RevidgeBlue

My main take from the opening weekend was that the 3 relegated sides are nowhere near as good as in recent years and certainly won't all be storming the League with 90 + points. And that we have major problems. Terrific summary by the way - well done - hope you keep it up!

Why do you have a thing about Newcastle? Id rather see them win a few things than the usual suspects - especially Man Ure. I wish when Liverpool had come in for Isaak (sp?) the FFP and PSR rules had permitted them to flex their financial muscle, tell Liverpool to fuck off, and put a £250 m counter bid in for Salah on a £1m p.w. tax free salary just to piss them off. And then if Salah said yes, pull out at the last minute. Isaak's half way through a long term deal. He'd be grateful for the security of that contract if he picked up a bad injury. If Newcastle dont want to sell that SHOULD be the end of it.

Thought it was a lot more than that - someone published a table a while ago from a season or two back where our TV revenue was c £8m as opposed to about £1.5m the season we were in League 1. There was a massive increase in the TV money for Championship Clubs before the start of last season wasn't there?

Come off it, there is no plan other than to cut costs as K Hod says. What is V trying to do? Trying to build the most toothless team with the most turgid and least entertaining style of play of all time? There's only one reason we're bringing in cheap "athletic" types from inferior European Leagues - they're cheap.

Yes Vi Ball with one shot on target in the 90 mins is far more entertaining!

Ok thanks.

Mention of Waggott being "still employed" sends me into a cold sweat. Is it normal for employees who have been dispensed with but who are on gardening leave to be referred to in that way? I take it he doesn't actually do anything or wield any influence any longer?

Head Coach does piece in local paper confirming another Coach is leaving. COO and everyone else present from the Club at the Forum seemingly unaware of it Standard. Maybe VI has found out like everyone else before him that Lowe is the immovable object.

Just checked. Still seems to show him on the Internet as a Coach at Blackburn Rovers. How odd. Was it just a Nicko rumour that Jackson jumped on?

If Carlsberg did contract renewals........ It sure as hell wouldn't be that one! As things stand - we can't even get Ryan Hedges to sign a new deal. Chew on that!

To be fair he is saying that they won't go unless we get a decent price for them etc. I think that's the only thing you can say the owners get right. Generally (Adam Wharton apart) we dont let players go on the cheap. RF 99 would probably say it's another failing.

Was it not fairly widely reported? Maybe Balaji gave him yet another reprieve.

On the fans.

Err.....Cheers- I think! 🤣

Made offers to "at least 3" of the 4 players. As we know one of them was Hedges, wonder who was the odd one out?

Any credible links to him other than someone sat in their bedroom posting links on X?

Is that really any worse for him than him not being registered, not being selected and continuing not to be involved in any capacity whatsoever? Edit: If the Club really dont think he's worth even a tiny punt then surely the only sensible option is to pay his contract up.

That's never happening imo, I think he's full square 100% behind "the project" and grateful to be earning £600k p.a. From the nonchalant and matter of fact way he's been announcing the recent departures I think he knew from the outset that they would be leaving and that no serious attempt would be made to keep them. If it were otherwise he'd be fuming. "Yes well, we thought Callum was going to sign but he received an offer he wishes to take" *(So hey ho)* "Just to let you know folks there'll be another key departure this week" *(Nothing to see here)* NB - Words in asterisks mine.

Out of all the players Id say Travis is the one whose commitment is never in question.

Im not a stickler for the regs and even I know it only applies if he were to move abroad.

"Please have your pitchforks at the ready"

I wonder if Cantwell's phantom injury will have cleared up in time for this one?

Agreed.

I didn't really rate Saxton tbh but 6th and 5th is still better than we've managed in the last 15 years. I was thinking more specifically of the Don Mackay era.

Ok but that assumes they're prepared to assume losses of tens of millions of pounds to pocket a few agent's fees. Im not against anything that can be proven that shows wrongdoing on the part of the owners Im trying to figure out how it stacks up. If that happened I think it comes under the envelope of Venky's being the real owners but being completely negligent and therefore the Club being ripped off, not for the first time imo.