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Ashley is suggesting that he personally put £20M towards Joelinton’s transfer fee, no idea why or how that would be necessary.

 

The fact that Rafa was unwilling to do the same tells you all you need to know about that man.

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Why is no one talking about us only spending around 30m net this summer? It's nowhere near enough considering the state of our squad and how tight we've been since coming up, yet everyone seems to be saying how we've "splashed the cash". PR machine in full swing, and loads seems to be falling for it.

 

Doesn’t matter to enough people does it? There are fans who wouldn’t accept any amount of spending, Rafa going ruins it all. Then there are ones who accept Bruce and are therefore thick as wall and won’t be worried about the net spend.

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Why is no one talking about us only spending around 30m net this summer? It's nowhere near enough considering the state of our squad and how tight we've been since coming up, yet everyone seems to be saying how we've "splashed the cash". PR machine in full swing, and loads seems to be falling for it.

 

£60m + sales (£30m) was the widely reported figure available too. I posted here about it like.

 

The wider fan base are so conditioned to be grateful to Mike for spending comparatively anything (it’s all his money remember) they’ll never say a bad word.

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He has them brainwashed and after 12 years of PR exactly where he wants them.

 

I don’t think it really requires PR, not to a significant extent anyway. People don’t want to dislike their own club, football fans are conditioned to ‘stick with it’ through hard times.

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https://www.football365.com/news/mike-ashley-and-newcastle-the-punditry-silence-is-deafening

 

Good piece, he's written a few decent pieces recently on the club.

 

Good piece but I dont think its a big mystery whats going on.

 

To me there seem to be to types here.

 

1) The obvious trolls like Richard Keys or Talksport who just try to make ludicrous claims to get a reaction/clicks/views/callers what ever.

2) The ones who have it in their best interest to keep a steady interest in every day events at the football club for business reasons. Who's fit for Saturday, what did Jonjo eat for breakfast today etc. These are the ones who tow the "lets move on and focus on football" line like the local papers.

 

The whole of Newcastle boycotting the football club isnt good business for anyone in the media.

 

:thup: Do agree but I think there's a 3rd type personally - people within the football media who have always hated Newcastle, who begrudged us having one of the best teams around in the 90s and 00s, who are delighted to see us back "in our place" now and therefore talk Ashley up or play his disastrous ownership down at every opportunity.  They want us to fail and Ashley is the perfect man to facilitate that.

 

There is also the 4th - those who are either on or were on the payroll and have some sort of partnership with Fatty.

 

Dennis Wise and Rio being the main examples, but no doubt there is more. 

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Fucking outrageous and people still think he's not behind all the bullshit the club throws out. Wouldn't surprise me if he wrote charnleys notes in the programme.

 

Think literally everyone knows he's behind the bullshit PR that is put out.

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Yeah doesn't Ashley own a large percentage of KBA?

 

Isn't that money laundering? :lol:

 

SD pay Newcastle, Newcastle pay KBA, KBA pay Ashley who takes the money back out.

 

SD benefit from cheap advertising, KBA benefit from a cash injection, Ashley gets paid loads, seems there's only one loser here and as always that's the club.

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Wonder when we're in teh championship with a ludicrous wage bill for a deadweight squad and another shit manager installed and he can't sell any of our players for close to the value they were at under Rafa do you think he will for a second realise he is a fucking moron? Of course not, it will be the fans fault or something.

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Wonder when we're in teh championship with a ludicrous wage bill for a deadweight squad and another shit manager installed and he can't sell any of our players for close to the value they were at under Rafa do you think he will for a second realise he is a fucking moron? Of course not, it will be the fans fault or something.

 

But he said hes not thick. The guy is as thick as shit and for a billionaire has absolute no business acumen or strategy

 

He got very very lucky with SD and in around 10 years hell have nothing left

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