Mike Ashley and the Newcastle United board asked fans to judge them on 1st September after all of their transfers had been done. Well it’s the 1st and I think I speak for Newcastle fans across the nation, when I say that Mike Ashley and the rest of his henchman are guilty of nothing but time wasting, negligence and parsimony. Why doesn’t Mike Ashley and his team of directors come and address the fans the way Keegan did with the sale of Cole, and tell us what is going on in the club?
Though I can say I am happy with the fact we signed Davide Stanton for £5million, which covers the left back departure of the sell out Enrique. I am also pleased with the introduction of Cabaye into the centre of midfield after the exit of captain Kevin Nolan to West Ham.
Though I am extremely disappointed and angry at the way in which Managing Director Derek Lambias conducted his business. His constant hunt for a bargain to find the perfect transfer and inability to grow a pair and pay over his own valuation for players have left Newcastle in the same situation they started.
Pardew promised a striker and with £35 million received for Andy Carroll it would of surely of been smart to reinvest some of this money, rather than being stubborn. The £10million bid for Kevin Gameiro and the £8million for Mevlut Erdinc both being accepted could have lightened up the summer but both declined the contract offers. This makes me wonder whether this was because the deals where not enough to tempt them from the French league, were we offering them similar insignificant contracts that saw Barnetta turn down a move to Tynside?
Though these are not the only transfer moves Newcastle fans can look at and wonder what could have been had Mike Ashley been willing to take more risk such as, £8million bid for Modibo Maiga though when Sochaux demanded more money the transfer was not followed up despite his passion to come and play for Newcastle United. Another was the £10million offer for Papiss Demba Cisse, which was made and rejected a day before the end of the market and not followed up on the final day. This just proves Ashley really just does not care about the club but rather his own pocket.
Though as I say that some of the transfers for me are positive with Cabaye coming in from Lille for £4.5million, Obertan from Manchester United, Davide Stanton from Inter Milan for £5million and as long as Demba Ba carries on his form from last season and in Germany I will be happy.
Though every single Newcastle fan knows that the two top goal scorers from last season have gone, we have lost midfield guile in Barton’s departure, and Enrique from left back. Though these positions have been filled, I still wonder what the quality is like that we have filled them with?
