ToonTastic

Guess that might be one sticking point, but although it may stop someone coming in to take over with a huge amount of shares, the profit the club makes would bring in buyers surely ?

On what grounds ? He's got away with it so far just the opposite way round.

He would still need to own under 10% of Rangers if he has a controlling stake of 29%+ here iirc But possible if he dropped his Newcastle ownership down to 25% say ? He'd probably make a fortune on the stock market selling 75% of the club.

I don't know if it's possible might be legal reasons why he can't get long term contracts like that signed. I just think it all adds up after he made himself a board member last year. Get rid of the controlling share in Newcastle means he can own Rangers but the contracts at Newcastle mean can't stuff him over by getting shot of all SD.

Could Ashley technically sign Newcastle United up with nice long term sponsorship deals with Sports Direct then float the club and sell off shares that way bringing up down to under 50% ownership. Follow that with purchasing Rangers to say fix up and flog for a fair few quid in the future? Im just thinking he gets the best of everything that's all. SD all over the stadium, shirts, merchandise rights for say 20 years plus the funds he brings in for selling the club, plus current profits pay back all loans by 2016. Exact same at Rangers and the blokes probably £300-£500m up on where he started and yet could still own shares in both clubs to continue bringing in cash from shares.

What if he didnt do it? That's never been denied, what's been denied is the rape.

Been said even more times, our fans are crap at protests. Always some excuse for not bothering. Usual excuse is looking daft in front of other fans which is amusing.

From the same party that hires 151 zero hours employees. Has anyone ever actually asked people who work zero hours whether it's a bad thing? Best thing I ever had was working zero hour contracts when at uni. Meant I wasn't forced to work particular days due to contracted hours. Could have full months off if needed without worry about not having a job to go back to.

Don't believe clubs are allowed to test at all for fear of covering up to prevent a long term ban. So coming out and sacking him could only be done if it came from a FA test I would guess which they would keep quiet about.

Might not have worked it out right not double checked but in his first spell Spend £59930000 according to nufc.com sold £21510000.

Think it was in the Chronicle he had a better go at him.

It's not Coloccini's fault that he's done as a footballer. It's Pardew's fault that he keeps choosing him (as captain no less) and got rid of our best defender. Exactly my point.

He isn't, that's all Pardew.

Same. I'm pretty certain he wont sell then, I think he'll float us on the stock market again. Run us like SD where he has enough control to decide who the sponsor etc is but have someone else run us day to day but using only money the club makes and not a penny more from him. He'll have paid himself back what it cost him to buy us, he wont have to take any responsibility about how the club is run, hiring managers etc, he'll be able to continue to push his SD brand and he can pick up a dividend/bonus from the club every now and again and make more money selling the rest of his shares at a later date. Getting to that point will probably take the time frame suggested. I would take that setup TBH, provided the chairman was someone with half a brain about football. I.e not Joe Kinnear. Guess that would be up to the new board/ shareholders

Same. I'm pretty certain he wont sell then, I think he'll float us on the stock market again. Run us like SD where he has enough control to decide who the sponsor etc is but have someone else run us day to day but using only money the club makes and not a penny more from him. He'll have paid himself back what it cost him to buy us, he wont have to take any responsibility about how the club is run, hiring managers etc, he'll be able to continue to push his SD brand and he can pick up a dividend/bonus from the club every now and again and make more money selling the rest of his shares at a later date. Getting to that point will probably take the time frame suggested.

Hopefully theyll be our in force tonight for the Sky cameras. The tunnel is nicely placed for our fans as well isnt it ?

Put it all over the place if they want, I won't ever have to see it so doesn't bother me.

Sir Bob always said what would you rather do, go to the shops or the match. Frankly the shops are more entertaining than going to a newcastle game. No idea why people would waste their time/money going to newcastle for a "day out"

That would just add fuel to the fire here. It would be Pardew again blaming anyone but him.

Have you seen Caulkins twitter today, that along with the quality of the writing on the site, that's surely the man?

New threads started on the back of rumours from Goal

Do it cause this one is awful

Supafan?

Can't find the stat for number of times ball is lost while pirouetting ? Try google Scott parker or William Kvist... He certainly does have competition for that stat but he's up there with the best/worst.

Can't find the stat for number of times ball is lost while pirouetting ?