Mike Ashley (former owner) (still alive)

[toon25]

He is the snidest guy of all time.

 

Very much so. I think he always comes across as quite unassuming/lacking in credibility when he’s interviewed or grilles by MPs. Compare him to that cunt Phillip Green who comes across as a hard nosed cunt.

[Bishops Finger]

I’m genuinely depressed at how many idiots support us though I guess that’s societal rather than football. But f***ing hell the way he’s been able to come out with one bullshit interview and get the fans on strings again. It beggars belief

 

They've clearly spent weeks coming up with something that is vaguely believable when coupled with Ashley's "oim just a normal flawed bloke" routine. Not surprising if it's swallowed by those only keeping one eye on the situation, but utterly depressing that there are actual fans of the club that stlll haven't realised the only consistent behaviours with this bloke are deceit and self interest. Any excuse not to make a difficult decision.

 

Agree.

 

I'm so so far away from the train of thought of those people that I find myself wanting the club to burn tbh. People paying Ashley are paying to destroy the club, so they deserve to see it disintegrate before their very eyes. It's what they've paid for after all.

Only dead fish follow the stream

[AmanShah21]

Liverpool fan in peace with a soft spot for Newcastle.

 

You are going through similar circumstances like we did in 2010 where Rafa'd left and we were on the threshold of administration. If you want to rid yourself of this cretin you have to increase the pressure. I remember how liverpool fans bombarded banks with emails and what not to make sure our then owners could not refinance and burden the club under more debt. The situation will never change unless it gets a lot worse first.

 

All these attacks on Rafa are very reminiscent of back then when in the end he was proven right on all counts. He fought for us and Liverpool fans will always love and respect him for taking a stand regardless of what anyone else thinks. Rafa always wants more which is annoying, but he has that reasonability that he'd still stick around as long as he knows that he can make progress. If he left, it was because there was no more he could do except maintain the status quo, which would not be something that a person of his calibre would be willing to invest more time on. I duly hope he comes back to English football after his stint in China and it would be even better if it was at Newcastle, because he still has a point to prove there.

 

We got the yes man Hodge and you now have someone cut from the same cloth. We were lucky to have a takeover in the middle of that season because we were flirting with relegation under the Hodge. Those were the darkest days I remember, but things did eventually get better once the cancer was gone. Here's hoping yous can get through this with less suffering.

 

[Thumbheed]

Got to give Ashley credit for this one. He's managed to distract both sides with this interview.

 

The focus should still be on SD.

 

 

[ToonArmy1892]

What i want to know is if the interview was done before or after he found out about the tax bill.

[Fugazi]

 

Been looking forward to Caulkin having his say

[Thumbheed]

What i want to know is if the interview was done before or after he found out about the tax bill.

 

What difference do you think it makes? I think the second delay was pre meditated because of how late they left it, which suggests this was done to take the heat away and cause a welcome distraction. Which it has done.

[Thumbheed]

 

Been looking forward to Caulkin having his say

 

"I'm not the thickest person in the world, why wouldnt I want excellence?"

 

Appoints Steve Bruce.

[Sean]

Got to give Ashley credit for this one. He's managed to distract both sides with this interview.

 

The focus should still be on SD.

 

Yep. This also lends credence to 'takeovers' being a deliberate distraction tactic too. It's the way he rolls.

[Guest covmag]

Fooling no cunt you fat bastard.

 

The shit he’s just spouted doesn’t wash no more.Im still out 

[Sean]

What i want to know is if the interview was done before or after he found out about the tax bill.

 

It was done a day before I believe...

 

He knew about the tax bill and that the heat would be on S***** D***** beforehand though, lets be honest. Why else do a very rare interview about NUFC to be released a few hours after finally releasing the results?

 

It's a distraction tactic. A good one at that tbh.

[Dinho lad]

If he doesn't start well, there's every chance of Ashley's investment, Joelington, becoming a scapegoat, influenced in part by Ashley's comment, of course.

 

 

[mrmojorisin75]

"I'm not the thickest person in the world, why wouldnt I want excellence?"

 

just don't want to pay for it or do what is require to achieve it

 

cunt

[Mr Logic]

Liverpool fan in peace with a soft spot for Newcastle.

 

You are going through similar circumstances like we did in 2010 where Rafa'd left and we were on the threshold of administration. If you want to rid yourself of this cretin you have to increase the pressure. I remember how liverpool fans bombarded banks with emails and what not to make sure our then owners could not refinance and burden the club under more debt. The situation will never change unless it gets a lot worse first.

 

All these attacks on Rafa are very reminiscent of back then when in the end he was proven right on all counts. He fought for us and Liverpool fans will always love and respect him for taking a stand regardless of what anyone else thinks. Rafa always wants more which is annoying, but he has that reasonability that he'd still stick around as long as he knows that he can make progress. If he left, it was because there was no more he could do except maintain the status quo, which would not be something that a person of his calibre would be willing to invest more time on. I duly hope he comes back to English football after his stint in China and it would be even better if it was at Newcastle, because he still has a point to prove there.

 

We got the yes man Hodge and you now have someone cut from the same cloth. We were lucky to have a takeover in the middle of that season because we were flirting with relegation under the Hodge. Those were the darkest days I remember, but things did eventually get better once the cancer was gone. Here's hoping yous can get through this with less suffering.

 

 

Thanks for that.

[Thumbheed]

Got to give Ashley credit for this one. He's managed to distract both sides with this interview.

 

The focus should still be on SD.

 

Yep. This also lends credence to 'takeovers' being a deliberate distraction tactic too. It's the way he rolls.

 

Yeh, thought the line about "being outmanourvered" underpins the whole interview and a lot of his behaviours. Literally telling us all that it's his MO to manipulate a situation to his advantage.

[Thumbheed]

"I'm not the thickest person in the world, why wouldnt I want excellence?"

 

just don't want to pay for it or do what is require to achieve it

 

c***

 

I dont think he has any interest in excellence or quality of product at all, never has done. He only knows one way.

 

 

[Guest]

Let’s humour him and pretend what he says about Rafa is correct. Why the fuck have no up and coming coaches or managers wanted to come to a club where it’s kind and generous owner would spend half of a transfer out of his own pocket?

[RS]

Fooling no cunt you fat bastard.

 

The shit he’s just spouted doesn’t wash no more.Im still out 

It fooled that number9 fella and undoubtedly most of the beige lemmings that carry on regardless.

[TRon]

Let’s humour him and pretend what he says about Rafa is correct. Why the fuck have no up and coming coaches or managers wanted to come to a club where it’s kind and generous owner would spend half of a transfer out of his own pocket?

 

No up and coming coaches were ever in consideration. Ashley wanted Bruce because he fulfilled the criteria of being British and grateful. The Geordie heritage was the icing on the cake.

[Disco]

Let’s humour him and pretend what he says about Rafa is correct. Why the fuck have no up and coming coaches or managers wanted to come to a club where it’s kind and generous owner would spend half of a transfer out of his own pocket?

 

Must be the same reason as to why they didn’t have a replacement lined up straight away.

[Sima]

Liverpool fan in peace with a soft spot for Newcastle.

 

You are going through similar circumstances like we did in 2010 where Rafa'd left and we were on the threshold of administration. If you want to rid yourself of this cretin you have to increase the pressure. I remember how liverpool fans bombarded banks with emails and what not to make sure our then owners could not refinance and burden the club under more debt. The situation will never change unless it gets a lot worse first.

 

All these attacks on Rafa are very reminiscent of back then when in the end he was proven right on all counts. He fought for us and Liverpool fans will always love and respect him for taking a stand regardless of what anyone else thinks. Rafa always wants more which is annoying, but he has that reasonability that he'd still stick around as long as he knows that he can make progress. If he left, it was because there was no more he could do except maintain the status quo, which would not be something that a person of his calibre would be willing to invest more time on. I duly hope he comes back to English football after his stint in China and it would be even better if it was at Newcastle, because he still has a point to prove there.

 

We got the yes man Hodge and you now have someone cut from the same cloth. We were lucky to have a takeover in the middle of that season because we were flirting with relegation under the Hodge. Those were the darkest days I remember, but things did eventually get better once the cancer was gone. Here's hoping yous can get through this with less suffering.

 

 

Arrrr aye....

[Fitzgerald]

Let’s humour him and pretend what he says about Rafa is correct. Why the f*** have no up and coming coaches or managers wanted to come to a club where it’s kind and generous owner would spend half of a transfer out of his own pocket?

 

Exactly. Even IF he had a point about Rafa the fact nobody decent would touch us with a barge pole shows how rotten it is.

 

NUFC free of Ashley or ran as good as Ashley says would be one of the best jobs in Europe

[Nobody]

Amongst all the other bollocks, as if he fucking remembers that game against the mackems

[Interpolic]

The time to make small concessions to Rafa had been and gone before they started discussing a new contract. He was backed fairly well the first summer after we dropped down, not that we weren't in massive profit in net spend terms but he was allowed to overhaul the squad and buy who he thought he needed regardless of age or whatever. That's how it should be, you hire the manager and you back him within your means and within reason.

 

What followed was inexplicable but not surprising - Ashley bringing in his mate Justin Barnes who nobody really knows anything about other than him being described as "abrasive" in the press. And what do you know, suddenly we couldn't get any deals done anymore and Rafa had to put up with their bullshit for 4 consecutive transfer windows, seemingly being given some leeway at last for Almiron in the last window.

 

So Ashley backed himself into the corner of having to make big guarantees to Rafa and it seems to me like there wasn't much said that didn't indicate more of the same. Having to battle against Ashley and his mates even to make steady progress, and nobody can blame him for walking out. We'll look back on it wondering how Rafa was our manager for so long under Ashley tbh.

[number9shirt]

Once again I am not pro Ashley or anti Rafa. A few years ago I met someone who knew stuff close to Rafa and the club, they knew Rafa chose us, that he applied for Leicester and that he had already decided to leave by may. I do not believe anything Ashley has to say.