Monkeys Fist 43068 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ashley said: “I have to put £20m a year into the club — I spend more than every other fan put together puts into the club each year. If you can’t pay upfront to buy the club, you can’t afford it.” Now then Mike, Mikey boy, mate. How about proving that bold statement? When we were young and naive under your stewardship you made the same statement, that the club would be run properly and you would pump £20m per year in towards the purchase of new players. To date we've yet to see it. Now we are a Championship club, we have slashed the wage bill, cut normal staff by 120 or so, reduced costs left right and centre. Shirts (even the yellow ones) are flying out of the club stores and the gates week in week out are unheard of for this level of football. Yet you still make out that you're pumping the same amount of cash in annually with nothing to show for it, no purchases, no players of any form coming through the doors. I say thats poppycock old boy, its a downright lie in fact. As for Moat, the fact he wants to pay £40m now and £40m at the end of the season not only proves he doesnt have the cash but for me means that hes looking to get the club itself to bankroll half of the purchase. Gillette, Hicks and Glazer come to mind. He put in £20m in his first season....but it was a loan that's still outstanding so fuck knows why he's going on like it was an altruistic act that makes him the staunchest Newcastle fan in the stadium. If he doesn't get it back, it's his fault. Funny to hear him moan about buyers that can't afford it too...when he himself has proven to be a buyer who couldn't afford it. He's spent every minute since arriving complaining about costs and has wound us down to championship running costs just so he can afford to keep hold of us. Fat fuck. How true. Not very funny though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31204 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Leaving Ashley to one side. Its now time for all these pretenders to the throne to put up or shut up. If the times quotes him as saying he'll accept 80 million cash, then that seems pretty clear and straightforward to me. All those who say "he doesnt want to sell", what do you make of it. Surely Moat, Sheard etc should either pay up, publicly contradict Ashley statement or come clean that they have no money. I have my doubts as to whether Ashley would simply accept £80m and fuck off. We've no idea what contingencies he'd have added into the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 No way is it £80m for the club lock, stock and barrel imo. More lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Moat is going round in circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Boy 0 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 The club isn't really up for sale it is all a lie. Moat is an Ashley stooge and just to complete your day we will not sign another player this season. Heresy! Where did you get such wild notions? You will have to face facts sooner or later! We won't be sold soon and we aint going to sign anyone this season. If by some miricle we do go up then he might sell it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 "I spend more than every other fan put together puts into the club each year." I keep thinking of this and it's winding me the fuck up. Everything that remains good about this club relies on the fans. Not just the current extraordinary attendances and loyalty it shows. The £20m a season he still collects from ticket sales to real commited fans would have been drastically less if the stadium wasn't expanded a decade ago...an expansion that only got the go-ahead because of a five figure season ticket waiting list. Anyone got a ticket in the box and I'll stab the fat conceited prick in the eye next home game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) "I spend more than every other fan put together puts into the club each year." I keep thinking of this and it's winding me the fuck up. Everything that remains good about this club relies on the fans. Not just the current extraordinary attendances and loyalty it shows. The £20m a season he still collects from ticket sales to real commited fans would have been drastically less if the stadium wasn't expanded a decade ago...an expansion that only got the go-ahead because of a five figure season ticket waiting list. Anyone got a ticket in the box and I'll stab the fat conceited prick in the eye next home game. The eye the moat of the soul. Edited October 19, 2009 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 "I spend more than every other fan put together puts into the club each year." I keep thinking of this and it's winding me the fuck up. Everything that remains good about this club relies on the fans. Not just the current extraordinary attendances and loyalty it shows. The £20m a season he still collects from ticket sales to real commited fans would have been drastically less if the stadium wasn't expanded a decade ago...an expansion that only got the go-ahead because of a five figure season ticket waiting list. Anyone got a ticket in the box and I'll stab the fat conceited prick in the eye next home game. He never says a dickie bird for ages then when he does, this is sort of thing he comes out with Just reaffirms the utter contempt he has for the fans though, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4411 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 He never says a dickie bird for ages then when he does, this is sort of thing he comes out with Just reaffirms the utter contempt he has for the fans though, doesn't it? I always said that Hall/Shepherd just saw the fans as wallets to be emptied but Ashley's open contempt goes beyond even that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ashley and Llambias having fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Had a bit of a drink and let his mouth go. It only serves to highlight the disingenuity of his earlier drafted statements like "I would like to say sorry to our magnificent supporters who have turned up in their thousands, home and away, up and down the country and who have given the team amazing backing throughout" You can stuff your sorrys in a sack mister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I think he might actually be seeing how far he can push it now with the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33845 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I'd love to see the finances of the club. £20M a year? Hmmmn.......I'm more than a bit sceptical when a proven liar who likes to big himself up comes out with the kind of patter 'Mike' did in that statement. He really isn't helping his cause mocking the fans is he? Ever get the feeling the 'get out of our club' song is starting to get on his ample tits a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 It only serves to highlight the disingenuity of his earlier drafted statements... Have I misused that word? Disingenuousness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 It only serves to highlight the disingenuity of his earlier drafted statements... Have I misused that word? Disingenuousness? The latter's correct, I don't think the former's a proper word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 It only serves to highlight the disingenuity of his earlier drafted statements... Have I misused that word? Disingenuousness? The latter's correct, I don't think the former's a proper word. You have embiggined me with your cromulent response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 It only serves to highlight the disingenuity of his earlier drafted statements... Have I misused that word? Disingenuousness? The latter's correct, I don't think the former's a proper word. You have embiggined me with your cromulent response. We knew what you meant anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Just read a few of the local rags rehashes of the times story. Am I being too unreasonable feeling let down by the local hacks. Should they not be starting to give this man a bit of a rough ride. Are they so scared? Isn't this the job of decent hacks? If the mcnallys of this world can call a spade a spade, why can't the ryders. There is not even a hit of a frown in his piece today. Very sad state of affairs. He'll probably give a bit more opinion in his blog later on. He might have been the last person to get the picture, but i think even Ryder sees Ashley for what he is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Once again Mike Ashley's numbers just don't add upBy Simon Bird Well done Mike Ashley. You give an interview amounting to a few lines of quotes, and still you managed to offend Newcastle United fans! Ashley spoke this weekend to the Sunday Times Business section, and the gist was that Barry Moat needs to cough up £80million by the end of the week to buy the club, or it’s off the market. We’ve heard all that many times before during this tedious takeover saga. But Ashley took time to rather bitterly point out: “I have to put £20m a year into the club - I spend more than every other fan put together puts into the club each year. Well, let’s look at that boast in detail.... because as with most statements from this discredited regime, it doesn’t stand up to a simple fact test. Newcastle’s last published accounts (I assume Ashley has read them, although you never know, maybe not) says "matchday income" from ticket sales and corporate fans brought in £32million. That’s right, £32million pumped in from fans who it appears are having their loyalty questioned by Ashley. And then there’s the £27 million of "commercial income", a sizeable chunk of which included shirt sales... purchased by fans out of their own pockets. So Ashley is only a few tens of millions out in his figures. With that sort of grasp for detail, no wonder Newcastle have been in such a mess since he took over. Perhaps it is another one of those lies that the club tells as a "public relations exercise" and exposed by Kevin Keegan’s recent tribunal against Ashley. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/co...icle194037.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Once again Mike Ashley's numbers just don't add upBy Simon Bird Well done Mike Ashley. You give an interview amounting to a few lines of quotes, and still you managed to offend Newcastle United fans! Ashley spoke this weekend to the Sunday Times Business section, and the gist was that Barry Moat needs to cough up £80million by the end of the week to buy the club, or it’s off the market. We’ve heard all that many times before during this tedious takeover saga. But Ashley took time to rather bitterly point out: “I have to put £20m a year into the club - I spend more than every other fan put together puts into the club each year. Well, let’s look at that boast in detail.... because as with most statements from this discredited regime, it doesn’t stand up to a simple fact test. Newcastle’s last published accounts (I assume Ashley has read them, although you never know, maybe not) says "matchday income" from ticket sales and corporate fans brought in £32million. That’s right, £32million pumped in from fans who it appears are having their loyalty questioned by Ashley. And then there’s the £27 million of "commercial income", a sizeable chunk of which included shirt sales... purchased by fans out of their own pockets. So Ashley is only a few tens of millions out in his figures. With that sort of grasp for detail, no wonder Newcastle have been in such a mess since he took over. Perhaps it is another one of those lies that the club tells as a "public relations exercise" and exposed by Kevin Keegan’s recent tribunal against Ashley. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/co...icle194037.html I think Happy Face IS Simon Bird Now that is exactly the sort of reporting the local tossers should be doing Yep, just added to my twitter... #nufc latest colo and taylor out for #scunthorpe game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Imagine if all this shit happened to one of the big 4? How would the national press respond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31204 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) Imagine if all this shit happened to one of the big 4? How would the national press respond? I've just been sent a link to this article by a Liverpool fan. http://football365.com/john_nicholson/0,17...5638248,00.html Seriously, their problems are fuck all in comparison to ours yet the article makes it out to be the greatest catastrophe to ever befall a football club. Edited October 19, 2009 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Imagine if all this shit happened to one of the big 4? How would the national press respond? I've just been sent a link to this article by a Liverpool fan. http://football365.com/john_nicholson/0,17...5638248,00.html Seriously, their problems are fuck all in comparison to ours yet the article makes it out to be the greatest catastrophe to ever befall a football club. sneil "After what Liverpool fans were saying when the Glazers first bought United (all the USA chants, all the mocking), and all their Munich chanting, I have no sympathy at all for them now. In fact, I look forward to their crushing debt sending them into administration, followed the loss of all their good players, and a David Ngog-led team experiencing a debilitating sequence of relegations and a ten-year stretch in League Two. Sod em." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Miss out on a top 4 place (I think they will finish in the top 4 though, unfortunately) plus an early CL exit and they'd be in serious bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Miss out on a top 4 place (I think they will finish in the top 4 though, unfortunately) plus an early CL exit and they'd be in serious bother. Fingers and toes crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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