Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Please let this happen. https://news.sky.com/story/sky-sources-former-manchester-united-and-chelsea-chief-peter-kenyon-plots-newcastle-takeover-11512071 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Cannot be any truth in it because there is no thread on rtg about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Would be excellent if it happened, like all these things though any buyer would need to have an incredible amount of interest in NUFC in order to actually deal with Ashley. I had heard a Journalist on the totally football show podcast mentioning he’d been hearing that there was substantial interest in NUFC, maybe this is what he’d been hearing. Im sticking with nee chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14047 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 On one hand, you have to be cynical since we're rumbling close to January and this is Ashley's favoured tactic to get out of spending any money. On the other hand, I'm so desperate for the prick to fuck off that I'm on board with believing it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Wasn't it round about this time last year Stavely's name popped up ? We all know how that ended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Ashley will have pulled his burner out of his Lee Cooper jeans and called Bishop for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3508 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 39 minutes ago, Howay said: Ashley will have pulled his burner out of his Lee Cooper jeans and called Bishop for this one. Yep, reeks of shite PR to shut up those unrealistic jawdees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35571 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Not that I believe it because I’m not letting myself believe any of these rumours until he actually sells but at this stage I really struggle to see what Ashley gets out of holding onto us. However, very little of his tenure makes a great deal of sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43064 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I’ll wait until it’s on Jimbo’s telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31195 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Kenyon wouldn’t take a full time role in anything that wasn’t ambitious. If he were involved in a deal that would see him playing a part in the running of the club then it would have my seal of approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20713 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Could it be why the fat cunt has been at the last couple of games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 [/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Alex said: Not that I believe it because I’m not letting myself believe any of these rumours until he actually sells but at this stage I really struggle to see what Ashley gets out of holding onto us. However, very little of his tenure makes a great deal of sense The club has paid for itself most seasons, he gets free advertising and it's an asset that continues to appreciate in line with the TV deal. That might change with another relegation and I'm hoping that's what convinces him to get out whilst the club is at its most valuable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43064 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 48 minutes ago, LooneyToony said: I’m struggling to see the relevance, but hats off for the support. Wor Ingrid has her knockers, but at least she never employed JFK?? ( I’m struggling to shoehorn any more tit jokes in here folks, so I’ll nip it in the bud). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14047 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: Could it be why the fat cunt has been at the last couple of games? Reckon that's a Keith Bishop PR "masterstroke" i.e. he's been called a negligent owner so he's showing up at matches to say he's not. He's also, coincidentally, in a tailored suit after being roundly slagged off for his regular fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43064 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Just proving that you can’t polish a turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 21 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: I’m struggling to see the relevance, but hats off for the support. Wor Ingrid has her knockers, but at least she never employed JFK?? ( I’m struggling to shoehorn any more tit jokes in here folks, so I’ll nip it in the bud). She would make a sucker out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20713 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said: Just proving that you can’t polish a turd. You can roll it in glitter tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35571 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: The club has paid for itself most seasons, he gets free advertising and it's an asset that continues to appreciate in line with the TV deal. That might change with another relegation and I'm hoping that's what convinces him to get out whilst the club is at its most valuable Think we’ve been over this before but the advertising he receives for nowt would’ve cost fuck all compared to what he’s sunk into the club. Alright, the club pays for itself more often than not per season (at a guess) but that’s completely wiped out by the cost of relegation (twice) and, I would imagine, when he’s had to spend a lot in January to get us out of trouble. The tv money increases but all that seems to happen off the back of that is that players and agents get more money. As for it being an asset that continues to appreciate - how much more is it worth than it was when he bought it? Who’s showed their willing to give him what he wants for it? Etc., etc. For someone with his wealth and considering how much it’s cost him over the ten years it seems like an abysmal investment unless I’m missing something. That coupled with him seemingly having no long term strategy and the only thing that makes sense is he’s fucking clueless and winging it hoping for some positive outcome where someone offers him way over the odds 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2991 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 38 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: You can roll it in glitter tho and sequins... Never heard of this Greg Fleming bloke before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Alex said: Think we’ve been over this before but the advertising he receives for nowt would’ve cost fuck all compared to what he’s sunk into the club. Alright, the club pays for itself more often than not per season (at a guess) but that’s completely wiped out by the cost of relegation (twice) and, I would imagine, when he’s had to spend a lot in January to get us out of trouble. The tv money increases but all that seems to happen off the back of that is that players and agents get more money. As for it being an asset that continues to appreciate - how much more is it worth than it was when he bought it? Who’s showed their willing to give him what he wants for it? Etc., etc. For someone with his wealth and considering how much it’s cost him over the ten years it seems like an abysmal investment unless I’m missing something. That coupled with him seemingly having no long term strategy and the only thing that makes sense is he’s fucking clueless and winging it hoping for some positive outcome where someone offers him way over the odds What does any owner outside the top 4 get out of owning a club? None of them turn a profit Ashley bought the club at £135mil and Stavely offered between £250-300mil, so it's clearly appreciated in value. Maybe he hopes the trend will continue for another 10 years. His failing has been the £144mil he had to loan us on top of his initial outlay, partly due to our relegations, which means he would only have broken even with the Stavely deal. That would bruise his ego which is why he was reportedly looking for £400mil. Either way, the club is worth at least what he has invested in it. Also I would argue its impossible to put a figure on what the advertising would cost at another club because no other club has a fraction of adverts for a single business like we do at St James. Not to mention that fact that every time he's mentioned in relation to the club he's referred to as "Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley". No one had heard of him 10 years ago and now he's a house hold name along with his business. Edited September 29, 2018 by Kid Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7485 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 It'd be a good time for him to sell, profit in the summer window and an obvious need to spend cash in January. Also a good time for them to drum up talk of a sale in a classic bit of misdirection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33829 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 It isn't just the advertising, I'd hate to see the state of our t&cs regarding the merchandise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 From what I've read though the £400 million would buy you the bare bones then you'd have to upgrade the players clean up SJP & sort out the training facilities. Add it all together & you could be looking at nearer £600 or £700 million in reality, they're just guess's at values. What I'm trying to say is your probably looking at investing a lot more than £400 million to buy the club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5295 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) Upgrading training and stadium rebuilds would be under 10mill surely. Not sure 200+ is needed on players. Agree on the main point but it's not going to be 6 or 700. Edited September 30, 2018 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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