Lambert in or out? Poll reset with majority 'in', 7th May

[Risso]

If Lerner honestly can't afford to pay the bills, then administration and points deductions await.

[Clampy]

If Lerner honestly can't afford to pay the bills, then administration and points deductions await.

What a load of fucking bollocks.

[eastie]

If Lerner honestly can't afford to pay the bills, then administration and points deductions await.

Of course lerner can afford it - whether his heart is still in it though is open to question - has he lost interest?

[pauliewalnuts]

It really depends on what level of loss of interest he has gone through.

To be honest, I am not sure what bothers me most, his lack of interest, or his utter incompetence, and tendency to appoint even more incompetent people.

[damon loves JT]

This is not necessarily a defence of what's happened, but there does seem to be a policy now of only buying players whose value will increase, rather than decrease.

I can see the logic of it, even if it makes no sense if the players aren't good enough to stop you getting relegated.

The purchase of Sissoko will cost Newcastle an absolute fortune over the six-and-a-half years of his contract, and even if his value at the end of that period is nil, it could still be an astute piece of business.

QPR buying Samba could be the same if he keeps them up, but if he doesn't then his purchase will be an act of financial suicide.

Buying Lowton, Bennett and Westwood may be considered a visionary act come 2015. But at the moment we're like a man dying of hypothermia waiting for the weather to warm up rather than just lighting a fire

[mike]

If Lerner honestly can't afford to pay the bills, then administration and points deductions await.

What a load of fucking bollocks.

Charming.

[Eigentor]

When was the last time we actually sold a player?

Was it Collins in the summer?

Other than that, for a fair old while, they all seem to have been loaned into oblivion (Makoun, Warnock), or walked away for nowt (many examples).

You do have to wonder at the lack of brains upstairs to allow a squad to be depreciated like that. I'd have thought it'd be largely the job of Faulkner to manage the squad (as the consistent presence as managers change), and make sure that we handle players contract expiries / ongoing value to the best benefit of the club.

I reckon there has been absolutely none of that. Cuellar, Reo-Coker, Heskey, Beye, Warnock, Friedel, Makoun, Bouma, Harewood- has any club watched so many players soak up huge wage money and then leave for nothing?

I don't think it negligence, but rather a case of throwing the baby with the bath water.

In all (or at least most) of the cases you mentioned the players were evidently not worth the fees and wages we paid. And instead of deciding carefully what deadwood should be kept (to avoid too much instability and drop in quality) and who should be shifted, the club decided to get rid of as many as possible. Which lead to instabilty and a drop in quality.

In isolation, getting rid of Reo-Coker, Sidwell and Makoun have made sense - at least from a business perspective. But there have been games this season where I found myself thinking that a midfield trio of said players would have been an improvement on what we currently have.

[eastie]

 

If Lerner honestly can't afford to pay the bills, then administration and points deductions await.

What a load of fucking bollocks.

Charming.

Indeed .

[Legion]

Very much so. There's no need for that.

[Clampy]

My apologies for the strong language. As ridiculous as Risso's post was, it was uncalled for.

[damon loves JT]

My apologies for the strong language. As ridiculous as Risso's post was, it was uncalled for.

I hate it when people are magnanimous and well-mannered. It makes me feel so fucking worthless

[eastie]

 

My apologies for the strong language. As ridiculous as Risso's post was, it was uncalled for.

I hate it when people are magnanimous and well-mannered. It makes me feel so fucking worthless

He's a decent chap deep down if somewhat a  tad emotional at times..

[silhillvilla]

Where has all this talk of Lerner being broke come from?

[danlanza]

This is not necessarily a defence of what's happened, but there does seem to be a policy now of only buying players whose value will increase, rather than decrease.

I can see the logic of it, even if it makes no sense if the players aren't good enough to stop you getting relegated.

The purchase of Sissoko will cost Newcastle an absolute fortune over the six-and-a-half years of his contract, and even if his value at the end of that period is nil, it could still be an astute piece of business.

QPR buying Samba could be the same if he keeps them up, but if he doesn't then his purchase will be an act of financial suicide.

Buying Lowton, Bennett and Westwood may be considered a visionary act come 2015. But at the moment we're like a man dying of hypothermia waiting for the weather to warm up rather than just lighting a fire

The above post is exactly my feelings. That is all i have to say, at the moment.Keep the fucking faith lads and lasses, please. UTV.

[Clampy]

My apologies for the strong language. As ridiculous as Risso's post was, it was uncalled for.

I hate it when people are magnanimous and well-mannered. It makes me feel so fucking worthless

He's a decent chap deep down if somewhat a  tad emotional at times..

Not emotional at all Eastie, just honest. It's a rare thing nowadays.