It’s not the first time under the ownership of Mike Ashley that there is a complete vacuum of information about what’s exactly going on at the club.
Ashley has never been a good communicator and he’s proving that again by not talking about where we are with Rafa’s contract – for one thing.
That was Newcastle’s stated number one priority after the season ended on May 12th – to get Rafa signed to a new deal.
It’s June 1st in a couple of days and still nothing from the club.
No communications at all on any progress, coming out of the club.
And the Bin Zayed Group have issued two statements to fans and others this week on the status of their attempted takeover of Newcastle United.
It seems as though it is well along in terms of being completed.
And still nothing from Newcastle.
Mike Ashley – an owner who does not communicate – so nobody knows what’s going on
Surely Ashley is on his way out – any attempt to scuttle the deal with Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed al-Nahyan now – will show once and for all he has no intention of selling the club – whatever he says.
He simply cannot be trusted, which is one reason Mike Ashley should never have owned a football club – especially Newcastle United.
Here are what fans are saying about the situation and they are desperate for real hard news on what exactly is going on at Newcastle.
Getting tendinitis in my thumb from hitting refresh button on twitter waiting on updates. Howay #nufc need some news or I’m putting a comp. claim in man.
— Gary (@Gazza_1892) May 30, 2019
I can agree with Rondon situation, but if Rafa doesn’t sign then there will be hell on, there’s no advantage for #nufc, and if Rafa wasn’t happy we would know by now!
— toonutter (@Toon871) May 30, 2019
So THE plane with no flight info, which may or may not be owned by the sheikh has just landed at Stanstead…. its onnnnnn #NUFCTAKEOVER #NUFC
— Andy Lisle (@andy7lisle) May 30, 2019
There will be no Takeover, I repeat, no TAKEOVER!!!
Long live Mike Ashley, Lee Charnley for PM. #NUFC
— Himanshu Dhingra (@HD_07) May 30, 2019
It’s clear to me the only thing preventing the take over will be Ashley. I believe the purchasers versions of events, so now it’s up to him to get this done. Let’s hope it’s good news #nufc #NUFCTakeover
— Bobby Norris (@wonderbonzi) May 30, 2019
I bet the person running @NUFC social media accounts hates his job. The constant backlash of MA’s nonsense. #nufc #nufctakeover
— Toon Talk (@ToonTalk6) May 30, 2019
I think it’s a reflection of how Ashley views the football club.
I get why they can’t disclose information but some kind of acknowledgement that they are speaking with Benitez would at least give us an idea of what their objectives are. But no, he doesn’t care. #nufc— NUFC Away (@NUFC_1987) May 30, 2019
Fella at work (70 years old, toon through and through) has just tapped me on the shoulder and shouted…
A SAID, BOOM BOOM, SHEIKH SHEIKH, THE TOON!
It’s happening! ? #nufc #NUFCTakeover
— Carl Lewis ????????? (@Chicka1984) May 30, 2019
Patience needed. The lack of info from our beloved dictator is deafening. Hes on his way oot of #nufc#Inshallah
— Hotdogsausageinaburgerbun (@Hotdogsausagei1) May 30, 2019
I know this probably means nothing but just drove over Tyne Bridge 15mins ago and all the flood lights in the ground were on. Something going on at the ground??? #NUFC #TakeOver
— Kev Mc (@KevMc86) May 30, 2019
Apparently we’ll have £720billion in the transfer pot this year #nufc
— Watsee (@watsee) May 30, 2019
#nufc ? pic.twitter.com/7ZCF9ms0rj
— Hotdogsausageinaburgerbun (@Hotdogsausagei1) May 30, 2019
222 comments so far
Tsunki
May 30, 2019 at 6:02 PM
Comment #41Give it a miss for once, Munster.
MickyZee
May 30, 2019 at 6:04 PM
Comment #42dig-n-dig22
Could well be the case, I hope Rafa does get kept on, I think he deserves it, granted some of the football and tactics were dire to watch but it was a necessity to survive, I actually believe that these years of roughing it us could have made him a better manager, so I would like to see what he could do for us with better quality players, but I just have this awful, nagging doubt that the BZG don’t see it that way.
Asi Fish
May 30, 2019 at 6:04 PM
Comment #43Board up the fire place, draw a line on the floor and roll MA over it!
I really do hope that the deal gets done DubaiMicky – thanks for all the info of late by the way 🙂
Toon44
May 30, 2019 at 6:05 PM
Comment #44Nothings going to happen you bunch of morons.
Jib
May 30, 2019 at 6:06 PM
Comment #45Nothing’s
MickyZee
May 30, 2019 at 6:09 PM
Comment #46DubaiMicky
Wow, just a question mate !
cheick n bake
May 30, 2019 at 6:09 PM
Comment #47Hibbit .. just a concern, I hope I’m wrong
Dubai .. I live in Kuwait .. not a lot of toon supporters here .. we are probably 10
Shadow_Shearer
May 30, 2019 at 6:15 PM
Comment #48I would love it if we got sold, I would love it if we got sold!!!!
But I’m not going to hold my breath for this deal. Hopefully I’m wrong but I don’t see it happen.
I would rather everybody say we told you so, rather than me saying it to everybody else!
Toon44
May 30, 2019 at 6:16 PM
Comment #49Nothing’s going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, next year not even next century.
Zele
May 30, 2019 at 6:17 PM
Comment #50There is something very familiar with this latest ‘bid’ when compared to previous ‘bids’.
They follow a similar (same) pattern whereby the bidder would announce to the public that they have successfully gone through all the processes. Except the owner has remained silent, possibly as per the joint NDA.
The Chronic is now casting doubts about this latest ‘bid’ based on normal business practices especially from previous football takeovers where silence is maintained by all parties until a joint announcement is made.
Toon44
May 30, 2019 at 6:17 PM
Comment #51Stick to playing fifa 19.
Toon44
May 30, 2019 at 6:18 PM
Comment #52May as stick with Ashley.
GeordieTwo
May 30, 2019 at 6:18 PM
Comment #53We seem to have a new naysayer with great predictive powers extending into next century. Amazing. What stocks should I buy Toon44?
Optimistic Oryx
May 30, 2019 at 6:19 PM
Comment #54Toon 44
Nothing for a century, Ashley’s stubborn but that’s pushing it
Toon44
May 30, 2019 at 6:19 PM
Comment #55Told you so.
oldarse
May 30, 2019 at 6:20 PM
Comment #56Enjoy
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-takeover-manchester-united-city-16354888
Munster Mag
May 30, 2019 at 6:20 PM
Comment #57Tsunki I wish 22 wud give it a miss. After 1000 messages saying pretty much the same thing, I think we get his point. Hopefully he is going to be proved hugely incorrect very soon.
Toon44
May 30, 2019 at 6:21 PM
Comment #58GeordieTwo
How about oxo cubes.
dig-n-dig22
May 30, 2019 at 6:21 PM
Comment #59Toon44
Are you toon22s double?
gillmag
May 30, 2019 at 6:22 PM
Comment #60Sounds like another mackem in Toon44…you “live in desperate times”
Munster Mag
May 30, 2019 at 6:22 PM
Comment #61Oh great his older bedroom dwelling brother has appeared. Marvellous.
yogz69
May 30, 2019 at 6:23 PM
Comment #62It’s toon22s dad
NY Mag
May 30, 2019 at 6:25 PM
Comment #63It’s welshie – you can spot it a mile off
GeordieTwo
May 30, 2019 at 6:29 PM
Comment #64Very clever dig-n-dig.
yogz69
May 30, 2019 at 6:32 PM
Comment #65Trying to reconcile after running out on him when he was just a little tadpole
GeordieTwo
May 30, 2019 at 6:32 PM
Comment #66We have a net spend of 3.54 M over the last 3 years? That much? What was Ashley thinking???
Mindshaft
May 30, 2019 at 6:33 PM
Comment #67I think people’s only worry about this bid is that it doesn’t go through for whatever reason
Failing the fit and proper test ( would be a f’in first but would be our luck )
Ashley pulling out to torment us more
Arabs pulling out once they realise we’re not in London ?
Mindshaft
May 30, 2019 at 6:33 PM
Comment #68That was meant to be a smiley face
GeordieTwo
May 30, 2019 at 6:34 PM
Comment #69Already have the oxo cube stocks tied up. I’m thinking of going into alternate username futures now…..
Mindshaft
May 30, 2019 at 6:35 PM
Comment #70Toon44 – enjoy another season in league one
GeordieTwo
May 30, 2019 at 6:35 PM
Comment #71Otherwise a very optimistic article oldarse. Thank you.
GeordieTwo
May 30, 2019 at 6:37 PM
Comment #72I expect we’ll hear from Toon66 anytime now…
GeordieTwo
May 30, 2019 at 6:39 PM
Comment #73Nothing says serious intent better than a new 50M pound striker.
lesh
May 30, 2019 at 6:45 PM
Comment #74Optimistic
Another supposed anecdote this time from Dr Johnson who on his travels of England, described Gateshead as the dirty back lane that leads to Newcastle.
However, Gateshead has really shown itself to be ambitious over recent years. We’ll done to Newcastle’s next door neighbour.
Jib
May 30, 2019 at 6:47 PM
Comment #75Geordie 2
If you don’t have a pound symbol on your Canadian kb
You can borrow this one
£
Optimistic Oryx
May 30, 2019 at 6:51 PM
Comment #76Jib
He may mean a fat bloke
Optimistic Oryx
May 30, 2019 at 6:53 PM
Comment #77Lesh
I prefer the Nazi Gerbal quote
GeordieTwo
May 30, 2019 at 6:57 PM
Comment #78Thanks Jib but I’ve written a small piece of code that prints out the word pound whenever I strike the pound sign….
Lindisfarne
May 30, 2019 at 6:58 PM
Comment #79“TRIP TRAP! TRIP TRAP! TRIP TRAP! TRIP TRAP!” went the bridge.
“Who’s that tripping over my bridge?” roared the Troll.
GeordieinOhio
May 30, 2019 at 7:08 PM
Comment #80Afternoon ALL!!!
ggeeeezzzzuuuuzzzzzz I could crush a frog!, toon22, toon44, 22noot, 44noot …..whoops grape! …..I really do hope tomorrow is the start of a beautiful future….just spoke to my son ” hopefully tomorrow we get to see the wonderful times again, like ya first game against spurs 7-1 at home” ……