(Long) Breakdown of our recent finances

[Stu]

Where Newcastle do score very highly is in gate receipts, thanks to their impressively large and loyal support. Although this has fallen from £35 million in 2005 to £29 million in 2009, this was unbelievably still the tenth highest of the Money League clubs, superior to Milan, Inter, Lyon and Borussia Dortmund among others.

 

Be proud lads.

 

BUT WE HAND OUT FREE TICKETS!!!111!!1!!11!

 

It does go on to say that our attendance figures have dropped from 51k to 43k like. 

 

We are in the middle of a pretty hard-hitting recession think we're still doing very well

[quayside]

Waiting expectantly for UV to pitch up on here and explain how everything would have been fine under the previous regime.

[OzzieMandias]

Waiting expectantly for UV to pich up on here and explain how everything would have been fine under the previous regime.

 

[relámpago blanco]

Brief Summary:

 

Despite his crass behaviour, there is no doubt that Mike Ashley has put his hand in his pocket to keep the club going. The unpalatable truth is that Newcastle United are heavily reliant on the support of their charmless owner.

What about all the profit he's made from transfers.

 

Lol, WHERE DID THE MILNER MONEY GO FFS?????????????????

[jdckelly]

an interesting if depressing read

[Guest ObiChrisKenobi]

Brief Summary:

 

Despite his crass behaviour, there is no doubt that Mike Ashley has put his hand in his pocket to keep the club going. The unpalatable truth is that Newcastle United are heavily reliant on the support of their charmless owner.

What about all the profit he's made from transfers.

 

Lol, WHERE DID THE MILNER MONEY GO FFS?????????????????

 

If you read the blog, you'd understand.

[quayside]

Brief Summary:

 

Despite his crass behaviour, there is no doubt that Mike Ashley has put his hand in his pocket to keep the club going. The unpalatable truth is that Newcastle United are heavily reliant on the support of their charmless owner.

What about all the profit he's made from transfers.

 

Lol, WHERE DID THE MILNER MONEY GO FFS?????????????????

 

Ah so you did mean it.

Well the club has been making large losses and thats even after taking account of any profits made on player sales.

[cp40]

Ashleys a cunt

[relámpago blanco]

I kidding man, I know if FS had stayed we'd have wen't into admin within 12 months without hefty player sales.  Asset stripping basically, not so much because of the amount of debt more the structure of it.

[Guest ObiChrisKenobi]

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[dinotheprehistoricgeordie]

It's kind of hard to hate him as much as I did before reading that article  

 

[dinotheprehistoricgeordie]

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[Andy]

Brief Summary:

 

Despite his crass behaviour, there is no doubt that Mike Ashley has put his hand in his pocket to keep the club going. The unpalatable truth is that Newcastle United are heavily reliant on the support of their charmless owner.

What about all the profit he's made from transfers.

 

Lol, WHERE DID THE MILNER MONEY GO FFS?????????????????

 

Ah so you did mean it.

 

[EthiGeordie]

Ashley saved the club and his current long term goal is substantive it is just his short term reactions are really bad. If he had reservation about CH he should have said bye in the summer and shake hands right then and there.

[Dr Venkman]

i cant help but feel that the tone is slightly biased in favour of ashley, there's nothing there i didnt already know tbf, apart from exact figures

[Guest NewBoyPeetah]

Brilliant read.

[EthiGeordie]

They slagged him off as well the problem is  no matter how we blame him the club is in a big turmoil before he takes over.

[Consortium of one]

Geez, what a paradox.  The guy that can save the club is the same guy that can drive it into the ground.  I'd feel a lot better if he had at least one very good footballing man as an advisor.

[Parky]

i cant help but feel that the tone is slightly biased in favour of ashley, there's nothing there i didnt already know tbf, apart from exact figures

 

It's more or less just facts and numbers.

[nufc4eva]

Good read, Kind of puts the whole Buy cheap young up and coming players, develop academy and promote from within into view. I believe they do have a ideal blueprint for making the club self sufficient. Its the way they rock the stability that pisses me off. In a way we are already seeing benefits from Andy Carroll, Ranger, Kadar, Vuckic, LuaLua, Krul coming through while we have bought reasonably priced players in Tiote, Williamson, Simpson,Enrique, Guttierez, Nolan and possibly Ben Arfa for 5mil with Campbell and Gosling on a free.

If we could get a few more scouted and bought cheap we could compete at least in top half. Looking at the players listed all of them have a higher value now than when they signed. On the down side how long before they get bored of pardew and we are in crisis again. If he can build on the spirit that hughton helped develop then integrating new players into the squad will be easier than before and we may have some chance of progressing and I don't mind the using youth players strategy because it give me pride to see players come through. Hopefully in the next few years we can progress and Pardew is not a total disaster.

[Thespence]

Where Newcastle do score very highly is in gate receipts, thanks to their impressively large and loyal support. Although this has fallen from £35 million in 2005 to £29 million in 2009, this was unbelievably still the tenth highest of the Money League clubs, superior to Milan, Inter, Lyon and Borussia Dortmund among others.

 

Be proud lads.

 

What for? We are being charged more coin to watch poorer footballers? I feel like contacting the "Rip off Britain team" on BBC.

[relámpago blanco]

Where Newcastle do score very highly is in gate receipts, thanks to their impressively large and loyal support. Although this has fallen from £35 million in 2005 to £29 million in 2009, this was unbelievably still the tenth highest of the Money League clubs, superior to Milan, Inter, Lyon and Borussia Dortmund among others.

 

Be proud lads.

 

What for? We are being charged more coin to watch poorer footballers? I feel like contacting the "Rip off Britain team" on BBC.

Well fuck off and watch Inter then

[BottledDog]

Where Newcastle do score very highly is in gate receipts, thanks to their impressively large and loyal support. Although this has fallen from £35 million in 2005 to £29 million in 2009, this was unbelievably still the tenth highest of the Money League clubs, superior to Milan, Inter, Lyon and Borussia Dortmund among others.

 

Be proud lads.

 

What for? We are being charged more coin to watch poorer footballers? I feel like contacting the "Rip off Britain team" on BBC.

 

Poorer footballers?

That may be your opinion, but I prefer seeing 'this group of lads' (Tiote, Ben Arfa, Carrol, Nolan, Colo, Ranger etc, etc) to Owen, N'Zogbia, Martins, Duff etc on the pitch by a country fucking mile.

[Thespence]

Where Newcastle do score very highly is in gate receipts, thanks to their impressively large and loyal support. Although this has fallen from £35 million in 2005 to £29 million in 2009, this was unbelievably still the tenth highest of the Money League clubs, superior to Milan, Inter, Lyon and Borussia Dortmund among others.

 

Be proud lads.

 

What for? We are being charged more coin to watch poorer footballers? I feel like contacting the "Rip off Britain team" on BBC.

Well f*** off and watch Inter then

 

Nah but thank for the advice.

[cfcmagpies]

Geez, what a paradox.  The guy that can save the club is the same guy that can drive it into the ground.  I'd feel a lot better if he had at least one very good footballing man as an advisor.

 

I know exactly how you feel. Pretty good time for this article to come out (from Ashley's point of view).

 

I thought the Hughton sacking was essentially the last straw, but this article reinforces what I think everyone has known to a greater or lesser extent all along- NUFC were in deep trouble pre-Ashley, and he has done a lot for the club. Now it comes back to the same old story- transfer window coming up, how will it play out? A couple more modest signings that improve the team with nobody leaving? Admittedly, the last couple have both been okay.