Geordies

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:09 pm

Splashing 40 mil

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:14 pm

Good luck to em.

They so often pay big for ones that are relatively unknown or unproven. This coupled with the fact they now have the fine athletic specimen known as Steve Bruce to provide his unequalled training and tactical advice, should help lead them to 18th or worse.

We will see but sounds like a risky one to me...

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:31 pm

Yes - let's wish potential relegation avoiding rivals this coming season, all the luck in the world.

ayrshireclaret83 · Post by **ayrshireclaret83** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:36 pm

Has never scored more than 8 goals in a season

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:37 pm

The next Fulham, hopefully.

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:38 pm

Just seen his goals record....

Big step up to the PL

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:47 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Yes - let's wish potential relegation avoiding rivals this coming season, all the luck in the world.

I was being sarcastic

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:50 pm

Of course you were.

Swizzlestick · Post by **Swizzlestick** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:54 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Of course you were.

How on earth did you not get the sarcasm from the rest of his post?

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:57 pm

I forgot to add..

BOOM!!

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:59 pm

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:Just seen his goals record....
Big step up to the PL

Imagine big wages too.

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:09 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Imagine big wages too.

Wouldn't be surprised.

Shelvey was on £70k a week or so last time they were in the PL, so this lad is probably on something similar.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:15 pm

I like the passion the Geordie fans have and would much prefer Brighton, West Ham and Leicester were relegated

Wile E Coyote · Post by **Wile E Coyote** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:33 pm

1926 last time they won anything decent, league title.
Lot's of bluff and bluster about their fans, but hardly a sleeping giant, they're fairly useless as a team.

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:41 pm

They got the money from re-naming the Gallowgate End, 'A Cannet Stand'.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:45 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Splashing 40 mil

Who have they signed for £40M?

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:47 pm

mkmel wrote:Who have they signed for £40M?

Joelinton. Who I hear you ask.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:47 pm

mkmel wrote:Who have they signed for £40M?

They’ve signed Joelinton a Brazilian striker from Hoffenheim.
Undisclosed fee but it’s said to smash their previous record

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:58 pm

Andy Carroll, the prodigal son, being linked with a return!

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:01 pm

Elizabeth wrote:I like the passion the Geordie fans have and would much prefer Brighton, West Ham and Leicester were relegated

Don't like the away end so fvck em.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:14 pm

Don't get me wrong doug ( one of my all time favourite players)

They are a mess of a club and their fans can be a pain in the backside at times.

In my lifetime of watching the Clarets there are few clubs where I have sat back and been in awe of the opposition fans.

Sheffield Wed ( already relegated but filling the cricket field stand and singing for 90 minutes)
Arsenal( when I was young and mesmerised by their colours)
Liverpool ( in the kop end before Grand National day.)

And one or two others including the Newcastle fans who I had the honour of witnessing in the St James Ground on Bobby Robson European home and away nights ( yes, a bit of a clue there)

Still hurting after that semi final like all Burnley fans of my generation and before. You bell... Mcdonald!

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:15 pm

Mike Ashley doing some of that worst ownership in the footballing world again. No doubt the Geordies will forget about this massive expenditure tomorrow.

rob63 · Post by **rob63** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:36 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:They’ve signed Joelinton a Brazilian striker from Hoffenheim.
Undisclosed fee but it’s said to smash their previous record

He's no Neymar!...... not even a Richarlison

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:05 pm

Swizzlestick wrote:How on earth did you not get the sarcasm from the rest of his post?

He's probably added you to his ignore list now because of that.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:52 pm

duncandisorderly wrote:He's probably added you to his ignore list now because of that.

I didn't see an announcement so he can't have.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:54 pm

Joe Linton doesn’t sound Brazilian to me.

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:57 pm

Tall Paul wrote:I didn't see an announcement so he can't have.

http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboar ... 1#p1056959" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Never disappoints.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:08 pm

duncandisorderly wrote:http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboar ... 1#p1056959

Never disappoints.

Swizzlestick · Post by **Swizzlestick** » Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:10 pm

duncandisorderly wrote:http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboar ... 1#p1056959

Never disappoints.

Maybe that thread is just all his other logins.

Wembley09 · Post by **Wembley09** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:24 pm

Came across this imitation video of Steve Bruce by a Newcastle fan that made me laugh.. sums up there feelings towards him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDByvkBoFKQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:41 pm

Elizabeth wrote:I like the passion the Geordie fans have and would much prefer Brighton, West Ham and Leicester were relegated

I chat regularly to a former season ticket holder at St James Park in my local...
He refuses to put any more money into the coffers up there while Ashley is in the Hot seat.

He now watches all matches online home and away via free streams.

He is dreading this season under the tutelage of Brucie due to the Mackem connection (even though Brucie reckons he was a Toon fan as a kid)
He cites the 11 teams managed in 20 years as the reason.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:49 pm

Theyre supposedly looking to sign Allan Saint Maximin from tonights opponents. Be interesting to see if he features for Nice

Longsider · Post by **Longsider** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:51 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:Theyre supposedly looking to sign Allan Saint Maximin from tonights opponents. Be interesting to see if he features for Nice

He did and was their best player by all accounts.

EarbyClaret · Post by **EarbyClaret** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:03 pm

I work with several Newcastle fans and have a lot of respect for them. I want them to finish below us but they are authentic and belong in the PL - I can easily think of several clubs I'd much rather see relegated - all of them on the wrong side of the north/south divide.

GodIsADeeJay81 · Post by **GodIsADeeJay81** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:28 pm

Bosscat wrote:I chat regularly to a former season ticket holder at St James Park in my local...
He refuses to put any more money into the coffers up there while Ashley is in the Hot seat.

He now watches all matches online home and away via free streams.

He is dreading this season under the tutelage of Brucie due to the Mackem connection (even though Brucie reckons he was a Toon fan as a kid)
He cites the 11 teams managed in 20 years as the reason.

Rafa has managed 10 teams in the same time scale.

Admittedly better teams and he's won lots of stuff, but is the Geordie fans issue Bruce moving around or simply because he's a bang average manager, just about?

Local cricketer · Post by **Local cricketer** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:32 pm

Great win tonight be dancing on the banks off the Tyne

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:50 am

Longsider wrote:He did and was their best player by all accounts.

He was the best player and certainly looked like a man playing for a transfer. Very tricky runner with the ball but kept running into blind alleys, partly because he had no-one to pass to.

On the other hand, he wore gloves. He'll be no use in winter.

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:50 am

Didn't see the game as out of country, but worth an enquiry?

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:04 pm

There's a 1-page article in the latest When Saturday Comes magazine outlining the current situation at Newcastle (another publicised takeover that appears to be petering out, top manager departing, key squad members departing, fan disillusionment).
It reckons that there are quite a lot of fans following up on the "If Rafa goes we go" movement- but we'll see how the gates look when the season starts, loyal fans need a lot of shaking off.

Their player losses have been significant though.
Perez played forward in 36 Prem games last season and was their top scorer with 12- SOLD
Rondon played forward in 31 Prem games and was 2nd highest scorer with 11- LOAN ENDED
(4 goals was the next highest by any player)
Joselu played forward in 16 Prem games (mostly as sub) and scored 2 goals - SOLD

Kenedy played midfield in 14 (starts) + 10 (subs) - LOAN ENDED
Diame played 23 + 5 Prem games - RELEASED
ManU sniffing round Longstaff as well.

They have bought Joelinton for £40 million but thats a bit of a gamble.

Season ticket prices are said to have increased by 10% (and, of course, Rafa has been lost and replaced by Steve Bruce who has a good record of getting teams up from the Championship but not really in Rafa's class).

Might be ructions there if August and September go badly and the takeover doesn't happen.

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:29 pm

Great supporters but a bit delusional.They are a small club wirh a hugh following.
Always up for a laugh and very friendly.
Without Perez and Rafa I think they will struggle and be in the bottom 3 come May

rob63 · Post by **rob63** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:58 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:Great supporters but a bit delusional.They are a small club wirh a hugh following.
Always up for a laugh and very friendly.
Without Perez and Rafa I think they will struggle and be in the bottom 3 come May

Fingers crossed