Dave Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Wonder if it'll be as pitiful as the last investigative programme that basically nobody gave a shit about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 It might not turn out a bad idea to have bought nufc in the long run and plastering his SD company all over the stadium. Your general customer at SD isn't bothered about the company and what it does. Fans of a football club care a whole lot more. Buying NUFC and running it the way he has, has brought him big rewards but will also bring him unwanted attention especailly since everyone involved in the media has realised what he has been upto with NUFC. I'm really sceptical about how much owning us has benefited SD. I think it's a lot more to do with dominating his competitors and suppliers through purchasing and the downturn in the economy leading to a greater desire for tat. Can't prove anything obviously, just a feeling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Wonder if it'll be as pitiful as the last investigative programme that basically nobody gave a shit about. They could show him using minced kittens to stick his tatty shoes together and people would still buy them if it saves them a fiver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Tbf to Sunday Supplement - there's 2 or 3 of them that are right on point. Shaun Custis derides Ashley every time he's there. Another who seemed to love Mancini, supported the S'land walk out during Palace and said us and them have been fed crap for years and shouldn't sit there and watch. Even Merson has derided Ashley. Generally we are known as a club with no hope. Nothing to aspire to. Just plodding along. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Tbf to Sunday Supplement - there's 2 or 3 of them that are right on point. Shaun Custis derides Ashley every time he's there. Another who seemed to love Mancini, supported the S'land walk out during Palace and said us and them have been fed crap for years and shouldn't sit there and watch. Even Merson has derided Ashley. Generally we are known as a club with no hope. Nothing to aspire to. Just plodding along. Always great to see pundits and broadcasters take the fans' side against Ashley but it has to be someone who has a modicum of dignity. Paul Merson is a cretin. The horrendous attempts to get cheap laughs with his inability to prounounce even the simplest of foreign players names gets more cringeworthy every time he does it, the fucking toothless drunk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Tbf to Sunday Supplement - there's 2 or 3 of them that are right on point. Shaun Custis derides Ashley every time he's there. Another who seemed to love Mancini, supported the S'land walk out during Palace and said us and them have been fed crap for years and shouldn't sit there and watch. Even Merson has derided Ashley. Generally we are known as a club with no hope. Nothing to aspire to. Just plodding along. Always great to see pundits and broadcasters take the fans' side against Ashley but it has to be someone who has a modicum of dignity. Paul Merson is a cretin. The horrendous attempts to get cheap laughs with his inability to prounounce even the simplest of foreign players names gets more cringeworthy every time he does it, the fucking toothless drunk. missed out skint (well hopefully still spending in casinos) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I guess the Premier League won't be too happy with Mike Ashley damaging their 'brand' by turning NUFC in to s*** and stinking up the league: - http://www.nufc.com/ What is a club.... As a fractured fan base prepares for Saturday's visit to the ground, the street outside, the pub or the garden centre (delete as applicable), a reminder of what this football thing is meant to be about may be in order. And who better to turn to than the Premier League, whose "mission statement" includes the following: For football to thrive at the very highest level it takes commitment. It is about what it means to support your club home and away. It is about investing our broadcasting and commercial revenue in the best players of course, but also in wider sustainable activities. It is about using the standing of our clubs in their communities and the stature of their players to inspire young people to get involved in sport. All of this, and more, is brought about by creating the highest quality football competition possible. It is the driving force behind everything the Premier League does. Without a successful and popular League, the investment that can be made across our activities is diminished. Football fans want to see their clubs producing talented players who can compete with and take their place alongside some of the world’s most gifted footballers in the Premier League. It is that high-octane and quality-driven mix that means broadcasters, domestically and internationally, continue to invest in and produce fantastic programming and marketing for the competition. Ultimately that mix, great football combined with passionate and loyal support, is what keeps the show on the road. Both the League and the clubs will keep striving to improve the standards that have been set. Only by doing that will the Premier League maintain its position as a professional and progressive organisation geared to delivering the best possible football. If you're looking for reasons why thousands of honest supporters feel a "disconnect" with their own club, then matching the ambitions of the above with the recent history of Newcastle United may provide a big clue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I guess the Premier League won't be too happy with Mike Ashley damaging their 'brand' by turning NUFC in to s*** and stinking up the league: - http://www.nufc.com/ What is a club.... As a fractured fan base prepares for Saturday's visit to the ground, the street outside, the pub or the garden centre (delete as applicable), a reminder of what this football thing is meant to be about may be in order. And who better to turn to than the Premier League, whose "mission statement" includes the following: For football to thrive at the very highest level it takes commitment. It is about what it means to support your club home and away. It is about investing our broadcasting and commercial revenue in the best players of course, but also in wider sustainable activities. It is about using the standing of our clubs in their communities and the stature of their players to inspire young people to get involved in sport. All of this, and more, is brought about by creating the highest quality football competition possible. It is the driving force behind everything the Premier League does. Without a successful and popular League, the investment that can be made across our activities is diminished. Football fans want to see their clubs producing talented players who can compete with and take their place alongside some of the world’s most gifted footballers in the Premier League. It is that high-octane and quality-driven mix that means broadcasters, domestically and internationally, continue to invest in and produce fantastic programming and marketing for the competition. Ultimately that mix, great football combined with passionate and loyal support, is what keeps the show on the road. Both the League and the clubs will keep striving to improve the standards that have been set. Only by doing that will the Premier League maintain its position as a professional and progressive organisation geared to delivering the best possible football. If you're looking for reasons why thousands of honest supporters feel a "disconnect" with their own club, then matching the ambitions of the above with the recent history of Newcastle United may provide a big clue. .com have raised their game recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 A good read, glad they've got off the fence on this one. How long with this attack last though, not just from .com but from all sources? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Not sure the Premier League are that bothered as long as the top 6 or 7 are good and Sky keeping stuffing their gullet full of cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Not sure the Premier League are that bothered as long as the top 6 or 7 are good and Sky keeping stuffing their gullet full of cash. Aye, they won't give a fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 If we go down it will just mean better viewing figures for sky's championship coverage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 So what you're saying is... life is rigged, and the man won. We never should have wasted the '60s smoking and fucking it all away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Love this in the nufc.com match report "By placing a value on everything, he's forced people to evaluate NUFC in those terms - and conclude it's not worth it." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Love this in the nufc.com match report "By placing a value on everything, he's forced people to evaluate NUFC in those terms - and conclude it's not worth it." Yep, thats a gut wrenching line. Edit : As a product you would look at NUFC on the shelf and say "naaah" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brendan_Rice Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Love this in the nufc.com match report "By placing a value on everything, he's forced people to evaluate NUFC in those terms - and conclude it's not worth it." Hits the nail on the head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Blef, @blefuscu74: Are the club aware of how many season ticket holders will cancel if Carver is appointed manager? Poll may be useful. Mark says: Maybe that's an idea. I honestly don't think a huge volume of NUFC fans will cancel season tickets if JC gets the job though. There would be widespread discontent but direct action? Sounds like they think we dont have the will to drop season tickets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I'll refer you to a conversation I had with a supafan the other week "Mike Ashley won't stop me supporting Newcastle" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I'll refer you to a conversation I had with a supafan the other week "Mike Ashley won't stop me supporting Newcastle" That view is so warped; like you are getting one over on him by handing him your cash every week. Stubborn idiots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I think my favourite quote that I bring out when people say all the protests etc will make no difference is 'If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything' Another one is 'I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees'...but ye nah, bit dramatic. Perfectly sums it up for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TruToon94 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I'll refer you to a conversation I had with a supafan the other week "Mike Ashley won't stop me supporting Newcastle" That view is so warped; like you are getting one over on him by handing him your cash every week. Stubborn idiots. It's like fucking North Korea with the continuous repetitions of the same line over and over, used to drive me nuts before I gave up on them all. ME: Mike Ashley cares only about money. Stop giving him money and he'll sell up. TWAT: True supporters go through thick and thin. ME: Okay but surely short term pain and long term gain is better no. TWAT: True supporters go through thick and thin. And it goes on like that. Nightmare supporting this club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 This is the most difficult idea to combat, it's so ingrained in football fans that loyalty is the ultimate virtue. That's why we're so easy to exploit with everything from ticket prices to £12 fish and chips at The Emirates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 On the face of it its good characteristic but essentially its not loyalty now, its just exploitation. You can still be loyal to the football club by not attending games, and protesting. In fact that's a greater show of loyalty imo I totally agree, but it's a concept that's tricky to communicate to some fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 People can't differentiate between the team, club and management and it's true; they are difficult to define. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 On the face of it its good characteristic but essentially its not loyalty now, its just exploitation. You can still be loyal to the football club by not attending games, and protesting. In fact that's a greater show of loyalty imo I totally agree, but it's a concept that's tricky to communicate to some fans. A lot of us tried to convince you for several years, what was the straw that broke the camels back with you so I can use it on others Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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