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Financial year end? You do realise you're putting that argument to the tax man, right? You do realise that this is a common business practice to drag forward as much revenue as possible into the year about to end. You mean deferred income? Which is of course a liability. ??? Dont know about that.... Surely if the tickets are sold in this financial year it is not deferred? Jesus Christ, I thought you were a director of some sort at one point? Marketing you numpty....Finance is for the clever people Good with crayons = Marketing Good with numbers = Finance Never the less are you suggesting you can get to such a role without knowledge of basic business acumen. The sort of creative financing that goes on in a plc is a far cry from "Basic business acumen". Next you will be saying IT workers should know about networks

It does have its dumps but also has quite a bit of nice housing now as well. I dont live there but taxi there and find the people very good, what you call "salt of the earth. I would also say I see very little, if any trouble outside the Hebburn watering holes. The Clock is the Newcastle Pub while the Longship is the Sunderland pub. As Alex says, it does have a Metro stop which is great for Newcastle and even better for getting to the excellent sea front at South Shields. The local shops are crap, there is a big Morrisons a mile away in Jarrow. Most importantly the best / second best fish and chip shop in the North East is based there opposite the clock called Pauls Golden Chippy. Lots of cracking MILF as well

I honestly think that's why Labour are doing so "well" in the polls compared to what would seem sensible. I think the idea that any cuts should be postponed until there's some decent growth is pretty sensible and the Tory "cut it now" stance is being seen as dodgy. I take it all back, camerons response is brilliant!

The budget watching and thinking, is this the right time to gamble the recovery by changing government. Darling might be drab but seems authoritive, especially compared to osbourne.

In the Journals round up of the match it says...... Hopefully this the end of this particular banana skin.

exactly

Another gorgeous thru ball that from Mr Routledge.

All are fucking unlikely considering hes had numerous attempts to sell and at each stage has done nothing to attract buyers, hes had numerous attempts to prove the knockers wrong and done nothing to sway them (except you). As for the last one, yeah course he has. He bought the club for exactly the last reason so hes not done too good a job on it so far has he? You also forgot...... screwed his own father out of the business dodgy business practices An investigation by the SFA which could see him jailed and lose his business. Firstly, Moat never has and never will be a contender so lets put Billy Big Mouth Bass to bed once and for all shall we? There are numerous other potential options, none of which however I agree will touch us with a barge pole for the money he'll want for us once we're up. So would I, Id also like world peace and a 18inch dick but we can all dream. Hes not our best bet, hes currently our only bet, its like saying "Ive left the kids with Gary Glitter, the only other babysitters available were Josef Fritzel and Myra Hindley so best of a bad bunch, still lets not bother checking on them eh?" Doesnt mean we have to forgive and forget, as long as there are fans like you, who desert the club with talk of boycotts while were in the Championship then reappear as soon as we're promoted then the likes of the fat man will have won. He knows he can do as he likes and there'll always be some mug to back him up. Bollocks Its hard trying to reply to you because you are currently posting like some teenage internet warrior. I appreciate you are running for election but KISS Just seen this, which part of my post reads like a "teenage internet warrior" ? and what the fuck do the elections have to do with anything? Or is that your standard response to things you dont have an answer to? Thing is CT all youve done in all of these threads is post the same factless drivel as reasons to kiss Ashleys arse, either respond to the stuff people are putting up as facts against your arguments or admit you're on the Wind Up. And you wonder where the internet warrior comes from And with regard to facts, I doubt you could find very few FACTS to back up most of your hysterical claims. You seem incapable of normal debate and go into hysteria mode whenever people have a different opinion. I suggest you keep away from Ashley debates or better still follow these wise words of wisdom

Absolutely fantastic result bearing in mind the Bristol City, Andy Carrol self destruct jitters that were starting to surface. Nice to see Barton get on and stay on. And delighted to see Routledge get another assist. Think he's really starting to look the part and starting to fill that gap that's been missing for so long on the right. Now we just need a quick resolution to the scrap so we can concentrate on winning the league over Easter. A quick fine and then if need be get shot of one of them on our terms in the summer. Really hope this is done and dusted today. Wish I'd passed on the four evening kronnenburgs and not fell asleep in my chips at 8.00pm!

Looks pretty good and didnt quite expect this to be up there so quick. Guess it will be the new celeb plaything. No doubt Jordan will christen it.

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Financial year end? You do realise you're putting that argument to the tax man, right? You do realise that this is a common business practice to drag forward as much revenue as possible into the year about to end. You mean deferred income? Which is of course a liability. ??? Dont know about that.... Surely if the tickets are sold in this financial year it is not deferred? Jesus Christ, I thought you were a director of some sort at one point? Marketing you numpty....Finance is for the clever people Good with crayons = Marketing Good with numbers = Finance

Does it mean you have a drink problem if you find this picture delicious at 11.04am

I think this is going to turn into a real dirt fest

As the emergency loan facility closes on Thursday, I wonder if this will lead to any incomings either in defence or attack.

Surely Labour now have the crown as the party of Sleaze

So is it a benefit to have it in the accounts? Will Ashley or more importantly his FD see the accounts as being improved with this money in?

Financial year end? You do realise you're putting that argument to the tax man, right? You do realise that this is a common business practice to drag forward as much revenue as possible into the year about to end. You mean deferred income? Which is of course a liability. ??? Dont know about that.... Surely if the tickets are sold in this financial year it is not deferred?

Solomon needed to get this decision right

if carrol is left out, Nolan could return to his early season front role leaving a nice little gap for Joey. This may be a bit of a win win for Hughton

All are fucking unlikely considering hes had numerous attempts to sell and at each stage has done nothing to attract buyers, hes had numerous attempts to prove the knockers wrong and done nothing to sway them (except you). As for the last one, yeah course he has. He bought the club for exactly the last reason so hes not done too good a job on it so far has he? You also forgot...... screwed his own father out of the business dodgy business practices An investigation by the SFA which could see him jailed and lose his business. Firstly, Moat never has and never will be a contender so lets put Billy Big Mouth Bass to bed once and for all shall we? There are numerous other potential options, none of which however I agree will touch us with a barge pole for the money he'll want for us once we're up. So would I, Id also like world peace and a 18inch dick but we can all dream. Hes not our best bet, hes currently our only bet, its like saying "Ive left the kids with Gary Glitter, the only other babysitters available were Josef Fritzel and Myra Hindley so best of a bad bunch, still lets not bother checking on them eh?" Doesnt mean we have to forgive and forget, as long as there are fans like you, who desert the club with talk of boycotts while were in the Championship then reappear as soon as we're promoted then the likes of the fat man will have won. He knows he can do as he likes and there'll always be some mug to back him up. Bollocks Its hard trying to reply to you because you are currently posting like some teenage internet warrior. I appreciate you are running for election but KISS

Financial year end? You do realise you're putting that argument to the tax man, right? You do realise that this is a common business practice to drag forward as much revenue as possible into the year about to end.

This kind of us vs him attitude is childish at best. For Ashley it's a business. The best thing for his business is for the club to be doing well. If it's not it's ultimately costing him money. Being relegated to the championship was obviously not what Ashley wanted, it would have turned out to be one very expensive lesson for him (don't sell when you should be buying, and don't rely on shit overpaid past it crocks). He's still got a lot to learn - like to appoint honest, trustworthy people in positions of power but he knows now that he can't simply 'do as he likes' as no matter how many mugs there are to 'back him up' there's no money in running a club poorly and bugger all in running it well thanks to the overinflated prices of players. Well said.

Motivation Wants to sell so realises we have to be succesful to attract buyers Wants to prove all the knockers wrong which means we have to be succesful Wants to turn over a new leaf and develop Newcastle into a top four team All of these scenarios will benefit us. Capabilities Became a billionaire at 40 so a shrewd cookie, whatever you think of him The 60th richest person in the UK As we leave recession, his wealth will continue to rise Has a world wide sports empire that could benefit from a connection to a successful club Reaching the top six of the prem without a rich benefactor or years of prolonged success is nigh on impossible these days. Alternatives Barry "no money" Moat NUSC Fly by night consortiums (aka Portsmouth) A white knight with pots of cash Leaving the last miracle to one side, the rest could be very dangerous for us as a club in these difficult financial times and certainly would not have the readies to allow us to compete with the big boys. If we are promoted, I would hope that he sees fit to put some long term stability in place, ideally replace Llambias and make a decent transfer kitty available. Naturally I would not put my mortgage on him doing this, but the point of this thread, repeated, is to highlight that except for a white knight, he might be our best bet for a return to competing at the highest level. None of that is attention seeking Its not a wind up Its a very straightforward argument.

The Fish on his knees in the seat in front joining in as well, you'd be praying for engine failure. Ultimately, in principle building for the future with kids it's all good, etc.... Then look closely. How many scouts do Arsenal have around Europe and the world? How many do we have? Everything is a facade. Where we go from here, well I keep moaning till we get someone who we can trust. What you're saying is let's get behind people who have a proven documented track record of saying things to keep the perhaps 1m plus Newcastle fans sweet. Fuck that. It's going to need more than an inevitable CCC title to sway me. A good point was made the other day by a Bristol fan on the radio, our wages amount even now must be double the next team, and at least 4 or 5 times more than every CCC club in general, it would've been a disgrace had we not went straight up. It could be argued we could've done even better this season imo. I dont really disagree with any of that. I also still wish Keegan was here and Ashley could have given him a fair go, however putting all of that and the history of false promises etc behind us, I was really trying to look at what it actually takes these days to break into the top six. Most would agree that the first thing you need is a rich benefactor, followed by a good manager and good players. If Mike Ashley is genuine this time or just wants to prove a point, this could be very good for us compared to a Barry Moat or a "Portsmouth" type arab. Neither of the latter, in the real world, is going to get us into a position of challenging for the top 6 and Im sure thats what we all want rather than the 13 and 14th place finishes. Ofcourse Ashley could fuck us over and sell us off to a nobody and then we really would be fucked.