Not SGE surely, he is 72 and well past it FFS
I wonder if the money is being saved is a strategy ahead of the Independent A-League coming in play next season. Lawrie would be privy to conversations with other CEOs and have a better idea than any one of us about the ambitions, structure, caps etc the new model will implement. Run the new season as lean as you can to put it towards the newer model next year when financial restrictions might actually be loosened.
He mentions in the video on the Jets site that Martin's business is picking up, so it's just a theory I have.
The Championship Chronicles - The Jetstream's review of the 2007/08 season. www.newcastlefootball.net/chronicles
The Championship Chronicles - The Jetstream's review of the 2007/08 season. www.newcastlefootball.net/chronicles
I agree completely and would be great to know what is Lawrie's definition of money to bring in a player.Was the amount significant enough to make the search worthwhile and bring in someone of decent quality or is he talking not much more than min wage funds like he is on the record as saying " somebody elses A League bench player ".
The quote in the paper I felt misrepresented how Lawrie answered that question. To me, and I don't think his story has changed throughout the season, they have some funds to look for players, but not a large amount. They have found or been offered some players that were within those funds, took them to Ernie who wasn't interested in that player. To say that Ernie wasn't interested in signing any new players is false.
The thing with the assistant coach was mentioned earlier in the season too, so that's not new. My thoughts were that when Zane left, the club would have offered Ernie "x" or "y" as assistants, and he probably went eh, don't worry about it.
Hopefully the business picking up for Lee continues, and he / the club are able to resolve the situation of being unable to get money out of China.
Oh....please be Sven! And bring back Special 1 TV while we're at it....
"Sven - I am the special one and I am leading the Tottenham in the Champions League.....meanwhile you are pimping yourself in a country full of kangaroos, wait till I tell the Voyeur this".
Nobody has noted either that no Ernie may mean no more Ridenton?
Only one bloke on this foz constantly makes me laugh Plague and it ain't you - MFKS
Life isn't the same without Con... but it can only improve without Tinks...
"We've not got a lot of money but we've definitely got money to bring in a player or two," McKinna said. "There's a lot of good under-23 players with other teams who are looking for a game."
That is far cry from the sort of funds required to fix this sinking ship. I think Ernie was on the record of saying pretty much that if the money is not going to get you much better that what you have already why bother. Our Gypo CEO would have been better to refer to that money that was available as loose change to buy somebody elses squaddie or bench player at best. Hardly a real solution to the problem.
From memory Nabbout was more a case of him totally bypassing us, we didn't even know he was available until he'd penned the deal with MV because he/his management never let us know, so I don't think it's fair to say we got the chance to make an offer or decline to make one either
Life isn't the same without Con... but it can only improve without Tinks...
Nah, we made an offer for him but it wasn't competitive. It was mentioned a few weeks after he signed for them.
I'd assume we offered him the same wages he was on before he left. So there was zero chance he wasn't going to take them. McKinna just low-balling to save face.
Well Rojas is a free agent at the moment (He left his Danish club few weeks ago) and has played under Muscat (Who is a successful coach and a grub who will restore discipline and leadership). But are they interested ???
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He won't make that mistake at Newcastle since our team is full of number 2's.
According to the man himself at the season launch, Nabbout became a free agent and after discussion with his wife wanted to return to Melbourne for when they had their first child. He said he did promise to contact Lawrie first but that "circumstances change" and he had not contacted the Jets. It was the interview where you can hear Boogaard yell out "you had your chance!"
We move on - Nicky Carle and Griff also said they would not go anywhere else on return.
Anyway my money is on Okon if he wants the job.
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Only one bloke on this foz constantly makes me laugh Plague and it ain't you - MFKS