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A small silver lining if you're annoyed about the (supposed) £35m figure - that Chelsea fans are even more upset... :LOL:

It’s not new. It won’t change…. for a while. Anyway, most (maybe all?) of the Big Six have lost star players to Real Madrid, Barca or Bayern Munich in the past decade.

F**k yeah! *high fives*

That's really not a way to judge the relative merits or potential of two football sides. This is not the NFL or something. I mean, Qatar and Argentina were both in last year's World Cup finals, but none of the latter's squad would have chosen to switch sides before the tournament started...

Genuinely one of the most bizarre statements ever made on NSC.

We've had six months to prepare for this prospect. Genuinely astonished fans started threads pondering IF it would happen. If we keep hold of the likes of Pervis, Ferg and Mitoma, we will have done ok imo.

STATE of this....

It's an age-old discussion but you can be sure that agents, and the players they represent, don't give a 4X about tired pub debates. Or trophies won in the 70s or 80s or whenever.

I know what you're saying, but I disagree. There is such a thing as a superclub (whether we like it or not). And it's almost entirely down to Champions League exposure, and the global exposure that brings. It's not just about money. Newcastle are not a superclub - yet. PS If you don't like...

As I said, social following is an indication of a club's global reach. A more-accurate measure than a bloke on a messageboard guessing who is/isn't a superclub.

Back in the real world. Here's an indication of each club's global reach/growth, according to Facebook followers...

Blimey, he's ALL OVER Argentine gossip pages. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/el-indignante-mensaje-que-ailen-cova-le-dejo-a-camila-mayan-antes-de-ser-en-la-nueva-novia-de-alexis-nid31052023/ (Google will translate this for you) More Alexis...