EthiGeordie

My Thoughts exactly thank God some one has brain finally. I really don't know why we want to get rid of decent players we can use as cover players.

so the club doesn't want to introduce new kits and stuff any more?

Yes it looks exactly the same.

lol the new jersy

ESPN Soccernet have been told West Ham should be able to announce Modibo Maiga early next week.

Why are we happy to lose a player?

Fulham sign Hugo Rodallega

Ashley In! NUFC Owner's Remarkable Turnaround AshleyA non-story in yesterday's Kuwait Times suggested that Al-Arabi SC chairman Jamal Al-Kazemi was lining up a Newcastle takeover. Random rumors like this are always floating around, but what made the story interesting was fans' reaction to the slim chance of new ownership. Three years ago, Tyneside anxiously awaited any warm body with a healthy bankroll to take the club off Mike Ashley's hands. Now, most fans are begging the erstwhile "Fat Cockney Bastard" to remain in charge. Given Ashley's newfound esteem among supporters, it's difficult to remember how unpopular some of his decisions were at the time. But since the club plummeted into the Championship, he has made the right move at every controversial turn. Chris Hughton was an unheralded yes man when he took the managerial reins in 2009. A year later, he had become a martyr, replaced by another Ashley apologist, then-hated Alan Pardew. Thousands of fans vowed to turn their backs on the club before Pardew debuted on the bench. Geordie furor descended on Ashley after cashing in on local hero Andy Carroll in January 2011. The frenzy grew more intense after Newcastle missed out on Kevin Gameiro and Gervinho last summer. After watching Carroll stumble through an abysmal year at Liverpool, Gameiro and Gervinho fall out of favor at their new clubs, and Papiss Cissé electrify St. James' Park in the spring, would anyone want a mulligan on that exchange? True, the pre-relegation track record was poor, and the name "Sports Direct Arena" rolls off the tongue like acid. Yet in the last three years, Ashley has developed the club in a way worthy of any fan's respect. When he bought Newcastle, it was essentially a place where aging former stars grabbed their last big paychecks. The current transfer policy seems to have been ripped directly out of Soccernomics, seeking rising stars for affordable fees and wages, and avoiding the overpriced domestic market. It's a risky formula, but it's also the only way a club like Newcastle can threaten the league's superpowers. As much as it would be a dream to see the club aim for a Premier League title, buoyed by a virtually unlimited supply of oil-soaked cash, Ashley's method is more satisfying for Newcastle fans. Instead of fantasy football, we get to watch a team develop before our eyes. With little margin for error, scouting, recruting, and coaching players - you know, what soccer clubs used to be all about - is vital for success. New acquisitions buy into the "team ethos," as Pardew likes to say, or they find themselves out of the lineup. The Mike Ashley-owned Newcastle United will never be the talk of the transfer window. But thanks to the formula he's now put in place, there should be plenty of people talking when it matters: on matchday. With the preseason slate starting in Germany on Friday, those days are tantalizingly close once again. http://www.newcastleunited.us/2012/07/ashley-in-nufc-owners-remarkable-turnaround-217.html

I fear we miss him a great deal. He is the guy with the most clearance in the PL off the line last year. He gave us all when he played I wonder who will clear all those balls.

@McNallyMirror: @lee_ryder Aware of policy but find it ludicrous. So if a billionaire comes in he has to prove his worth with a 5-year #nufc box rental?Crap

@lee_ryder: #nufc policy on those interested in a takeovers is to first take out a five year season ticket on an executive box to show they are serious

I am not sure about this but if the Qatari foundation wants to buy us I am all for it Regardless of Ashley plan. This was a good newspaper it will raise a good eyebrows in that part of the world.

Boswinga is close joining Lille alongside Kalou

Hasawi seals Nottingham Forest deal – Arabi chief mulls buying Newcastle KUWAIT: Sources at Kuwait’s Arabi Club yesterday said that its Chairman Jamal Al-Kazemi is “seriously thinking of buying the British Newcastle United football club”. They explained that “he has finalized all conditions that enable him to acquire the club by next week”. The actual negotiations with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley will be clear,” they said. Incidentally, Ashley has wanted to sell the club since 2009. He bought the club known as “Magpies” in 2007 for £134.4 million and it is said that he is willing to sell it for less than £80 million. With this move, Kazemi is following in the footsteps of former chief of Al-Qadsiya Club Fawaz Al-Hasawi who bought two-time European Cup winners Nottingham Forest. Hasawi, a member of one of Kuwait’s richest families and who resigned as president of Qadsiya earlier this year, had been linked with the sleeping English giant earlier in the summer. He had made no secret that he was aiming to buy a second-tier English club, with Forest having just retained their Championship status and on the market since the sudden death of owner Nigel Doughty in February. Hasawi confirmed that on his Twitter account yesterday. “I can officially announce that the acquisition of nottingham forest is complete,” he tweeted. “We have become the official owners. I thank my brothers Abdulaziz and Omar for their efforts,” he added without providing any financial details on the value of the deal. The Hasawis have been negotiating the takeover for several weeks with the Estate of Doughty. In a June 29 statement, the Hasawis said the “future on-field and off-field success of Notingham Forest is at the heart of our plans”. His news was greeted with delight by the playing staff. “Great news,” said striker Dexter Blackstock in a tweet of his own. By A Saleh and Agencies http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/07/10/hasawi-seals-nottingham-forest-deal-arabi-chief-mulls-buying-newcastle/

link? Also almost everyone knows about our two signing so far this season before it happen so it is BS.

Poor lad. That 35 mil looks like bargain of the century.

Not this season but eventually. I also dont lose sleep in January and when Tiote yellow card pile up on him. Potentially the most important signing we can make. I would pay 6 mil for him.

Pardew also went to Ajax in March to check up on him personally. I thought at the time it was for the CB position but it seems it is for Anita.

We can't buy all our players as a bargain we have to pay a bit high for some. Anita with his sale on value should be considered in that catagori.

Why is Colo not back yet did he involve with international?

I can't believe people spend money on this shit. It is a non story trying to fill up a back page.

Which one is Ba? All three looks like him....

lol you guys are funny....

Remember guys DL said our first offer is not far from our final offer.

There was rummer on twitter there is Medical on Friday stuff earlier this week I am surprised they are accurate about it.