Unbelievable Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 It works in retail, that is why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I figure Ashley had two things in mind when he bought us: (1) we'd be a bauble that he could play around with for so long as it interested him; and (2) a football club would be a useful adjunct to his bargain sporting goods business. He obviously never had any real personal affinity for the club. After he fucked over Keegan and realized this wasn't going to be all fun anymore, he gave up the "fun toy" aspect, leaving us only as a adjunct to his sports shit 4 cheap business. People that run sports organizations well generally have some real passion for the sport or club, realize that it's a business unlike any other--which inherently depends on fan satisfaction and willingness to spend to ultimately realize a return--or, hopefully both. Ashley has none of this: he doesn't understand the business, doesn't really care about the sport or the club, and is happy for it to do its job advertising his bargain basement brands. tl;dr We're fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Ashley must have been into the football in the beginning, he paid Alan Smith £50k a week and sacked fat Sam. Ok he clearly had more dough than sense but his intentions were initially good. edit - intentions semi-good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The signings are rolling in. http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20150701/young-quartet-sign-first-pro-deals_2281670_4831195 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 He's sort of moved from involved-but-clueless to just estranged and disconnected. Why the fuck he doesn't just employ a competent Chairman is beyond me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The signings are rolling in. http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20150701/young-quartet-sign-first-pro-deals_2281670_4831195 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Theres over 50% of our transfers sorted then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Those training tops are fucking disgusting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 "I was on the bench last season and the atmosphere was amazing". Lying bastard will fit right in with the regime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 This threads fucking boring enough without talk about currency and bonds, ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 He's sort of moved from involved-but-clueless to just estranged and disconnected. Why the fuck he doesn't just employ a competent Chairman is beyond me. I might have dreamt the whole thing up but wasn't Ashley rumoured to be tapping up David Dein back in 2007? If only? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 He's sort of moved from involved-but-clueless to just estranged and disconnected. Why the f*** he doesn't just employ a competent Chairman is beyond me. I might have dreamt the whole thing up but wasn't Ashley rumoured to be tapping up David Dein back in 2007? If only? I remember talk about that. It was said that he knew him and if he does, you would have to wonder why he has never sought his advice. (Can't believe he has done otherwise surely he would be doing things better). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 At least we know they have remembered how to put press releases on the website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I thought last years transfer business was poor at the time. Turns out Perez & Janmaat are way better than I expected although Cabella & De Jong disappointed. that disappointment was made a little better with Cisse coming back to form. But still.. we were saved by the rest of the league (well 3 sides) being absolutely hopeless. More hopeless than us. But looking at the business being done by other clubs, we really need to step it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Saved by Cisse's goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 We've got proper jammy with Perez. Up until an injury or two hit and we tried to deliberately throw a cup game v citeh in which he was class; they were happy to have him as a stiff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 He didn't play against City fwiw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Still firmly believe De Jong will be quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 If he can stay healthy i agree, it's a big if though sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 If he can stay healthy i agree, it's a big if though sadly. Aye I know, just hoping the full end-of-season break will have given him a chance to really work on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Why would the Euro drop? If Greece leaves and starts printing drachmas, I imagine the Euro will become slightly stronger. But then their debt won't be paid off? So euro takes the hit to oust them? Or is that not right? If Greece decides they're not paying then Euros should go up because it's basically reducing the amount of Euros potentially circulating. Deflation makes the currency appreciate. This isn't taking into the effect of risk off behaviour which will mean European investors buy more of German bonds. Except it's the opposite that happens. If the Greeks no longer use Euros, but the same amount of Euros are in circulation, it means the amount of Euros in regards to the population will be bigger. Thus there will be inflation of the currency. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Do people actually believe the reason we're not signing anyone is due to Ashley waiting to see what happens with Greece? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Linked to Chris Martin of Derby by Graeme Bailey. Links get worse and worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Linked to Chris Martin of Derby by Graeme Bailey. Links get worse and worse. If there is any truth in that, it means they are panicking and have run out of ideas/targets already. So much for all this much vaunted scouting and planning they are always boasting about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Linked to Chris Martin of Derby by Graeme Bailey. Links get worse and worse. Prefer the one from Coldplay. These links are getting worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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