Guest Roger Kint Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So i take it no one's cancelling Sky then but will continue to have a go at people for going to the match and lining Ashley's pockets, whilst they do the same from their own armchair. Until they realise this, we can't go any further in this debate. Dont and have never paid for Sky and quit going in 2010 after 15 years season ticket. Can we still have a go at you now? Do what you want mate, it's words on a screen which i may or may not read. Either way, i won't lose any sleep tonight. Dont expect you to lose sleep given you clearly dont care that your actions are helping to ruin the club, us asking you to see sense is always going to be a losing battle Yeah, you're right. Hate this club me! Keep making stories up! Nobody said anything about you hating the club, perhaps you should heed your own advice for once with the bollocks you are making up with this morning? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Soopafan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Glad to hear everyone had good weekends! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So i take it no one's cancelling Sky then but will continue to have a go at people for going to the match and lining Ashley's pockets, whilst they do the same from their own armchair. Until they realise this, we can't go any further in this debate. Dont and have never paid for Sky and quit going in 2010 after 15 years season ticket. Can we still have a go at you now? Do what you want mate, it's words on a screen which i may or may not read. Either way, i won't lose any sleep tonight. Dont expect you to lose sleep given you clearly dont care that your actions are helping to ruin the club, us asking you to see sense is always going to be a losing battle Yeah, you're right. Hate this club me! Keep making stories up! Nobody said anything about you hating the club, perhaps you should heed your own advice for once with the bollocks you are making up with this morning? Which part have i made up? Sky customers money ending up in Ashley's pocket? Yeah, totally made up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Don't pay for Sky, as BT Sport is free. While doing that, I also watch online streams for 3pm kick offs - it's a shame because as soon as I black and white shirt I'm automatically lining Ashley's pockets just the same as someone paying for their ticket and having a pie and a pint at half time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So i take it no one's cancelling Sky then but will continue to have a go at people for going to the match and lining Ashley's pockets, whilst they do the same from their own armchair. Until they realise this, we can't go any further in this debate. Dont and have never paid for Sky and quit going in 2010 after 15 years season ticket. Can we still have a go at you now? Do what you want mate, it's words on a screen which i may or may not read. Either way, i won't lose any sleep tonight. Dont expect you to lose sleep given you clearly dont care that your actions are helping to ruin the club, us asking you to see sense is always going to be a losing battle Yeah, you're right. Hate this club me! Keep making stories up! Nobody said anything about you hating the club, perhaps you should heed your own advice for once with the bollocks you are making up with this morning? Which part have i made up? Sky customers money ending up in Ashley's pocket? Yeah, totally made up. Are you right in the head? If 40k toon fans cancelled Sky tomorrow in protest it would literally make no difference to Ashley, he gets the money by virtue of the club being in the league. 40k toon fans cancel season tickets and he instantly loses millions of pounds directly and the club has deal with the fallout and subsequent loss of TV game revenue etc. How can you not see this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So i take it no one's cancelling Sky then but will continue to have a go at people for going to the match and lining Ashley's pockets, whilst they do the same from their own armchair. Until they realise this, we can't go any further in this debate. A Sky Sports subscription is £306 a year, of which only a few pence will go to Ashley. The cheapest season ticket at SJP is £475, of which every penny goes to Ashley. Fans of Man Utd, Liverpool etc put far more money into Ashley's pocket than NUFC fans do via Sky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 some of the numpties who still go to games, may well start to turn if/when sunderland get above us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 can't believe people are actually responding to such a facetious point about having a sky subscription like. But I am glad so many people had nice weekends. Personally I got a lot done around the house. Painted some railings that were in need of care, which wasn't all that fun but the end result was most satisfying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Protests at the ground are the only way to turn the heat up on Ashley, and even then I don't think he's selling. He'll just stop attending matches until they die down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Can't believe so many people still put money into the economy. Don't they know a thriving economy will only line Ashley's pockets? Austerity in, Ashley out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Protests at the ground are the only way to turn the heat up on Ashley, and even then I don't think he's selling. He'll just stop attending matches until they die down. Or maybe some people could just do it in their front room whilst watching Sky? They could make little banners and stuff. That'd show Ashley who's boss whilst paying him hundreds of pounds in the process. Actually, this sounds like a plan. Time to buy Sky! Sorry to everyone who has Sky, I'm now on your side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So i take it no one's cancelling Sky then but will continue to have a go at people for going to the match and lining Ashley's pockets, whilst they do the same from their own armchair. Until they realise this, we can't go any further in this debate. I've also cancelled Sky Sports as have many of my friends and family and now watch sports through an android box so yes I've cancelled my season ticket and my Sky Sports subscription. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 You do know Mike Ashley doesn't actually own Sky, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 You do know Mike Ashley doesn't actually own Sky, right? No I wasn't aware of that. I am aware that the majority of the revenue NUFC makes is from Sky and after that from gate receipts and as someone who has cancelled both my season ticket and Sky Sports this year my conscience is totally clear when mocking those who continue to contribute to this farce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Tbf to Scoot, while I don't go to games anymore or have a Sky subscription, I did some gardening and planted a few trees the other day. Ashley probably breathed some of that oxygen. All one big pot and that. I'm as guilty as any of you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I no longer go to games, nor do I have Sky Sports anymore. What I will say is that a half empty St James Park won't look very good for a live game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So i take it no one's cancelling Sky then but will continue to have a go at people for going to the match and lining Ashley's pockets, whilst they do the same from their own armchair. Until they realise this, we can't go any further in this debate. I've also cancelled Sky Sports as have many of my friends and family and now watch sports through an android box so yes I've cancelled my season ticket and my Sky Sports subscription. Sacked Sky off completely about 2 years ago. More and more people using snide streams, subscriptions or android boxes. I watch BT Sport I get through Infinity. Price of their service even just 2 years later is hilarious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 It doesn't matter if you have sky or not lads Some marras just fancy gan to the game with their mates man. Few pints of carling, couple of balti pies, happiness achieved. It's a guaranteed lovely weekend, no matter how many goals we ship to Leicester City and the legendary Jamie Vardy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 This is getting more environmentally friendly which is something i didn't expect, we now have tree's being planted instead of going to the games or watching Sky. This sounds like fun and is something i shall consider for my Saturday afternoon's entertainment in the future. Any other suggestions? Parsnip pulling? Garlic planting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dabe Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 This is getting more environmentally friendly which is something i didn't expect, we now have tree's being planted instead of going to the games or watching Sky. This sounds like fun and is something i shall consider for my Saturday afternoon's entertainment in the future. Any other suggestions? Parsnip pulling? Garlic planting? Mbiwa levels of weirdo you like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Tbf to Scoot, while I don't go to games anymore or have a Sky subscription, I did some gardening and planted a few trees the other day. Ashley probably breathed some of that oxygen. All one big pot and that. I'm as guilty as any of you. All joking aside though it's so clear I'm amazed at how many people can't see it for what it is. His main revenue stream from owning NUFC is from the TV rights. Now if everyone cancelled their Sky Sports subscriptions he doesn't get the obscene amounts of TV money for the simple fact that it is no longer there. I'm not daft enough to expect the football world to unite and force Ashley out of NUFC by cancelling their TV subscriptions and I cancelled mine knowing that it won't make much difference in the grand scheme of things but it sure as hell makes me feel better as well as being better off because of it. This brings me to my second point. Although NUFC fans can't influence his TV money directly we can completely wipe out his 2nd biggest revenue stream, his gate receipts, currently sitting at around the £30m per annum mark. You suddenly deny Ashley, or any businessman for that matter £30m worth of revenue, money that he assumed was guaranteed and watch them panic and be forced into action. Charnley, Carr, Moncur & McClaren would be out on there ears in no time, because put simply they aren't qualified to do the jobs they are doing. They are there because they are the cheap options but if their presence was costing him money as opposed to saving him money they wouldn't be here and would be replaced by competent personnel. Ashley's not daft. He knows a successful NUFC would be capable of generating in excess of £50m in matchday revenue alone. The fans have that in their power but sadly only a tiny proportion were prepared to do something about it. You could say those who still turn up are deserving of what they are watching right now. They still turn up and pay their money, they sit quietly and don't protest so that makes them a part of the problem. Until they wake up and realise they could be the solution we are stuck with what we have got. A football club (I use football club in the loosest sense of the word) that will continue to walk into the abyss, without any real purpose, no competitive edge, simply existing to promote the Sports Direct brand around the world and to make the owner richer and richer. So glad I'm out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 This could all be easily resolved if Newcastle-Online draughted up some form of report which outlines the legitimate avenues of support for the plebs. Is Sky allowed, is attendance permitted if the ticket is gifted etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 One of the more tragic things about seeing these Wonga-wearing, match-going mugs is that they're defying something that has actually worked. The protests over the last couple of years haven't actually been futile efforts. They've actually made a difference. Aye, if Palace hadn't come along Pardew would probably still be here, but I bet the existence of the protests movements made his decision a hell of a lot easier. And the AshleyOut crew actually forced Ashley from under his rock, they had him scared. I bet the stuff with the Magpie shirt had the club's heckles up, as well. If the fanbase had maintained the militant stance taken against Spurs, Ashley might even be on his way out soon. Unlikely, I know, but who's to say he wouldn't have been? In my heart of hearts I wouldn't have imagined Pardew would be gone less than three months after the SackPardew group started. To think Ashley's bullshit battle-cry in front of the media pre West Ham actually worked, man. Tragic. Support the team and all that shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 This is getting more environmentally friendly which is something i didn't expect, we now have tree's being planted instead of going to the games or watching Sky. This sounds like fun and is something i shall consider for my Saturday afternoon's entertainment in the future. Any other suggestions? Parsnip pulling? Garlic planting? Mbiwa levels of weirdo you like. Could be worse, i could be you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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