EthiGeordie Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I am not trying to say bad but we have to take things and think. Lets say if the new owner come along and say Shearer is not the man we have to respect that and move on. Our power should always be to support the team not to moan in every direction the owners wanted us to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymag Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 The BBC understands that Freddie Shepherd is preparing a £60 million offer for NUFC that is likely to be accepted according to their sources. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'm still really looking forward to the start of the season tbh i'm confident Ashley will be gone and Shearer will be in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I'm still really looking forward to the start of the season tbh i'm confident Ashley will be gone and Shearer will be in. Samesies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I don't cause the crap against Hull had an effect on the team and everything for the whole season. Not only this past season we will pay for it next season as well. Becasue of that demonstration the club put on sale and on care taker manger. I am not saying Ashley is Jesus but we have to take some responsbilty as well. Yet to be proven, but Ashleys actions towards the previous manager probably lead to us having a caretaker manager, and not a fans demonstration. We have nothing to be blamed for at all. Ashley made a mistake that was un-popular with the fans, IMO one of the biggest mistakes ever made at NUFC. The fans voiced their opinion, angrily, it must be said, and Ashley decided he wanted out. We couldn't just sit back and watch a popular manager be forced out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Who changed the title and how come ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Who changed the title and how come ? Me. Informed sources on Tyneside are now giving credence to the story and suggesting that this Friday could finally see something solid break, bringing an end to the weeks of claims, whispers and half-truths over United's future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 And then .com say.... Counter claim Mention of the alleged Shepherd bid has brought forth a rash of contrary claims, with credence being given to the US-based consortium who undertook due diligence. The findings of that financial process are understood to have complicated matters, with the purchase price no more than a starting point and further liabilities driving the real price up substantially. It's that latter situation that has caused doubts to surface over the Shepherd bid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mantis Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 How many false dawns now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Thank God if true..... I don't want that pieace of S*** close to my club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Really really hope this bullshit is over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jun/30/newcastle-united-mike-ashley-alan-shearer Newcastle players return to Ashley in situ and Hughton as caretaker • Three consortiums interested but club remains unsold • Alan Shearer is forced to await developments * Louise Taylor * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 30 June 2009 21.33 BST Newcastle United's first team squad return for pre-season training tomorrow morning with the identity of the relegated club's next manager and prospective new owner still unknown. The Guardian understands that Newcastle will not now be sold until next week at the earliest but that three consortiums are "seriously interested". Seymour Pierce, the investment bank brokering the deal, remains optimistic that there will shortly be at least one formal offer for Mike Ashley, the current owner, to consider. While two consortiums are believed to comprise largely UK-based businessmen, the other – at this stage regarded as the most likely to end up buying Ashley out – is from overseas. Two of the three, including that fronted by Freddy Shepherd, Newcastle's former chairman, would install Alan Shearer as manager but one consortium remains unsure about the former England captain's suitability. The appearance of Shepherd and a mini-entourage at Newcastle's training ground on Monday in two cars emblazoned with the name of his family company sparked reports of imminent regime change but sources say nothing significant is now likely to happen until next week. Moreover Shepherd, despite his high profile, is not thought to be the key figure in the consortium he represents and, although real contenders, they are not the favourites to buy the club. While a frustrated Shearer awaits developments Chris Hughton has, once again, been appointed Newcastle's caretaker manager and yesterday conceded this role could endure through much of July. "It may be a week, two weeks, three weeks, I'm not sure how long I'll be in charge," he admitted. Even though Seymour Pierce hopes to force an auction much may depend on how far below his desired £100m asking price Ashley, who was yesterday forced to dole out around £10m in end-of-season player bonuses, is prepared to settle for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Back to 'next week at the earliest' then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I knew I shouldn't have bothered logging in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 We are fucked, plain and simple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Christ sake. I feel we'll start to see major developments within the next 2 weeks. Your guess is as good as mine but I have a feeling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jun/30/newcastle-united-mike-ashley-alan-shearer Newcastle players return to Ashley in situ and Hughton as caretaker Three consortiums interested but club remains unsold Alan Shearer is forced to await developments * Louise Taylor * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 30 June 2009 21.33 BST Newcastle United's first team squad return for pre-season training tomorrow morning with the identity of the relegated club's next manager and prospective new owner still unknown. The Guardian understands that Newcastle will not now be sold until next week at the earliest but that three consortiums are "seriously interested". Seymour Pierce, the investment bank brokering the deal, remains optimistic that there will shortly be at least one formal offer for Mike Ashley, the current owner, to consider. While two consortiums are believed to comprise largely UK-based businessmen, the other at this stage regarded as the most likely to end up buying Ashley out is from overseas. Two of the three, including that fronted by Freddy Shepherd, Newcastle's former chairman, would install Alan Shearer as manager but one consortium remains unsure about the former England captain's suitability. The appearance of Shepherd and a mini-entourage at Newcastle's training ground on Monday in two cars emblazoned with the name of his family company sparked reports of imminent regime change but sources say nothing significant is now likely to happen until next week. Moreover Shepherd, despite his high profile, is not thought to be the key figure in the consortium he represents and, although real contenders, they are not the favourites to buy the club. While a frustrated Shearer awaits developments Chris Hughton has, once again, been appointed Newcastle's caretaker manager and yesterday conceded this role could endure through much of July. "It may be a week, two weeks, three weeks, I'm not sure how long I'll be in charge," he admitted. Even though Seymour Pierce hopes to force an auction much may depend on how far below his desired £100m asking price Ashley, who was yesterday forced to dole out around £10m in end-of-season player bonuses, is prepared to settle for. Fucking hell, next week! This is dragging on like a Gwyneth Paltrow acceptance speech Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6613713.ece American dream looms for Newcastle (Scott Heavey/Action Images) Mike Ashley, the Newcastle owner, has begun the search for new owners for the club George Caulkin Thirty-eight days after Newcastle United suffered the trauma of relegation, their first-team squad will report back for pre-season training tomorrow. From the outside, it appears that little of substance has changed. Mike Ashley remains the (reluctant) owner, Alan Shearer is still hoping to be appointed manager, no players have been sold and none bought. Finally, however, an end to the impasse is within sight. What exactly has been happening at St James’ Park? Very little, apart from season-ticket renewals, job losses and the unveiling of a banana-coloured away kit. Since Ashley’s announcement that he wished to end his disastrous stint in charge of Newcastle at the earliest possible opportunity, activity has largely gravitated towards the London offices of Seymour Pierce, the investment bank charged with handling the sale of the club. With players on holiday and Shearer on Tyneside awaiting developments and itching to begin a task he is relishing, Keith Harris, Seymour Pierce’s executive chairman, has been gauging interest, seeking financial guarantees, opening Newcastle’s books up to scrutiny and travelling to the Far East and the United States to meet potential investors. That process is now drawing to a close. So where do we stand now? The timeline, all being well, is as follows. Harris will receive bids for Newcastle tomorrow. Ashley has stated that he is seeking £100 million for the club (he bought it for £134 million and has since invested another £110 million on reducing debts and running costs), although there are complicated factors, including the continuing legal case between Newcastle and Kevin Keegan, their former manager. By Thursday or Friday, Harris should be in position to offer Ashley his recommendation. In essence, Ashley will accept the highest bid, although Harris, a football man (and former chairman of the Football League) who has been toiling assiduously on the project, is mindful of the responsibilities of his position (in other words, he wants Newcastle to be left in safe hands). At the time of writing, it looks as if an official announcement on Newcastle’s next owners could be made by the middle of next week. Who will Ashley’s successor(s) be? As things stand, only Harris has any inkling. What we do know is that as many as four serious parties have been involved in the bidding, two of which have pulled ahead of the others. Part of Harris’s skill has been to maintain the integrity of the process and to operate in a climate of complete discretion; neither Ashley, Shearer nor other staff members at Seymour Pierce has any knowledge of the bidders’ identity. The same applied when Ashley initially put the club up for sale last year. It has been a useful rule of thumb that a majority of companies or individuals who have come forward can immediately be discounted as time-wasters or publicity seekers. The exception is a consortium with which Freddy Shepherd, Newcastle’s former chairman, has had an involvement, but it is understood not to be a prominent candidate. Most supporters will be relieved. Harris has been speaking to an American group and it now seems feasible, if not definite, that Newcastle will become the latest English club with backing from the United States. The Ashley era has demonstrated that you should be careful what you wish for, but surely any new owner would represent an improvement. What Newcastle need is good sense and stability along the lines of Randy Lerner at Aston Villa, or Ellis Short, at Sunderland, both of whom have been content to leave the business in the hands of qualified professionals and/or those with a football pedigree. What will happen to Shearer? In his last discussion of note with Derek Llambias, the Newcastle managing director - which took place at the start of last week - Shearer was informed that he was the preferred choice of manager by both leading bidders. That would make sense; while the club’s record goalscorer is unproven in the dugout, off the pitch, over the course of the final eight games of last season, he began restoring sound practices and basic discipline to the training ground. More fundamentally, he offers a precious link between the club and a group of supporters who, understandably, are verging on disenchantment. Shearer’s appointment would provide Newcastle with goodwill and breathing space, although nothing has been agreed. Relationships would need to be constructed and there is no guarantee that Shearer’s plan for the team’s regeneration, which he submitted to Ashley at the end of the season, would be accepted. Something must give, however, and soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 While a frustrated Shearer awaits developments Chris Hughton has, once again, been appointed Newcastle's caretaker manager and yesterday conceded this role could endure through much of July. "It may be a week, two weeks, three weeks, I'm not sure how long I'll be in charge," he admitted. Sounds very similar to what Kinnear said when he first came in. Where is that fucking Relegationometer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6613713.ece American dream looms for Newcastle George Caulkin Thirty-eight days after Newcastle United suffered the trauma of relegation, their first-team squad will report back for pre-season training tomorrow. From the outside, it appears that little of substance has changed. Mike Ashley remains the (reluctant) owner, Alan Shearer is still hoping to be appointed manager, no players have been sold and none bought. Finally, however, an end to the impasse is within sight. What exactly has been happening at St James’ Park? Very little, apart from season-ticket renewals, job losses and the unveiling of a banana-coloured away kit. Since Ashley’s announcement that he wished to end his disastrous stint in charge of Newcastle at the earliest possible opportunity, activity has largely gravitated towards the London offices of Seymour Pierce, the investment bank charged with handling the sale of the club. With players on holiday and Shearer on Tyneside awaiting developments and itching to begin a task he is relishing, Keith Harris, Seymour Pierce’s executive chairman, has been gauging interest, seeking financial guarantees, opening Newcastle’s books up to scrutiny and travelling to the Far East and the United States to meet potential investors. That process is now drawing to a close. So where do we stand now? The timeline, all being well, is as follows. Harris will receive bids for Newcastle tomorrow. Ashley has stated that he is seeking £100 million for the club (he bought it for £134 million and has since invested another £110 million on reducing debts and running costs), although there are complicated factors, including the continuing legal case between Newcastle and Kevin Keegan, their former manager. By Thursday or Friday, Harris should be in position to offer Ashley his recommendation. In essence, Ashley will accept the highest bid, although Harris, a football man (and former chairman of the Football League) who has been toiling assiduously on the project, is mindful of the responsibilities of his position (in other words, he wants Newcastle to be left in safe hands). At the time of writing, it looks as if an official announcement on Newcastle’s next owners could be made by the middle of next week. Who will Ashley’s successor(s) be? As things stand, only Harris has any inkling. What we do know is that as many as four serious parties have been involved in the bidding, two of which have pulled ahead of the others. Part of Harris’s skill has been to maintain the integrity of the process and to operate in a climate of complete discretion; neither Ashley, Shearer nor other staff members at Seymour Pierce has any knowledge of the bidders’ identity. The same applied when Ashley initially put the club up for sale last year. It has been a useful rule of thumb that a majority of companies or individuals who have come forward can immediately be discounted as time-wasters or publicity seekers. The exception is a consortium with which Freddy Shepherd, Newcastle’s former chairman, has had an involvement, but it is understood not to be a prominent candidate. Most supporters will be relieved. Harris has been speaking to an American group and it now seems feasible, if not definite, that Newcastle will become the latest English club with backing from the United States. The Ashley era has demonstrated that you should be careful what you wish for, but surely any new owner would represent an improvement. What Newcastle need is good sense and stability along the lines of Randy Lerner at Aston Villa, or Ellis Short, at Sunderland, both of whom have been content to leave the business in the hands of qualified professionals and/or those with a football pedigree. What will happen to Shearer? In his last discussion of note with Derek Llambias, the Newcastle managing director - which took place at the start of last week - Shearer was informed that he was the preferred choice of manager by both leading bidders. That would make sense; while the club’s record goalscorer is unproven in the dugout, off the pitch, over the course of the final eight games of last season, he began restoring sound practices and basic discipline to the training ground. More fundamentally, he offers a precious link between the club and a group of supporters who, understandably, are verging on disenchantment. Shearer’s appointment would provide Newcastle with goodwill and breathing space, although nothing has been agreed. Relationships would need to be constructed and there is no guarantee that Shearer’s plan for the team’s regeneration, which he submitted to Ashley at the end of the season, would be accepted. Something must give, however, and soon. Different again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 That Caulkin article is very 'matter of fact', isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 That Caulkin article is very 'matter of fact', isn't it? Yes ollie it certainly is hmm hmm hmm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 That Caulkin article is very 'matter of fact', isn't it? Yes ollie it certainly is hmm hmm hmm I just mean he sounds pretty fucking certain; bids on Wednesday, decision by Friday, announcement next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fading star Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Aye, it reads like a timetable. I hope he hasn’t been spun a yarn. Please let it be true. Remember when we used to talk about football? Formations, tactics…. who should partner shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 That Caulkin article is very 'matter of fact', isn't it? Yes ollie it certainly is hmm hmm hmm I just mean he sounds pretty fucking certain; bids on Wednesday, decision by Friday, announcement next week. Sounds like a craig david song Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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