "above our station", whilst players who should jump at the chance to compete at the top of Premier League and play in the CL are turning them down...
Funny, yes. But it bears remembering that this will be our exact fate in the coming years, as we progress. Theres a glass ceiling to all this that the big boys will simply never let us break through. Then the laugh will be on us.
That them giving up on Sesko?You must log in or register to see media
If we ever get that fare there will be no joke on us at all
We'll lose out on players, and some will leave. The world has never turned any other way.
But we have not ceded the core of our souls to an islamic dictator's whim. Nor do we think we are the biggest club in the world.
See I honestly don't think there is a ceiling, the people who run the clubs trying to break through right now are just a bit thick.Funny, yes. But it bears remembering that this will be our exact fate in the coming years, as we progress. Theres a glass ceiling to all this that the big boys will simply never let us break through. Then the laugh will be on us.
John Stones anybody?
Personally no I wouldn't, like I said there's always a mistake waiting for him.
That them giving up on Sesko?
Realistically, we’re competing in a mini league with the bottom 6. I’d be over the moon to win or be runners up in that league.I've noticed some club’s supporters trying to tempt us into making claims about a top 10 finish, etc …
… I think we all simply want to stay up, play some good football and score some nice goals.
Having said that, I honestly the club’s ambitions are higher than ours.
See I honestly don't think there is a ceiling, the people who run the clubs trying to break through right now are just a bit thick.
Take the mags for example, they don't have a training ground sponsor or a training kit sponsor (easy PSR wins), they are unwilling to sell players and have a manager and his nephew running the transfers. Champions League ambitions with a League One structure.

No hes a CBThat them giving up on Sesko?
It’s got that bad they’ve turned to CBs to replace Isak?!No hes a CB
Absolutely clueless they areYou must log in or register to see media
they really think the players they have listed would make a player care
Aye how can any player look at newcastle with players like LEWIS HALL and not be tempted ehYou must log in or register to see media
they really think the players they have listed would make a player care
There’s a twitter site called deluded world of smb or some such ****e, and he monitors otr for ridiculous claims. There’s a few well dodgy users over there who are obvious mags (or need committing), who keep saying top 6 champions league etc, and he then throws them on there. It really does make us look like self entitled ****ers as a fanbase, bit like the mags actually. I don’t think any real Sunderland supporter this year expects anything other than a fight for 16th or 17th imho.I've noticed some club’s supporters trying to tempt us into making claims about a top 10 finish, etc …
… I think we all simply want to stay up, play some good football and score some nice goals.
Having said that, I honestly think the club’s ambitions are higher than ours.