Can’t really say Saudi’s responsible for Newcastle

TeaCider said:
Yeah, they've only spent hundreds of millions on players.

They're not playing with plodders.
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I was having the same conversation with a Geordie at work. He basically said Howe has hardly spent anything. I started listing all of his signings for millions. His response... "Aye but Man Utd spent £85 million on Antony". Erm... ok.
 
JM14 said:
Compared to the teams around them they have spent far less.

Their results improved significantly under Howe long before he spent big sums of money though, proving himself to be a top manager
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He took over on the 8th of November 2021, they won 1 game in their first 9.

They then spent £78m in January, more than any other club in the world, one of their transfers was their relegation rivals' main striker.

Eddie Howe is doing a good job, but to say that the Saudi takeover isn't impacting things is completely disingenuous.

Kieran Trippier did not leave La Liga Champions Atletico Madrid for a team in the relegation zone of the PL because he loves St James Park.
Chris Wood didn't leave Burnley for a team below them in the table for the crack either.

The Saudi takeover has massively changed the perception of Newcastle.
 
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If you think they’ve spent a lot now, then be prepared to have your minds blown if they are still sniffing around the top 4 in January. Just out of interest how much did Forest spend in the summer when we start saying 200m is a lot. The OP has a point, in relevant terms Newcastle have barely scratched the surface with what they will end up spending.
 
TeaCider said:
He took over on the 8th of November 2021, they won 1 game in their first 9.

They then spent £78m in January, more than any other club in the world, one of their transfers was their relegation rivals' main striker.

Eddie Howe is doing a good job, but to say that the Saudi takeover isn't impacting things is completely disingenuous.

Kieran Trippier did not leave La Liga Champions Atletico Madrid for a team in the relegation zone of the PL because he loves St James Park.
Chris Wood didn't leave Burnley for a team below them in the table for the crack either.

The Saudi takeover has massively changed the perception of Newcastle.
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78 million is nothing in premier league money, especially when that squad was so under funded for so many years.

This summer 7 premier league teams spent more than then. Yes the money is clearly a factor but Howe is still definitely over performing with that side

I would guess at least 8/10 sides have more expensive squads
 
JM14 said:
78 million is nothing in premier league money, especially when that squad was so under funded for so many years.

This summer 7 premier league teams spent more than then. Yes the money is clearly a factor but Howe is still definitely over performing with that side

I would guess at least 8/10 sides have more expensive squads
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It's more than any other club in the world spent in January, it also had a direct and noticeable effect on their ability to stay up.

The money is a massive factor.

Howe is clearly doing a great job there right now, but the Saudi takeover has had a huge impact.
To say otherwise is nonsense.
 
Stocko said:
You need to have another check 🤣
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7 clubs spent more this summer

Don’t know the individual spends of each clubs full squad but I would guess City, United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham, Chelsea and possibly villa, Wolves and Forest have spent more on their current squad
 
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