SiJ Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Barnes for 38m seems just crazy to me He's a decent player, but it just shows that the relegated teams (at least for the first few seasons) are still very much in that Premier League bubble. Even if we weren't run with the business acumen of those pop up shops you see on Fargate, we would still struggle like crazy to compete with these ex-PL sides. Leicester have brought in around 100 million in transfer fees now? Edited July 23, 2023 by SiJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, OneEightSixSeven said: Don’t think the genie is going back into the bottle any time soon Nope don't think so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 minute ago, SiJ said: He's a decent player, but it just shows that the relegated teams (at least for the first few seasons) are still very much in that Premier League bubble. Even if we weren't run with the business acumen of those pop up shops you see on Fargate, we would still struggle like crazy to compete with these ex-PL sides. Leicester have brought in around 100 million in transfer fees now? Yes the PL is softly ring fenced now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Yes the PL is softly ring fenced now A Super League in all but name really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEightSixSeven Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, SiJ said: A Super League in all but name really. It basically is. The last effort was the Italian/Spanish giants way of tapping into it. No go without the Premier teams Edited July 23, 2023 by OneEightSixSeven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 minute ago, SiJ said: A Super League in all but name really. Yep...to be fair the title race aspect is similar. Even though Newcastle have the money it's going to be tricky to get them competing for the title. It's all by design to keep the power at the traditional top clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Barnes for 38m seems just crazy to me Won’t matter to NUFC when they get their money back for Maxi going to Saudi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, The only way is S6 said: Won’t matter to NUFC when they get their money back for Maxi going to Saudi. good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Ellis Rimmer said: odd career, could've been an England player at a top team I appreciate he qualifies for England, but he opted for Ivory Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ever the pessimist said: I appreciate he qualifies for England, but he opted for Ivory Coast. to his detriment. He took the easy way in both international and club level and probably didn't realise his full potential 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Obviously you can’t replace Barnes and Maddison as a second division team, but Leicester have managed to sign quality, will field near enough a Premier League side in all but name, are probably protected from any negative financial consequences and will likely have a promotion party - probably with a league win on 90+ points, without even needing to think about parachute payments. Bit like when Newcastle came down twice previously. On either occasion there was never a doubt they would win the league and a season in the Championship was barely even a setback. Could say similar about Villa even though they were down here 3 years. Used to think there was no merit in “relegation is a blessing in disguise” but for some clubs it barely registers as an inconvenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 The PL is a different world these days. There are currently Yanks in Philadelphia decked out in Brentford and Fulham shirts for a friendly which is a bit surreal. Some of them may be Londoners who've gone over there obviously, but neither club ever had away followings that big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putney Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, alanharper said: The PL is a different world these days. There are currently Yanks in Philadelphia decked out in Brentford and Fulham shirts for a friendly which is a bit surreal. Some of them may be Londoners who've gone over there obviously, but neither club ever had away followings that big! Don’t disagree with your general point about PL being different although worth noting Fulham have a history of signing American players. Doubt we’d get any local fans if this was held in the Far East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Yep...to be fair the title race aspect is similar. Even though Newcastle have the money it's going to be tricky to get them competing for the title. It's all by design to keep the power at the traditional top clubs. Man City the traditional powerhouse of English football... Even Chelsea to a degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 6 hours ago, fudge27 said: Man City the traditional powerhouse of English football... Even Chelsea to a degree They’ve got in the club just at the right time, well they’re trying to stop city but they’ll probably be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 10 hours ago, Putney said: Don’t disagree with your general point about PL being different although worth noting Fulham have a history of signing American players. Doubt we’d get any local fans if this was held in the Far East. Seemed to be more Brentford shirts tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 On 23/07/2023 at 15:40, Ellis Rimmer said: Barnes for 38m seems just crazy to me I rate Barnes and think he’ll do well for Newcastle Puts it in perspective that it’s similar to the amount DC paid for SWFC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 On 23/07/2023 at 15:40, Ellis Rimmer said: Barnes for 38m seems just crazy to me Agreed IMO he's just a bang average PL player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridportOwl Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 38m for Barnes makes Maddison seem like a bargain for Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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