We’ve read a few reports about Mike Ashley’s sale of £100M when he recently sold 25M of shares of Sports Direct – the company he founded back in the 1980s.
Mike Ashley – sold £100M of Sports Direct stock recently
We issued the report on that yesterday, and a number of the later reports seem to suggest that it could be something to do with investing in Newcastle United, but we’d be very surprised if that is the case.
You have to remember that Mike’s money is completely separate from the Newcastle United Football club business accounts, and the only way Mike has “invested” his own money into the club is by loaning Newcastle around £130M – and it’s a zero interest loan – so Newcastle are saving on the interest they were paying when Ashley took over the club – and at a 5% interest rate, that’s around £6.5M every year – there’s a good player right there every season.
That loan money will need to be paid back at some point, but since the owner has said he doesn’t need to be paid back anytime soon, we assume that when he eventually sells Newcastle, whenever that is, it will be part of the total transaction of selling the club, and he’ll get his money back at that time.
We certainly don’t need money for players this summer, since Newcastle only need to bring in a couple of good players.
But of course there is always that St. James’ Park expansion we talked about a few years back, which was to increase the total seating capacity up to 60,000 at the stadium – and at some point that’s got to be one of the steps to make Newcastle into a top English and European football club – and of course it increases our match-day revenues too.
But before that happens we need to be doing consistently well in the Premier League, so we can fill the extra 8,000 places at each home game.
We’re sure Mike’s sale of some of hi stock is nothing to do with Newcastle United Football club – and it’s probably nothing more than Mike diversifying his investments away from Sports Direct.
But there again, we’ve been wrong before ………
What do you think?
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116 responses so far ↓
1 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 5:41 PM
Asking for no gherkins in his double quarter pounder and the sales person thinking he sai loads of gherkins is too good for Ashley .
2 saxonfenken // Feb 27, 2013 at 5:43 PM
To all you Ashley haters, we would be in a right mess without him
3 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 5:45 PM
Saxonfenken,
Prove it !
4 yo-yo // Feb 27, 2013 at 5:46 PM
JfA
Hmmm But Mashley loves gherkins.
Bills-son
The only flaw in your argument in stability and in terms of holding on to players is if they want to move to win something. Reckon AP is a good man manager and keeps the guys happy at their work so it would have to be ambition (or homesickness
) So players will still leave from time to time
5 Tsunki // Feb 27, 2013 at 5:46 PM
Hear that Jail? You and your gherkim- related misery are not welcome not on this burger stand oh no
6 WWYCD // Feb 27, 2013 at 5:49 PM
JfA
Haha u tell em sir
7 Tsunki // Feb 27, 2013 at 5:51 PM
There’s no link between me selling my bmi miles on ebay and buying a new 3d projector for the attic either.
Dammit.
8 veto // Feb 27, 2013 at 5:58 PM
love to see st james’ extended in my lifetime
9 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:01 PM
Can we debate Brendan (Hard Case) Rodgers sacking at the end of the season ?
IF its out there it might become fact.
10 Tsunki // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:01 PM
I’d love to see my lifetime extended. That would also be cool.
11 Tsunki // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:02 PM
Online – I believe there is a junior hack at the Star typing that one up at this very moment. The seed is already germinating…
12 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:14 PM
HI Tsunki
My comment on Rodgers was provoked by ED’s Last Page on HBA ..I wont go any further than to say ..If we debate crap from a Spanish Comic, It’s out there and can gather pace …
So lets debate Rodgers leaving Pool…
BTW .. that passive aggressiveness shown by Rodgers makes me puke ..I think he’s a Nutter to put it Bluntly ..Did you see that Stupid Envelope stunt he Pulled in the Liverpool Dressing room ? Gerrard was observing ..looking like thunder…..gossip gossip …
I see Rodgers is to be sacked by Liverpool ..
Just thought I’d repeat that ..Read it in the Star… Later.
13 nufc13789 // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:16 PM
Huth is banned for the Newcastle game.
14 MacToon // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:17 PM
Online, Rodgers will defo be gone this summer along with Suárez
It wouldn’t surprise me if Ashley got more involved in Rangers in the future but that would probably mean selling us and taking the experince he’s gained here with him. Interesting to see Ashley and Llambias (? for some reason) meeting with Rangers fans about renaming their stadium.
Where’s DI Belfast indeed……….
15 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:18 PM
RE: the Virgin Sponsorship …Thinking that Virgin is a world wide brand and maybe it was not good commercial practice to have a name emblazoned around the ground that is bigger and more established than Sports Dickrect..
Wonder if Ashley practices Industrial Espionage ?
16 beefman13 // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:28 PM
Jail, if MA had of chucked the towel in when we were relegated, there would have been a massive chance we would have went in to administration, he stuck by his investment, a lot of other owners would have pulled the plug, a big list of these including the pompey lot, look at them now and the others we all know about.
400 international caps in that team and a huge wage bill was not enough to keep us up. i wont blame him for that.
And as for me being two faced Mr Burns, i did say it was a big deal last season what everyone including the manager did, this season apart from the last few games have been my most uncomfortable for a long long time watching us injuries or not, i gave him plaudits last season, he is going to have to earn them from now on game on game.
17 Rake // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:33 PM
Huth – 3 game ban
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21591518
18 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:38 PM
Mactoon
Liverpool are the most Arrogant Club.. ..god’s gift to Football..Patron saint’s to Crowd trouble (Heysel) Shhh, Don’t mention it ..It’s never mentioned when they discuss the other Catastrophe is it ?. I find that really.Strange …They took no part in either ..So they had nothing to do with any of it ,,none of them are guilty of nothing. They where not even there .. What’s that ? Oh I see …..Selective memory syndrome . RIP .
19 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:46 PM
Wonder ..Are you canny lot aware ..When Liverpool Play Man Utd there is always wicked trouble ..slashings and stabbings and general run of the mill (for that lot) Kicking’s dished out ..And it’s never reported on !. The Media hide it
If a Newcastle fan Sneezes in the wrong direction , .you know the story..
20 MacToon // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:49 PM
I hear what you’re saying Online but alot of innocent people needlessly lost their lives and to think it was over a game of football!
however it’s nailed on that Rodgers and Suárez will be leaving them
21 dembademba // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:50 PM
No way he’l go n focus more on rangers. Similarly sized clubs yet he’s got a lot more chance of making money, headlines, having fun etc with us. He saw an opportunity and went for it, makes sense, helps rangers to get back up on their feet n do a good bit of business in the process.
I’m not his biggest fan but I bet he loves his life I bet its awesome, jfa is funny but people who seriously hate Ashley are a bit stupid and a bit jealous, I’m a bit jealous.. id love his life
22 Pardews Parsnip Bonce // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:54 PM
@online the Liverpool fans are saints! how dare you talk crap like this hiding behind your monitor! coward!
oh….. wait….. i detest the arrogant sum suckers.
i retract my abuse
23 saxonfenken // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:55 PM
beefman13
We were in a mess when Ashley bought the club as well. With huge debts, he cleared them.
and I agree about the football last season and beginning of this. I have many saved matches from last year and apart form about three games we were not very convincing. I also have five of the last six games and at last we are playing like the top teams. I also believe we will get better as the season goes on.
I am looking forward to next season with real hope for the first time in many years.
24 dembademba // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:59 PM
It’s funny to have a go at the scouse c#&%$ but bein serious I know a few n they love their football passionately, its ingrained in them as it is in us. they were very successful, if we had that level of success we wouldn’t shut up about it, u just got to accept that you’re never gonna have it all your way and most of them do but u do get retarded scousers who ate idiots n believe they belong at the top and nowhere else. You reap what you sew. Do the right things n you’l be rewarded. Ashleys starting to do the right things. If Liverpool stick by Rodgers that too would prob be the right thing n they’l get better.
The uneven distribution of wealth is annoying as hell tho, ffp to kick in soon please!
25 Tsunki // Feb 27, 2013 at 6:59 PM
I agree I am not even (dont hurt me) that worried about EL as I know we wont win it, and this season we are fairly safe, its NEXT season I am looking forward to. Providing the hawks dont descend for our decent players I think pre-season will make fr interesting following.
26 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Manxpie
If your reading this ..that mate of mine on the island is
Colin Ballely Searl…He works at what I thought to be the Uni, but possibly College on the island ? I think he is now a professor .. And teaches, amongst other things, Electronic’s.
He has a full A- class radio Licence ..Like meself.. He is a great Bloke. I Can never spell his middle name !
BTW ..How are the Sheep doing ?
27 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 7:07 PM
Mactoon ..Yes RIP to Liverpool fans that were lost ..It all went bad at Heysel too..It just seems strange to me that they share none of the blame..and refuse to . Sympathies with the Lost one’s . and their Families. however dont want to get too profound so will tell a story in favour of pool fans next..
28 Boban Ohio // Feb 27, 2013 at 7:11 PM
Hey all. I have spent hours upon hours on this blog so decided to finally contribute! My first post is about the beast Sissoko. Six games played: three goals scored, three assists ( including winning the penalty against Metalist – should have had an assist in the home game with Metalist too), cost two million pounds. Says it all!!!
29 Mister Tuff // Feb 27, 2013 at 7:24 PM
Getting back to the fixtures for this weekend I think our away game on Saturday at Swansea is probably the trickiest to call. The other relevant fixtures at the bottom end on Saturday are :-
Everton v Reading
Soton v QPR
Wigan v Liverpool
and on Monday:-
Villa v Man City.
I cannot see Reading, QPR, Wigan or Villa getting any points over the weekend. Hopefully if we play well, bearing in mind all the internationals we have, we could get something out of the game and draw further away from the likely relegation candidates.
Slightly different point re Jonas -somebody posted the other day about how stop/start our game is with all the free kicks -then the attack breaks down thus allowing the opposition to get/back organise.
This is an true aspect of his play -Jonas is probably the best in the league for shielding the ball against an opposition player -knows the art of getting his body in between the ball and the opponent and usually draws a foul. If this aspect of play was during a period when the opposition were coming forward all well and good – but when we are on the attack it does normally stop the game/our momentum -and bearing in mind our poor returns from dead ball situations -gives the opposition the ball back again.
30 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 7:27 PM
Following Newcastle in the 70′s was an adventure …Say a midweek game at White heart lane or Highbury ..We always thumbed lifts back then ..up and down the old A1…We would have no sleep for 2 days ..getting back for work after travelling through the night …rare times we would get a lift on one of the coaches going back home ..but more often than not we would be thumbing lifts up the motorway..I love that old A1 ! One Particular night coming back from a Newcastle Spurs game about midnight we were at the Watford Gap hotel ..Birmingham City pulled up in their coach, out stepped Bert Head (Gaffa)..Trevor Francis etc ..First division just like us …They looked wrecked ..I was Talking to Bert and He asked us how our lot got on …Trevor and the lads just Bu***ed off and ignored us, but the manager Chatted ..Then a few Liverpool coaches full of Scousers pulled in ..Dozens of Skinheads piling off…Docs on , full regalia ..Seeing we were Mags they got chatting ..Sat with them in the Cafe.. Now if you know Scousers they dont pay for something if it can be got for free ..After telling them we were skint and starving they cleaned the Front of the kitchen out ,,and were stuffing pies in our pockets ..making certain we would not go hungry ..They would do anything to help you and were always our best mates going and coming back from away games..
I travelled in the back of a closed van with about 12 of them one night … Spanky and me ..
.RIP Spanky…..Playing cards, sharing tabs ..Great memories, the Scousers really looked after us. Happy daze.
31 Big Pappa Cissé // Feb 27, 2013 at 7:28 PM
Should be a good game between Bayern and Dortmund if anyone has ESPN. Love me a bit of German footy like
32 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 7:32 PM
Beefman,
You’ve got more faces than Worzel Gummidge !
33 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 7:47 PM
Beefman,
What do you mean if he had of pulled the plug, if he had somebody would have bought us for a song and who knows what may have happened, as it turns out I’m starting to think that the club is being run right only for the fact that the players seem to be happy even though I’m stilled puzzled as to why having a boss like Dirk Dastardly, I’m not going to start singing Ashleys praises as he badly badly let us down last summer allowing Spurs to advance three seasons on us to name one f#€ k up and I’m still not convinced about people citing ambition for his 11M spend (net) or whether it was a 7/1 gamble on the reported 70M windfall next season, not bad odds considering he knocked back investing 11M on the 4/1 CL money.
34 check the toastie // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:09 PM
Think the club is currently ran as well as its ever been as a safe business model, however Ashleys ambition and dreams dont meet those of Sir John or the Late Jack Walker, however times have changed, Ashley cannot compete with the megamillionaires and is setting the club up for the near future in a super way.
My only gripe is that he wont invest in a real top manager, once we have one of those in charge then the current squad and squads that develop over the next few years will compete at the top level and play attractive football that we could have of dreamed of under Fat Fred.
If only Sir Bobby wanted to come home now, wow we would be right up there with the Mancs for me, what he did with that first team squad was a miracle. Front six of Robert, Dyer, Speed, Solano, Bellemy and Shearer, we will score more than you attitude, and gave his players belief. Pardew puts a straightjacket on most.
35 Ian Toon // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:16 PM
JFA- To quote Llambias who was quoting Elvis
Costello ” Clowntime is over”.
Mr Tuff- Ditto.
36 danishmag // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:17 PM
hey..
any news on Tim Krul?
How long is he out?
37 toonLYF // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:30 PM
Gameiro playing for PSG against Marseille. Would still love to see him here in a loan deal or something, if possible of course. Beckham playing also.
http://www.viplivesports.eu/football/139458/3/coupe-de-france:-paris-saint-germain-vs-olympique-marseille-live-stream-online.html
38 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:34 PM
Ian Toon,
Why do you think this Pushy Pardew keeps bigging you up randomly out of the blue,
To quote Virgil,
“A fault is fostered by concealment”
39 toonincheek // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Rangers to be an opportunity for some of our younsters to harden up?
40 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Check,
Do you think its just a coincidence that since the new players were brought in we have played six, won four drew one lost one, coming from behind twice for the first time since Pards got here, our first away win of the season and scoring four for the first time or should we have been doing that all season sitting in third with our tired injury ravaged and disillusioned squad.
41 beefman13 // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Jail, wurzel pulled a few faces but he only had the one!!!!
Sop you know for sure someone wouold have boughgt us????
Maybe the same sort as bought pompey and leeds and sheff wed, maybe we could have streve gibson? boro are rolling in the cash arnt they.
Havnt got a p[ot to piss in any of them, maybe leeds in a year couple ofd years but they have been lomg gone down and past the coca cola, just as pompey will be and sheff wed are.
At least just beacuse i support the owner it does not mean i have to support his manager, at this moment in time AP gets on my nerves, if he gets his finger out and changes his daft team formations and certain players then i will welcome that no problem.
You just have a hatred of MA and will still not give the bloke any credit, people like you would rather have the toon fail than him succeed i have mates like that myself, although they wont admit it, just like you wont.
As i have said Pardew got credit last season of me, this season he has bugged the hell out of me, if i aint happy with something they will know about it and that includes the owner, but i know he will always try to grow any investment, so that can only be good for us.
42 Mister Tuff // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:49 PM
Ian Toon evening -seeing were throwing a few quotes around. I am reminded by a quote from the famous Spanish Jesuit priest called Baltasar Gracian. :-
“A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.”
43 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:52 PM
Beefman…Got to jump in there as I actually believe JFA would love nothing more than for Ashley to prove him wrong. I think he just doubts his real motives and that any good he does is for eventual financial gain, which to some extent will be true, Ashley isn’t a charity worker.
For me, the club being successful and Ashley making money from it go hand in hand, but I suppose there could be a limit to the success and still reap eventual financial gain. In fact, your thoughts on Pardew would tie in with that quite nicely.
Haven’t you been asking why Ashley wont spend some money on getting in a decent manager? If he was just after success wouldn’t he do just that?
Personally I quite like Pardew, just throwing out some ideas.
44 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:55 PM
And on the Ian witch hunt…Lets say that Ian did make up Pushy Pardew to back his opinions up. At worst it would be a tad sad that he felt the need to do so, but it doesn’t really take away from his viewpoint on all things NUFC. He’s giving his opinions, like everyone else, those are not lies, are they?
45 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:57 PM
Beefman,
You obviously don’t know your onions as Worzel had a variety of different heads each having a different face thus giving him multiple personalities beefman, as for continually liking us with Leeds etc there is a fundamental difference in that we don’t have dilapated clapped out stadiums and can rely on 52K turning up week in week out, I cant say for sure that somebody would have bought us as you can’t claim as fact that we would have went into freefall and as for claiming I would rather see us fail then you don’t know how wrong you are.
46 check the toastie // Feb 27, 2013 at 8:58 PM
Beefman – thats the diference between you and me, i thought we played shit most of last year as well, can count on one hand were we clearly looked the better team. We have won games since our new super signings have come in but again, have yet to see us seriously outplay anybody.
Jesus Boro are even giving Chelsea a game, the way we went on after beating them it was if we had won the league, we did outplay them mind, best we have played for years actually.
Maybe i will start to think Pardew can take us forward once we go away from home and outplay teams such as Wigan or Spurs, for all Rodgers gets pelters his team have outplayed Spurs, Arsenal, Man City and have been unfortunate to walk away without wins, cant really say the same about us.
Just not convinced by Parsnip, hope he proves me wrong, such a negative tw#t though.
47 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:00 PM
Check…You mentioned both Pardew and yourself in that last line, who are you referring to as the negative tw@?
Yours jokingly
Ibizatoon
48 Ian Toon // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:01 PM
Ibiza- I didn’t even have an imaginary friend as a kid. I thought Pushy was more in praise of you than me! But thanks.
49 Mister Tuff // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:02 PM
My god things are getting worse -we need to call in the Witch Finder General.
50 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:07 PM
Ian….Did you not? I found my imaginary friend to be the most insightful and agreeable of people
Don’t let it bother you, not that I believe it does.
Mister…Do you have his number or do we shine some form of signal in the sky in the shape of a broomstick or cauldron?
51 beefman13 // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:13 PM
Jail, leeds have a massive fan base and would fill out Elland Road no problem if succesful, to be honest with the massive amounts of money poured in to the premiership, season ticket sales are not going to make a big difference to the vast majority of clubs, pompey could generate some serious noise and they did not have half our capacity.
Check, dont get me wrong we punched well above our weight last season, and hung on for dear life in a lot of games for sure, the MA haters always bring up the fact how lucky we were last season , i watched many a game when i thought we should have been stuffed, AP`s tactics of holding back and retreating on a lead worked in all fairness last season, he has tried it this season as well on many occasions and very lately it has worked but it is god awful imo whwn i see the defensive midfielders coming on to do it when we have players on the bench who could further push us forward in games, im not talking all out attack but controlled possesion nulifying opponents with movement and the ability to get past players, i dont want to be sitting on the edge of my seat for 30 plus mins just to protect a lead, especially at home, its Russian Roulette, it can work but it can backfire as it did on various occasions last season and we got a serious smacked arse, we have a better calibre player now in our squad we just do not have to do it.
52 Mister Tuff // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:15 PM
Ibiza -might have trouble making contact -the last one I knew about operated about 400 years ago so he probably hasn’t got a mobile. I can try someone else in my guise as Reverend Tuff.
Brother Ian -oh lost sheep of the blog -repent -wash away thy sins by bathing in the Jordan (Mmm might have a problem there -The Tyne will do as its a bit nearer) and we can all be friends again.
Hallelujah.
Amen.
53 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:19 PM
Rev….So many professions lost due to not keeping up with the times. Sad state of affairs really.
54 beefman13 // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:23 PM
Ibiza, there are many fans who hate MA to the extent of praying he falls flat on his face which would be folowed by NUFC doing the same thing if it happened, i personally have a very close mate who would be on the phone to me for ages telling us how crap we were in the first half of the season, i actually agreed on most what he said about team performances, Pardews tactics players played etc.
Now we are doing better he dosnt ring me after the games, he dosnt want his opinion defeated to the point were even if it meant NUFC failing as long as he was right he would be happy, i think there will be many many fans like him.
We all love to be right in our opinions, but it is so small minded if that opinion means the difference between our beloved club succeeding and failing just to prove a point, christ, world war one was about opinions that did not match and would not give.
55 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:26 PM
Beefman,
We can go round and round here, I think you will find it is those who are on Pardews back who quote how lucky we were last season.
56 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:33 PM
Beefman…Well danced around
I think the type of fan you are referring to is your catchy type and not your JFAs of the blog. I reference catchy not because he dislikes Ashley ( I think he is actually pro Ashley), but in that he has hoped we do badly so that it would end Pardews reign, but as you say, that would be at the detriment of our club, which he supposedly loves….hmmm.
Of course we’d all like our opinions to be right, but I would say it’s near impossible to be right all the time (I personally don’t know about this, it’s something i’ve been told…of course), but I completely agree with what you’re saying. At the end of the day I don’t care who was right or who was wrong, I just want our club to do well. As it turns out I think there are many great improvements on previous years and whilst Pardew still has some way to go, I know things could be a lot worse, so I am happy to bide my time and see how he performs in the future.
57 ONLINE GUY // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:36 PM
Axe ? Chelsea defender ..playing agin Boro right now ..got to be Ruud Gullit’s love child ?
58 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:37 PM
Right then, far too serious on here tonight. I hope everyone has a pleasant evening.
Until next time.
59 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:40 PM
Beefman,
World war bleedin one was about alliances ,greed and power not on the opinion that it was better to eat boiled eggs from the top orbottom.
60 Mister Tuff // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:41 PM
Differing opinions is the fuel that drives football blogs, the sports pages of newspapers, punditry etc etc. If we all thought the same there wouldn’t be much to discuss. A lot on the blog will probably agree on most things with only a minority of issues where there is disagreement We all have ideas/opinions about players/managers/ owners/tactics being good or bad. That is how it should be. Granted within the mix are some lets say exotic posters who we all know. However I think it is wrong to call into question whether a poster is a proper fan because his opinion differs from someone else’s.
61 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:45 PM
Mister tuff,
A good example today was I didn’t agree with WW… over Demba Ba playing central this season, we didnt call each other morons or thick just respected each others opinion.
62 beefman13 // Feb 27, 2013 at 9:51 PM
Jail, yes you are right about the alliances, but the nations leaders would not change theirs, or give or take, causing the deaths of millions upon millions of people, all to prove a point. they just would not give and take.
Bloody hell Ibiza, i thought you were the gene kelly of the skirting around the issue ie have a pop at someone then tell the at the end of the post but i can see were you are coming from ha ha.
63 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:02 PM
Ok beefman, if you can call wanting all of Europe and its colonies an opinion you are right.
64 beefman13 // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:02 PM
I think it was a Croatian who assasinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, and as the Austrians and Germans were in allegeance with each other, and we were with the Croatians and other opposite sides to the alleageance with Germany And Austria, it all kicked off to put it mildly, i think they wanted to execute the Croatian, but he was in a country that was in a different allegeance and would not hand him over, Germany then invaded some country and we gave them ex amount of time to withdraw, which of course they did not, so we declared war on them as usual, and then as usual kicked there kraut butts!
65 Jail for Ashley // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:08 PM
He was a Serb.
66 G // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:28 PM
ONLINE GUY@57. Good shout
67 G // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:30 PM
beefman13@64. I think you will find that World War 1 started because some bloke called Archie Dukes shot an Ostrich.
68 beefman13 // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:31 PM
I agree with you Jail,(FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING) I WAS GOING TO PUT SERB OR CROATIAN , BELIEVE ME IF YOU WILL, goodnight.
69 yo-yo // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:37 PM
ONLINE @ 30
nostalgia ain’t what it used to be
70 Earl // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:43 PM
Pretty off topic, but have you guys seen Rafa Benitez’s Press conference? he’s going akaboos with Chelsea fans on Sky Sports News. Its great TV! Honestly I think they bloody deserve it! The bloke never had a chance from the day he got the job!
71 G // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:49 PM
Wouldn’t worry about going off topic Earl, don’t think anybody has referred to the subject matter since the posts entered double figures. Rafa’s interview is pretty spectacular like. Should make Mediawatch on f365 pretty good reading tomorrow lunchtime.
72 achtoon // Feb 27, 2013 at 10:52 PM
Where is this shit about coming back from being behind as being a good thing come from year. The reason its taken two years to happen is because last season we spent most of the time in front and we had a great defensive record. This season weve generally been shit. Coming from behind just means youve got a crap defense
73 Earl // Feb 27, 2013 at 11:03 PM
ahhh man its gunna be on SkySports all day Tomorrow. The best thing about it is Chelsea play West Brom at the weekend, I can’t imagine what the reception he will get from the fans, thats if he even stays in charge that long. I fear another Steve Kean fiasco on the horizon, if they can even go that low! I thought he was correct on what he said like. the fans have been awful towards since he arrived.
74 Earl // Feb 27, 2013 at 11:04 PM
* meant to say they play West Brom at home
75 ~ Phoenix Warrior Perch~ // Feb 28, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Rafa’s Interview for those that missed it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6hhO-i4qVQA
76 RonVanDam // Feb 28, 2013 at 12:17 AM
Im also going off topic. If L’fool are offering AC plus 20m for Ben Arfa, theoretically Arfa is worth 55m
77 Toon Tang // Feb 28, 2013 at 1:00 AM
if benitez had been alot slyer about things and kept his head down he could have had had alot of fun with his position as manager and left the place in a right state for the next in line.
i woulda done everything in my power to piss off the chelsea fans more and more and more until it were time to leave
78 Toon Tang // Feb 28, 2013 at 1:03 AM
he coulda played the reverse crimbo tree formation or told the team to shut up shop whilst still at 0-0 during a home game against weak oposition.
or worn a liverpool shirt on matchday
79 Kc-Toon // Feb 28, 2013 at 1:43 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydF8_mNzMdc
Almost forgot how good Benny can be on his day, Imagine Cabaye releasing the play, Ben arfa, Sissoko and gouffran hitting swansea on a counterattack, and cisse tapping the ball into the back of the net. I just hope hes fit enough for a starting place
80 nightfa11 // Feb 28, 2013 at 2:36 AM
to give a comment on this cabaye hba transfer talk..
i think it would be stupid for them to leave..if they go to man utd, real, etc..they would be just one of hundred players who won the league or cl with those clubs, while here..lets face it..we’re close to having a team that could fight for titles..so..while here theyd have a unique status..IF we win sth that is..which nufc is capable off..with a tweek or 2…this is how u write history..& not getting lost among hundreds of players who won cl with real or milan or..
81 Sydney Toon // Feb 28, 2013 at 4:25 AM
KC-Toon
I think all supporters will be drooling over that possibility!
I really doubt Cabaye and HBA would leave for Liverpool. I think if Man Utd or Arsenal came calling then we may have a fight on our hands. If I was Pardew, I would tell Cabaye he has the captaincy when Colo moves on. To keep HBA, Ash-Lam will need to bring in some more squad personnel, and perhaps give HBA a bumper contract. But if PSG, Barca, Bayern or Real came calling then both would need to consider how much game time they would get.
On this article, I appreciate the fact that Ashley is very savvy with his own money, gives me confidence that Newcastle will spend within their means but also may be able to compete with maybe an Arsenal and Tottenham. Over the past 2 seasons, they have not spent more than $15m for a player and remain extremely competetive for a top 4. Remember when Montpellier quoted $30m but sold Giroud to Arsenal for only $12m, only $3m more than Cisse – both quality attackers.
82 Sydney Toon // Feb 28, 2013 at 4:32 AM
On Benitez, his frustration really took over, I mean obviously the fans have gotten to him which will result in them protesting even more. A friend of mine here in Sydney is a mad CFC fan and he hates Benitez. It is disgusting behaviour IMO for a supporter to hate a Manager brought in to fix a problem. Who else would Abramovich choose to ruffle the feathers of the heavyweights (Terry, Cole, Lampard) there, none more obvious than Benitez. Will be interesting if he gets them the FA Cup and 2nd place in EPL, what will Abramovich do then??? Only likely replacements are Mourinho, Klopp and Pellegrini and all are settled att heir clubs, with Mourinho only safe if he wins ECL.
83 ~ Phoenix Warrior Perch~ // Feb 28, 2013 at 5:00 AM
@Ronvandam.
Carroll was never worth 35million. He was worth anywhere between 10-20mill when with us… and I’m being generous here.
Just because Liverpool were a right bunch of idi0ts as per suual, and paid WAY over the odds for him, does not mean he is valued that much. If Carroll was worth 35mill, Rooney is worth close to 100, Ameobi should be 10mill minimum, etc etc.
20mill + Carroll for Ben arfa is nowhere near worth the value of Ben Arfa. Perhaps 30mill + Sterling – the stupid extra 5-10mill for a young english player, is closer to the value of Ben Arfa.
No point accepting a low offer of 20mill + a (currently) shite, overrated, money grabbing, giant waste of space.
84 Assam Toon // Feb 28, 2013 at 5:40 AM
now liverpool wants HBA for 20 mill? Several stories on the net, one of them says HBA may be open to a move to merseyside. Ashley isnt selling the purples at any cost , is he?
85 raj of hailsley // Feb 28, 2013 at 6:58 AM
Good mornings,
My first times on blog, I am hoping ben arfa is not being sold.
86 raj of hailsley // Feb 28, 2013 at 7:04 AM
I have been checking many sites and I am not finding news of 20 millions And Andy Carroll, a player I am liking very much.
87 Tsunki // Feb 28, 2013 at 7:50 AM
I think there may be a bit of overestimation of HBA’s worth. Yes he is good but he also hasn’t played too many games through injury and I don’t mean the broken leg. He also goes missing from time to time. He’s in an awkward place between brilliance and high risk, and I think like Ba he needs a decent run of time and form for clubs to shove big money on him, and big money is all Ashley will accept.
88 cyprus // Feb 28, 2013 at 7:53 AM
Somehow, we must keep players like HBA. If he’s to leave, then only for mega money and abroad! Put that in his contract, together with a bumper raise!
On Mike, ‘loaning’ NUFC over 100 mil. is a big deal, which none of us could or would match (would you give, say, a tenth of your holdings to the club? Don’t answer), so a big thanks is deserved. Also, belatedly, thanks for the January investment. Even JFA’s comments these days sound like ‘scraping the bottom of the barrel’ and that he doesn’t mean it anyway
89 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 7:56 AM
Tsunki….So basically it’s in our interest for him to get occasionally injured to prevent him being sold….
This mornings debate is whether Tsunki is a madman or genius..or perhaps a mad genius.
90 Tsunki // Feb 28, 2013 at 7:59 AM
Running out of Ashley insults at exactly the same time as Mike drops a huge PR clanger is too good for Jail.
91 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Cyprus…Should we be supportive of Ashley due to the amount of money he has put in the club, well yes, but not just on the back of that alone. It is an investment and it’s where he will take that investment that I will applaud and back him for mainly.
As to whether fans would give up 10% of their holdings for the club, I would hazard a guess that after season tickets, travel, merchandise, etc many of them do exactly that…but I get your point.
92 Tsunki // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:07 AM
Rebooting……rebooting…Welcome!
Stow it, Ibiza. Aahh nope try again. Bolt it down Ibiza. Aaahhh no that doesn’t work either. Lock it u… Dammit no no no!
Belfast! BELFASTTTTTT!
93 Jail for Ashley // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:08 AM
Tsunki Tsunki, do you really think that would happen
94 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:13 AM
Oh no, I best be off before Belfast comes to tell me off
95 Tsunki // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:14 AM
No jail I don’t.
96 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:15 AM
Just seen that Benitez interview. Is he really saying he didn’t know he was signing as interim manager? Didn’t the whole world know that before he had even signed? Aren’t all Chelsea managers interim anyway?
97 Pardews Parsnip Bonce // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:16 AM
@ibiza i vote madman. kets is the blog genius, your the blog clown, ts is the blog shaolin monk, jfa is the blog instigator, Ian is the blog schizophreniac (sorry couldn’t resist), wwycd is the blog king and beattie is the blog queen
98 raj of hailsley // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:17 AM
Good mornings,
First time i am posting on here i am very sad that maybe the amazing Ben arfa could be not staying at nufc.
99 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:18 AM
Can I not be the blogs janitor instead, the pressure of blog clown seems an overwhelming task?
100 Pardews Parsnip Bonce // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:18 AM
@ibiza are you saying benitez is interimming?
101 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:19 AM
PPB…I wasn’t, but that could perhaps be a better morning topic…
102 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:21 AM
It would go someway to explaining why all the Chelsea players are feeling the strain of this season…such a busy schedule…
103 Jail for Ashley // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:27 AM
Trying to get over that this season would have been a great opportunity to pip Chelsea to fourth or even Spurs to third but like the death of a loved one I have to move on.
104 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:31 AM
Jail…Its more like a loved one was in a nasty accident and was hospitalised for a year, NUFC lives on.
So, has there been any news on Kruls injury? Wasn’t he seeing a specialist on Monday?
105 G // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:51 AM
Ibiza, rumour had it that Krul is KO’d for the season, but it’s a rumour being started by the WUMS with no foundation whatsoever. Reckon he will be out for 4/5 weeks like.
106 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:53 AM
G….Bit odd that there’s nothing from the club. Actually, what am I saying, the club hardly ever tells us anything
No surprise the WUMs are jumping all over it. Time will tell then.
Noticed on physio room that wor Cabs is ill and expected back the 2nd March (apparently the same date as Colo with his back injury). Hope he doesn’t miss the Swansea game as he’ll be a vital part of us getting a result imo.
107 raj of hailsley // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:55 AM
I am searching many websites and i am not finding the news of a swapping of Andy Carroll for the amazing Ben arfa
108 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:57 AM
Raj….I wouldn’t search too much. It’s a story that has been doing the rounds since the day after AC left for Liverpool.
109 G // Feb 28, 2013 at 8:59 AM
The only real interest in Liverpool I have, is waiting for the inevitable press conference / interview with Steven Gerald anouncing to the world that next year might be their year. Always makes me laugh that one.
110 Jail for Ashley // Feb 28, 2013 at 9:01 AM
A thousand thank you for the reply ibiza, I am a long life reader on this blog and you are a very fantastic poster.
111 Jail for Ashley // Feb 28, 2013 at 9:01 AM
Doh
112 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Jail…??? I sense major sarcasm but i’m not really sure why.
113 Jail for Ashley // Feb 28, 2013 at 9:17 AM
Ibiza keep stchum all will be revealed
114 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Feb 28, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Jail…I’ll do my best, but me keeping schtum will be difficult. I wait with baited breath.
115 moonraker // Feb 28, 2013 at 10:52 AM
Online Guy @ 30
Was interested in your references to following the Toon in the 70′s as I did similar although living down south at the time.
The only point that made me wonder though, was your reference to Bert Head as manager of Birmingham! Are you sure it was Bert Head you were talking to as I know Head was at one time manager at Swindon in the sixties and developed an excellent youth policy that brought through some very good players including Mike Summerbee and Don Rogers.
However, to my knowledge he was never manager at Brum and left Swindon to go to Crystal Palace then Bath City!
Be interested in your comment as I met Bert once or twice
116 Owldman // Feb 28, 2013 at 4:57 PM
Veto Like you I love to see STJ extended but cant see it happening for2 reasons first there a restriction on the height we could go on the the popular side because the terrace behind St James Street are listed buildings that only leaves the Gallowgate End & that would be very difficult only other option would be a new ground & that wont happen because at this time it is not financially feaseable
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