Happy Face 29 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) Just to pull together a couple of strands from other threads.... New York Times "The St. James’ Park stadium, where Newcastle has remained unbeaten since early March, seats more than 52,000, but the club could sell four times that number of tickets if space allowed it." Wall Street Journal "Newcastle Succeed With 'Cheap' French Imports" "The results aren't the only remarkable thing about this turnaround. In a game where money has long been the most important player, Newcastle's success is turning conventional ideas about teambuilding on their head." The Guardian Newcastle have moved to boost attendances at St James' Park by offering half-price season-tickets for the rest of the season. Everton attendance - 50,671 Michael Owen couldn't write a better dossier than we seem to be compiling here. Edited November 9, 2011 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33916 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 New York Times "St. James' Park Stadium, conveniently located opposite Durham Cathedral" Even appealing to the bible belt of America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Pulling shite out yer arse more like It's actually a very good spot HF but as I said in the other thread, if Esland is a Geordie then it can't be his PR work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Pulling shite out yer arse more like It's actually a very good spot HF but as I said in the other thread, if Esland is a Geordie then it can't be his PR work. Just an inkling...thought I should note it so I can say i called it...or ignore it if nowt happens, CT stylee. Never heard of us getting mentions in the WSJ when we were in the champions league or owt, so don't think it can be attributed just to our great success of winning 7 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31225 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Maybe there's just more of a general interest in the 'EPL' from America now that they own a number of clubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Could be true despite the massive mistakes. If I was Ashley, not sure I would let a PR guy on £70k a year in on the fact I might be flogging a £200m asset. Noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithJ 0 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Getting mentioned in America is nothing new. We have a good following in the US. Strangely, Newcastle Brown Ale seems to have a great amount of sales over there. I still remember going in to Disney World in Florida and not finding Man Utd strips for sale they only had Newcastle United or Liverpool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 I'm not even thinking he'll sell necessarilly, perhaps he's looking for investors to take on some of the risk...and provide capital for that Champions league push. Which would be an excellent move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Covering all bases there HF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Getting mentioned in America is nothing new. We have a good following in the US. Strangely, Newcastle Brown Ale seems to have a great amount of sales over there. I still remember going in to Disney World in Florida and not finding Man Utd strips for sale they only had Newcastle United or Liverpool! Getting a mention on ESPN and recognising a strip is one thing. Two full page editorials in 2 of the 3 biggest circulating papers in the whole of the US in the space of a week is something out of the ordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Covering all bases there HF Christmas Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Covering all bases there HF Christmas Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 NYT, WSJ and Herald & Tribune are all Murdoch owned and articles have appeared in all 3. Certainly consistent with a placement but not conclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31225 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Getting mentioned in America is nothing new. We have a good following in the US. Strangely, Newcastle Brown Ale seems to have a great amount of sales over there. I still remember going in to Disney World in Florida and not finding Man Utd strips for sale they only had Newcastle United or Liverpool! Getting a mention on ESPN and recognising a strip is one thing. Two full page editorials in 2 of the 3 biggest circulating papers in the whole of the US in the space of a week is something out of the ordinary. The article wasn't in the NYT hardcopy, was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Getting mentioned in America is nothing new. We have a good following in the US. Strangely, Newcastle Brown Ale seems to have a great amount of sales over there. I still remember going in to Disney World in Florida and not finding Man Utd strips for sale they only had Newcastle United or Liverpool! Getting a mention on ESPN and recognising a strip is one thing. Two full page editorials in 2 of the 3 biggest circulating papers in the whole of the US in the space of a week is something out of the ordinary. The article wasn't in the NYT hardcopy, was it? Nae idea, coming up with this shit beats Freecell though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 878 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 NYT, WSJ and Herald & Tribune are all Murdoch owned and articles have appeared in all 3. Certainly consistent with a placement but not conclusive. Only the Wall Street Journal is Murdoch's. The New York Times owns itself and also owns the International Herald Tribune. (The NYT is one of the last reputable papers in this country. The phone-tapping Aussie scum hasn't cornered the market entirely...yet.) Why are we being featured more in American media? The Premier League's profile has never been higher and it continues to soar. I see high-schoolers walking around in EPL strips all the time - sure, mostly Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal, but a handful of Tottenham, Everton, and yes, even NUFC. Kids talk Champions League with their American football coaches. The game is on the rise at the grassroots level here - it seems to have fully shaken off its tag of "girls' sport." So while I wouldn't rule out these recent mentions being part of some Ashley spin, I think it's more likely that we are a big story in the Premier League so far this year, and the Premier League is becoming a relatively big story in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Perfect time to slash your season ticket prices, fill the stadium and tout yourself to American businessmen as the team everyone wants to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 NYT, WSJ and Herald & Tribune are all Murdoch owned and articles have appeared in all 3. Certainly consistent with a placement but not conclusive. Only the Wall Street Journal is Murdoch's. The New York Times owns itself and also owns the International Herald Tribune. (The NYT is one of the last reputable papers in this country. The phone-tapping Aussie scum hasn't cornered the market entirely...yet.) Why are we being featured more in American media? The Premier League's profile has never been higher and it continues to soar. I see high-schoolers walking around in EPL strips all the time - sure, mostly Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal, but a handful of Tottenham, Everton, and yes, even NUFC. Kids talk Champions League with their American football coaches. The game is on the rise at the grassroots level here - it seems to have fully shaken off its tag of "girls' sport." So while I wouldn't rule out these recent mentions being part of some Ashley spin, I think it's more likely that we are a big story in the Premier League so far this year, and the Premier League is becoming a relatively big story in America. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Of course NYT isn't Murdoch, what the hell was I thinking! So ATP has probably got it spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Concrete US interest in NUFC confirmed! Exclusive picture of possible new owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 heh is the ny times trying throw a hint at the stadium capacity that there planning on building a bigger capacity stadium for us and sell nufc buy it off ashley ha yea right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 End of the week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Can't believe I was this daft. Having slept on it, I'm back to my usual stance. He's never Been interested I'm selling and he still isn't. I knew something was up, but the pr push now seems a clear manouvre to maximise Google searches for NUFC in the week that he instigated this controversy. Sports direct will get more mentions than NUFC in the acres of news coverage this garners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9978 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hmmmmm The Express: NEWCASTLE UNITED’s Sports Direct Arena could be shortlived with owner Mike Ashley closing in on a naming rights deal with an American company. Ashley provoked a storm of fans’ protest by renaming St James’ Park after his own sportswear emporium. Now he is searching for a £10 million-a-season sponsorship deal including stadium naming rights and shirt advertising. Sunday Express Sport can reveal that Ashley is in talks with interested parties, most in the USA, including Nike. He believes that selling stadium naming rights is vital if Newcastle are going to have any chance of competing with the Premier League big boys. And he has told friends he is not bothered if the fans continue to call the stadium St James’ Park. He doesn’t expect the Sports Direct Arena – or whatever name replaces it – to be part of their every day football talk. He has officially renamed it to try to push through further investment for the club and is hurt by suggestions that he doesn’t have Newcastle’s interests at heart. Ashley insists that he won’t undermine manager Alan Pardew by selling his best players and that selling the naming rights is a step in this direction. He says he only sold Andy Carroll because Liverpool made an offer no club could have refused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31225 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Now he is searching for a £10 million-a-season sponsorship deal including stadium naming rights and shirt advertising. Fuck you, Stevie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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