We played our part Ashley, now it’s your turn.
Posted on June 1st, 2010 | 172 Comments |
Now of course this has played right into the hands of some who choose to believe what the Sunday Sun publishes, and has raised fresh doubts and given a new avenue for criticism towards the club, despite an official statement saying that the club would not be confirming or denying anything unless it came through official channels, a fact that appears to have been forgotten by quite a few people. When it suits eh?
Capital outlay has been defined before by us, and by any other number of other sources. But just in case people missed it, it means we wont be buying players with the fee spread over a number of years. This is not a new approach, and Ashley has said before that any purchases will involve us paying cash up front only. That is all very well, but it does weaken our hand somewhat as the money can’t be stretched any further than what you have, which could be why Chris Hughton only expects to bring in a few faces.
The thing is, will a few faces be enough? It’s my own opinion that the current team we have could do just enough to survive, and with a bit of luck, survive quite comfortably. My main concern is what will happen when the injuries start mounting up, which they no doubt will. This is why the squad as a whole needs strengthening.
Still we await a back-up for Jose Enrique, and that has been the case for a long time now, but it isn’t the only position where we need to cover or strengthen. Another striker in the Lovenkrands type mould would be nice, and perhaps some cover for both of the wide positions, and that is not to mention a creative midfielder who can spot a pass and pick open a defence.
Still, areas that need strengthened are a matter of opinion, unlike where the money will have to come from for any new players, this is where Mike Ashley needs to do his bit. Way back at the start of last season I seem to remember that crowds were expected to be around the 25,000 mark. We beat that, in fact we weren’t too far off doubling it as an everage throughout the season, whilst breaking attendance records galore along the way. We, as fans, have backed the team, now Mike Ashley must pick up the reins and back the team in the transfer market.
We do have more money coming into the club this season, a lot more in fact. We have new sponsorship deals, new kit deals, fresh income from the Premier League plus around £13 million coming in from players who have been sold previously. Remember, none of that is going to pay back Ashley’s loan, as was detailed in a brief statement a while back, so it’s hard to imagine that there wont be any money to spend.
Granted, we have a £20 million overdraft that needs paying off, but despite that I can still see money being spent. Not silly money, but sensible investment of the kind that will allow me to force my children into supporting Newcastle in the future. First things first, we need to make sure there is enough ‘sensible investment’ to keep us in the Premier League.
We’ll only know if that is going to happen later on the window, which incidentally still has 91 days remaining. As fans we have stuck by the team, despite everything that has gone on. We have remained constant, we all want to see the team do well. We have done our part, now it’s time for them to do their part.
NUFCBlog Author: toonsy
toonsy has written 643 articles on this blog.
I have faith, we will stay up without many changes