Wolfcastle Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Its been less than three days. It doesn't get any bigger than this in terms of takeovers. And it feels like its died on its a**e already, allowing for the 3% trainspotting element. There is no fakeover left to be unleashed after this that could get so much as a flicker so I do wonder what they have in store for us in the future. Like the club as a whole the law of diminishing returns has long since been enacted. It is his best chance to sell. Club is already on the decline in terms of status, income and support and the only thing I see that can stop this is Ashley's not being here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Caulkin saying what were all thinking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 3 interested parties you say.. MA not happy about the leaks you say.. Talk of this being done in a few days... Its season ticket deadline time.. It's the january transfer window... Rich guy in the middle east?.. Amanda Staveley?.. None of this has EVER happened before. All we need now is Peter Kenyon for a FAKEOVER Bingo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Its been less than three days. It doesn't get any bigger than this in terms of takeovers. And it feels like its died on its a**e already, allowing for the 3% trainspotting element. There is no fakeover left to be unleashed after this that could get so much as a flicker so I do wonder what they have in store for us in the future. Like the club as a whole the law of diminishing returns has long since been enacted. It is his best chance to sell. Club is already on the decline in terms of status, income and support and the only thing I see that can stop this is Ashley's not being here. It’s been less than 3 days. How has it died on it’s arse? Not saying the thing is true or not, but it’s been 3 days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Caulkin saying what were all thinking. He's not totally unpredictable. One thing you can predict for sure is he will hang onto those avertising rights like the grim reaper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Given its tediousness maybe it's an elaborate rouse to make the on-field action appear more exciting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 He's very predictable, he'll find a way not to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 He is very predictable. Only questions we need to ask are: 1. Is £350m the price in which he see’s himself getting a good deal? 2. Is that price his walk away price including advertising and SD partnerships? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 In most cases, a fakeover story would make fans walk out on their clubs in protest of what they may seem as a wasted opportunity to take the club forward, thus season tickets will not get renewed and etc. But at Newcastle United Football Club, you will get fans still renewing season tickets eventhough you have gone through not one, not two, maybe three or maybe more fakeover stories at the club. Even when this season has seen a lot of people not renewing tickets, expect a large number to still renew after this latest installment of a fakeover. Only at Mike Ashley's Newcastle United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 In most cases, a fakeover story would make fans walk out on their clubs in protest of what they may seem as an opportunity to take the club forward, thus season tickets will not get renewed and etc. But at Newcastle United Football Club, you will get fans still renewing season tickets eventhough you have gone through not one, not two, maybe three or maybe more fakeover stories at the club. Even when this season has seen a lot of people not renewing tickets, expect a large number to still renew after this latest installment of a fakeover. Only at Mike Ashley's Newcastle United. I don’t anyone is renewing based on this speculation. Put simply, the season ticket holders who are left were renewing in anyway. If you renewed after last year, then I suspect unless you can no longer afford it or no longer go to games, then you were always going to renew for as long as you can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Caulkin saying what were all thinking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Which is why he's furious the story got leaked. It's been said so many times before, if he really wanted to sell, he'd have done it by now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Interested in what excuse he'll use this time to reject it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianovthetoon Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I think he might be backed in to a corner this time. I think he either takes the Arab money or sells to someone else. I know we are talking about a flock of sheep but surely the “fans” wouldn’t be as silly to believe another pack of lies. Who am I kidding. The fucker will be there next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Interested in what excuse he'll use this time to reject it They refused to buy Lee Charnley any head polish as a leaving present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Interested in what excuse he'll use this time to reject it The same as every other time, and once again the media won't pull him up on it. They'll happily go along with the next takeover attempt because it sells. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Bingo. Fucking groundhog day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 What I find the strangest is that billionaire's keep being stupid enough to believe Ashley is actually looking to sell. Surely they have an iota of intelligence? Surely they might, you know, contact previous 'failed bidders' and ask them what the craic is? But nope, just an endless procession of fools failing to get Ashley to sell. Doesn't really add up in the slightest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Yimentov Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 What do we believe here? - The club is ostensibly for sale, Mike does enter into negotiations with genuine would be buyers and then breaks it off at the last minute knowing all along that was never going to sell. - The club is really for sale but Mike just keeps moving the goalposts once negotiations have begun and buyers just get sick of him. - The club is not for sale at all and there never have been negotiations but Mike has buttered up the media to run these stories. I see all three of these possibilities thrown about but they're mutually exclusive. It can only be one of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BergenMagpie Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 He probably invites them to his house to eat bacon wrapped pork chops, play beer pong, do some online gambling and watch Brokeback Mountain in order for them to close the deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I want to believe that no one had enough to buy us and this time it’s different. Kenyon certainly never had it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Its been less than three days. It doesn't get any bigger than this in terms of takeovers. And it feels like its died on its a**e already, allowing for the 3% trainspotting element. There is no fakeover left to be unleashed after this that could get so much as a flicker so I do wonder what they have in store for us in the future. Like the club as a whole the law of diminishing returns has long since been enacted. It is his best chance to sell. Club is already on the decline in terms of status, income and support and the only thing I see that can stop this is Ashley's not being here. It’s been less than 3 days. How has it died on it’s arse? Not saying the thing is true or not, but it’s been 3 days. It doesn't seem like anybody thinks its likely to happen. Most are far more convinced it wont. It takes less time to get to this stage with each passing charade. And this is big - if it was just Kenyon it wouldn't have even got this far. So if it is charade we've (and the media for that matter) become immune to its purpose. In 3 days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 If I was a would-be buyer being messed around by this fat chancer I’d be taking every available opportunity to call the cunt out for moving the goalposts and wasting my fucking time. Nobody has done that to date, which makes me wonder as to the integrity of these ‘bids’ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 What do we believe here? - The club is ostensibly for sale, Mike does enter into negotiations with genuine would be buyers and then breaks it off at the last minute knowing all along that was never going to sell. - The club is really for sale but Mike just keeps moving the goalposts once negotiations have begun and buyers just get sick of him. - The club is not for sale at all and there never have been negotiations but Mike has buttered up the media to run these stories. I see all three of these possibilities thrown about but they're mutually exclusive. It can only be one of them. The second option. He'll sell for way over the odds and thinks getting an agreed price then adding in clauses on merch and advertising will drive the real price up but just ends up with prospective buyers saying no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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