TRon Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 99% sure this is a pile of shite. Ashley has been seen at several of our games in the south, seems the closer to London the more likely. Journo is a wanker. Plus, Ashley might be a twat but he's not a fucking idiot. Rafa got guarantees, if they get broken then Ashley will be back to square one. Same here, but I'd say I'm more like 80% sure. While I don't believe Ashley would go backwards after the same policy got us relegated, I have to factor in Ashley can be incredibly small minded so I suppose there's a chance there might be something in the story. But Rafa isn't daft and he asked for guarantees which I doubt Ashley would have given him if he had any thought he'd regret it down the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 how people have any faith in Ashley not to self sabotage is beyond me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 how people have any faith in Ashley not to self sabotage is beyond me I've got even less faith in the tabloids to avoid talking shite though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 As Dave said earlier, look at some of the decisions that this man (Ashley) has taken in his 10 years or owning NUFC. Some have just been plain stupid and ignorant, with the rest being done out of spite. I genuinely believe that he gets off on fucking things up for NUFC supporters worldwide, particularly when things are OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie1892 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 As Dave said earlier, look at some of the decisions that this man (Ashley) has taken in his 10 years or owning NUFC. Some have just been plain stupid and ignorant, with the rest being done out of spite. I genuinely believe that he gets off on f***ing things up for NUFC supporters worldwide, particularly when things are OK. There's no doubt he gets a kick out of annoying us. The evidence is myriad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I'm not sure about him being some dark lord figure but he does want love me being told he's wrong when he believes he's right and just digs in to the point of malice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Having a read through Neil moxleys article history, i wouldnt exactly call him reliable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 how people have any faith in Ashley not to self sabotage is beyond me Who has faith in that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 99% sure this is a pile of shite. Ashley has been seen at several of our games in the south, seems the closer to London the more likely. Journo is a wanker. Plus, Ashley might be a twat but he's not a fucking idiot. Rafa got guarantees, if they get broken then Ashley will be back to square one. In a football context, Mike Ashley most certainly is a fucking idiot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Graeme Bailey reckon the Mirror story is right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Is he associated with Sky? (another organization that lick's Ashley's hoop) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Graeme Bailey reckon the Mirror story is right. Shit. He's usually on the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Remember when we all laughed at the media shit-stirring and making stuff up about Keegan being unhappy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Well that hope didn't last long Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 An intent to target younger players with promise clearly wouldn't be a problem for any club, it's how that policy is implemented under Ashley that has always been the problem. If Benitez is in charge of transfers, it should be left up to him who we buy. If that means an experienced head is what he thinks we need then so be it. If he thinks an estabished player is worth spending a little extra then so be it. And if a young player develops into a top player then we should be looking to take the benefit of that on he pitch, not simply on the books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Please stop replying to the little cretin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Would be Ironic on a day when our 33 year old centre forward bags the winning goal, he announces we'll go back to our old policy of only signing young players with a resale value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I guess it depends on how rigidly that policy is applied and to what extent Benitez has over it. I think to a certain degree most clubs only buy players that have a resale value. David Gold was arguing with a fan on twitter because of how much he'd commit to signing Defoe on the basis of no resale value. I still think the story is bollocks. We've failed so far in the January market after being quoted stupid money for players. It's an easy article to write by someone who has made shit up for years and pushed it as fact. I guess we'll know over the next two windows but if the past two windows is anything to go by I'm pretty pleased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueview Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 All clubs want to buy young players with re-sell value.. Older players are either the 5-6 core players clubs usually got or experienced players brought in to sort a specific problem.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Lee Ryder We've put the question to #nufc this morning on what the club's transfer policy is. Very much a developing story this one. He'll be provided with the party line of 'Ashley allows the people appointed to run the football club on a day to day basis'. Which gives no indication as to the accuracy of the report. The Rafa appointment always comes with the risk that he'll fall out with this cunt because he's clearly got very strong morals/values when it comes to relationships above him. Just fuck off out of the way Ashley FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Would be Ironic on a day when our 33 year old centre forward bags the winning goal, he announces we'll go back to our old policy of only signing young players with a resale value. Said the same thing this morning. Also, Gayle who is 26 this year and English, bagging his twentieth goal of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I guess it depends on how rigidly that policy is applied and to what extent Benitez has over it. I think to a certain degree most clubs only buy players that have a resale value. David Gold was arguing with a fan on twitter because of how much he'd commit to signing Defoe on the basis of no resale value. I still think the story is bollocks. We've failed so far in the January market after being quoted stupid money for players. It's an easy article to write by someone who has made shit up for years and pushed it as fact. I guess we'll know over the next two windows but if the past two windows is anything to go by I'm pretty pleased. Yeah I agree. I can see a time down the line where Rafa will leave simply because competing for honours costs big money and I don't think Ashley will be willing to fund that. But this seems to me more likely to be a journalist taking some snippets of news and cobbling together a story which is probably nowhere close to the truth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Rafa the best manager we can get is very ambiguous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Transfer summit up there with Transfer warchest when it comes to football terms which can Fuck right off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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