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Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Asprillasfurcoat » Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:28 am

originallad wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:05 pm
 I don't see anything wrong with this. Shows he's committed to us by signing this contract. And if we do sell him, we get big bucks. Win win.
Unfortunately, Newcastle United won't get big bucks .. think we all know now that how it works is it'll go on whatever external interests the Fat Man has at the time ..

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by bodacious benny » Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:17 am

Speedo wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:00 am
 Twitter has been in meltdown for the last 24 hours about Lascelles saying Mike Ashley is a "nice guy"... he's been described as a sell out.

Absolutely childish reaction IMO, including from people who usually are better than this. Can't expect him to slate Ashley when he's just committed to the club, and he probably is trying to reconcile the relationship between Ashley and Rafa (and maybe the fans) to encourage Rafa to stay and Ashley to spend some money.
Yeah, he'd be pretty stupid to come out and say 'Ashley is a prick', what do people expect?

For all we know Ashley might be a perfectly decent bloke if you bumped into him around the place or were sat having a coffee.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Speedo » Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:00 am

Twitter has been in meltdown for the last 24 hours about Lascelles saying Mike Ashley is a "nice guy"... he's been described as a sell out.

Absolutely childish reaction IMO, including from people who usually are better than this. Can't expect him to slate Ashley when he's just committed to the club, and he probably is trying to reconcile the relationship between Ashley and Rafa (and maybe the fans) to encourage Rafa to stay and Ashley to spend some money.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by bodacious benny » Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:47 am

I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with this, or that other teams don't do the same to protect their assets, just that at least Spurs, Everton fans etc. know they're doing it to build their squad and progress whereas we know it's 99% likely that this is just a move to get a higher transfer fee rather than a move to show any kind of ambition. But maybe I'm just a cynic...

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by originallad » Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:05 pm

I don't see anything wrong with this. Shows he's committed to us by signing this contract. And if we do sell him, we get big bucks. Win win.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Remember Colo » Thu Nov 01, 2018 6:02 pm

Colly wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:22 pm
Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:00 pm
 Imagine supporting a club where if one of your key players signed a new long term contract your first thought was "great, we're really aiming to push on and tie down our key players to build a team around" instead of supporting us and automatically thinking "this mean that Ashley will be able to sell him for more money now" <laugh>
For everyone now it's both of those things. Either you've tied down a good player or you've put yourself in a position to replace him. If we do go down he'll be our Sissoko.
Exactly. It's not as if Harry Kane or Deli Alli are going to finish their careers at Spurs, but Spurs will keep signing them to extensions for as long their agents will allow them, because they need to protect the assets.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Colly » Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:22 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:00 pm
 Imagine supporting a club where if one of your key players signed a new long term contract your first thought was "great, we're really aiming to push on and tie down our key players to build a team around" instead of supporting us and automatically thinking "this mean that Ashley will be able to sell him for more money now" <laugh>
For everyone now it's both of those things. Either you've tied down a good player or you've put yourself in a position to replace him. If we do go down he'll be our Sissoko.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by overseasTOON » Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:19 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:00 pm
 Imagine supporting a club where if one of your key players signed a new long term contract your first thought was "great, we're really aiming to push on and tie down our key players to build a team around" instead of supporting us and automatically thinking "this mean that Ashley will be able to sell him for more money now" <laugh>
After reading that part, I have now seen the light and I'm positive we're gonna win the league!!

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by jpg » Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:03 pm

Remember Colo wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 01, 2018 2:23 pm
 Every player who has their contract re-upped is to increase their transfer value, that wouldn't be unique to us.
This. If anything, it’s club protecting its assets.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by bodacious benny » Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:00 pm

Imagine supporting a club where if one of your key players signed a new long term contract your first thought was "great, we're really aiming to push on and tie down our key players to build a team around" instead of supporting us and automatically thinking "this mean that Ashley will be able to sell him for more money now" <laugh>

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Remember Colo » Thu Nov 01, 2018 2:23 pm

Every player who has their contract re-upped is to increase their transfer value, that wouldn't be unique to us.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Heisen » Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:16 pm

I'm delighted, but the cynic in my can't help but think this is just the club's way of protecting their asset when the big boys come calling if we go down.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by overseasTOON » Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:15 pm

krully wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:52 am
 Maybe we can build around him a solid defence
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Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by krully » Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:52 am

Maybe we can build around him a solid defence

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Crouching Shola Hidden Talent » Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:46 am

Good news on face value, but can't help but feel that this has been done as a means of driving up his transfer fee so Mike makes the big bucks.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by bodacious benny » Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:40 am

Was going to say, I wonder if there's a relegation / buyout clause.

Good news tho.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by lassassinblanc » Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:35 am

Probably contains a 30m buyout clause

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Speedo » Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:01 am

Good news. He had only signed a 5 year deal last year, but hopefully this will head off some interest for him, or worst case scenario boost his price to mega levels (~£50m IMO). Along with Dubravka, probably the most important player in our squad.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by JamboGeordie » Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:46 am

All that means is ashley is going to pocket a lot of cash when he is sold.

Re: Lascelles signs new six-year contract

by Colly » Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:44 am

Good stuff. For info he's on Radio Newcastle tonight answering questions from fans, could be interesting.

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