Guest BooBoo Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 He was a prat who thought that just because Ashley failed, that it automatically made Shepherd a great chairman. The reality was that both were poor owners and Shepherds silly reckless spending on trophy status building signings was just as stupid as the collosal mistakes of Fat Ash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 He was a prat who thought that just because Ashley failed, that it automatically made Shepherd a great chairman. The reality was that both were poor owners and Shepherds silly reckless spending on trophy status building signings was just as stupid as the collosal mistakes of Fat Ash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 He was a prat who thought that just because Ashley failed, that it automatically made Shepherd a great chairman. The reality was that both were poor owners and Shepherds silly reckless spending on trophy status building signings was just as stupid as the collosal mistakes of Fat Ash. The epic fuck up was started with dougie and freddy, this fuck up was then flogged to ashley who continued the epic fuck up. When i rummage through my underpants drawer for a pair of kegs to wear i get a shiver down my spine, how the hell was freddy going to turn the club around financially??? Our fate was sealed the moment freddy spunked all our dosh on Owen, we had no room for movement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Who'd have actually thought that there was a person out there who could treat us fans with more contempt than Shepherd did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 In hindsight the signing of Owen was a criminally reckless last act of a desperate man. Shepherd knew he'd made an almighty blunder appointing Souness and gambled the clubs future on spending a ludicrous amount on the little turd in a bid to make things alright again. Kudos to those who at the time saw through the headline grabbing signing and called it what it was- a collosal mistake and one that Shepherd will always be accountable for. We can never forget just because Ashley is a clown, that Shepherd was an almighty fool in his own right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Just read on a another board that there is rumours about some Russian billionare who is interested in buying us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Just read on a another board that there is rumours about some Russian billionare who is interested in buying us. no there isnt we all know that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I'm, sure its bollocks but I'll take any positive rumour I can find. Link? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I'm, sure its bollocks but I'll take any positive rumour I can find. Link? http://www.nufc-forum.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=32562.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I'm, sure its bollocks but I'll take any positive rumour I can find. Link? http://www.nufc-forum.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=32562.0 Love some of the comments, frightening to think theres fans still thinking we havent been making a loss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 With every post in this thread my admiration for NE5 goes up a little. By god he could bring a forum down on its knees, crying for mecry, but he was right, and was the only one. Yes he had a fantastic plan. Buy lots of very good players. Whooah..genius...why did no one else think of that? Under Ashley we've got not much to look forward to other than survival and watching a team lacking prima donnas. If we can survive a couple of years of belt-tightening maybe we'll be in a better position to challenge the top 7-8 teams. So many clubs are spending beyond their means there might be more Portsmouths and Hulls in the coming years, then those teams who have built solid foundations can capitalise. In theory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 The ironic thing is us being stuck with Mike Ashley might actually have put us in good steed with the new Finances Rules coming into play in a few seasons. As he's basically doing all that now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Wish I'd been wrong about him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 The ironic thing is us being stuck with Mike Ashley might actually have put us in good steed with the new Finances Rules coming into play in a few seasons. As he's basically doing all that now. getting the right thing done in utterly the wrong way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 One plus side, is that we've seen the back of Owen and all the other . I'm sure he would have been still raking it in if we hadn't have been relegated. Smith, Barton, Nolan, Colo & Jonas will all be high earners Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 The ironic thing is us being stuck with Mike Ashley might actually have put us in good steed with the new Finances Rules coming into play in a few seasons. As he's basically doing all that now. getting the right thing done in utterly the wrong way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 A billionaire owner!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howaythelads Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I remember the genuine excitement at the time. Only from dullards like you who didn't know ambition when it was staring you in the face. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Here we go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pie Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Here we go Wondered how long it would take...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I think it is sinking in that football clubs are the trickiest little blighters to run. Just so many variables. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 So many mistakes, so much pain and misery. Which all could have been avoided. One plus side, is that we've seen the back of Owen and all the other high earners. I'm sure he would have been still raking it in if we hadn't have been relegated. Pretty sure we offered him a new contract in Jan 09. We tried to keep him on the big bucks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I remember the genuine excitement at the time. Only from dullards like you who didn't know ambition when it was staring you in the face. is that you HTL ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I think it is sinking in that football clubs are the trickiest little blighters to run. Just so many variables. Yup. I remember the genuine excitement at the time. Only from dullards like you who didn't know ambition when it was staring you in the face. Ah fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 3 years one trophy is not bad. We haven't won a trophy since 1969 - the Second Division doesn't count. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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