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Rafa. He's still not happy

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The Great MES said:
Tbf from our point of view there is no point in getting promoted. There is absolutely no way we could compete with the obscene amount of money being thrown about, and nor would I want us to.
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Fans of clubs like ours are left hoping for the Leicester effect, building a miracle squad that gels. Realistically we are getting further and further away from being able to compete. I felt that way last season.
 

mag in peace said:
I may be canny thick, but thats how I understood it. Hence why we could afford to spend the summer we got relegated regardless of profits made. We are now in financial limbo where we either gamble like the other promoted sides do or wait.

That said, im often wrong.
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It's not really a gamble, the income is guaranteed. As far as your accounts are concerned it's already showing as an asset now. The only thing that may be stopping you spending it (if there is any intention to ever do so) is Ashley's apparent propensity towards buying players in one lump sum on purchase (which is rare anyway in football) in which case your cashflow may struggle a bit.
 
mag in peace said:
Fans of clubs like ours are left hoping for the Leicester effect, building a miracle squad that gels. Realistically we are getting further and further away from being able to compete. I felt that way last season.
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Sadly, it's a sign of the times. Too much money in the game as it stands. Somewhere along the line it will all go pearshaped and will have a catastrophic effect on English football IMHO. On one hand I quite like Sky coverage but on the other I see it as a cancer that is spreading
 
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mag in peace said:
Fans of clubs like ours are left hoping for the Leicester effect, building a miracle squad that gels. Realistically we are getting further and further away from being able to compete. I felt that way last season.
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Like a Boro fan at work said to me last season "it's something to aim for (promotion) but once your there it's shite". And I think that sums it up
 
The Fish said:
I'm not complaining that people offer a different opinion to mine. I think it's weird when people either misrepresent my opinion to build a straw man, or proffer an extreme opinion on something just to win internet points. e.g. Rafa Benitez is clearly, clearly, a very good manager. Quite why it would be argued that a man with more major trophies than most, isn't a good manager, is beyond me.

I sometimes pop into other clubs' boards and occasionally find a similar situation. I say 2+2=4 and someone on there claims I said 2+2=a bushel of apples. It's bonkers.

I post more on here because there are more threads about Newcastle, Stoke aren't as bothered. Unsurprisingly.


Misrepresent your opinion? The irony:lol::lol: your waffling on about strawmen and your words being twisted, why?? I was making a point about you complaining that you end up in conversations that aren't 'mature and objective' while when YOU'RE on YOUR RIVALS forum:lol::lol:

I already said I think he's a good manager?? A 'f***ing good manager' wins top flight league titles imo. He's done brilliantly in cups (usually not more than 10 games) but league titles not so since Valencia. Bearing in mind he's had the budgets and squads to do so! Not taking anything away from the guy but he's not in the bracket that your trying to put him in!
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The Fish said:
To be fair we also had a midtable Premier League club to offer them at least. As it stands our uncertain future will be as big a concern as the proximity to Blyth and Whitley Bay.


If the crowd can get behind them en masse that'll be worth something. My biggest concern is that Rafa walks and whoever comes in inherits someone else's team and a horrible toxic atmosphere at an increasingly sparsely attended ground.
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ive always felt it would be easy to please the fans

get players who work hard, a decent spine to the team, people who can attack and change the game in the squad, if you are playing a shite side at home don't play for a 0-0 and use 7 centre midfielders, have a go at them

bit of pace

sadly sunderland have almost always done the opposite
 
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Callum Retweeted Shane ⚑⚐Rochford ⬛ ⬜ ⚽

This is such a load of crap. 50k passionate fans per week. The most under achieveing club for years. Should be a top 6 side.
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Callum Retweeted Shane ⚑⚐Rochford ⬛ ⬜ ⚽

This is such a load of crap. 50k passionate fans per week. The most under achieveing club for years. Should be a top 6 side.
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No matter how many Newcastle supporters come out with this shite, the ones on here deny it's ever been said.

Just like they claim no one has ever said 'Geordie Nation' or 'King Kev' or 'Messiah'.
 
mag in peace said:
I may be canny thick, but thats how I understood it. Hence why we could afford to spend the summer we got relegated regardless of profits made. We are now in financial limbo where we either gamble like the other promoted sides do or wait.

That said, im often wrong.
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canny thick?? only often wrong??.....
 
mag in peace said:
I may be canny thick, but thats how I understood it. Hence why we could afford to spend the summer we got relegated regardless of profits made. We are now in financial limbo where we either gamble like the other promoted sides do or wait.

That said, im often wrong.
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I think we are both right, I was just preparing in case I was wrong :)
 
Reiver said:
No matter how many Newcastle supporters come out with this shite, the ones on here deny it's ever been said.

Just like they claim no one has ever said 'Geordie Nation' or 'King Kev' or 'Messiah'.
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I'm pretty sure the claim is that the people who says "Geordie Nation" are outliers and not the norm. Just like the horse puncher isn't the norm, and Steve Wraith isn't the norm and so on and so forth.

Why do you use absolutes? "never been said", I've not seen anyone claim that "Geordie Nation," "King Kev" or "Messiah" haven't been uttered. I don't think it's reasonable to use outliers as representative of an entire group . To prejudge someone based on some unusual folk.

Also this is the most brazen example of confirmation bias going, searching specific terms on twitter (of all places) to colour Newcastle fans as A or B. I'm sure it would be possible to trawl Sunderland's twitter to find some lad defending Adam Johnson, should we think of him as representative of Sunderland fans as a whole?

Bit Brexity for my liking. ;)
 
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