One of our South African readers today has commented on the story of the buyout of a South African consortium, and they believe they know who the consortium is.
Johann Rupert – Anton’s son now runs Richemont
One of our readers, based in South Africa - Boktoon – has commented:
“I have lived in Johannesburg for last 15 years – I think this SA company could be Richemont – seems to fit the company business model.”
“They revamp brands and London based Johann Rupert is the head of the Rupert family and is worth $3.3B.”
In today’s exchange rate that makes Johann Rupert worth around £1.79B.
The Rupert family is a well-known billionaire family from Stellenbosch, South Africa, and we list some information on them in this article, but bottom line is they look like a very well founded and good family, and have already done a lot of philanthropy work in their time.
Maybe it’s time to do some of that work for Newcastle United.
From what we can tell, they would be terrific owners of the Newcastle United club – so we are now hoping this story is true, but yes it’s the NOTW we know.
Here’s some background on the Rupert family:
Anton Rupert (4 October 1916 – 18 January 2006) founded the family businesses. He and his wife Huberte Rupert (– 28 October 2005) moved to a home in Thibault Street on the northern banks of the Eerste River in the 1950s. Anton and Huberte had three children: Johann, Antonij and Hanneli. The boys attended Paul Roos Gymnasium, while Hanneli went to Bloemhof Girl’s High.
Anton and Huberte were considered philanthropists, supporting a number of projects for the preservation of the arts. The Rupert family is listed on the Forbes list of the 500 wealthiest worldwide, with a net worth of $3.3B..
Here is a short bio on Johann Rupert, Executive Chairman, South African, age 57
Mr Rupert was appointed to the Board in 1988 and has served as Executive Chairman of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA since 2002. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee and of the Strategic Product and Communication Committee.
Mr Rupert studied economics and company law at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and has had an extensive career in international business, banking and finance. After working for the Chase Manhattan Bank and Lazard Frères in New York he founded Rand Merchant Bank in 1979.
In 1985 he joined the Rembrandt Group. Three years later he founded Richemont and became Group Chief Executive. Appointed as Executive Chairman in September 2002, he served as Group Chief Executive Officer during the period from October 2003 to September 2004. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Remgro Limited and of VenFin Limited and the Managing Partner of Compagnie Financière Rupert.
The University of Stellenbosch awarded him an honorary doctorate in Economics in 2004. In 2006 he was appointed as Chairman of the Peace Parks Foundation. He has been a Trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Foundation since its inception.
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163 responses so far ↓
1 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:46 PM
so they havn’t really got much more that Ashley?
2 Dave // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:47 PM
they may not have more than ashley but THEY ARN’T ASHLEY – thats the good bit
3 Nick // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:51 PM
well done Ed,
They wanted discretion and low profile till it was a done deal!!! Don’t become the new Alan Oliver please.
4 Danny // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:53 PM
They have a BILLION more than Ashley currently has, and as long as the club is run right, and we get a decent amount in each transferwindow to work with, ANYTHING is better than Fat Mike!!
Besides, they are a growing company and are expanding, as MA is gambling away his money, and earned in a good businiss deal…
5 ashingtoon // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Regardless of who comes in, I think we the fans have a responsibilty to give them time to rebuild. Ashley only had 18 months, and yes he made mistakes, but we must be patient otherwise this will all happen again and again.
6 valle // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Nah, any club taking us over will need to have serious financial muscle if we are to survive… Eveyone around the club from the coming manager to the fans needs the boost it brings and KK will want it if he is come.
7 Danny // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:55 PM
They have a BILLION more than Ashley currently has, and as long as the club is run right, and we get a decent amount in each transfer window to work with, ANYTHING is better than Fat Mike!!
Besides, they are a growing company and are expanding, as MA is gambling away his money, and he earned 500 mill of his fortune in a single good businiss deal… His income is nowhere near is expenses with the club…
(Cant edit, so write it again, correcting myself)
8 Punk Skunk // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Thought it was $3.3 m…That’s about the same as MA!..
9 Toon_Phil // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:59 PM
£1.79B
Abramovich has £23B
Man citys consortium has over £50B (not 500 like people say cause that is bull!)
That money cant get us in the top 5 unless there willing to use it to match chelsea and man citys spending power.
10 Charlie // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:01 PM
At the very least when he goes the club will have less crap players and more room for good ones. Hopefully the new managers realise this.
Its about quality not quantity but at this point we need some good squad players
11 sirjasontoon // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:04 PM
They suck…we need them billion-indian boys..pointless selling to small fry as we will not move forwards…non of these other consortiums float my boat they all sound skint.
At least 100m on players in Jan is a minimum and a good clear out of all the crap we currently have on our books…almost everyone basically as non of them have any fight in them.
Look at hull yeaterday no big names just me that want to fight with a bit of pride..we couldn’t beat any of the top 4 even on our patch never mind away.
12 Toon_Phil // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:08 PM
Sirjasontoon is right, the new owners need to be willing to spend what ever it takes!
The only players i would keep are Given, Beye, Coloccini, Gutierrez, Guthrie and Owen.
The rest can be replaced with better quality (as can Guthrie but he can be on the bench!)
13 murvar // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Good work Boktoon and Ed. What kind of a football world are we occupying here when we want squillionnaires to buy success? I don’t want to do a Chelsea – just run the club well, buy sensibly, develop local youngsters and the best of British talent and play a brand of football that interests and excites the crowd. Of course I want us to compete at the top level but not by selling our soul.
14 sirjasontoon // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Well said Toon Phil…the current crop have no fight or respect and players like ameobi,taylor,smith should either be sold or have contracts terminated..they are only there cos we are stupid enough to pay the silly wages and nobody else will.
The club needs a massive clear out from the top to the bottom and the hangers on need to be axed pronto.
15 Geordieboy // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Toon Phil, What about Charlie N’ Zog?????
16 jjoz // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:16 PM
not rich enough imo.
If they pay 400 mil just to buy us, it will cost them 20% of thier fortunes already!
The NVA management seems richer but i doubt thier intention.
They went public and tell the world what theY wanna do next like raising money.
This is not how a buniess done
Maybe it is mike ashley’s idea to boost the price up
Anyone agree?
17 sirjasontoon // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:16 PM
Murvar…football has no soul unless you are still watching 70′s re-runs of the Big match on ITV fella.
Football and its weary old soul where sold down the river many years ago my friend.
18 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:17 PM
yes we need stabilization the problem comes with that is, we will not get stable if the consortium or individual businessmen aren’t wealthy enough! this is due to the way the premiership is going!! more and more billionaires are becoming more interested in this league! and there are certainly more reasonably priced clubs in the premier league! we have to get the right owner in, in the first place!! and certainly not another Ashley! if that is possible?
The way the premier league is going bigger and bigger investors, Newcastle united always in the press and publicity has that not helped to increase the speed of eventually the whole league being owned by extremely wealthy consortium’s or individuals?
19 Punk Skunk // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Yea, let’s sell the whole team bar 5…Please let’s keep it sensible!..
…A new set up will change things…
…But i do take your point about some players havin’ no guts!..
20 ToonRich // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:24 PM
Looks like there are many pro’s and cons to selling to a consortium, obviously the main one being we can get rid of MA once and for all!!
I was just thinking, about a possible return of KK…it would bring the feel good factor back to the club, BUT even if he’s given the huge financial backing he needs whats the bets he’ll keep the deadwood that a lot of the fans what rid of; Smith, Duff, Cacapa, Barton(maybe?), Strolla…
Perhaps it is time a new owner looks forward and brings in someone that can motivate like KK but also has the right vision for players we want here.
21 Onepeterb // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:32 PM
If you think any off these owners actually put their hands in their ckets you’re living in cloud cuckoo land. All they do is guarantee the club’s debt. Something that MA was unwilling to do. Maybe he had good reason maybe not
22 Onepeterb // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:34 PM
* pockets
23 ANDYGLLOSTOON // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:40 PM
look everyone its askleys club and he will sell too whoever pays the most end of!whatever we say on here makes no difference as he will do what HE wants not what we want
24 reillers // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:46 PM
We need good honest lads. We’re being greedy here now at the minute.
What we have now is an egotistical, rich, greedy, power hungry man.
What we, well, what I want, is a good honest hard working owner who wants to buy Newcastle for the right reasons, with a decent bit of money, who will bring in the right manager, be it Keegan or someone else, and let him call the shots on everything concerning the players.
Now saying that we don’t want him because he’s got a less billions then Abramavich is pathetic. We can’t pick and choose here because we don’t have the luxury of that. The fact that someone wants to buy us our from underneath Ashley is a step forwards in my opinion and it’s a wee bit snobbish, ungrateful and greedy of us to be counting his money, to see if he’s enough.
25 Paul // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:47 PM
13 murvar // Sep 28, 2008 at 13:14
Good work Boktoon and Ed. What kind of a football world are we occupying here when we want squillionnaires to buy success? I don’t want to do a Chelsea – just run the club well, buy sensibly, develop local youngsters and the best of British talent and play a brand of football that interests and excites the crowd. Of course I want us to compete at the top level but not by selling our soul.
I TOTALLY AGREE. Arsenal have made themselves as a great club as Newcastle are without the billions from new owners. Yes Chelsea are a good club they win loads, but are they actually a great club? Chelsea will never be the likes of Newcastle and Arsenal. Can’t buy greatness!!!
26 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Keep piling the pressure pompy
27 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Is there any way Nufc swaps defo for smith and shola?
28 Toon_Phil // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Geordieboy, N’Zogbia has gone backwards over the past 2 seasons, he looked a really good prospect and he now looks average.
He cant keep ahold of the ball, trys too much skill, someone like Arsene Wenger would do wonders with him though.
29 Sav // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:04 PM
Remember Ashley intends to walk off with out TV millions and season ticket sales AS WELL AS the extra 100 million profit he (|reportedly) hopes to get from the next buyer.
Yet had he given KK 25-30 million to spend in the summer we’d have had none of this mess we’re in today. Ashley is not only a tight-wad gambler but he’s a fool who surrounds himself with hangers-on. When Mort left, he had no-one to give him sound advice. With the decent start we’d made and 4 extra decent players he’d now be in a great position to sell at his leisure, with no adverse publicity for him or the club, still prospect of a European place and a management structure in place.
The man is an idiot.
At least Rupert the Boer obviously isn’t.
30 Sav // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:06 PM
That should be ‘walk off with OUR TV millions’ Woops!
31 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Goal defo scores.spurs rock bottom
32 AndyNUFC // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Think of it this way; Ashley has/had round about the same amount, however, he has a lavish, party lifestyle, and poor business sense of how to run us. He also had to clear up a lot of debt which held him back from spending too much in the windows.
These people, I think, will spend atleast £30million each window. Then again lads, why do we even need that much money to progress? Gutierrez for £3million says it all to me, we can get world class players for low prices.
We don’t need that much more money, we need WISE/JIMINEZ/LAMBIAS/ASHLEY OUT.
That’s the bottom line.
33 xfer // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:18 PM
They arent Adu Dhabi – thats the bad bit.
34 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Spurs 20th
35 Toon_Phil // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:26 PM
The best options are DIC and Ambani and his reliance communications group.
But them two have denied interest so who ever we get, yes its an improvement on Ashley (well, hopefully – with the nigerians you never know) but improvement or not there is still Aston Villa, Man City and the Top 4 ahead of us unless we get serious cash in the transfer windows!
36 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Andynufc – yes Iagree with wanting the ashley gang out! and having a new owner who wants the best for the club and the fans! but £30million even at the moment clubs struggle will struggle to get into the top 10! yes NUFC bought out jonas’s contract otherwise we would have been looking to pay excess of £8-10million for him! if he can do it once he can do it again! + there will be more and more billionaire investors wanting a peice of the premier league! we already have 6 -7 billionaire owners including our tight arse! we have also seen an increase in clubs such as everton, portsmouth, spurs etc looking to sell! Transfer kitties will get larger and larger, and the club who dont spend will get lower and lower!
37 Toon Graeme // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Thanks Pompey – some good news for today.
Lets look to Sunday and Everton away.
Does anyone think we could win??
Anyone know injury updates on the Dukes and Jonas. Guthrie will be back and think Bartons got another three matches on his ban.
If anyone knows please let me know?
38 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:37 PM
ASHLEY TO SNUB £200 MILLION OFFER
28/09/2008
Newcastle United at long last seem to have a buyer. After Mike Ashley’s round-the-world trip, the suffering Tyneside club have now got an offer – from a Nigerian consortium.
It has been reported that the interested party, with whom Ashley had earlier been in discussion, has put more than £200 million on the table.
Chris Nathaniel, spokesperson for the consortium, said: “It’s up to Newcastle now — the consortium have put an offer in. We will still have to go through all the legal side of it and due diligence needs to be carried out.
“These people know what they are doing and are very enthusiastic about Newcastle.”
However, Ashley might not accept the offer. He wants at least £400 million for the club and his greed could ward the Nigerians off.
Plus Freddy Shepherd is not coming back!
39 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Honestly i look at the wingers and the wing back cos they create more chamber in the pl
40 Xsico golden boot // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:40 PM
I think this sounds good we need stability not sensationalism look at villa there model is a good one I think they could break top four in next 2 years they spend aprox 30-50mil a season without the gates and coverage we get this could really work I do not want to be a chealsea or mancity manure and liverpool do ok now that they have good squads as do villa
41 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Xisco golden boot – you would change your mind if someone with multi billions bought us out!! deny it all you want but its a fact of life money changes everything!!
42 Marty // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:47 PM
We don`t need to spend 100 million,if KK had 20 mill to spend in the summer we would have been fine.He would have got in 3-4 good players and we would have had cover now,but because of Scabby MIKE we have no team left.
We just need to get an owner that can keep a manager for more than 6months and we can buy good players who want toplay.
Look at VILLA and EVERTON,many players that didn`t cost arm and leg yet they give their all and they also have managers that have been there for several yrs now.
That is how our club can go forward.
Those of u that want to follow a CHELSEA/MAN CITY team go and follow them and shut up.
I wanna follow a real team like NUFC
43 Geordie Taipei // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:01 PM
HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES – hahaha. They havent got much more than Ashley! Its 1.79 biliion mate. They not short of a penny are they. How much should they have! haha
44 robertsa // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:01 PM
this will be our team next season.
————————-given—————————
—-beye ——cacapa——- taylor —-enrique—–
—-gutierez —guthrie —-smith ——–delap——
——————beckford-ameobi——————
get ready for the championship lads.
45 Ever seen a mackem in Milan? // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:02 PM
2-0 Pompey! How you like that Nando?
46 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Honestly i look at the activeness wingers and the wing back cos they create more chances in the pl.The ones here are very inactive.they are the players responsible for providing assist to the striker.
47 wigaz // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Robertsa if we went down Jonas would be gone too m8! i think beckford would be worth a gamble! although he may get found out in the prem. But look at the likes of Cahill & Kevin phillips when they made the step up! sometimes taking a gamble on someone pays off.
48 Big Dave // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Xsico golden boot totally agree with you i would hate us to be a club that relies on ££ to buy there way to success. HPS but i see your point also it would be lovely to have no financal restriction and we could all get excited comeing up to the transfer window thinking that anything was possible. But call me a bore I would rather do it the hard way.
49 mikeygd // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:10 PM
it cheers me up to watch spurs
50 robertsa // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:10 PM
well get relegated unless. the nigerians by us. they appoint shearer, keagan, ketsbia, and kinear as a quodrople act of managers. and they sack wise houghton money and all the rest.
51 Graham // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Will you just listen to some of you lot?
What happens if the new owners do a Man City Or Chelsea? We get 3-5 years in the top 5 and then the owners call in their debts and do a runner back to their tax haven…. No thanks
We need stability and sustainable growth. Chelsea have not had either since Abramovich came along. Man City are a disaster in the pipeline.
Those who would take a shot at the title in the short term and possibly no club at all in the future over building something meaningful for the long term need to stand in the corner and have a word with themselves.
Randy Leaner, who owns Aston villa is worth an estimated $1.4bn. I would rather be in Villas shoes then Man Citys any day of the week.
52 Big Dave // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Ever seen a mackem in Milan?
Mate i think there is no chance of simon the cheese ranger ( Nando ) coming on today.
53 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Ohara for butt?ohara for sale.how much?
54 nando // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:25 PM
down with the geordies. were going down with the geordies. down with the geordies..
55 nando // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:26 PM
but thats what you call support. still cheering the team on when we are playing shit. none of this boycotting crap.
56 magsie // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:27 PM
Cant see why people think the South Africans are not rich enough?? MA was rich enough but did`nt want to spend much. Just seen the Giavanni goal for Hull, when`s the last time we seen a toon goal like that also the Wigan striker Zaki has scored 4 goals this season, both these players cost peanuts the point being you dont have to be a billionaire club to buy good players you just need a good manager and scouts!
57 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Graham-ashley tried to do that but we have aggressive fans who cant wait for long term plans.
58 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:30 PM
GeordieTaipei – Ashley said himself he hasn’t got enough to sustain the change that this league is going!
59 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Tottenham fans singing
“You don’t know what you’re doing”,
to Ramos as he subbed crappy Pavlyuchenko.
Reminds me of the Allardyce era.
60 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:32 PM
Nando
You weren’t really on the train to Portsmouth earlier were you? I don’t get it, why do people lie about going to matches? It happens with NUFC bloggers on here as well i bet. It is silly, if you can’t go you can’t go.
61 sony.tw // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:32 PM
we are joke totally, like hot spurs
62 nando // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:34 PM
spyro- dark days at the lane. maybe i should stop winding you lot up till we get our house in order. pav was shite though so i dont know why they were moaning.
63 Big Dave // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:35 PM
I cant see spuds going down and i think they are better getting there bad run out of the way at the start ot the season. Ever seen a mackem in Milan i take back what i said about nando not comeing on today. the boy has guts
64 nando // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:36 PM
spyro- left 15 minutes before the end. i am in a cab to my hotel . unfortunatly i have top go to every game. shall i post somer photos of my wonderful day trip? i have had a great f-ing day.
65 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Nando
To tell the truth, i was a bit baffled as to why Spurs went for Pavlyuchenko. He wasn’t all that impressive in the Euro’s, just a work horse. Much like Kuyt. He has a nack of getting in the right position at the right time, but needs several chances just to put one away. Sort of a poor mans Adebayor…ok so maybe they aren’t that similar as players but you know what i mean. Also, Ramos deserved the slack he was getting from your fans as he should have left on two strikers just to add pressure to Pompys iffy back line.
Your next match at home is vital to your season if you ask me. Just like our first match with our returned first teamers is vital to ours.
66 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Nandos birthday .he is 20yrs today.happy birthday boy.he also came 20th in class.nando is 20 hip hip hurray
67 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Nando
fair enough then. However, you can’t go on about how to support your team and then admit to leaving 15minutes early lad lol.
68 Toon1978 // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:40 PM
hahaha its NANDO the d1ck heed again, why do you come on here, LOOK we are SH1TE, have no manager, club up for sale basically nothing is going our way but…………………….we are still above you lot ahahahahahahaha what does that say about Spurs who spent near enough 80 million quid. YOU LOT ARE SH1TE even thought you beat us FOR ONCE hahahaha go and tec ya head for a sh1te mannnn.
69 toonoholic // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:43 PM
haha lets see we compare spurs vs us for now.
our owner wants to sells us , we just got an interim manager, 3-4 first team players are injured or suspended
spurs – owners , no problem. manager , no problem . players – no problem.
u guys just play shite , accept it ! atleast we have a reason, whats ur reason nando ? dint buy arshavin ?
get the feck off here or jump off that train
70 nando // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:44 PM
spyro- there is no way we will get relegated but it pisses me off that our season is now over as far as league placings are concerned. unless we win a cup or qualify via fair play league we wont make the uefa which will set us back. so we will lose a few more good players to the likes of man yoo and liverpool.
on the other hand i do think you are seriously in relegation trouble. you dont have the players to get out of it.
i am off now to cause trouble in portsmouth city centre.
71 SAMTHECAT // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Some stupid comments on here regarding possible new owners wealth.
A Villa owner is worth less than Ashley!
A bit of investment in preventing injuries and some new fitness staff would be a good start.
72 nando // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:49 PM
but before i go ..
ganiyu learn ther language then i will talk to you.
spyro- i have work to dop in the next hour before i can go on the piss.
toon1978- 80 mill got us a victory over your lot
toonaholic- your owner wants to sell cos small minded fans like you are a disgrace.
73 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:50 PM
toon holic more like 6 7players out mate and nando man u or liver pool wudnt want ur players there sh1te man
74 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:52 PM
Nando
Tbh, i think it is way too early to start discussing relegation battles and who will go down. We are at the point of the season where one or two wins are the difference between 8 or 9 positions.
75 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:54 PM
KK Forever
Although i wouldn’t have put it like that, i agree that none of the Spurs players are top four quality.
76 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Nando- alright 2 words for u in My language ori eda
77 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:55 PM
SPYRO we wont go down mate we got players to come back but spurs defetley will cos they are bad
78 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:57 PM
KK Forever
At least some people on here are positive eh. I have heard all sorts since we lost to Hull.
79 toonoholic // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:58 PM
nando i was amazed why wld a spurs fan buy us in the first place and then it struck me.
with fans like u, i did rather support accrington stanley. we are small minded but realistic. whats ur story nando ?
80 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 3:58 PM
SPYRO i thought there last keeper was bad but i think this one is 3 times worse .and soory to say iam glad we didnt get woodgate
81 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:03 PM
SPYRO how old are u .can u remember ware we were wen keegan took over the first time mate second bottom and ready for div 3 mate .who ever takes over we will get a good manager from sum ware .they just dony want it while ashley is still here mate
82 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:03 PM
I actually think Gomez was their best player today. He dominated his area and caught a lot of dangerous crosses. His catching ability is clearly one of the main contributing factors as to why they signed him. I think he was made to look bad when he fumbled Traores’ shot for Pompeys second goal, but it was one hell of a shot from the young Frenchman wasn’t it? Lennon was a close second in terms of performance, but overall they played shite and looked incredibly fragile once Zokora left the field.
83 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:04 PM
22 in just under a week
84 toonoholic // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:04 PM
so now get ur stinky spuds ass off this blog and buy urself a taxi to manure or fannyfield to blow ur ex messiah’s i.e. berba and fowler.
85 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Nando- i just prepared the tail of a monkey.i guess u might be hungry after a long period of supporting zombies?
86 toonoholic // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:05 PM
keane , man they look alike anyways.
87 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Nando- i just prepared the tail of a monkey.i guess u might be hungry after u wasted a long period of ur life supporting zombies?
88 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Toonoholic
I think he is gone mate. It is crazy how much emotion Fernando stirs up on here.
Careful guys, if you carry on too much he will become famous from this site and NOTW or The Daily Mail will give him his own column lol.
89 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:10 PM
KK Forever
We can only hope
90 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:14 PM
22 wel u wudnt rememer it SPYRO yes we nearly did a leeds but we stayed up and got premoted to the prem the very next season record points mate
91 Geordiebrems // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Can people stop talking about how many billion it will cost us to get into the top five and just keep a realistic eye on the fact that a new owner with keen business sense and a bit of respect for the geordie masses might just be able to keep us in the premiership!!
92 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Anyone noticed that the two young players who we apparently “let slip from our grasp”, Zaki & Villenueva are total class? Frustrating.
93 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:16 PM
WHAT A GOAL BY VALENCIA! WHAT A SCORCHER!
94 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:19 PM
All Newcastle needs are players who know how to pass the ball
95 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:20 PM
AND AS FOR SHEARER BECOMING MANAGER .YES HE SHUD WORK HIS WAY UP SO MAYBE HE CUD TAKE THE ENGLAND MANAGERS JOB BEFORE HE CUMS TO TOON
96 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:21 PM
GANIYU HOW LONG DID IT TAKE U TO WORK THAT ONE OUT MATE
97 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Tell you what, 3 or 4 more quality players and Wigan will have themselves a very strong team.
Kapo, Palacios, Valencia, Zaki, Heskey, De Ridder, Kirkland, and Scharner are all quality players.
98 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:26 PM
YEAH BUT THEY WONT HAVE BRUCE WEN WE TAKE HIM
99 Walter // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:32 PM
THe buffoons from this board think that a billionaire should just give his money to the club and that other clubs will just step aside for Newcastle to finish in the top 4.
By the way, well done Ed , for yet again exposing yourself as a “sensationalist” shytehawk.
If this deal falls through because the anonyminity these people craved has been breached, we all know where to point the finger of blame.
100 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Kk forever-are u good in predicting matches?
I realised that during fat sams era.
101 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Wouldn’t mind Bruce, especially if he brings some of those players along.
102 LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LALALALA!!!(GG7) // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:39 PM
nando your posts make me cringe, u obviously dont work, as u post on here 24-7, say u go to games when you obviously dont, and stay in hotels, all this with your doll money??? if thats the case fellas everyone stop working and sign on, get to live the life of luxury, and a few of us may see nandobell in one of your local job centre’s.
get a job u little rats c u n t, or maybe even a life and go feel sorry for yourself with the other southernscum spuds. your never going to be like arsenal.
anyway- is anyone else with me that we should bring in stevie b?? he could bring palacios, valencia, heskey and figuero (SP)
103 toonoholic // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM
did anyone feel duff actually played well in the last 10 minutes or it was just me ? i felt only he and owen wanted to win the game .
104 LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LALALALA!!!(GG7) // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:42 PM
haha spyro, i didnt read no posts before i just posted, and we both basically said the same thing.
i have been saying bruce for a couple of weeks now, my preffered choices are bruce or billic
105 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:45 PM
GANIYU newcastle results no.But i had a bet today pompey won millwall win but need wigan draw if they do ile win 460 pounds for 30 pound stake
106 toonoholic // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:48 PM
kk u better put that money to buy newcastle then .
107 LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LALALALA!!!(GG7) // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:49 PM
haha i meant zaki not heskey, bit embarresing lol.
kk, on the old accumalators the other week i won 542 on 4 draws, was over the moon, went down bookies to collect put in 30 on the roulette and won another 320 on the roulette machine, good weekend
108 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:51 PM
@ comment 12 what about martins and viduka? owen martins and viduka are an amazing strikeforce
109 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:53 PM
GG7
Great minds think alike…Or maybe Bruce is just an outstanding candidate
Bruce wouldn’t be my first choice, Terim would, but i would still be very happy with Bruce. For three reasons, we get a good manager, some good players will follow him here, and it sticks two fingers up to that pathetic, whinging old con-man, Whelan.
110 buddy // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:54 PM
lads cop on a bit. money doesnt but success. lets just see if man city actually sustain any reasonable success. doubt it. look at arsenal, they didn need millions. nor do we. ashley had a great vision for the club and im quite frustrted that he has blown it by his naivity/ lack of communication/ and appointing poor people in vital positions. cant say im lookin forward to a new owner simply because i believe the vision ashlety had was correct. hopefully the new owner will actually implement his vision
111 Toon_Ksk // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:55 PM
I hope they can buy over the club. Better to have a philanthropist owning the club than people from dubious origin. I would like a ‘Randy Lerner’ over some ‘Shreks’ from Middle East.
Have to be a billionaire owner to reach top 5? Not really, we just need a decent owner, a good manager and a good scouting network.
112 k k forever // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:57 PM
LETS ALL them roulette are adictive mate i won 1500 pund one day less than a week lata i stuck double that in mate
113 LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LALALALA!!!(GG7) // Sep 28, 2008 at 4:58 PM
i like whealan as he hates ashley, but billic would be my preferd choice, but im not sure he would come,i like bruce as he is a very good manager and he would be loyal and understand the club he used to love as a kid
114 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:03 PM
if we want a new team we need some experienced players and young players that become amazing
did anyone here agger is available. here is my team of newcastle players and some good buys with these south africans.
——————given——————
—-beye—-agger—-colo——enrique
—–guttierez—guthrie—-nzogbia
—–viduka——owen——martins
beye,agger,enrique,bassong young =potential 2 be legends
young 1s will change and become excellent with experienced strikers
115 LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LALALALA!!!(GG7) // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:04 PM
i always used to, but started losing loads on them, i now play the bonus roulette, its alot better.
116 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:06 PM
We play one type of predictions he called baba jamiu.with 100 naira you get to 10000 naira by predicting 3-10 teams that would win draw or loose.
117 LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LALALALA!!!(GG7) // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:07 PM
bramble looks alot better these days, butttttt is still prone to horrendous mistakes
118 Spyro - Taylor is garbage // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Not a chance of Agger coming to us, not a chance.
119 GeordieDeb // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:11 PM
Is this the same Steve Bruce who has walked more times than KK ? twice within three months of getting a management job – yeh he sounds a really good bet for stability!!
120 LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LALALALA!!!(GG7) // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:12 PM
it looks like madrid want agger
121 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:15 PM
or if we cud buy any1
—————–given——————–
—-beye—-agger—lesscot——a cole
—-guttierez—-guthrie—–arda turan
—–carew——-owen——–martins
of course i’ve named players tht would want 2 come 2 us !
122 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:21 PM
Not carew.short term plan
123 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:22 PM
ganiyu who do u think? i think hes excellent!
124 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:25 PM
just been on SSN (TV) by head reporter that the South African consortium are interested but have not made contact with Seymour pierce, but they will start talks from Monday! the other two interested parties are the Nigerians and the Chinese! but once again they haven’t made any formal bids of yet! Plus Ashley will decide within the next couple of days how much he wants for the club, this probably will not exceed £350 million there is also other interests in the club but they haven’t made any approach as yet!
125 Beast // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:29 PM
A think that all this crack bout takeover talk and all that needs to be put to one side! we know we r goin to be sold within weeks, lets leave that and get behind big joe and the lads!!! al b at everton nxt week n cant wait! at least give big joe the credit for havun the balls to take the job!!! also steven taylor, well what do i have to say! haha
126 reillers // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:29 PM
We need a mid our backs are poor but they have always been poor. Shay is our defence the poor wee lad is used to it now. The most daming comentary of the match yesterday was when I was watching the news and it showed the first goal I think and the comentator said..with know one protecting Shay Given.
The story of his life.
Our forwards, Owen tends to score off others peoples work, but he scores so, a goals a goal, and Martins has great potential. But our mid is so, so poor, so pedestrian.
Yesterday our team consisted of Shay and Owen. How many times this season have we said that..too many times.
So I want safey before sucess this season.
127 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:29 PM
turkish mag are u sure they would want to come
_______given_________
beye___colo___bass___warnock
spidey__guth___arango___arda
______owen____duke_____
128 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:29 PM
is tht sky sports or setanta
129 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:31 PM
beyethegreat whos arango?
and i reckon martins viduka and owen are amazing juss my opinion tho
130 LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LETS ALL HAVE A XISCO, LALALALA!!!(GG7) // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:32 PM
thats good news hps
131 Ganiyu // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:38 PM
2 man attack.owen martins.all they need is assist who can pass the ball
132 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:38 PM
turk mag arango is mint he used to play with gutierrez at mallorca last season i will be honest and say i like your team better but i dont think they would come
133 Big Dave // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Ganiyu i think we will be better when Jonas Joey are back I know Joey isnt everybodies cup of tea but i like him as a player, same as xicisco there is something about him I have said it b4 imo he could be a real cracker
134 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:44 PM
This is Viduka’s last season as his contract finishes at the end of this one! although when he is on form hes class but how often is that he spends more time injured! esp.. when its cold!
I believe Owen will stop, depending upon who takes over and who is the manager and new potential transfers!?
we certainly need to get rid of our crap! or players who just dont want to play! and bring in some pure class! this doesnt have to bebig names but players who want to play and have a great deal of potential!!
IMO: New owner who wants the best for the club and its fans! who isnt scared to spend!
a new Footballing Chairman who knows how to run a football club professionally! Good business and football fans Board! a New Quality Manager who can bring in quality staff to work with him! a good scouting system of quality scouts! and once again regular finances so we can compete at the highest level!!
135 Onepeterb // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Apparently Rupert [the baor] is thick as theives with the Rothschilds. Now that is big money Too rich for forbes top 400
136 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:45 PM
@ bigdave
i agree barton is an excellent player its just he needs confidence and he needs to no as long as he wears that shirt he has 100% support
137 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:48 PM
here is my world 11
____________given____________
alves____tery ______ferdinand___clichy
ronaldo__gerrard_____kaka______messi
_______drogba______aguero________
138 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:52 PM
if any team had all them it would ruin football
139 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:55 PM
but gd team
140 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:57 PM
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zRIzhnwBr_s
here is arango turkish mag
141 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 5:58 PM
true turk magmaybe thats what will happen at city
142 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:00 PM
he’s mint
143 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:01 PM
did u see guttierez setting him up
144 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:01 PM
here is his wikipedia
145 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:01 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Arango
146 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:02 PM
in which clip did spidey set him up
147 beyethegreat // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:04 PM
sorry it wont let me send his wikipedia it keeps coming up as duplicate comment
148 Turkish magpie // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:10 PM
its ok i’ll look it up
149 HATE PRAWN SANDWICHES // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:32 PM
beyethegreat – and if fat fred buys the club we will get him if we went in for him!!
150 Beast // Sep 28, 2008 at 6:44 PM
howay lads lets get behind big joe and the lads!!! we can take all the stick off the cockney press who all seem to jus to be jumpin on the bandwagon n havin ago at us!!! and yes it is pissin me off cause we are the best and always will b the best fans in the world!!! about the team i think jonas is a very big miss! i was at man united and the bloke ran the show for us!!! with hium bk and a few other players we will climb the table!!! BIG JOES BLACK N WHITE ARMY
151 TOONPIPES // Sep 28, 2008 at 7:34 PM
You lot whinging that these lot don’t have much money . .speachless. What are you expecting ? Bunch of b loody dreamers. I’ve said it 4,650,001 times you shud be on your knees begging MA to stay . . Nothing against Jewish people at all, but if you thought MA had tight control on cash wait until you see these lot if they come in .. Seriously – just makes me even angrier with keegan and the d umc cloners that think he’s the messiah + was right to walk . . SO ANGRY
152 Spot The Zebra // Sep 28, 2008 at 7:59 PM
I cant believe people are still backing Ashley on here.Im all for long term planning and setting up a wide ranging scouting network to bring in young talent.However you just have to look at our bench this last few games to realise Ashleys true intentions for our club.Short term gain to the tune of over £100 million ansd fook the Geordie public.His recent statement regarding how he is now willing to sell the club is almost laughable after he has been touting the club around to possible buyers for months.
Keep buying the shirts and buying the pies TOONPIPES you fooking mug.
153 Martin S // Sep 28, 2008 at 9:13 PM
I try and stay as positive as possible about Newcastle United but I have to say this site and it’s stories are becoming increasingly fact-free and, anoyingly, gossip-based.
Fair enough, be optimistic – it’s good to have a site where everyone wants the best for the club – but stories that simply comment on and repeat the rubbish that apears elsewhere on the net really doesn’t benefot anyone (not to mention getting people’s hopes up).
Go back to facts, not hits, Ed.
154 murvar // Sep 28, 2008 at 9:41 PM
Sorry Toonpipes – you’re deluded. You also amazed everyone so much with your cock-eyed analysis that they stopped posting. I only saw it cos I hit the wrong button. I completely fail to understand how people (other than Mackems) can have such strong feelings against Keegan; he produced the best football seen from NUFC in years; he got us promotion as a player; he loves and respects this region and its people; and he was starting to get the team playing again after the shambles that Sam left behind. He was right to walk – he was let down. Ashley is incompetent and wouldn’t even be here if he had done his homework properly. John Hall backed down when KK walked out the first time when he didn’t get what had been promised to him, and we went on to be the most attractive Toon team for years. John Hall was big enough to know he was wrong, and wise enough to see what was happening; Ashley was stupid and small – he should have backed down too and now we’re all suffering because of it.
Get real.
155 GeordieDeb // Sep 28, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Murvar – agree with you. I’m hoping we can stop all these arguments about was he wasn’t he right to walk. It’s done and I don’t care what people say Keegan will always be a legend, he gave us some of the best years of watching NUFC and made me and everyone else proud to say they were my team. The debate will go on about was he justified, could he not have just made the best of a bad situation and got his head down and got on with it but none of us are in full posession of the facts so we can’t judge. I wish everyone would just focus on the future. Forget MA he will soon be gone, stop all this stupid nonsense of thinking unless someone’s a multi billionaire then they haven’t go enough cash to own the Toon, calling for Alan Shearer to manage the club when he has zero experience because the likelihood is it will set him up to fail if he was given the job, and stop being so bloody negative – times are tough, but christ we’ve faced worse and we need to pull together and give the team and JK our support to help them improve the situation. Times are changing and we’ve all got to try to do our bit to make sure those times are as positive as possible
156 Stardust // Sep 29, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Ive never posted on this blog for days as I have been so embarrassed by the MOB who’ve demanded their blood when let down by their “Messiah” – oh no Ashley made him turn his back on those he loves – and Keegan didnt put ego and a hissy fit first – sorry I forgot.
Good to see level headed posts – Jude et al.
I for one will always be sad the Ashley wasnt allowed by the MOB to build from solid foundations and the ground up. I wanted to see youngsters brought up to play with Newcastle values and spirit and belong to the club from the ground up – yes the way Arsenal do it.
The only sad thing is that these desperate low intelect band wagon jumpers are everywhere around our club………the embarrassment of being associated with their short sighted, short termist simpleness, bedsheets with Bouycout on drives me to the depths of despair.
Even now as the events continue and they have their wish “Ashley OOT” he goes, the deal takes time, yet everything is still his fault.
Yet these consequences are the MOBS fault and their Messiahs – no one elses. All other problems were workable and repairable.
The only problem with our club is the MOB – you know if that term applies to you – shame on you if it does for you may have ruined our club for a very very long time.
Its a shame you all have voices and bus passes to go with you moronic views.
157 wayne // Sep 29, 2008 at 7:37 AM
well said stardust
158 geordie // Sep 29, 2008 at 8:05 AM
Richemont, if successful, will own the following brands: …..pick the odd one out!! LOL
Cartier SA – jewellery, watches, etc.
Van Cleef & Arpels – jewellery, watches, etc.
Piaget – jewellery, watches
Vacheron Constantin – watches
A. Lange & Söhne – watches
Jaeger-LeCoultre – watches
Officine Panerai – watches
International Watch Co – watches
Baume et Mercier – watches
Montblanc – pen manufacturer
Alfred Dunhill
Newcastle United
Lancel
Chloé
Old England
James Purdey & Sons
Montegrappa – Italian pen manufacturer
I wonder if, as members, we would get discount cartier watches and purdy shotguns!!!!
159 jules // Sep 29, 2008 at 9:32 AM
i am not necessarily an Ashley fan however I do appreciate the club being put on a firm footing and we have seen some good players (Guthrie, Jonas. Colo etc…) come into the club as well as some good young players. There is a little part of me which is concerned on who may come in after Ashley. Be careful what you wish for ,while for now a lot of people think it could not be worse (as they did under Shepherd) it very may well turn out worse.
Part of the stabilising process for NUFC has also to be the fans. Patience is a virtue and teams like Manure, Arsenal etc…. were not built over night and they also went through their troubled times.
Lastly could I point out the season may not be as bad as we think, Spurs have a worse record (after spending 100MM, the amount people seems to want us to spend in January) and we have lost to Hull at home a statistic shared by one of the top teams in the country !
160 Whumpie // Sep 29, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Reillers & Murvar are dead right – what is with all these idiots clamouring for us to do a Chelski? Do any of you have any admiration for Chelski fans? Do you really consider that club’s recent silverware to be equal to that of Manure or even our own FA cup victories? They’re plastic, meaningless playthings bought by an amoral thug with blood money.
Moreover, do you really want to spend every morning scanning the press for signs that the new benefactors are about to get bored and bog off, leaving NUFC in the bankruptcy court? Or that they’ve been called to the court of human rights to answer for how they got the money in the first place?
These people who think it’s all about money have no soul, no understanding of sport, just a “win-at-all-costs” idiocy. May as well be Manure supporters thinking like that.
Yes, we need money – but we want the company run at a profit. Ashley got most of it wrong – but he was right to want to emulate the Arsenal business model.
Shame he didn’t follow their management one, eh. Twunt.
161 valle // Sep 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Well you cant really say that MA has put the club on a firm footing…
162 Stardust // Sep 29, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Valle – 100million reasons to disagree
163 Steino // Oct 2, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Rupert is only one member of the consortium, he is worth 1.79 billion, but there are also Jonathan Cleland, Brian Gilbertson, Vivian Imerman, and Brian Joffe, who are all billionaires in their own right. So essentially 5 billionaires that are not Mike ( the fat one) Ashley. Newcastle need to get this tied up before christmas, because if Ashleys still the gaffer in the January transfer market then were daffy ducked.
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