Guest bimpy474 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 When i go shopping i look to spend between a grand or two. What i actually spend is 70p on a wagon wheel. Looking and doing are very far apart, hope you're right mind. looking to look like they are looking to spend is more likely. Looked good, made sense. Took me 4 goes though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I doubt Ashley will ever act like a fan owner with a desire for on field glory. He has the financial clout to win the Premier league if he was really interested. a. Except he did exactly that when he first got here. b. No he doesn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Dawg UK Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 well i for one also hope it is true ... the person is pretty close (very to DL) but we can all only wait and see ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 is it Carver? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ah the rare ITK been a while since we had one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Dawg UK Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ah the rare ITK been a while since we had one as i said above expected all to shout me down and i thought as much, but i posted for info of all.. i know what he said to me whether true or not i cannot say and obviously we will all have to wait i see.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest strongbow69 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 even if true and even if he did I for one wouldnt pat him on the back and tickle his balls , self interest only and due again to fucking up the last window, on a positive note yay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Cool, more intent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 ah the rare ITK been a while since we had one as i said above expected all to shout me down and i thought as much, but i posted for info of all.. i know what he said to me whether true or not i cannot say and obviously we will all have to wait i see.. It's one thing to have intent to spend that amount, but if you have the track record of those two, can people really see that being spent in under 2 weeks? I suppose Ashley must splash the cash otherwise he'll be cutting off his nose to spite his face, but there are so many other factors that can effect that. Greedy players(remy) jumping ship at the last, other clubs outbidding you etc.. As always we'll see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 don't all shout me down but I know a source very close to both MA and DL and was told they are looking to spend 15 to 20M this window..The source is extremely good but more than the above i cannot give..... i know most on here will shout me down but i just wanted to post what i was told ! Does it include wages? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymc1 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I must say, we show intent very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Tbh, £15m is a striker and centre-back if you're lucky. Hardly an amazing revelation or something people can use to shoot you down. If Remy hadn't went to QPR we'd already have spent £13m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Dawg UK Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 don't all shout me down but I know a source very close to both MA and DL and was told they are looking to spend 15 to 20M this window..The source is extremely good but more than the above i cannot give..... i know most on here will shout me down but i just wanted to post what i was told ! Does it include wages? yes true and i do not know .. all i was told were those numbers so that is all i can post....but wages is an obvious consideration and as we all know that is/are potential sticking points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Tbh, £15m is a striker and centre-back if you're lucky. Hardly an amazing revelation or something people can use to shoot you down. If Remy hadn't went to QPR we'd already have spent £13m. Tbf, the Remy deal if it had come off, and Debuchy do point to us moving towards bringing in a better quality of player, albeit very slowly. The unexpected relegation struggle has thrown a real spanner in the works for the way we like to operate though, only buying players at our price and when we get the right deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 don't all shout me down but I know a source very close to both MA and DL and was told they are looking to spend 15 to 20M this window..The source is extremely good but more than the above i cannot give..... i know most on here will shout me down but i just wanted to post what i was told ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 M = Maltesers http://i.imgur.com/mgot9.jpg 15-20M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 don't all shout me down but I know a source very close to both MA and DL and was told they are looking to spend 15 to 20M this window..The source is extremely good but more than the above i cannot give..... i know most on here will shout me down but i just wanted to post what i was told ! Fuck off, Derek. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Think back to when he bought us, in with the fans jumping around us singing his name, and how quickly he fkd all that up. Surely he loved that though, the worship he got, why would he not want to try and get that back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Think back to when he bought us, in with the fans jumping around us singing his name, and how quickly he fkd all that up. Surely he loved that though, the worship he got, why would he not want to try and get that back. Because 90% of the things he's done since then has pointed to him not giving a flying duck about the sporting agenda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Think back to when he bought us, in with the fans jumping around us singing his name, and how quickly he fkd all that up. Surely he loved that though, the worship he got, why would he not want to try and get that back. Business men don't do this sort of thing for the praise and hero worship. They do it because it has benefit to there business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I think he bought us for fun originally, as well as the opportunities for Sports Direct. It just went wrong quickly because of some bad early decisions. If he'd just wanted to advertise SD he could have easily done it cheaper than this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I think he bought us for fun originally, as well as the opportunities for Sports Direct. It just went wrong quickly because of some bad early decisions. If he'd just wanted to advertise SD he could have easily done it cheaper than this. I'd go along with this. What strikes me is he started off by handing Fat Sam a relatively massive transfer kitty when he had just arrived, promised to plough 20 million of his own money into the club on a yearly basis and was living the dream in terms of being a sociable club owner trying to mingle with the fans. After the whole Wise/Keegan fiasco and the flack he copped, he has obviously lost his enthousiasm for the club. Even last season's excellent results and the end of the mass public critcism of his running of the club has not changed his stance in this regard; I think he considers buying the club as a mistake and would sell as soon as het got his money back. Unfortunately for us, he bought us at the height of economic prosperity and no realistic buyer has presented himself due to the economic crises that followed, so we are being run as a going concern on a shoestring budget until somebody comes forward to take us off his hands. Massive shame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I think he bought us for fun originally, as well as the opportunities for Sports Direct. It just went wrong quickly because of some bad early decisions. If he'd just wanted to advertise SD he could have easily done it cheaper than this. I'd go along with this. What strikes me is he started off by handing Fat Sam a relatively massive transfer kitty when he had just arrived, promised to plough 20 million of his own money into the club on a yearly basis and was living the dream in terms of being a sociable club owner trying to mingle with the fans. After the whole Wise/Keegan fiasco and the flack he copped, he has obviously lost his enthousiasm for the club. Even last season's excellent results and the end of the mass public critcism of his running of the club has not changed his stance in this regard; I think he considers buying the club as a mistake and would sell as soon as het got his money back. Unfortunately for us, he bought us at the height of economic prosperity and no realistic buyer has presented himself, so we are being run as a going concern on a shoestring budget until somebody comes forward to take us off his hands. Massive shame. Also I think that he's gone through the worst point of his ownership and is now getting better. Obviously a lot depends on us not getting relegated this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I think he bought us for fun originally, as well as the opportunities for Sports Direct. It just went wrong quickly because of some bad early decisions. If he'd just wanted to advertise SD he could have easily done it cheaper than this. I'd go along with this. What strikes me is he started off by handing Fat Sam a relatively massive transfer kitty when he had just arrived, promised to plough 20 million of his own money into the club on a yearly basis and was living the dream in terms of being a sociable club owner trying to mingle with the fans. After the whole Wise/Keegan fiasco and the flack he copped, he has obviously lost his enthousiasm for the club. Even last season's excellent results and the end of the mass public critcism of his running of the club has not changed his stance in this regard; I think he considers buying the club as a mistake and would sell as soon as het got his money back. Unfortunately for us, he bought us at the height of economic prosperity and no realistic buyer has presented himself due to the economic crises that followed, so we are being run as a going concern on a shoestring budget until somebody comes forward to take us off his hands. Massive shame. Pretty much sums it up. In the modern economic climate, Arabs or other arbitrarily-rich commodity moguls are probably the only realistic buyers for a football club of our price tag. Unless we strike ridiculously lucky Ashley is going to be here for the forseeable future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I think he bought us for fun originally, as well as the opportunities for Sports Direct. It just went wrong quickly because of some bad early decisions. If he'd just wanted to advertise SD he could have easily done it cheaper than this. I'd go along with this. What strikes me is he started off by handing Fat Sam a relatively massive transfer kitty when he had just arrived, promised to plough 20 million of his own money into the club on a yearly basis and was living the dream in terms of being a sociable club owner trying to mingle with the fans. After the whole Wise/Keegan fiasco and the flack he copped, he has obviously lost his enthousiasm for the club. Even last season's excellent results and the end of the mass public critcism of his running of the club has not changed his stance in this regard; I think he considers buying the club as a mistake and would sell as soon as het got his money back. Unfortunately for us, he bought us at the height of economic prosperity and no realistic buyer has presented himself due to the economic crises that followed, so we are being run as a going concern on a shoestring budget until somebody comes forward to take us off his hands. Massive shame. Someone I know who sits close to Ashley told me that for a hard nosed bastard he was actually upset by the constant singing about him when he was public enemy No.1, especially in the prescence of family/friends. He did lose a lot of the "fan" like enthusiam at that time. A while ago I recall Pardew expressing a wish to "get the owner interested again" or words to that effect. It's currently open season on anything Pardew says (or doesn't say) but I think he was spot on with that sentiment. It may never happen again but I think an interested, passionate Ashley enjoying his football and behaving like a fan would be a lot better for NUFC than a brooding, distant, disinterested one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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