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The Fish said:
Probably, but then the Manchester City and Man Utd players don't live in Manchester, like you say they live in Bowden, Altrincham, Alderey Edge and Knutsford. NUFC players live further afield and if anybody has any sense, they'd sharp start throwing up some McMansions.
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No cat treats today?
 

0321safc said:
There’s nothing to suggest they’ll do anything like a Man City though, and in a few years time clubs like Leeds, West Ham … will likely have their own petrodollar backers. I think it represents an opportunity for us to laugh at them like we’ve never laughed before, In January they’ll likely panic buy on flops and end up going down.
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Ill certainly be crossing my fingers for that
 
"Torture"

@omgrotb: Unless you are a Toon fan, you have no real concept of what football torture is. It’s not just what happens on the pitch, but more so, its what happens off it. A chairman who hates us, who refuses to reinvest. 10yrs of pain, a ground that has slowly degraded. We need this! #NUFC
 
Luna17 said:
If you are genuine in this, you are to be applauded.
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100% genuine mate. I understand that this is how things go, and it's hard to avoid being part of, or supporting, rotten regimes. In the past I've worked for munitions companies (ROF) who sold parts to the murderous bastards, and I'm currently working in China. It's not like I'm able to claim holier than thou status. I think most people, in some way, whether knowingly or not, contribute to some awful regimes and rotten companies. This feels different though. Football is meant to be a release from all that. It hasn't been.that way for many years in truth. This, for me, is the straw that breaks the camel's back. (no pun intended) I won't be going back once I return to the UK. I will go and watch a bit of Norther League instead. Nowt better than a freezing afternoon up at Tow Law. Sloping pitch and all. Howay Lawyers!
 
Grumpy Old Man said:
If you want to play the surrounding areas game, there are plenty in Somerset and Gloucestershire not far from Bristol going for £5m+. The point is that the NE is not seen as sufficiently "bling" - where are the uber-expensive designer shops?
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Yeah and a lack of entertainment, things going on. Add to that being out of the goldfish bowl. If you are a young millionaire you want to be London, or possibly Manchester.
 
Professor Yaffle said:
100% genuine mate. I understand that this is how things go, and it's hard to avoid being part of, or supporting, rotten regimes. In the past I've worked for munitions companies (ROF) who sold parts to the murderous bastards, and I'm currently working in China. It's not like I'm able to claim holier than thou status. I think most people, in some way, whether knowingly or not, contribute to some awful regimes and rotten companies. This feels different though. Football is meant to be a release from all that. It hasn't been.that way for many years in truth. This, for me, is the straw that breaks the camel's back. (no pun intended) I won't be going back once I return to the UK. I will go and watch a bit of Norther League instead. Nowt better than a freezing afternoon up at Tow Law. Sloping pitch and all. Howay Lawyers!
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Fair fucks. Got a couple of mates who feel the same.
 
The Fish said:
That is hugely misleading. Just because PIF have tat kind of money, doesn't mean 10% of it is coming NUC's way.
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yep as the £320 billion is tied up in investments

however they definitely do want to hit the trillion dollar portfolio from what I’ve seen on the internet so who knows :lol:
 
When it looked like Dell was taking over , there must have been thousands of posts stating how we were going to be the richest club in the world , the next Man City and ripping a new arsehole out of the Mags. Now that the the Mags are actually looking like they are being taken over by a country who’s wealth dwarfs Qatar and Abu Dhabi , probably the same posters are stating they couldn’t give a fuck , that they won’t be able to attract players and Fair play will prevent them from spending .
Make no bones about it , this is bad news for us and no matter how people try to sugar coat it , they are kidding themselves.
 
Grumpy Old Man said:
For context, there are houses within half a mile of me which would cost at least twice as much as anything within a 50 mile radius of Newcastle. We're talking £2.5m for a large urban detached house (late 1900's) with a reasonably sized garden (no extensive grounds). And this is Bristol, not Manchester or London. Newcastle is fine as a city, in its way. But that way is brash, cheap and cheerful. PL footballers (or, more specifically, their wives and girlfriends) are about conspicuous consumption.
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It is not the house prices - there are 2.5m+ houses everywhere it is the concentration of expensive properties that matters to a player. 86 apparently over 2.5m within 40 miles of Alderley Edge and 27 within 5 miles (there are 3 within 5 miles of Darras Hall).

South Manchester has had 30 years of developing an eco system the modern day multi-millionaire wants. You only have to catch a glimpse of Desperate Housewives to see that.

In case you were unware Everton's Finch Farm is just 30 miles from Alderley Edge and Liverpool Kirby academy is 40 miles (all motorway). The LFC/EFC players all used to live either Wirral or Formby/Crosby now a few are in Formby, a few in the city centre but many are in South Manchester. Even Burnley players and (when they were in the Prem) Stoke players live there. All the Brazilians/Argentinians knock about together and the A380 Emirates/Qatar/Ethihad flights are a huge pull also. Schools also - Pep was looking at schools 12 months before he moved.

But that aside money talks. I have no idea how a modern footballer thinks but if they can offer 350k p/w as opposed to 200k p/w then a 5 year deal is worth almost 40m more.
 
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