Rafa Leaves Newcastle

[Dr The Singh]

6 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

He's a very underrated player. Would be perfect to cover up front or play out wide.

His small hands make him a poor keeper

[urban.spaceman]

10 hours ago, yorkie1999 said:

Didn't Pearson say he had an offer from a club that no-one would believe.

Something tells me him and Ashley won’t get on. 

Edited 24 June 2019 by urban.spaceman

[urban.spaceman]

Will be interesting to see how many get behind this. 

[Tuna]

Everything to do with Newcastle United, Benitez and Mike Ashley bores me.

[Nick]

6 hours ago, Tuna said:

Everything to do with Newcastle United, Benitez and Mike Ashley bores me.

Imagine being a fan.

[Guest MattP]

8 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Will be interesting to see how many get behind this. 

Barely any - like so many they are addicted to going football on a Saturday.

 

I don't like Ashley but Newcastle fans do come across as an entitled bunch, Benitez deserves some blame as well if he was seriously asking for 12million a year. 

[Nick]

2 minutes ago, MattP said:

Barely any - like so many they are addicted to going football on a Saturday.

 

I don't like Ashley but Newcastle fans do come across as an entitled bunch, Benitez deserves some blame as well if he was seriously asking for 12million a year. 

I dunno about the entitled bit but 12 million is a lot of cash to ask for but I suppose he’s delivered for them the past 3 seasons and as a high profile manager has a market value... I’m guessing he’d rather leave with the seemingly moral high ground and not having to work another miracle with the £60 million transfer budget on offer and more sign of Ashley actually selling the players from under him rather than the club itself. He’s finished 10th and 13th the last couple of seasons after getting them back up following the Shearer debacle, if you want more of that then I guess you have to pay for it. Let’s see what Gary Monk can do comparatively...

[Jon the Hat]

He has been offered £12M a year to manage in China, nothing to suggest he was asking for that at Newcastle.

They will be toast now if they don't change owners and invest.

[somebum]

Geordies deserve better, great fans 

[Detroit Blues]

On 25/06/2019 at 05:46, Jon the Hat said:

He has been offered £12M a year to manage in China, nothing to suggest he was asking for that at Newcastle.

They will be toast now if they don't change owners and invest.

I agree, I think they're going down.

[Ric Flair]

On 24/06/2019 at 13:04, Ric Flair said:

Absolute bargain last summer at £3.5m, was the signing of the summer for the price along with Evans.

 

I would love us to go and get Ayoze Perez, even if it just stops him scoring every season against us.

 

On 24/06/2019 at 13:01, Ric Flair said:

Ayoze Perez please, make it snappy. Ashley will cash in.

Thanks then....

[StanSP]

On 24/06/2019 at 13:01, Ric Flair said:

Ayoze Perez please, make it snappy. Ashley will cash in.

Good call, sir. 

[The People's Hero]

13 hours ago, StanSP said:

Good call, sir. 

Whilst Ashley is getting ready to count the cash, offer another 20mn for Lascelles?

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, The People's Hero said:

Whilst Ashley is getting ready to count the cash, offer another 20mn for Lascelles?

Nah, no need. Not a place we eneed to improve on right now with Benkovic most likely to play more this season alongside Maguire/Evans.

[The People's Hero]

Just now, StanSP said:

Nah, no need. Not a place we eneed to improve on right now with Benkovic most likely to play more this season alongside Maguire/Evans.

Agreed. I was being greedy there.

 

Newcastle absolutely ripe to be asset stripped right now. Such a sorry state of affairs.

 

If we really are giving £30mn cash for Perez (and I have my doubts on that as an upfront figure), the new manager isn't getting it, is he? That's Ashley's beer money for a bit.