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Where does Newcastle United’s success come from?
Newcastle United has been somewhere in the middle, even inclining to the bottom, of the rankings of the Premier League for twenty years. The ‘sleeping giant’ even relegated to the Championship twice and both relegations took place quite recently. We can now conclude that Newcastle isn’t invisible anymore because their results are extraordinarily good this season. How did Newcastle United go from a mediocre football club to a top club? You’ll read everything about Newcastle’s way to the top in this article.
The downfall of Newcastle United
After ex-football player Kevin Keegan left Newcastle United in 1997 as manager, it went downhill with the club. The team obtained great results before Keegan left and they usually ended up in the top three of the Premier League rankings. Newcastle was basically done after his departure and they ended at the bottom of the rankings immediately. This was partly due to Keegan’s departure, but Newcastle was also constantly exposed to different trainers after the Keegan-era. The regularly changing of trainers is not very benificial for a football club’s results since the players need to adjust to their methods and techniques every time. The fans kept on wondering what had happened to their previously well-performing club.
Light at the end of the tunnel?
Manager Graeme Souness made the club’s most expensive player purchase ever in 2005; he took Michael Owen over for 16.8 million pounds from Real Madrid. The results clearly showed that the club was finally investing in football players because The Magpies ended up on a seventh place in the Premier League rankings. The club hoped to pull this through, but the success appeared to be a one-time thing. Newcastle United at least wanted to belong to the mid-tier again so Keegan made a comeback to the club. To the team's great disappointment, Keegan was fired after only one season because he'd claimed the new owner of Newcastle United invested too less in the club. Newcastle could only wait for another rescue attempt, but every time they thought they saw light at the end of the tunnel, a spanner was thrown in the works.
The rescue
When Mike Ashley put Newcastle United for sale in 2009, the rescue seemed to have arrived: somebody else would take the club over who would be prepared to invest in the club financially. The club was never sold, because the new manager, who was hired several months after, put the club off the market. Ashley put the Newcastle United for sale again in 2021 and this time it was sold with unprecedented success: Newcastle was taken over by three very rich Saudi Arabic investment companies named Public Investment Fund (PIF), PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media. Newcastle United turned into the world’s richest football club within mere minutes.
Newcastle United: the richest club of the world
Newcastle United, as well as the loyal fans, were extremely happy with the news and expected to belong to the top of the Premier League fast. They thought Newcastle United awaited the same fate as other rich clubs like Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Chelsea. Three clubs that were taken over by incredibly rich owners and that now belong to the world’s top football clubs. The Arabic owners came into action instantly: they hired a new manager and bought the first top football player – Kieran Trippier. They bought many more football players during the summer transfer window of 2022. A new technical manager was hired and top football players like Sven Botman, Nick Pope and Alexander Isak were bought. The club even spent 50 million euros on Isak’s transfer. In short: these owners are more than willing to help Newcastle United back to the top.
Expectations of Newcastle United this season
The newly bought football players have already achieved the desired results so far. With only a few more months left this season, Newcastle United has already obtained a fourth place in the rankings. Will they succeed in turning this into a first place? Or do they need to be content with the successes they gained this season?
The remaining matches of Newcastle United have already been sold-out entirely, which means the entire world is enthralled by the club’s accomplishments this season. Newcastle United has always been a popular football club even when they didn’t gain success and found themselves at the bottom of the Premier League rankings. The forecast is that the Arabic investors will be very active in the transfer window next summer, so make sure you can visit a Newcastle United match next season and book your football trip to Newcastle United on time!
