So Newcastle

[Trigger]

Get a Saudi Prince. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman net worth £320 billion (may be more, may be less but too much to count anyway).
We get a Saudi PriPrince Abdullah bin Mosa’ad bin Abdulaziz al Saud net worth - debatable, but we’ll never be short of big rolls.

Newcastle population @ 450,000, seventeen biggest city in UK.
Sheffield population @ 735,000, some have us fourth, some have us seventh biggest city in the UK.
What do you reckon, is it just the Sheffield United way?

Then ask yourself the question. would you want Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman anyway?

 

[Trigger]

‘bog rolls’ F*****g predictive text

 

[broomhillblade]

Nowt wrong with bog rolls.
When there's a bit of a panic on, what's the first thing we all rush out and buy?

 

[103SecondsOfMagic]

Nowt wrong with bog rolls.
When there's a bit of a panic on, what's the first thing we all rush out and buy?

Petrol

 

[Balham]

Get a Saudi Prince. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman net worth £320 billion (may be more, may be less but too much to count anyway).
We get a Saudi PriPrince Abdullah bin Mosa’ad bin Abdulaziz al Saud net worth - debatable, but we’ll never be short of big rolls.

Newcastle population @ 450,000, seventeen biggest city in UK.
Sheffield population @ 735,000, some have us fourth, some have us seventh biggest city in the UK.
What do you reckon, is it just the Sheffield United way?

Then ask yourself the question. would you want Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman anyway?

Sheffield United, for sale in League One

Newcastle United, for sale in the Premier League.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Nowt wrong with bog rolls.
When there's a bit of a panic on, what's the first thing we all rush out and buy?

V power.

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

Get a Saudi Prince. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman net worth £320 billion (may be more, may be less but too much to count anyway).
We get a Saudi PriPrince Abdullah bin Mosa’ad bin Abdulaziz al Saud net worth - debatable, but we’ll never be short of big rolls.

Newcastle population @ 450,000, seventeen biggest city in UK.
Sheffield population @ 735,000, some have us fourth, some have us seventh biggest city in the UK.
What do you reckon, is it just the Sheffield United way?

Then ask yourself the question. would you want Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman anyway?

Disrespectful to our owner which is obviously your intention.

Which sort of makes your question at the end just something to disguise your true agenda.

 

[Frank the tank]

Get a Saudi Prince. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman net worth £320 billion (may be more, may be less but too much to count anyway).
We get a Saudi PriPrince Abdullah bin Mosa’ad bin Abdulaziz al Saud net worth - debatable, but we’ll never be short of big rolls.

Newcastle population @ 450,000, seventeen biggest city in UK.
Sheffield population @ 735,000, some have us fourth, some have us seventh biggest city in the UK.
What do you reckon, is it just the Sheffield United way?

Then ask yourself the question. would you want Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman anyway?

He sold his paper mill years ago ,probably to raise funds to stem the huge losses the club were making in league one at the time
What a piece of shit he is eh ?

 

[FMBlade1]

If we had stayed up last year would we have been taken over?

I think not.

It's more how Leicester got lucky when they were in League One and admin which annoys me more.

 

[Kev Gee]

Shit post.

HRH Abdullah has always backed our managers. Even going back to the clough days. (John Brayford anyone?) Its not his fault that by on large this has been pissed up the wall. Save for some good signings early on in CWs reign.

If anything HRH has been too trusting with our managers and allowed £50 million spends on OMB and Brewster, Burke etc!!

If I was in charge though Paul Mitchell would have been sacked months ago.

 

[Bladesince59]

Who wants to simply buy success?

 

[90sblade]

I think they made a mistake investing into Newcastle. Difficult to expand the stadium. 50k support is nothing special nowadays, and probably can be equalled in revenue by a London club with 30-35k . Deprived and isolated area, which will not attract glory supporters like Leeds (another investment option). Foreign players won't want to live there unless you offer huge wages.

 

[HillmortonBlade]

Just so I’m clear.. this all about envy of a club being pumped full of Saudi cash?

If we got envy of that.. then that’s the next step on my “modern football is shit” pathway.

 

[Bert]

I think they made a mistake investing into Newcastle. Difficult to expand the stadium. 50k support is nothing special nowadays, and probably can be equalled in revenue by a London club with 30-35k . Deprived and isolated area, which will not attract glory supporters like Leeds (another investment option). Foreign players won't want to live there unless you offer huge wages.

Why would Newcastle need a bigger stadium, especially as you say they will not attract glory supporters?
Which isn't true by the way.

 

[90sblade]

Bert, never met many Newcastle glory supporters, local or from down south, even during the Keegan era. I'm sure a few existed but nowhere close to Leeds, Liverpool or United. I think that would impact on commercial deals, kit manufacturer deals, sponsorship etc.

The stadium issue is I think it is ugly due to being massively unbalanced. Looks cheaply constructed. Not impressive on camera like Spurs and Arsenal. As the Saudi's are buying a vanity project to impress people globally, I think the costly expansion issues are a drawback.

I don't think Newcastle are the worst club to invest in, but I think there are better options..

 

[JJBlade]

 

[Kev Gee]

Bert, never met many Newcastle glory supporters, local or from down south, even during the Keegan era. I'm sure a few existed but nowhere close to Leeds, Liverpool or United. I think that would impact on commercial deals, kit manufacturer deals, sponsorship etc.

The stadium issue is I think it is ugly due to being massively unbalanced. Looks cheaply constructed. Not impressive on camera like Spurs and Arsenal. As the Saudi's are buying a vanity project to impress people globally, I think the costly expansion issues are a drawback.

I don't think Newcastle are the worst club to invest in, but I think there are better options..

Who then?

 

[90sblade]

Of the Northern clubs I'd go for Leeds. South, I'd have gone for West Ham.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Bert, never met many Newcastle glory supporters, local or from down south, even during the Keegan era. I'm sure a few existed but nowhere close to Leeds, Liverpool or United. I think that would impact on commercial deals, kit manufacturer deals, sponsorship etc.

How can we have glory hunters when we’ve never had any glory.

Regards potential. Agree that Newcastle are more in the Man City mode, of course they’re a big club but don’t think there’ll ever be a giant.

If a multi billionaire wanted to buy a club with a plan to rule the world
Think up north Leeds would be a better option and regards the south, think Arsenal would be a great option.
London is one of the great cities of the world which has everything to attract any player.
Arsenal are historically the biggest club in London, by rights Arsenal should be bigger than Man Utd or Liverpool.

 

[Greg.]

At least Prince Abdullah's motives seem pretty clean - he just loves sport and genuinely wants us to be a success. The Newcastle situation seems to just be the Saudi state sportwashing.

 

[Davalon]

McCabe out.

 

[Hartley Hare]

It may sound weird but I wouldn't like it if we turned into a money bags club, buying success, and winning most of the time. All those foreign players and overpaid mercenaries pulling on our shirt just for money, driving around in fast Italian cars. Not for me.

Get Joe Ironside back.

HH

 

[Upton_Blade]

Bert, never met many Newcastle glory supporters, local or from down south, even during the Keegan era. I'm sure a few existed but nowhere close to Leeds, Liverpool or United. I think that would impact on commercial deals, kit manufacturer deals, sponsorship etc.

The stadium issue is I think it is ugly due to being massively unbalanced. Looks cheaply constructed. Not impressive on camera like Spurs and Arsenal. As the Saudi's are buying a vanity project to impress people globally, I think the costly expansion issues are a drawback.

I don't think Newcastle are the worst club to invest in, but I think there are better options..

I'm really not sure where you're coming from here?

St James' Park is one of, if not the, best stadiums in this country as it's not a souless, modern bowl like most of the others.]]

If you think it's ugly, whilst suggesting The Emirates is good, then I'd suggest your taste is somewhat, for want of a better word, shite!

 

[90sblade]

@

Upton_Blade​

I think St James is the perfect example of a modern bowl, but an ugly unbalanced one. I grant you it is located in a great spot, even though they cant expand at least on one side. None of it is original, all built since the 90's and cheaply done, the outside is a total eyesore, worse than old trafford. No way does it equal the emirates at all. I'm not a fan of the emirates, but it is superior to st james by a good margin,

 

[GVBlade]

‘bog rolls’ F*****g predictive text

I like big rolls

 

[Colombia Blade]

I like big rolls

I also like big rolls, and I cannot lie

 

[knowsnowt]

Fucking hell. And shit.

 

[N20 Blade]

My best mates from home in North Yorkshire are Sunderland fans, spare of a thought for them. Newcastle fans are deluded at the best of times but now it’s unbearable. Just imagine if this was Wednesday, what a nightmare that would be?

Realistically they’ll struggle to sign the very best players given their geography and history but they’ll probably become a force if managed at all competently. Ethics and morals to one side, they’re suddenly eating crumbs from the top table now and maybe more.

What a shame football has become so money based over the last 30 years. Years ago we were on a par with the likes of Leicester, West Ham, Newcastle, etc. but no longer and we’re far from alone. Is it me or is it all rather boring?

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

I said the same about Sunderland to my bird last night, I bet they'll be loving it in Mackem land!

You're right about Newcastle fans, I used to be at Sunderland Uni, I always felt the Geordies were a set of arrogant t**ts and thought Sunderland much more down to earth. A set up not too dissimilar to Sheffield and Leeds.

 

[Sheffsteel]

What a shame football has become so money based over the last 30 years. Years ago we were on a par with the likes of Leicester, West Ham, Newcastle, etc. but no longer and we’re far from Is it me or is it all rather boring?

It’s quite a common situation.
Fans in the PL think the Championship is boring and have zero interest.
Some fans in the Championship think the PL is boring and have little interest.
Most people in the UK support PL clubs, they would argue the PL has been a massive success and only getting better.
I’s now the richest, most attractive league in world football, able to attract all the best players.
The Spanish and Italian giants know their domestic leagues can’t compete, hence they are desperate for a Euro super lesgue.

Now that Sheff Wed are in the doldrums and look like they might spend a few year in league 1…guess what?
Many say they don‘t want to be in the PL anyway and how they’d stop going if they were taken over by the same group who have bought Newcastle.
They say football isn’t football anymore but to be honest it changed when it turned professional in the 1890’s.

The most moralistic local club is probably Sheffield FC who refused to follow the trend by turning professional.
Look what good that did them. They choose the higher morale ground
and have been rewarded by having hardly any fans and limited finances.