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When we heard of the naming rights deal that Wonga was rumored to have made with Newcastle earlier this week, we thought – oh no – Wonga Stadium, Wonga Park, Wonga Arena or Wonga Dome – they all sound absolutely awful. Wonga signs now all over the training ground

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News today that Newcastle are looking at the possibility of spending pre-season  in Brazil next summer, which will be the site of the FIFA World Cup in 2014.

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We had mentioned that Wonga is not a global company, and when Mike Ashley came on board five years ago he had said he wanted to build Newcastle United into a well known global brand, so in that context Wonga wasn’t a good choice, although the pay-day loan company are starting to expand into South [...]

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Derek Llambias admits that Mike Ashley and his cohorts at Newcastle started their tenure off poorly, and we have to agree with that, as they made almost every mistake in the book, and after two years had Newcastle relegated in May, 2009, after Alan Shearer had come in but couldn’t save his hometown club from the drop. [...]

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We must say we were a bit disappointed that the deal Newcastle have made with Wonga is only for £8M a year, and that’s for both the shirts and the Stadium naming rights, and compared to other clubs, it’s not good.

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Derek LLambias was forced to defend his decision to sign a sponsorship deal with Wonga, the pay-day loan company, and Derek says the club did background research into the company, and found nothing wrong with the way they do business. Alan Pardew and Derek LLambias at news conference yesterday

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After the deal was announced yesterday, Derek Llambias talked about the last two weeks being massive for the club, because not only did we sign Alan Pardew and the coaching staff to improved eight year deals, but the Wonga deal is the biggest deal Newcastle have done since Mike Ashley bought the club back in [...]

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The news that Wonga will invest in the community and give at least £1.5M to the Newcastle Youth Academy was well received by manager Alan Pardew, and of course bringing youngsters through at the club is a very important part of the overall strategy at Newcastle United these days. Shane Ferguson – has looked very [...]

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