Wandy

On that other thread they are saying their "source" has confirmed that the shop thing is definitely takeover related. Positive Optimism 'n all that.

https://www.not606.com/threads/takeover-covid-19-20.383026/page-1828

Apparently staff have received a letter and they haven't been TUPE'd.

Anyone else heard this story about club shop staff being made redundant? People linking it with Ashley taking the shops off the HoF books and consequently the takeover taking a step forward.

Worthy of placement in this thread I think.

If he does, that's as good a sign as any that a takeover isnt going to happen in the off-season.

Delusional. There is every chance we will be in the same league as them next season and if we are, they will be no better or worse than us in every respect. And of course if it does happen this board will be full of comments from people being terrified of playing them, that's how irrelevant they will be. It's already started in their thread on here and we dont even know our respective fates yet. Just to clear things up though, although I referenced them, it was actually my thoughts on what must the rest of the country think of us when watching that video. Like I say, every single negative stereotype was boxticked in that godawful video. Even if this plan by NUST somehow came off, it wouldn't make a slightest bit of difference in making NUFC the club a success. Yeah, there'd be a tiny sliver of fan representation on the board. Big deal. The whole thing is nothing more than a fantasy-fueled vanity project by an organisation struggling to justify it's existence.

It's not going to work though. I appreciate the energy that they have put into this but it is sadly misdirected. I suspect they know it has zero chance of working which is why they have added the charity element into it. They need to refocus their energy and attention on actual stuff that will make the club better. And holding the current owner to proper account would be a good start, not pie in the sky stuff like this.

Having this mentality is what is small time. Living in your own echo chamber, your own bubble and sticking your fingers in your ears to what the outside world thinks is what is small time. I care deeply about the image of this city, it's football club and it's people. That video is hideous to watch and just perpetuates every negative stereotype of us as a region. I'd just shrug if it was some individual fan-made content but it's the actual group who claim to represent the voice of NUFC fans who have made it. Absolutely staggering.

The only alternative is being bought out by a very rich individual or group who has actual ambition. This fan buy-in/buy-out stuff is pure fantasy. And some of us can remember the last time this was tried, when John Hall launched his share issue. That failed too, and that's when it was an actual viable proposition, and the club's supporter base was of a much higher calibre. You are talking about a fanbase that thinks boycotts don't work and that Ashley can do what he wants because "it's his club". If you expect them to get on board with this you are in for a whole lot of disappointment.

It really isnt. This lot at NUST seem intent on ramping up the very worst stereotype views of the city of Newcastle and it's support. Us Geordies man, we all love Greggs and we've got nothing else in our lives except the football club. Monumentally and excuciatingly embarrasing and a million miles from the truth. I have no idea what has happened to Caulkin either. Once a very good journalist and now just cringeworthy as fuck.

One of the most embarrasing things I've ever seen associated with NUFC. Cathedral on the hill? Greggs sausage rolls???? There must be a Mackem working undercover at the NUST. That is an absolute goldmine of ammunition for the mongoloids on RTG. They will be pissing themselves with laughter this morning. Consider my membership cancelled. I guess they don't think the Saudi takeover will be happening either then.

If the club is in the Championship next season then giving Doubtfire a new contract will be great news. They will need to stay down in that league and who better to ensure this than Steve Bruce.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but, on reflection, Benitez coming here was a complete waste of time for everyone except Ashley. All it did was extended Ashley's tenure for at least 5 years longer and put a delay on the events that are happening now. If we'd been stuck with a no-mark manager at the start of the 16/17 season and had a few years in the wilderness then Ashley might have departed by now.

Takeover, you say?

Voted "No, even though I believe the takeover is still alive but don't believe it'll happen." If the Saudi takeover does collapse and Ashley is still here then I'm done with football altogether, not just NUFC. But I don't want the club to be relegated as I'd still want people who choose to keep going to get some enjoyment out of it. Having said that, if the club is relegated, the Saudi's are gone and Ashley still owns us then under no circumstances whatsoever would I want the club to be promoted again with him as owner. I'd want them to stay down until Ashley is gone, no matter how long it takes.

Lol. Mate, I admire your relentless confidence in this going through, I really do. Myself, I am also still fairly optimistic, or I simply wouldn't be on this thread. But it's a different ball game if we go down. Its only us, the fans, who wouldn't be put off paying the full whack if the club is relegated. Business people don't look at it like that though. They will want value for money and wont want to come away from a deal feeling like they have been fleeced. Even if the long-term prospects are still great. I can still see them buying us upon relegation, but it would have to be at a pretty significantly reduced price.

If we go down then money will need to be spent, by whoever owns the club, on players to get the club promoted. Your suggesting that the Saudi's will be happy with paying extra money on these players, and also eventually giving Ashley his full £320m through a structured deal? Never in a million years. The idea that the Saudi's are so cash rich that they will casually just throw extra money at NUFC ...no matter the circumstances ... to complete the sale, is simply bonkers.

Positive Optimism regarding a takeover of the club while it is still in the PL is absolutely fine. What's not fine is claiming that the club's value will remain the same if relegated or that any buying party would happily pay the PL price when the club is in a league below. The icing on the cake though is stating that NUFC has such a high standing that it has some kind of entitlement to be viewed as a top tier club, even if it's not in said top tier. Now we have the additional suggestion that the club is actually trying to get relegted to facilitate a takeover, when the grim reality is that it's just gross incompetence that is likey to make that happen, not some clever masterplan. There needs to be three takeover threads on here. One for general discussion, this positive optimism one and now there needs to be a delusional optimism one.

Get fucked yourself, you muppet. If the truth hurts then that's your problem, not mine. I've been following this club for nearly 40 years, so I'm qualified enough to recognise what kind of a state it's in.

I'm not. In fact, Ashley has turned NUFC into the exact opposite of what you claim. They are a Championship club pretending to be a Premier League one.

It's mental isn't it? People are properly losing the plot over this now. And unfortunately falling into the "deluded Geordie" stereotype trap.

It's highly amusing that they have been completely forgotten about as a footballing entity though.

If the rumours are to be believed, we only sacked McLaren after Rafa approached us.

Not when there is the small matter of a few million in compensation to be paid to Bruce.