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I think in the next 25 years, the Mags will have a fairly successful time.

They will probably win a couple of titles, and finish in the top 3 about 9 times.

They will then be equal with Sunderland on title wins and top 3 finishes in the top flight.

;)
 
JonnotheMackem said:
Picture proof that sportswashing works.
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Does it?

Like, does it really work? Do you think there are more or fewer people appalled at the Saudis since the takeover was first heard of 18 months ago?

Up until then I didn't see much outrage on here, or anywhere else really. It doesn't seem like Sportswashing is a great way to get people on side. Well, except for the small minority who support the club you've bought.
 
It's not that SAFC fans on this thread have become overnight human rights advocates, rather decent NUFC fans have became ambivalent to the same cause overnight. Don't castigate the SAFC fans criticising Newcastle's owners, it is the fans of NUFC who need to reconcile.
 
The Fish said:
Does it?

Like, does it really work? Do you think there are more or fewer people appalled at the Saudis since the takeover was first heard of 18 months ago?

Up until then I didn't see much outrage on here, or anywhere else really. It doesn't seem like Sportswashing is a great way to get people on side. Well, except for the small minority who support the club you've bought.
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When youre doing well and winning games and buying players.. the human rights issues will be forgotten.. thats the point.
 
The Fish said:
Does it?

Like, does it really work? Do you think there are more or fewer people appalled at the Saudis since the takeover was first heard of 18 months ago?

Up until then I didn't see much outrage on here, or anywhere else really. It doesn't seem like Sportswashing is a great way to get people on side. Well, except for the small minority who support the club you've bought.
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The Joshua fight has no doubt made this more palatable to some in society. Keep chipping away and they'll get there.
 
Been following this like everybody else, and a few points.

I was massively pissed off (jealous, yeh) when it first broke last summer and now its been confirmed.

The money is obviously just stupid and makes the 'Toon' believe owt is possible. FPP is a big constraint with this, they cant 'do a City' now. Realistically, on the pitch they are going to be competing with the likes of Villa Everton, Arsenal, West Ham, Leicester, Spurs, over the next few years. They will sign very good PL players, but the elite players want to play in the CL and win trophies. It'll take them years to be able to do that.

Yes, they will invest in smart recruitment, academy and infra but all well-run clubs do that now. We certainly do, finally.

The other thing also is that the elite of City, United, Liverpool and Chelsea aren't suddenly gonna stop challenging. The NE does suffer from being able to attract due to the location, and those clubs demand success as much as anybody, no matter how much money is on the table.

We need to focus on ourselves, and thankfully we have a really good ownership, access to billions ourselves, a clear structure and plan, and a really good set of young players who will only get better as we go up the leagues. If this was a year ago under CM/SD we'd all be suicidal. But it isn't.

**** the Mags. Haway me Bonny Lads. and ignore the media ****fest going on.
 
The Fish said:
No it wasn't. It's always been about how he ran the club. Everything else was a tagalong. His Sports Direct businesses were targeted by a few shouty types because that's what he cared about, not because of the way he treated staff.
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So you weren't concerned about how he treated his staff? Got your club back from the nasty cockney man who bought it from the angelic Northumbrians.
 
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