StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Probably just Ashley stating that there's no deal and won't be in the hope she goes back in with a higher offer with all money paid upfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17252 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 31 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: The deal is still on man, chill oot Yeah if we stay up he'll probably sell for 300mill in the summer. This week has frankly been one pile of horseshit after another and anyone taking it literally is fuckin crackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9773 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: The deal is still on man, chill oot ITK or hopeful guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, Isegrim said: ITK or hopeful guess? He has a guy whose ITK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9773 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 24 minutes ago, trooper said: He has a guy whose ITK That’s why I am asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 41 minutes ago, Isegrim said: That’s why I am asking. Ok Knee botha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 He's talking to a journo who's talking to Staveley, and we actually believe this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) The last I heard was that Staveley is still optimistic it can happen. That was last week, before the recent back and forth in the media, but Staveley is quoted saying as much again this week. I’d take Ashley’s comments with a pinch of salt too. He still wants to sell, she still wants to buy. But he wants more money and she won’t pay what he wants while relegation is still a genuine threat. It hinges on the tv deal and whether we stop up. Doesn’t mean it’s dead though. Not yet, at least. Big couple of weeks for us coming up in the transfer market, if we get in a player or two capable of helping us stay up, it could completely reshape the future of the club. Conversely, we could be looking at a third relegation under Ashley and no takeover. Edited January 20, 2018 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9773 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I do not take anything Ashley comes out with with a pinch of salt but as a probable lie. That is why am not sure he really is looking to sell the club if not for obscene money. Otherwise he would have accepted one of the offers or actively tried to get a deal one. it is the same as ever he pretended to do something in the interest of the club, fans manager then waits for everything to fade out. Whatever happened to his promise to increase working conditions at Sportsdirect? Has there really been some significant change? I doubt so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 He won’t sell it on the cheap, that is clear, and it could scupper the deal, assuming he genuinely does want to sell. But, like you say, who the fuck knows what his real intentions are? But the events of the last week don’t mean that Ashley is any less likely to sell, or that the deal with Staveley is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9773 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I am not so sure. I consider it as probably the first step of retraction because he couldn’t find someone paying the price he wanted. But of course it isn’t his fault because all his intentions were good but the other side not making a bid ... err ... not making a bid without clauses ... err ... being nasty and not letting him enjoy a cheap curry on his own. And btw https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/05/sports-direct-fails-2016-pledge-zero-hours-shirebrook-mike-ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33176 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 The man is a cunt, he absolutely does not have the clubs interest at heart and has no intention of selling unless he gets a mental offer way above the clubs value. The parasite could sell at a minor profit and still feel as though he's came out on top with other substantial spin off benefits but no, not Mike Ashley. I could honestly never tire of hitting his apologists and lickspittle media friends never mind jabba himself. He's ruined a decade at the club and I feel for anyone who can't remember a NUFC where he hasn't been around. I'm a working class bloke in a sometimes shit job. I'm the epitome of the stereotype who lives for the weekend for his football club and it would be great if you could just give it up till he fucks off, (I've done it before), but the reality is you still care, you still watch games albeit on TV, it still pisses you off. He can either sell up or die of a heart attack, I'm easy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Howmanheyman said: The man is a cunt, he absolutely does not have the clubs interest at heart and has no intention of selling unless he gets a mental offer way above the clubs value. The parasite could sell at a minor profit and still feel as though he's came out on top with other substantial spin off benefits but no, not Mike Ashley. I could honestly never tire of hitting his apologists and lickspittle media friends never mind jabba himself. He's ruined a decade at the club and I feel for anyone who can't remember a NUFC where he hasn't been around. I'm a working class bloke in a sometimes shit job. I'm the epitome of the stereotype who lives for the weekend for his football club and it would be great if you could just give it up till he fucks off, (I've done it before), but the reality is you still care, you still watch games albeit on TV, it still pisses you off. He can either sell up or die of a heart attack, I'm easy. Agree with all of this. The bloke is just a complete fucking arsehole and until he fucks off from the club it’s almost impossible to get excited about NUFC, as we know for a fact he will never ever let the club kick on he’ll just do the absolute minimum possible to cling to the PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20129 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Surly the bloke doesn't even come close to the fit and proper person criteria. It's a shame the FA can't do anything. Like poison the cunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I don't even think he comes close to the fit and proper person criteria as a supposed human being. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20129 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, adios said: I don't even think he comes close to the fit and proper person criteria as a supposed human being. Very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 7 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: He won’t sell it on the cheap, that is clear, and it could scupper the deal, assuming he genuinely does want to sell. But, like you say, who the fuck knows what his real intentions are? But the events of the last week don’t mean that Ashley is any less likely to sell, or that the deal with Staveley is off. Iirc, there were two of you claiming to have "insiders" knowledge of what was going on. Gloom, you mentioned that the deal was off but will get done later in the year. And the other bloke, whose name escapes me right now, was claiming the opposite, that the deal would get done soon in this window. I wonder how far back I have to go in this thread to find that guy so I can block him forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 What will his punishment be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9773 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mike-ashley-tells-rafa-benitez-11886877 The reasons keep changing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30601 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Is there anyone in the country reading that story and believing any part of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35077 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Lots of people. They’ll believe a subsequent story that contradicts it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4378 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Interesting slant that the price he wants doesn't include the gallowgate land which he's transferred out of the clubs assets so even a small notional profit is underestimated. Also what he's done with this land stops future expansion which is another thing he deserves to die for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13863 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Sadly, Rafa is far too clever to see through all of Ashley's shite. Luckily, Mark Hughes is unemployed so it'll cost us nowt to employ him in the summer when Rafa, rightfully, leaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33176 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 10 hours ago, TheGingerQuiff said: What will his punishment be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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