Would PCP actually be a good owner for NUFC?

[Mr Logic]

Impossible to say if they'd be a good owner but I'll go out on a limb and say they'll be better. (Obstinatley ignoring the fact I thought anyone would be better than Shepherd and after SJH withdrew his entusiam and consolidated).

[Guest chopey]

Someone mentioned today that Chris Mort is part of her team has anyone else heard that ?

[Greg]

Someone mentioned today that Chris Mort is part of her team has anyone else heard that ?

 

She is using Freshfields where he works, we don't know specifically who is in their team working on this but given his previous involvement and thus knowledge of the club you would presume so but it will depend on what else he's working on.

[HaydnNUFC]

Watching this interview back, I noticed when she refers to growth it can be applied to the potential of NUFC. She/PCP obviously recognise it and want to tap it.

 

 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

She looks like a character from an HBO drama. Which can only be a good thing I guess.

[midds]

Watching this interview back, I noticed when she refers to growth it can be applied to the potential of NUFC. She/PCP obviously recognise it and want to tap it.

 

Her eyes are all over the parish watching that vid. She's clearly a psychopath.

[thomas]

Watching this interview back, I noticed when she refers to growth it can be applied to the potential of NUFC. She/PCP obviously recognise it and want to tap it.

 

Her eyes are all over the parish watching that vid. She's clearly a psychopath.

Reminds me of Amy from Kitchen Nightmares 

 

 

 

[green tony]

Remember the glee at the thought of a Billionaire taking over the club then what happened? money wasn't spent,hence thats why Billionaires are where they are and the rest of us are where we are. PCP could do exactly the same strip out an assets and spend minimil cash.

 

We got a rubbish billionaire though, PCP are in a different league.

PCP are only the facilitators no? Just because they have access to a massive fund or whatever doesn't mean we're getting it all

 

Ok all is forgiven fat lad.......please don't go.....

I'm merely pointing out that PCP aren't the money holders, they're not spending the £28bn they quoted as their own money. Pull yourself together.

 

Who in their right mind would think PCP would spend all their £28bn funds, or that we would expect them to? Only southern press and mischief makers think we want everything. Why do you state the obvious?

Refer to the post I quoted

 

That is what I'm referring to

[mrmojorisin75]

Remember the glee at the thought of a Billionaire taking over the club then what happened? money wasn't spent,hence thats why Billionaires are where they are and the rest of us are where we are. PCP could do exactly the same strip out an assets and spend minimil cash.

 

We got a rubbish billionaire though, PCP are in a different league.

PCP are only the facilitators no? Just because they have access to a massive fund or whatever doesn't mean we're getting it all

 

Ok all is forgiven fat lad.......please don't go.....

I'm merely pointing out that PCP aren't the money holders, they're not spending the £28bn they quoted as their own money. Pull yourself together.

 

Who in their right mind would think PCP would spend all their £28bn funds, or that we would expect them to? Only southern press and mischief makers think we want everything. Why do you state the obvious?

Refer to the post I quoted

 

That is what I'm referring to

Refer better

[Optimistic Nut]

Watching this interview back, I noticed when she refers to growth it can be applied to the potential of NUFC. She/PCP obviously recognise it and want to tap it.

 

Her eyes are all over the parish watching that vid. She's clearly a psychopath.

Reminds me of Amy from Kitchen Nightmares 

 

 

 

 

I still can't see past Sally from 3rd Rock From The Sun.

 

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[Stottie]

Watching this interview back, I noticed when she refers to growth it can be applied to the potential of NUFC. She/PCP obviously recognise it and want to tap it.

 

Her eyes are all over the parish watching that vid. She's clearly a psychopath.

 

Yeah, she comes over as very intense. I don't mix in business circles, but that is some impressively fluent businesspeak. She barely pauses for breath or descends into the empty guff people on the news come out with.

[Raconteur]

Turning us into a zombie club, without hope or ambition, was a sporting crime. Factor in the relegations and he really is one of the worst imo. You can look at Blackburn, Blackpool, Leyton Orient, Coventry, even Hull, Villa, Leeds, Portsmouth - as examples of either malevolent or just totally incompetent owners doing their best to destroy clubs. And, generally speaking, we haven't had it as bad as them. But we would have done, if not for Rafa. We wouldn't have recovered from the most recent plummet.

 

I guess I can't think of a scenario whereby NUFC don't end up in a better place than we are now with Ashley. And it largely comes down to price.

 

No one is going to spend upwards of 300m to break the club maliciously like a spoiled kid with toy. Ashley only started doing stuff that many fans consider malicious after he had spent his cash (due to his failure to do due diligence). Even asset-strippers selling everything not bolted down, or someone selling the SJP naming rights to a knocking shop for 20 quid - I can't see any way of fucking a club over and not losing stacks of cash yourself.

 

So, if you rule out deliberately screwing up the platform we stand upon today, then incompetence is the next option. But none of Yorkie's clubs above are (or ever were) worth anything like 300m+, and few can claim to have the potential we have. And 300m+ buys a lot of competence, (but you do need to spend to get it, Mike).

 

So, would PCP be a good owner? No question.

[Robster]

Watching this interview back, I noticed when she refers to growth it can be applied to the potential of NUFC. She/PCP obviously recognise it and want to tap it.

 

Her eyes are all over the parish watching that vid. She's clearly a psychopath.

Yeah, she comes over as very intense. I don't mix in business circles, but that is some impressively fluent businesspeak. She barely pauses for breath or descends into the empty guff people on the news come out with.

I must admit I thought the opposite.

I was expecting her to speak very intensely but I felt that there were one or 2 occasions where she almost seemed to stumble over her words. I thought that made her seem 'normal'.

[Boo Boy]

They will be different.

 

They will maximise the commercial revenue so back to the days of season tickets paid by end of May and big price increases.

 

They will look to extend the ground and if that is not possible/feasible then they will move site probably where the arena is now as that is moving to Gateshead next to Jury's Inn/Sage.

 

Definitely time for a different approach

[Guest Howaythetoon]

I cannot say whether they would be a good owner for us because we don’t know their intentions or what they will do for the club, but I can say with 100% certainty they will be a better owner than Mike Ashley has been and ever will be. I cannot see them appointing a low level casino boss as chairman or some low level accountant as MD. Likewise I cannot see them appointing a dinosaur like Kinnear or nothing managers like Pardew and McClaren. I couldn’t see them leaving a caretaker in charge for almost half a season risking relegation or spending less than 5m net per season on players.

 

I can see them perhaps changing the stadium name, increasing ticket prices, maximising commercial revenue and backing Rafa with enough money to make us a hell of a lot more competitive than we currently are.

 

I mean why but the club otherwise?

 

I personally would be dead set against the renaming of the stadium and even more so a new stadium so I’m hoping that won’t happen should we be taken over, regardless.

 

Going forward, although it would be nice to be able to compete with Man Utd, Chelsea and Man City et al for transfers, wages and players and to win the kind of trophies they have and do, all I really want from any new owner is for the club to be ran with ambition, sensibly and under a sustainable plan.

 

Back the manager accordingly, don’t do anything to damage the culture and identity or the history of the club and make qualified and sensible decisions.

 

If we can be run along the same lines as Spurs and Liverpool which we should be looking to at least get close to, I’ll be happy with that, and do you know what, there is no reason why we cannot.

 

Because we are so far behind, however, even to the likes of Southampton, the club will require major investment, especially in the academy, youth levels, coaching and facilities which again is something I’d like a new owner to do.

 

I’d rather we broke our record transfer fee on those areas and if we can do that and on a player or several then great.

 

Whoever buys us, if we get bought out, in Rafa they have someone who is more capable of running NUFC as a football club and as a business or organisation than anyone out there because he can build the academy up, the training facilities, the development team, the coaching structure and the first-team to world-class levels. The man has worked around the world and knows what it takes and more importantly how to implement and then achieve success. He’s a winner!

 

Let’s get it on...

[HaydnNUFC]

I cannot say whether they would be a good owner for us because we don’t know their intentions or what they will do for the club, but I can say with 100% certainty they will be a better owner than Mike Ashley has been and ever will be. I cannot see them appointing a low level casino boss as chairman or some low level accountant as MD. Likewise I cannot see them appointing a dinosaur like Kinnear or nothing managers like Pardew and McClaren. I couldn’t see them leaving a caretaker in charge for almost half a season risking relegation or spending less than 5m net per season on players.

 

I can see them perhaps changing the stadium name, increasing ticket prices, maximising commercial revenue and backing Rafa with enough money to make us a hell of a lot more competitive than we currently are.

 

I mean why but the club otherwise?

 

I personally would be dead set against the renaming of the stadium and even more so a new stadium so I’m hoping that won’t happen should we be taken over, regardless.

 

Going forward, although it would be nice to be able to compete with Man Utd, Chelsea and Man City et al for transfers, wages and players and to win the kind of trophies they have and do, all I really want from any new owner is for the club to be ran with ambition, sensibly and under a sustainable plan.

 

Back the manager accordingly, don’t do anything to damage the culture and identity or the history of the club and make qualified and sensible decisions.

 

If we can be run along the same lines as Spurs and Liverpool which we should be looking to at least get close to, I’ll be happy with that, and do you know what, there is no reason why we cannot.

 

Because we are so far behind, however, even to the likes of Southampton, the club will require major investment, especially in the academy, youth levels, coaching and facilities which again is something I’d like a new owner to do.

 

I’d rather we broke our record transfer fee on those areas and if we can do that and on a player or several then great.

 

Whoever buys us, if we get bought out, in Rafa they have someone who is more capable of running NUFC as a football club and as a business or organisation than anyone out there because he can build the academy up, the training facilities, the development team, the coaching structure and the first-team to world-class levels. The man has worked around the world and knows what it takes and more importantly how to implement and then achieve success. He’s a winner!

 

Let’s get it on...

I'm desperate for PCP to takeover, but fuck that.

[TRon]

I'll worry about a stadium name change if and when it becomes an issue. Until then, my only wish is that Ashley be gone, the sooner the better.

[Charlies]

We don't actually know if they (PCP) are actually going to be the owners, if the sale of the club is completed. The media seem to think it's PCP so I guess thats the likely outcome.

 

But it's still feasible they are acting on behalf of a wealthy individual/consortium, I mean at this stage would Ashley know exactly who is behind the bid? Imagine it was say some sultan/sheikh with unlimited funds surely he'd raise the price?

[Sean]

I'll worry about a stadium name change if and when it becomes an issue. Until then, my only wish is that Ashley be gone, the sooner the better.

 

Exactly how I feel.

[xLiaaamx]

I get being agaisnt a Name Change, but why be against a new ground?

[James]

If we get a new stadium I hope we do something distinctive rather than an identikit stadium.

 

Maybe the New Castle stadium. An actual castle with drawbridges and a moat and Gallows. Also a roof to trap in the noise.

[Ikon]

If we get a new stadium I hope we do something distinctive rather than an identikit stadium.

 

Maybe the New Castle stadium. An actual castle with drawbridges and a moat and Gallows. Also a roof to trap in the noise.

 

And Pardew's head on a pole?

[Guest chopey]

Lets build a 80,000 seat fucking whopper on the Quayside

[Stifler]

Get some Middle East architect to design us something really unique.

Most well known modern buildings in the Middle East have architects from outside the Middle East designing them. Norman Foster is a key architect over there.

[Disco]