We had heard about this news yesterday, that one group of potential Newcastle United owners, want to pair Alan Shearer and Gianluca Vialli together as a management team.
Gianluca Vialli - Director Of Football at Newcastle?
The Far East bidders, who have already bid the asking price for the Toon, are hoping to close a deal with Mike Ashley today, and have decided they want Alan Shearer as manager, which is hardly surprising.
However, there is also news that they want to install Gianluca Vialli as Director of Football, and that’s a surprise, because we know Shearer would want total control of player personnel as manager of the club.
Of course Vialli had a fairly successful stint as Chelsea manager from February 1998 until September 2000, after previously playing for them, but has now been out of the game for seven years.
And good news for Newcastle fans, if it’s true, is that the new owners would immediately make £25M available for player signings. We’ll all have to hope that is true, but at least it’s a good rumor. 
Ashley is in advanced talks with a couple of potential buyers, but the identity of the far-east buyers remains a mystery and there have been rumors that the group is in fact based out of Hong Kong.
Only recently Malaysian Billionaire Ananda Krishnan announced he was not behind any bid for the Newcastle club, but we would hope that a deal is made as soon as possible – and even today.
Whether a Director Of Football at Newcastle would be welcomed by Alan Shearer is an open question, because that certainly led to the earthquake between Kevin Keegan and Dennis Wise, which was the start of the demise of the club last September.
We’ll wait and see, but hopefully some good news about the sale will come through today.
Comments welcome.
Written from Paris, France.
59 responses so far ↓
1 NICK C // Jul 9, 2009 at 7:35 AM
No, it is made up nonsense. I like many others got a text with it on yesterday. Its been doing the rounds on message boards etc for a few days now…
2 magforlife // Jul 9, 2009 at 7:41 AM
The announcement will come from nowhere, no one has a clue due to the confidentiality agreements, any so called inside information is malicious rubbish and if its Newcastle fans that are spreading it, its not big and its not clever!
3 Nick D // Jul 9, 2009 at 7:51 AM
Ed why the need for a new thread, why not just carry on from ”Could this be all over”.
It’s been established this was a hoax originally put on TOTT http://www.tottfanzine.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=224
Note the date.
Much as I would like it to be true and even the mirror have picked it up, it’s just a further wind up, probably by the mackems.
4 hitman // Jul 9, 2009 at 8:07 AM
lets hope we get some news the day,il not hold me breath like.
5 ToonTinka // Jul 9, 2009 at 8:15 AM
Apparantly this has been doing the rounds for a few days now, so im sceptical to say the least.
More rubbish I think.
6 zico martin // Jul 9, 2009 at 8:25 AM
dont believe this it’s been doing the rounds for a while and thats where the mirror picked it up from .
just get us a buyer soon please
7 Widowmaker // Jul 9, 2009 at 8:26 AM
Not sure about anything but personally think it would be a good idea for having an owner from the Far East.
Their knowledge in the Far East will help the club to explore the possibilties there and the club will surely be benefited by having a new market and more fans globally.
8 Eaststander // Jul 9, 2009 at 8:28 AM
My mate at work told me that it is all ready a done deal, he knows someone who works with Newcastles finances. He said Martins spiderman colo the clown and smith are already gone. Beckford will be our first signing. I thought this was bull as well but he seems pretty confident. He said it will be annouced today. lets see, if not I will klip him tomorrow for building my hopes up.
9 shrews mag // Jul 9, 2009 at 8:29 AM
The only thing that we know about the prospective owners … is that we all know nothing.
The club did say that everything would be kept confidential, and the bidders have kept to their side of the bargain.
If we were not fans (who are all desperate for news) we would be saying that the whole process was being undertaken very professionally by Seymour Price … but that doesn’t make it any easier.
The best way to do this is to wait and see what happens … patience is a virtue …
10 Tom4Nufc // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM
You do that Eaststander! I bloody well hope this is all true lol!
11 Davy Craig // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM
I was given similar info to this thread by a reliable source last Friday and it’s still in some of the papers in different form so may not be a total hoax. Who knows what is actually going on?!!! No one by the sounds of it.
12 Tom4Nufc // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Davy Craig, sorry to bother you, but didn’t you say you where not going to post again? If not, my bad and I apologise!
13 stevep // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Yeah I was sent a text last night from someone allegedley in the know
Buyers from HK, Vialli as DoF, Shearer as manager
85 million for the club plus repayment of 100 million loan to Ashley – expect to write off 40 million overdraft to Barclays over the next two years with 30 million available for transfers – Beckford from Leeds first player in (deal done) and offers received from clubs already for Guiterez, Collocini, Bassong, Smith and Martins
Think that was more or less all of it but I’ve left my phone at home today – leak apparantly is from someone who works in nufc legal dept…….
Meant to be announced today so we shouldnt have long to wait!
14 stevep // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:16 AM
As people have already mentioned, thi shas been doing the rounds on t’internet for a few days now with the line “meant to be announced tomorrow”
As we all know tomorrow never comes
15 Ericles // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:19 AM
No way. Media tripe. A hoax. Shearer in total management control with his own backroom staff and his own players is the only way to sustain a determined push for promotion. Smith, Colo, Jonas gone already? If that is the case then why is Bassong claiming Arse and All have made an offer but NUFC have done nothing? Sound a bit fishy even for the North Sea to me!
16 dougnufc // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:20 AM
I am from Hong Kong, and there are no news about anyone buying NUFC in the papers.
17 tooneskimo // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Tom4NUFC,
You’ve got the wrong guy, it was David Craig…..
Eastender if you need a hand to fill your mate in there will be a few people on here who will be happy to help…..
18 tooneskimo // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:34 AM
I’m from Seahouses and there is no news in the papers here either…
19 billy the fish // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:39 AM
this is mint !!!
just goes to show the power of the message boards and people believing owt. Its now on local radio (bbc & century), in the mirror, nufc.con and gathering pace. Ive had multiple texts, emails and phone calls.
and all because of a wind up earlier in the week from a bloke on skunkers
class – the bloke is legend !!!!
20 Mikey25 // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Rant time! You know whats really really annoying me, the bloody papers making us sound like a laughing stock…AGAIN! There was never anything to say this Malaysian billionaire was buying the club it was people putting their brains to use and thinking “oh hes rich it could be him” which is bound to happen! papers come out “BILLIONAIRE PULLS OUT” “ASHLEY LOSES ANOTHER BIDDER” which is absolute balls!!! Since when have we lost a bidder? 2 companies from Malaysia have come out and said they were never interested…..aka they were never in the running….so how have we lost them?
It has been confirmed we have 2+ bids over 100mil, no names have been disclosed and everything is being done behind closed doors which is the way it should be! Nothing will get leaked like the Southampton takeover again came from no leads etc! I am getting worried at the time it is taking though, atleast the fire sale hasnt started but even so we dont have masses of time to ship out and ship in! I just hope we have a nice dignified new owner who isnt surrounded by scandal and doesnt sit in the terraces and down pints!
21 Eaststander // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM
I am starting to think I will have to fill him in. Been looking around and there is nothing but reports rubbishing this story. He was that confident I went straight home from nightshift expecting there to be news of it. Yet again piss all. Well off to bed when I get up and turn the computer back on I want to see Toon sold Shearer manager.
22 WELSHMAG // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Just goes to show the media will print anything! The bunch of coke snorting yuppies.
23 frogeordie // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Its all smoke and mirrors lads.
The only folk who come out of this mess with less credibility than FA are the hacks. Buy a laptop learn how to cut and paste and bingo you too can write for papers.
Some just make stuff up and tap phone lines others copy what everyone else writes – only a very few are true journalists. Shields Gazette does a good job and the odd article by George in the Times stands up. The rest, includig our own local rags – fit only to line the cat litter tray.
24 hitman // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:48 AM
whats the odds we will all be saying the same thing this time next week,its BS,fkin sick of it.
25 Toon Graeme // Jul 9, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Ive never heard this rumor before – man Im in the dark and Ive been glued to all thinsg NUFC.
I wouldnt even entertain any form of gossip and only will once its on NUFC website or only the yellow banner on SSN.
As people have said before. Look at Southampton. Not a sniff and then hello Im sold. If only we were sold that quick eh?
Here is hoping that we hear something if not today then tomorrow or monday or the week after of bloody sometime!!!!
26 belfast toon // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:06 AM
They really would write anything I won’t be Reading the times or the mirror again over some of the things they have said about our supporters over the last two months talk about kicking a man when he’s down.
In fact lets start a romour to see if it will get in the mirror…. Usless amature no good….
27 belfast toon // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:15 AM
I think we’ll be hearing something today I’ve got that feeling again ( last time I was right 2 bids at£100 mil)
fingers crossed (heard dennis wise has his eyes crossed for us)
28 Hugh Jorgan // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:15 AM
http://francis-rossi.mybrute.com
29 Ericles // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:17 AM
The BBC in their football gossip section are quoting the Press Association on three news items about NUFC. Just try and find them on their site! I emailed them and had a go about the rubbish about a player revolt mentioned my them. No reply. Seems like the professional standards of the PA are slipping too.
30 bowburnmag // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:25 AM
http://www.thescratchingshed.com/2009/07/newcastle-still-an-option-for-becks/
Checks out in the paper as well.
Could be entirely coincidental and unrelated to the ‘hoax’ of course..
Or off the back of it I suppose….
31 Bill F // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:29 AM
The Telegraph are (usually) honest and credible in their stories but I agree with most of the comments on here that we will know nowt till the buyers and the club are ready to tell us. I would think that Shearer does know what is going on as he also is keeping schtum, if he was getting jerked around he would almost certainly have said something. Just be rocks in the stream lads, it will happen!
32 shrews mag // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Top 10 Richest Malaysian’s
1. Robert Kuok
2. Ananda Krishnan
3. Lee Shin Cheng
4. Teh Hong Piow
5. Lee Kim Hua
6. Quek Leng Chan
7. Yeoh Tiong Lay
8. Syed Mokhtar Al Bukhary
9. Vincent Tan
10. Tiong Hiew King
No.2 has already been hoisted up the mast and then dismissed as ’snubbing’ nufc.
Which one will the lazy f****ers in the rags pick next to promote as the mystery malaysian buyers … which ever one they chose … lets just ignore them !!!
33 Stuart79 // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:35 AM
I can’t believe that the Mirror are running the Vialli story.
Real Radio running it as their headline story to this morning!
I might start something and then see if I can get it in the media!
What jokers they are!
34 belfast toon // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Mirror headline tomorrow
Newcastle take over new bidder is.. Tak sit wee doo from Malaysia
35 bowburnmag // Jul 9, 2009 at 10:55 AM
‘Teh Hong Piow’
Sounds very much like the noise my gaffer made when he went for a dump this morning.
36 Stuart79 // Jul 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM
The Journal understands that definitive progress is to be made his week.
Do they never give up?
Why don’t they just have a wa*k before they get up in the morning….
37 Ericles // Jul 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Anyway we now know that the club insider actually works on the sports desk of the Mirror. Is some idiot paying these clowns?
38 belfast toon // Jul 9, 2009 at 11:09 AM
2million people unemployed in the uk and these usless jackanory peddlers have got jobs were is the justice
39 tooneskimo // Jul 9, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Right lads.
Todays challenge.
By any means possible.
Seymour Pierce’s phone number
020 7107 8000
Seymour Pierce’s email
enquiries@seymourpierce.com
First person to get any info….
(even if it means pretending to be fat Mike)
40 belfast toon // Jul 9, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Eskimo how is this going improve the situation?
" Beware of stupid people in large groups"
41 punk skunk... // Jul 9, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Well said mikey23…
…Toon Graeme, southampton’s buy out wasn’t quick mate, they went into admin yonks ago & have been lookin’ for a buyer for longer…So months, mate!..But, i do understand it looks quick when it’s done & dusted!..
42 chuck // Jul 9, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Yo Ed.
I understand how it feels to see a club like ours slowly go down the drain, due to the unbelievable stupidity of our present owner.
A it`s a case of no news is bad news.
I wonder if he is still paying the PR dept. or does he realize in fact one exists ?
This has to go down in history as the worst possible term of ownership of any football club ever and it has`nt stopped yet.
The man still continues to compound one mistake after another.
We have become the laughing stock of football and rightly so, no way such stupidity can be defended.
The speculation is becoming ridiculess and I have my doubts about the potential owners, for instance we have been told for weeks it`s any day now.
But nothing positive other than more speculation, when does this saga end ?
So, be obliged if you would only Blog about the knowns, not unverified speculation.
The press are doing a pretty good job in that direction and we all could fill tons of space with our own druthers.
Just the facts maam !
43 punk skunk... // Jul 9, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Chuck,
don’t waste ya’ life reading the rag hacks mate, it’s obviously doin’ ya’ heed in mate!..
…I’m pretty sure other clubs have had worse owner tenures…G Renolds at Darlo bein’ 1 of ‘em, a proper crim there!..
44 Whumpie // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:04 PM
My guess is that this will be just like the transfer rumours: 0% accuracy. I think the new owner will be someone who’s never been linked with us at all and every other story will be bunkum.
I really don’t care – I just want it soon…
45 Ericles // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:14 PM
The reply from a Susan Rutherford (Chief Operating Officer) at Seymour Pierce was “I can only confirm that the sale process is continuing.”
A north-east name! A Rutherford played for us once many moons ago. According to the history books I wish he still was!
46 punk skunk... // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Ya’ probably right there whumpie!..
…Basically, since ashley et al, the press have had nixie nowt to go on, so they now just make up any/everythin’!..
…What a bunch of ‘out of the loop’ sad sacks!..
…BOYCOTT THE PRESS!..
47 punk skunk... // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:26 PM
…BOYCOTT their crappy web-sites too!..
…Go on, ya’ know ya’ wanna!..
…Spend the cash you save on extra beer on somethin’!..
48 tooneskimo // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Great job Ericles….
49 ToonTinka // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Stuart79
Aye I knew Lee, never seen him for around 14 yrs since we left school.
Im getting really sick of the patter floating around with all this now..
Hoax after Hoax
50 Bill F // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Trouble is that due to a minor heart problem I am on medication with means I have to limit my alcohol intake and you just cannot drown your depression in Smoothies.
51 punk skunk... // Jul 9, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Spend it on blow then Bill, that’ll chill ya’ ticker dood!..
52 Doocey // Jul 9, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Just sent an email too.
Hopefully will get a reply.
Sick of all this nonsense though, you’d think they’d at least make some contact!
53 lesh // Jul 9, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Interesting take from Sky transfers updates…..
“11.30 Gianluca Vialli has been the subject of a surprise gamble today to succeed Alan Shearer as Newcastle manager. Sky Bet received a flurry of requests for odds on the Italian taking over at St James’ Park and he is now 4/1 second favourite behind Shearer (2/7) to lead the Magpies into the Championship next month.
Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob said: “This morning, out of the blue, we had a dozen requests for Vialli for Newcastle manager. We didn’t even have him in the betting so quoted 12/1, which was snapped up and he is now down to 4/1 second favourite behind Alan Shearer. We’ll be keeping a close eye on this market today.
“Rumours abound that Vialli may be installed as Director of Football alongside Shearer as manager but punters have been quick to back Vialli for the main job. He’s been out of the game for seven years so it would seem to be an odd appointment but you never know the way things are with Newcastle at the moment.”
54 bowburnmag // Jul 9, 2009 at 1:39 PM
lesh – read that before lunch but I’d put numbers down to sheer speculation and hence the odds have gone wonky. Nice earner for the bookies I’d say.
55 Rodzilla // Jul 9, 2009 at 2:42 PM
complete and utter b0ll0cks
I’d say the bookies are in cahoots with the tabloids.
Daily Mail Editor: “Hey Mr Bookmaker, if we run a bull5hit story about Vialli that some cnt stuck on a message board, can we take a cut of your takings after a flurry of bets from the easily led?
Mr Bookmaker: “Sure thing, you dirty hack scum low-life piece of sh1t!”
56 komfort // Jul 9, 2009 at 2:56 PM
aye rod , it’s set up nicely for the bookies to take the money off the daft lads (usually me) …but in this case you’d have to be a simpleton to part with any money..
57 baro // Jul 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Is the owner Jackie Chan or somebody
58 Rodzilla // Jul 9, 2009 at 3:19 PM
…I heard it was some mild-mannered janitor that wore an eye-mask.
59 Davy Craig // Jul 9, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Tom4NUFC
My name is David Craig but I’m not the David Craig you see on Sky Sports and I’ve never said I won’t post again – I was interviewed by him once which was a bit bizarre! Most people call me Davy anyway so that’s my name on here so as not to cause too much confusion. Ed knows who I am anyway!!
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