Peter Silverstone, head of the Commercial deals at the club, told the Fan Advisory Board at the end of last month the top priority for Newcastle is now to do a deal with a training kit partner.
In the past, the partner who had the names of the shirts (like SELA has now at Newcastle) did the deal for training too, but the top clubs these days are separating the partners for the jersey worn during games from the players’ training kit.
That adds up to more commercial revenue for the clubs.
This is what Peter Silverstone said in a meeting with the club’s fan advisory board last month:
“Securing a training kit partner is a top priority for commercial partnerships,”
“If we can attract global partners, they can help us to activate and attract new fans in previously unreached markets.”
“Adidas, for example, is committing to supporting our growth globally and from a brand perspective, it will be a watershed moment for the club.”
“Ultimately, that relationship, like all kit partnerships, relies on fans buying products locally and internationally.”
Silverstone has been the top executive at Newcastle driving up the club’s commercial revenues to hopefully be in line with the top six clubs in England asap.
We did almost nothing to increase commercial revenues under the previous owner, so we are starting with a low commercial revenue number.
But our total revenues in the last financial year – through June 30th of last year – were £250M – an almost 40% increase over the previous year of about £180M.
Commercial revenues increased from £28M to £46M – a 64% increase in the same period.
So we are getting there and the more revenue we earn the more we can spend on players according to the PSR (Profitability and Sustainability Rules).
What do you think?
408 comments so far
JaveaToon
Mar 28, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Comment #241The troll certainly is the biggest single reason for the demise of the blog but make no mistake you fukas arguing on non stop and chucking your pathetic, repetive insults around are 100% driving the final nail into the coffin. None of you have any respect whatsoever for the blog, other posters or Dr Ed so don’t bother trying to say otherwise. Nobody believes you!
Fenham…You should calm down a bit and stop making most of your first posts having a go at people you don’t like, the petty, childish insults are not a good look.
Munster, likewise for you and add to that the sly little digs you do and hope the rest of us don’t notice them.
Lesh, you do nowt but insert yourself into anyone else’s conversation as long as its someone slagging off Fenham or anyone else you don’t like.
Lastly why anyone would want to use someone serving there country as a stick to beat them with baffles me.
I am proud to have served for 12 years and some things I don’t even talk to family or friends about. Unless you’ve lost friends in service of their country or lost limbs, seen families huddled together having been burned alive, seen women and girls hung by the feet from a tree then killed after being raped then I suggest you keep your fukn mouth shut.There are plenty of ex forces on here, have a bit of respect ffs or at least a bit of consideration for what some on here have gone through.
As you can probably guess this is my last post, nor will I be reading on here again, there’s just too much bile to scroll thru now. It would be easy, really easy for you all to ignore each other but no, you’d all rather finish off this once great blog. Well done!!
Don’t bother replying as I won’t see it. Don’t bother replying to deny your roles in helping to kill off the blog because everyone else sees and knows what you’re doing.
Good luck to Ed and the decent bloggers on here and of course to the mighty NUFC.
Adamn_92
Mar 28, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Comment #242Shame to lose your Javea and know you won’t see this, but all the best dude and a spot on last post.
Toon Irish
Mar 28, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Comment #243Whats the story on Barnes this weekend is he back fit again.we could do with some good news.
martoon
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Comment #244JaveaToon – a shame to lose a good poster like you – just do what I do and skip over the dross and mainly stick to football chat!
martoon
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Comment #245Toon Irish – he is supposed to be fit but I guess we’ll know more after Eddie’s press conference.
G
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Comment #246JaveaToon, well said, from one Ex Forces member, to another. Your input will be missed.
onmeedsun
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Comment #247Javeas post was spot on.
Bloggers discuss matters respectfully. Can still argue and disagree but insults not necessary. The language being deployed last night was off the charts. Yes I have often used that word when really wound up, but only when I know my audience. We are all on here to the end for Ed’s sake, but the behaviours are achieving the polar opposite.
On the footy. West Ham pose a significant threat. They will aim to hit us on the break, and I fear for us if both Paqueta and Antonio are playing. Literally anything could happen on Saturday.
Harley
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Comment #248Martoon
I tend to skip over the dross but Jesus Christ it’s getting near impossible now. 90% of the posts now are name calling. It’s such a shame to see Eds great blog waste away like this.
Onmeedsun
Hopefully the international lads will be buoyed on by their call ups and take the game to West Ham.
We’re only 1 point of 7th with a game in hand if we win and only 4 points off 6th. There’s still so much to play for.
Hibbit
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Comment #249JaveaToon
well said mate never a truer word written on here,
it’s a shame you feel the need to leave,you will be missed,
Toon Irish
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Comment #250Cheers martoon abit of good news.might see a front 3 of Barnes isak Gordon come Saturday.i would play Barnes from the start (if fit enough)for these last 10games give him a chance to build some bound partnership with the players to get a head start for next year he hasn’t had a chance so far with injuries.plus I can see miggy being sold in summer they tried in January to sell him so he’s clearly not in there plans going forward so would make sense to give Barnes these run of games to try form some sort of partnerships up front.
magicmac54
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Comment #251Javea Toon
So sorry to see you go Sir, i always enjoyed reading you`re thoughtful and intelligent football posts!! They say time is a healer, so from that perspective i hope you can possibly return at some point in the future mate. Take care and God Bless fella.
HWTL
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Comment #252JT,
I’ve personally taken on board your post. Fair enough and good point taken…but mate, please don’t leave this blog as it needs good posters like yourself.
Fenham to Chalfont
Mar 28, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Comment #253I’ve just heard that Bruno left the Brazil squad with a reported injury? Please let this not be true. If it is I have no words for this seasons terrible jinxed season.
Adamn_92
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Comment #254The Pep wanting Bruno at Man City rumours won’t go away.
Personally, I don’t see why any player would want to move to Man City at the moment.
Surely it’s more sensible to wait until their punishment is decided, or else you could only have 1 season there before they get demoted a leage or 2.
G
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Comment #255Adamn_92, I get what you’re saying, but money talks mate. Besides, at the rate they’ve (City) been doing this, and dragging it on and on, there’s every chance that they will get away with it? A relegation release clause wouldn’t hurt mind?
Fat Basta*d
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Comment #256Jehovahtoon must be going around knocking on doors whipping up support for his guvnor the fat kunt 1000 Bellies YCMIU
Everyone wants to impress and get those stripes 😀
Fat Basta*d
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Comment #257The noose for Jelly Belly
Fat Basta*d
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Comment #258Gleison Bremer has a release clause
Munster Mag
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Comment #259Bruno came off but am not hearing he was injured.
JT, I’m afraid each time I tried to stop the rows the offer was firmly rejected but don’t doubt for a minute that they weren’t made or that they weren’t genuine.
In fact, I even said to the noisiest one, only last week that I wud buy him a pint in Ireland.
The response was an attack, the offer was pointless. I’ll leave it there.
Good luck to you.
Munster Mag
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Comment #260Beginning to wonder whats the point in keeping Bruno if we are likely to sell him next season anyway ? Are we postponing the inevitable:(
The only thing is that Madrid don’t need him ( yet ) and Barca probably can’t afford him.
That leaves City. As Adam said. Surely its a risk going there
Make no mistake this has been a damaging season if we don’t get 7th
Fat Basta*d
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Comment #261That was your mistake offering a pint. The fat waste of space wanted several pints, 1000 to be exact, to fill 1000 bellies 😀
Mund
Mar 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Comment #262Lesh
You are a strange fella a proper weird auld bloke.
I’d rather be associated with Fenham and Tuff than you any day of the week.
For clarification school broke up last Friday
Saratoga
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Comment #263Just been on a well known ticket site. Bit of research.
They offer West Ham tickets for Saturday starting at 160 pounds.
Everton on Tuesday start at 70 pounds. Then Spurs game it’s back to starting at 150.
Interesting how cheap, relatively, the Everton tickets are. Supply and demand I suppose. Tuesday night perhaps not so popular. A sign perhaps that folks do pick and choose even now.
Question I would like to put out there. How do these groups get hold of tickets to sell on and how can they even do it.
I have a ST. If I cannot get I can give it back to the club or transfer it to friends or family registered with the club on my account.
I cannot sell it.
So, who are selling tickets and how is it possible.
lesh
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Comment #264Mund
Your choice of friends speaks volumes about you.
There’s an owld saying….
You can pick your friends
You can pick your nose but
You cannot pick your friend’s nose!
Mund
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Comment #265Munster
You are a pathetic individual.
You’ve offered olive branches but they were as real as the leprechauns you lot talk about.
The branches were offered for the watching gallery, the audience. If you had any intention of what you say you wouldn’t get involved in back and fros but you thrive in it, you love it!
Yog are a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A charlatan like your favourite know foot all Casey
G
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Comment #266And here we go again FFS!
Mund
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Comment #267Lesh
I strongly believe you have no friends.
I think this is all the social time you ever get
Sad but you make your bed and lie in it
Mund
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Comment #268It’s muppets like you lot who chase off the good ones like JT
A real big loss to the blog
G
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Comment #269Pot, Kettle, you know the rest
Mund
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Comment #270G
Calm down fella it’s got nowt to do with you
G
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Comment #271the point is, you’re making it to do with me, along with everybody else whom wouldn’t mind chatting about footy. Its meant to be a footy blog, not a oneupmanship blog, with points awarded to whomever gets the last word in a grudge that not a single reader could care less about. Give it a rest man
lochinvar
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Comment #272One of th
Mund
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Comment #273G
I’m hardly ever on and I’m not making it about you or anyone else.
There’s a handful of idiots and that’s my target audience.
You don’t have to read mate
lochinvar
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Comment #274One of the irrelevant news sites reckons that Pep is doing his nut to get Bruno to City for £85m.
Rather ignoring his £100m release clause. Must be a City fan writing the gossip in the same way that Mantown fans write for the BBC.
How about writing that Man City will be closed down when the alleged 115 breaches of FFP are revealed. At which point the history books on titles
lochinvar
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Comment #275….and cup wins will be rewritten.
Eddie will be England Manager. Mantown will have Southgate as manager for about 8months.
Pep will be NUFC manager.
Mund
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Comment #276All I’ve seen over the last few months is good poster after good poster up and leave.
What are we left with…? Trolls and WUMS and would you believe it they chat to each other!
Some of the things said on here of late is a fckn disgrace! Talking about people’s wives and kids and then talking about rapists and kiddie fiddlers. The amount of abuse to good people which is absolutely underserved is unforgivable.
This was the go to place for thousands of toon fans, this was the place to be. Any info or questions need to be asked you’d come here and have a read through.
There has always been clashes and infighting since the days the blog began but what it’s turned into now is a very unrecognisable place that it once was.
Fair play to you lot who try to keep it going but day by day we lose more and more.
Shame it has to go out on a low with this place being such a high down the years but it is what it is
Mister Tuff
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Comment #277Get the troublemakers named -stop pussyfooting around with ambiguous posts – call out the troublemakers.
The blog swamp pump was never used in past times on the likes of Looney Leftoid Lesh. He should have been hoyed off here many years ago as he never posted about football. He would submit the “obligatory” football post after being called out for his politico shite.
He has become a noisy brazen anti English leftoid bigot who has been encouraged by arse lickers and those of similar “qualities”.
jane
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Comment #278Ed, Neil and The Wife don’t help by not moderating the blog. if they haven’t got the resources to do it themselves they could ask someone to do it. i have offered twice but got no reply.
Mund
Mar 28, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Comment #279Loch
I read that today about 85M being the selling point.
Complete and utter BS as we wouldn’t sell him less than his release clause.
If I was Bruno I’d give it another year at least. He’ll never be worshipped anywhere else like he is here that’s a fact
Mickey G
Mar 28, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Comment #280Like so many , I totally agree with Javea toons post.
I haven’t posted for ages and I don’t read the blog anywhere near as I used to.
For obvious reasons.
The troll is easy to deal with but when posters you admire and respect get involved in schoolyard stuff , it becomes hard to continue reading the blog.
Hopefully, due to JT’s magnificent post , the perpetrators will take heed and focus on what they are good at, writing informative posts , given valid options and just having the craic about NUFC.
Then Eds blog will return to bring the best NUFC blog on the planet. We live in hope