Guest sicko2ndbest Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I got my season ticket today Nooooooooooooooo shouldve held out man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 We've been joking about it for a while but I can honestly see the club turning to Kinnear soon. Hughton clearly isn't comfortable with managing the players and they aren't happy with a coach in charge. Kinnear said he'd be willing to help out and I can imagine Ashley going for it. Someone who is desperate for a job, won't demand anything or whinge to the media and the players already know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I got my season ticket today Nooooooooooooooo shouldve held out man! The original idea was wait until the club is sold but I convinced myself it would be soon. Things have to look up at some point they really have to. I mean I was feeling more optimistic on the day we got relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 We've been joking about it for a while but I can honestly see the club turning to Kinnear soon. Hughton clearly isn't comfortable with managing the players and they aren't happy with a coach in charge. Kinnear said he'd be willing to help out and I can imagine Ashley going for it. I can the man has now shown consistently how adapt he is at fucking this club up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hanlon's Razor... That is all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 In all honesty, I don't see why Ashley doesn't put Shearer on a month to month contract, so he can stop us being absolutely fucked in the Championship, and actually work on getting players we need etc. And then when the club (if ever) is sold, if the owners don't want Shearer then in less than a month they can just not renew the contract. I think Shearer would go for it, he seems as frustrated as us at not being able to do anything to help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 We've been joking about it for a while but I can honestly see the club turning to Kinnear soon. Hughton clearly isn't comfortable with managing the players and they aren't happy with a coach in charge. Kinnear said he'd be willing to help out and I can imagine Ashley going for it. Someone who is desperate for a job, won't demand anything or whinge to the media and the players already know. Fuck me man. The very thought of it turns me cold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hanlon's Razor... That is all. Maybe the first few times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 In all honesty, I don't see why Ashley doesn't put Shearer on a month to month contract, so he can stop us being absolutely f***ed in the Championship, and actually work on getting players we need etc. And then when the club (if ever) is sold, if the owners don't want Shearer then in less than a month they can just not renew the contract. I think Shearer would go for it, he seems as frustrated as us at not being able to do anything to help. Spot on. If they can hire Colin Calderwood week to week, why not Shearer? Makes you wonder if Shearer is asking for too much money, or if it is just an Ashley power play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 In all honesty, I don't see why Ashley doesn't put Shearer on a month to month contract, so he can stop us being absolutely fucked in the Championship, and actually work on getting players we need etc. And then when the club (if ever) is sold, if the owners don't want Shearer then in less than a month they can just not renew the contract. I think Shearer would go for it, he seems as frustrated as us at not being able to do anything to help. Thats far too sensible and intelligent for an utter fuckwit like Ashley to comprehend. Is it any wonder that conspiracy theorists think he is deliberately trying to fuck us over. He isnt doing 1 single thing to try and get us prepared for the new season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hanlon's Razor... That is all. Maybe the first few times. ...but now you're convinced it's borne of malice? I've got to admit I've swithered from one school of thought to the other on this matter for months now...at one point convincing myself that "nobody could be this incompetent, it must surely be some sort of evil rich man's bet to ruin the club?!"...and then, in light of other ridiculously inept debacles, I veer back to the other extreme of convincing myself that "no, really, perhaps it is just that he really is this woefully stupid and inept?"...or possibly there's a further explanation that none of us have yet fully managed to work out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hanlon's Razor... That is all. Maybe the first few times. ...but now you're convinced it's borne of malice? I've got to admit I've swithered from one school of thought to the other on this matter for months now...at one point convincing myself that "nobody could be this incompetent, it must surely be some sort of evil rich man's bet to ruin the club?!"...and then, in light of other ridiculously inept debacles, I veer back to the other extreme of convincing myself that "no, really, perhaps it is just that he really is this woefully stupid and inept?"...or possibly there's a further explanation that none of us have yet fully managed to work out? Probably just doesn't care any more. It's his style to be frank. As I mentioned earlier today, the Sports Direct results are out on Thursday and there are going to be some changes regarding the dividend or something (I didn't read the article properly tbh), so he's probably far more bothered about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 In all honesty, I don't see why Ashley doesn't put Shearer on a month to month contract, so he can stop us being absolutely fucked in the Championship, and actually work on getting players we need etc. And then when the club (if ever) is sold, if the owners don't want Shearer then in less than a month they can just not renew the contract. I think Shearer would go for it, he seems as frustrated as us at not being able to do anything to help. Thats far too sensible and intelligent for an utter fuckwit like Ashley to comprehend. Is it any wonder that conspiracy theorists think he is deliberately trying to fuck us over. He isnt doing 1 single thing to try and get us prepared for the new season. There would be great difficulty in attracting players to a club where the manager is on a monthly contract and the ownership is about to change. Plus any new owners are going to want to plan their own transfer budget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Nothing is 'the end' at all. We could go into administration and go down and we'd stick around. We could go out of business and reform in the Unibond and we'd still follow the new club. However this goes, and it might well be hideous, we'll out live Ashley on this. Reading that sort of thing makes you wonder how long this charade will be allowed to go on before good-hearted Geordies rise up to seize control of this club's destiny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Sureley they should offer Shearer the job until a new owner comes in, but at the same time tell him they can't promise that the new owners will keep him in charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 In all honesty, I don't see why Ashley doesn't put Shearer on a month to month contract, so he can stop us being absolutely fucked in the Championship, and actually work on getting players we need etc. And then when the club (if ever) is sold, if the owners don't want Shearer then in less than a month they can just not renew the contract. I think Shearer would go for it, he seems as frustrated as us at not being able to do anything to help. Thats far too sensible and intelligent for an utter fuckwit like Ashley to comprehend. Is it any wonder that conspiracy theorists think he is deliberately trying to fuck us over. He isnt doing 1 single thing to try and get us prepared for the new season. There would be great difficulty in attracting players to a club where the manager is on a monthly contract and the ownership is about to change. Plus any new owners are going to want to plan their own transfer budget. Who cares? Infinitely better than the situation now, I'd rather have Shearer here struggling to get people than no-one here not trying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I really don't think there's been a single bid for the club. Interested parties have looked at the books, seen what Ashley wants and got the next flight home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Even if Shearer came in now, all he'd be doing is taking training and trying to convince some of the players to stay. Realistically he wouldn't any power to buy or sell players until the takeover was complete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Mike Ashley. The kindest thing i can say about him is that he's a waddling fat useless disaster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Mike Ashley. The kindest thing i can say about him is that he's a waddling fat useless disaster. He's pretty good at being a disaster mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Even if there are solid offers, do we even want a new owner who is quibbling over a couple of million quid while we're rapidly running out of time, goodwill, players who want to stay and what little reputation we have left as a 'big club'? They might be just as clueless as Ashley if they don't realise the importance of coming straight back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 By the way, my dads mate's son is a physio at the club (a Mr Beach I think) and apparently Shearer has been at the training ground, although he said it was nothing to do with the takeover, that he knows very little and that he's there to do some fitness training before the SBR charity game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 By the way, my dads mate's son is a physio at the club (a Mr Beach I think) and apparently Shearer has been at the training ground, although he said it was nothing to do with the takeover, that he knows very little and that he's there to do some fitness training before the SBR charity game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Interesting read i think Might explain the slow progress! sportinglife Sulaiman Al Fahim is negotiating a price with Portsmouth after the due diligence process for the takeover was completed. The property tycoon is in talks with Pompey owner Sacha Gaydamak over a figure for the south-coast club, with paperwork for the fit-and-proper-person test having already been submitted to the Premier League. Al Fahim's advisor Ivo Ilic Gabara has not put a time frame in place for getting things finalised but told the Portsmouth News both parties want any deal to be sorted as soon as possible. He said: "Due diligence has been completed. "We are now making a final commercial assessment with information obtained through the due diligence process. "We will then sit down and negotiate a final price based on how much both parties think the club is worth. "We have never said the entire deal would be completed in July. We said all along we expected due diligence to be completed in such a time frame - now that has happened. I cannot possibly say when a final fee will be agreed. The deal is not closed until it is closed, like any financial transaction. "But both parties want it completed as soon as possible to proceed in a good manner." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 so these Sports Direct numbers.....what would be a success for us?? If things aren't going well for him, does that force him to sell quicker?? or do they have no bearing whatsoever?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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