The opinions continue to flow into The Mag, as Newcastle United fans debate the various issues regarding our club..
Always plenty to talk about with NUFC.
Newcastle United fans with the latest collection of opinions below.
Contributions are sometimes too brief to make up into a full article.
Or sometimes a lot of varying views coming in on the same subject…
So we have gathered up a number of recent views sent in, (if you would like to send anything in, long or short, regarding Newcastle United, then contribute@themag.co.uk is the place):
Dear Mag,
In the eyes of the premier league, Newcastle United aren’t a big club.
Regardless of our loyal fanbase, astronomical wealth of our owners, huge stadium and trophy winning team, (who have qualified for the champions league 2 years out of the past 4) we, just like 13 other teams in the premier league, are a selling club.
If one of the ‘big 6’* come calling, due to there being no loyalty in football any more, we have to sell.
Until we can bring in the same amount of money as the big boys, which is near impossible with sponsorship contracts being scrutinised to make sure nobody “overpays”, we will never be able to compete.
See you in 15 years lads and lasses.
*by big 6 I mean rich 6 – like everything else, the rich just get richer
James Harrison
Dear Mag,
Have we gone backwards, as it doesn’t seem like we are going forward at the moment.
I feel a little Déjà vu from the Ashley era at this point in time.
We start off great then sell our best players. Then this is where it gets strangely familiar, we buy young to sell on.
The club can’t pull the current stadium apart until after 2028 due to hosting further events.
We also must askm have PIF given up on the club? Surely it can’t all be down to PSR.
Over to NUFC to hopefully let us know.
Geoffrey Alderson
Dear Mag,
Some observations after something on TV last week.
A Sky Sports Presenter while discussing World Cup, opened with a comment on how ll teams starting on the same terms.
Which led me to believe an International Football game is the only match with no Financial Restrictions.
The presenter therefore infers all other type of competitions do not start a season on the same terms.
With Bruno, I think Arsenal will be without Declan Rice for the start of the season after his huge efforts in the World Cup and Bruno will be a stop gap until Rice is ready and Bruno will be benched, this wouldn’t please Bruno.
Away the lads.
Ian Aitken
Dear Mag,
I barely paid any heed at all when lower league clubs were complaining about losing their identities by being used as feeder clubs by larger premier league teams. I certainly didnt protest.
In time, the bigger clubs in the premier league and championship were able to circumvent needing to poach young players from lower league teams by hoovering up young players in their massively expanded academies.
Football has changed a lot since Leicester City won the premier league with the advent of PSR. What this now means is clubs that are the greatest revenue generators get to spend the most. As Spurs, Chelsea and Man United have seemingly proven, Champions League qualification isnt the cash cow needed to be financially competitive. The Money generated by Spurs for non-footballing activities far outweighs their matchday generation.
The only way for eveyone else to compete is to scout hard, buy young and sell for a profit. We will never be on a level playing field because any sponsorship deal we do has to be fair market value. Fair market value for Chelsea’s front of shirt deal is £33.6 mil. They are holding out for £60mil. Lets see where that ends up. Fair market value for us? £10mil, or £20mil if we are in the champions league.
We need a new stadium. We then need Sam Fender to do a 30 date residency every summer.
James Harrison
Dear Mag,
There’s never a moment leading up to a new season that we’re not in the limelight.
I don’t understand why all the players want to leave and I really find it hard that our club sells players with long term contracts still in place.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Eddie Howe and his staff for all they have archived.
Well, as always I’m hopeful of the team performing well in the coming season. I think we may have an up and down season as we have purchased some good young talents so they will need time.
Hopefully under new management the younger players will get more time on the pitch to be able to gel.
So, fans as always, let’s get behind the new management and team so they can produce their best.
Let’s move forward. AWAY THE LADS.
Paul Marris