biggs Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Someone wake me up when this is all over. We're a joke. So now Ashley wants to sell? What was the Keegan appointment all about then? A gimmick? We continue to be run by incompetent twats. FFS wait till you here it officialy that ashley wants to sell instead of making yourself look like a twat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Someone wake me up when this is all over. We're a joke. So now Ashley wants to sell? What was the Keegan appointment all about then? A gimmick? We continue to be run by incompetent twats. ?? They are far from incompetent. You're not mistaking them for St.Niall and the faceless Irish crooks down the road are you ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Someone wake me up when this is all over. We're a joke. So now Ashley wants to sell? What was the Keegan appointment all about then? A gimmick? We continue to be run by incompetent twats. SELL?? Do you have such a short memory??? It is only a few weeks since Mike Ashley spelt it all out for you . . . _________________________ I WILL RUN THIS CLUB MY WAY - Mike Ashley breaks Toon silence, Mike Ashley dramatically broke his silence over the turmoil on the Toon and defiantly declared: "I had to act and now I'll do it MY way!" Newcastle's' billionaire owner insists he is ready to step out of the background to run the club the way HE wants to from now on. On Tuesday he will jet back from a Far East business trip to join forces with chairman Chris Mort as they strive to bring success to St James's Park. And there will be times when he swaps his trademark Newcastle shirt and returns to civvies as he plots the way ahead in the wake of the departure of boss Sam Allardyce. Today, in an exclusive News of the World interview, Ashley outlines his New Year vision for Newcastle including the qualities he's looking for in the club's next manager. He said: "I want a team that will go all out to try to give Chelsea a walloping, that'll try to stuff Tottenham and that will be brave and bold enough to attack Man Utd. "To date I have invested £250m to try and make it happen. "And I'm not the only one who could see it wasn't working with things as they were. "So when my chairman told me it was time for a change I knew it had to happen. "I just knew it was time for me to become involved. "After all I bought this club to make it a success and the harsh truth is there wasn't much prospect of that. "I bought this club to have some fun and I wasn't having much fun at all. So I did what I should have done in the first place and decided it was time to run the club the way I wanted. "I must admit that when I bought this club my gut instinct was to bring in my own team to run it straight away, including a new manager. "That's no reflection on Sam, that's just the way I have always done things. "But for once in my life I ignored my intuition and, looking back, that was a mistake. "My instinct had never let me down in the past, in fact it's been one of my biggest strengths, one of the major reasons behind my success. "Yet I went against that better judgement after buying Newcastle. "Now is the time to put away my Newcastle shirt. I'm not saying I will never go back on the terraces but now I have to be in the boardroom — I have to be hands on." Ashley was left desperately disappointed with the return on his massive investment. A procession of poor performances, ropey results and off-field problems was a shocking reward for his massive outlay. It was not Ashley's vision for the sleeping giants of English football. Passion He added: "I want a team that is going to be admired up and down the country because of our brilliant, attacking football. "Like they did when Kevin Keegan was in charge here. "In those days everyone in the land loved to watch Newcastle in action. I certainly did. "And I am determined it will be like that again." That sort of stylish, buccaneering football has only been rarely glimpsed at St James's Park this season and Ashley makes no apologies for demanding Newcastle play the way the loyal Toon Army desire. He added:"People might mock me for that and reckon that's all pie in the sky. "But this is a football club, remember — it's about passion, about dreams, about glory. If it's not, then why bother? "Make no mistake I bother, I care and so I will try my hardest to make this club successful. "And I know I don't stand alone — I stand at the head of the Toon Army. "Remember this is a club with a real passion running through it — not least from all those Geordie fans. "And I share that passion." Yet Ashley has still taken a battering over events last week with Allardyce elbowed after just eight months in charge of the Magpies. But those pundits who would have you believe Ashley's a mug punter who does not know what he is doing should beware. After all this is a guy who built his Sports Direct business empire up from nothing. A man who at just 41 years of age boasts a fortune of £1.6billion — put it another way that's one thousand six hundred million pounds. Some mug, then! Yet Ashley is big and brave enough to accept some of the blame, even though he sees positives in his controversial decision to take a back seat so far. He explained: "My thinking was to come into Newcastle United and examine the club from every angle and from every aspect. I wanted to see how it ran, how it worked, what the staff could offer and what the supporters were all about. "I wanted to understand what made this club tick, I wanted to find its soul. "I have done that now and taken a lot of flak along the way. "People have complained I have been in the background too much, not done enough. Are you sure? "Let's get this straight. I paid £140million to buy this club. "I've also paid off £100million worth of debt so today this club doesn't owe a buck to anyone. "And I also gave Sam funds for new players. "Yet I've been hammered by certain people and for what? "Yes, wearing my Newcastle shirt and sitting with the fans. "The critics were suggesting in some way that this was just a cheap trick that would boost sales of shirts in my own stores. "But anyone who knows anything about Newcastle knows all the fans already have their shirts so it's all nonsense, just unbelievable. "And do you know something? I don't regret those days with our supporters at all. "I might own the club but they are the heartbeat and I had a lovely time with them. "And I guarantee that you haven't seen the last of me out there with the lads and lasses. "I will do it again from time to time. That's because among the fans he felt at home but when he sat in his own directors' box he was condemned as unconventional. He explained: "I can't stand this self-imposed etiquette in the boardroom and directors' box. "You're supposed to wear a suit, a shirt and tie and behave like a headmaster. "Why? It's like one of those , snobby, snooty golf clubs where they have rules for this and that. It's nonsense and I won't go along with it. "I want to go to football and enjoy it. "I want to celebrate when my team scores, when my team wins. "It's a game of drama and emotion — of highs and lows, of highlights and heartbreaks. And I want to live it. "So from now on it's all down to me. Dream "I am here because I want to be here and because I want to win trophies. "That's it — period — to get trophies in the cabinet and have a ball doing it. I can't see anything wrong with that at all. "Buying a football club is something I've always wanted to do so it's living a dream. "I always said I bought this club to become part of its passion. "I'd like to think I've done that. Now I want to channel that passion into bringing success and I just can't wait until it happens" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateRegistration Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Bit worried about why these stories keep coming up time and time again. Don't think we can put it all down to the media wanting to unsettle the club, although obviously they need no encouragement. I think we can tbh. Not referring to this story in particular or any details. Just the fact that we've stories about offers for the club and prospective bids pretty much from the time he took control of the club suggesting that maybe he is willing to listen if the right offer came up. No smoke without fire, that type of thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Bit worried about why these stories keep coming up time and time again. Don't think we can put it all down to the media wanting to unsettle the club, although obviously they need no encouragement. I think we can tbh. Not referring to this story in particular or any details. Just the fact that we've stories about offers for the club and prospective bids pretty much from the time he took control of the club suggesting that maybe he is willing to listen if the right offer came up. No smoke without fire, that type of thing. I think we can tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 A small snippet from the Chron: Meanwhile, nobody was available to comment on speculation that Mike Ashley's advisors had approached a third-party financing firm called PCP to sell the club to Dubai Investment Capital. DIC are apparently not interested in the £300m price tag attached to the Magpies and their sole aim is to buy Liverpool to free the club from American ownership. In the past, United chairman Chris Mort has pledged that Ashley and his board are in it for the long haul and remain committed to the cause. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr quimbys beard Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Ive just wasted 10 minutes reading this thread, waste of time, its all bollocks, as Manorpark has posted Ashley will be here a while yet i bet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustynrg Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2257907,00.html Wheyse keyse louiyse at it again - strange article, starts off saying he's selling then argues against herself saying why would he have sacked Allardyce, brought in Keegan and Wise and so on if he was selling. And there's been no denial because Mort finds it tedious to deny such stories all the time. Mack yer mind up Louise man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 hopefully this will put this pile of s**** to rest . Meanwhile, the Chronicle understands that Newcastle did not feel it necessary to release a club statement regarding reports that a North-East business consortium was interested in buying the club from Mike Ashley, nor that the club had been offered to a potential buyer in the Middle East. And it is also understood the club are considering talking to lawyers in a bid to prevent such talk, unsettling for Toon supporters, stemming from mischievous reports that the club is up for sale. Chairman Chris Mort was at St James’s Park last night, but only to run the rule over the club’s youngsters who drew 0-0 with Liverpool in the FA Premier Reserve League North. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Chris Mort speaks - quotes from the Independent and Times. "Absolute rubbish" "So many false rumours" "The reality is that the Alan Shearer story on Sunday and the PCP story on Monday were both absolute rubbish," "Alan has obviously denied he has been approached by a consortium and we'd never heard of PCP [alleged DIC facilitators] until Monday. "It is not one journalist that has been writing these inaccurate stories. Who do you think has both connections with the media and is willing to go to the trouble, since shortly after our takeover last summer, to cause disruption to the club by spreading so many false rumours about a takeover?" "We appreciate it will take time for Kevin to turn things around," Mort said. "He has a three and a half year contract and we are looking to see what can be achieved over that period. He has already got the team playing more football and I am comfortable that the results will follow once we get that first win. We also appreciate that we could have seen out this season and brought Kevin to the club in the summer, but that would have meant another transition season next season and we wanted to avoid that" “The feedback from the players and backroom staff has all been very positive. Although the players are working harder in training, they are enjoying it more and improving their fitness levels. We appreciate it will take time for Kevin to turn things around." "The club will be better prepared as we have a manager and scouting team with several months to consider both where we need strengthening and who we might bring in," Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 NE5? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Ok I admit it, I have some rich friends around the world and asked them if I could borrow some cash. Seriously were the hell do they get this bollox from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 NE5? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 you lot are far too cynical.think about it,fat fred would love to take the club back on and mackems.gif must be nearing his pension,now if he took the large lump sum option..................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Chris Mort speaks - quotes from the Independent and Times. "Absolute rubbish" "So many false rumours" "The reality is that the Alan Shearer story on Sunday and the PCP story on Monday were both absolute rubbish," "Alan has obviously denied he has been approached by a consortium and we'd never heard of PCP [alleged DIC facilitators] until Monday. "It is not one journalist that has been writing these inaccurate stories. Who do you think has both connections with the media and is willing to go to the trouble, since shortly after our takeover last summer, to cause disruption to the club by spreading so many false rumours about a takeover?" "We appreciate it will take time for Kevin to turn things around," Mort said. "He has a three and a half year contract and we are looking to see what can be achieved over that period. He has already got the team playing more football and I am comfortable that the results will follow once we get that first win. We also appreciate that we could have seen out this season and brought Kevin to the club in the summer, but that would have meant another transition season next season and we wanted to avoid that" “The feedback from the players and backroom staff has all been very positive. Although the players are working harder in training, they are enjoying it more and improving their fitness levels. We appreciate it will take time for Kevin to turn things around." "The club will be better prepared as we have a manager and scouting team with several months to consider both where we need strengthening and who we might bring in," This I find a bit weird! I always thought Sam was a fanatic on his players being fit, certainly Bolton were!, so why didn't it work out with our players then?. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 A lot of that is just the usual corporate patter that Mort trots out every so often to support whoever happens to need it at the time. The bit about someone spreading false rumours to disrupt the club is more entertaining though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stubbs Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Chris Mort speaks - quotes from the Independent and Times. "Absolute rubbish" "So many false rumours" "The reality is that the Alan Shearer story on Sunday and the PCP story on Monday were both absolute rubbish," "Alan has obviously denied he has been approached by a consortium and we'd never heard of PCP [alleged DIC facilitators] until Monday. "It is not one journalist that has been writing these inaccurate stories. Who do you think has both connections with the media and is willing to go to the trouble, since shortly after our takeover last summer, to cause disruption to the club by spreading so many false rumours about a takeover?" "We appreciate it will take time for Kevin to turn things around," Mort said. "He has a three and a half year contract and we are looking to see what can be achieved over that period. He has already got the team playing more football and I am comfortable that the results will follow once we get that first win. We also appreciate that we could have seen out this season and brought Kevin to the club in the summer, but that would have meant another transition season next season and we wanted to avoid that" The feedback from the players and backroom staff has all been very positive. Although the players are working harder in training, they are enjoying it more and improving their fitness levels. We appreciate it will take time for Kevin to turn things around." "The club will be better prepared as we have a manager and scouting team with several months to consider both where we need strengthening and who we might bring in," This I find a bit weird! I always thought Sam was a fanatic on his players being fit, certainly Bolton were!, so why didn't it work out with our players then?. Sounds like he's suggesting its Shepherd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 The person who is feeding the press wants to fck right off, they do not have the best interests for NUFC. If this person really loved NUFC they would back off and allow the club to repair itself from the mess over the last 4 years. Creating a media shit storm around NUFC does not help. Wanker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 but at the same time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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