Surely nobody on here can deny that we are where we are due entirely to TB's investment.
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Surely nobody on here can deny that we are where we are due entirely to TB's investment.
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I like this table. Our loan army obviously increases our squad worth massively.
Even at this point in the day, you couldn't stand up straight?
Perhaps we're learning a few more dark arts? I notice that at the coin toss we also 'turned them around ', swapping ends, which annoys the hell out of me when away teams do it at the Amex.
Even at this point in the day, you couldn't stand up straight?
I did enjoy how he talks in specifics about Brighton having a higher net spend than Newcastle, and brushes past three particular years with “The following three seasons saw Newcastle United with higher net spends than Brighton”.A Newcastle fan giving a very 'interesting' take on our success. That article is basically trying to say ''its fine to lose to Brighton, they've spent loads of money, all funded by Uncle Tony'' while failing to really give any details on the conveyor belt of players we've lost, and hundreds of millions in sales we've generated.
Worked for us, didn't work for spuds!!Perhaps we're learning a few more dark arts? I notice that at the coin toss we also 'turned them around ', swapping ends, which annoys the hell out of me when away teams do it at the Amex.
An aggregation of marginal gains
Yep. Exactly what I thought. A brushing past of a very key point.I did enjoy how he talks in specifics about Brighton having a higher net spend than Newcastle, and brushes past three particular years with “The following three seasons saw Newcastle United with higher net spends than Brighton”.
The three years in question totaled:
Brighton -£145m net spend
Newcastle £345m net spend
So that is a delta of almost HALF A BILLION they spent more than us, in the three seasons prior to this one.
The fact their squad isn’t worth more is not because Brighton have been looked after by Tony, but because Newcastle haven’t been as clever with their transfers (as noted by the author).
It rarely does at the Amex. I don’t know the stats, but I said one day, when the opposition won the toss and shot towards the south, it won’t work for them, and it didn’t.Worked for us, didn't work for spuds!!
Someone on here, was it @Washie?, came up with a mega spreadsheet showing the stats for this (and indeed for every other stat you could possibly dream of).It rarely does at the Amex. I don’t know the stats, but I said one day, when the opposition won the toss and shot towards the south, it won’t work for them, and it didn’t.
I was almost right - it was @WASH - post #31 in here https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/threads/teams-that-switch-ends-at-kick-off.403290/page-2It wasn't me but I do remember that
I must one of the few that doesn’t have an issue with the view from the away end.Thanks for posting this. I've been there 3 times I think, and every time has been sensational -- it's the best away trip. And yes you're right about their disgraceful positioning of away fans, but you've also illustrated perfectly that there are certain compensations to it.
I did enjoy how he talks in specifics about Brighton having a higher net spend than Newcastle, and brushes past three particular years with “The following three seasons saw Newcastle United with higher net spends than Brighton”.
The three years in question totaled:
Brighton -£145m net spend
Newcastle £345m net spend
So that is a delta of almost HALF A BILLION they spent more than us, in the three seasons prior to this one.
The fact their squad isn’t worth more is not because Brighton have been looked after by Tony, but because Newcastle haven’t been as clever with their transfers (as noted by the author).
A very, very expensive signing.They should blame Dan Ashworth. Twice.
Forget the net spend, if you want to properly compare the teams as of today its better to look at purchase cost of the squad - for which according to transfermarkt is 620m euros for Newcastle and 383m euros for Brighton. Their squad cost significantly more than ours so his point is shite.A Newcastle fan giving a very 'interesting' take on our success. That article is basically trying to say ''its fine to lose to Brighton, they've spent loads of money, all funded by Uncle Tony'' while failing to really give any details on the conveyor belt of players we've lost, and hundreds of millions in sales we've generated.
Is that for the entire squad?Forget the net spend, if you want to properly compare the teams as of today its better to look at purchase cost of the squad - for which according to transfermarkt is 620m euros for Newcastle and 383m euros for Brighton. Their squad cost significantly more than ours so his point is shite.
Entire squad, not including players loaned out to another clubIs that for the entire squad?
Because the author also chose to ignore the average cost per player being higher for Newcastle. Kind of key given we don’t actually have all ~45 of our players in the PL squad