Sima Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 12 years since this cunt joined Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 The similarities between the first 12 months of Ashley and the first 12 months of Donald are uncanny. Lots of smoke and mirrors but them doing the odds bits to make us buy into it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Boy Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 #mikeashleyday currently trending number 1 in the uk on twitter. Celebrating 12 years of his 'achievements' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Not sure if this has been posted: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/22/premier-league-finances-club-guide-2017-18-accounts-manchester-united-city?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app Ownership Mike Ashley owns the club via his company MASH Holdings Limited. Gate and matchday £24m; TV and broadcasting, £126m; commercial and other income, £28m Advertisement Net debt £144m owed to Ashley. Interest payable £0.1m Highest-paid director £300,000 paid to Lee Charnley. State they’re in Ashley pushed the finances into the red to win promotion; the steadiness since is seen as stinginess by many supporters, and the manager Rafael Benítez. Repaid £33m of his own loans after the financial year end. Has committed to Sports Direct starting to pay this year for the ubiquitous advertising at St James’ Park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 https://twitter.com/bigchrisholt/status/1131529409826103298?s=21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMagpie Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 12 years since this cunt joined Testimonial? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Not sure if this has been posted: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/22/premier-league-finances-club-guide-2017-18-accounts-manchester-united-city?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app Ownership Mike Ashley owns the club via his company MASH Holdings Limited. Gate and matchday £24m; TV and broadcasting, £126m; commercial and other income, £28m Advertisement Net debt £144m owed to Ashley. Interest payable £0.1m Highest-paid director £300,000 paid to Lee Charnley. State they’re in Ashley pushed the finances into the red to win promotion; the steadiness since is seen as stinginess by many supporters, and the manager Rafael Benítez. Repaid £33m of his own loans after the financial year end. Has committed to Sports Direct starting to pay this year for the ubiquitous advertising at St James’ Park. Staggering how the matchday income and commercial income is lower (and has always been lower in every year of MAs ownership) than the last year of Freddie Sheps ownership - and yet we are still ranked 8th in terms of turnover Both commercial and revenue SHOULD have at least been doubled by now (compared to FS last season) or even increased by 150% - the lack of growth is utterly disgraceful Had both Matchday and Commerical revenue increased we'd be comfortably a top 7 club with even the chance of yo-yoing up and down within the top 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marki Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 20mil for gayle come off it,we would snap a hand off for half that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 20mil for gayle come off it,we would snap a hand off for half that He's as close as you can get to a guarantee of 20+ goals in the championship. Prolific strikers increase your chances of promotion dramatically. The value of promotion is in excess of £100m. If you're a nearly team, signing Gayle might near enough guarantee you top 2 and automatic. In which case, it'd be a bargain, even at £20m imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 With the added ridiculousness that it's likely a Championship club buy him at that price, where we've only spent anything like that once in Ashley's reign on Almiron. Its Fulham tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 20mil for gayle come off it,we would snap a hand off for half that He's as close as you can get to a guarantee of 20+ goals in the championship. Prolific strikers increase your chances of promotion dramatically. The value of promotion is in excess of £100m. If you're a nearly team, signing Gayle might near enough guarantee you top 2 and automatic. In which case, it'd be a bargain, even at £20m imho. No club will take us on that £20m bargain I would wager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Apparently head guy of that Mexican group has confirmed they want Newcastle United. Said they wanted us during the season but had to wait due to the relegation risks. All this is according to some Mexican translation of qoutes coming from their recent press conference on Twitter so not sure how legit Their definitely legit at buying football clubs though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Apparently head guy of that Mexican group has confirmed they want Newcastle United. Said they wanted us during the season but had to wait due to the relegation risks. All this is according to some Mexican translation of qoutes coming from their recent press conference on Twitter so not sure how legit don't do it to yourself man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate End Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Apparently head guy of that Mexican group has confirmed they want Newcastle United. Said they wanted us during the season but had to wait due to the relegation risks. All this is according to some Mexican translation of qoutes coming from their recent press conference on Twitter so not sure how legit don't do it to yourself man Aye taken with a pinch of salt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Not sure how that means it’s over, when reporting someone else’s desire, ‘wanted’ becomes the more apt word, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 I’ve decided to trust Stifler’s command of Spanish over this “Felipe” character’s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 So the takeover that was never on and there was no evidence for and the 2 + 2 maths involved added up to about 54 is now off !!!!!!! I'm devastated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Former Newcastle United chairman Sir John Hall has revealed that Mike Ashley said he wanted to buy the club to help him sell his Sports Direct goods in the Far East. Hall sold his shares in the Magpies to Ashley in 2007, having presided over a fantastic 15 years at the helm of the club. Ashley’s time with Newcastle has been rather less successful, though. Hall has had his say: “In my day the owners were all local millionaires,” he said, as per The Chronicle’s news and transfer centre [23/05; 14:15]. “Today, there’s no local millionaires like ourselves. “I got a call one day from some of Ashley’s people. I was going to London and I met them and we did a deal. And I said ‘why do you want the club?’ and they said – his words to me from his team were – ‘we want to market the sports goods in the Far East. It would be very helpful if we had a brand in soccer’. “So in effect they were buying it, at a good price, and they were going to use it to, basically, sell their goods in the Far East and other places.” So in effect he's never going to sell up, because it's all about his sporting business. Good going Mr. Hall. Good going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 He's not leaving unless he's forced to simple as that. Whether that's us forcing him out, him needing the money desperately, or he gets caught for something illegal and has to sell. Unfortunately I can't see any of those scenarios happening any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 He’s here forever. If Sports Direct ever go tits up, he can always fall back on the club and siphon 30m out of the club every season. Sort of like he’s doing already. Why would he get rid of his rainy day fund? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I can't see him selling willingly either but I don't think just bleeding the club dry is such an easy feet. Only a manager of rafa's calibre can keep us in the league with minimal investment. On the flip side a manager of this stature won't be content with feeding off scraps. I think the most likely event is we become a yoyo club and Ashley considers selling us when can't get us back the Premier league at the first time of asking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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