28-08-2016, 19:33
We cannot compete financially against the teams on parachute payments and stay within FFP. Newcastle start with a way stronger squad & can sell players at big prices to give themselves more muscle in the transfer market. Our only chance is to follow the model of Boro last season - hope that our signings from the previous season are good enough and that fine tuning lifts us to a higher level. We go into September more settled than we did a year ago. Let's hope that makes the difference.
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