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    Various: N-O has lost the plot over potential end of Mike Ashley's tenure

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    I just want to support my football club, man. That’s what nobody in the media remembers anymore: football. Takeover! Murder! Money! Intrigue!

     

    Was supposed to be a leisure activity where you could travel about the country and watch people representing a place you are from or like at sports. Something with your family and mates. Now we’re just a lightning rod for a conversation about how awful the world is.

     

    I’m not even excited now. Just weary of the next era where our owners receive racist abuse from opposing fans and constant jip from the “liberal and progressive” press. It’s starting to dawn on me: you can’t have nice things anymore.

    NUFC : Next Manager (Bruce is here forever)

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    Anyone answering 1 deserves an ASBO.

     

    Wanting to win a trophy (first time in most fans lifteime) is deserving of an ASBO?

     

    I dislike Bruce but it's easily 1

     

     

    In a world where we don’t have irony, yes - fetch me my ASBO gun.

     

    Ummmm I certainly think your approach is short-sighted. A cup would be great for sure - wasting yet more time with a patsy dinosaur for a manager would not be great.

    Positive Optimism - Saudi Takeover Edition

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    I think this post belongs here - the big optimism bit comes at the end!

     

    I have thought about this at length and I now know what makes me the happiest about the takeover. For those here who haven't met me, I am from South London but support Newcastle because I was born there (solely because my parents happened to be in Newcastle when I was born unexpectedly early). So when I became football-conscious I chose Newcastle, and because my football childhood started with the early-mid-90s, I got really into it.

     

    I liked being into something that nobody else around here knew about, so when I was old enough (the Robson era), I started travelling up on my own to watch games. The unexpected bonus of this was meeting loads of Geordies, and spending time in Newcastle as a city, and not just a place where the stadium is. That's what led to me finding N-O, and making some really great and close personal friends in the process. Newcastle was my first proper solo travel experience, and since the first time I actually looked around the place and spoke to people I have never stopped loving it. The whole place is optimistic, rebellious, always fun, beautiful both in nature and architecture, easy to get around as an outsider and, in my view, culturally unique.

     

    The stereotypes associated with Geordies are true, I think. Everyone has always been welcoming, cheerful, empathetic, friendly and entirely down-to-earth. But what I really, really like about Geordies are 3 things: (i) the complete intolerance for bullshitters and cheats; (ii) the ability to laugh at themselves and (iii) that they're generally happy people. I think that's what makes me really love the city and region. I've now travelled to many different parts of the world and Newcastle, easily, still remains in my top 5 places.

     

    So what makes me elated about this takeover is that I can't wait to go back and see my Geordie friends, and lots of other Geordies I can't wait to meet and celebrate with, back to their normal happy state. Anybody would have had their happiness reserves drained by Mike Ashley. Just a place where when I walk about, everyone is smiling, laughing, taking the piss out of one another - not like down here in London where everyone judges each other and is scared of each other now. I just can't wait for my first long weekend up there to see my friends, to watch the match, to get pleasantly mellow talking all things NUFC, to stroll around that beautiful and offbeat city and hear that great accent, to play in another 47-goal N-O meet-up thriller, go and take in the coast etc.

     

    It's just a lovely thing and I can't wait to get back there and see it and feel it in remission from Ashley.

    Various: N-O has lost the plot over potential end of Mike Ashley's tenure

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    I wonder how it will be announced.  Will it be leaked first when it will be announce or will we just be on this thread arguing and talking bollocks then and Article of nufc.co.uk appears.

     

    A beheading followed by a can, I reckon.

     

    I'm strongly against the death penalty, but I would like to see Ashley beheaded on the centre circle.

     

    I think a stone cold stunner, then allowing a capacity SJP to queue up to kick him in the balls, then a beheading.

    Various: N-O has lost the plot over potential end of Mike Ashley's tenure

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    I am prepared to be slated for this.....

     

    We know the vast majority of us want the takeover to go ahead, and most on here were hoping/expecting it to happen this week - now it's next week.

     

    Many are quoting things like 'Why is it taking so long for the Premier League to give approval'.....

     

    So,.........have the PL ever admitted in person, that it has received a completed and accepted offer and is checking to see if it is compliant with Fit and Proper Persons???

     

    Because if they haven't everything else is nothing but hope and speculation. HTT saying 5.00pm on Friday for example. 'Trust me I know'. 'This is going to happen'

     

    Is it?? Please, facts only in your replies!!!!

     

     

     

    Yes, they replied to Amnesty informing them about the bid.

     

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    Is the word putative not the thing to take from that?

     

    Or by the very fact they replied a good thing?

     

    I'm not sure if that's confirmation or not? I'm lost!

     

    What is the matter with you all? “Putative” is just a posh twat word for prospective / potential / forthcoming. They cannot say “the Newcastle United takeover” because the takeover hasn’t happened. That, like every letter any big company sends for PR purposes, is drafted by a lawyer. The lawyer’s brief is to ensure that the FA won’t get bitten in the arse / sued. Therefore, the letter exercises caution, because this is a very expensive and complicated thing and there are very strict confidentiality etc rules all parties to it must follow.

     

    In all seriousness there must be something better for you available to do.

    Various: N-O has lost the plot over potential end of Mike Ashley's tenure

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    Fair play to Manorpark he knew exactly what this thread was missing  :lol:

    Naa, this thread is missing the Chronic Town EP (vinyl, original pressing) :snod:

    Own alrdy

    I've got that too  :smitten:

     

    Got all of them on LP up to and including Monster (which I can’t ever seem to get into). Hard to find anything subsequent on vinyl, not least for a sensible price. Would love a copy of Reveal. LFEE[/member] and I air guitaring to that plastered at his house about 3AM, really great times.

    Various: N-O has lost the plot over potential end of Mike Ashley's tenure

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    Reuben’s out!

     

    They're massive Tories. Funded some of Johnson's previous election campaigns etc.

     

    Genuinely upsets me more than the SA link

     

     

    I don't understand this reaction at all.

     

    It is OUR NHS that they are supporting, not their own political views.

     

    We currently have a Tory Government who are looking after our NHS, and I am supporting our government in that. Voters around the entire UK supported the election of this government a few months ago, but that is not why I am supporting the government.

     

    I am supporting them, be they Tories or whatever, because they are fighting for us, to keep us alive. I support them because I do not want to lose anyone else.

     

    I am a paid up member of the Labour Party, and there will come a time when that becomes relevant again, but NOT now.

     

    You’re a clot if you think this isn’t promoting their own political views by the way.

    Various: N-O has lost the plot over potential end of Mike Ashley's tenure

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    Reuben’s out!

     

    They're massive Tories. Funded some of Johnson's previous election campaigns etc.

     

    Genuinely upsets me more than the SA link

     

     

    I don't understand this reaction at all.

     

    It is OUR NHS that they are supporting, not their own political views.

     

    We currently have a Tory Government who are looking after our NHS, and I am supporting our government in that. The voters of the entire UK supported the election of this government a few months ago, but that is not why I am supporting the government.

     

    I am supporting them, be they Tories or whatever, because they are fighting for us, to keep us alive. I support them because I do not want to lose anyone else.

     

    I am a paid up member of the Labour Party, and there will come a time when that becomes relevant again, but NOT now.

     

    They’re doing a spectacularly shit job. It’s both fair and absolutely necessary to hold them to account. Talentless populist yes-twats and they’re being shown up for it, Handjob in particular. The chin on him to congratulate himself for the 100,000 tests.

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