KaKa Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 The only real positive I see at the moment is that both the Shepherd and Profitable groups want Shearer as manager. The one thing we can all be confident of is that Shearer completely has the clubs best interests at heart and he is a very very sensible person who will not settle for any crap. Take Shearer out of the equation though, and I am seriously struggling to get excited about either of the two groups tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Can't believe how many people have voted for Shepherd Probably the most realistic, and a sense of absolute desperation. If he comes back I'll really have to question whether I could actively support NUFC any more. I'd want them to do well, but that's about it. Explain in words, not stupid f***ing smilies You'd stop supporting the team just because of who the owner is? I didn't think I'd need to spell it out, seems mental to me. What if a consortium of Gary Glitter, Osama Bin Laden & Kevin Phillips bought us? Could be a good coaching setup tbh. Glitter would have a good handle on the youth team, and Bin Laden could instill them with a fight to the death attitude we haven't seen since the Joe Harvery era. Admitedlly Phillips would be a shit coach but 2/3 aint bad. Bin Laden for boot camp style training and if you are not up to the level you get some one on one time with Glitter after training...how much more fear could you instil in to a laddy? Well you could tell them you might end up looking like a smack rat if you take drugs and wheel out Phillips (you see it wasn't random) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teasy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 The only real positive I see at the moment is that both the Shepherd and Profitable groups want Shearer as manager. The one thing we can all be confident of is that Shearer completely has the clubs best interests at heart and he is a very very sensible person who will not settle for any crap. Take Shearer out of the equation though, and I am seriously struggling to get excited about either of the two groups tbh. I'd be more interested in the Omani people then The Profitable Group, also apparently that South African billionaire is much closer to owning us then The Profitable Group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 freddy's had time to assess what went wrong last time and if its part of a consortium, you'd have thought he'll be more controlled. so without knowing all the in's and out's of the deal.....i'm willing to give him a chance. its in our best interests to get all this sorted asap, so if we're stuck with freddy, so be it. thats how desperate we are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 if due dilligence has started any idea a rough timescale that this could be done by? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 freddy's had time to assess what went wrong last time and if its part of a consortium, you'd have thought he'll be more controlled. so without knowing all the in's and out's of the deal.....i'm willing to give him a chance. its in our best interests to get all this sorted asap, so if we're stuck with freddy, so be it. thats how desperate we are. Shepherd's doing with our club exactly what Ashley did with Sports Direct. Hide the shit, sell high, buy back low. Bottom feeder of the highest magnitude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 if due dilligence has started any idea a rough timescale that this could be done by? Relatively speaking it's a tiny business so should be done by Tue/Wed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 freddy's had time to assess what went wrong last time and if its part of a consortium, you'd have thought he'll be more controlled. so without knowing all the in's and out's of the deal.....i'm willing to give him a chance. its in our best interests to get all this sorted asap, so if we're stuck with freddy, so be it. thats how desperate we are. Shepherd's doing with our club exactly what Ashley did with Sports Direct. Hide the s***, sell high, buy back low. Bottom feeder of the highest magnitude. Exactly, the only thing the bloke has going for him is he's ran a football club before, even so not very well. If the Profitable group or any other for that matter have someone with experience of running a football club or even a big sports club then they will be a much better prospect then Sheperd's. By the looks of it the profitable group seem to be the only one showing ambition for the club, buying players, giving fans a say, increasing the stadium, it all points to them wanting to be in the top half of the EPL and in Europe fighting the big guns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Not sure what people expect, all these people are businessmen, not saints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 if due dilligence has started any idea a rough timescale that this could be done by? Takes as long as it takes to answer all the questions that need answered. So I assume in this case will be mainly the books, contracts, player sales and how those finances will come in and when, season ticket sales already that sort of stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Not sure what people expect, all these people are businessmen, not saints. I expect little. I hope however for someone a few degrees better than Freddy; a self serving bullshit merchant, unable to build on success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 biggest mistake was the lee bowyer summer, and the way robson was dealt with. hope he will have learned by his mistakes. Noone is going to be even near ashley for shitness though, he has got us relegated ffs. I actually would have alot of confidence in shep for 1 season promotion if it is him. I can certainly see the majority of the squad wouldnt be up for sale and a sense of football understanding and better board-management would be quickly reintroduced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 if due dilligence has started any idea a rough timescale that this could be done by? Relatively speaking it's a tiny business so should be done by Tue/Wed. I'm sure papers have said due diligence takes about 2 weeks normally, could be wrong though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 So to summarize a bit we have; According to all reports there are 4 prospective buyers of the club. These are: (According to reports from the Chronicle, Daily Mail etc.) - The Profitable Group - A South African consortium - The Omani group involving the Sultan himself - A Consortium fronted by the Master of Disaster, the King of Pies, FFS Since almost all reports have been talking about an American consortium the only available alternative for them is to be the backers of the Shepherd consortium. If you think about he was dealing with the yanks what with all the talk about an MGM casino located at St James' Park. He was the one who organised our pre-season trip to the U.S. when Bobby was here as well. I'd say that it's a pretty good chance that he's fronting the American group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Say what you like about Shepherd he always backed his managers, even thouigh it was money we didn't have. But if he is purely a figure head for a group who are minted then maybe it could work but if he has all the control himself then he can fuck off. But running day to day and trying to get the finances for the manager i'd be ok with. He's still a fucking blobby cunt mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winn Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I actually hate ashley and lamb now. I am a nice person and I would feel like going for them if I ever seen them. I can't see how they have not been ambushed! There must be so many thousands of fans out there more "nasty" than me who would go for them!? Must be like dodging bullets for them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I actually hate ashley and lamb now. I am a nice person and I would feel like going for them if I ever seen them. I can't see how they have not been ambushed! There must be so many thousands of fans out there more "nasty" than me who would go for them!? Must be like dodging bullets for them Because they don't live in the North-East? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Say what you like about Shepherd he always backed his managers, even thouigh it was money we didn't have. But if he is purely a figure head for a group who are minted then maybe it could work but if he has all the control himself then he can fuck off. But running day to day and trying to get the finances for the manager i'd be ok with. He's still a fucking blobby cunt mind. No. He spent money, that's not the same. He bought and sold players behind the manager's back on any number of occasions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalker Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Say what you like about Shepherd he always backed his managers, even thouigh it was money we didn't have. But if he is purely a figure head for a group who are minted then maybe it could work but if he has all the control himself then he can f*** off. But running day to day and trying to get the finances for the manager i'd be ok with. He's still a f***ing blobby c*** mind. Did he back his managers or spend money on players he wanted (or who Willy Mckay and the rest of his crony friends told him to get)? Seem to remember quotes from managers that the players we got weren't always who they wanted (e.g. Souness wanted Boa Morte and Anelka and got Owen and Luque) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 IF the big man comes back and IF Shearer takes the job i cant see Shearer accepting the shyte Wor willy was offering up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 What would peoples reactions be if Anil Ambani came back into buy the club but it was too late because someone had already offered £100 Million (say FS consortium) and Mike Ashleys selfish scheme of 'first come first serve basis' was brought into play. Tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 It all depends on who is backing the Fat man. I dont want him anywhere near the club, but if his consortium has the kind of money we need to get back to the big time, you know he's the right man to piss it away. Its so laughable, his return is bound to happen. This club cannot help itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 What would peoples reactions be if Anil Ambani came back into buy the club but it was too late because someone had already offered £100 Million (say FS consortium) and Mike Ashleys selfish scheme of 'first come first serve basis' was brought into play. Tbh. if ambani wants it, he still has time. im sure he has people who'll keep him updated on developments......so if he's too late, its his own fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 IF the big man comes back and IF Shearer takes the job i cant see Shearer accepting the shyte Wor willy was offering up. Been barred from operating on the isles anyway, hasn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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