The Newcastle Journal is reporting this morning that they have been told by a senior Newcastle United official, there is a possibility a new manager may be appointed before the home game against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Mike Ashley – about to appoint interim manager?
That may not be good news for Newcastle fans, because it suggests it will still be some time before Ashley finally sells the club. At this time it is not known whether the appointment is for a temporary manager to take over the club in the interim, or if it is a permanent appointment.
Although it’s hard to see how it could be a permanent appointment with Ashley presumably trying to sell the club quickly. Apparently The Newcastle Board are meeting in London this week to discuss potential management candidates.
It seems that Ashley has finally recognized the club needs more stability restored.
It’s as much a business decision right now as anything else, because more defeats will only help drive down the selling price of the Tyneside club, so this move is as much to protect Mike Ashley as anybody else.
Chris Hughton will try to turn the ship around tonight in the Cup tie against Spurs at St. James’ Park, and another defeat would really see the mood on Tyneside darken even further.
The club is in the biggest mess it’s been in my almost 50 years of following Newcastle United, but that’s what happens when people buy the club, and have no idea how to run it. My father must be turning over in his grave.
So sad.
Comments welcome.
83 responses so far ↓
1 lesh // Sep 24, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Micky Mouse perhaps?
2 td // Sep 24, 2008 at 10:40 AM
whose ashley going to support tonight? that is the question. what a depression.
3 dougnufc // Sep 24, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Who would forgive Ashley if he did this:
-Appoint Fatih Terim
-Sack Wise
-No more Director of Football
-Manager allowed to buy players
-100million transfer budget
I would
Just dreaming,
4 Ericles // Sep 24, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Is there any sense in this? There is no guarantee that a new owner will keep Ashleys appointee. Whoever it is has every chance of going out the door along with Wise, Llambi-arse and the rest of the clowns. It just goes to show what contept the board has for NUFC – on the way out and they still want to dump a load of manure on the steps of St James Park.
5 k k forever // Sep 24, 2008 at 10:48 AM
IDE NEVER SUPPORT ASHLEY AGEN U CANT BELEVE A WORD THAT CUMS OUT OV HIS MOUTH
6 Ganiyu // Sep 24, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Who is he?
Weapon for spurs would be unleashed tonight.oba
7 seetow // Sep 24, 2008 at 10:55 AM
ganiyu where are your chumps!!!
8 Bill F // Sep 24, 2008 at 10:55 AM
If the stories are correct, he was supposedly prepared to gamble over £3oom on the stock market (and lose) so wtf didn’t he back KK and gamble £100m on players in the transfer window. At least he would have something to sell to prospective buyers, although he wouldn’t be needing to sell if he had. The more you read the more you wonder how he has managed to be so as successful as he has.
I would suspect any appointment would be of the Venables temporary stand in type.
9 Nick // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:03 AM
Hughton is a dead loss (losing at home to Hull!!!)
but you just know it would be someone equally as uninspiring and probably a massively disappointing anticlimax like O’Leary or Coppell.
Maybe there was just a tad of over reaction to the whole KK thing and now no one is winning.
No buyer, no manager = crap team.
Normally my pals would come round tonight to watch on sky, but they’ve all cried off. Desperate times.
I still think a Houllier /Terim type figure could do a job in this continental structure. Who knows, a bit of solidity and maybe we could take off our black and white glasses and view things more objectively and try and move forward.
As I’ve always said there has to be a plan B for just this situation, because Ashley can talk up a sale but he could be here for ages yet and an air of antagonism and confrontation = relegation.
10 Karltoon // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:04 AM
I still maintain that venables is in and around the city.. Although im only holding onto this because it’d be the first time i’ve been right..
11 Russell // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Totally agree with everything you have just said,I to about the same age, and like my dad, he must be turning in his grave.This situation is truly awful.The honest truth is that I just cannot see any light at the end of this dark tunnel.Relegation is I’m afraid, a stark reality.Something has to happen NOW….or we are finished.
A totally gutted and depressed.
Russell
12 nando // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:06 AM
I cant wait for tonight. I am sitting in a coffee shop catching up on some work counting down the hours. poyet for manager by the way.
13 FarAwayFan // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Do you think all this problems happen becoz of Big Sam?
He sign players below expectation and giv them crazy wages (smith 60K). Maybe thats why Ashly set up this system to prevent another manager like Sam destroying the club?
Coz the system is only implemented after they sack Sam rite?
14 Bill F // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Hughton was effectively handed the poisoned chalice and is in a no win situation. If his teams win then it is the KK legacy, and if they lose then he is useless. I would hate to be in his shoes at present.
15 ToonEskimo // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:12 AM
I’d be prepared to get relegated just to get rid of Ashley and his clan……rapidly losing the will to live…..
16 Bill F // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Ed what have I done to suddenly get moderated?
17 Bill F // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Oh, sorry it looked as if I was.
18 Micky Toon // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:15 AM
ToonEskimo – you say that, but if we did get relegated, what would people do in the summer? They would be bedsheeting all over the place because we can’t sign Asharvin etc.. because we are in the championship. Not everyone, but a very vocal part of the toon army want us to be spending £150million every summer on big time charlies. In the championship we’d be lucky to sign Kenwyne Jones from the scummers.
19 Micky Toon // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:17 AM
comments borked again? I know for a fact I didn’t use any naughty words, so where’s me musings?
20 Macas // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:21 AM
FarAwayFan – while I was glad to see the back of Big Sam, you have to remember that when Ashley took over he wouldn’t spend any money on transfers until he had done a full review of the club’s finances. Which meant that some of the players Allardyce wanted he couldn’t get because his hands were tied as Ashley failed to comprehend that you have to act quick to get in the best players.
21 bnny // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:22 AM
who said that who-ever buys the club will get rid of wise? lol
what a nightmare that would be.!
22 NUFutureCowboy // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Hughton is doing a good job concidering the sh%t he’s been landed in. There will be no new manager. If there is its because a deal for the club has been done and the new owners have sanctioned a new manager. End of.
23 Whumpie // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:24 AM
What I still don’t get – and what the press have failed to get clarified for us – is this:
If Ashley’s selling anyway, then the game is up for his appointees, because it’s obvious that Llambias and Wise have been useless at their jobs – Llambias especially in my opinion. No new owner will keep them on, and they know that.
So why the hell doesn’t he make the club far more sellable (and raise the value) by getting rid of his cronies now and getting KK back in? If you look at it from cold, hard business logic, it’s an obvious move.
Why the hell doesn’t he do it? Can anyone suggest a reason?
24 Geordie Jayne // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Money….Money….Money.
25 bowburnmag // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Whumpie – I said the same thing the other day. I know the anti-KK guys will denounce such suggestions but short term it coulp help avert us slipping into the mire. Perhaps, GeordieJayne is correct and the severances are stopping him but surely weighing up the damaging effect this is all having and converting it into finances means it could be worth doing? Of course, it might be partly out of spite in not doing it, regardless of his sentimental plea?
26 bettyswollocks // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:33 AM
eskimo – that is a stupid comment and anyone who thinks like that shouldn’t even bother calling themselves a fan. I take it you aren’t old enough to remember us being relegated in the past. I can tell you from experience it is crap and not something any fan should wish for.
on the manager front it doesn’t matter whether it is long or short term. we need someone in now to steady the ship. I think we all have to assume that we are stuck with ashley for at least the next few months and not pin hopes on a quick sale. The quicker we have a new manager the better.
27 MAG PIE // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:37 AM
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28 samthecat // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Why get an interim Manager in if a sale is close?
Can only mean a sale isnt on the horizon.
29 jules // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:42 AM
You cant blame Hughton, in fact you have to admire the guy for sticking around. He is in a no win position, running along through this troubled times and there is no gaurantee he will keep his job if someone else comes in.
At least he is talking to us through the media, more than the other spineless S+*!s
30 mistral // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:44 AM
I said it when Ashley took over: people will regret Fredy. People did not agree. The whole thing in my view was set up so ashley can sell and say I have been forced out. He knew Kevin will walk out and the fan will revolt. the whole thing was planned. now he can sell by doubling his investment. at least he is a good businessman.
31 DH7 MAGS // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM
I agree with you NU future cowboy. No way a new manager will be appointed now unless they have sold the club and all is to be revealled. In a way, we need this to happen like quickly as possible. We need the team, fans, everybody to be absolutely buzzing again. At the moment, everywhere is flat. we need a lift
32 lesh // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM
nando // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:06
Where’s the coffee shop Nando? Amsterdam!!
33 Geordie Jayne // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Why does it always have to be a senior offical, why can’t someone talk and give their name, what is there to hide….it baffles me, really does
34 Dondatta13 // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Whumpie, because Ashley is a big fat arrogant BULLY who does things arse about face to suit his ego. Does he even want to sell?
35 ToonRich // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM
#28, Samthecat…could it mean the opposite & a sale is being pushed though and it is a new owner/s that wish to put his/their manager in place ready for the revolution???
Wishful thinking I guess
36 Geordie Jayne // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:50 AM
ToonRich you never know do you. The way things have gone in the past I would not be suprised at all if Ashley & Co were not negotiating. Its Blah de Blah price and we will not negotiated. I don’t have a clue but nowt would suprise me.
37 Obafan // Sep 24, 2008 at 11:59 AM
When are we going to know a bit of what is going on or what might happen? It is more than 3 weeks now that the club is in this mess. Nothing seems to change ATM and that is very bad, cause as long as we stay in this mess the club is going to be more and more damaged.
The thing that annoys me the most during Ashley his reign is (esp after Mort):
the fact that there seems to be no-one who cares about letting players and fans know what is going on. Very very sad.
38 Obafan // Sep 24, 2008 at 12:07 PM
jules
I agree 500% with your comment. Hughton has got balls cause it would have been very easy for him to walk away from the club. No, he is trying to steady the ship in very difficult circumstances, but at least he is trying.
People who have a go at him are stupid, cause what would happen if Hughton was gone, who would have picked the team? Lliambas or Wise or maybe Ashley himself?
39 Micky Toon // Sep 24, 2008 at 12:10 PM
GeordieJayne – They never mention a name because there is no one to mention. It’s the same as the famous club insider. The press have heard a rumour and use this “unnamed senior official” to give the rumour some weight.
40 HAMMY14 // Sep 24, 2008 at 12:14 PM
If am honeset if the worst happend and Misk Ashley keeps the club and we keep this set up going of director of football and Derek Llambias in charge. There is 3 managers who have proven trophy winning backgrounds under this set up and one wild card manager and all these four CAN do well Gererd Houiller , Zico , Didier Deshcamps and the wild card is Frank Rijhard. These guys could do very well at Newcastle Utd. In my ideal world Ashley would be gone Wise and Llambias would follow suit and we would have Arabian kings giving us billions to get top players. If the players and coaches know nothing then id say it a safe bet this is going to a long season. Howay lads keep the faith. We will pull through this and the first step of doing that is smashing Spurs tonight turn up loud and proud.
41 ObaFan2 // Sep 24, 2008 at 12:35 PM
The bookies are still with KK @ 2-1 to 11-10 with Poyet 7-1 second favourite !!!!!
If a deal is sorted and the new owners want a manager in this would make sense like Man City bought SWP under their new owners guidance before it was declared they had bought the club.
42 graeme // Sep 24, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Strange, but I havent found a single item confirming Mourinho has resigned his post in Italy!!!!!!!!
43 The Optimist // Sep 24, 2008 at 12:46 PM
only when you read the musings of the people on this site and others do you realise that the “fans” of this club are in fact the problem. Ashley has been put in a ridiculous position by the “fans” who boo their own players and expect top 4 finishes despite the fact that we are a million miles away from the top 4- even more so now city, villa, pompey have got their s*** together. honestly, i used to be so proud to be a toon supporter, but now i dont consider myself a part of the toon army as i’m embarrassed to be associated with delusional morons who think that newcastle should be run like their football manager teams. van der vaart, diego, de jong linked. its about time people got real and realised that we arent a big draw anymore, instead we are a big fat joke. Nigerian owners next? What a cruel punchline
44 KK FOREVER (Ross) // Sep 24, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Listening to talk sport a few nights ago, Durham and ian wright were talking to paddy power
“Gerrard Houllier at 14/1!?!”
(i think they were the odds anyway) he said, before going on to say
“Thats an excellent price, trust me listeners i think you’d be wise getting a few quid on that”
‘paddy’,haha then immediatly jumped in with something like
“you keep your mouth shut you’ve lost us plenty of money in the past!”
before durham and wright had a good laugh to themselves. Rather certain it means nothing, but you could hear the moment he saw the odds for houllier, he thought he knew something!
45 ObaFan2 // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Houllier odds have shortened… slightly but seems most money atm is for Vulnerables……. down to 2-1 with Skybet (lmao) or 18-1 with betfair (more reliable imo).
46 HAMMY14 // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:02 PM
RE: The Optimist. Ashley has brought this upon him self as ‘ the fans ‘ as you put are like the fans of Man City Villa etc we are entitled to see our club be the best if not one of the best and if we arent happy with it then we will boo hiss and grumble. People cant say Ashley used his own money to get us out of debt so we should be grateful. Think about it that what you when you have a business in debt you reduce it by any means how so when it comes to selling it you will get as much profit as you can its the most simple rule of business. Take Arsenal for example it Wengers first few seasons they mid-table they started from strach and since then look at them now. Now am not saying we will win titles straight away with the next manager but we will get stronger as it cant get any worse at the moment so the only way is up. For us to do this we need a stable board room and they need to give the manager time to sort it. Newcastle Utd is one hell of a ship to sail but once it does you try stopping it we WILL be amongst the top four where we once were and i am relistic to know that will take time but fans like yourself need to keep the faith. Lads we will be back keep the faith.
47 Bobby Ollox // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Forget KK – he ran away twice, and no matter how much he was provoked he had no right to run out on this club in a dummy-spit.
I doubt he would even consider coming back, and even if he did, we should tell him to sling his hook, before he makes a laughing stock of us a 3rd time.
I think he is a legend, and I wish he hadnt gone – butnow he has thats it.
48 Stardust // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:03 PM
The Optimist – Ive stopped posting for the same reasons – Bravo
49 bowburnmag // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:16 PM
The Optimist – only when you read the musings of the people on this site and others do you realise that there are arguably two three camps – those prepared to make a noise about something they care greatly for, some that are on the fence and willing to see both sides of the argument and a much smaller camp that are willing to pour scorn on anybody willing to stand up for something they believe in and mock them with flippant and condescending posts like yours. These in some cases, tend to be self-serving and imply they are acutely more intelligent than the masses. You pick out all of the worst characteristics and attitudes of a football fan and yet I challenge you to find more than a handful of serious NUFC match-goers that you can attribute them to. But I see that it suits your droll, self-indulgent whining. Some of those shouting loudly and proudly, might well be slightly mis-guided and foolhardy in their approach but as a ‘fence-sitter’, if my fence was removed and left with the choice I know which camp I’d prefer to be in. I would imagine that “the toon army” won’t lose any sleep over you not wanting to be part of them. Sorry, I’m as sick of this sort of post as you are of the posts from the people you criticise.
50 hitman // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:24 PM
did ashley not give keegan an ear bashing for saying we couldnt get in to the top 4.
51 The Optimist // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:29 PM
Stardust, good man! how many times do we need sky sports to get quotes from “fans” you know the ones that make me ashamed to be assosciated with the toon. I swear they must hang around outside shearers waiting to unleash their tirades of garbage to whichever tv crew turns up.
The day we deserve success is when we stop jumping on the press bandwagon and being so over the top about everything. one win and we’re candidates for europe, one defeat and we’re getting relegated. The vast majority of you “fans” bore me to death.
52 ToonRich // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:29 PM
To Stardust & The Optimist…Why bother posting if ‘the fans’ so called ‘whinning’ isnt to your liking??
We all have our opinions, so why critizise others.
53 Stardust // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Bowburnmag – how hypocritical you can be at times.
You allude to the fact that those of a certain view take the egalitarian approach of higher intelligence then you go to post a similar style entry.
You choose to treat with disdain The Optimists view yet you support the right to hold the opposing view.
The MOB continually swear and shout down at others holding a pro-club view and/or pro structure. Even on Saturday posts were made re my and others pro-club view wanting to find our home addresses – which approach is right the MOB or The Optimists simple no nonsense honest view which you slate him for.
Your attack on him was unfair and grossly hypocritical – Egalitarian and even worse Egalitarian whilst fence sitting – the most extreme of all you argue against – I dont expect that of you – you have let yourself down with that post.
54 The Optimist // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Bowburn, good post fella, i dont mean any harm by my posting but i think we really all need to take a step back and try to be objective (not easy i know, but necessary right now) because passion is not constructive if channelled in the wrong direction. Sorry if my frustration seems condescending but we do each other no favours by blaming everyone else for our demise.
moving forward i’d urge anyone who supports the toon to fully back the next manager regardless of whether its keegan or not. and for christs sake blaming hughton is hardly fair he’s got one hell of a rocky ship to steady.
55 CLINT FLICK // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Deep, unadulterated sadness.
56 The Optimist // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:38 PM
maybe my name should be the realist rather than the optimist. either way its better than a fantasist!
stardust mate, its fans like you that make me loathe to mock the rest of the afflicted!
57 The Optimist // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:41 PM
Toonrich, maybe if you listened to myself and Stardust, actually read the posts fully rather than the bits you deem offensive, then you and the other fans wouldnt be suffering the same bulls*** year in year out.
Maybe we could all have proper discussions about how to resolve the matter and show the world that the toon fans are not deluded and foolish, we just want the best for our club and city
58 CLINT FLICK // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:44 PM
FFS,
this geordie v geordie shit is wearing my arse threadbare.
Please pack it in.
I doubt very much that anyone who frequents this site doesn’t know each others views by now.
So can we talk football, not biased, one-sided boardroom politics.
WE KNOW ALREADY, WHATEVER!
59 bigted28 // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:51 PM
I got the smart money on Keegan, trust me, we ARE going to get bought in the next week and we ARE going to appoint Keegan to appease the fans.
60 samthecat // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:52 PM
The majority of fans are realists, they are not represented by kids in front of St James, they are not impatient,they do not expect a top 4 finish this season and they did not expect Ashley to spend 100m in transfers, they do not boo the players.
The great silent majority want Ashley out and Keegan re-instated if Ashley thought it was just a few hundred hotheads he wouldnt be selling.
61 bowburnmag // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Stardust – I think you’ve gone a bit overboard if I’m honest. But in fairness perhaps I was being harsh and you may have a point. My point essentially was this – it sticks in my throat when people make throw away comments that have the ability to throw a blanket over all fans. That includes Toon Chicken being called an Ashley bum boy because he doesn’t agree with someone’s view or equally The Optimist’s when he particularly seems an intelligent poster. These are emotive times and perhaps I’ve reacted badly. I know The Optimist is not criticising every single NUFC fan opposed to Ashley for example but I see integrity in the passion (misguided in some cases) shown by people wanting what’s best for this club. People should want the best for this club, aiming for top four is not beyond the realms of possibility but hope not expectation should be the emotion right now. We need to be united and I guess what I was trying to say is that The Optimist’s post was as helpful as someone telling you to f off for patronising them with your pro-Ashley comments.
The Optimist – you seem to have taken my post in good grace. I hope reading this that you realise I’m essentially taking back some of my scathing criticism. Despite not knowing a lot about your posting, I realise your frustration is borne out of the same place mine is. Wanting the best for NUFC but not always agreeing what that is or how to get it. Notwithstanding the likelihood that you and I might well agree more than disagree on most points.
62 CLINT FLICK // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Not all fans will be appeased by the second & a half coming of KK.
63 CLINT FLICK // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Well done bowburn,
very mag-nanamous.
64 Stardust // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:58 PM
BBM – first class fella
65 CLINT FLICK // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Well done stardust.
66 bowburnmag // Sep 24, 2008 at 2:03 PM
I also like the word egalitarian. I’d like to pick it up off the page and hit Mike Ashley over the head with it.
67 nufc toon malaysia // Sep 24, 2008 at 2:08 PM
I WOULD ONLY FOGIVE ASHLEY IF HE APPOINT KEEGAN BACK N GIVE HIM 200 MILLION FOR TRANSFER SO THAT WE CAN BRING IN METZELDER,SERGIO RAMOS,YAYA TOURE,MOTTA N AGUERO
WOULD DIS HAPPENED?NO WAY FAT ASHLEY
68 bowburnmag // Sep 24, 2008 at 2:12 PM
(Thinking to self) – great timing by nufc toon malaysia…..
69 toonoholic // Sep 24, 2008 at 2:34 PM
IF you dont wana be associated with us , get the f*** outta here .
HOWAY THE LADS , OBA FOR A HATRICK!
70 toonfan67 // Sep 24, 2008 at 2:41 PM
hi everyone….
if you havent already heard about this local group of north eastern business people, who along with a fan based stake in the club…are looking to revolutionize the way football clubs can be run. i am sick of the “sack the board” campaigns, McKeag then Fletcher. on top of that weve fought against being labelled as a “selling club” , or a “yo-yo club” add to that the swivel chair and revolving door antics of our managers (10 in the lasst 14 years…howay) well its crap innit….lets be honest….
so take out ten mins to read http://www.savenewcastle.com and if that interests you then do plz check the NUFC forum at our local newspaper Evening Chronicle, http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/ the man with the plan is called MAD PETE i know wind up/scam/bull shitter …its an odd username, but Peter is one loyal and passionate business man whose commitment is second to none. heres the Vision of this consortuim, which is found on the http://www.savenewcastle.com webpage
Vision
Top flight football clubs in England are becoming increasingly disconnected from their core fan bases. More and more clubs are being bought out by foreign individuals and investment groups which do not have any ties to the local community. Along with this disconnection between ownership and community rising ticket prices are pricing many of the clubs core supporters out of the stadium. Our foremost goal is to bridge this growing divide.
Brief Plan Overview
We are hoping to get 300,000 fans to purchase one share for £1,000.00 each. The proposed foundation would be set up similar to Barcelona’s with a European style President. Their would be a presidential election every 3 years. Each shareholder would have 1 vote in all elections. The fans would not directly run the club as qualified individuals would still be hired to run the club.
Note: We are hoping to get backing from several corporations and rich individuals so we will actually be able to raise more than amount directly contributed by the fans. These wealthy individuals will not be given more than 1 share and 1 vote for their contributions.
More Details Coming Soon…
Want to Find out More?
You can find out about the different levels of membership we plan to offer HERE.
Check other professional sports teams that are owned and run by their supporters HERE.
Supporting Fan Ownership of Newcastle United
TIME TO RECLAIM OUR HERITAGE, LETS MOBILIZE AS A UNITED ARMY
I WANT MY CLUB BACK
71 Baaldy // Sep 24, 2008 at 2:42 PM
35 years of supporting the toon etc…… Live in New Zealand for the past 6 years and I reckon this hurts even more from afar. Even Kiwis who know nowt aboot football are laughing at me as I walk through Wellington with me toon top on! I hope we sell up. cash in on all the big names, get relegated and then I can enjoy watching the lads……MY LADS, OUR LADS take part in real footy away at Nottingham Forest and home to Leeds like the old days. At least I can support my football team against their football team and not my owners bank against Villa or Manure or Liverpool or Man Citehs owners bank. Get Kev back as manager NOW, kick out the Cockneys or Indians or Nigerians or Arabs or whoever. They don’t want us cos they love us man. Give the club to the fans and let’s get out of this bloody farce that is a premier league. I say to the dirty monkey mackems come down with us. We don’t belong up there. Wor Jackie must be spinning in his grave R.I.P. Howay the Lads (Our Lads that is, not theirs
72 evildick // Sep 24, 2008 at 2:52 PM
43 The Optimist
‘now i dont consider myself a part of the toon army as i’m embarrassed to be associated with delusional morons’
so why post on this blog?
73 The Optimist // Sep 24, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Because i support newcastle united and take an interest in the club. This site is a good place to do that. You’ve missed my point, extracted one sentence from a far bigger blog and gone for the jugular. Do you by chance work for the Sun or the Mail evildick as your name suggests?
74 Micky Toon // Sep 24, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Stop with the fans own the club rubbish. Please.
75 The Optimist // Sep 24, 2008 at 3:29 PM
BBM hats off to you mate, im not here to squabble with people. I just want us to give the sensationalism a rest for a bit and move forward. I would defo put a grand or two down in order to make this dream happen but it does worry me that we’d then be left with a board who seem to freak out everytime a tabloid tells us we’re in crisis. AGAIN!
I am passionate about the toon, i disagree tho that there is an integrity in blind faith. I think it is dangerous.
Toon Malaysia for our new owner! Then we can buy chelseas players and man utd/liverpools history for 1.8bn
76 Stardust // Sep 24, 2008 at 3:35 PM
toonfan67 – so have you raised your 2.0m for the administration of the fund raise?
Does this contravene FMA regulations on Collective Investment Schemes and now what are your plans now that the asking price seems to be 350m GBP?
77 chinzaknuk // Sep 24, 2008 at 3:46 PM
We all have our opinions on this whole matter and our desires for what happens next, but i think the one thing we do all have in common is that we want to see the team do well.
I just think that whatever does happen now and whoever the new owners and/or new manager is, we have to put aside what we may or may not have wished for and show support.
We can’t keep having so much change and disruption going on, if we want to see what i believe we all want, and that is a sucessful team playing great football.
78 lesh // Sep 24, 2008 at 3:53 PM
The Optimist // Sep 24, 2008 at 12:46
…… Ashley has been put in a ridiculous position by the “fans”…..
No, he did it all by himself by employing Directors whose aims personalities were totally at odds with the hopeful and supportive noises issued by himself MA and Chris Mort. Furthermore, he chose to leave Wise and Llambias to preside over KK’s departure when he was partying in the Big Apple.
Sorry, not my idea of good management!
79 toonfan67 // Sep 24, 2008 at 4:04 PM
you have every right to be skeptical….im not going to alienate or annoy the very people who support the SAME team as me NUFC.
this scheme is gathereing momentum, and over the next few days i hope to return on this blog and see some very very happy and stunned fans when you see the people who are also backing this bid…ok so it is a bit clandestine, but peoples reputations are paramount to this bids success, were not talking about anarcho-syndicate here, so take a deep breath, and just read about this bid….dont crtisize this untill youve read some of their ideas and proposals, surely thats only fair
from todays Shields gazette
Fans pledge £1m to save United
Published Date: 24 September 2008
NEWCASTLE United supporters have pledged more than £1m to a planned fans’ takeover of the club in just two weeks.
Last week, 600 fans had signed up to the scheme to buy the club from owner Mike Ashley.
And in the last few days, a further 500 people have said they will contribute the £1,000 needed from 300,000 fans for the buyout to take place.
The Newcastle Fans United group, fronted by supporter Peter Lee and football agent and lawyer Mel Goldberg, are hoping to set up a new foundation, similar to Barcelona’s, in which fans vote for the club president every three years.
They are hoping to get backing from corporations and wealthy individuals, so will not actually need the 300,000 fans for their scheme to work, though the bigger backers will not be given more than one share and one vote.
Last night, Mr Lee, 45, from the Midlands, released more details on how the scheme would work.
He said: “We are delighted with how things are progressing, and we haven’t even come out with the finalised plans yet. We hope to have those ready for the public in October.
“At the moment, I can say there will be four levels of membership. The first level will be those who have contributed £1,000 or more. They will get a vote on club matters, a share certificate, and entry into a lottery to buy match tickets.
“For any fan who has another 50 years left of supporting the club, that is the equivalent of only £20 a year.
“We will also offer life memberships for £250, 10-year memberships for £100 and annual memberships for £25.
“These will enable you to be entered into lotteries to buy tickets. But it is important to stress that we are not taking any money yet.”
The club would also be a lot more closely linked with the community, and would take part in events.
Nearly 15,000 people have now logged on to the savenewcastle.com website, with many of those pledging financial support.
* Last Updated: 24 September 2008 1:21 PM
80 Stardust // Sep 24, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Toonfan 67 – if you want to be treated seriously – act it – answer
Have you raised your 2.0m for the administration of the fund raise? (300 000 x £10 each person admin is actually 3.0m but I will discout for multiple investors)
Does this contravene FMA regulations on Collective Investment Schemes (hugely expensive to run as shares are involved – if it contravenes simply give up now)
And now what are your plans now that the asking price seems to be 350m GBP?
You are asking to be treated seriously – you need to answer these questions – if you dont you are building from foundations of quicksand.
81 steve // Sep 24, 2008 at 4:30 PM
As Ashley is selling the club and obviously Wise and the rest of the mob will be out of work by the time the sale goes through, why doesnt Ashley just re-appoint KK and let him run the club untill the new owners are in place.
Just a thought, But it will never happen
82 Winston P // Sep 25, 2008 at 4:05 AM
‘Sack Dennis Wise’ is the the unanimous verdict of the angry mob. A group of ‘fans’ whose scathing attacks on the previous 2 regimes, viscous personal abuse and disposal of 4 of our last 6 managers, and booing of our own players during games makes them far from ‘the loyalset football supporters’ they claim to be.
Well can any of them actually justify the sacking of a ‘director of player recruitment’ when has recruited such high quality players such as Colo, Jonas and Xisco?
Surely it was the chairman not Wise who rejected Keegan’s targets in favour of those of Wise!?
Is it not the case that Dennis Wise is unpopular with this incestuous group of fans simply for being an ‘outsider’?
In my opinion, the source of the problems at NUFC over the last decade stem from the unrealistic expectations of the exciteable ‘fans’.
83 Grae_NZ // Sep 25, 2008 at 8:40 AM
Venables! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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