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Various: N-O has lost the plot over potential end of Mike Ashley's tenure


Jinky Jim

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Sent shivers down my spine that.

 

That’s what Caulkin said too (the shivers bit) - he (GC) got this from someone close to the takeover

This is the quote for the Pod on the Tyne - canny podcast this week

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It's pretty much right as well. Other than ManU, Liverpool and Arsenal - and after those who've had their 'bigness' artificiality inseminated like Chelsea and Man City - there's us, Spurs and Everton who ought to be fighting fit European places every year. Only we're the only one that represents a regional and cultural capital. But we're miles away from that lot, which has routinely opened the door for smaller clubs with smaller catchments like Leicester, Wolves, Burnley, now Sheffield United to occupy top half positions in our absence.

 

Discounting us sneaking tenth under Rafa where the club did everything in its power to suppress real progress; teams like Fulham, Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn, Sunderland, West Brom, Swansea, Southampton, Stoke, Palace, Bournemouth and Burnley have all finished in the top half as many (or more) times than us in the past 13 years. We've no divine right to be anywhere but it's fair to state that we've hugely underachieved and 'should' routinely be a top half side given the attributes in our gift.

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It's pretty much right as well. Other than ManU, Liverpool and Arsenal - and after those who've had their 'bigness' artificiality inseminated like Chelsea and Man City - there's us, Spurs and Everton who ought to be fighting fit European places every year. Only we're the only one that represents a regional and cultural capital. But we're miles away from that lot, which has routinely opened the door for smaller clubs with smaller catchments like Leicester, Wolves, Burnley, now Sheffield United to occupy top half positions in our absence.

 

Discounting us sneaking tenth under Rafa where the club did everything in its power to suppress real progress; teams like Fulham, Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn, Sunderland, West Brom, Swansea, Southampton, Stoke, Palace, Bournemouth and Burnley have all finished in the top half as many (or more) times than us in the past 13 years. We've no divine right to be anywhere but it's fair to state that we've hugely underachieved and 'should' routinely be a top half side given the attributes in our gift.

 

100% truth - i hope this takeover happens - i also hope we get to see this defiant and positive Yorkie more.

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