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Newcastle Utd (and Viz)

You reckon the Saudis are going to pack it in yeah?

Very likely, their soccer league is falling apart, they can’t spend big, they’re focusing on boxing and intentional football tournaments and also other sports in Saudi.

Adidas thought they got the big time from a PR and marketing point of view but it’s horribly backfired due to this season.

If they got champions league again they’d have a fighting chance, but having the cowardly lion who ruined her business reputation on this and an intentionally detested chairman doesn’t look promising.

Also they can’t expand or do anything else with the outdated 90’s stadium, due to listed buildings and a park surrounded by it. Only option they had was to expand on strawberry plaza or whatever it was, which has a main metro station. All they got was permission for a tiny version of a box park which they all seemed to seel clap too.

Sad to see. I wish I the Geordies well as they’re a nice working class bunch but as far as football goes. Oh well.
 
Very likely, their soccer league is falling apart, they can’t spend big, they’re focusing on boxing and intentional football tournaments and also other sports in Saudi.

Adidas thought they got the big time from a PR and marketing point of view but it’s horribly backfired due to this season.

If they got champions league again they’d have a fighting chance, but having the cowardly lion who ruined her business reputation on this and an intentionally detested chairman doesn’t look promising.

Also they can’t expand or do anything else with the outdated 90’s stadium, due to listed buildings and a park surrounded by it. Only option they had was to expand on strawberry plaza or whatever it was, which has a main metro station. All they got was permission for a tiny version of a box park which they all seemed to seel clap too.

Sad to see. I wish I the Geordies well as they’re a nice working class bunch but as far as football goes. Oh well.
Like us the Geordies came into the big money way too late. As long as FFP remains in place then no one will be breaking the scab six cartel imo.
 

Nah if a club plays smart they can work their way in. Don’t have huge issues with FFP myself.
I think we're better off without it mate. They call it fair play but it's all about putting a gap between the scab six elite and the rest.

Mind you though if we were run in a smarter and more competent manner then we possibly could've broken in i suppose.
 
I think we're better off without it mate. They call it fair play but it's all about putting a gap between the scab six elite and the rest.

Mind you though if we were run in a smarter and more competent manner then we possibly could've broken in i suppose.
Well if it wasn’t there, we’d basically have 2 nation states running some sort of proxy sporting war, inflating the market to insane levels like we’ve never seen before.
 

The Saudis must regret just buying into a parochial club in a backwater. If they were looking again they would have gone for one of the Sky six.

Said this for a while, thos top 6 and massive Euro clubs will all just switch hands between the worlds elite now, nobody will bother with a team like us or under that level.
 
Well if it wasn’t there, we’d basically have 2 nation states running some sort of proxy sporting war, inflating the market to insane levels like we’ve never seen before.


The inflation is from clubs like United & Chelsea trying to Catch Man City & Liverpool, by over-paying and panic.

Those 2 as much as we dont like it....ARE doing it the right way NOW.

It's a vicious cycle - You just cant avoide spending a fortune....its just that now you can't make ANY mistakes, you get punished, you didn't before.
 
Genuine concern for Newcastle, they are relying more on ownership sponsors than we did (shirt, sleeve, corporate and even sportswear).

They’ll be in league one by 2030. Sad to see for such a passionate fan base.
Genuine concern? Should have seen the carry on out of them at GP this season.

Kopites in Black in White that's all they are,I'd take great pleasure in their demise.
 

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