Newcastle Fans Forum: What The Answers Really Mean

10. Player Recruitment

Question: "After an embarrassing performance at Man City, it must be obvious to the management that the present squad is lacking in quality and commitment. Can we have a commitment that there will be a significant investment in strengthening of the squad in the summer?"Answer: "The board outlined its investment in the squad last summer and stated it is committed to investing in the team again in the summer 2015 window." What it really means: The board will actively look to sell Moussa Sissoko for as much money as possible in order to build a suitable transfer fund. Graham Carr will then be given said money and will be tasked with finding 5-8 young players from France and Holland who will then be sold in 18 months time. The club will not reinvest any of the Premier League television money as Mike would like to go on holiday over Christmas. Don't expect any signings next January either!