Gaztoon Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pixelphish said: Still can't believe he's gone tbh. Soon as we see a signing we would never have made under Ashley.. it will trully hit me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamjk007 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Never thought I'd see this day! amazing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, TheGuv said: Doesn’t this happen quiet often with developments, then another company comes along which is basically the same as before but they’ve got all the materials needed to start the build? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Yeah but I've had dealings with this company and they've been nothing but dodgy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, nbthree3 said: One of the more tackier signs gone Any pics of this area before with the signs? Want to do some before and after picture montagenfor the whole ground Edited December 8, 2021 by nufcjb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nufcjb Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, nbthree3 said: Fucking hell. Looks like going into a Mike megastore than a football stadium. Edited December 8, 2021 by nufcjb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 It used to be massive letters, akin to what’s on the East Stand roof etc, on that back wall as well, didn’t it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Really hope the club's media team have some sort of timelapse video or make their own video of all this. It'll get record- breaking views and like and retweets and all that Burnsie amd the likes can only dream of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 It feels like it's just me but I am not that bothered by the font of NEWCASTLE UNITED. It doesn't make me think of Sports Direct when I look at it. So long as all the blue and white shite goes, I'm very happy although as part of the new owners putting their own stamp on everything, I'd be delighted if they did get new signs everywhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, Robster said: It feels like it's just me but I am not that bothered by the font of NEWCASTLE UNITED. It doesn't make me think of Sports Direct when I look at it. So long as all the blue and white shite goes, I'm very happy although as part of the new owners putting their own stamp on everything, I'd be delighted if they did get new signs everywhere It 100% makes me think of sports direct. It’s in italics ffs. It’s lifting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Won't be hard to replace those letters and an easy PR exercise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Aye, beyond the honking appearance it was very deliberately done to correlate with the hideous SD signs immediately adjacent. It's inextricably linked for me and it will feel like job only half done if it stays, which I assume it will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 It’s funny. I was working for the club and was there when the original sign was taken down. I was furious. The tight fucker didn’t even clean the Stand before putting his italics on, so if you ever look closely you can see the remnants of the old font behind. You’d easily be able to recreate it to the exact dimensions and it’s an easy win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, TheGuv said: It’s funny. I was working for the club and was there when the original sign was taken down. I was furious. The tight fucker didn’t even clean the Stand before putting his italics on, so if you ever look closely you can see the remnants of the old font behind. You’d easily be able to recreate it to the exact dimensions and it’s an easy win. Yeah. Removing the SD signs shouldn't be seen as a PR win at all tbh, it's the absolute bare minimum that should happen when it comes to the stadium under new owners. Doing something progressive like reinstating the old Newcastle United letters or just doing something different with it would be great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 The Times: "By the time Ashley sold Newcastle United to a consortium funded by Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund (PIF) in October, there were said to be 107 red and blue Sports Direct signs scattered around the stadium. "When Newcastle fans return to a stadium finally free from Sports Direct signs — the club earned £157,000 per year in the last accounts from the advertising — there will be rejoicing. It really is that significant. "It was something that Ashley could never change, but it was neglected — the only significant development across his 14 years of ownership was the installation of one giant television screen that was declared unsafe and caused the kick-off to be delayed for a Premier League match with Leicester City in 2014. "There is a Twitter account for a dead pigeon that has been stuck in the roof of the Gallowgate End for years. It was unloved — the ground and the pigeon — by the owners, but not by supporters. Few nice bits in there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Consortium of one Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Mike probably wants the signs back. Will expect the consortium to cover the freight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Confirms that he didn’t even wash the residue from the original lettering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE27 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Jesus you can actually still see the old Newcastle United stains behind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 21/11/2021 at 16:57, kisearch said: The symbolism's going to be so on-the-nose when those Sports Direct signs come down and they've left an indelible mark. Some of the local journos will be all over it. Incoming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 2 hours ago, nufcjb said: Really hope the club's media team have some sort of timelapse video or make their own video of all this. It'll get record- breaking views and like and retweets and all that Burnsie amd the likes can only dream of. I hope they don't say a thing about it. Let him and his tat market drift away into obscurity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, NE27 said: Jesus you can actually still see the old Newcastle United stains behind Makes it easy for the overlay of the “new” old font Newcastle United Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Not a single one of those signs in that stand anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Simple test about the lettering really. Did Mike Ashley add this to the stadium? If yes, remove and burn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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