Kasper Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Did I hear TACTICAL MANAGERS? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Knew HTT would go off on one as soon as Keegan was mentioned Sorry, but the man invokes in me something extra. I hear his name, hear him talk or see his face and I just brighten up and beam and could go on all day long just waxing lyrical about the man. He means so much to me personally, especially having now met him and spoke to him at length, and to our club. So so much. Again I just love the man. I also love Sir Bobby, Hughton and Rafa because its not so much what they did for the club, its because, well in reality, they could be me or you out there in the dugout. They want what I want, they fight for what I want and they value the club in the same way I do and that is a club that is extra f***ing special. Ashley has never ever showed that at any time and that actually saddens me because even if I was an outsider, or a foreigner, I'd look at NUFC and think bloody hell, wow, what a f***ing amazing and special thing it really is. Sir Bobby was born into that, KK as well through his dad, Rafa and Hughton weren't though, but they still got it and that's what makes those guys just as special to me anyway, despite achieving nowhere near what KK and Sir Bobby did. That's why Supermac for example despite some of the crap he talks is another personal hero of mine despite not seeing him play (met him too, loves us he really does). Waddle on the other hand, a local lad, played for us, played really well for us, may as well be another Pardew, the man's a f***ing idiot when it comes to NUFC and has no right or qualifications to talk about the club, regardless of whether he played for us or not. I'd rather listen to Warren Barton, Sir Les, Rob Lee, Ginola, Tino et al because they got us, they still do and they are one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Turkish billionaire Murat Ülker interested apparently. Only worth $4bn but owns Jaffa Cakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Turkey’s richest man, billionaire biscuits king Murat Ülker, has emerged as a front-runner to buy Newcastle United from owner Mike Ashley, the Evening Standard can reveal. Ülker is the chairman of Yildiz Holdings, the Turkish-based European food empire which boasts 56,000 staff and owns a host of household brands including McVitie’s, Penguins and Jaffa Cakes. Sources say he is ready to pay around £220 million. Sports Direct founder Ashley, who has owned Newcastle for a decade, formally put the club up for sale yesterday with hopes of a sale by Christmas. But Ülker and other possible buyers have been tracking the club for months. Ülker, who is worth some $3.7 billion (£2.8 billion) according to Forbes, will become the first Turkish owner of a top-flight football club if successful. He faces opposition from financier Amanda Staveley, who was recently pictured at Newcastle and whose PCP Capital Partners controls billions in Middle East wealth. Chinese investors are also reported to have shown interest. Tom McLoughlin, the Ülker family’s representative in London who has brokered a number of deals involving football clubs, said: “The Ülker family have substantial assets and significant investments already in the UK. “We understand football and our initial specific target would be to make Newcastle a solid top six club and a permanent feature in Europe with a popular local and worldwide following.” The Turk is ready to back coach Rafa Benitez with up to £60 million to invest in new players. Ülker’s team of advisers include accountants PwC and international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys. His representatives have been talking to Ashley’s advisers since early this year although hurdles included HMRC’s tax raids on Newcastle United and West Ham in April, involving nearly 200 officers in England and France. These prompted another round of haggling over the price. Ashley also briefly considered selling a significant minority stake in the club, which Ülker refused. The sale will end Ashley’s often-turbulent reign at the club he bought for £134 million in 2007, which has seen two relegations and nine managers over an often chaotic decade. Ülker is also said to be impressed by the infrastructure of Newcastle United, whose 52,000-capacity St James’ Park stadium is the seventh-largest in England. He will join an international roster of billionaires in the Premier League including Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich. Newcastle United declined to comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Turkish billionaire Murat Ülker interested apparently. He has something to do with Fenerbahce IIRC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Turkish billionaire Murat Ülker interested apparently. Any man that owns Jaffa Cakes is welcome in my club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Non story, will only pay £220 million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Sounds great but isn't his worth similar to Ashley's? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Sounds great but isn't his worth similar to Ashley's? Ashley’s worth isn’t the problem, his reluctance to use it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Sounds great but isn't his worth similar to Ashley's? Ashley's wealth isnt our issue though, its his mentality. He's more than rich enough if seriously was interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Fuck, figures beat me to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Sounds great but isn't his worth similar to Ashley's? Ashley’s worth isn’t the problem, his reluctance to use it is. I suppose. Still would rather have Amanda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Didn't the Magpie Group when they announced their intentions to join the board/takeover put out like a sort of manifesto? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Of course, if he does buy us, means all the Mackems will stop buying McVitie's, Penguins and Jaffa Cakes. I'm always sceptical when potential bidders out themselves like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 They Turk ur cloob! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 They Turk ur cloob! Very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Some Mackem on talkSPORT now. "Sunderland have a better training ground. 50,000 Geordies singing their hearts out won't win you games. Be careful what you wish for. Mike Ashley paid off all your debt. If Sunderland had the investment we had they wouldn't be in the Championship." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Some Mackem on talkSPORT now. "Sunderland have a better training ground. 50,000 Geordies singing their hearts out won't win you games. Be careful what you wish for. Mike Ashley paid off all your debt. If Sunderland had the investment we had they wouldn't be in the Championship." Mackems with burnt tits syndrome again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 but we were just there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Sounds great but isn't his worth similar to Ashley's? Ashley’s worth isn’t the problem, his reluctance to use it is. Or more importantly, his reluctance to allow the club to spend it's own money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 "Would promise Benitez £60m worth of investment." It can't stop there, like. If he wants top 6 continual investment on a larger scale is needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Some Mackem on talkSPORT now. "Sunderland have a better training ground. 50,000 Geordies singing their hearts out won't win you games. Be careful what you wish for. Mike Ashley paid off all your debt. If Sunderland had the investment we had they wouldn't be in the Championship." "Sunderland have a better training ground. They don't, but even if they did, and? 50,000 Geordies singing their hearts out won't win you games. That's kind of the point of fans, because to an extent they do win you games? Clubs getting in around 6,000 fans in per week wouldn't understand. Be careful what you wish for. We were advised of that under Pardew and ended up with Rafa, funnily enough. Mike Ashley paid off all your debt. Nope, no he didn't. Interest free loan, of which the club has paid back quite comfortably in free advertising, obscene lack of investment in players, and a decade of regression. If Sunderland had the investment we had they wouldn't be in the Championship. Whether they would or they wouldn't, nee one cares. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 People talking about whether Keegan or Shearer should be DoF....seems like there must be genuine hope Ashley could be on his way out soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Turkish billionaire Murat Ülker interested apparently. Any man that owns Jaffa Cakes is welcome in my club. Fuck off. They're not made with oranges, it's apricots. FUCKING APRICOTS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 That takes the biscuit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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