Christmas Tree Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hats off to Ashley as well. He's learned quickly and now looks like one of the best owners in the league. Soon they'll all be copying the "Newcastle Model". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hats off to Ashley as well. He's learned quickly and now looks like one of the best owners in the league. Soon they'll all be copying the "Newcastle Model". Aye, definitely. Another groundbreaking post from everyone's favourite pre-pubescent conifer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 At what point do we get on our knees and swallow whats coming our way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hats off to Ashley as well. He's learned quickly and now looks like one of the best owners in the league. Soon they'll all be copying the "Newcastle Model". Let's not go overboard ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hats off to Ashley as well. He's learned quickly and now looks like one of the best owners in the league. Soon they'll all be copying the "Newcastle Model". Let's not go overboard ffs I honestly dont think it is tbf. As much as he has deservedly been given criticism for what has gone wrong, he also has to take a lot of credit for whats going right whether that be ..... appointing Carr appointing Pardew improving the training facilities putting in place some stable plan for the club Tying people down on 5 year deals whether they be staff or players The investment been shown towards the academy The season ticket 10 year deal and 50% off deal. Thats off the top of my head and they are all long term decisions which hopefully benefit us for years to come. Could be some very exciting years ahead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Just wish he hadn't Sports Directed the whole stadium, it looks fucking terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hats off to Ashley as well. He's learned quickly and now looks like one of the best owners in the league. Soon they'll all be copying the "Newcastle Model". Aye, definitely. Another groundbreaking post from everyone's favourite pre-pubescent conifer. Excellent use of conifer. I am sick of Christmas Tree's chat, I don't know if some people are finding it funny but he's just annoying. If he's still around in December at least we can be sure he'll be gone within 12 days of Christmas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 At what point do we get on our knees and swallow whats coming our way? Pretty soon, it would be nice for some statement from him to admit some of his errors and then ask for reconciliation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 At what point do we get on our knees and swallow whats coming our way? Pretty soon, it would be nice for some statement from him to admit some of his errors and then ask for reconciliation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 At what point do we get on our knees and swallow whats coming our way? Pretty soon, it would be nice for some statement from him to admit some of his errors and then ask for reconciliation. Too much to ask ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 How the f*ck has he 'learned quickly' btw????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 At what point do we get on our knees and swallow whats coming our way? Pretty soon, it would be nice for some statement from him to admit some of his errors and then ask for reconciliation. Too much to ask ? Possibly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 At what point do we get on our knees and swallow whats coming our way? Pretty soon, it would be nice for some statement from him to admit some of his errors and then ask for reconciliation. Too much to ask ? Possibly meh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 How the f*ck has he 'learned quickly' btw????? Quickly in the great scheme of things. When you think of the complete turnaround at the club since relegation....That takes some doing. Have a look at Boro on any other recent big departures from the prem. I think most fans are not only pinching themselves at the start, but also at how damn good the club feels again throughout. Long may it continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 be good if he somehow starts enjoying the fact his team are flying and winning games like, might loosen the purse strings a little more for jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 be good if he somehow starts enjoying the fact his team are flying and winning games like, might loosen the purse strings a little more for jan Gave up on the big-spending idea a long time ago, quite pleased with the prospect of us being an 'anti-Citeh' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Mike Ashley = Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 be good if he somehow starts enjoying the fact his team are flying and winning games like, might loosen the purse strings a little more for jan Gave up on the big-spending idea a long time ago, quite pleased with the prospect of us being an 'anti-Citeh' I don't think he ever had a big-spending idea, at any point. He said himself that he couldn't compete on spending on his own, hence his call for local investment and a wealthy partner within a year. What he did stop after the protests was the £20m he was willing to put into the club every year (something that barely covered the loses at the time). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 be good if he somehow starts enjoying the fact his team are flying and winning games like, might loosen the purse strings a little more for jan Gave up on the big-spending idea a long time ago, quite pleased with the prospect of us being an 'anti-Citeh' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 be good if he somehow starts enjoying the fact his team are flying and winning games like, might loosen the purse strings a little more for jan Gave up on the big-spending idea a long time ago, quite pleased with the prospect of us being an 'anti-Citeh' i did say loosen the strings a little, for example they may have identified someone coming out of contract next summer but instead of waiting and gambling they get him on a free spend 2-3m to land him in jan and push on this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Absolutely no problem with Ashley's transfer policy on the incomings, it's still whether he'll show the ambition to keep a hold of Krul, Colo, Tiote, Cabaye etc in January, the summer and beyond that worries me. One or two big money transfers wouldn't go a miss like, obviously not just for the sake of it, but he paid around £10m for Colo when he first arrived. Would love for us to go out and buy someone like Cissokho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Absolutely no problem with Ashley's transfer policy on the incomings, it's still whether he'll show the ambition to keep a hold of Krul, Colo, Tiote, Cabaye etc in January, the summer and beyond that worries me. One or two big money transfers wouldn't go a miss like, obviously not just for the sake of it, but he paid around £10m for Colo when he first arrived. Would love for us to go out and buy someone like Cissokho. not even on the amount of them? we're still short in areas man, i like who we bring in when we do but it wouldn't hurt to have another decent non-african striker and some proper defensive cover Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Absolutely no problem with Ashley's transfer policy on the incomings, it's still whether he'll show the ambition to keep a hold of Krul, Colo, Tiote, Cabaye etc in January, the summer and beyond that worries me. One or two big money transfers wouldn't go a miss like, obviously not just for the sake of it, but he paid around £10m for Colo when he first arrived. Would love for us to go out and buy someone like Cissokho. not even on the amount of them? we're still short in areas man, i like who we bring in when we do but it wouldn't hurt to have another decent non-african striker and some proper defensive cover Aye I suppose 'absolutely no problem' might be a step to far, but I'm definitely happy enough with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 be good if he somehow starts enjoying the fact his team are flying and winning games like, might loosen the purse strings a little more for jan Gave up on the big-spending idea a long time ago, quite pleased with the prospect of us being an 'anti-Citeh' well theres been ample evidence it dosent work here anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 "Mike Ashley would be stupid to try to compete with English football's billionaires' - former Newcastle owner Sir John Hall praises successor's more cautious approach" The Geordie businessman who galvanised Newcastle has backed Ashley strategy and expressed admiration for manager Alan Pardew following surprise unbeaten start to season. Former Newcastle United owner Sir John Hall has hailed St James’ Park supremo Mike Ashley’s prudent ways following the Magpies’ storming start to the Premier League season. Sir John, who sold the Tyneside club to the Sports Direct founder four years ago, has voiced his support for Ashley whose decision to keep a tight grip on the pursestrings at St James’ Park has been vindicated with Newcastle surging to third place in the Premier League following an unbeaten start to the league campaign. In an exclusive interview with Goal.com, Sir John, who sanctioned the then world record £15 million signing of Alan Shearer in 1996, has backed Ashley’s strategy of adopting a cautious approach to running the club and signing new players in the face of competing against the likes of Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour at Manchester City. “The only thing fans wanted is for you to keep throwing your money into a club but you can’t keep doing that when you are competing with the likes of Chelsea because it is a recipe for bankruptcy unless you have a bottomless pit of money,” Sir John told Goal.com. “Ashley runs his business by keeping a very tight rein on things and he is doing very, very well. Sports Direct has done exceptionally well since he founded the company and he has brought his business principles to St James’ Park. “I don’t have as much money as Mike but I would probably be doing the same as him. In my day we were local millionaires such as Jack Walker at Blackburn, Dave Whelan at Wigan and Bill Kenwright at Everton and we put our money into our clubs because we were fans. “But now the game is being run by billionaires and for me it is wrong and stupid if any English businessman tries to compete with these billionaires who are coming in and I don’t think are coming in for the right reasons. But is an open marketplace and a global business and it is going to grow bigger. But Ashley has a formula that is working and long may it continue. “In my view when Roman Abramovich came in, the game in England changed forever and basically people threw money at it for reasons other than football. It is a global business but I don’t think the right thing is happening for the fans.” Until this season, Ashley has been the subject of intense criticism from many Newcastle supporters - including Sir John himself - especially when the club was relegated from the Premier League and he has twice tried and failed to sell the club. However, Sir John now believes he deserves praise from his former detractors. “Mike Ashley has had a lot of unjustifiable criticism,” Sir John added. “With some of the headlines he has got in the local press, I would have walked away if I had got them. But probably he came in not knowing football. “He took a lot of advice from friends of his in the south of England which wasn’t the sort of advice that Newcastle United needed and he suffered the consequences of it. He came in to the club to use Newcastle United as a brand to bolster his Sports Direct business and I still think that will happen. “But he has got to be applauded for the position of the club at the moment. He spent money and he has bought players but he has bought the players he wants to buy and he is running the club in a manner which he wants to run it. He is a very astute businessman and he has got the team playing well and the club functioning well as a whole. He deserves credit and we should all be saying well done and carry on.” Sir John, who revolutionised Newcastle when he appointed Kevin Keegan as manager, expressed admiration for the work of current boss Alan Pardew. “I am very surprised by how well Alan Pardew is doing but I am also very pleased,” Sir John said. “He left Southampton in difficult circumstances and there were a lot of dissenting voices because Chris Hughton was sacked to make way for him. Again you have to take your hat off to Pardew as well as to Ashley because of the influence that he has clearly had on the team. “He is doing a great job. They attack with plenty of pace and guile and they are defensively sound which has not always been the case with Newcastle sides down the years. “There have been some very good buys so Graham Carr who is doing the scouting for the club has done some great work. Cheik Tiote has been a tremendous buy and it is looking as though Yohan Cabaye and Demba Ba will prove to be the same. Plus they are playing as a team which is great because the importance of playing for each other can not be over-stated." Sir John is hoping that the club that has not won a major domestic honour since 1955 can win a trophy during Ashley’s watch. “Everyone wants a winning team but we have always been the bridesmaid rather than the bride at Newcastle which is unfortunate,” Sir John said. “We are a big club in the sense of the amount of supporters that we have got but we are not big in terms of winning things. “With the amount of money that is being spent in the game it is getting harder and harder and harder to win things. It can be done but it will be tough. I just hope that we can finish in sixth place and get into Europe again and continue to build again - that would be great.” Rob Stewart / Goal.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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