The Fitter
Striker
We've got rid of the rotten core, now we just need rid of the gnome core.
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Would you accept no promotion?
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Tin Soldier
Striker
Can only assume some will just give up but that's their right ! They'll probably come back when we are promoted ! Others will definitely come back if we are promoted to the PL. Happens with every club but the core will remain just a 'little' smaller
Left For Dead
Winger
Yes and id buy a season tckt
Robanner
Winger
Promotion is a must. Things will get worse if in seasons to come if we don't go up as players will move on and others won't want to come. The signing of Grigg for me is a worrying development. If Wigan didn't want him should we really be paying £4m to drop him down a division? Worse still we've done that moving on an aspiring youngster who was scoring goals and leading our early season charge.
Sadly this thread stems from the nosedive we are going through. Yes we're not losing but performances have gone down fast and for the squad we have they are nowhere near good enough. I'm not sure we can turn this around as it's been going on for months now and the games will fly by. Possibly sneaking up via the play offs is our only chance - but I wouldn't back us to beat a top 6 side over 2 legs come May sadly.
Sadly this thread stems from the nosedive we are going through. Yes we're not losing but performances have gone down fast and for the squad we have they are nowhere near good enough. I'm not sure we can turn this around as it's been going on for months now and the games will fly by. Possibly sneaking up via the play offs is our only chance - but I wouldn't back us to beat a top 6 side over 2 legs come May sadly.
Ashley In!!
Striker
Sunderland spend beyond their equal share to secure promotion = spending a fortune
Newcastle spend beyond their equal share to secure promotion = Rafa's net spend tho
Absolutely laughable indeed.....
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What other choice do we have, will I be happy about it will I fuck, we have enough in that dressing room to get out of this league, but if we don't well I give them 5 years to get us back to the premier league, just means I was right not to expect instant miracles.
What will be will be - promotion - stay in 3rd division for 10years - or get relegated to eternal damnation. I’ll probably just keep following SAFC anyway. Doesn’t matter if I accept it or not.
Everyone keeps saying that, but a lot of our players are quite similar
We have no pace, power, height
I have no idea why this wasn't addressed as the owner even admitted it in the summer.
We must be living in some parallel universe where it was thought of by some that Newcastle failing to get promotion in season 2016/17 would have been considered anything but a massive failure.
We'd have had to have spent over £410m that season to have the same share you have spent this season.
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stephen cartwright
Guest
Nope
Ashley In!!
Striker
No one is saying otherwise.
I've simply pointed out your stunning hypocrisy which naturally you've ignored, as is your way.
Rotten Johnny
Central Defender
Would I accept no promotion?
No. I'd demand a people's vote on it!
No. I'd demand a people's vote on it!
I know, I couldn't believe it either carty.
What hypocrisy? I'm saying that spending over 73% and failing to get promoted would be a massive failure, just as us spending our around 18% share in 2016/17 and failing to get promoted would have been a massive failure.
We were accused of buying the league with our comparatively meagre share of our league spending for that season, so what is spending a share nearly quadruple in size?
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Guinness Guzzler
Striker
Couple of good posts you've made there. I still think we can get out of this league and really we should do, I don't think staying in this division would be "acceptable", much though there's obviously nowt we could do about it. I'd still renew, I wouldn't boo the players, I wouldn't want Ross or Donald gone and wouldn't be abusing them, but I'd be pretty pissed off. This squad should have more than enough to win this division, let alone get second or have the further safety net of a play off. We've got some with PL experience, we've got youngsters from a very good academy, we've got a player in Leadbitter who could still easily be playing in the league above (as could McGeady), we've got players who have won the league before, we've spent more than anyone else and brought in a proven goal scorer in this league. Anything other than promotion would be an utter failure no matter how much some are now trying to pretend it wouldn't be.
Said the other day, I genuinely think our second eleven should have a chance of play offs. A side of:
Ruiter
Hume (I know he's been injured like)
Oviedo
Flanagan
Ozturk
Morgan
Maguire
Cattermole
McGeouch
O'Nien
Wyke/ Watmore
That's not exactly a bad side for this level but like I say could easily be seen as our second eleven. So not only have we spent a lot, got good academy players etc, we've even got good strength in depth, my second eleven would be missing one of Wyke/ Watmore, as well as Sterling and Mumba, you'd still have the dubious benefit of the experienced Loovens as well. Not going up would be a massive failure. Long way to go yet though, any promotion, however it is achieved, would represent job done for this season
oddbod
Striker
no no no !
10 Gary Rowells
Striker
Well if you didnt accept it what would you do? Ask for a recount?
f***ing hell
Ashley In!!
Striker
As I say crack on with ignoring the glaringly obvious, it's what you do.
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