BREAKING NEWS: Newcastle United fans are entitled to their opinion…
Newcastle United fans are entitled to their opinion
For the most part, those who regularly opine on The Mag have one thing in common, that is their love of the team that play in black and white striped shirts at NE1.
On Sunday, some Newcastle United fans were critical of the performances in an opening pair of fixtures that have yielded four points, with the team unbeaten and handily placed in sixth position in the Premier League table.
Some Newcastle United fans have commented on the lethargy, some have voiced the possibility, including Alan Shearer, that maybe something isn’t right within the club.
The more observant saw little in the way of celebration when Anthony Gordon’s far post tap in brought a much needed equaliser at the Vitality Stadium. Me? I was too busy going crazy on the sofa, so didn’t notice, but enough of us saw it. That Harvey Barnes didn’t celebrate his fabulous assist seems like a real concern.
If Newcastle United had been acquired by a combination of only the Reubens and Amanda Staveley back in 2021, I don’t think fans expectations would have been set so high. Remember, all we wanted was a club that tried, not necessarily a team that wins.
When you consider our remarkable escapology act at the end of that first season under the new owners, then contemplate how we reached our first Wembley Final since 1999 and made the Champions League for the first time in over twenty years, it might just be that warnings we were ahead of schedule weren’t as hysterical as many of us thought at the time.
I’m not saying (human rights issues to one side) that being owned by the Saudi Arabia PIF is the problem, but I do have a concern that being continually hamstrung by the restrictive nature of PSR, might end their interest in Newcastle United.
The Saudi Arabia PIF is there to make money. Their canny acquisition of Newcastle United has already seen their investment treble in less than three years. That’s not too shoddy and although I hope they’re in it for the long term, they’ll already be considering whether that short term result is going to trump the return they can bank if they stay the distance.
As things stand, all eyes will be on the independent panel that is set to begin hearing evidence into Manchester City’s 115 charges for allegedly breaching Premier League rules. The hearing is expected to last around two months with a final outcome delivered by the end of the current campaign, at which point either Manchester City’s blueprint for success will be in tatters, or potentially available for others, particularly the Saudi Arabia PIF to follow.
For the most part, those who regularly opine on The Mag have one thing in common, that is their love of the team that play in black and white striped shirts at NE1.
On Sunday, some Newcastle United fans were critical of the performances in an opening pair of fixtures that have yielded four points, with the team unbeaten and handily placed in sixth position in the Premier League table.
Some Newcastle United fans have commented on the lethargy, some have voiced the possibility, including Alan Shearer, that maybe something isn’t right within the club.
The more observant saw little in the way of celebration when Anthony Gordon’s far post tap in brought a much needed equaliser at the Vitality Stadium. Me? I was too busy going crazy on the sofa, so didn’t notice, but enough of us saw it. That Harvey Barnes didn’t celebrate his fabulous assist seems like a real concern.
If Newcastle United had been acquired by a combination of only the Reubens and Amanda Staveley back in 2021, I don’t think fans expectations would have been set so high. Remember, all we wanted was a club that tried, not necessarily a team that wins.
When you consider our remarkable escapology act at the end of that first season under the new owners, then contemplate how we reached our first Wembley Final since 1999 and made the Champions League for the first time in over twenty years, it might just be that warnings we were ahead of schedule weren’t as hysterical as many of us thought at the time.
I’m not saying (human rights issues to one side) that being owned by the Saudi Arabia PIF is the problem, but I do have a concern that being continually hamstrung by the restrictive nature of PSR, might end their interest in Newcastle United.
The Saudi Arabia PIF is there to make money. Their canny acquisition of Newcastle United has already seen their investment treble in less than three years. That’s not too shoddy and although I hope they’re in it for the long term, they’ll already be considering whether that short term result is going to trump the return they can bank if they stay the distance.
As things stand, all eyes will be on the independent panel that is set to begin hearing evidence into Manchester City’s 115 charges for allegedly breaching Premier League rules. The hearing is expected to last around two months with a final outcome delivered by the end of the current campaign, at which point either Manchester City’s blueprint for success will be in tatters, or potentially available for others, particularly the Saudi Arabia PIF to follow.