The BBC is reporting that it understand a South African consortium has made a bid in the region of £300M to buy Newcastle.
If that is true, and with the positive reaction to the group by Newcastle fans, that would presumably be an acceptable offer to Mike Ashley. It gives him £55M profit on his investment of £245M, which is just over 22%.
The South African group of five businessmen are also reported to be keen to bring back Kevin Keegan as manager, and the Evening Chronicle reported last night they would offer Keegan a 5% (5% - 10% was what the Chronicle actually reported) stake in the club.
If the deal goes through at £300M that’s £15M for Kevin – and twice that much if he is offered 10% of the club. Not too bad at all for what essentially is a signing-on fee. And if they are willing to give Kevin that personally, you’ve got to believe they will fund him big time in the transfer market.
As we reported this morning interim boss Joe Kinnear revealed today that Derek Llambias told him as many as eight consortiums had been in talks with owner Mike Ashley about buying the famously supported Newcastle United club.
The South African group must now be considered the front-runners and could be set to finalize a deal in weeks. The expectation is that some group will buy Newcastle before the end of October.
This has to be good news for both the club and the Newcastle fans, as this group seems to be very professional and want only the best for the faithful fans.
We would love this deal to go through – love it.
Comments welcome.
347 responses so far ↓
1 Gorman // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:23
1st
2 Hugh Jorgan // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:25
Let´s hope we see some positive action and get ourselves out of this embarassing mess !
3 neeraj // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:25
get the deal done and dusted
pls don’t bring back KK…….
4 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:29
What kind of idiots give a manager a 5% stake in a club.
5 Kenneth // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:32
Get Avram Grant or Rijkard if they are intrested.
6 Hadrian // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:37
its common practice for people tobe offered stakes in a business as an incentive .
they may add that feature someday to football manager tom_toon and then you will be more comfrotable with it .
time to welcome back keegan !
7 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:37
‘Hey bru, Meesta Kevin Keegin, we give you a 5% stake in the club mun, please manage us bru’.
8 Ally // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:37
who knows the identity of these blokes and if so what is there combined wealth? is it enough to compete
9 Barcode // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:38
On another forum Simon Clifford is supposed to be arrogant and a nasty bit of work.
10 belfast toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:38
hear haer neeraj
i want David Moyes
Keegan back to steady the ship with Shearer as #2 to eventualy succeed
Or just big al himself
not nessisarily in that order but i can’t see any other alternitve with out a mass exudos come january
11 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:38
Hadrian - Maybe, but ill never know because i wont ever and have never played it.
Ino they do give people stakes in a company but 5% of £300mil is far too much.
12 ToonEskimo // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:39
Does this mean we’ll get “car jackings” at the lights on Barracks Road?
13 belfast toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:40
good article on tribal football about them
14 Ally // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:40
ToonEskimo ha ha! good one
15 Irish_Toon9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:42
@Belfast toon..do you have a link?
16 Toonboy // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:43
It sounds like the best deal of all of the groups trying to buy the toon,GET IT DONE
17 Hadrian // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:43
Tom , that depends on the salary he’s offered if its to much or not .
personally i think its a great idea , give’s kev a decent say on the direction of the club without having to cause arguments with the board to get them to show abit ambiton , lets face it , when he’s left us its always been because the board never matched the fans ambitions , and i class keegan as a newcastle fan .
we will never get another manager why fights so hard for this club , its like having one of us in that position of power .
18 Paul // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:44
A more specific figure of £280 million has been quoted, and they haven’t spoken to Keegan at all yet. Personally I can’t beleive that would be stupid enough to want the silver haired time bomb back, expecially not with 5% of the club! That would present complications anyway as Keegan is currently suing NUFC for the £8 million compo he believes he is owed for walking out.
19 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:44
another point:
Keegan stay away!
20 Shot Bru! // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:44
Great stuff tom toon bru! By the way never trust an afrikaaner in business, which Johann Rupert is, if he is involved in this takeover at all, which i doubt it.
21 Ally // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:45
who knows there combined wealth?
22 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:45
Keegan isn’t the Yorkshire Ripper but the Yorkshire Quitter.
The man runs more than Paul Radcliffe.
23 belfast toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:46
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/302768621sp?-11058
sounds good boys steven carr coming back was rock botom so the only way is up
24 Mag1Pie // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:46
Bring in Rijkaard…closest manager to Wenger in terms of palying style!!!
25 GrhBell // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:47
Just hope a deal goes through sooner rather than later for the good of the club, and then we can concentrate on climbing the table.
26 jonas the legEND // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:47
SHEARER WE WILL BE UNBEATABLE
SHEARER SHEARER
27 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:48
Shearer is an idiot, he wants te job so he should go manage in the lower leagues first.
I hope these Sewf Efrikans are logical enough to see past Silver Surfer, Quitter Keegan.
28 neeraj // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:50
zico or terim
experienced, great tactician and motivators
atleast they are interested…..
29 HAMMY14 // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:50
REALLY HOPING THIS LADS BUY US. ITS GOT TO BE THE BEST SOUNDING POTENTAL BUYER THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SO FAR.
30 Paul // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:52
Tom Toon, when has Shearer ever said that he wanted the job?
31 ToonEskimo // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:52
Tom_Toon,
I’d heard that KK had been promised a £2million signing on fee with Ashley and that he would have walked as soon as Wise came on board but that the £2mil hadn’t been deposited in his account so he had to sit tight til he got his money, apparently he owed a fortune on his soccer circus and couldn’t afford to just quit.
Not the greatest idea really an englishman setting up a soccer school in Scotland….
32 belfast toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:53
the reason i want keegan or shearer is so the get time we have had more coaches than trans link
“shearers an idiot”
“how very dare you”
33 belfast toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:55
sound good hammy theese guys have my vote
34 k k forever // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:56
neeja u pr1ck TOM TOON ur worse than the yorkshire ripper and jack the ripper put together
35 Nick // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:57
A bit racist there Tom with the stereotyping mate.
I have reservations about KK coming back, but I do feel he could be a great ambassador with a great incentive and deterrent to finally finish what he starts this time round.
The most exciting part would be the introduction of Simon Clifford (www.icfds.com)
Amazing guy plus great contacts.
36 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 18:59
Racist?!?!?!?!
Grow up please.
37 A.L 9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:00
Tom_Toon your KK obsession is scary if i’m to be quite Frank.
38 Michael // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:03
Lets try and get a real world class manager, Rijkaard springs to mind.
We need a manager respected throughout the game who can take us to the next level.
39 belfast toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:06
tom toon i don’t think your a racist but then neither was jade goodie your just thick as f**k
40 irish_al // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:06
nick- no doubt some one will make a big deal about him being a smoggy
41 neeraj // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:06
k k forever
yes KK is a legend….
probably the greatest strikers england produced….
one of the best managers in club football….
but can you guarantee he won’t quit again…..
this time yes he was right to leave….
least said do you think the players would have the same respect as they did 9 months back, when he walked out he walked out on them also…
but its time to look forward and might be alan shearer would be a good option, but not till the club is stabalized
42 Edd Case // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:06
I’d rather have Rijkaard too, to be honest.
Have these people got millions to spare for transfers though???
Personally, I couldn’t care less who owns the club as long as they are willing to splash out millions, and let’s face it, we could do with £150 million on transfers…
If they’ve got £150 million, purely for transfers, brilliant, if not, might aswell be Ashley.
43 k k forever // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:09
DUS ANY ONE KNOW WOT THERE COMBIND WEALTH IS
44 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:10
I always take the piss out of my Sewf Efrikan mates.
45 Timmers // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:12
http://www.tribalfootball.com/?q=content/south-african-consortium-confident-newcastle-success-members-unveiled
The link on tribal football, interesting if true
46 belfast toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:13
I dont think how much they are worth is the question what are their intentions are we a chelsea type play thing or a mike ashley type investment
47 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:15
belfast toon - closer to Ashley type hopefully.
48 k k forever // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:15
1 BLOKE ALONE WORTH 4 BILLION
49 Alex // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:18
We need Keegan back if we want to keep Owen . That’s why both the South Africans & Nigerians want him back if they take over . My preference is the South Africans .
50 Ally // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:19
dollars or ponds k k forever?
51 Ally // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:19
dollars or pounds k k forever?
52 belfast toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:20
I know the chelsea bubble is not going to last forever but god i miss football on a tuesday and wednesday night (even a thurday on channel five would do)
53 Jamie G // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:22
This south african deal actually seems one of the most potentially legitimate and worthwhile deals. Basically, Newcastle need a group of people to buy the club, install someone to run it for them e.g chris mort or a peter kenyon-type, and just sit back and not interfere.
I agree with Wenger. The manager is the most important man at the football club and should such be treated with respect. I think Keegan was treated badly but I think its in his nature to quit when under the kosh. Its for that reason I think the new owners should look elsewhere, because myself, and i think alot of fans, are just starting to wake up, take off their keegan blind folds and recognise this man’s credibility…a man who, while tasting success over a decade ago with the club, has seen a worse win record that ruud guillit and clearly, based on is exploits with man city and england, clearly doesn’t really understand what the game and the premiership has evolved into.
I think the new owners, (hopefully the South Africans as they seem to have the best portfolio) should be looking to bring in an experianced premiership manager who is respected and has had recent success…. david moyes and steve bruce come to mind.
54 DanToon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:27
If Newcastle are looking to bring in an experianced premiership manager i would bring back Keegan. Other than that i would go for Mancini, Rijkaard, Terim or Donadoni in that order.
55 Johnny_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:28
Why do they seem porofessional? All we know about SA is that the region is close to turmoil…
56 Manager Ganiyu // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:31
Good evening boys.i want to give u a little pep talk before the euro cup match.i also want to give some instructions to my key players before the match
57 Xsico golden boot // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:32
the south africans do seem more organised than I thought from what has been wrote they are four billionairs so who do we want as manager for me KK why because he understands our club loves the club giving him a stake brilliant this also clears the problem of paying him compensation that will be handed over from ma
58 joe // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:35
I don’t for one minute want Kinnear to remain as manager for too long but has anyone else seen how much reign he as been given with the press? All of a sudden we know everything that’s going on and what is likely to happen. Keegan wasn’t allowed to talk about anything. It’s amazing what Ashley wil do to avoid another dressing down by 50000 geordies! Hope this deal goes through and we get a manager who is right for us, Keegan or otherwise, and he gets backed in the transfer market.
59 jules // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:36
Apparently Joe K is preparing a hit lis of players should he still be in charge come the January transfer window
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_4236584,00.html
Does that mean we will see a return of players like Vinnie Jones, Dennis Wise ? who knows maybe even Jimmy Greaves!
Why is he preparing a hit list ? surely that is loveable little Dennis’ job
60 Ganiyu // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:37
Good evening boys.i want to give u a little pep talk before the euro cup match.i also want to give some instructions to my key players before the match. Listen carefully
61 Frankieboy // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:39
Rathet them than the Nigerians.
I remember us all being this cock-a-hoop when Ashley bought the club.
That said if they run the club correctly (and by that I mean take on board the feelings and the aspirations of the supporters) then bring it on !!
62 craig chisholm // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:40
i just dont understan why joe k is drawing up a list of his targets for january. what the hell is the point of that. ashley and his wakers had months to get people in during the summer and all they did was weaken us further buy not signing enough depth or quality. joe should shut is fat mouth, i am sick of his drivel already. he just needs to concentrate in getting us some points, nothing more.
63 Frankieboy // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:40
Exactly Jules. Didn’t KK want to compose a list and we all know what happened next.
64 shearer9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:42
I heard someone say that one of the guys in the South African consortium is worth 8billion, one worth 3.8 and one 4. Not bad if true!
By the way, tom_toon are you really a Newcastle fan??
Your comments that Alan Shearer is an ‘idiot’ and your continuous slaging off of Keegan suggest to me that you are not.
65 Richard // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:43
How can anyone of sound mind want Luxemburgo in charge? The guy has failed outside Brazil and managed to screw up managing their national team. Managerial failure outside Brazil.
Terim - failed to cope at Milan and did an average job at Fiorentina with some great players at his disposal. Managed to do well with Gala - not really that hard when you consider there are really only 2.5 teams in Turkey.
Advocaat - don’t even start that one.
If you don’t want KK back - make some sensible suggestions…
66 dan // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:49
If Keegan had not walked out you would have had Ashley and Wise picking the players for the rest of time, bring back Keegan he stood up for the players and the better of Newcastle United
67 shearer9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:50
BILL
N.I.G.N.O.G haha, that certanly made me laugh.
(Be prepared to be labelled as racist)
68 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:51
Richard - Picking on my suggestions are we!
Terim won the UEFA cup as has Advocaat.
69 Ally // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:51
BILL that was a pisser
70 Chris H // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:52
A bit racist that Bill mate.
I hope these South Africans have made a serious bid for our club. They seem to have great vision for the future. This Clifford bloke has been called a genius by some and he’ll be great for our youth set up.
Get Keegan in until at least the end of the season and give him a bit to spend in January and I can see us doing ok.
71 Jamie G // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:53
BILL, your attempts to sound funny are ineffective to say the least.
72 shearer9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:53
dan
I agree, clearly Keegan walking out is not good for us in the short term. But I feel it will be in the long term.
If he had stayed, nobody would have had a clue what was going on (Wise picking the players) and it would have carried on with MA still in charge.
In my opinion a takeover is vital for the future of NUFC.
73 tOoN Raghav // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:54
micheal owen is himself going to buy the club nting to worry guys
74 Richard // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:56
You could list as many failures as they have had successes to be honest. Advocaat hasn’t done a good job anywhere until he got Zenit’s money. Failed with Holland and only won the league with Rangers when Celtic were abysmal. When O’Neill came - he lost it.
75 MarK // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:57
“Sewf Efrikan mates” you ass lol.
seriously though…5% to keegan to come back to manage the club…rightt..what next? give owen 10% to sign a new contract? sounds like tosh to me.
76 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:59
Richard - Keegan, never won anything as amanger. Good enough reason. To logical people yes, to you, i expect a no.
77 k k forever // Oct 2, 2008 at 19:59
SHEARER 9 IT IS TRUE MATE 4BILLION POUNDS LOOKED IT UP ON THE NET COMBIND FORTUNE OV 11 BILLION MATE AND THATS WITH 1 LEFT OUT CUDNT FIND HIS BUT HE SOLD WHITE AND MCKAY WISKEY LAST YEAR FOR 900 MILLION
78 shearer9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:04
Lets hope it is true they have made a bid then, I’m not that keen on the Nigerians to be honest. They’ve struck me as being a bit dodgy from the start.
79 jules // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:11
What i cant understand about Joe K is that according to the NUFC website he signed up for 6 games, now he says 8 could be more!
Joe K says Ashley is talking to 8 consortiums! This is the same guy that said last week Shearer and Keegan were coming to us!
It seems to me we go from one extreme to the other, we either can’t get people to talk to the media or people who can’t stop talking to them !
Joe K continually spouting off is like someones old Aunt who has not been visited in years getting a visit and then she wont let you go.
80 ronaldeano // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:15
TT,
why the hell would you call Shearer an idiot?
You sprout some crap sometimes mate
81 Richard // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:16
Sure he could if he managed Rangers…..
82 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:17
tom toon your the most annoying little boy i’ve ever come across.
by the way… mclaren nearly won the uefa cup.
stop picking names out the of your sticker album and claiming to be an expert… get on wit your homwork
83 ronaldeano // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:18
Keegan is a naughty boy for leaving us in the learch, but i would have done the same if i had those cockney little pigs telling me what to do, therefore i dont blame Keegan and i would love it if he came back
84 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:20
BNT - Just piss off to your KK shrine surrounded with candles and have a w@nk!
85 I Made 1000 // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:21
standard leige 2-1 everton
86 Beatski // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:22
please not a return for keegan, aim higher
I know we’re all keegan fans here, but we’ve got a chance to aim higher, Rijkaard (sp?) etc.
we’ve less chance of being left in the lurch again, and more chance of progressing.
Now i wouldnt mind having keegan in some other role at NUFC, but not as manager
87 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:22
so you have to win the cup to be a class manager..
Spuds won the league cup last year
portsmouth the fa cup
Arsene Wenger hasn’t won anything for a while
Mark hughes nothing
alladice nothing
Steve bruce nothing
Joe Kinnear.. absolutely nothing!
Stop talking ot your arse tom
88 ronaldeano // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:23
TT,
go back to your Fati Terim shrine and crack one off
You are a mug son
89 Gordon // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:23
I have no doubt that Ashley will hang out for the highest bidder, regardless of their ’suitability’.
Let’s just hope £300 million is enough to get shot of him.
90 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:24
I dont have a shrine for any manager, im just being so anti-kk to try and bash some logic into some people.
91 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:26
it’s not logic tom
It doesn’t add up.
92 Gordon // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:27
I dont have a shrine for any manager, im just being so anti-kk to try and bash some logic into some people.
—–
Well as it seems we’re playing “who has the lesser shrine”, I don’t have a shrine of any sort to anyone.
So there.
93 xisco biscuits // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:27
sick fo hearing people going on about how “if they haven’t got £150m available for transfers then it may aswell be ashley”. its totally ridiculous!! we don’t need anywhere near that amount to challenge for europe - i reckon £30m would get us challenging for europe if we had a good enough manager.
speaking of manager - my choice isn’t kk either because i feel he has too much power at the club, rightly or wrongly. we need a quality european coach/manager with new ideas and who can bring a totally fresh start, and my shortlist would include:
1. hiddink (probably pipe-dream)
2. van gaal
3. rijkaard
4. terim
5. pellegrini (villarreal)
6. mancini
94 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:28
Yes it does:
- Quiter
- Never won anything
- Will be another uproar when he quits or gets the sack and fans will call for the others owners to go and this whole debarcle comes around again.
LOGIC
95 ronaldeano // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:28
TT
You obviously were too young to watch the last KK era when the football was shear class.
If KK was given the freedom and money, those days would return, because thats the kind of football he plays.
96 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:30
Other managers play football just aswell + times have changed.
I am old enough to remeber some of it + i have also watched DVDs of it.
97 ToonEskimo // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:32
I wouldn’t say winning a domestic cup makes you a great manager these days as most top clubs put reserve teams out these days as they have bigger fish to fry, difficult to say what qualities make a great manager, run club on a sound financial footing while getting results, winning regardless of cost? spotting superstars at an early age and flogging them for a huge profit? I doubt we’ll ever be lucky enough to have a truely great manager.
A question to ponder…..
Who was the last Newcastle manager to leave to take up another job in management?
ie. head hunted or poached not sacked or quit….
98 TOONPIPES // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:33
Just whatever but not Kev
99 ronaldeano // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:33
We need a manager that understands the place, otherwise it wont work as well.
Think about it, since the PL began, we have only been the force we should be under 2 managers
Keegan and Robson
They know the club better than any other European manager that has never even been to Newcastle.
Keegan is still the man for the job IMO
100 Ganiyu // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:34
1.hitman
2.Ganiyu 5.toonpipes 27.toonchicken3.bowburnmag 4.Beyethegreat
7.kk forever 11.Hadji
8.dan13
17.Geodiejayne 9.obafan
Sub-turkish mag ed speed nando
101 shearer9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:34
Tom_Toon
You do know that the uproar was about more than just Keegan quitting don’t you?
If Keegan had quit because he couldn’t be arsed anymore than I doubt very much that the fans would be calling for Ashley to sell.
Fact is he was undermined by the board, and most normal people can understand why he had to quit.
102 TOONPIPES // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:34
And not Shearer either cudnt think of a worse situation for him to come in . . SO STOP CALLING FOR HIM
103 Grae_NZ // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:34
The light at the end of the tunnel is now….
a strobe!
Come on!
New management - New Manager - New Signings.
104 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:35
No we dont need a manager that understands the place, we just a large part of fans to stop being idiots and give a manager that isnt a Geordie a chance.
105 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:35
TT.
no it doesn’t:
-4 years at nufc first time, 3 years at city.Left fulham for england. WAS RIGHT TO LEAVE THIS TIME. never been sacked
-think we’ve covered this point (does winning a cup make you a class manager? because i could list a lot of managers who haven’t)..
. most successful nufc manager in recent history(you wouldn’t remember!)
- If he doesn’t perform as manager of the club,. he will get sacked.. and rightly so No one will have a problem with that. (he has never done any thing but a glorious job for this club)
non logic
106 Ashton // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:35
Reappointing KK will be a huge mistake the guy lives in the past and i think these SA consortium want to invest in young players ” like MA ” so there is no point in appointing a manager who know’s shit about young talanted players
107 TOONPIPES // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:36
SHEARER9 I can’t ustand why he had to quit . . Infact I can’t abide it . . Boils my p+ss . .
108 Ashton // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:36
IMO
109 ronaldeano // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:36
TT
you had to have been there every week when you get the feeling before every game.
Before evry game i used to think….
“i wonder how many the lads will bang in today!”
Keegan can bring those days back if he was given the freedom to do it HIS way again
110 TOONPIPES // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:38
Looks good Gainyu but WHO’S GON BE MANAGER?
111 ronaldeano // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:39
Anyway, ive said my piece
Nite lads
112 Turkish magpie // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:40
ganiyu thank you for signing me:)
113 shearer9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:40
Keegan is from Doncaster Tom_Toon, he isn’t a geordie.
114 TOONPIPES // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:41
RONALDENEO mate, I know what your thinkin but it aint possible again . . Have to let go son . . He canit handle it, nearly did him in last time . . Bit of pressure, things don’t go his way abd he will be off . . We cannit have that too unstable . .
115 ToonEskimo // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:41
Ron, my two year old and 4 year old have just gone to bed, what time do you call this?
you on earlies or what?
116 Beatski // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:43
Before evry game i used to think….
“i wonder how many the lads will bang in today!”
Keegan can bring those days back if he was given the freedom to do it HIS way again
—————————————-
I’m sure other managers could do it just as well, if not better
to swipe Xisco’s list;
1. hiddink (probably pipe-dream)
2. van gaal
3. rijkaard
4. terim
5. pellegrini (villarreal)
6. mancini
some people need to get over the ‘keegan or no-one’ opinion.
117 jules // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:43
I have not heard anything of the Indian guy, Anil being linked with Everton. Could be good if he was in for us.
118 Ganiyu // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:48
5mins-Hadji send a low cross to geodiejayne but too slow to chase the ball
119 toonoot // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:49
tom_toon@4@ The mackems did with old monkey heed!
120 Gordon // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:50
Judging by the vote on this site, the majority of fans want KK back as manager.
I must admit I had thought that we might move on completely with a new owner and a new manager.
I do, however, think that there’s an awful lot of detrimental nonsense spoke about KK.
I think the man would make a decent manager so long as he doesn’t walk out again, which would be my worry.
121 Turkish magpie // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:51
Ganiyu what position wil i play? when i go on?
122 Ado // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:51
Shearer an idiot? b*llocks! He is destined to be a top class manager. If you have ever been lucky enough to be in his company, he has an air about him that screams of top class premiership manager. Forget his appearances on MotD where he is hamstrung by what he can and can’t say, he is the real deal.
I would love him to be our manager, he understands the club, the fans, the expectation and the city. Newcastle is unique, and many a decent manager has failed because they didn’t understand it all.
I would put my faith in Big Al every time, he is one of those people that are born winners. He doesn’t need to serve an apprenticeship at a lowly club, get him in now whilst he still has the pull with top players. The man is top drawer and one of us.
123 beaver nufc fan // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:51
ive got a 3yr old son who is training with socatots which simon clifford stared.been going now for over a year and can do a lot of things 5yr olds carnt. if he where to come the skys the limit. check out http://www.socatots.co.uk
124 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:56
dont want to p### on your parade ,but all the managers on this thread wouldn,t come here.
we,ve absolutley nothing to offer them,realistically we need a manager who knows the club .
alan shearer wont take it,too busy enjoying himself being a pundit.
poor sir bobby is too ill,for me the only person at this moment is keegan i,m afraid.
if kk does not fancy comming back,we might as well stick with joe.
125 neeraj // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:57
that’s what my point is KK has a habit of walking away….
if the things do not work acc to him……
he has walked out on us for 2 times ……
england and man city
it’s time to move ahead and look for a new face, a totally new style of football…..
hiddink (won’t come)
zico
terim
126 beaver nufc fan // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:58
check out http://www.socatots.com
127 beaver nufc fan // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:59
check ouy http://www.icdfs.com
128 Ben // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:59
KK is a Toon Legend but I wouldn’t want him back as a manager. Yes he started to coach out the negative and long ball game BF Sam had instilled but I don’t think he could attract the top players or has the contacts any more.
My choice would be the Sven the Swedish Snake. He has a proven track record in Club and International football. He has won titles, cups and European competitions. Plays OK football, really good with the right players. He would also convince Owen to stay at the club.
Just one bad thing. I’m sure he talked about Shola playing for England!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Suppose you can’t get everything right
129 murvar // Oct 2, 2008 at 20:59
The Third Coming is coming, boys! Get ready! This time next year all you Doubting Thomases will be eating your words. You are clearly too young and too full of a belief that if it wasn’t conceived since the X-Factor came on TV it’s not worth a candle. Keegan doesn’t like young palyers - nonsense! Watson and Clark prospered under him. Quitter m- well we’ve knocked that on the head so many tomes but you don’t recognise principle and intergrity when you see it, probably bacause all you have known is Sky-inspired Premiership upitselfness. There is a better way based on class football, honourable people and excitement. Keegan knows a class palyer when he sees one, believe me. Your fetish for a foreign manager or Bruce or Moyes (and what have they won, exactly?) is mind-bogglingly inane. But cheer up - your education will be complete soon!
130 Sam // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:00
How much money will we have to spend on transfers thats wot i want 2 know
131 jonny // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:01
hey!if jfk does well but keegan ends up back regardless could we not have a double headed management team? double special kk’s lol
132 Turkish magpie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:01
about 75mil
133 ToonRich // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:02
“Shearer is an idiot, he wants te job so he should go manage in the lower leagues first.”
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Tom_Toon, why should Shearer have to go and manage at lower leagues first… I dont recall Keane managing before he took the Scum’derland job - and to be fair he’s doing ok!
(That is not me comparing A.S with Keane by the way!lol :D)
134 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:03
Once again, thanks Ganiyu
135 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:04
You can just tell Keane was going to be a good manager.
136 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:06
Keane is a good un, I like how he doesn’t give a toss about ‘big’ players with big ego’s and how he’s willing to drop them for being stupid, chimbonda for example.
137 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:07
roy keane is not a good manager so far,if i was quinny i,d be pulling me hair oot the money he,s wasted.
138 ToonRich // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:09
Are you guys saying Shearer cant do what Keane has done??
139 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:09
I think he’s made quite a few half decent buys(malbranque, cisse on loan, Jones)
140 Toon Chicken // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:09
Ganiyu - get GI Jayne off - move me upfield and i’ll stick it in the onion bag.
On a different note can’t beleive everyone is just turning a blind eye to the blatant racism.
N.I.G.N.O.G. - wtf - wake up people - there are more important issues then whether or not KK still wets the bed
141 Turkish magpie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:09
but those players arent producing
142 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:10
A reckon Keegan would bring us Geordies what we want, just not yet.
I think he’ll have learned from the first Keegan era how we like our football to be played, a reckon he’ll also really want to give us what we’ve been longing for, a trophy!
143 KIZZA // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:11
its official guys, ameobi is buying newcastle united
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv8WB07bJms
see for yourself in this exclusive report
144 Mag1Pie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:11
Bring in Rijkaard….or go for Roberto Martinez….Rijkaard = proven internationally…Martinez = the new Wenger and legend in the making
145 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:12
Malbranque produces, Cisse on his day is class and scored tother day
and Jonesy once he’s fit will be canny too.
By no means am I backing Sunderland I just applaud a few of his cheap signings, I would of like Steed.
146 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:13
aye granted he,s tough with players ,but that is also the arrogance and the ego of the man.
147 neeraj // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:14
ameobi buying newcastle
using money hidden inside his butt…..
that’s the reason why he strolls, do not waste money
148 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:15
the signings were not exactly cheap,had to pay 2 million to get cisse on loan.
149 Mag1Pie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:15
I have supported Barca my whole life…and hold Nufc very close to my heart….which is why I would love to see Rijkaard come in for NUFC….either him or Martinez….thoughts?
150 Turkish magpie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:16
ganiyu hows the team doing?
151 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:16
Yeh I agree Skin D, he does come across quite arrogant,
but then again, look at Mourinho:)
152 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:17
rijkaard has already knocked them back.
153 ende // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:18
Might as well face it, it’s probably going to be Keegan. Those who don’t want him seem to be merely an outspoken minority.
154 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:19
honestly dont see roy keane being a good manager,he,s no better than big sam style wise.
155 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:19
ah murvar
some sense at last!
And if i hear ‘keegan is a quitter’ one more time!!!
what a load of propandous shit
156 Toon TARDIS // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:20
NUFC has quite a track record of destroying the reputations of managers so why would Hiddink, Van Gaal, Rijkaard etc who all have huge pedigree risk coming to manage us. If we were in the top half of the league we would still have difficult job persuading the likes of those to come never mind being currently in a relegation scrap.
Sure there are people desperate to get a job like Newcastle but these are people like David O’Leary not people like Guus Hiddink.
157 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:21
I think he’s destined for the Man u job.
Same with Shearer for us, that would be a good match.
Shearer vs Keane!!
158 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:21
taylor is a legend in ees own back garden.
159 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:23
yeah skin…and in mine
160 ToonRich // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:24
Mag1Pie, Martinez could be a good call…if we cant get a high profile manager. He seems a very down-to-earth fella and is a good man manager as far as I can see.
Lol, how about Martinez with Big Al and #2!!
(Kidding)
161 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:25
tardis this is why people think we,re deluded,in terms of players and managers.
we think because we get 52,000 through the gate,that somehow guarantees the creme de la creme are going to come here.
we need to cut our cloth accordingly,and build up slowly again over the next three or four years.
162 Mag1Pie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:25
Shearer9 where did you hear one of the guys was worth 8 billion?…you sure about that
163 Mag1Pie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:27
Because if that it is true then by my estimate we would be the second richest club in the premiership…after Man City…
164 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:28
How much is Roman Abramovic?
165 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:28
QUESTION=what do you think of steven taylor playing football?
ANSWER= it would be a good idea!!!
166 Turkish magpie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:28
MAG1PIE-what about chelsea?
167 I See a Bad Toon Risin' // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:28
N.I.G.N.O.G - Newcastle Is Gonna Need mOre Goals
well best i could think of
168 Mag1Pie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:29
Abramovich is worth 9 billion sterling….the South Africans together would be worth 16 billion if Shearer9 is right
169 KIZZA // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:29
Shola Sticking With England - Sven & Platt Comment
Following a fresh approach from Nigeria for him to play for them, Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi has confirmed that he is focused on making Sven’s England squad and will not be looking to swich National sides. Shola said:
“I have told Nigeria I’ve made my decision and am going to stick to it. Hopefully next season I can play enough for Newcastle United to impress him (Eriksson).”
Sven Goran Eriksson said:
“Shola Ameobi and Jermain Defoe have a real chance of getting into our squad. They are both fine young players and great prospects.”
David Platt added:
“If Shola recognises what he’s got, all hell could break loose.”
HA. WHAT EVER HAPPENED
170 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:30
skin d
why is it funny to abuse the brightest product that has come out of our acadamy since lee clark?
He is ENGLAND u21 captain
and will be
NEWCASTLE UTD club captain
get behind the lad
171 Turkish magpie // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:32
i’m off
ganiyu-tell me if i score!
172 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:33
i see the the ku klux klan are oot the neet on comment 162.
F##K FASCISM BEFORE IT F##K,S YOU.
stay S.H.A.R.P.
SKINHEADS AGAINST RACIAL PREJUDICE.
173 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:34
Taylor is a croq of shyte.
174 Nick C // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:35
BNT, Taylor is usually crap and occasionally average. U must be related to him to rate him so highly.
175 Paul // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:35
Oh FFS! You’re right about the knuckle dragging racists Toon Chicken!
176 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:35
boots and braces dont make a racist,spirit of 1969.
177 toonjon // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:37
TOM TOON r u saying that u dont like shearer or keegan cause if that is true u r an A$$.
Point Made!
178 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:40
skin d
shut up yeh?
This blog gets too many looneys
179 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:40
well am away te git bladdered,goodnight and f##k the lot of ya.
180 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:40
TT,
tell that to:
Sir bobby robson
Wenger,
Souness,
Jose Morinho,
Keegan,
Alladice,
Sven,
Shearer,,
Capello,
Stuart Pearce,
Joe Kinnear,
mclaren,
hughton,
All of whom have advocated his abilities, or picked him in a starting eleven.
But obviously tom toon sitting in his bedroom furiously flicking through his panini album, looking for some untapped talent… knows better
181 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:41
dan you misunderstand me i am an anti racist what is wrong with that.
182 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:41
HAHA
that Panini album actually made me laugh:D
183 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:42
nick c
see above
184 shearer9 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:42
Mapg1Pie, I’m not sure, just seen it on another message board.
185 I See a Bad Toon Risin' // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:42
skin d, n*gnog is totally different from N.I.G.N.O.G.
hence why i’m trying to inject some humour
186 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:42
Arr right soz mate,
my misunderstanding
187 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:43
dan 13 youngun,s these days haven,t got a clue.
188 vic // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:44
5% stake in a club is just around 10m which is less than we paid for MO or Colo who needs to proof yet they price.
King Kev deserve at least 15%
I think THE MANAGER should be automaticaly included in the Board to be part of the major decisions in the Club
Welcome back Kevin
189 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:44
lol
well i’m against it too
just when you said skinheads and all that
I misread
190 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:46
the true skinhead movement was never about racism ,and has it,s roots in jamaican ska music.
the skinhead subculture is one of the oldest and multicultural movements ever.
191 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:47
They still have skinhead societys etc though
like in some part in Germany or something
like a continued nazi thing.
192 skin d // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:49
most skinheads are not racist,and the nazi,s who think they are are not,we call them boneheads.
dan 13 get yourself an album by the oppressed and listen to anti facsist oi at it,s best.
193 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:49
Anyways….
Hope this takeover happens
194 murvar // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:50
Good conversation about the Toon situation - led by a journo Toon fan - in today’s Soccernet Podcast at
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/player?context=podcast&id=3621753
our bit starts after about 56 minutes so fast forward it. The rest of it’s OK too - the Euro week plus a Serie A section in the middle, then a preview of the weekrnd’s premiership games incl ours.
195 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:50
IMO
giving keegan a stake of the club.. is a winner for everyone..
that stakeholding will be tied into a agreement of finishing whateve lenth contract he signs.. and no doubt once that tenure is finished, he will go upstairs and take a excecutive position.
No one can doubt that he only wants the best for nufc.. and operating the club as manager and then a continued influence can only be a good thing.
It also speaks volumes about the prospective owners, who seem more than willing to establish some stability into the club.. target a long term plan rather than short term success
196 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:50
tell that to:
Sir bobby robson - what else is he gonna say?
Wenger, - why ask him?
Souness, - complete mug
Jose Morinho, - praise from one good game
Keegan, - past it and what else is he gonna say?
Alladice, - what does that fat mug know?
Sven, - why ask him?
Shearer,, - what else is he gonna say?
Capello, - why?
Stuart Pearce, - complete idiot
Joe Kinnear, - just saying it to build up confidence
mclaren, - complete idiot
hughton, - what does he know about managing?
197 john // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:53
they ALL know a lot lot more than you ever will about football tom toon
198 Nick C // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:54
Well BNT they obviously don’t watch the useless tw@t week in week out like me.
If your definition of legend is
“diving in”
“passing the ball 2 yards to a teammate and then telling him where to pass it”
“Losing your man”
“Giving away goals”
“Dancing in a slightly homo erotic manner with a Senagalese team mate”
Oh yeah, “clapping the crowd” and “being a sort of Geordie”
Then he is a proper hero mate….
199 Dan13 // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:54
John youve hit the nail of the head!
Tom, you seem to have lost a lot of credibility on here mate, I always used to find some of your posts interesting yet you’ve changed and became more kinda ‘agressive’.
200 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:55
FFS TOM
have some respect. all very wealthy men who have made a successful career out of football at the top level.
they didn’t get there and stay there by knowing nothing.. or being ‘complete idiots’
You make yourself look more childish, and more ignorant on every post.
you have been found out,. and lost all credability.
now get to bed it’s a school night
201 Rasko a.k.a Hadji // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:55
Ganiyu…..Hook me up with GeordieJayne upfront and i’ll score a hattrick
202 Toon Chicken // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:57
BNT - most, if not all of those have said similar things about Shola Ameobi.
Emile Heskey has been praised by ex-pro’s/pundits/managers throughout his career.
I like Taylor and really hope he comes good. He has been absolute gash of late though and needs to seriously buck his ideas up. I think a couple of weeks out of the first team would do him good. He believes too much of his own hype I feel.
203 Nick C // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:57
Bore off, BNT.
204 murvar // Oct 2, 2008 at 21:59
BNT - keep it going, mate! Taylor is one of our great hopes for the future and he is still learning (and there’s nothing wrong with that - the best players always want to learn more) and he may be going through a bad patch but that happens - and good players do not become bad players overnight. He will come out of it with our support - and when he is played in his proper position and plays regularlyy alongside Colo who is a class act. Get off Tayl’s back! Encourage him and the others!
205 Brave New Toon - Taylor is a legend // Oct 2, 2008 at 22:00
Nick c
I watch him every week..
Again he is england u21 captain
and will be nufc captain
he’s had a couple of poor games.. but lets be honest.. who is playing well at the moment?
there is enough talent there for him to be starting centre half for last three seasons.. he makes the odd mistake. he’s 22.
206 Nick C // Oct 2, 2008 at 22:03
I’m sorry. I would like him to be good, but sometimes u just have to face facts. 22 is not a total bairn. He has never trained on.
Face it.
207 Tom_Toon // Oct 2, 2008 at 22:04
Taylor has been crap for 2 years.
If he is the future for of us we may aswell go into administration.
208 Toon_Phil // Oct 2, 2008 at 22:04
All the signs look good, i trust them more than the nigerians, they seem to have more money, and as said here if they are willing to give KK that kind of money straight away just to get him back, imagine what our transfer budgets could be.
Perhaps the ‘bottomless pits’ of cash we were supposed to get under Ashley,
Lets have a real go in the summer for top players like man city did and see what next season has to offer, this season is yet again another re-building season but with keegan, martins and gutierrez back with south africans leadin us it could be a better middle and end to our season.
I just wish it would happen before the derby
Cant see us beatin the mackems but heres hopin!
209 DH7 MAGS // Oct 2, 2008 at 22:04
whoever comes in and whoever manages the club will need more than 75 million to turn this team around. its rubbish. we have a little bit of quality and nothing else. given, quality, beye, quality, side show bob, quality, owen, quality, martins, quality that is it. the rest are just average premier league players, so it is going to take a hell of a lot more than 75m, more like 150 mill. This is how crap we are, spuds, bottom of the league walked all over us f