It’s one of the worst deals Newcastle have ever made, and we suppose we have former Director of Football, Dennis Wise, to thank for that. Xisco cost Newcastle around £5.5M from Deportivo in the summer of 2008, and with his wages of £50K/week, he’s cost Newcastle an additional £10M in wages over the last four years.
Xisco – cost Newcastle big big money
That will increase by another £2.5M if Xisco sees out his contract which ends next year, at the end of June.
That’s around £18M that Newcastle will have shelled out for Xisco, and he played 9 times for Newcastle with one goal – in his very first game – not a good deal for Newcastle!
And it’s not just the money that cost Newcastle dearly for Xisco, but his signing was kept a secret from then manager Kevin Keegan, and to cut a very disastrous story very short – it ended up with Kevin leaving the club in early September.
And who would believe now, that if Kevin Keegan has stayed at Newcastle, we’d still have been relegated?
Not too many.
So you could say that the Xisco signing cost around £18M for Xisco himself, but how many more millions did it cost Newcastle because of the relegation?
A huge amount, that’s for sure.
We want to say up front, that it’s not Xisco’s fault that Newcastle paid out so much for him, and that it led to Kevin Keegan leaving the club , it had nothing to do with Xisco himself, and that’s not the purpose of this article.
It was other people’s poor judgement of the Spanish U21 striker that caused all the trouble, and from we hear, the 25 year-old is a nice lad and an enthusiastic player.
It’s not his fault Newcastle agreed to pay him £2.5M a year when they signed him, and he has every legal right to stay for the full five years of his contract.
Newcastle will try to offload the player to his former club Deportivo in the summer, again, as they did last year, but we think it will only be a loan deal at best, so that the lad keeps picking up his Newcastle wages.
Newcastle may even try to do a deal with the player to pay off his wages and try to sell him, and they could even make his a free agent this summer, as Newcastle did last summer with Joey Barton, so some other club would pick him up.
We’ll be seeing Xisco report for training at Benton on July 5th, and Newcastle will be hoping they can offload him, but at least this is the last time Xisco will be at Newcastle – he will not be reporting next July for training – his contract runs out on June 30th, 2013.
Newcastle have become a lot more sage and efficient in the transfer market since Xisco was signed – that’s another fact – and the club will have learned a lot from the Xisco deal – that’s the positive side of all of this.
Xisco has been a costly buy for Newcastle - is probably a huge understatement.
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192 responses so far ↓
1 sweendog // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:32 AM
he’s been too busy making songs about thongs than playing football..
2 pardew no 1 // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:35 AM
money stealing cock sucker but at the end of the day its newcastles fault
3 Hatem's better than Messi // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:41 AM
@Pardew_No_1
That’s the most disgusting comment I’ve seen on the blog.
Shame on you.
I hope the police ask Ed for your IP address.
4 shearermania // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:45 AM
i can see disco xisco being an absolute gun firing 30 goals next season and will end up signing a new 5 year deal or leave on a free to liverpool for a 80k week and 7 year deal……in the end everyone deserves a 10th chance
5 Toon_Jock // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM
@Pardew_No_1
should be….
Money Sucking C0ck Stealer
6 toonincheek // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:47 AM
All credit to KK for what he achieved, but . . .
Without relegation, and if KK were still in charge, where do you think we would be?
There’s a silver cloud . . . .
7 shearermania // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:49 AM
he might be a cuck sucker but he aint a thief…..
get your facts right
8 pardew no 1 // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:51 AM
take a joke jesus
9 Level 7 Hero // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:57 AM
If we can’t sell him next season, no way I’d loan him out for the 3rd season in a row and let him play first team football somewhere else on our 50 grand a week on the last year of his contract.
Keep him for the last year, play him in the third, and fourth round of the Carling Cup and FA Cup if we get teams in League One or below.
Don’t even play him in the reserves the rest of the time, just let him train all season for the privelidge of playing them 4 matches next year, dont want him hindering Sammy Ameobi or Vuckics development in the Ressies.
10 Hatem's better than Messi // Jun 22, 2012 at 11:58 AM
@pardew no 1
Not funny, just like monkey chants and throwing bananas isn’t funny.
11 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Sad story really. Let’s not make it sadder. Hope he goes on to do OK as the last 4 years must have been pretty embarrassing for him.
12 pardew no 1 // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:03 PM
Hatem’s better than Messi how is it like that hes not gay
13 Tiote4PM // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Hatem’s idea of humour is all wrong.
14 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Werder Bremen have just signed right back Theodor Gebre Selassie – wonder if the Sebastian Boenisch story might just be true..?
15 Level 7 Hero // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Jacob “snubbing” us apparently…
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/7834879/Butterfield-may-make-U-turn
Must be quite difficult to snub a club when your not even offered anything like.
16 rhan // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Hatems better: are you on a wind up. It is nothing like racism because either he isn’t gay. Or if he is gay then it is probably a fact that he has given oral sex to a man. As such it’s a statement of fact that he can’t get to upset about it.. Unless you mean calling someone a theif is racist.
17 Level 7 Hero // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:15 PM
I love how the link above claims Jacob Butterfield is impressed with Barnselys plans for next season…
… by bringing in former Middlesboough striker MIDO, fresh from his 2 goals in 3 games year long spell at Zamalek.
18 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Yeah but in other news it seems that Cissokho may be on the move after all… wonder if we’re still interested.
19 Hatem's better than Messi // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Go on support the unsupportable.
Join the “Thick as Shite but definitely not Gay Club”.
If you are that insecure.
20 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Im gay and thats not really offensive. Especially as xisco is likely not gay himself
21 Tiote4PM // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:19 PM
Hater – are you gay?
22 Tiote4PM // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Cwarr trying to be fashionable!
23 No Plain Saylor // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Yano he probably would offer just about as much as best or ranger, if we can get rid of him great, if not keep him, who’s to say pardew couldnt get the best out of him? He’d be 5th choice so its not like we’d have to play him either way, only if he trains well enuf
24 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:21 PM
I think we’ll sign Cissokho. The time is right. Xisoc is a good player. He was never given the chance. He is head and shoulders above Ameobi in terms of skill and technique.
25 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:21 PM
NUFC to sign Cissokho, Anita, Mandzukic and de Jong, then add a CB and possibly a winger. That’d be nice.
26 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Tbf cock sucker is a very general insult too. Ever watched deadwood?
And lol at the butterfield article
27 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:23 PM
@tiote i don’t have to try. My people have a natural flair for fashion lol
28 Not A Happy Bunny // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:24 PM
The Toon should come to some cash arrangement and bring the curtain down on this sad saga
29 hotdog // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Ive had tendencies – what you doing later pards
haha
30 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:26 PM
@kets why wasn’t xisco given a chance? And wasn’t he barely played by deportivo while on loan? How could so many managers know different to you?
Still wanting cissokho? Lol. I honestly would be happy with that signing though.
31 Beattie25 // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Cock sucker is a bit strong but take a positive out of the situation. At least it implies Xisco is getting some action. We’d all jump at the chance to get a bit of something something regardless of sexuality, marital status or career path.
If somebody called me a mother fcuker I’d be overjoyed.
32 Ben Arfa (Either love him or Hatem) // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:31 PM
France have a good chance of beating Spain. With Mexes suspended, Blanc will be forced to start Koscielny with Rami, who IMHO are a much better duo.
Then again it looks like Ben Arfa won’t get a game or even come on as a sub; Cabaye was rested as he had a little niggle so I’d expect to see him and M’Vila as the holding midfielders.
Debuchy WILL get torn apart and watch his value fall- you heard it here first.
33 Tiote4PM // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Cwarr the gay friends I have tend to ‘think’ they are fashionable. Some terrible footwear on display. And sleeveless vests??? What’s the crack with them?
34 AndyMac // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Didnt realise the schools had finished early this year ?
35 Dondatta13 // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Guys, guys, guys…
1st thing is… Kids read this blog too, blatant bad language really isn’t called for…
Secondly, I believe that Xisco IS gay… http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/2009/03/13/candid-pictures-suggest-newcastle-utd-striker-has-plenty-of-close-male-friends/
No need to be crass, all the blame for the deal tabled for Xisco lies at the foot of NUFC. It’s deals like this that have turned us into a prudent club now, and not before time!
36 ochytoon // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Just cos you suck dick, you’re not any less of a man. Would have liked to have seen Xisco in action (double entendere) but I doubt he’ll be given a shot
37 Level 7 Hero // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:38 PM
Mulumbu not coming by the sound of it…
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/7834924/Nothing-in-Mulumbu-mischief-
Wanted Diame myself, West Ham must be paying him a fortune.
38 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:39 PM
@tiote i know what you mean. It can be bad
39 Ben Arfa (Either love him or Hatem) // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:39 PM
@Dondatta,
What about Giroud and Debuchy if you’re going by that logic?
40 veto // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:39 PM
rated as the next torres once upon a time , we havent really given him a chance if truth be told , more probably to avoid any future fee’s rather than his ability
41 Dondatta13 // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:40 PM
@38 elaborate for me please..
42 Level 7 Hero // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Giroud and Debuchy…
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=giroud+debuchy+kiss&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=671&wrapid=tlif134036533865110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=HVrkT9DICfHB0gWK5MHuCA
43 grumpy_old_sod // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Just a thought!
If an employer offered you a long deal on £50,000 a week, would you take it?
Answer is, yes.
Don’t blame the player, blame the game.
44 hotdog // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Its Kok Wan i envy he pretends he is gay so he can cop a feel of the ladies
45 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Yeah, I agree Rowan, but I think we’ll go for a low profile striker rather than Manzuckic. Think we also need an attacking midfielder (a Zola typed player. Gianfranco that is, not Calvin).
I’ve been impressed with Xisco from what I’ve seen of him. We’ve paid £5.7m for him, so we need to play him. Not surprised he isn’t getting into the Depor team. It’s because we haven’t played him enough and he’s rusty.
46 markmac // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Feel a bit sorry for the lad really, wasnt his fault, if someone offers you a huge wage increase to go to a big club you dont turn it down! its just everything that came with it at the time, KK being stitched up and leaving etc, and he will probably always be the cape goat….its dennis wise who was to blame really, but again it was a sign of the times at our place back then… dark times i hope we never re-visit !
HWTL
47 Ben Arfa (Either love him or Hatem) // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:46 PM
@Level 7,
I’m aware of that hence the mention.
It’s been posted so much on the blog, I really don’t see what you’re trying to achieve in posting the link again?
48 toonarmydownsouth // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:46 PM
@beattie ……mother fcuker…….that is all
49 Level 7 Hero // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:50 PM
@ Ben Arfa
Because Dondatta said:
elaborate for me please..
To your comment…
What about Giroud and Debuchy if you’re going by that logic?
He clearly didnt know what you meant. That ok?
50 jesperfuglsang // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Wouldn’t it be fun if Greece beats Germany tonite
…God I hope so
51 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:58 PM
I’m just a sexy boy, not your boy-toy.
52 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:58 PM
Ketsbaia9
Forget Gianfranco Zola… we need a new Temuri Ketsbaia!
Yeah that was an optimistic list, esp. Mandzukic, but the others are very possible. Striker wise we need someone reasonably young, not necessarily the finished article but someone who is ready to play games (just not every game) assuming we keep Ba and Cisse. We really, really do need a CB though…
53 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Can see it being a Greece v Italy semi-final. Reckon we’ll get beat on penalties. Adam Johnson, Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Daniel Sturridge would’ve made a massive difference. Team to start against Italy:
Hart
Johnson Terry Lescott Cole
Walcott Milner Gerrard Chamberlain
Rooney Carroll
54 Dondatta13 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Level7… Your right I didn’t know what Ben Arfa meant.
I would just like to say that I couldn’t care less if a player is gay or straight. As long as they do the job their paid to do on the pitch.
Now It’s a well known fact that the French kiss cheeks as a greeting.
The pic posted @41 seems to be two players exchanging this style of greeting imho.
The Xisco pics show a player in his leisure time, trying to put his tongue into the mouth of another guy (pic2).
The two situations are not comparable in my view.
The main point I was making was that fowl language isn’t called for as kids read this blog too.
Now read comments 3, 10 and 12 and this will lead you to the comments I posted at 34.
55 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Wonder how much of his wage packet he spent in the powerhouse
56 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:04 PM
That’s a ballsy lineup! If we lost Hodgson would get crucified for dropping Parker and Welbeck.
57 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Exactly. Centre-back and left-back are our main priorities.
It’d be good if we could have De Jong, Ba, Cisse and Steven Fletcher as our main strikeforce next season. I’d even allow Oba Martins to return as our fourth striker.
We do need a bit of creativity in the middle of the park. We should be looking at a pacey attacking midfielder. Hoilett could play in that position.
I’d definitely be looking at starting Marveaux next season. He hardly gives the ball away and is an attacking threat.
58 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:07 PM
@Ketsbia
Martins, Fletcher
I would rather play Mr Garrison and mr. Hat upfront rather than those two
59 SupaToonKid // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Anyone who claims Xisco hasn’t had enough chances to prove his worth needs to buckle up. The lad is a waste of space and he was never even that good at Deportivo; just cause there are some good montages of him on YouTube doesn’t make him a good player!
On signing players it’d be great if we get in 4-5 top players + some much needed development players for the reserves. Personally i would like to see us sign Debuchy, Anita, Zapata & L. de Jong as that would cover the positions we need filling but i still think we are missing a little pocket dynamtive so a player such as Hoilett, Son or Elia would be great as well but for sure RB, CB, CDM & CF must be filled before contemplating Hoilett etc.
60 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:10 PM
Steven Fletcher’s a promising player. Typical old fashioned striker. Rate him highly. Martins has got a tremendous shot on him and is pacey. Always dangerous.
61 G // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:10 PM
@post 57, I’m told by those in the know that Mr Garrison is past his sell by date, but Mr Hat can be relied on for 20+ goals a season.
62 SupaToonKid // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Ketsbaia, you do come up with some of the most stupid and unrealistic stuff on this blog!
63 G // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:13 PM
I’m sure I’ve said this before, but if you play Xisco wide left in a meaningless friendly, he looks world class. If you play him anywhere in an important game, you might as well be playing with 10 men. I agree, it isn’t his fault that somebody overstimated his value though.
64 t00ntime // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Hahaha stop putting milner in the england line-up
He has been useless all competion… Missed an open goal, takes way to long too cross the ball, 9 times out of 10 he takes that long to cross it that his cross gets blocked…
——————-hart———–
Johnson–lescott–terry–cole
Walcott–parker–gerrard–young
————–rooney–carroll—–
Counter attack, and tell rooney DONT COME TO FAR BACK!
65 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Just listened to that Shawn Michaels song. Quality tune.
66 markmac // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:19 PM
beardo – i really shouldnt know this but thats shawn michaels entrance track from about 1993 lol
67 Beattie25 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:20 PM
The English national team, gayness and Steven Fletcher as a perspective target.
The blog has gone mad, and incredibly boring!!
68 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:21 PM
I rate Milner higher than Parker and Young. We should be playing with Scholes and Gerrard in the centre.
69 bills-son // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:22 PM
The first time I saw Xisco play it was obvious within minutes he was a dud. He didn’t receive the ball properly and his runs outside and inside of the box were into the wrong areas. He is one of the worst players I’ve seen at NUFC that we’ve signed for good money and wages. My comments at that match didn’t go down well with the guy sat in front of me. He slagged me off for judging Xisco on 10 minutes play and he nearly ended up getting thrown out by a steward.
I often wonder if he remembers me saying “he’ll never be a Toon CF as long as he’s got a hole in is ar$e”. How the hell Wise ever thought Xisco could play in the Prem is beyond me. But – some good came out of the Xisco fiasco. Ashley realised that the so called experts like Allardyce and Wise werent worth listening to and he took control of transfer policy. He got the scouting staff sorted, gave Carr more responsibility, set a transfer and wage policy and since then we’ve hardly put a foot wrong.
In a backhanded way Xisco helped us end the farcical transfer culture that Ashley inherited from Shepherd.
70 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:23 PM
What’s wrong with Steven Fletcher? He fits our recruitment policy. He’s also better than most strikers in the premier league. Just turned 25 as well.
71 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:26 PM
He had 2. One from 1990 and the other from 2001. His singing doesn’t match his looks.
72 SupaToonKid // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:28 PM
Steven Fletcher will command some ridiculous fee and as a team challenging for the top 4 next season we need somebody better worth the fee!
73 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:33 PM
74 markmac // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Yup lol :-] still watch a bit of wrestling now and im 31 lol
75 MagpiesFlyHigh // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:34 PM
It is Dennis Wise who ought to be getting the flak – and whoever employed him and then took his advice.
MA made some serious errors when he bought the club but listening to Wise was his worst. It has cost him and us and he has learnt from this. At least we are all fairly happy with how business is being done now – even if there are a few hankering after the trophy signings
76 No Plain Saylor // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Steven fletcher is alrite but would probably cost about 5-6m, and tbh gamiero is available for 6 million so who’d look at fletch then?!
77 Beattie25 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Papa shango in da house
78 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:36 PM
I think if Xisco does turn out for us, he has to come on to this: http://youtu.be/ywrZ8E_d4MY
Let’s Tinsel Town football up! What entrance music would Captain Colo have?
79 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:42 PM
“Dvon ! ”
“What ! ”
“GET THE TABLES ! ”
Gotta love the Dudley Boyz
80 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:46 PM
@Beardo
I’m 21 and wrestling nowadays is w*nk thats why i moved on to UFC, for me it was all about the Hardy Boyz vs Dudley Boyz vs Christian & Edge in the tables, ladders and chairs match.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzWlPmHA8i4
81 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Buenos Tardes. What’s new in the toon?
82 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:50 PM
I was always a Chris Jericho fan
Can’t say I’ve seen it for the best part of a decade. Last I heard they’d taken all the fun out of it, no more Dudley Boyz stunts and the like.
This would be Colo’s theme – http://youtu.be/e__lMinHHDI
To answer your question yesterday Beattie:
RB – The Bushy
CB/LB – Pieters Pan
CM – Barnetta (yes really)
ST – De Jong
83 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Big Pappa
Those were legendary matches, watching Jeff Hardy demolish himself never got boring!
84 Beattie25 // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:56 PM
What has become of our fine blog?
Those who have not commented in ages, waiting it out until the season begins anew, please can you make one statement to ensure us mad men that there still is an air of sensibleness that shall return in due course.
85 markmac // Jun 22, 2012 at 1:57 PM
why were talking about wrestling on here ive no idea [thanks beardo lol] but whilst we are, gotta love andre the giant [rip] earthquake [rip] all the 80′s wrestlers etc
p.s can we start talking about possible transfers again now please? lol :-]
86 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Do you think Ashley would take a gamble on Giuseppe Rossi, after two major knee injuries? Think he’d cost anywhere between 5-10m, given his injuries and that Villareal were relegated.
Also whilst I’m considering ransacking beleaguered Villareal http://www.football-italia.net/19606/zapata-available-transfer-
87 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:07 PM
@beattie
Blame Ed lol , he new he was playing with fire posting a thread about how much a supposedly gay footballer has conned out of NUFC, we have resorted to homophobic jibes, Oldschool WWF and Stephen Fletcher as a potential target
88 markmac // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:08 PM
lol
89 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Actually, I think Fletcher would be great to have as a number 4. Better than most number 4′s! But he would have to be a £3-4m bargain, and that’s probably unlikely. As no plain saylor points out, Gamiero is (allegedly) available around the £6m mark.
I’d love to get someone like Hoilett or Sigurdsson – exciting, young, proven in EPL – but I think the time has passed to get those players for a decent fee and they’d probably be too rich for our blood now as every armchair pundit in the land knows they’re good players. Looks like Gylfi might end up at Liverpool. Shame. He’ll be bloody good for them, exactly what they need.
90 No Plain Saylor // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:09 PM
@ beattie
I’m with ya! I think its xisco’s fault tbh, his name only had to be mentioned for madness to break loose! Everywhere he is or is even mentioned… sad story
91 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Faulty link above – try again:
http://www.football-italia.net/19606/zapata-available-transfer
92 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Gamiero’s off to Malaga. He will never sign for us as we’ll have Ba, Cisse and De Jong ahead of him. That’s why Fletcher is more suitable.
93 jesperfuglsang // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Beattie
Some of us are still here we just dont post as often anymore
94 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:10 PM
What’s going on with Jordan Rhodes? Surely someone will sign him…
95 markmac // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:11 PM
i can see gameiro being considered myself, they obviously wanted him last year as there ’1st’ choice so surely not much would have changed especially if the chance to get him cheaper and on lower wages just so he can get a game!
96 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Homophobic comments, fletcher and WWF? Really guys? Come on now
97 Rowan Milsted // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
98 estechco // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:17 PM
@75 MagpiesFlyHigh
I think this transfer was almost certainly ‘facilitated’ by our Director at the time Toni Jimenez.
Xisco’s full name is FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ TEJADA and his brother and agent is called…wait for it…Toni Jimenez!
More info here
http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/squad/xisco.html
99 Tsunki // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Buenos tardes Ibiza.
Apparently mentioning Xisco elicits heated pc banter about gayness, wrestling and abuse in every form of bad language. I think its all interrelated.
Xisco is doing what anyone would, leave him alone, let mike take his beating for listening to idiots and move along. If Deportivo aren`t stumping up for at least part of his wages though, I would definitely haul him back here for his last year and he can operate the washing machine or descale the toilets. We don`t need to pay to enhance his saleability, we should get him to do something useful for us.
100 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:17 PM
I still think he’ll be £10m at least.
101 toonincheek // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:18 PM
I’ve never held anything against gay people – and that ain’t gonna change!
You could argue statistics and say that Xisco wasn’t giben a change.
But I think we have to assume that what Xisco offered on the pitch, and in the dressing room, did not justify first team selection.
I think we have to write off his wages for the last year of his contract.
I would be very tempted to play hard ball with him.
Refuse a loan deal, tell him he can cancel his contract OR stay at NUFC and train with the youth/reserves.
Then we will see how much money means to him.
If he stays, it could likely ruin his future.
102 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:19 PM
I think someone should send this link to Mike and Derek’s e-mail adress, show them what the lack of transfer activity is doing to our usually sain blog ha
103 Ketsbaia9 // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:23 PM
Can see Xisco coming back to haunt us. He’ll probably leave us next year, have a good season in Spain and then get called up for the national team to replace David Villa/Torres.
104 Tsunki // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:24 PM
So we hear that it would be good business to sell besty for 2 million then we should get fletcher for… how much? This may be a crazy world, but surely not criminally insane? Not that I have anything against the criminally insane of course. Oh wait, its still ok to be against them, isnt it? My bad.
105 Tsunki // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:26 PM
Ketsy me lad, one of these days you will be credible, just like one of these days xisco will come good. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are kidding. About everything
106 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:26 PM
@ Tsunki
Descale the toilets, u sure ?, there will be a gloryhole cut out faster than you can say Francisco Jiménez Tejada . Dont be suprised if you see Cisse’s goal to games ratio drop and him walking with a limp next season lol
(Final Homophobic insult of the day i promise Hatems better than Messi)
107 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Tsunki….I really don’t know why people refer to the summer as silly season
On Xisco, it’s not really his fault, although, I haven’t seen or read anything from him saying he wanted to give it a go at Newcastle or try and work his way back in to managements thoughts. Either way, he’s entering his final year, what will be will be, etc.
On him being gay. If he is, so what? The link that’s been posted on here, time and time again, means nothing. I’m pretty sure he’s at a beach club called Bora Bora in Ibiza and that behavior is not unusual here.
Anyway, footballing matters….ermmm…no. I’ve got nothing.
Who are we going to attack now? People with disabilities? Old people? Young Children?
For the record, I am not grouping gay, disabled, old and young in to one category of easy targets
108 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:31 PM
I’m ginger.
109 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Everyone get Beardo! The Ginger B*st*rd!
110 Tsunki // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:32 PM
It was all so much simpler when we only panicked about the whereabouts of Emu. Happy days.
Ibiza – no we should all just stick to attacking each other, like hyenas over the last piece of bone. What targets could be easier?
111 Tsunki // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Beardo – say you aren`t the stepchild in the family…..
112 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Do Gingers have souls ?
113 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:34 PM
Fighting over a bone? Hmmm….back on to the homophobic jokes?
114 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Big Pappa…Of course they have souls. It’s friends, companionship and tanned skin that they lack
115 itsmehere // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:38 PM
I think you will find that Francisco Jimenez Tajada ( Xisco) was signed by his uncle a certain Tony Jimenez when he was vice president of our beloved club . Probably explains the amount of transfer fee and wages . It’s called supporting your family. It’s not what you know it’s WHO you know.
116 Tsunki // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Ibiza I was certain you weren`t going to pick that one up.
Speaking of picking random stuff up, anyone notice that todays ad offerings are single women courtesy benaughty.com and now single moms ruddy hell from datingforparents. Am I the only one who gets the image of David Brent recoiling in horror at meeting his online date? I have a bit of sick in my mouth now.
117 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:40 PM
itsmehere…really? I didn’t know that. Makes a lot more sense. Do you think Graham Carr has tried to talk Mike and Del into buying his son?
118 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Itsmehere that would be called nepotism
119 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:41 PM
I went to the supermarket the other day and used the self-serve checkout, the screen said ‘unexpected item in the baggage area’.
Condoms.
120 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Tsunki….:)
I blocked all of the Ad’s a while back….those links take up more of my day than this blog!
121 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Beardo….:)
– Very nice of them to not want you to throw your money away like that. Did it make a recommendation for some hair dye?
122 Tsunki // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Me too but I am using a tablet and havent put an adblocker on it yet. Guess I should before the missus looks over my shoulder. Again.
123 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:43 PM
@Tsunki
That old chesnut, U shure its not ure browser history lol
124 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Or your homepage?
125 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Or your wallpaper
126 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:54 PM
Or your screensaver?
127 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:55 PM
You mean I don’t need to buy a Ferrari, just dye my hair and the poontang will come flocking?
128 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Or Tattooed across your chest?
129 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:56 PM
Beardo…Well, I can’t promise, but it may help. You’ll have to do a full body dye though, the hair on your head may be enough to gain some interest, but once the trousers drop you’ll be fooling no one
130 CAToon // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:56 PM
Ed, as always thanks for a great blog.
The Xisco fiasco was a great lesson and really represented the low point for the club. First, it is a reminder that there are no “doves” in Football, only “hawks.” From players, agents, sports directors, owners, and yes, managers. Each is in the game for themselves. A tough lesson for a naive Ashley to learn, but one he did. Second, and I mean no disrespect to KK’s legacy, but he ould not have prevented relegation. Quality managers work with the talent they have while they take the time to build the team they want. KK is of an era where you buy not build talent. Lastly, the club is where it is today because it recognized the need to do things differently, out of necessity for its own survival.
131 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 2:56 PM
Or the one who owns the website
132 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:02 PM
CAtoon…thank you for a sensible comment. KK was a great manager for Newcastle and he will always be a hero to me, however, right or wrong, the way the situation was handled didn’t reflect on him or the club well. Shame.
Moving on though, you’re right, we’re in the situation we’re in now, mainly out of necessity. I think our relegation was one of the best things to happen to this club since the signing of Alan Shearer. We once again have a club we can be proud of and long may it last!
133 Tsunki // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Ok ok, that will do. Now you know how I put diesel in the tank. But it gets the missus out of the house…..
134 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:04 PM
Beardo….do they do a ginger coloured Ferrari?
135 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:04 PM
Like my pubic region, I’m an inferno in the sack, girls can’t wait to get out the building running and screaming.
136 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:05 PM
So, anyone think Greece have any chance at all tonight?
137 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Oh well Beardo…chin up mate. There’s a ginger lid for every ginger pot.
138 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:09 PM
I don’t know, but now I have a dilemma, live a lie with hair dye, or be bold and request a custom ginger Ferrari and have a tailor make me a ginger suit!?
I blame my mother, eating all those Wotsits whilst carrying me.
139 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:11 PM
@Ibiza
Greece have about as much of a a chance of Xisco being straight, oh no Ed its happening again we need a new thread ASAP
140 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Yeah, I’ve heard the Canadian’s are fond of us! Could always move there.
Nah, I’ve gone for Germany to win and score 4 or more goals at 7/1, think it will be the most one-sided match so far.
141 davybtoon // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:24 PM
Demba ba to sign new deal?? Latest story to come out
142 estechco // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:25 PM
@115 – @118
Is anyone hearing me?!? Already said that @98, although think they are actually brothers.
143 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Davy, hope its true m8
144 Indian Magpie // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Any 1 know if Game of thrones is any good?
145 Toonboy_84 // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Just spent 20 minutes reading this thread. You lot are ginger hating, homophobic, disabled bashing loony’s………………….what a good read!
146 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Toonboy…Did we actually go as far to bash disabled people?
Now I am slightly ashamed.
However, the Ginger’s deserve everything they get!
147 Toonboy_84 // Jun 22, 2012 at 3:55 PM
148 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:13 PM
@ toonboy glad u enjoyed it lol,
Indian magpie, its quality game of thrones like, well worth a look
149 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:16 PM
To anybody who thinks xisco deserved more chances you’re nuts and clearly aren’t football managers.
I think Greece are a massive longshot but if anybody can do it its them. They have form in upsets.
To the rest of you you’re all shameless horrible people. I effing love this blog
150 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Might put a cheeky bet on for a Gomez hattrick 2 nite like
151 jesperfuglsang // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:35 PM
I won’t say I’ll bet any money, but I am hoping for Greece tonite
152 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Mario Gomez, now there’s a man with a hairstyle that makes u question his sexuality, cracking player thar
153 Tiote // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:37 PM
The blogs been the best it’s been in a long time lads. Really good crack 2day
154 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:37 PM
samaras to score a hat-trick…………
155 bosamuelson // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:39 PM
@114, it is AWESOME! Watch it.
So is breaking bad, The Killing and Mad MEn, if you don’t know about The Walking Dead too, then you should.
Watch all on tvlinks
Google it and go from there. All Awesome shows!!!
156 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Cheik Tiote doesn’t flush the toilet, he scares the s*** out of it.
157 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:45 PM
@ Nufc786
Lol, samaras looks like Freddie Mercury and plays like a donkey
158 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Cheik Tiote was the cause of Harry Redknapps droopy face, when a car hits Tiote, the people inside get hurt.
159 Batfastard // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Can just imagine mario gomez buming the hell out of xisco well they both look like gay boys!
160 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:51 PM
I’ve killed the blog again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! especially after its banter……….. tsunki im catching up on you……….
161 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Big Pappa Cisse
donkey u say………
cmon he has better abilty than samaras…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KXU72KmtpY
162 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 4:54 PM
@ Bosamuelson
Thats a fine taste in tv u have there, Dexter is awesome to like
163 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Nufc 786
Sign him up
164 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:08 PM
http://www.footballtransfertavern.com/2012/06/premiership/bid-said-to-be-6m-short-as-toon-scramble-for-replacement?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TransferTavern+%28The+Transfer+Tavern+Home+Page%29
they want 10 mill for debuchy
165 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:15 PM
killing the blog twice…. (SOB)
166 Big Pappa Cisse // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:21 PM
Nufc786
U should change your name to grim reaper:), then swing by the liverpool and sunderland blogs next
167 toonarmydownsouth // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:36 PM
FIFA 13 will again feature the Create A Club mode. Rangers fans and Portsmouth fans are said to be relieved at the good news.
168 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:37 PM
Big Pappa Cisse
not a bad idea… not a bad idea at all………
169 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:40 PM
toonarmydownsouth
feel sorry for both those clubs
1 club spoilt by average signings and big wages while the other gave out money that never existed
170 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:45 PM
Luka Modric to R. Madrid – 30m smackers!
171 Beardo // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:47 PM
A tad overrated if you ask me. Not exactly a ‘Galactico’.
172 toonarmydownsouth // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM
Modric would look extremely average playing with players like ronaldo ozil sahin alonso di maria etc.
173 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:53 PM
if modric is 30 mill
cabaye is atleast 40-45 mill
174 toonruz // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:54 PM
Hatem Ben Arfa boxing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxAdyMFM6Ds #nufc
175 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:55 PM
Friday’s gossip column – transfers and rumours
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Porto striker Hulk, 25, has told Paris St-Germain he would like to join Chelsea, for a fee reportedly in the region of £38m.
Full story: talkSPORT
Liverpool are interested in signing striker Fabio Borini, 21, who scored 10 goals in 26 games for Italian side Roma to make Italy’s Euro 2012 squad. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers worked with him at Chelsea and signed him on loan from the Blues after becoming Swansea boss.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Luka Modric is a £30m target for Real Madrid
Real Madrid are prepared to pay Tottenham £30m for Luka Modric, 26, after coach Jose Mourinho told the club to press ahead with an offer.
Full story: Daily Mail
New Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert wants to beat Norwich, Sunderland and Reading to Osasuna’s £8m-rated Senegal striker Ibrahima Balde, 23.
Full story: the Sun
Porto could be set to lose another player after the agent of Manchester United target James Rodriguez, 20, claimed his client’s situation at the club was ‘complex’.
Full story: talkSPORT
Turkish side Fenerbahce will offer Everton £1.5m for Joseph Yobo after the Nigerian defender, 31, spent the past two seasons on loan with the Istanbul club.
Full story: the Sun
West Ham are interested in £4m-rated striker Yannick Sagbo from French side Evian. The Ivory Coast international, 24, was originally a January target for Sam Allardyce, who has also made an offer for Norwich’s Grant Holt and a loan move for Inter Milan’s Dutch forward Luc Castaignos, 19.
Full story: Daily Mail
Davis joined Rangers in 2008
Southampton could make Steve Davis, 27, their highest-paid player if they can get the Rangers midfielder for a cut-price £2m. Sweden midfielder Anders Svensson, 35, who left St Mary’s in 2005, also wants to return to the club. Full story: the Sun
OTHER GOSSIP
England goalkeeper Joe Hart has promised to adopt Bruce Grobbelaar’s famous ‘spaghetti legs’ routine to put off Italy’s penalty takers if Sunday’s quarter-final goes to a shoot-out.
Full story: Mirror
Roy Hodgson asked all of his players to sing the national anthem in one of his first initiatives as England manager.
Full story: Daily Mail
Sven-Goran Eriksson regrets never hiring a psychologist to sort out England’s penalty problem.
Full story: the Sun
Michael Laudrup accepted the Swansea job before he had ever set foot in Wales. The new manager took advice from fellow Danes Peter Schmeichel and Jan Molby.
Full story: Mirror
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes Italy have to play Mario Balotelli if they are to have any chance of beating England on Sunday.
Full story: The Metro
Everton manager David Moyes is backing the prospect of sharing a “money-spinning” new stadium with Liverpool.
Joey Barton set to learn his fate
Full story: Daily Mirror
Joey Barton’s future at Queens Park Rangers will become clearer in the next few days as the club conclude their internal investigation into his sending off at Manchester City on the last day of the season.
Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester City will offer Nigel de Jong the chance to earn a new contract. The Dutchman, 27, has a year left on his deal at the Etihad Stadium but Mancini is not looking to sign any central midfielders this summer.
Full story: the Sun
AND FINALLY
England manager Roy Hodgson starred in a bizarre comedy sketch during his time working in Italy with Inter Milan.
Full story: the Guardian
Former Chelsea and Swansea striker Leon Knight could be set for a career in the commentary box when he hangs up his boots after honing his skills on YouTube.
Full story: The Metro
176 toonarmydownsouth // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Some1 needs to have a serious word with benny about his wardrobe before xisco reports to training or he’ll be on him like a rash
177 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 5:59 PM
toonruz
so benny let out his fustration on the french bust up by boxing… good old hatem
178 Magpies-till-d3ath // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:03 PM
If we get De Jong and Debuchy, and keep Ba, what will our XI be??
pity our bench isn’t quite as good. And by that I mean f**king balls.
179 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:04 PM
Magpies-till-d3ath
having a mackem slayer on the bench is quite good for me… so is having perchino….
180 Jonny // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Germany ar set to rest Mario Gomez, Lukas Podolski and Thomas Muller ahead of tonights quarter final clash with Greece.
Why didn’t someone tell me this BEFORE i made my bets???
181 ToonJovi // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:12 PM
No way should we splash 10mil on Debuchy! Clyne being bought for a 4mil end of contract settlement would b much better business! He could have a huge sell on fee!
182 SupaToonKid // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:13 PM
Magpies-Till-I-Die
Depends what formation we play if 4-4-2: Krul; Debuchy, S. Taylor, Collocini, Santon; Ben Arfa, Tioté, Cabaye, Marveaux; Ba, Cissé
If 4-2-3-1: Krul; Debuchy, S. Taylor, Collocini, Santon; Anita, Tioté; Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Marveaux; Cissé/Ba (when ACON de Jong would go up top & Gutierrez would cover for Cheick)
183 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:15 PM
ToonJovi
i see that too but many wanted debuchy and tht guy transfer sage is claiming we have got him for 6.5mill only for a medical to go……. we will see but i guess u are right i would take clyne if debuchy is rated 10mill
184 SupaToonKid // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:16 PM
Lille are not that stupid; they don’t have the name/ability to be able to charge such a ridiculous price for Debuchy. Remember we only bid £4M for him so obviously they’d reject that I’m sure they’d listen to offers from £6M.
185 pardew no 1 // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:21 PM
i would rather have clyne cheaper english more value and a lot younger
186 nufc786 // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:23 PM
SupaToonKid
perhaps i mean debuchy is not a similar situation to hazard right… but its lille’s intention to keep him there….
187 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:26 PM
When you get 30 odd million for a player you don’t have to sell anybody else really.
I got 5 on Greece to win and 5 on katsouranis to score. So at the end of tonight ill be a tenner down
188 graham cwarr // Jun 22, 2012 at 6:29 PM
Guys why all the discussion on debuchy. Transfer sage said we’ll sign him so we’re clearly buying a lb
189 solano // Jun 22, 2012 at 8:37 PM
Beattie….just for you I thought I’d post something
The blog is boring not because of Ed’s articles but because the free thinking home based fans who justifiably remain suspicious of the motivations of some individuals who hold power at the club were constantly being labelled “neggars” and other disgusting derogatory terms, like Mackems.
Polarisation of opinions on Ashley and Co. meant that any other opinions on footballing issues held by the afore-mentioned, usually degenerated into low brow stuff…and I have to admit, I responded to the provocation on occasions.
I don’t think Optimism Valley – however innocently intentioned – helped either. MacToon and the like haven’t posted much since then.
I have crossed swords with many, but I came to gain a bit of respect for Ruddy and Danny O and a few others because you could genuinely feel we had a common bond in supporting NUFC, no matter how different our viewpoints were.
Contrast that with the posts of Bills-son….an obsessive, maniacal shouter and abuser with a very selective memory. Just read what drivel he writes at 69…crowing that he was right on Xisco after 10mins because of the way he received the ball” !? This is the same man who was claiming that Obertan is one of our best players and attacke others who expressed their concerns about whoppernut….a player who attempts to control the ball invariably on the outside of his foot with his leg fully extended or off balance and with the bottom of his studs. These observations were made by many on more evidence than 10mins!
Total shite from Bills of course and hypocrisy of the highest order. Also a side swipe at a previous regime who had no part in the signings of Xisco, Smith and co.
Hook baited, I await reply…C’mon Bills, I know you’ve been missing me….x
190 bills-son // Jun 22, 2012 at 9:19 PM
solano – you are a sad man and you know it.
Selective memory? Ha, haaaaaaaaaaa
Ashley’s policies have got us the best squad we have had for many a year. We are in Europe. We are genuinely a top 6 side. We are financially stable. Players want to stay with us and sign for us.
Everything I predicted. And everything you didn’t.
You lost solano. And lost badly.
191 solano // Jun 22, 2012 at 9:30 PM
You go in the cage….. cage goes in the water….. shark’s in the water!
192 JARRAMAG // Jun 23, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Bills-son
Ok we get it Mike Ashley is great.
But dont forget he took the side of Wise instead of KK and ended up with a dud to the tune of £18 mill (est cost)If he had shown faith in KK we wouldnt have been relegated,ending up with extra debt to the tune of £35-40 mill (est) which Mr Ashley has added to our debt,the fans.We would be in an even better shape if Ashley accepted the blame then our debt to him would only be £90 mill.Just a thought.By the way i also beleive the club is being run properly for the first time in my 45 years of supporting the Mags.
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