We wonder if those players on Sunday who appeared not even to care about surviving during the second half against Aston Villa, knew their ineffective and gutless performances this year, and particularly in the final 45 minutes last Sunday, would cost 120 employees at the Newcastle club their jobs?
Mike Ashley – overseeing huge reductions at Newcastle club
The Times’ George Caulkin is reporting tonight that a full one third of Newcastle United’s non-footballing employees will be laid off due to the cost cutting necessary, with Newcastle now in the second division of English Football.
We said it would all be very ugly if we were relegated, and it’s turning out to be even worse than we had imagined.
Mike Ashley has little choice but to cut costs drastrically, in order to keep the club afloat, and with the much reduced revenues next season at Newcastle, not only players will be moved out, but ordinary employees too, because the club just cannot afford them.
There is currently tremendous optimism that Alan Shearer will agree to take over the club, and restore it back to greatness once again (we hope!) but Newcastle, once a big club, must now cut itself down to size, to compete financially in the Coca-Cola Championship.
While Ashley needs to take huge responsibility for this demise, we continue to believe it’s the players who let us down most, and given that Ashley has paid them £74M in cumulative wages – they let Mike, the club, and the fans down. We’ll not say they also let themselves down, because most wouldn’t even know what we talking about.
We’ll just have to hope that Shearer is the man for the job, although in his last 8 games he was only able to get 5 points from a possible 24, and the side were unable to score in 6 of the 8 games. Those are the plain facts.
120 employees losing their jobs will come as a big shock to Newcastle fans, as things are bad enough with the economic situation, without a self-inflicted disaster, which is what this is.
The wage bill of those 120 people we estimate, to be about half of what Michael Owen makes – and such is the price of big stars not doing their jobs. Michael of course has left Toon in his helicopter on Tuesday, after failing miserably to save the club – no goals for the club in the last 4 months and oh yes, he was the captain.
We feel so very sorry for those employees who will lose their jobs – we will not feel sorry at all for those players who will be shipped out.
That’s because the ultimate responsibility for relegation rests with our players – and we are looking forward to Alan sending out the list of the many players he will not have play for this club ever again. One of those will be multi-millionaire Michael Owen, who is off looking for another sucker club.
As Alan decides which players to ship out in the next few days – a short plea from the heart to to Alan – please don’t hold back.
This action is part of the difficult cost-cutting the Newcastle hierarchy must do to clear the decks, and put the club on a more solid financial footing to compete in the Championship next season, before Alan assumes control (we hope).
As Glenn Roeder said recently – relegation at Newcastle will look like Armageddon. And if this article comes across as somewhat vindictive against some our overpaid and under-performing players – so be it!
We trust we will learn the status of Alan Shearer’s role at the club some time over the weekend.
But if Alan walks away now (which we do not expect), this will be total disaster indeed for the Newcastle United club – make no mistake about that.
Comments welcome.
139 comments so far
hitman
May 29, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Comment #81the problem with spyro batty m8,hes a toon fan that hate geordies.lol
sirjasontoon
May 29, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Comment #82Got the Blow Up Ashley Doll Inflated…it’s fkin massive.
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Comment #83Rodzilla // May 29, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Batty yer a fkn d!ckhe@d
<<<<dito
Rodzilla
May 29, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Comment #84…acts as a waterbed too then. Divnt get lost in the deep pockets!
sirjasontoon
May 29, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Comment #85What Happened to Ryan Toon?
Started supporting a prem team closer to London Bridge?
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Comment #86batts , i luv you aswell you cont..
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Comment #87HITMAN you were spot on m8 when u used to go on aboot the geordies we dont neen the cockney conts they know fck all aboot newcastle the city or the team
Rodzilla
May 29, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Comment #88…ahhhh, Ryan Toon. He was alreet a thought. Av noticed a lot more new names on here though lately, over the last month. I reckon a lot will’ve re-aliased
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Comment #89komfort have u brought the new top yet m8
sirjasontoon
May 29, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Comment #90Rod I looked in the pockets theres a little dwarf in there and an owl that stinks of pi55 wearing goggles
🙂
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Comment #91Rodzilla // May 29, 2009 at 11:17 PM
…ahhhh, Ryan Toon. He was alreet a thought. Av noticed a lot more new names on here though lately, over the last month. I reckon a lot will’ve re-aliased
<<<<yeah he is come to think aboot it he might be rites
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Comment #92nee chance batty
sirjasontoon
May 29, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Comment #93That New WUM Rites is a fkin Huckle.
Rodzilla
May 29, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Comment #94Batty, it doesn’t matter where ye from mate, it’s picking a team and supporting it. Am sure there’s loads of fans on here that aren’t Geordies but picked us as younguns. As long as they stick, I don’t mind. It’s the ‘hunters’ that do my heed in.
Rodzilla
May 29, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Comment #95…nah he ain’t rites
sirjasontoon
May 29, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Comment #96Not getting New Shirt either…looks pap hate the fat stripes as well.
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Comment #97komfort // May 29, 2009 at 11:19 PM
nee chance batty
<<<ive got me daughter one
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Comment #98ohurley turkish ryantoon but thats aboot it and they wont be hurting as much as we are ROD u whitley bay w@nker lol
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Comment #99batty , joanna lumley is on j ross , i could tell ya a tale or two aboot that lass..and a will sometime soon..
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Comment #100killers are now playing.. top top band.
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Comment #101komfort are we human
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Comment #102just for the neet batts..
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Comment #103komfort i wonder if ROD has been sober enough to relize weve gone doon lol
Rodzilla
May 29, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Comment #104…Komfort, what ye onaboot? Wil be Champyins Leeg next yor man
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Comment #105give him a nudge an let him naa mate.
batty
May 29, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Comment #106right iam off now and no doubt tomoz when i read through the comments rodzilla would of slagged me so ile say it now ROD UR A P:SS HEED
Rodzilla
May 29, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Comment #107Honestly lads, as daft as it sounds, I’m more confident about our future now than I’ve been for about 3 years.
(this song sounds like ‘I fought the Law’ by the Clash, Komfort)
Geordie-Gerrard7
May 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Comment #108killers auwesome on jonathon ross just now, seen the killers 4 times, great band and will go down as one of the best in years to come i feel
Rodzilla
May 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Comment #109Batty, takes one to know one
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Comment #110hey rod , i went to barca afew year ago with toon for champ leeg game…spent al me dosh on the girlies..brill neet like.. been back 6 times since and guess wot..
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Comment #111what a pleasant suprise..won f/ck all on the euro millions…par
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Comment #112rod , i’ve half a dozen dd’s on me cv..fighting the law.
komfort
May 29, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Comment #113neet batts, al be up shortly..
komfort
May 30, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Comment #114neet zilla.
Rodzilla
May 30, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Comment #115Komfort, half a dozen DDs on yer CV? …are you an unsuccessful Page 3 Photographer?
I’d fight any law that inhibits such spectacles.
Rodzilla
May 30, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Comment #116wey, just back…
Rodzilla
May 30, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Comment #117neet anyway
komfort
May 30, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Comment #118am back a forgot to put the pussy out..
komfort
May 30, 2009 at 12:19 AM
Comment #119al probs see a tha morra neet tho..if she plays a cards reet..canny lass
Doocey
May 30, 2009 at 12:22 AM
Comment #120Any sca for me lads?