I know , but it's been a great weekend knowing Sunderland fans woke up after losing last min in the play off final to this news . I can just imagine them talking themselves around Monday morning and then opening the paper and their bottom twitching like a rabbits nose We wont cry we're used to mediocrity, but you've gotta enjoy a little hope when it shows its face .
Oh I dunno, probably happened with Graveson. You certainly moved up in quality of player that's for sure. Only problem is if you're 2nd behind Real then you might as well be 20th behind!
Mate I say this as a t'internet friend with sincerity and for your own good... please don't get the tattoo done, just yet.
I know mate but regardless of whether anything happens these types of links are something we've not had in our wildest dreams
I'm only joking mate, tbh IF it happens then having a player playing for a club which isn't one of the usual suspects can only be a good thing in the prem.
I'll be happy with a takeover and a few million quid on players tbh. We've worked hard to build a side of grafters that want to play for us and that are hard to beat. Add 3 or 4 with a bit more quality and we can compete for top half next season
We were having this discussion on the Liverpool board yesterday tbh. The only concern is how you manage it. Get the right people to oversee this and you protect, maybe even improve your youth set up and players coming through. Get it wrong OR if Khaled wants quick success, then it isn't great long-term imo for Newcastle or the league. I wish Newcastle well, one of the few clubs I'd like to be competing at the top level again.
I still have my doubts about whether it will even happen I have a bad feeling about the impact ot will have on transfer fees, wages etc.
You do realise that 90 percent of the fan base have no expectation that this or any deal is going to happen. We will have Ashley forever. Ignore Chaos on his wind up. He speaks only for himself, and even then it isn't his real viewpoint it's what will garner a response. Even if it does happen we're really not crying out for millions being poured into the club. We're held back by getting nothing for our advertising and Sports Direct channelling our merchandising away from the club. The extra millions from just actually being able to keep what we generate would allow us to compete for top 10 or beyond. That's all were looking for really.
@haslam It doesn't matter what my view point is am I supposed to say its definitely happening????? I'm confused because I've made it clear I don't believe it will happen mate
You've seemed a bit all over the place to be honest. In the main you have indeed been saying you think it's a hoax but it's more the sheer volume of posts saying either the same thing or almost nothing. At the moment I think we both agree there's probably nothing happening but there's not really a story here yet so I'm just going to leave it be until the off chance that there is. I think most of our fan base just isn't as caught up with it, the vocal minority though are, I'm sure, ringing up every radio station and pushing in front of every Sky camera to talk about buying the league.