Interpolic Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 what like ban the fans from the ground or something? What grounds would he have for banning fans? It's his party and he'll cry if he wants to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Ashley is welcome to ban me. Will save me my sanity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 what like ban the fans from the ground or something? What grounds would he have for banning fans? I was just thinking of a reaction you wouldnt expect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 what like ban the fans from the ground or something? What grounds would he have for banning fans? It's his party and he'll cry if he wants to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The last time people were calling him names he threw his toys out of the pram and put the club up for sale until the pressure died down a bit, this time he's flipped out and banned the local press for some fairly innocuous reporting on the situation. A concerted, united effort could well spark a reaction you wouldn't expect. what like ban the fans from the ground or something? Like him making a genuine attempt to sell the club on, perhaps at a loss. His main company are raking it in, why does he need the hassle? He really needs not to be let off the hook if he's even anywhere near being on the ropes. People in the NE need to stop buying track f***ing suits and s*** trainers at his crap stores. Stop buying that stuff altogether anyway, quality is better than quantity, but anyway... go to his competitor stores (don't tell me he owns ALL of the competitors....) This is Newcastle, not the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It'll never happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The last time people were calling him names he threw his toys out of the pram and put the club up for sale until the pressure died down a bit, this time he's flipped out and banned the local press for some fairly innocuous reporting on the situation. A concerted, united effort could well spark a reaction you wouldn't expect. what like ban the fans from the ground or something? Like him making a genuine attempt to sell the club on, perhaps at a loss. His main company are raking it in, why does he need the hassle? He really needs not to be let off the hook if he's even anywhere near being on the ropes. People in the NE need to stop buying track fucking suits and shit trainers at his crap stores. Stop buying that stuff altogether anyway, quality is better than quantity, but anyway... go to his competitor stores (don't tell me he owns ALL of the competitors....) he's doing a fair job of absorbing most of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 ban the press, fans side with press, ban the fans, some players side with the fans, ban the players................ ends up with Ashley sitting in a stadium by himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The last time people were calling him names he threw his toys out of the pram and put the club up for sale until the pressure died down a bit, this time he's flipped out and banned the local press for some fairly innocuous reporting on the situation. A concerted, united effort could well spark a reaction you wouldn't expect. Something spiteful like changing the club colours to blue and red perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The last time people were calling him names he threw his toys out of the pram and put the club up for sale until the pressure died down a bit, this time he's flipped out and banned the local press for some fairly innocuous reporting on the situation. A concerted, united effort could well spark a reaction you wouldn't expect. Something spiteful like changing the club colours to blue and red perhaps? Better to die on your feet than live on your knees. People need to stop being so petrified of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The last time people were calling him names he threw his toys out of the pram and put the club up for sale until the pressure died down a bit, this time he's flipped out and banned the local press for some fairly innocuous reporting on the situation. A concerted, united effort could well spark a reaction you wouldn't expect. Something spiteful like changing the club colours to blue and red perhaps? Better to die on your feet than live on your knees. People need to stop being so petrified of him. Aye. We all know its going to get worse before it gets better; just amazed how lax people are about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The last time people were calling him names he threw his toys out of the pram and put the club up for sale until the pressure died down a bit, this time he's flipped out and banned the local press for some fairly innocuous reporting on the situation. A concerted, united effort could well spark a reaction you wouldn't expect. Something spiteful like changing the club colours to blue and red perhaps? Better to die on your feet than live on your knees. People need to stop being so petrified of him. I agree. I just expect him to fight dirty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The last time people were calling him names he threw his toys out of the pram and put the club up for sale until the pressure died down a bit, this time he's flipped out and banned the local press for some fairly innocuous reporting on the situation. A concerted, united effort could well spark a reaction you wouldn't expect. Something spiteful like changing the club colours to blue and red perhaps? I'm sure he'd love to, although all that cash Sports Direct make through shirt sales would quickly dry up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Before this protest march, the local press were saying that the attendance would be an indication of the strength of feeling against Ashley. It looks to me like the scale of the protest wasn't actually that big, but the papers went ahead and printed the story that they wanted. It looks to me like that was what got under Ashley's nose. Newspapers exaggerating to beef up a story isn't anything remarkable, and owners in Ashley's position have to take it on the chin. As it is, he's foolishly exacerbated his own problems by over-reacting. He doesn't learn. It seems to me that when people talk about 'showing ambition', they actually mean, 'spending more money on players'. If there is an alternative owner out there who people want to rally around, it would need to be someone prepared and able to do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Spending more than the square root of fuck-all is hardly too much to ask. He's taking money out of the club FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Before this protest march, the local press were saying that the attendance would be an indication of the strength of feeling against Ashley. It looks to me like the scale of the protest wasn't actually that big, but the papers went ahead and printed the story that they wanted. It looks to me like that was what got under Ashley's nose. Newspapers exaggerating to beef up a story isn't anything remarkable, and owners in Ashley's position have to take it on the chin. As it is, he's foolishly exacerbated his own problems by over-reacting. He doesn't learn. It seems to me that when people talk about 'showing ambition', they actually mean, 'spending more money on players'. If there is an alternative owner out there who people want to rally around, it would need to be someone prepared and able to do that. Not necessarily - its more about strengthening the squad sufficiently - that doesn't always mean spending more or huge amounts of money. It would also be a sign of ambition for Ashley to just employ better management/coaching staff too, who could potentially get more/the best out of the players we already have, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Spending more than £0 on players would be a start, yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Villa are a good example of lower spending with ambition. It's yielded mixed results for them but at least you get a sense of hunger; the efforts to keep benteke for example and the selection of a principled albeit flawed manager. Professionally they are lightyears ahead , but it would require no difficult change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 There will be buyers out there, if he wants to sell. Remember, it's only a couple of months since Fulham (and all their debt) were bought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 There will be buyers out there, if he wants to sell. Remember, it's only a couple of months since Fulham (and all their debt) were bought. London effect is huge mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Oh aye, but Fulham had as much 'debt' as us, I'm sure and far less potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Oh aye, but Fulham had as much 'debt' as us, I'm sure and far less potential. I can't disagree with that, sadly we are too far up north. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 You never know, Neesy. Guess we will just have to wait and see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 It's not much further North than the North West in terms of how long it takes you to get there from London. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Unfortunately can't see him accepting any offers unless they're considerably higher than his own true valuation of the club. He's all about making money. If someone stumps up an offer whereby he'll pretty much recoup his overall investment but with little to no profit on top I think he'll turn it down for the sake of it. It's not that he wouldn't sell us if an offer came in, it's that he's not desperate to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Unfortunately can't see him accepting any offers unless they're considerably higher than his own true valuation of the club. He's all about making money. If someone stumps up an offer whereby he'll pretty much recoup his overall investment but with little to no profit on top I think he'll turn it down for the sake of it. It's not that he wouldn't sell us if an offer came in, it's that he's not desperate to. He may not be desperate now but that could change if we became a problem for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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