There is news today that the Malaysian consortium that toured Newcastle’s facility have bid £80M. This obviously is less than the £100M that has been bantered about since the club was put up for sale over a month ago.
Ashley and Llambias – Just sell and let us be
We can only hope this will come to fruition and end Newcastle’s stint in Football Purgatory. However, we probably know better as this saga is still likely to drag on well into July. Hopefully this bid is true and will be accepted by Ashley, though he most definitely will stall if he feels he can get his full asking price.
For the sake of the club, Shearer must be appointed soon so our stay in the Championship is only for one season. Unfortunately, this seems only likely with the full sale of the club. With our youngsters and the likelihood that we could keep a few of our more committed first team players, we should have a team fit to challenge for promotion. But the more time we flutter on this wayward path, the less likely it is that we will be prepared for the upcoming season.
I will not be posting an article on Owen’s deal with Manchester United as I am a bit disappointed that my hopes of him ending up at Hull to be relegated in consecutive seasons did not materialize.
66 responses so far ↓
1 ginkoh // Jul 4, 2009 at 4:44 AM
All I can do is hope for our soap opera will end recently. 6 weeks with depress and tension I can’t take it any longer. TT
2 The Original Todd // Jul 4, 2009 at 4:49 AM
Neil, thanks for carrying on while your father is on vacation. It’s good to know the Blog will continue while he takes a much deserved rest.
3 Brisvegas // Jul 4, 2009 at 5:18 AM
News in Brisbane’s Courier Mail newspaper says that Mark Viduka is to sign for a premiership team. Nobody mentioned, tho’.
4 Kevin // Jul 4, 2009 at 5:27 AM
Never give up hope, Neil – as Mikey Owen proved last season – he has the power to relegate ANYBODY.
Now let’s get this deal done and go ahead and collect the highest number of points in fizzy pop history.
5 komfort // Jul 4, 2009 at 7:02 AM
thanks for all those lovely memories mr owen i’m sure your gonna be a huge success next season…..break a leg………literally.
batty , see your lad bottled it yesterday….come back tim henman all is forgiven.
6 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 7:42 AM
whats all this aboot jokerinnear wanting to take us back up to the prem ssn
7 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 7:45 AM
komfort stuck 40 on roddick yesterday m8 11 to 4 he has a good record against murray mint and have u seen that aboot kinnear m8
8 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 7:48 AM
komfort did you keep dry last nite hope your card board box kept u dry m8 and what time does the internet cafe open m8
9 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:02 AM
JOKERINNEAR has said he wants to return as manager of newcastle hope this is not the 1st stage of ashley saying hes not selling
10 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:08 AM
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/nufc/Malaysian-media-mogul-linked-to.5429381.jp
11 Ericles // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Michael Owen – if you really want to be a mercenary get yourself a gun and piss off to Baghdad! What an arsehole! What a traitor. You are what the photo on Facebook says – you are a whore!
12 belfast toon // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Joe kinner wants his job back………. A ha ha ha were not for kinnear
were not for kinnear
were not for kin were not for kin
were not for kinnear
13 Toon_Factor // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Birmingham want Barton on loan- Apparantly.
14 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM
belfast toon have u seen it on ssn m8
15 tooneskimo // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Famous Owen quote:
“I passed my medical and I’ve obviously passed them before, and my fitness is high. A lot is made out of it but I certainly don’t feel like I’m injury prone.”
fibbing little twot…..
16 Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:29 AM
Batty.
Roddick had a good record against Murray?
Murray had won 6 out of 8! Nice to know form is important in Tennis as it is Racing.
I’ve serious wedge on Sea the Stars today. He won me a few quid in the Derby.
17 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:29 AM
Batty.
Roddick had a good record against Murray?
Murray had won 6 out of 8! Nice to know form is important in Tennis as it is Racing.
<<<< stu well i must of miss heard it yesterday m8 glad i did lol
18 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:34 AM
stuart have u seen what kinnear said
19 Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:38 AM
batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:34 AM
stuart have u seen what kinnear said
I ignore everything he says now.
Nothing he has ever said has been true.
Remember in January when he said Owen was going nowhere! He said yesterday he was very close to selling him to Everton in January!
The man’s a compulsive lier!
20 Toon_Factor // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:39 AM
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article6633397.ece
21 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:38 AM
batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:34 AM
stuart have u seen what kinnear said
I ignore everything he says now.
Nothing he has ever said has been true.
Remember in January when he said Owen was going nowhere! He said yesterday he was very close to selling him to Everton in January!
The man’s a compulsive lier!
<<< aye and i remeber when he sed he was just keeping the seat warm for keegan or shearer
22 Toon_Factor // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:45 AM
…… and when he said Given had a knee injury when we aere about to sell him, and when he said that Geremi was moving to that Turkish team, and when he said that he made a bid for M’bia. Dont believe a word he says.
23 Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:48 AM
TF
Don’t forget when he said Given is happen, I spoke to him and he doesn’t want to leave!
Or the two loan deals with Arsenal players.
24 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:50 AM
stuart yeah all that m8 but iam just wondering if ashley has told him to say it
25 Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Why would he?
It looks like the sale is almost done and dusted.
According to the Journal Ashley is deciding which bid to accept and will make the announcement next week.
26 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Why would he?
<<<< because hes a cont m8
27 Toon_Factor // Jul 4, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Better times with JFK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbUoQPTGLLw
JFK- Whose Simon Bird?
SB- Me
JFK- Your a c***
BRILLIANT!
28 belfast toon // Jul 4, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Sorry batty at work here. no one will touch him with his health probs I kinda feel for him he wants the big time but his ticker keeps letting him down
29 Chris G // Jul 4, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Just wondering, lads, someone posted a rumour on here yesterday that Air Asia might be involved in this – could that be who these people are?
I had always assumed that the ‘Malaysian’ interest was the Profitable Group, but I think I’m right in saying that they’re based in Singapore, not Malaysia, while Air Asia are based in Kuala Lumpur, so I guess it’s possible the rumour could be true
Has anyone else heard anything about this, or is it just more idle speculation?
30 Toon Graeme // Jul 4, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Morning lads – stuck at work – yawn big style.
Bids in for Oba and Collo in Journal and again note of BArton to Birmingham on loan.
Kinnear is full of sh*t!!!!!!! However Ive got to say watching on ssn yesterday he looks well – compared to when he was last seen up here. Ive always wished him well with his bad health but even now the crap and contradiction flows out his gob!
31 Toon Graeme // Jul 4, 2009 at 9:37 AM
http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/07/04/offers-are-made-for-coloccini-and-martins-61634-24071325/
32 waddler // Jul 4, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Looks like we are in the end game, reports are filtering out that Players are about to move out to clear part of the bank overdraft and the ones talked about are not on Shearer’s retained list which looks as though he is in the loop with the new buyer and Harris.
Although Kinnear is back in the news, saying he would love to manage us if a deal fell through, this I think is Ashley’s attempt to force a bidding war.
Ananda Krishnan has been linked with us as the Malaysian bidder and his business empire covers telephony and tv, he owns or part owns Astro a satellite company who have expanded due to another of his company’s putting 3 satellites into space over the Asian sub-continent so purchasing Newcastle United could spearhead his new sports channels in the region.
They are football mad, like ourselves in the region and you can see merchandising of shirts and Newcastle United tours of the area would be highly profitable for Mr Krishnan.
Can people see the difference in potential in comparison with Shepherds interest, we will be a global commodity and crucial to satellite penetration in the area so we would have to be competing in the upper echelons of the premiership.
Very exiting times may be just around the corner, fingers crossed, please don’t ball’s this one up Harris and Ashley.
33 Solaidback // Jul 4, 2009 at 9:55 AM
What I’m confused about is, didn’t the crap-loids say that 2 consortia had bid £80m well over 4 weeks ago?? so how come that figure is being bantered about yet again??
We have no idea how much anyone has bid as they’ve all sign a non-disclosure agreement, so it’s all just speculation, not FACT!!!
34 Toon Graeme // Jul 4, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Waddler:
“Very exiting times may be just around the corner, fingers crossed, please don’t ball’s this one up Harris and Ashley”
Aye we can only hope they dont. For some reason I am expecting a final sting from Ashley – dont know what and why.
Im on countdown to the season now.
35 belfast toon // Jul 4, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Hope you right waddlerwere still one of the g16 so their is no reason why we shouldn’t be an international brand
36 Chris G // Jul 4, 2009 at 10:05 AM
‘….Ananda Krishnan has been linked with us as the Malaysian bidder’
I think that was just a bit of wishful thinking on Ed’s part. I didn’t read anything in his article that suggested that Ananda Krishnan was even the slightest bit interested in owning a football club. Yes, he has a lot of business interests, but I suspect that football isn’t one of them
Mind you, I’d be happy to be proved wrong
37 ToonTinka // Jul 4, 2009 at 11:00 AM
It’s nice to see some activity, lets hope this is sorted for monday, or the end of the week at the most.
Who ever it is, I hope they have experience in running a football club, I cudn’t stand another 2 years like this. I won’t make 40
38 nimo // Jul 4, 2009 at 11:04 AM
least we dont have to pay owen a months extra wage , lets hope he pulls his hamstring in first game and then says but im not injury prone, made of chocolate mate
39 ToonTinka // Jul 4, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Does anyone know if he signed a pay as you play with Man U
40 nimo // Jul 4, 2009 at 11:09 AM
read somewhere it was gonna be 20k a week basic and could be made up to 100k with bonuses
41 Toon Graeme // Jul 4, 2009 at 11:10 AM
I see Kinnear has given the ‘come and get me mike and derrick’ call – if he is needed again as interim.
Just been reading all MO stories and it still gets me how everyone is backing him to shine with Fergies boys.
Annoying thing is the fact he probably will find form and if he doesnt then it will be on our shoulders to grin like cheshire cats.
Howay cashley – bank a cheque and do one out of town and dont forget to renew your spurs season ticket.
42 WE ALL SING A BASSONG // Jul 4, 2009 at 11:11 AM
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43 ToonTinka // Jul 4, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Seems a week contract that Nimo, especially for someone on a free to Man U.
I was just asking because it would of been interesting if he did accept a pay as you play with them… Because im pretty sure if we stayed up he wouldn’t of with us.
44 WE ALL SING A BASSONG // Jul 4, 2009 at 11:21 AM
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45 Johno Toon // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Morning all
About time a bit of news and it seems we have finially come to the end of tunnell!
I havent heard anymore about this but watford have accpeted a £1.8 million for tommy smith from an unnamed championship club. Could this be us?
Sorry if this is old news
46 Toon Graeme // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Johno – doubt it was us mate – there is no one talking to the players we have let alone new ones
fingers, toes and balls crossed we are rid of Ashley and the mute Llambiarse next week!!
Then its SJP on 15th of August!!!!!!!
47 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM
toongrame i read some ware 50 k a week rising to 100 k with bonuses m8
48 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM
johno shef utd signed him m8
49 Harry Krishna // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Rumour has it, some fat cockney bloke put £80m on black 17 last night and lost…..
50 Johno Toon // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:36 PM
ah i see! i just thought it might be us due to them not mentioning the club involved so just wishful thinking on my part!
51 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM
johno i was thinkin the same m8
52 komfort // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:39 PM
well done for your win batty & yes i was fine last night thanks to the sound advise you give me , of course all gained from the time when you were a guttersnipe..
also if jfk comes back batty will have swapped from claiming social security to drawing his pension before we get back in the premier…well there’s a good ten year then.
53 magforlife // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:39 PM
I could vomit reading the press this morning, after hammering him for the past 4 seasons, Owen is now a very good player and an excellent signing, what a load of pap. When we tried to sign Rooney, the headline would have been TOON SIGN GRANNY SH***ER, but when he didnt it was UNITED SIGN STARLET. And its also our fault for not giving him any goal chances? I think not, he was as bad as Martins and Ameobi in front of goal all missing chance after chance.
54 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:44 PM
komfort sandown 240 well come each way m8
55 Toon Graeme // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Magforlife – Aye mate all of them signing his praises – yet called him worse than sh*t for months on end!!!!
I honestly think he will find form and that would boil my toon pi$$ to evapouration!
Deep down I wish he fails on the pitch to prove all that is written correct or it will just prove he was sitting on his pay cheque and ripping it out of us all.
56 komfort // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:47 PM
cheers batts , al give it a 20 ew..
shopping..aaaaggggrrrr..
57 Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I’m a roman republic man in that race Batty
58 batty // Jul 4, 2009 at 1:47 PM
aye a looked at that stu but think high draw is best but wel see
59 LoonyToony // Jul 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM
“I will not be posting an article on Owen’s deal with Manchester United as I am a bit disappointed that my hopes of him ending up at Hull to be relegated in consecutive seasons did not materialize. ”
HA HA HA HA HA ED, Brilliant wording there and my thoughts exactly. TBH i made my thoughts quite clear on the subject on SKYSPORTS article. I made one of the 1st posts on the announcment that he joined UTD.
the lads a parasite and i hope somebody breaks his legs.
Sorry if you lads think im been harsh but the lad did nowt for us except cost us a fortune and we didnt even get a thanks or the slightest mention, Even after all the support we gave him.
OWEN is a disgrace and im just gutted that he wore the famous Black & White stripes of the Toon and gave us nothing.
60 nimo // Jul 4, 2009 at 2:20 PM
harsh, harsh but fair looney, hopefully will be edgar or bassong
61 chuck // Jul 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Being the Malasian group have initiated a reported £80m bid, plus take on the £40m working capital loan, it seems that as many as five bidders are now in the running.
Perhaps a bidding war may break out, which may not in fact be something desirable for the club, although it would certainly benefit MA.
It would be interesting to know the identities of those involved, so we could post our druthers, but hey!
Guess we all should be happy just to know the present owner is on his way.
In retrospect we should send MA a thank you note,
Why ? he has probably saved the club from collapse, his paying off of the massive debt, which has cost him big time, he has also stacked the youth system with young talent, etc.
Once we unload the overpaid flops, the club will begin to look like a pretty good investment for the incoming buyer, especially if they can rebound to the PL in one season.
62 Stuart79 // Jul 4, 2009 at 3:57 PM
chuck // Jul 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Canyou tell me what young talent we have in the academy?
They’ve not got in the first team yet so we don’t know how successful his academy investment will be.
63 workyticket // Jul 4, 2009 at 6:42 PM
“Ashley and Llambias – Just sell and let us be”
They ARE selling. If they weren’t, what is this article supposed to be about, exactly?
64 workyticket // Jul 4, 2009 at 6:48 PM
LoonyToony // Jul 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM
“the lads a parasite and i hope somebody breaks his legs.”
Sorry Loony Toony, but if you really think like that, I would suggest a personality transplant.
65 angrydude // Jul 5, 2009 at 4:18 AM
i’m a Malaysian, it has been confirmed Ananda Krishnan is the top bidder right now offering 95m pounds. (source: thesun.co.uk)
66 angrydude // Jul 5, 2009 at 4:46 AM
btw, it isnt a group as mentioned as Ananda himself the owner of big companies in malaysia, he alone should be able to make any decisions. also mentioned Alan Shearer will manage the club and ananda promised to use his resources to make sure NU will play on premier league again
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