The statement issued by the club and probably written by Derek Llambias, seems to us a note almost from him to Mike Ashley, on how come Kevin has resigned?
Derek Llambias – leading the Board in the Keegan negotiations
The statement released tonight is an odd one, and seems to contain some animosity towards Kevin, and says the club were going ahead with discussions, and had put some steps together they had asked Kevin to comment on, yet Kevin just resigned.
The statement almost seems to have been written for Mike Ashley’s consumption, to explain from his own people just why this mess has erupted yet again. It also pinpoints the “blame”, or should we say the “responsibility” squarely at Kevin’s feet.
It would appear that Kevin didn’t like the steps at all that had been put in place, and rather than get back to the Board, he could have been so fed up with them, and maybe even Derek Llambias himself, that he resigned. But that’s pure speculation on our part.
Again – here is the statement issued tonight by the Newcastle Board, about an hour after the news broke on the Keegan resignation:
“Newcastle United Football Club is sad and disappointed that Kevin Keegan has resigned.”
“Over the last few days the Club has devoted itself to the discussions it has held with Kevin and as a result of those discussions had put together a set of practical suggestions for how to move forward.”“Today the Club made it clear to Kevin that if he had any outstanding concerns on its proposals, he should raise them with the Club.”
“The Club regrets that Kevin has, instead of taking up that offer, chosen to resign.”
Ashley will now need to say something about all of this, and explain to the fans just how come Kevin has finally walked, after he spent almost a full three days with the Board.
And we cannot imagine the Newcastle players are in much better spirits than the fans themselves tonight, after hearing the news. The Newcastle fans are shocked to the core.
It’s also left Mike with hardly a leg to stand on – and this soap opera may not be over yet, and we hope Mike got the news while he was not busy eating, since he would probably have thrown up at the news.
The fans need to hear a much fuller and more complete explanation from the club about all of this, including what Kevin’s concerns were, and how the Board would not, or could not, rectify those concerns over the three day meeting.
The fans also need to hear what owner Mike Ashley has to say about all this, because after all, he does own the club.
This may not be over yet.
Comments and opinions always welcome.
137 responses so far ↓
1 TOONARMYTOM // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:31 PM
BOYCOTT
SACK THE BOARD
2 Crow11 // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:32 PM
I just dont get this… This club has no idea of leadership nor communication to fans. Everyone was left in dark for three days and now the statement makes KK look like a vilian… And then Ashley backs DW and DL (who in my eyes is the true problem and virus)!
So there is only one way to handle this. Everyone on here loves the club and MA needs to see the way the supporters feel. There is only one way, presurre him into selling. Make life unbearable. This man loves his privacy, so getting bad publicity will make him realise he needs to sell up.
And for the fans that says they will go and support the team, fine, but do you think this will make any statement other than Ashley thinking we are all sheep??
Something constructive should be done though. An organised event, and hopefully nufc.com will get it right after asking for comments from fans. Go and post there as it may lead to an organised protest.
MA needs to understand he made a huge mistake and his time is up. This man can not be trusted, and to think so many did.
Hopefully somebody will bail us out of this mess!
In the end, it is the supporters that ‘owns’ the club, but they should raise their voice in combined and structured fashion to bring this point across.
If I was closer I would have loved to help organise anything to boycott the club, but now I can only raise my vocal support and hope the loyal local people bring the point across.
3 brad // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:32 PM
the end is here
4 scotty // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:34 PM
ASHLEY OUT!!!
5 Steven // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:35 PM
THERE IS NO EXPLANATION!!! IT IS SHEER MADNESS!! What a waste of a season, there go all our hopes. There is no other.
6 tripp // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:35 PM
Oh, I’m sure it’s not over. I want some kinda closure at this point. Then I can check out of Football for a while. Maybe I’ll follow a canny little League 2 side. Anybody know of a team that’s fun to watch that occasionally gets air time on Setanta? I’m starving but I’m too sick to eat. Right shitty day this.
7 Bucks_mag // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:38 PM
can’t believe this. So typical. Can’t help but feel we are truly buggered. If ashley stays we’ll have players leaving because of their alleigance to keegan and if we get new owners there’s no kk.
Perhaps our only luck is that there is an international break so there is time to sort things out. Our next game is an easy one against hull so at least we are not facing a top fpur team like between allardyce and kk
8 JJ // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:39 PM
cs@sportsdirect.com
here is the email to sportsdirect customer services! (Mike Fat F*&k Ashleys company)
Forward the address to all the toon fans you know, but tell them to be civil because swearing might block the email to a company address.
Lets make a point though!!!!
9 MAG PIE // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:40 PM
The only statement we need from Ashley is
“I’m selling”
10 Gibbo // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:41 PM
Keegan how could you leave Newcastle, after all the efforts they have made to make your job easier? They were doing all the buying and selling of players for you, if you had given them a few months they would probably have started to pick the team for you too!!
Did that sound sincere?
What a load of rubbish, they really think we are stupid!!
Because you tried so hard to make it work!!
Nice work Newcastle (Board)
11 Robert Ingham // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Here Is A More Likely Statement From The Lma
Over the past few days, the board of directors of Newcastle United Football Club and Kevin Keegan have been in detailed discussions. The letter which Kevin received today from managing director Derek Llambias has failed to resolve the matters in issue between him and the club and accordingly he feels he has no alternative other than to resign.
Kevin Keegan said:
“I’ve been working desperately hard to find a way forward with the directors, but sadly that has not proved possible. It’s my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want. It remains my fervent wish to see Newcastle United do well in the future and I feel incredibly sorry for the players, staff and most importantly the supporters. I have been left with no choice other than to leave.”
LMA chief executive, Richard Bevan, said:
“The LMA has been supporting Kevin during a very difficult period. We share his great disappointment and frustration that the situation could not be resolved.”
For further information please contact:
Richard Bevan, LMA Chief Executive, 07860 474 767
12 Toon_Ksk // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Boycott where it hurts him most, all his outlets in North East.
13 toonited // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:43 PM
This is going to be the biggest fan backlash in the history of nufc. mike ashley wont know what has hit him.
BOYCOTT HULL
14 carl // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:43 PM
it just makes me feel sick, angry ,no infact extremely angry that those pricks have pushed kk out the door.and treated the fans like dirt.shame on them as men.sell up now ashley we dont want you here
15 knocky // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Newcastle season ticket holder for 30 plus years for those who are interested. Looks like all the posters with any sense are keeping quiet tonight. All of you who want Ashley to die, leave, kill wise etc are unbeleivable and an embarrasment. No wonder the Arabs thought Manchester City were a better option than us. Mike Ashley is trying to ruin the club cos he’s a spurs supporter…bollx
Isn’t he the one who sacked (and paid a fortune to get rid of) Fat Sam cos he wanted entertaining football. Who has Keegan been forced to sign that he doesn’t like. They all look like good signings to me. We even paid £10 million for a defender (tight bastard). Keegan’s statement, via the League managers association by the way, says something along the lines of the manager should have the say on which players get brought in…. no mention of which players are sold. If he didn’t like the situation he should have spoken up before now instead of pretending he was happy at how things were being ran. He could have walked or even moaned about the situation before the end of the transfer deadline and any protests could have been carried out when they might have led to something. And before season tickets were paid for. Keegan should have stayed and fought for his position and argued from within, at least til the end of the season. he could then walk out again knowing he had done his best for the fans. Everyone outside of Newcastle knew that this would end in tears…. aren’t we happy we’ve proved them right yet again.
16 Dave // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Gutted! Now we are again, if not more than ever a complete mess and mockery surrounds the club, its players and its supporters! Mike needs to get out of his hole and sort this out quick!!
17 big pea ov the weab // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:46 PM
ASHLEY OUT !!!!! NOW!!!!!!
18 hitman // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:46 PM
RIOT:lets drop kick ashley back down south
19 toonfanjonny // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:48 PM
me and me uncle arent goin anymore hes goin tomorra to try and get refund on 3yr tickets
20 Tartoon // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Afraid I’m a southerner *please don’t kill me* but my granddad was from Wallsend, so I’m not a dye in the wool fan but a die hard one all the same and have supported the toon all my life. This is a very sad day, I’m sick to the stomach. I’m traveling up from London to support the team against Hull as I think Keegan would want that, but will also join in the lynching of the board.
Who could ever replace Special K now?
21 Oleg G // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Exactly !
thank you Ed !!!
All that comes out of the club is not ever enough, they don’t know how to speak ?
or maybe they are afraid of telling the whole truth !!!!!!?
22 canmag // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:50 PM
ashley what the hell have you done, wonder if you really understand the possible problems this could lead like losing players and relegation
would like to here the new plans and new manager please not wise .
wonder why chris mort really left
23 KKToon // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Guys don’t let us be fooled again! We all know why KK resigned! We all know how much he loves NUFC and what he has done for it! The question is what the hell are all these selfish b******s doing in our club!
24 cockneytoonphil // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:50 PM
yes but this bunch of spivs have to be sent a continuous message.
Dont spend another penny on merchandise, programmes, beer, tickets etc.Boycott Hull match and those who go, walk out at beginning after refs whistle in front of inevitable tv cameras.
Players will understand. Particularly if crowds outside sing their hearts out “Theres only one KK”
Organise protests. This is difficult with a loose but huge group of fans. Need to think about tha. But, sorry to keep on about it, reduce the value of the club until he sells
25 carl // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:50 PM
ashley now hasnt just p****d off the fans ,hes p***ed of the council aswell. so their goes his plans to build a casino on st james for llambias to manage gone.MUG!
26 geordie bulldog // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:51 PM
thought the club was in meetings face to face so why did the chairman send a letter?
who was kk in meetings with?
dont believe the main people were present
strachan spotted meeting with wise and 2 other men in london sounds great eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
boycott boycott only way
players will want us to make a stand
these are the same player that the 2 wise men put all up for sale
no point turning up for match the board will just think if we can do this to the fans and they turn up we can do anything
27 JC // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:51 PM
I wonder what will happen next…….there will be the lowest ever attendance at SJP against hull…………..relegation this year?
28 ToonKing // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:53 PM
devastated….following football used to be fun….it was supposed to be a break form the dark weekdays and fan fun watching the lads……this is not fun anymore…..after Sir Bobby being sacked, Souness and Fat Sam i just had enough…
I just done a Soccer Am for foreign people…dropped all clubs in hat and choose…..from today i’m a Mansfield supporter……………………………….(wish it was that easy…
)
29 Big Al // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Well im discusted with the way nufc have delt with this and sickened that keegan was lied to to get him to manage the club.
I understand the system ashley put in place i even understand why he did it, it because in the past when we have let the managers pick the players lets face it most were crap and we wasted hundreds of millions, boomsong, luque, cort to name but a few,
In fairness to wise and co they players we have got in look good u cant deny that they have looked very good in the team.
As for keegan, he was told he could manage the clib but ashley obviously changed his mind and just wanted a head coach, keegan didnt want that as hes an old school manager so walked and good for him.
Over next manager must not be a manager he must simply be a head coach chosen for this tactical awarness and motivational skills.
The system can work but they way nufc has gone about things over the last week has been the biggest pr desaster on record.
Good luck Kevin we will miss u
30 sheffstev // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:54 PM
KNOCKY KNOCKY KNOCKY season tickect holder for 30 years MACCEM MORE LIKE .MACCEM MORE LIKE MACCEM MORE LIKE MACKEM MORE LIKE
31 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:55 PM
WHAT NUFC FANS NEED IS ASHLEY AND HIS CRONNIES GONE!!
32 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:56 PM
what the fans need is ashley and his muppets out and gone!!
33 D.C. // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:57 PM
They don’t need to explain anything, that half-assed note said it all.
34 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:58 PM
sell!! sell!! SELL!!
35 ghc // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:58 PM
who is up for forming a new club, like afc wimbledon did, United Newcastle FC. we might be starting at the bottom, but it will have passion and it will be ours. I am up for it, who else?
36 KKToon // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Ed, please remove MA from your banners and put KK there instead. Please!
37 dick // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Have always been suspicious of the buying of 3 years season ticket thing, telling the corperate box owners he was going to buy big, then making profit on his transfers, then putting about to agents that any player could be bought.These are just some of the things we know , wonder what else went on . Trying to get my head round it but I’m coming up with nothing that makes sense except he is trying to destroy NUFC
38 Hilly // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Knocky – I agree with you. The emotions pouring out are understandable, but are overcoming reason. I’m sure Mike Ashley wouldn’t make this move if it were going to hurt his investment. He must have a plan to move on and unfortunately, we are at his mercy.
We complain about his lack of communication to us, but what does the communication we’re sending him in the form of swears and proposed riots accomplish?
39 Geordieboy // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Boycot the Hull game cos the players will be on your side. Remember, the first team squad was made available for transfer, what a kick in the pods for the players!!!! Would you wanna play for these p****s????
40 toonited // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Burn down sports world.
Ashleys loses some of his precious cash and also the mackems wont be able to buy any new clothes.
WE HAVE TO BOYCOTT
41 steve // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:05 PM
@Ed – much as i dislike Denis Wise it certainly isn’t because he’s a cockney!
You should edit that NOTW column and delete that – we can hardly blame all cockneys for our troubles – get a grip man
42 D.C. // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Watching Setanta Sports news, I think the fans have pretty much made up their minds. They can’t even go to their reporters on camera at SJP without them singing “Sack the Board” and swarming him over.
43 gorskino10 // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:11 PM
I think everyone will be with me here with that i was on here lots looking up info on who may be coming in etc for quite a while and its feels annoying to go through all that to this about KK leaving im just wondering how the club will move on but they cant WITH ashley if he cuts his loses (well he will make profit) then we can get KK back, is it just me or that other mangers came and went like Reoder etc.. and it wernt that annoyed maybe shocked though, but KK seems like a manager who WOULD be there for years you kno i just cant see life with newcastle without him there you kno.
Do you people think even if Ashley goes will KK ever come back now after this?? im not sure he would.
No one can replace him apart from Bobby Robson (Legend) (he wont but its the people who could im my mind) and Shearer thats it no1 will replace him
44 Doug Del Bay // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:12 PM
I was reminiscing yesterday about the addidas advert (the great escape) when KK and the lads were a top team, kev walked on water and Big Al was bigger the brown ale. What a fantastic time and the adverts they were out of this world, a fantastic time it was to support the toon. Alot of the people I have seen outside SJP tonight were kids, they dont know what we have seen but their day will some day come. Although it seems the end of the world, us thick skinned supporters that have seen manager, players & chairman come and go. We will wake up in the morning wondering what drama will come out of SJP next. Give it time, I think the idiot MA will stay ‘why would he go’ he will bring in his mates Wise to manage and Gus to sit at his side, soon MA will cut his losses after his millions are squandered on the roulette table. The only way MA can appease the fans will be to bring in big Al which I think he may have regretted not doing in the first place.
Anyway the FAT LUMP SHOULD HAVE SAT BACK AND GIVEN KEV THE MONEY HE NEEDED AND LEFT HIM TO IT.
Anyway lads, DONT boycott the game what sense does that make, someone needs to support the lads on the pitch. Imagine you on that pitch, you have been boosted by KK the fans are behind you then….nothing. The lads need us all to keep them going!
45 Wayne // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Everyone needs to do whatever they can to get MA out. If its quick enough we maybe cud get Keegan back
46 scott9 // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:12 PM
SAY WE WANT ASHLEY OUT SAY WE WANT ASHLEY OUT SAY WE WANT ASHLEY OUT SAY WE WANT ASHLEY OUT.
ASHLEY PLEASE F*CK OF AND GO BUY SPURS U F*T BASTARD.
47 gorskino10 // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Bycott Hull i was going up all that way 2 watch that i planned ages ago as it was after transfer windw
ow but wont now, i agree with all those fans they have had enough even more than with Freddy.
48 toonited // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:13 PM
SAD BUT HORRIFYINGLY TRUE……
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article4677760.ece
BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT
49 aaron // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:15 PM
We owe it to KK and our beloved NUFC to oust the current regime!! ASHLEY OUT!!
50 The Crooked Mag // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Shearer’s too smart to be manager, there’s nobody else so once again we are a rudderless ship. Damn Ashley, Damn Wise and Damn Llambias.
The amount of stick I got at my local tonight was embarassing and I blame all 3 of those for it.
Woe betide any of those 3 if they show their faces in Newcastle again
51 John Lennon // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Im sick and tired of hearing things
From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics
Ive had enough of reading things
By neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians
No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of tricky dicky
Is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me
With just a pocketful of hope
Money for dope
Money for rope
Im sick to death of seeing things
From tight-lipped, condescending, mamas little chauvinists
Ive had enough of watching scenes
Of schizophrenic, ego-centric, paranoiac, prima-donnas
All I want is the truth
Just give some truth
52 k-man // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:17 PM
What a load of bollox! Lies, lies and more lies!
53 a mothball from Ashley's wallet // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Boycotting the Hull game isn’t going to do anything! The majority of tickets are season tickets which are already paid for so the club loses no money! If fans want to show their feelings, boycott merchandise…turn up at half time for the Hull game, don’t buy a pint and a pie!!! We support the club remember NOT the people that run it and that should never be forgotten. I’ve been a season ticket holder for over 20 years and have followed the team home and away through the good and the bad and I will continue to do so…however, I won’t spend another penny on merch etc. as money is all the wideboys value!!!
It also pains me to say it but if you look at the mess we’ve got up here and compare it to the mackems and the smoggies, seemingly both very well run clubs- it makes you sick!
54 richie // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:18 PM
spro ttoon u on the blog to discuss these events,,wat u think??
like everyone else im baffled and disgusted but we gotta look forward, next manager??
55 toon lad // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:19 PM
I PREDICT A RIOT!!!!!!!!
I PREDICT A RIOT!!!!!!!!!!!
56 keeeguuurn // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:21 PM
toonited — ha ha
but burning just gives him n opportunity to scam the insurance
… just stop people from buying
… maybe traveling fans can disturb the shops in other cities too
57 geordie bulldog // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:21 PM
need to keep the pressure up on ashley so that he has no option to sell and i hear there is a certain indian flying in to england on monday to look for a club to buy
can you imagine it he sitting there thinking if i buy the club how could i make a point now the transfer window is shut?
keegan keegan
its a dream but watch this space
58 Ageordiedoonsooth // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:21 PM
As Fraser from Dads Army would say WE’RE DOOMED. That me finished with the club until Ashley & his cronies go. What a joke I hope we don’t win another game until he sells up. I also hope no one gpes to the Hull game.
59 Sydney Toon // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:24 PM
We have to hope this happens:
1 – a few weeks of crap are endured, some non-entity manager comes in etc etc
2 – in the meantime Kev has been contacted by an oil investment organisation, and agrees to figurehead the takeover
3 – Ashley is paid off for 300m, who cares if he gets the profit, just leave
4 – Keegan moves in as Director of Football, with David Dein as chairman – kicks out Wise & Co
5 – Shearer brought in as Manager
6 – Roeder brought in as Academy Leader once more
7 – Jan we see mild investment
8 – summer next year we see significant contribution to playing staff
That’d be nice.
60 Taxi For ASHLEY!!(GG7) // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:25 PM
IM SOOOOOOOOO ANNOYED, LOOOOUUUUUUDDDDD NOISSSSEEEEES
61 Listie // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:25 PM
One word ARSE !
62 ToonKing // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:25 PM
ED !!!!! pls pls pls put back the comments as they were in the past….this system is just irritating…..our comments only show up 30 mins late….ruins the site mate..
63 Glenn_United // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:27 PM
You know what Ashley will say…along the lines of this is not this fault, he wasn’t involved at the meetings blah blah blah.
Since Ashley has come in this club has been F@#Ked…Mike and his three wise men HA HA HA should get out of toon! We will boycott the games whilst ever you are here Ashley and co (that includes the runt Wise) BUT SUPPORT FOR THE PLAYERS IS STILL THERE HOWAY THE LADS!!! But piss off Ashley and co you bunch of wankers….the statement made by the board after keegans resignation is to try and get the fans on there side….to stop a avalanche….well we know why keegan has walked and I as many others (ALL) the newcastle United LOYAL fans are fed up and stand by you KEVIN KEEGAN!!!!! All the best KEV!!!! Thanks for trying mate!!!
GET OUT ASHLEY AND CO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
64 UTD111 // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Fan for 43 years…..seasons ticket holder for 25 years
This might just be it for me
65 stanley // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Dear Ed
This is a request from me to stop posting Derek Llambias’s smiley face picture on the frontpage.
It certainly makes all of us PUKE
LOOK AT THAT SHEEPISH SMILE
66 Gazzatoon // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:29 PM
i totally agree with knocky your all moaning about wise but hes brought in some quality players gutierez, guthrie, colo. i do feel sadden that kk has left but everyone saying sack the board is too extreme and the reason why we will not attract a good manager! what we need to is get behind the team when we play hull becuase loosing to them will be worse than kk leaving!!!!
67 stanley // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:32 PM
no WISE manager will take a club where he has no decision to buy sell players
unless he’s a puppet
68 Bosck // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:32 PM
I’ve been one of the strongest supporters of mike ashley for months but this is wrong.
Surely the first thing MA should have done is whatever was needed to keep kevin keegan. including sacking wise and llambias if necessary.
there was only one man at the club who has ever managed at the top level, and nearly won a title and its not wise!!!!
i honestly cant see any way back for MA now. it needs a top manager in next or a newcastle legend, and neither of the above would put up with the situation any more than KK has.
Mike, its time to admit you’ve been wrong now, bite the bullet, sack whoever is necessary, and do what ever you can to get keegan back.
and whatever you do, if you have any sense wise wont be caretaker manager or just manager for the hull game.
and the most annoying thing is he clearly lied in the interview he gave saying wise was only responsible for youth players and he would back keegans transfer targets as long as keegan thought they were worth the money.
these were the main points i used to support MA but it seems clear they werent true.
Gutted… not just at KK going, but also that noone will want to take over.
69 Doug Del Bay // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:33 PM
What do people hope to achieve by a boycott?? Ashley will not be their, if he is he is thicker than he is fat. The lads we go to watch week in week out need the support more than anything now and believe me by the end of the season those 3 points could result in us being up or down. WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER?
70 geordie jock // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:36 PM
See the gutless B******s are still on about going to the hull game because they are season ticket holders. What a bunch of pussies. Surely it would be a great statement if fans who had paid for the match didn’t turn up. The majority of fans are proper supporters but you spineless B******s make me ashamed to be a geordie.
71 Ericles // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:37 PM
On reflection. Look at the faces and body language of Ashley, Wise, and Llambias. GANGSTERS! We have lost not just a hero and an honest manager, we have lost a friend, we have lost something that Robson was too – a gentleman. Get these London spivs away from NUFC asap.
72 Jonny // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Hi
There is a petition for a VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE’ in the board and ashley.
Over 300 signatures in two hours
please sign and help us make a stand.
please pass the link on to as many fans as possible
time to make a stand
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/21664.html
73 IrishMan // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:41 PM
I live in Dublin so can’t really tell you what to do. But you could go to Hull game wearing Keegan tee-shirts and black arm bands; and no pies or merchandise bought. Continue with that at every home game until MA gone and KK back with new owners.
74 sirjasontoon // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:42 PM
OWL HEED TWAT
75 Boater // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Sydney Toon… OR…..how about this scenario?
Poyet steps in – takes us on a mediocre run until xmas when Hughes takes over (having been inevitably sacked – to the chagrin of the the footballing community – by the new glamour puss City owners) he stabilises the toon and is then routinely sacked 2/3 games into the 2009/2010 season having brought in ‘his players’ who the next manager won’t want but will blame as the reason for HIS failure to get us into europe that season, on and on, ad infinitum.
76 Black and White Blood // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:43 PM
geordie jock – I’ so please someone else thinks as I do….
I’ve been to SJP tonight and I would say there were easily around 400 supporters – No not all chavs, but people who feel strong about the departure of Keegan! Well done to those people.
Anyone who goes to the Hull match regardless of whether they have a ticket are not real fans in my opinion – I believe in tough love of my club, otherwise it ill die!
77 Lee H // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Did anyone else see the rumour that we don’t actually own some of the new signings along the lines of when Tevez and Mascherano were at West Ham. Just curious to see if anyone else had heard or had any thoughts on this.
I have signed up for the next 3 years (as have many others), I am at a loss to think who we can appoint to make me look forward to going to the match again.
Anyone else sick of the rent-a-crowd oiks that seem to be paraded on Skysports News ? Talk about cringe worthy.
I am pleased there is no game this weekend, don’t think I could face it.
78 MAG PIE // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:44 PM
65 agree
66 nob
boycott sports direct, picket sports direct, sit-in sports direct, support the team
79 scottynine // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:44 PM
So Angry to even type
80 keeeguuurn // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:45 PM
the toon army need to organise and use peaceful mischievous tactics to affect sales.
mini charver picket lines and stink bombing the shops etc.
ha ha
81 BUDGIE // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:45 PM
BOLLOCKS
82 toonbully // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Trouble is they are business men not football men so they do not understand passion .
Boycotting HULL is all very well , but a better message would be to go to the match , but not take up your seat and stand outside the ground the atmosphere of hearing them play to an empty house would be unbelievable…!!!
83 ELTSACWEN // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:47 PM
newcastle biggest problem will be trying to get a new manager
but if it is dennis “cockney prick “wise
i will go mental
84 Nacho Man!! // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:47 PM
its my belief that ashley did all he could, and gave keegan the chance to vent his concerns but he just resigned. he could have said to the club (after seeing what ashley had to say) tht wise went or he did. by the looks of things he just resigned. dissapointed as i am, i want rijkaard or mancini. thats my veiw!!
85 Boater // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Irishman – with all due respect can we NOT wear black armbands – to imply that KK’s resignation is on the same level as a bereavement or with ‘the death of democracy’ – a la zimbabwean cricketers – is embarrassing.
86 toonbully // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:48 PM
xxx
87 Obafan // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:49 PM
The team finally (exept the Arsenal game) started to show confidence and they played good football. Now this sh*thole has ruined it.
One solution; he has to sell the club or something will happen.
I really feel sorry for KK, he has got the black n white heart and he wants the best for the club. And for the 2nd time he is forced out because the board is not meeting his conditions, and conditions whiwh are absolutely for him (like deciding who stays and goes).
There was one thing that really was strange in the window; it seemed like we only looked at the Spanish League to get new players in, very strange. I don’t say that those new players are bad, but it is just something that has slipped into my mind.
Ashley make a statement in which you say that you are ready to sell the club, cause you’re making a real mess of it.
I dare not to think what the reaction of the players might be. We could lose the better players, cause they will not want to play for such an unstavle club. Who can blame them?
88 Mson // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:49 PM
at next game ppl seem to go for this:
“A suggestion would be for all supporters to attend the match as usual, and if Kev is not out there on the bench, just as the whistle blows for kick off, everyone stand up and walk out.
What a field day the press would have with that story!!!! “
89 Danny // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:49 PM
At this moment, there is no other man on this planet, i hate more than Fat Mike!
He has utterly destroyed the club with his laughable organizing, pushed one of the greatest english manager and player out of the club, and dissapointed the fans all over the world!!!
Can you even begin to fathom Fat Mike, what you have done?? For your own sake, i hope sell the club and bugger off, by the end of the week.
Cause you’ll have a world of mad angry Newcastle fans on your fat neck! We will make your time as owner completely unberable until you sell! And then some…
We will always hate Fat Mike Ashley!
90 Black and White Blood // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Come on lads sign bothe petitions, we are at almost 2000 signatures!
http://www.petitiononline.com/DWMANUFC/petition.html
91 geordie jock // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Thats right MAG PIE go and Frighten some kids down at sports direct. Thats the way to go
92 MAG PIE // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Sports Direct
1st Floor Monument Mall
Northumberland St
Newcastle on Tyne
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Units 114-115
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93 MAG PIE // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:54 PM
ed – can you star a poll on ways to hit back?
boycott hull
boycott 1st half hull
sit in sports direct / sports world
silence at hull match
no toon shirts on match day
94 ashleys a wanker GEORDIE 4 LIFE // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:54 PM
RUMOUR OF AN INDIAN COMING IN TO LOOK AT BUY US OUT IF TRUE MAYBE KEEGEN WILL RETURN I HOPE SO BUT I HONESTLY CARNT C IT HAPPEN IT WOULD JUST B 2 GD TO B TRUE. BUT THERES ALWAYS HOPE AND MORE HOPE I MEAN WE HOPE 4 A TROPHEY EVERY YEAR IM SURE WE CAN HOPE 4 THIS. AT LEATS HOPE ASHLEY IS BOUGHT OUT
95 friday53 // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:55 PM
show the board we mean business…………lets get together to sort this mess out
96 Black and White Blood // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:55 PM
No manager will live up to Keegan – Delighted to here of all these planned demonstrations for this week.
There’s only one Kevin Keegan, One Kevin Keegan, walking along, singing a song, walking in a Keegan wonderland…!
http://www.petitiononline.com/DWMANUFC/petition.html
97 Geordie Foot Soldier // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Did I read the LMA right. NUFC sent KEV a letter????!!!!! nuff said. Get rid of the cockney twats. They know nothing of what it means to us. Wankers.
98 Issac Kite // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Keegan has gone. Ashley will sell owen as he is expensive contract, barton is on 60,000 he’ll go, smith will go 60,000. we will buy cheap spanish players to do business for us. no top 4 ashley not interested, would rather cut his nails than deal with tooon matters.
99 Obafan // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Ed
Can you please get rid of the pictures of Lliambas, Wise and fat Ashley. They don’t deserve it to be on this magnificent blog of our team! Thanx!
100 nodrog // Sep 4, 2008 at 10:59 PM
AND ONCE AGAIN.
” PIGGY EYES PIGGY EYES
DENNIS DENNIS WISE
FUCK OFF HOME LEAVE US ALONE
DENNIS PIGGY EYES “
101 cc // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:00 PM
what the hell does derek llambias know about running a football club? nothing. Ashley nothing? there are a disgrace. they have to sell they have no choice.
102 aaron // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:00 PM
We must stay strong, it may take a while to get rid of Ashley and Co. They will try to ride out the backlash but we must boycott all merchandise and continue to demonstrate him for aslong as it takes. THIS CANNOT BE A FLASH IN THE PAN REACTION – HE MUST GO!!
103 MAG PIE // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:01 PM
geordie Jock – how does sitting down in a shop scare kids?
104 hitman // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:01 PM
ashley thought it would be a laugh buying a footie club,you still laughing ashley…stay away ashley
105 normski1930z // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:01 PM
lads you kmow what is the saddist tthing about all of this is the season is only 3 games old and its already f**ked……
106 cc // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:02 PM
anyone going to the ground tomorrow?
107 Spot The Zebra // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:02 PM
There are moves afoot between major NUFC internet sites to organise a protest for the next home game.Please keep an eye out on the likes of NUFC.com or Talk of the Tyne for further information if you wish to make your voice heard.
108 KlyToon // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Is it just me or does Llambias look like he should be signing some kind of register?
109 geordie jock // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:05 PM
p.s. MAG PIE a nob with a backbone
110 Doug Del Bay // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:08 PM
@ Lee H
Northern Rock bought Owen – Sponnsership ends at the end of the season – so does Owen
111 Black and White Blood // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Aaron – I agree, we need a structure to maintain a momentum to achieve our goal. I’ intend creating a website dedicated to the removal of the board. I hope people will use it to organise effective active demonstrations as well as other methods of objecting.
Please may I say, all of those who disagree with such actions, please do not visit our proposed site, because you will not be welcome.
Sadly, supporters by nature are fickle; therefore we must maintain pressure on the board.
If others out there would prefer the task of designing the site please do so.
http://www.petitiononline.com/DWMANUFC/petition.html
112 toontony // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Knocky the club have pulled the wool over keegans eyes,do you think keegan would have said judge us at midnight on transfer deadline day after selling milner.
He must have been confident of getting players in or he wouldnt have said this.
they even sent him a letter of proposals couldnt go face to face then said they tried everything to keep him.bull***t.
Just a business to ashley and jobs for his pals,hope he realizes what he has done
113 KlyToon // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:34 PM
By Jeebus! I am livid!
Why could we not attract a PROPER billionaire. You know, one who knows what football is or failing that, one who doesn’t give a shit what football is but is willing to sink 300 billion into us so we can all go round to Ashleys house with a pair of brand new ‘Trickers’ on and kick his balls in.
However, we ended up with Mike ‘End Of Line Sale’ Ashley. “Me? Oh I love a European accent, all soft and flowing. Oh. South American? Dennis? DENNIS? (is the souffle done? Good! Mwah!) Don’t suppose you know if Nike are shipping EOL through Argentina do ya? Never mind (CHEEKY!) What’s he like!!?!?!? Derek! DEREK!! Have you read that book about football yet? Oh he is a silly!!! Never mind. I’m sure we’ll muddle through!
Well……..not happened has it Fattso. Good luck for the future. After a lifetime of NUFC support…..F**k Wise, F**k DEREK! and F**k Ashley. A bigger shower of s**ts I have never known. (btw if you had to keep one based on football knowledge, it would have to be Llambias).
114 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:35 PM
ashley out!
115 Doug Del Bay // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:35 PM
@ Black And White
For all the comments I have put on here I am still behind you. I just don’t want the boys on the pitch to suffer by the half arsed attempts to get MA out. THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT.
I actually walked into a MA store tonight then remembered and walked back out..
IF ANYONE CAN SUGGEST A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY THAT WILL HIT MA WALLET AND SEND THEM PACKING WITHOUT KILLING THE PLAYERS SPRIT, WHICH WILL ALREADY BE ROCK BOTTOM THEN I WILL BE FULLY BEHIND IT.
116 ToonNorway // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:47 PM
A sad day for the club.
Cant somebody buy out the cheap charlie owner.
It is scary that my beloved club may be led by a angry, small gay hobbit.
Cancelled my trip to Newcastle this year.
117 gotthetshirt // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:50 PM
How did Ashley make his money making awful descions like this.Wise must be the most hated man in football along with barton and we have both of them at our club.How can you run newcastle united from lan dan.Lets hope we have an Indian summer
go forth and multiply ashley and wise and the rest of your cronies.
The shy ites about to hit the fan
118 gotthetshirt // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Taxi for ashley,keep wise in the boot though as he has a habit of kicking taxi drivers.horrible little cockney get
119 FadlooNUFC4Life // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:56 PM
I am too sad….
Now not a single player in the world will come to Newcastle. What a shame.
Really, I do not see Newcastle serviving this. The club can not be trusted. Every year a new bad story. Ashly, Shame on you.
120 Black and White Blood // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Doug Del Bay – I can appreciate how you feel, but you must understand, the only action which will make Ashley rethink is a hit in his Bank Balance…? He’s a hard nosed businessman, name calling as well as other verbal won’t bother him, he’s a billionaire, and in order to attain such a fortune he has walked over a lot of people in the past.
I know it’s not nice boycotting your passion, your life in some cases as it is mine. But if we go to the match Ashley will have won, and as a result we would have inserted an extra nail it the clubs coffin..!
http://www.petitiononline.com/DWMANUFC/petition.html
121 IrishMan // Sep 4, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Boater – Fair enough.
122 reillers // Sep 5, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Doug Del Bay
I agree.
The players, more then ever before need our support, not empty chairs, they’ll understand why but still, it’ll be like a slap in the face.
They will be rock bottom.
But what can we do, I can’t see anything that can send Ashley a message that wont hurt the players.
Show up he gets our money, he wont care about some songs that we’ll sing. Money’s all they care about. Money and control.
Or
Don’t show up, we get our point across but the players suffer and they’ve done nothing wrong.
What’s the alternative.
Going but turning around, not watching the match but being there.
That’s a stupid idea but it’s the best I can think of.
123 sportssoccer // Sep 5, 2008 at 12:13 AM
in the words of the moody blues “GO NOW” or if your a t.v.fan Auf Wiedersehen Pet
124 dobby_bobson // Sep 5, 2008 at 12:46 AM
Any solicitors out there I paid for 3 years upfront with a credit card is there any way I can stop that fat bast**d keeping my money.
125 The Crooked Mag // Sep 5, 2008 at 12:47 AM
Think you all need to Listen to ‘Money’ by Pink Floyd. There’s a line in that, goes like this ‘ New car, caviar, 4 star day dream, think I might need a football team ‘
Think Ashley got pissed one night with Fat Fred listening to the Floyd and hey ho ….. here we are !
126 ObaFan2 // Sep 5, 2008 at 12:56 AM
The club is a joke and I’m not giving it one more penny, Ashley can go to **** as far as I’m concerned and the band of directors can follow him.
ASHLEY OUT
127 El Pollo Diablo // Sep 5, 2008 at 1:15 AM
I surely can’t be the only one who feels physically sick every time I see Llambias’ gurning face. What kind of chairman avoids making a single statement to his clients in 6 months of ‘running’ a club anyway?
128 shirts // Sep 5, 2008 at 2:59 AM
NUFC FANS SHOULD OWN THE CLUB.
It’s time for a Barcelona style model whereby we own the club instead of these rotters who treat us like crap.
How can we do it? It can be done…
129 tracey // Sep 5, 2008 at 3:48 AM
“be silent at hull match”
How would that differ from a normal game?
It’ll all die down in a week, and you be back to being obedient little sheep baaaaaaaaa.
As for turning up late or turning your backs, oooh I bet Ashley’s trembling with fear at that ones, MUGS!!!!
130 jude // Sep 5, 2008 at 3:55 AM
keegan’s gone…sad about that..but let’s all just move on…i’m tired of all this
whoeva ashley sells this club to will want his way….look at man city, look at chelsea…even liverpool…
keegan shd just have accepted the new situation and moved on…i think the best thing for all is to hope ashley and co can sort things out
if u boycott, if u don’t turn out at the stadium, its not ashley who suffers…with all ur emotions so high u can’t be thinkin rationally now..it’s the club, its newcastle united, the city newcastle..that will suffer..
let’s just move on…personally waiting for a better manager who can work well wit this system.
131 Toon4Life // Sep 5, 2008 at 7:58 AM
I’d like to think I was open minded but with the information available It’s with a heavy heart that I agree 100% that the structure of Newcastle United is now in chaos, as a Manager of a Football club it should be the Managers responsibilty to deal directly with coaching staff and football players at the club and not the Board of Directors who pay him to do this, it’s an outrage that the board felt it prudent to purchase players that the manager had no knowledge of and did not want.
132 Socrates // Sep 5, 2008 at 8:31 AM
I know Ashley spurns publicity but I would hope that if he has any regard for the fans at all he’ll have the balls to come out and make a statement about this whole shambles.
I won’t be holding my breath though.
133 Brettoon // Sep 5, 2008 at 9:30 AM
We may all be blaming the board but seriosuly Keegan is a right pussy. When has he not walked out on a job.
Fight for it Keegan – don’t just leave!
134 keeeguuurn // Sep 5, 2008 at 9:32 AM
one of the many bad things about football being controlled by money is that the dictators with all the money have a twisted legal system on their side.
Are there any lawyers out there could possibly help the fans who have been swindled by the ticket scam?
135 ToonRich // Sep 5, 2008 at 10:18 AM
A long shot, but how about sending the petition direct to the Ambani Group – showing our support for a buy-out of the club???
136 Michael12 // Sep 5, 2008 at 12:05 PM
This is an example of the not very thinking, brown ale guzzling tavern dwellers that claim to Newcastle united.
You are so blind that you blame the board. Newcastle is a company and the Board has power over everything. We are simply stakeholders and Ashley is the owner.
Consider, If you owned a television set and I watch this television set, you then change the channel and I object!!! What right do I have to object.
Keegan has walked out of three jobs in less than 10 years. He has a reputation of throwing his dummy out of his pram and history shows this.
He had two choices, to stay or to go and he chose the easiest option and that was to go.
He is not fit to manage if when times get hard he runs away.
He is ultimately the loser.
Use your pragmatism for a moment and get this fantasy of “KING KEV” out of your thick heads.
Muppets, the lot of you.
Good riddance to bad Rubbish “KEEGAN”
137 Michael12 // Sep 5, 2008 at 12:06 PM
This is an example of the not very thinking, brown ale guzzling tavern dwellers that claim to Newcastle united fans. I beg your pardon.
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