No dividends paid. Charmley received around 260k, so not exorbitant. I'd love to dig deeper and see details of the sponsorship with SD. The PDF I found, you couldn't even search. All to make life tough for analysts.
I presume you mean solely for the cash with reference to Rafa. Maybe or he was genuinely excited about a new challenge. Perhaps the offer wasn't on the table at the time or, more likely he wanted to be closer to home for his daughters as they approached exams. No doubt if Rafa was given a huge war chest and free reign over signings (he wasn't at Liverpool and stamped his feet) he may still be there. But you miss the point that there was no deadline, no intention to stay as his mind was made up before Easter.
Journalist told me that the feeling amongst them (media) was that they "thought Benitez would smooth it and get it done by deadline day. So did he. Didn't even tell him if he had money to spend. No way to treat a manager"
ok say its 38 points not 42. anomalous or not, you've "progressed" apparently but got relegated. progression is really only measured against the other teams. you might think your team is better but if all the other teams have improved more you really havent.
You seem to be fixating on winning the league or being relegated. Something where league position matters above all else. I'm talking (as I've always been) about those stodgy midtable positions where league position doesn't matter a great deal. 11th to 16th are all much of a muchness. So ending the season with more points than you had last time around, playing better football, scoring more goals, or conceding fewer. These are the measures of progress or decline.
Considering he relgated you in his first year an improvement wasn't difficult(with all that cash).
The fawning never happened with Houghton. Would be a similar situation if Jones takes over from Bruce but he'll never be seen as a big enough name.
I hope so. He's shite
The fawning never happened with Houghton. Would be a similar situation if Jones takes over from Bruce but he'll never be seen as a big enough name.
I hope so. He's shite
They'd soon be calling him. Be a canny way to end his career. Same with Gerrard.
Rafa Benitez
I'm not talking about Bruce. Everyone knows he's shit. I'm talking about the constant fawning over Rafa. The Chronic running Mighty Rafa stories as its the anniversary of him joining you. Its been 2 years and still going on like fannies over a manager who relegated you and would have bankrupted you had he got his way. When he didn't and despite filling you with bollocks about how much he loved you he manufacturered a move to China and had a visa lined up. He's a f***ing charlatan.
The Chronic have got fuck all else to write about. On a personal level he wouldn't be my choice if Bruce were to go. But I'm sure he will be here a good while yet so it's a moot point.
Aye at other clubs not at Newcastle, he's wasn't a big enough name that had won major trophies at bigger clubs
Who Hughton? I would say he has been one of our most popular managers in recent times.
I do hope so mate
Your fans still doing it now 2 years after he fucked off for the loot
The whole point of a league table is its placings. With the Premier league your also looking at aprrox £1million increase in prize money for each place. They don't award prize money in the same way for points, so that shows what the league themselves think of difference between points and placings. At the end of the day clubs are formed to be as high in the table as they can be not to beat points tally each year if it doesnt get them higher in the league. Its akin to people arguing over possession or XG stats. They're all very well but what matters in league placings, winning trophies and winning leagues.
