by Royal Rother » 26 May 2009 13:06
by Row Z Royal » 26 May 2009 13:21
by RG30 » 26 May 2009 13:23
by T.R.O.L.I. » 26 May 2009 13:53
To the tune of 'Blaydon Races' They all went down to Anfield
Twas on the 3rd of May
Hoping God would smile on them
Upon the Sabbath day
Proud as punch in stripey shirts
Cream of the Geordie nation
Ganning along to Liverpool
To see the relegation
Oh me lads, you should've seen them crying
Watching the shambles on the pitch
Premier dreams a'dying
All the lads and lasses there All had gloomy faces
Ganning doon to the Championship
With aal of Shearer's aces
Now way back in September
They told a different tale
Keegan's second coming?
How could the buggers fail?
But then along came Dennis Wise
Who dared to travel norf
Kevin didn't like the tw*t
And quickly buggered orf!
Oh me lads! I think they need a genie
Owen unfit, Xisco's sh*t
and what of Collocini?
Given's a great keeper
but he left the sinking ship
And Harper will be canny good
Doon in the Championship
Now after Keegan scarpered
They all cried in their beer
But fear not, up next they got
Good old Joe Kinnear
He f**king came and f**king got
the f**kers to play their best
Then who'd a f**king thought it
f**king cardiac arrest
Oh me lads, the bugger's in the Freeman
Ashley's scared to watch a game
The fans are all a steamin'
And I will not apologise
for nasty tasteless quips
It'll do the buggers good to be
doon in the championship
With poor Joe confined to bed
For his recuperation
They wondered who could be the man
To save the 'Geordie Nation'
Who could turn this team around
Before they turned to violence?
Hughton got the nod and came out
To the sound of silence
Oh me lads! I'm ganna chuck me seat
The mackems beat us at their place
And now we've had to cheat
Then aal the toon went on the hoy
And got themselves all plastered
And raised a glass to Taylor who's
A cheating diving b*stard!
Ashley looked around and saw
the damage that they'd done
He'd lost a couple of hundred mill
For every game they'd won
He sank another pint in one
And had a revelation
Mary Poppins is the one
To save the Geordie Nation
Oh me lads! The Toon are aal but dead
Obafemi's injured
(or at least that's what he said)
Ah can't believe with Alan boss,
We haven't got much higher
Or is he just like Keegan
Just another false messiah
Oh me lads! The Toon are in the clarts
No more trips to Anfield
Now it's off to foreign parts
Tell aal the cheeky mackems
That this story isn't over
Follow the Toon Army AND......
We'll watch Doncaster Rovers!
by Nick Shorey my Lord! » 26 May 2009 13:54
by Dirk Gently » 26 May 2009 15:17
Royal Rother .....
Correct me if I'm wrong but even if the club goes into Administration don't the players contracts still have to be honoured? Isn't that what fcuked Leeds so badly?
by soggy biscuit » 26 May 2009 15:31
by soggy biscuit » 26 May 2009 16:18
Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore has moved quickly to confirm the league status of Newcastle United after the confusion of the weekends results.
The confusion appears to be around the introduction of ‘messiah points’ at the start of the 08/09 season. “while we do acknowledge that Newcastle picked up 2 messiah points this season, under the new ruling they were also hit with a ‘delusions of grandeur’ fine which wipes out the points leaving them back in the relegation zone.”
Unconfirmed reports in the north east suggest Newcastle will appeal under the ‘greatest fans in the world’ clause though the F.A have confirmed that any appeal would not be dealt with until early next season as they are currently handling Brighton & Hove Albion’s request to join the Champions League under the same clause.
by Victor Meldrew » 26 May 2009 20:41
by Royal Rother » 26 May 2009 21:26
by RoyalChicagoFC » 26 May 2009 21:59
by PlasticRoyale » 26 May 2009 22:26
by Stretts » 27 May 2009 10:56
by BR2 » 27 May 2009 12:56
Royal Rother Alternatively....
They currently have 15 players on £50k+ per week.
Some of those will be on more - let's say it averages out at £65k per week, add on National Insurance costs that makes circa £73k per week, x by 15 players x by 52 weeks = £57m.
That's your £55m all used up on 15 players before the less well paid are taken care of and still leaves all the other running costs to be met.
Even if they manage to offload most of the high earners they will get bugger all transfer fees thus creating an even worse Balance Sheet, and / or they will have to buy them out of their contracts which will cost a fair few million as well.
(I know I am stretching a point or 2 here, but then so were you IMO! )
by Deathy » 27 May 2009 13:01
Row Z Royal LOLz at clubs who spend beyond their means!
Right, that's that out of the way then!
by swansea jack » 27 May 2009 14:06
DeathyRow Z Royal LOLz at clubs who spend beyond their means!
Right, that's that out of the way then!
I don't see how a club of their size, with their crowds, was spending beyond their means at 50k a week on a wage. Granted the odd exception like Owen, but they're hardly a small club with small income. Plus a billionaire owner.
The only thing that club is guilty of is piss poor judgement in appointing bad managers, one after the other, and so much backroom chopping and changing, it's left the club unstable from the top to the bottom.
I quite like Newcastle. I certainly don't have them down in the Leeds bracket for their crazy spending.
by Dirk Gently » 27 May 2009 14:41
swansea jackDeathyRow Z Royal LOLz at clubs who spend beyond their means!
Right, that's that out of the way then!
I don't see how a club of their size, with their crowds, was spending beyond their means at 50k a week on a wage. Granted the odd exception like Owen, but they're hardly a small club with small income. Plus a billionaire owner.
The only thing that club is guilty of is piss poor judgement in appointing bad managers, one after the other, and so much backroom chopping and changing, it's left the club unstable from the top to the bottom.
I quite like Newcastle. I certainly don't have them down in the Leeds bracket for their crazy spending.
They are in the same bracket Re: lack of relegation clauses in player contracts though...
by Hoop Blah » 27 May 2009 15:32
by Ian Royal » 27 May 2009 22:56
Hoop Blah I agree with BR on this one.
I think they'll be pretty ok financially. They'll lose some of those 15 players through contracts being up, they'll manage to offload some and even if the buying clubs don't match their wages, Newcastle can still reduce their wage bill significantly by doing a Leeds and paying a proportion of wages for players they ship out.
Their income will hold up reasonably well because they'll still have decent crowds and they must make a killing on all those barcode shirts!
Long term they might struggle a bit, and they need to get their house in order for the future and not repeat the mistakes of the last 5 years, but financially I don't think they'll be in such a bad position as the media are so keen to build up.
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