16/17 when we were both in the championship
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16/17 when we were both in the championship
2016/17
Super Ted
Striker
Not when the season began they didn't, they panic buyed a load of shite in January which included, Hogan (9.5M), Bree(3.5M), Hourihane (3.5M), Lansburys (3M), Bjarnsson (2m) and finished 13th.
When the season kicked off, as mentioned, NUFC broke the Championship transfer for most money spent, by miles aswell.
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True, but can be distorted by some large short term deals (see Ibra at Man Utd). I prefer amortization (transfer fee/contract length). Not sure if this will work...
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safctommie
Winger
Deffo 56/57 marra
marco popas
Winger
Stop being daft. Newcastle have competed with those 3 teams and you know they have.
Rokeroar
Winger
So He's been spoilt then - he needs too get used to the idea of your being average
Tin Soldier
Striker
The fishers have got enough bites to put their thread back at the top I see !?
Like I say it's ok to dare to dream?
The Ghost of Arca
Midfield
Aye but the voice in the back of ya head is right when it tells ya you will still win nowt
The Fish
Winger
They can hope for a return to it, they can realistically say that it's not beyond the club. In terms of expectations? I guess it's relevant, but it becomes less significant as time moves on. The early 90s was >25yrs ago. By comparison, Newcastle stopped being a European regular 13 yrs ago.
Because not all clubs have Leicester's finances, not all owners see it as the best way for their club to operate, not all owners have aspirations or ambitions as lofty.
Plank.
Brighton's ambitions are beyond Ashley's for Newcastle. They've pumped millions into their training facilities, their stadium, they've a more joined-up, ambitious approach to recruitment, to managerial appointments.
Watford are part of a larger footballing entity and will benefit from the relationships that that brings.
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Gorillacop
Central Defender
The same City who until got major investment were nowhere to be seen ?
Do transfers in January not count now?
The Fish
Winger
Could have said the same about Man City but swapped Liverpool and Man City, for Chelsea and Man Utd. Always is an awfully long time. Who, in 2010, could have predicted that the Premier League table in 2020 would have been topped by an undefeated Liverpool, reigning champions Man City and f***ing Leicester? That Wolves and sheffield United would be above Arsenal and Spurs.
The Ghost of Arca
Midfield
You will never be better than Liverpool or Man City its as simple as that
Yeah and who are now light years ahead of Newcastle and always will be
Super Ted
Striker
Depends which way you want to look at it.
To me, a club looking to activley get themselves promoted back at the first time of asking would ensure that they have everything in place at the start of the season for when it begins. In doing that, Newcastle broke the Championship transfer record to do so. This resulted in promotion.
Aston Villa spent 35% of their entire transfer records in January in a panic buy situation to try and salvage their season resulting in them finishing 13th.
In either instance, at the time, at the end of the summer transfer window, Newcastle broke the Championship record spending at that time.
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4everredandwhite
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The Barca game, so often referred to on here was 22 years ago. Football has moved on enormously in 13 years so NUFC being European regulars is as relevant as a Tranmere fan harking after Wembley visits, a Hibs fan harking after 1970's European trips or a Bury fan reminiscing about going to the match. It's less than 10 years since Sunderland beat Chelsea away 3-0...ancient history and irrelevant.
The Fish
Winger
Villa spent c£55m in the summer, Newcastle spent c£57m.
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