TheBrownBottle Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 7 hours ago, bigfella said: I'll never, ever understand Ashley's motives. Selling sporting goods was his core business and as you say, owning us would be a licence to print money. But he took us backwards. 4 hours ago, r0cafella said: The club was a loss leader for him, he didn’t care and was far happier to enjoy the free advertising for the rest of his tat empire. Thing is, if he’d even allowed the club to grow naturally in terms of its other commercial revenue streams and papered SJP in SD ads, he’d still have been in a better position. Instead the club had a skeleton staff of amateurs and incompetents. Every done to date by the new ownership would have been possible under Ashley with just a bit of care and attention. Don’t get me wrong, where PIF likely want to take us would have been beyond Ashley - but there would have been nothing wrong with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) It’s been said many times before, but the best comparison is Spurs. They were below in the table and in recent years standings when Ashley bought us. They had a stadium that was alright, but past it’s best. They now have had a team who have been close to winning things, established themselves in the top 4, brought in major commercial revenue including Nike throwing money at them, and pumping out Spurs branded stuff that nearly makes PSG blush. To top it all off they have built the world’s best sporting stadium, and have a new training ground/academy to match. There is absolutely no reason why a well ran Newcastle couldn’t have had the same, and I’d probably argue Aston Villa, and Everton into that as well. Alas Ashley well and truly did a demolition job on us, Villa suffered for their ownership, but are on the right track now, and Everton are trying to get there with their stadium, but still suffering. The squad and coaching staff we have now is nothing that wasn’t beyond Ashley if he wanted it. As someone has already said, we were a loss leader to him, like a newspaper in a supermarket, full of fucking shit, but brings the people in to spend their money. Edited December 3, 2023 by Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Groundhog63 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 03/12/2023 at 07:22, Stifler said: As someone has already said, we were a loss leader to him, like a newspaper in a supermarket, full of fucking shit, but brings the people in to spend their money. It's bread and milk they use to get the punters in, btw 😉 Newspapers, on the other hand, lose their rich, establishment, owners 100s of millions a year but are cost effective in that they direct the public's thought processes in the direction that suits the rich. Agree with the rest tho, apart from a tax dodge, I've no idea what the FCB was playing at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Quote The multi-year partnership sees InPost becoming the club's Official Parcel Collection and Delivery Service Partner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: It's bread and milk they use to get the punters in, btw 😉 Newspapers, on the other hand, lose their rich, establishment, owners 100s of millions a year but are cost effective in that they direct the public's thought processes in the direction that suits the rich. Agree with the rest tho, apart from a tax dodge, I've no idea what the FCB was playing at. For Supermarkets though and independent stores, newspapers are a massive loss leader. If I owned a shop, not a fucking chance I’d stock them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 6 minutes ago, Stifler said: For Supermarkets though and independent stores, newspapers are a massive loss leader. If I owned a shop, not a fucking chance I’d stock them. Getting sacked, for being unreliable, at my first "job" was both a wake up call (excuse the pun) & a forecast to future me 😂😂😂 Loved that paper round. I take the mother in law shopping every Monday and she likes a Chronicle from Sainsbury's. Guaranteed, when I go over to get it off the stand, there'll be an bloke reading one. Guaranteed, I'll say "it's not a library, mate" Oh how we chuckle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 new club survey sent out. not sure its a very good one tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, huss9 said: new club survey sent out. not sure its a very good one tbh. Its a very good one if you like the idea of NUFC playing in a hospitality megadome where all the seats are padded, there’s food options galore, the champagne flows, you arrive 8 hours before kick off and a ticket costs billions of millions of quid The football will be inconsequential to the exceptional hospitality experience Edited December 4, 2023 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 11 hours ago, Groundhog63 said: It's bread and milk they use to get the punters in, btw 😉 Newspapers, on the other hand, lose their rich, establishment, owners 100s of millions a year but are cost effective in that they direct the public's thought processes in the direction that suits the rich. Agree with the rest tho, apart from a tax dodge, I've no idea what the FCB was playing at. Most UK newspapers make profits - the broadsheets do. Some of the tabloids have started recording losses - The Sun loses a lot of money these days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 hours ago, bobbydazzla said: Its a very good one if you like the idea of NUFC playing in a hospitality megadome where all the seats are padded, there’s food options galore, the champagne flows, you arrive 8 hours before kick off and a ticket costs billions of millions of quid The football will be inconsequential to the exceptional hospitality experience some simply bizarre questions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Silverstone racing to tie up as many partnerships as possible: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Love to see us cementing local partnerships as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nucasol said: Silverstone racing to tie up as many partnerships as possible: https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/newcastle-united-partners-with-retail-icon-fenwick/ Edited December 5, 2023 by manorpark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Club shop inside Fenwicks shortly then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Next years Fenwick window will be mint then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 hour ago, PauloGeordio said: Had to ask who the bloke on the left was Only been here 3 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, PauloGeordio said: Well that’s Fenwicks on the Mackem boycott list. Edited December 5, 2023 by FloydianMag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, FloydianMag said: Well that’s Fenwicks on the Mackem boycott list. https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/fenwicks.1621209/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Who's our official budget supermarket partner? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 7 hours ago, manorpark said: https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/newcastle-united-partners-with-retail-icon-fenwick/ The Saudis are even sportswashing Fenwick'a now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 25 minutes ago, madras said: https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/fenwicks.1621209/ I hope Nissan sponsor the club, that would batter their heads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenC Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) I don't know how we managed before we had official mail and parcel delivery, and luxury shopping, partners mind Edited December 5, 2023 by OpenC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 hour ago, FloydianMag said: Well that’s Fenwicks on the Mackem boycott list. Can they afford to shop there ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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