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    Mike Ashley (former owner)

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    Why would he want to sell his cash cow....would you?

     

    He has 50 od thousand braindead customers who are willing to give him money year in year out through tickets merchandise, food and beverage

     

    Those thinking he will just give that up are nuts

     

    £350m is a big cow

    It was a big cow when the asking price was just 250m. Ashley is certainly getting enough out of it to consider it a sensible business decision to keep the club without putting in too much effort in to run it as a football club.

    Competition: Ziani chooses El-Jaisch (rich as f*ck Qatari club)

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    How often does he play for Wolfsburg? Is he a regular starter? or a squad player?

     

    Barely played at all.

     

    Don't think he's stepped onto the pitch this season. He was poor at the end of his Marseille career, so lack of games has only caused further decline,

    Had a good pre-season and was first choice at the start of the season but after a couple of poor games got dropped - just as the season before.

    Not particularly surprising...

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    Don't believe for a single second we were ever 'off the market'. He's still desperate to sell and always has been for months and months.

     

    Excactly. The moment someone turns up with the right amount of cash and minimizes Ashley's loss he will get presented the club on a golden plate (ok, in this case rather a tacky brazen one).

    Portsmouth to face administration within 3 weeks?

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    I wonder how 'arry would have done under Ashley with little money available and no full control over transfers and bungs...

     

    I dont think how it worked out with plan B is how it would of went with plan A

     

    Of course it is hypothetical. Though looking at Redknapp's interpretation of managerial duties and especially how he deals in the transfer market I do indeed wonder about the logic of approaching him when it clearly contradicts the 'continental structure'.

     

    On the other hand Redknapp probably wouldn't have vetoed the Gonzalez deal if had got the right amount of nachos himself.

    Who do you hate most

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    Hate is too strong a word. There are those I get angry about though.

     

    Ashley and Gullitt bungled things, but they held their hands up afterwards and admitted their mistakes. I don't hate a person in that position.

     

    Shepherd and Keegan have also been at fault, but, with varying degrees of success, have pointed the finger elsewhere. That, I don't respect.

     

    I don't know what to make of Souness. He didn't do a good job, he has his weaknesses as a man manager, but he has taken too much of the blame.

     

    When did Ashley hold his hands up ?  ;D

     

    Google 'Mike Ashley apology' if you're curious.

     

    Yeah, i know what he said but it was just words mate.  Do you really think he is sorry?

     

    If he REALLY did hold his hands up and admit he was wrong why haven't we got a proper manager yet and why is the swuad still paper thin?

     

    The mans a proven gobshyte, him and his cockney casino managing baboon.

     

    Well for me the important thing is that he's accepted at least his share of the responsibility through that apology. He's admitted that he's made mistakes, that's enough.

     

    I don't particularly want anyone to grovel, and I don't know 'how' sorry he is. However, I'm sure he feels there are others who should be holding their hands up as well.

     

    The manager situation has been affected by his decision to sell. I can't see that it's an indication of how 'sorry' he feels.

     

     

    So you are rather happy with someone saying he is sorry regardless of actually meaning it and especially acting in accordance? Weird.

     

    As for accepting his share of responsibility. He and his cronies have several times tried to shift the blame anyway and pointed with fingers as much as others - if not even more. Mainly at Keegan and Shepherd. No word of accepting that buying a club without doing due dilligence is rather stupid - he would have known about the financial state then. No word of real apology for being shown up as incompetent liars at an independent tribunal. Just blank words (or more lies) months later after being unable to sell the club. Whatever makes you happy though...

     

     

     

    I don't see why people are quibbling about the wording of this apology and how much he means it, when he's the only one who's uttered any kind of apology or accepted any kind of responsibility at all. Unless you think it's all his fault, in which case, fine, you're entitled to your opinion.

     

    Even then, I can't see why anyone should 'hate' him, unless you think he did it all deliberately, in which case again, fine if that's how you see it.

    Because actions speak louder than words. Words mean nothing when not filled with content. There isn't any content in his words. Just blankness. That isn't 'taking responsibility'. Apropriate actions would be. He is only showing responsibility for his mistakes by making even more. He isn't doing things deliberately but out of stupidity. I actually find this even worse (more hateful) because he has had more than enough chances to rectify things by his own, by retracting from his 'terrible decisions' as he called it. He isn't doing this, so he can f*ck off with all his empty words.

    Who do you hate most

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    Hate is too strong a word. There are those I get angry about though.

     

    Ashley and Gullitt bungled things, but they held their hands up afterwards and admitted their mistakes. I don't hate a person in that position.

     

    Shepherd and Keegan have also been at fault, but, with varying degrees of success, have pointed the finger elsewhere. That, I don't respect.

     

    I don't know what to make of Souness. He didn't do a good job, he has his weaknesses as a man manager, but he has taken too much of the blame.

     

    When did Ashley hold his hands up ?  ;D

     

    Google 'Mike Ashley apology' if you're curious.

     

    Yeah, i know what he said but it was just words mate.  Do you really think he is sorry?

     

    If he REALLY did hold his hands up and admit he was wrong why haven't we got a proper manager yet and why is the swuad still paper thin?

     

    The mans a proven gobshyte, him and his cockney casino managing baboon.

     

    Well for me the important thing is that he's accepted at least his share of the responsibility through that apology. He's admitted that he's made mistakes, that's enough.

     

    I don't particularly want anyone to grovel, and I don't know 'how' sorry he is. However, I'm sure he feels there are others who should be holding their hands up as well.

     

    The manager situation has been affected by his decision to sell. I can't see that it's an indication of how 'sorry' he feels.

     

     

    So you are rather happy with someone saying he is sorry regardless of actually meaning it and especially acting in accordance? Weird.

     

    As for accepting his share of responsibility. He and his cronies have several times tried to shift the blame anyway and pointed with fingers as much as others - if not even more. Mainly at Keegan and Shepherd. No word of accepting that buying a club without doing due dilligence is rather stupid - he would have known about the financial state then. No word of real apology for being shown up as incompetent liars at an independent tribunal. Just blank words (or more lies) months later after being unable to sell the club. Whatever makes you happy though...

     

     

    Who do you hate most

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    Hate is too strong a word. There are those I get angry about though.

     

    Ashley and Gullitt bungled things, but they held their hands up afterwards and admitted their mistakes. I don't hate a person in that position.

     

    Shepherd and Keegan have also been at fault, but, with varying degrees of success, have pointed the finger elsewhere. That, I don't respect.

     

    I don't know what to make of Souness. He didn't do a good job, he has his weaknesses as a man manager, but he has taken too much of the blame.

     

    When did Ashley hold his hands up ?  ;D

     

    Google 'Mike Ashley apology' if you're curious.

     

    I did this as I was curious as to which mistakes Ashley had admitted to. Unfortunately I didn't find the answer to that, but I did learn that Shearer is 110% the man for the manager's job, he'd be the perfect appointment and that bringing Shearer back to Newcastle United was the best decision he has made. So fair play to Ashley on that, all is forgiven.

    Not to forget his apology nearly 12 months ago. We should be glad that he learnt from his mistakes then. Otherwise he would see us losing games in the Premierleague. How much fun would that be, eh...

    Joey Barton completes move for £5.8m - Man City

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    Barton pays Man City youngster £65,000

     

    Published Date: 01 December 2009

     

    Magpie midfielder Joey Barton will pay £65,000 in compensation to a former trainee who had a cigar stubbed out in his face.

    Manchester City player Jamie Tandy made a civil claim for damages against Barton, who assaulted him at the club's Christmas party in 2004.

     

    No police action was taken at the time, but Barton was hit with a £60,000 fine by his former club, and subsequently apologised for his actions.

     

    Mr Tandy, 25, claimed he suffered "major pyschiatric deterioration" after the assault.

     

    He had claimed £500,000.

     

    Did Tandy have to pay anything to replace Barton's shirt which he set fire to?

     

    He didn't start the fire though...

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