It was a terrible let down that Loic Remy opted to join a small club called QPR in London earlier this week – and oh yes – they are bottom of the league at the moment.
Bobby Moncur – slams mercenary Remy
But the very fact that Remy snubbed a move to Newcastle has already been met with surprise and disappointment from some French coaches, but it looks like £85K/week was too much for the Frenchman to turn down – whoever the club were.
And that’s all QPR could offer the player – money.
Demba Ba left Newcastle for big money – but at least he joined Chelsea - who are the European Champions, so that seems like a lot less controversial deal than the one Remy and his agents accepted in London.
We have no idea how Remy’s move to QPR will turn out, and of course the first thing to do is to try to avoid relegation and it seems that QPR have also attracted Yann M’Vila to the London club – so they have some chance of avoiding relegation.
We are big fans of the great Bobby Moncur, who joined Newcastle as a 15 year-old in 1960 after playing for Scotland Schoolboys – and here’s what Bobby had to say about Remy:
“It is disappointing to say the least. He was clearly a player that Newcastle have worked hard on getting and then he decided to go elsewhere.” “I mean, weigh it up – QPR or Newcastle United? There’s no choice as a pro.”
“But he’s gone for the money and, in my mind, he was never the right type of player for Newcastle anyway.” “United have worked hard on the deal and then all of a sudden he changes his mind for money. That is the only reason. There comes a time when a player must decide how much money is enough.
“If he is being advised by agents then I would say he hasn’t got much character.” “Harry Redknapp is a good talker. But surely he could listen to the French lads already here at Newcastle.” “I think he might have been pushed and shoved by his agent. Players should stand their ground and stick to footballing principles.”
“Considering all of the French lads are here and they tried to convince him to come, I just find it a bit irritating.” ”How much money do people want?” “To be fair to everybody at Newcastle they have their rules and they will be asked the question why they didn’t match QPR’s offer to Remy.”
“But there is no point having a structure and then going against it. They are sticking to their policy.” “The downside is you don’t always get the player you want, but they are keeping the club stable. You have to have principles.”
People think that if only they could make some big money then things change dramatically - and it’s those people who have been successful financially that know that’s simply not the case – honest. 
Remy will be well off financially, but we’ll have to wait and see how his football career turns out in England.
But Bobby’s right – he wasn’t made for Newcastle United.
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81 responses so far ↓
1 Indian Magpie (HD_07 on Twitter) // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:49 AM
Damn it let it go
2 LenDixon // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:51 AM
FK THIS. NEWCASTLE LETTING ME DOWN AGAIN
3 Londtoon // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:53 AM
Well said bobby!
4 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:53 AM
Or maybe he has gone as they have a better manager and an owner who promised him that if he helps them stay up top class players will be brought in around him?
just a thought.
5 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Not criticising our club for this…..can’t break the wage structure everytime somebody asks.
60k a week is a fair max wage…only 10k off spurs max wage.
6 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Just forget remy! From prev post:
Just for the sake of it, if we signed the following, would fans be happy enough till summer… Yoan goufran FW (don’t know much of him but apparently gets goals) Malouda (free and an option in the wide forward pos)
ANY 2 of the many CB’s we are linked with. Would we stay up?
7 tweaked // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:56 AM
yeah fk it… not gonna care anymore, if we get players in gr8 but if we dont i wont again shed a tear when we are relegated
8 Magpietillidie22 // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:56 AM
Transfer Sage
Harry and fernando have definitely promised him the world thats for sure. Just hope they go down – with all my heart.
9 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:56 AM
LenDIxon
Club let you down? lol it’s all about you isn’t it? Support the club and don’t let it down
10 toonbrother // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:57 AM
enough with the holier than thou attitude. You would all have done the same thing, As Demba Ba showed with West Ham, joining a relegation bound club is not necessarily a bad move for one’s career. Good luck to the lad. We should never have left Leon Best go in my humble opinion.
11 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:58 AM
Magpietill
Why are you holding a grudge? Get over it, he went to QPR because maybe he sees it as a job and has gone to where he gets more money, something 90% of the people would do in most professions and I bet even you might do that given the choice. Get over it. We will get some one else
12 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 10:59 AM
markaccus
Not keen on malouda…think he is past it and not really interested anymore.
Would love to be proved wrong by him if he arrived though, just find him a bit hit and miss throughout his whole time at chelsea.
13 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:02 AM
I agree he might not be up for it, but on a free there’s no real risk, short term. An on form malouda is better than our currently available wingers.
14 jayjo // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:02 AM
The good points :
Ashley , Great business man has ensure that we will be here year on year — We where nearly leeds
Pardew , Double manager of the year !!! FACT
Negatives – Newcastle United Fans – we are NOT a big club we are a mid league team at best , We have the potential to be a SPURS but not yet
Contractural management of players , WHY SIGN players with a caviat that they can go cheap if it suits them
No player is worth 20 m — Sell Cabs , Tiote , Krul , Ben arfa ,, 80 mil …there all contracted so THEY cant go unless we let them
lets get behind the team for the next 2 games if we dont do 6 points we are going down ,,,,, Fire sale if that happens
Fingers crosse two defender and a striker then this will be a distant memory
15 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:04 AM
jayjo
As much as I want to win the next two games, i dont think you can say with any certainty that we will be going down if we lose the next two games
16 Rotonda heights // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:04 AM
ed
Qpr are going all-in, desperate times call for desperate measures, what else do you expect them to do?
Can we stop hating on QPR now.
PPB
I suspect with every passing, non – committed defeat and top player wanting to leave, it’s probably quite a few more than 60% who would like to see Pardew go to become manager of Blackpool.
Fray
A trained chimp could do pardew’s training sessions.
He’s only got one tactic. Basically ”’ Willo see that man in the distance…..”
17 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:05 AM
For a moment I had a different mobile version, it was good, bring it back lol. It had new coments at the top, which is ok if you’re following from the start of a post, but not if you miss 100 comments or so lol
18 Jakenufc // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:07 AM
Really annoying me how we arnt getting the players through the friggin door!
——–Krul———-
Debuchy—Mwibia(SP)—-Colo—–Santon
Cabaye——-De Jong——–Tiote
HBA—-PEA/Gomis—-Ince/Marv
My ideal team for the rest of the season. Heres to hoping! Like its ever going to happen!
19 ajcrawfs // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:07 AM
lets raid ajax for alderweireld and de jong! then i’ll be happy! oh and mbwia would be nice also!
20 Thump // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:08 AM
Eh, not bothered. Didn’t care much for the lad anyway but it does show the kind of person ‘Arry is. First he “let’s slip” about Ba, and now this.
Remy has made a very poor decision but I can’t see him setting the league on fire from what I’ve seen of him. I’m more annoyed at the time we’ve wasted on him.
21 Les Grossman // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:08 AM
YAAAAAAAWWWWN
22 wolfshead@toon // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM
the only way to make lamb and mash come to their senses is empty seats at home games course that will never happen so the last few seasons is prob a blueprint premiership then championship until they get bored of owning a club hopefully sooner rather than later
23 Indian Magpie (HD_07 on Twitter) // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Ashely HS DONE NOTHING FOR THE CLUB,
HE HAS DONE EVERYTHING FOR HIMSELF, AMKING MONEY ALMOST EVERY WINDOW, FREE SPORTS DIRECT ADVERTISING, HIS SH!T FRIEND TAKING MONEY OF CLUB
24 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM
jayjo
Agree Pardew did very well last year.
People complain about the style, not getting the lads playing to suit their abilities, playing bad tactics, etc etc
But the reality is that last year Pardew took the players he had and found a formula that got them to be 5th in the league…we were very high up the league for a long time in top 4 places.
However as many have said, 1 swallow doesn’t make a summer. I like to look at this in a way that 1 good season doesn’t guarantee safety in your job forever but neither should 1 bad season result in a sacking (unless catastrophic and we go down).
Now pardew has a lot of players to play his style (10, only willo to replace), with injuries lifting now we should play some good football.
If the style improves, even if we end up 15/16th then I would say give pardew another year.
If we play some terrible stuff like we did in first 15/16 games then I’d get rid.
25 ajcrawfs // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM
apparently the bourdeux prez says gouffran is set for england?
26 BelfastMagpie // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:11 AM
Agree with transfer sage. Redknapp & Fernandes have obviously told him what they plan to do if they stay up etc etc. Players they want to sign & were they want to take the club. Qpr really wanted him & we weren’t bothered either way, in my opinion.
27 Thump // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:12 AM
@Markaccus: yeah it’s been changing for me a lot. If it’s the one where the comments are loaded as a separate asset on the page, be warned – it can crash your browser on the busier threads.
28 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Get that caps lock fixed, indian. Moron. There’s no point in ranting about that every time you come on, it won’t change a thing. It just causes arguments
29 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:15 AM
ENOUGH OF REMY lets move on we are looking desperate get another player
30 Indian Magpie (HD_07 on Twitter) // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Yes I am a Moron, Markaccus, happy
31 richyg01 // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Remy missed the flight to Newcastle and ended up speaking to QPR in London, because he couldn’t be bothered to get out of his hotel bed.
32 Munster Mag // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:15 AM
The naivity of people on this blog is only beaten by the stupidity of our negotiators, although they will learn from this.
Look, I dont like what Remy did, but totally understand it. Hes 27, not 21, so has to make as much dosh as he can ( even though he wont be poor anyway ) .
So:
1. Money – double NUFC , thank you very much
2. A man who is considered a better manager that Pardew, and known to play exciting football
3. QPR is in London
4. NUFC have little to offer over QPR in real terms except bigger crowds and frenchmen. We aint Man U…
5. A get out clause
6. The prospect of more good players signing – because QPR pay good money, and clearly sell their club well.
So get over it guys, and Ashley and Co – dont forget what a nasty bunch of bastards you can be too, so dont be surprised if you get bitten now and again.
33 jayjo // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Transfer sage / Lemons
If you keep changing your management structure you will not have continuety ,… NUFC target each year should be to stay in the league minimum
If you have consistency within recruitment and ensure you manage the salries whilst retaining your current team then this builds continuety
We have a chairman that yes is frugile but his justifactation is the players he has funded dont cost the earth and will end up making th club money
I dont care if we stay up with a point … But wasting money on over prices player whi are just looking for a quick pound is not the solution ….
If we had our team fit and not had suspensions would be in the position we are ….. answer is simply NO … so we need as a group to rsit back ride out the storm
34 Indian Magpie (HD_07 on Twitter) // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:16 AM
doe any i know how much money Llambias is on, i am sure it goes out of the club only.
35 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:16 AM
I get that comments seperate version if I switch mobile theme off, but stay with the mobile browser. I think ed is still having issues getting a new settled version.
36 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Indian….On Ashley making money on almost every window.
07/08 – Lost £7.6m on transfers
08/09 – Made £2.25m on transfers
09/10 – Made £24m on transfers (Largely down to relegation sales)
10/11 – Made £24.75m on transfers (completely down to AC sale)
11/12 – Lost £11.6m on transfers
12/13 – SO FAR has lost £1.1m on transfers
If you’re talking solely how many windows he’ “made a profit” it’s 50/50.
If you’re talking overall profit, you have to ask what of the championship “profit” was used for the club and to compensate the costs of relegation.
Since Ashley has been here, it seems the club have made a total of £30m on transfers, which also includes when we needed to sell after relegation. I think that’s probably where your argument lies.
37 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Munster Mag
EXACTLY we are not MAN UTD and we are behaving like one its hideous
38 richyg01 // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:19 AM
To be honest, I do not think that we are underachieving this year, moreover that we over achieved last year.
Most teams coming back up from the Championship end up mid to low table in their first years back up until a bit of stability is gained.
Yes, we have problems, some of them major, but we are not a lost cause – YET.
39 Hatem's better than Messi // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:20 AM
We need a CB who can challenge Colo and Saylor, for the first team. Pushing Willo down to 4th choice.
Danny Graham as a better option than Shola.
Tom Ince because he can actually cross all and score goals. I can’t remember our last decent winger.
That would do this window … but …
De Jong from Ajax would be an amazing buy.
Another CAM and FB would be great for competition.
Lack of competition for places is one of the main reasons we are where we are.
Lack of investment in the squad, injuries means if you are fit you play, even if you were rubbish last time out you get a game.
This can only be fixed by selling players or AShley getting out his cheque book.
As there is little hope he’ll splash any cash, this keeping the squad together idea is crazy.
We need to sell at least two players a year.
eg Sell Krul 12M
Buy Buckland 4M and buy de Jong 8M
40 JAMSHA // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Montpellier have confirmed that they are
willing to listen to offers for Moroccan
winger Younes Belhanda, who has been
linked with Tottenham, Arsenal and
Fenerbahce
Hw much would He Cost Us….An I see Dirty Harry C..t….Tryn To Copy Us An Bring French Players To Qpr this time Anthony Reveillere
41 BelfastMagpie // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:21 AM
It takes me about a year to scroll down the comments. Anytime you hit refresh, you have to scroll all the way down again. It’s a pain in the arse.
42 Munster Mag // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Jayjo, I think Pardew has overplayed the injuries story all season, and i dont think it doesn anything for the confidence of the team. Most players are playing worse now than last season after more time under Pardew, and we lack creativity and imagination, and defensive nous. We have to allow for injuries but I can hardly think of one positive thing this season about Pardew, and i was a staunch fan.
43 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:23 AM
Indian…Well, I’m not sure how admitting it to me should make me ‘happy’. I must stop reacting to the things you type anyway, I’m not saying its always wrong, its just always exactly the same, and incredibly tedious. We KNOW about the boards shortcommings, and what they have/haven’t done for the club. But how can you sit there and complain about the Remy situation being dragged on and on, on this site, while you trawl out the same old blabber every day?
44 BelfastMagpie // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:23 AM
If there’s a few hundred comments you’re f****
45 Indian Magpie (HD_07 on Twitter) // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:24 AM
IBIZATOON
The point was not what is spent on transfers (NET), yearly we don’t spend any way near we should to challenge.
LLambias is a bigger leech than XISCO
46 richyg01 // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:24 AM
@39
We need decent wingers and strikers mate.
Back in the days of Ginola and Gillespie, we could give most teams a run for their money, our defence was never particularly good, our form of defence was pace, attack and crossing ability to get the ball in to them front men.
We currently play our game through the middle, which does not work. Someone always used to say, in order to stretch the opposition, you need to make the pitch as wide as possible, we do not do that, so hence we do not create chances, but also we allow them to make the pitch as wide as they want and we actually apply the pressure onto ourselves.
47 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:25 AM
jayjo
I’m not writing injuries off as a problem…still think with players we have had available there are certainly games we underperformed in…players and manager..not just manager.
I’m not saying sack the manager though, not yet, assess him in the summer.
Replacing a manager isn’t always disruptive. If you go from guardiola to pullis to wenger then to capello then to moyes….that would be highly disruptive as they all play completely different styles which requires high player turnover and time to bed into the side.
Look at
swansea…martinez-rogers-laurdrupp
barca – rijkaard – guardiola – tito vilonova
spurs – harry – avb
If you have a consistent style you want your team to play and only hire managers who fit in with that then changing them isn’t always problematic.
and yet again….i am not asking for pardews head.
48 jayjo // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:26 AM
Munster …. Season 2 is always an issue but we didnt sbuy 3/4 players that would have supported the exisitng team ,,, If Pardew is not the answer then who is !!!
Ashley will not spend millions recruiting a so called blue chip manager …. I DONT WANT HUGHES for example
49 Munster Mag // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:26 AM
Transfer Sage, as i have said, i was a staunch Pards fan and would love to see him restore my faith. But it would need a noticeable pick up for me to want to keep him. If our template is young players , developing them etc, and signing tidy players le Anita and Cabaye, then I think we need a different coach for the whole blueprint to work. As I have said before , Pardew walked into this job, probably because he had Llambias’s ear from the Casino, and the lack of competition should raise alarm bells. I guess he didnt have a compensation clause either , so good news to Ashley at the time. Remember, Ashley would have let Kinnear stay on if his health was ok ( admittedly according to Kinnear ) !
50 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:27 AM
@richy. Spot on, that. We haven’t defended OR attacked the wide areas properly for YEARS.
51 jayjo // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:30 AM
JESUS COULD YOU IMAGINE HAVING MARK HUGHES
that would be the end off us …… i agree with ashley in buying to sell BUT ONLY IF WE INVEST ….. i am litterly typing this feeling sick that we wont buy anyone and get relegated because there is no way we will manage to keep our best 11 players ….
52 colwell // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:30 AM
What Remy has gone to QPR? WTF?
Are we ever actually going to get over this? Remy is a mercenary how, what loyalty does he owe us?
If we’d offered the same or maybe even a few thousand less a week he may of chosen us.
People make out as if we are in the same bracket as Man Utd and have the same pull on players as them, well we’re not and we don’t.
Any one of OUR current squad would leave us for double their wages, Hell Colo wants to leave for less.
53 John Tudor // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Fabricio Coloccini has been warned he has until Monday to decide whether or not he wants to join Argentine outfit San Lorenzo.“He would be an emblem, we will wait until the end of this week – Sunday or Monday. But we do have a plan ban, and the preference of the coach is Mauro Cetto.”cut and pasted .well san lorenzo use your plan ban
54 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Ibiza
where did you get those figures.
I was under the impression we had made 36mil profit from transfers last 5 years.
http://transferleague.co.uk/league-tables/transfer-league-table-last-five-seasons.html
correct me if I am wrong….just taking it off this site
55 Munster Mag // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Jayjo, its pointless to say we cant do better than Hughes. I would never have wanted him. There are good managers out there. Look, I used to love the way Pardew analysed opposition so well and built game plans and training sessions to beat them, but as Krul said, we had plenty of luck last season. This year Pards has been poor, and the bloggers on this site who would not accept criticism early in the season, have been proven to be incorrect, or over optimistic.
56 BelfastMagpie // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:34 AM
Ibiza stop making up storys
57 jayjo // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:34 AM
Munster . If not Pards who would you have ….
58 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:34 AM
Munster
I agree…..it’s not just results pardew needs now.
That should be the priority no doubt, but he has to show he has some forward thinking beyond the next game about how he wants the club to progress.
I backed him to the hilt, but over the past 4/5 weeks I am losing a lot of faith in him.
59 Charlie in the Gallowgate // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:35 AM
Just read Bobby’s article
Spot on
60 Indian Magpie (HD_07 on Twitter) // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:35 AM
NUFC
Manager – Sh!t
Ownwer – Sh!t
MD -Sh!t
61 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:36 AM
@john tudor. What a flippin cheek san lorenzo have, giving US a deadline to GIVE them our best defender for FREE! That’s like me giving you a deadline to decide if you want to pay ME to cut YOUR testicles off!!
62 colwell // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:37 AM
Lee Ryder ?@lee_ryder
Looks like Geordie boy and #nufc fan Danny Graham could get his move to NE with #safc
63 manxpie // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:38 AM
Bloody hell these French presidents like to let every1 know ways goin on don’t they!?
No wonder we can’t keep deals on the low down
64 jayjo // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:38 AM
Lee Ryder — Utter DICK
65 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:39 AM
jayjo
its difficult…there are a lot of good managers out there, young and hungry with something to prove and wanting a chance in a top league(like laudrupp going to swansea)
The problem is with llambias there its a total lottery if we get a kinnear or a mourinho.
I genuinely would be afraid who we would appoint….could imagine a steve bruce, mick mccarthy type and they would claim he had great knowledge of the league.
Equally we could easily get a good manager from europe.
66 Munster Mag // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:40 AM
From the Mag…..In 98 games at the helm of the good ship NUFC, Pardew has won just 36, lost 35, and drawn far too many against some very poor teams, he’s never got past the third round of any cup competition and only has one top half finish to his name – that infamous 5th place finish everyone refers to when defending his pathetic managerial record.
In fact if you compare Pardew to all of Newcastle’s permanent managers since 1992, he has the third lowest win percentage, only slightly ahead of Ruud Gullit (who despite dropping Shearer at least got us to an FA Cup final) and Sam ‘long ball’ Allardyce (ring any bells?) who was sacked, even though he was 5 positions higher than Pardew is now.
…and just for the record both Ruud and Allardyce were of course sacked because of their poor record but somehow Pardew hangs on to his job…
….That win ratio is bad……………………
67 Markaccus // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:41 AM
@jayjo, yeah he is, but to be fair grahams move to the scum was always on the cards, so its likely to be correct this time.
68 jayjo // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:42 AM
Munster
When you put it like that klololol
Sack the cockney now ….. Go for Neil Lennon
69 Munster Mag // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:44 AM
Transfer Sage, logic dictates that we should lose faith in him. Its very hard to defend his miserable performance. Interestingly, those who chastised people for questioning Pardew and our transfer policy now look a bit silly. Hopefully all will improve, In fairness, we are forgetting about Debuch – he will help. I think Santon will be gone in the summer if we get the french guy. I’d have no objections to that, although I hear he was excellent at Norwich? Can anyone confirm??
70 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:48 AM
munster
Santon looked very good and made some great interceptions. I’m hoping with more experience around in debuchy and hopefully another CB santon will improve and look better.
It’s easy to get complacent and over confident when things go well, I praised ashley and pardew a lot last year…but if you look over the whole course of both their times in charge here and not just one season or one transfer window then it’s easier to see there are a lot of problems still.
71 Sav // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:49 AM
Remy has got the no.18 jersey at QPR – which is twice what Newcastle would have offered him.
72 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:50 AM
TS….I used the same site
Will check my maths shortly.
Belfast….You can’t handle the truth…
73 jayjo // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:50 AM
SAV
Very funny !!!! lol
74 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:54 AM
TS….I actually used this table for figures:
http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premiership-transfers/newcastle-united-transfers.html
Not sure at what point that 5 year table you posted starts or ends….plus we have to consider agents fees
75 Sav // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:55 AM
Why isn’t there the same level of upset at Demba Ba leaving for Chelski’s rubles? After all, Ba really IS good! He’d experienced the affection of the Toon fans, which we always like to imagine makes a difference, and still slung his hook after messing us about for the last 3 transfer windows. Remy owed us nowt and gave us nowt. If anybody should be upset its that mug Llambsarse and frankly, who cares about that?
Move on.
76 oldbobaycliffe // Jan 17, 2013 at 11:58 AM
we are all complaining about remy going to qpr but what about the players we buy in they leave their original clubs for more money and lets be honest we haven,t won a domestic title for 56yrs nor in the champions league so money has to be the reason to come here.
77 Transfer Sage // Jan 17, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Ibiza
Going off the section of the site you posted this is the figure that comes out for last 5 years.
£-38.3 spend so a huge profit.
I’m not saying it should all be spent on transfer fees though…there is things that cost money in clubs and a year in the championship will have not helped financially.
78 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Jan 17, 2013 at 12:15 PM
TS…Leaving out the 07/08 season? Either way £7m odd is only peanuts
I can only speculate about the relegation cost and requirement, but let’s say we just say that seasons figures were a write off you can knock £24m out there.
Not saying we’ve been big spenders, as clearly we haven’t. Just some perspective is needed before claims of we make a profit on transfers almost every window.
79 donkeypunch // Jan 17, 2013 at 12:56 PM
need to move on hes gone and you cant really hold it againts someone for wanting more money we would all be the same in his postion. give pardew a breake hes rebuilt a team after losing Carrol enrique barton nolan who were the backbone of the side and rebuilt half the team up again to almost challenge for the champions league last year yes we need to buy but i think we would be a lot better of getting some loan players in like kolo toure and arshavin who got prem experience in till the end of season less risk financially while were in such a low postion in the league
80 donkeypunch // Jan 17, 2013 at 1:12 PM
yes were not playing the greatest football atm but the midfeid been week all season with injurys and never having all are best players playing at once when you got willo simpson guiterez obertan playing week in week out we were never going to play pretty football you can only work with the tools you are givan the only player i would risk buying is sisskoko at the moment 3.5- 4 M box to box player just what we need
81 chuck // Jan 17, 2013 at 3:01 PM
For gods sake does anyone still believe football players are in it for things like loyalty.
It’s a business, and for players a short career, where they have to maximise their earnings.
Enogh of the silly mercenary name calling, because you are upset he turned down your club, get over it.
If NUFC had an owner who was’nt such a cheapskate, perhaps you could bring in some decent players, instead of buying cheap wannabees who end up never making it.
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