Disco Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I don't think it's simple as naming a price. He'll want conditions attached to any sale that tie our retail/advertising arm in with his company for years, as he has done with Rangers. Absolutely everything will be set up so he eeks more money from the club. The bloke is a parasite, a scumbag and a cunt and I can't wait to see him six feet under preferably as soon as possible. Saying that he'll probably have it set up that we're liquidated as soon as croaks it as I can't imagine he'd want anyone other than his own fat carcass to benefit from his passing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 What an absolute prick "due to my chronic mismanagement of the club in the last 9 years we no longer have any money left, but don't come crying to me about it because it's not my fault". All he had to do in the first place was hire competent people to do a competent job and keep his nose out and we'd be fighting for Europe with money in the bank instead of fighting against relegation and skint. He can beg for sympathy all he wants, if this club goes under there's only one man to blame, he owns it, he puts who he deems the right people in positions of authority, the book only stops with one person, he said as much at the end of last season, he can't take that back now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3504360/Newcastle-dis-United-Mike-Ashley-s-comments-threaten-ruin-good-feeling-generated-Rafa-Benitez-s-arrival.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thinking about it, im not sure how the club can move forward when the owner has come out and said he regrets buying it...its dead in the water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thinking about it, im not sure how the club can move forward when the owner has come out and said he regrets buying it...its dead in the water. Even if we stay up Benitez might just say "Sorry, either it all changes or I'm gone." I wouldn't blame him for doing so now. If that happens then there should correctly be a lot of vitriol aimed at the owner. Once again though, that probably won't happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3504360/Newcastle-dis-United-Mike-Ashley-s-comments-threaten-ruin-good-feeling-generated-Rafa-Benitez-s-arrival.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 That's a fair article. It takes a special kind of cunt to dampen the good feeling we've enjoyed so rarely since he (Ashley) arrived. It just goes to show, once again, the HUGE disconnect between owner and club. There is no positive in our connection with Mike Ashley. Absolutely none. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thinking about it, im not sure how the club can move forward when the owner has come out and said he regrets buying it...its dead in the water. Even if we stay up Benitez might just say "Sorry, either it all changes or I'm gone." I wouldn't blame him for doing so now. If that happens then there should correctly be a lot of vitriol aimed at the owner. Once again though, that probably won't happen. Honestly, and I've thought this since the appointment, I think if we stay up he'd go because the club would want rid of him. He's far too much of a threat for them. They've brought him in to get them out of the shit (ten games too late btw - typically, trying to do things on the cheap and gamble on SMc) and, if he does, they'll let him go. In the Championship, there is no way they would pay him a premiership salary so he'd be off anyway. It's a crying shame though because a proper owner/board with just an ounce of ambition would talk him into staying by convincing him to use the season to sort out his side, structure the club and get the systems right for returning to the big time. John Hall (or, dare I say, FS) would talk him into it, no problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DonaldGrump Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thinking about it, im not sure how the club can move forward when the owner has come out and said he regrets buying it...its dead in the water. Even if we stay up Benitez might just say "Sorry, either it all changes or I'm gone." I wouldn't blame him for doing so now. If that happens then there should correctly be a lot of vitriol aimed at the owner. Once again though, that probably won't happen. Benitez will not stay if we go down, nor if he isnt given the backing and authority to do things his way if we stay up.....Benite will not be here at the start of next season. At least Ashley has now admitted that by and large he doesnt give a toss, he thought he could maqke money off the back of the game and our club, he believed that all the thick Norvern jawdees would swallow his guff, and many did......too many. Now its there for all to see until this club is rid of this man it will be a disaster, and if it takes us doing a Portsmouth before better times then so be it I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Fucking wed to him. At least his ex-wife got to divorce the fucker and get alimony. We're stuffed under a burka and married for life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Chibas Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Keegan initially walked after he saved the club from the drop to the 3rd div, before the board at the time was completely overhauled. Easily see that taking place here if Rafa saves Ashley's bacon. He'll see the writing on the wall that Ashley is a timewaster. Ashley's interview reinforces my belief what we need & and it's my desire to witness Ashley's living dead entity cop consecutive relegations to get rid of him - scorched earth policy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 So he says there's no money left int he bank. Fair enough but EVERY club generates money throughout the year and we'll be getting the TV money again at the end of this season so his shitty argument doesn't stand up. Add to that, if there's no money left, what was the Berahino bid all about? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 http://www.nufc.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thinking about it, im not sure how the club can move forward when the owner has come out and said he regrets buying it...its dead in the water. Even if we stay up Benitez might just say "Sorry, either it all changes or I'm gone." I wouldn't blame him for doing so now. If that happens then there should correctly be a lot of vitriol aimed at the owner. Once again though, that probably won't happen. Honestly, and I've thought this since the appointment, I think if we stay up he'd go because the club would want rid of him. He's far too much of a threat for them. They've brought him in to get them out of the shit (ten games too late btw - typically, trying to do things on the cheap and gamble on SMc) and, if he does, they'll let him go. In the Championship, there is no way they would pay him a premiership salary so he'd be off anyway. It's a crying shame though because a proper owner/board with just an ounce of ambition would talk him into staying by convincing him to use the season to sort out his side, structure the club and get the systems right for returning to the big time. John Hall (or, dare I say, FS) would talk him into it, no problem. Three year contract already signed though, which is only breakable if we're relegated. That's what was reported at the time anyway, have I missed something new about the terms of the deal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thinking about it, im not sure how the club can move forward when the owner has come out and said he regrets buying it...its dead in the water. Even if we stay up Benitez might just say "Sorry, either it all changes or I'm gone." I wouldn't blame him for doing so now. If that happens then there should correctly be a lot of vitriol aimed at the owner. Once again though, that probably won't happen. Honestly, and I've thought this since the appointment, I think if we stay up he'd go because the club would want rid of him. He's far too much of a threat for them. They've brought him in to get them out of the s*** (ten games too late btw - typically, trying to do things on the cheap and gamble on SMc) and, if he does, they'll let him go. In the Championship, there is no way they would pay him a premiership salary so he'd be off anyway. It's a crying shame though because a proper owner/board with just an ounce of ambition would talk him into staying by convincing him to use the season to sort out his side, structure the club and get the systems right for returning to the big time. John Hall (or, dare I say, FS) would talk him into it, no problem. Three year contract already signed though, which is only breakable if we're relegated. That's what was reported at the time anyway, have I missed something new about the terms of the deal? No, I think that's probably right, I just wonder if he'd walk away from it all if he gets fucked about. Wouldn't blame him either if he did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Trust Ashley to take away any enjoyment we get out of anything to do with the club the fat fucking greasy cunt! Every time, without fail, he has to destroy everything like the spoilt only man child he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 well the only hope is that he is just telling lies again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Ashley is as thick as sh1t in a bucket when it comes to football. IMO he would actually get better publicity if he got rid of all the SD advertising at SJP (a controversial view I concede ). The crap that gets put out in the media comes straight from the plank Bishop. That interview (and all of our PR tbh) has Bishop's fingerprints all over it. Utterly clueless the pair of them.... http://www.kbapr.com/our-experience/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/22/when-will-mike-ashley-stop-scoring-own-goals/? There is, therefore, one very obvious solution to all this: if Ashley really hates the way public markets work he should take Sports Direct private, because, by the sound of it, things are only going to get worse. At Shirebrook, Ashley admitted to reporters that the retailer was in trouble and trading badly, so badly in fact that the slump could last a few years, he claimed. This shock admission managed to send the shares crashing a whopping 10pc the following day. Hard to blame the media or Miliband for that one, Mike. Sounds like SD are really struggling and Ashley is not helping matters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Chibas Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/22/when-will-mike-ashley-stop-scoring-own-goals/? There is, therefore, one very obvious solution to all this: if Ashley really hates the way public markets work he should take Sports Direct private, because, by the sound of it, things are only going to get worse. At Shirebrook, Ashley admitted to reporters that the retailer was in trouble and trading badly, so badly in fact that the slump could last a few years, he claimed. This shock admission managed to send the shares crashing a whopping 10pc the following day. Hard to blame the media or Miliband for that one, Mike. Sounds like SD are really struggling and Ashley is not helping matters. Orchestrated move to further drive down investor confidence, and the share price, if his intention is to take it private again. He is a gambler without morals, and SD is his baby. Always has been an agent saboteur when he has possessed enough of a stake & boardroom influence (when devaluing companies. He doesn't pull moves like this randomly just for the sake of providing entertainment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/22/when-will-mike-ashley-stop-scoring-own-goals/? There is, therefore, one very obvious solution to all this: if Ashley really hates the way public markets work he should take Sports Direct private, because, by the sound of it, things are only going to get worse. At Shirebrook, Ashley admitted to reporters that the retailer was in trouble and trading badly, so badly in fact that the slump could last a few years, he claimed. This shock admission managed to send the shares crashing a whopping 10pc the following day. Hard to blame the media or Miliband for that one, Mike. Sounds like SD are really struggling and Ashley is not helping matters. Orchestrated move to further drive down investor confidence, and the share price, if his intention is to take it private again. He is a gambler without morals, and SD is his baby. Always has been an agent saboteur when he has possessed enough of a stake & boardroom influence (when devaluing companies. He doesn't pull moves like this randomly just for the sake of providing entertainment. As a director of the company he is legally bound in the statements he issues. If he's not telling the truth he'll have lawsuits so far up his arse even Charnley will need a team of Sherpas to read them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Thinking about it, im not sure how the club can move forward when the owner has come out and said he regrets buying it...its dead in the water. Even if we stay up Benitez might just say "Sorry, either it all changes or I'm gone." I wouldn't blame him for doing so now. If that happens then there should correctly be a lot of vitriol aimed at the owner. Once again though, that probably won't happen. Honestly, and I've thought this since the appointment, I think if we stay up he'd go because the club would want rid of him. He's far too much of a threat for them. They've brought him in to get them out of the s*** (ten games too late btw - typically, trying to do things on the cheap and gamble on SMc) and, if he does, they'll let him go. In the Championship, there is no way they would pay him a premiership salary so he'd be off anyway. It's a crying shame though because a proper owner/board with just an ounce of ambition would talk him into staying by convincing him to use the season to sort out his side, structure the club and get the systems right for returning to the big time. John Hall (or, dare I say, FS) would talk him into it, no problem. I've always thought Rafa would be likely to leave even if we stayed up - he knows the situation at the club and as I said previously, I reckon he will be a target for a PROPER PL club in Arsenal during the summer. Ashley's malign influence will wreck whatever progress the club looks like making and that aint going to change any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Thinking about it, im not sure how the club can move forward when the owner has come out and said he regrets buying it...its dead in the water. Even if we stay up Benitez might just say "Sorry, either it all changes or I'm gone." I wouldn't blame him for doing so now. If that happens then there should correctly be a lot of vitriol aimed at the owner. Once again though, that probably won't happen. Honestly, and I've thought this since the appointment, I think if we stay up he'd go because the club would want rid of him. He's far too much of a threat for them. They've brought him in to get them out of the s*** (ten games too late btw - typically, trying to do things on the cheap and gamble on SMc) and, if he does, they'll let him go. In the Championship, there is no way they would pay him a premiership salary so he'd be off anyway. It's a crying shame though because a proper owner/board with just an ounce of ambition would talk him into staying by convincing him to use the season to sort out his side, structure the club and get the systems right for returning to the big time. John Hall (or, dare I say, FS) would talk him into it, no problem. I've always thought Rafa would be likely to leave even if we stayed up - he knows the situation at the club and as I said previously, I reckon he will be a target for a PROPER PL club in Arsenal during the summer. Ashley's malign influence will wreck whatever progress the club looks like making and that aint going to change any time soon. I have not allowed myself to get too excited by his appointment because it is probably too late and who knows if they intend to honour the promises made to him in their desperation. We know the club cannot be trusted. For me it was always a case of let's see if he is still here at the start of next season and then I can start to get excited. However, I am not sure that a Champions League club would be interested in him - he is slightly damaged goods there but I would think there would be a lot of interest from the next level of clubs vying for European places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 SDI issued a clarification to the market stating that earnings would be at the bottom end of previous guidance, presumably in an attempt to prevent Ashley being hauled up for disclosing such information in his interview, rather than through the proper channels. Ashley is famously private about his business, now he is suddenly doing interviews on Sky News and sparring with MPs. His maverick style has always weighed down on the share price, and now he is using it to his advantage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Has he even spent the last 2 years TV dosh? That's without even thinking about transfer profits. Bloke is a lying cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Is it possible / legal for him to buy back shares now they are tanking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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