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Didn't the company voluntarily drop it for this very reason? yep, but only after they have copyrighted Newcastle Brown Ale trademark internationally. They new this was going to take a few years, hence production at Dunston to keep the PGI status in the meantime.

Well I know it happened four years ago for a start! Any others? yeh, I was told about 4 years ago that the Dunston move was a sham to get around the EU regulators. Can’t believe the media are buying into the S&N PR lies about it being due to the recession. Well over half the production of Newcastle Brown Ale these days crosses the Atlantic, in the US it’s the second biggest imported bottled beer. Have you seen the size of the Dunston brewery (which when they took over they then sold off most of the premises) compared to the old Gallowgate brewery? S&N jettisoned Newcastle years ago. improving profit margins = corporate greed, nothing else.

or do they think it’s from Newquay, Cornwall? bloody London based news readers/reporters keep saying Newcee Brown, one of my pet hates about London. shame it’s not brewed up here now though.

getting back on track, I’m loving the way Wise is getting his comeuppance! I think Rod Liddle is a cock but I had to laugh at the way Wise is portrayed in this article: From The Sunday Times October 4, 2009 Mere mortals aren’t big enough for Newcastle Rod Liddle SOME Messiah, then. I don’t think Jesus Christ tried to claim £10m compensation when it all went tits up in the Garden of Gethsemane. But then, unlike Kevin Keegan, Jesus only had the malefactions of Judas Iscariot and the Roman occupying force with which to contend; he was not bedevilled by Dennis Wise. I like the notion of Wise being one of the disciples, though; St Dennis, the Fisher of Men (via YouTube) who betrayed his boss to curry favour with two South American agents. It seems scarcely possible that Newcastle United could be the source of even more humour this season, after they gave of themselves so selflessly last year. But then you read of what went on once Keegan was appointed, detailed with frank incredulity by the panel which adjudicated in the Keegan v Newcastle case, which ended with the Messiah being awarded £2m plus interest. The panel effectively confirmed that the club lied through its teeth, concurring with Keegan’s claim that it “repeatedly and intentionally misled the press, the public and the fans”. Having appointed Keegan, to the delight of Newcastle’s fervent-but-often-deluded following, the board clearly sat down and thought: “Now, what can we do that will really screw him up?” And as one, they arrived at the only answer possible: appoint Dennis Wise to squat on his shoulders, causing trouble. Wise’s qualifications for whatever title he acquired at St James’ Park rested on his managerial performance at Millwall, where he took Mark McGhee’s decent Championship side to the brink of relegation through the signing of some truly shocking players, and a period of copious under-achievement at Leeds United, where most people believe the clever work was done by Gus Poyet. Okay, he got Millwall to the FA Cup final. (En route, we managed to overcome Walsall, Telford, Burnley, Tranmere and Sunderland, all below Millwall in the football league at the time.) But then look what he did the next season, the season of Scott Dobie and Jo Tessem, of financial chaos, which ended with relegation a cast-iron certainty next time around. Down at The Den, we are still suffering the effects of Dennis. Wise was brought to Newcastle to identify potential players, a task he apparently executed by watching YouTube. This was how Keegan ended up with the Uruguayan Ignacio Gonzalez; I suppose it is a small mercy Wise did not also secure the services of Shakira and some sniggering bloke who can fart God Save The Queen, via the same medium. Anyway, Keegan complained that he could not properly judge Gonzalez’s ability because the YouTube clips were too grainy. Maybe at this point Dennis offered to fix him up with a better server. He did, however, make clear that Keegan ought to sign the Valencia defender to “do a favour” for those South American agents I mentioned. Oddly, Keegan felt disinclined to agree and left the club to which he had returned festooned with palm fronds as his donkey made its triumphant way up the Scotswood Road. What possessed Newcastle to believe it needed Wise? Why would anyone believe he could make things better? And remarkably, just when things seemed to be looking more optimistic, they whipped the carpet from beneath Keegan’s feet, humiliated the man and, pretty much, ensured relegation. It is perhaps the case that Keegan might not have been the most judicious appointment. It was, instead, a form of playing to the Gallowgate gallery, at the expense of competence and realism. But having appointed Keegan, they might at least have let the poor chap get on with doing the job. There was more playing to the gallery later when, distraught at the prospect of having to play the children of a lesser God in the Championship, they appointed the untried Alan Shearer to dig them out of a hole. The hole, as you might have guessed, remained undug. Things are, at last, looking up for Newcastle. They sit on top of the Championship, a position many — me included — thought they would find unattainable. And it is sort of in spite of the board that they are where they are: the manager, Chris Hughton, is about as charismatic as a vacuum pack of Leerdammer cheese and the Magpies have been left with him by default. He is doing an extraordinarily good job. He is one of those managers the Newcastle board and the clamorous fans are never entirely happy with — like poor Glenn Roeder and Joe Kinnear — a decent professional with ability and determination and untrammeled by any notion of immortality. These are the managers who, over the years, have served Newcastle the best. But you would not bet on Newcastle sticking by their man if — when — they achieve promotion. Glory will go to their heads, they will talk about Europe, they will once again demand a manager who matches up to their ambition and the view they have of their club. Someone like Jesus Christ, then.

hopefully this will destroy Dennis Wise’s reputation (!!!!!) in the football world once and for all. “Check him out on Youtube, he’s pukka” :icon_lol:

are the bookies starting these type of rumours?

no known explanation of why, but I get: An Error Has Occurred! Sorry, you are banned from using this forum! Fuck off and annoy another forum. Cheers.

so, constructive dismissal it was then, Ashley & Co proven to be liars again, hope they get a lashing from the media. This Nacho Gonzalez signing was the final straw and used to ascertain liability, only scratches the surface of what KK was having to deal with. The attempts to undermine KK in the media and manipulate the fans, along with everything else we’ve put up with from that lot is beyond belief.

unfortunately this’ll give Ashley time for his ‘club insider’ to muck spread more propaganda, trying to sway the fans, media and the LMA.

Hova you epitomise the reason why KK needs compensating.

totally different circumstances with SBR. SBR didn’t do ‘a Keegan’ probably because it didn’t happen to SBR. drawing comparisons to SBR is pointless kak.

Fucking hell man get a grip. He's getting sued for appointing a director of football. Not for being a fat wanker in general, but for appointing a director of football. His intentions at the time were probably good. that overview is far to simplistic, if it was reality then KK wouldn’t have a leg to stand on.

so Ashley can get away with everything he desires at NUFC without any come back in case it destabilises the club!

Legally right isn't always morally right. He could purposefully lose every game so that he gets sacked and his contract paid up and he'd be legally entitled to it, but he wouldn't deserve it. Just like he doesn't deserve 3 years wages after throwing his toys out of the pram 8 months in. so you know what has been going on behind the scenes and the non disclosure? Or just a blind, ill-informed judgement?

his tribunal hearing is for constructive dismissal = sacked.

and Sir Bobby didn’t take any compensation from NUFC?

I wonder how much money KK brought into the club (and evidently into Ashley’s pocket) from him being the manager?

had to google his name!

er, that and being a “judas” for him leaving Spurs after 9 years to go to their rivals Arsenal at his peak. The strangest thing about Sol quitting at his age is this: “The Football League have also confirmed that Campbell will not be able to sign for another club until January following his departure from Meadow Lane.”

KK’s reputation has been soiled by many* in the last 12 months and I’m glad that he hasn’t taken the money to keep quiet. If he does win his tribunal (and the money) then he is vindicated, which would be enough in my eyes, but I hope he gets his chance to rip into Ashley & Co. If at least to reply to the slurs that the club were leaking after KK left. Perhaps the one time I would get any pleasure in having my club dragged through the mud. *not by me, from the facts we know of already and the status he has built in Newcastle any turncoats are knobheads at the moment.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has confirmed Marlon Harewood is close to joining Newcastle on loan. As revealed by skysports.com earlier this month, Newcastle have agreed a three-month loan deal with Villa to take Harewood to St James' Park. O'Neill is happy to let Harewood go out on loan as he is currently fifth-choice striker at Villa Park behind Gabriel Agbonlahor, John Carew,Emile Heskey and Nathan Delfouneso. Former West Ham man Harewood has just returned from injury and O'Neill feels he would benefit from more regular first-team football at Newcastle. "Newcastle are still looking to do something in terms of Marlon," said O'Neill. "I think they are waiting to hear whether they have permission from their owner to go and progress the move. "I think the opportunity for him now coming back from injury, to get involved in a cause, would be very important and only a benefit for all of us. "Marlon has been out since pre-season with injuries. He is fighting back, is feeling fine, trained for a few days on the trot. "But people are pressing for places and at this moment we have competition up front. Delfouneso is going to be a really excellent player and he is hovering around in terms of being on the bench." from Sky Sports website down to Ashley then.......

You get to many of their games like well, the lengths I go too to watch a toon player! mainly the U19 tournament on Eurosport over the summer! Plays LM, CM and STR doesnt he? Thought upfront was his prefered role? I’ve only seen him play the LM/CM role, seems a strong box to box player, reminded me of Gary Speed but bigger. For Slovenia U19s, he was one of the few players who didn’t give the ball away unnecessarily and was more physical then the others even though he was 2-3 years younger. Confident enough to take shots from outside the box. Looks ‘a player’ without being a fancy dan. Definatly one for the future! I would like to see him given a start tonight along with Kadar, Lua-Lua and Donaldson. And maybe Inman and Baheng off the bench. sold in the next transfer window more like if MA is still around!

You get to many of their games like well, the lengths I go too to watch a toon player! mainly the U19 tournament on Eurosport over the summer! Plays LM, CM and STR doesnt he? Thought upfront was his prefered role? I’ve only seen him play the LM/CM role, seems a strong box to box player, reminded me of Gary Speed but bigger. For Slovenia U19s, he was one of the few players who didn’t give the ball away unnecessarily and was more physical then the others even though he was 2-3 years younger. Confident enough to take shots from outside the box. Looks ‘a player’ without being a fancy dan.

You get to many of their games like well, the lengths I go too to watch a toon player! mainly the U19 tournament on Eurosport over the summer!

to speed the game up by and keep the ball in play longer: put some kind of wall down the touchlines so the ball can‘t go out for throw-ins.