Astonishing financial reality – Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

It is Nottingham Forest up against Newcastle United on Sunday.

Ahead of the Premier League fixtures, this was a case of third in the table against eleventh.

Although reality was that only four points separated nine clubs, from Nottingham Forest down to Newcastle United.

No matter though, you can’t argue with the league placings, you eventually end up where you deserve.

However, I do want to ‘argue’ with one piece of narrative.

That is, plucky little Nottingham Forest up against Newcastle United.

A financial chasm as Forest are up against Saudi Arabia PIF moneybags NUFC.

These past three seasons have seen Newcastle United spending on transfers as follows (all stats via Transfermarkt):

2022/23 – £153m

2023/24 – £122m

2024/25 – £56m

Three seasons total – £331m

These past three seasons have seen Nottingham Forest spending on transfers as follows (all stats via Transfermarkt):

2022/23 – £164m

2023/24 – £106m

2024/25 – £89m

Three seasons total – £359m

This is the financial reality.

I am not saying that Nottingham Forest aren’t doing well to be third in the table coming into this weekend’s games. Quite the opposite in fact.

However, to portray Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United as paupers against financial superpower, in terms of spending on players in recent years, is simply laughable.