#1170

basically I think they’ll sign Chelsea/Spurs tier players, but I’d be very surprised if bigger names turn out for Newcastle so soon.

#1171

Is there any update on what they plan to do with the remainder of the Championship, L1, L2 etc. I’m assuming no promotion means no relegation. Allocating champions league and europa spots would require playoffs too, right? What a pickle!

I’d like to see relegation playoffs. Maybe just bin off the bottom 10 all at once. Don’t think anyone would care.

#1172

Premier league compared to championship mate, apples and oranges tbh

#1173

Release Andy Carroll and resign him again

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#1175

*premier league compared to premier league

#1176

(Jag Alert)

I interviewed Jonathan Wilson if anyone is interested:

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#1177

kin hell! Had it in my mind that Lampard was still at Derby. I need to get more sleep, I’m losing it!

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#1178

Didn’t know the site was doing this kind of thing. Interesting

#1179

Current wage bill is less than Bournemouth, Watford, Burnley…

But yeah there will be dodgy dealings no doubt about it

#1180

I’m not sure if it was on here, but someone mentioned how low their commercial revenue streams were and that a decade or so ago they were about on par with Spurs but are now 100m a year worse off or something mad. Presumably that can be improved pretty quickly if they employ the right people.

My dad was from Newcastle. He wasn’t a massive fan by any stretch, but they were always my second team as a kid. It really is a shame how they’ve been run.

#1181

enjoyed that. was he nice? did you chat about prime suspect?

#1182

It won’t be once the big signings come through though, which is the point.

#1183

its because they don’t really get sponsorship revenue from sports direct, is my understanding.

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#1184

Presumably that’s due to all the advertising done on the cheap to Ashley’s brands eh? Selling the naming right of St James’ etc. Shirt sponsor is up for renewal as well, can imagine that will be a much bigger deal than we’ve had before

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#1185

Good that, mate.

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#1186
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#1187

Do you think he goes to a hospital or a vets if he gets ill?

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#1188

Liverpool have put a statement out criticising the mayor of Liverpool for essentially saying safety should come before football then.

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#1189

It’s not often I agree with Joe Anderson, but he’s not wrong here

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#1190

The strangest football-related Coronavirus thing is how the clubs known for being the shittest at PR have really come out of it quite well in terms of being extra proactive in a number of ways, and the clubs who pride themselves on being community-centric have properly Keystone Cops’d it.

Should probably mention that Jordan Henderson’s role in the player initiative and Andy Robertson’s sizeable donations to foodbanks both deserve respect, but as a club the way Liverpool have dealt with it compared to, say, United, who’ve spent years booting themselves up the arse in terms of publicity i just find…really weird. Maybe football clubs aren’t vehicles for socialism, or morally-redundant shell companies because of their owners, idk.

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