Jericho Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Another newspaper will be banned. That's all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Just another cheap dig at the fans. Fuck off Ashley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Another newspaper will be banned. That's all. It would have been done by now imo. Would have done it when they said it was a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I thought they were already banned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 By saying it was a joke, haven't his lawyers have admitted he said it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I really hope you are right. I'll probably take the day off work the day he gets the bullet and just spend it dancing non-stop. Until Ashley appoints David O'Leary.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I thought they were already banned. thought so too. Weren't they one of the ones to run the 2 games to go story? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/alan-pardew-is-gone-if-we-lose-to-stoke-says-newcastle-united-owner-mike-ashley-but-then-claims-its-a-joke-9759060.html Mike Ashley has broken his silence on Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew’s future and told The Independent that if he loses the Premier League game at Stoke City on Monday night he is “finished”. On Friday night, the billionaire club owner’s lawyers, insisted those comments, which were made late on Thursday night in a London bar, were a joke and intended to be tongue in cheek. But the strength of the remarks will still shock Newcastle fans, whose team are bottom of the Premier League. “He’s got one more game,” Ashley said. “If we lose against Stoke on Monday night then he’s gone. I have had enough.” Making a throat-cutting gesture, Ashley added: “Dead. Finished. Over. One more game then that’s it. What would you do? I have spent a lot of money on that club, it’s cost me a lot. I won’t put up with it any more. Honestly, answer me, what would you do? One more loss and he’s gone, he’s over, finished.” Ashley was speaking outside The Golden Lion pub in London’s Soho district on Thursday night where he was having a drink with a friend. When asked if he had informed Pardew about his decision or lined up any replacements, the billionaire said: “That’s all I’m prepared to say about it and now that I’ve said it, it’s out there. You can do what you want with it. There’s only so much I can take.” Newcastle have secured only three points all season and have won only five matches in the whole of 2014. Until now, Ashley has backed Pardew, who was appointed in 2010. The two held “clear the air” talks only two weeks ago but Ashley’s comments will add further pressure on the beleaguered manager. Alan Pardew Pardew has faced increasing pressure from supporters Pardew signed an eight-year contract with the club in September 2012 but there is a break clause in the deal if Ashley decides to sack him. Last week Newcastle fans launched a protest campaign against Pardew with more than 30,000 leaflets demanding his sacking before the 2-2 home draw against Hull City. Ashley’s lawyer on Friday night added: “Mr Ashley responded, tongue in cheek, that Mr Pardew had two more games before being sacked. To put this into perspective, over the past few weeks certain reporters have stated that they believe that Mr Pardew has two more games before being sacked. Mr Ashley was therefore ‘humouring’ your reporter.” Full quotes. Strange way of making a joke, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 The headline quote could conceivably be a joke. The rest makes it sound genuine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 The headline quote could conceivably be a joke. The rest makes it sound genuine. Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 It's got to be true man, read those quotes The lawyers justification doesn't tie up with the quotes at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 It's got to be true man, read those quotes it might have been, right up until it was printed. Now you can be sure whatever happens Pardew won't be sacked just to piss off the press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Could he not just be trolling the journalist? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 It is matches up nicely to his face like thunder look we've seen at recent games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 This is messed up. No let even really a funny joke. Seemed to go further than necessary for a sarcastic joke even if he was on a wind up. If he was he has done that knowing this is more aggravation for fans and treating us like cunts again. He won't sack him if we lose against stoke imo, might if we then lose to swansea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudil Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I guess now its OK to want to lose? .. just a little bit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I've said it all week. We're bottom of the league. Ashley will pull the plug if we stay there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudil Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I've said it all week. We're bottom of the league. Ashley will pull the plug if we stay there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Probably texted Pardew before saying all this shit. They're laughing at us, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I guess now its OK to want to lose? .. just a little bit? It's been ok for months man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillClinton Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 ugh, this is getting my hopes up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Probably texted Pardew before saying all this s***. They're laughing at us, man. It's going to end up with one of them streaking across the pitch at St James's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/vivek-chaudhary-how-i-bumped-into-mike-ashley-outside-a-soho-pub-9759064.html Vivek Chaudhary: How I bumped into Mike Ashley outside a Soho pub Chance meeting with the Newcastle owner led to the Pardew revelations They were not the words I was expecting to hear from one of the leading names of British business and football. Mike Ashley, owner of Newcastle United Football Club and retail empire Sports Direct, is worth an estimated £4bn but on Thursday night he was barely noticeable among the tourists and officer workers enjoying a drink in one of London’s hippest districts. Wearing his trademark white shirt and a pair of dark trousers, Ashley was leaning against the wall of The Golden Lion pub in Soho’s Dean Street. He appeared relaxed as he spoke to a friend, breaking out into the odd smile. I had just been to see the comedian Andy Zaltzman and was weaving my way along a crowded pavement so that I could get to Leicester Square station as quickly as possible. As I swept past the pub, the large man caught my eye. Having reported on the politics of the game for many years (I can be very boring about it, ask my wife) I immediately recognised him. Stopping in my tracks, I turned and politely introduced myself. “Mr Ashley. Hello there. I’m Vivek Chaudhary and I’m a journalist. Pleased to meet you.” Ashley returned a warm smile, shook my hand and muttered to his friend: “See, he knows who I am.” He appeared happy to have been recognised and probably relieved that I was not a fan who was going to criticise him, given that he is not exactly popular among them, especially those from Newcastle. I introduced my friend Tim to Ashley and the two shook hands. “Can I ask you about Alan Pardew’s future?” I added. I could not quite believe what I heard as Ashley leant forward and began speaking. At first I thought it was one of Zaltzman’s satirical sketches, particularly when he started making throat-cutting gestures in relation to what the future held for Pardew. I reached for my phone and initially wanted to record Ashley as he spoke about how he was going to sack Pardew if he lost Monday’s match away to Stoke City. Ashley ordered me to put it away. “Nah, you’re not doing that,” he added. So I reached into my pocket, pulled out a piece of paper and scribbled down what the Newcastle owner was saying. At the end of his diatribe, I checked with Ashley if he would be all right about me quoting what he had just said and his response was, “You can do with it what you want”. I got the impression that Ashley was angry and was keen to get what he felt about the situation at St James’ Park “out there”, as he put it. He struck me as quite a down-to-earth man, despite his substantial wealth, “one of the lads”, somebody you would enjoy having a pint with. The chat took about six minutes and then I thanked him for his time. You do not expect to hear such open opinions from those involved in the game these days. My friend, a lawyer, assured me that he would provide a witness statement if he had to. A source close to Ashley confirmed on Friday that he was in The Golden Lion pub on Thursday and that what he said “may have just been banter”. At home, I woke up my wife to tell her about my chance meeting with Mike Ashley and how an exclusive story about one of the country’s biggest clubs had fallen into my lap. “Mike who?” she said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Those quotes look too serious to be a joke. Moke pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 It's got to be true man, read those quotes I want to believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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