that tatty name all over the club

[toptoon]

i like that one sentence 6 commercial income -
"Ashley took over the club with a fine reputation for business acumen."

but i thought they were northern numpties

That sentence makes the whole article suspect IMO. iirc the reputation of Newcastle was far from this. Blowing wads of cash on sh*te players for years, topped off by the 17 million quid on a ´past it´Michael Owen hardly paints a rosey ´business´picture.

[toonlegend]

It's just poorly punctuated I read it a couple of times. And it definitely means Ashley had a reputation for being a fine business man

[ronandtet]

It's just poorly punctuated I read it a couple of times. And it definitely means Ashley had a reputation for being a fine business man

so did gerald ratner

[toptoon]

It's just poorly punctuated I read it a couple of times. And it definitely means Ashley had a reputation for being a fine business man

Ah, Ok, that I would agree with.

[pboromag]

That sentence makes the whole article suspect IMO. iirc the reputation of Newcastle was far from this. Blowing wads of cash on sh*te players for years, topped off by the 17 million quid on a ´past it´Michael Owen hardly paints a rosey ´business´picture.

absolutly
and guess what
ash can afford his debt
the northern numpties couldnt

ash seems to be trying to sell to the right people
the northern numpties sold it to ash for ****s sake

we are in a far better situation as a club and its future than we were at the ned of those northern lads ownership

and if ash is a failed buisness man i wish i was a few quid behind him

any northern buisness,s going to buy the toon ??

[pboromag]

i think the figures are very misleading

revenue is only down by 2.5 million

but that is way outweighed by the interst free loan repayments and the free advertising

[ex_pat_magpie]

absolutly
and guess what
ash can afford his debt
the northern numpties couldnt

ash seems to be trying to sell to the right people
the northern numpties sold it to ash for ****s sake

we are in a far better situation as a club and its future than we were at the ned of those northern lads ownership

and if ash is a failed buisness man i wish i was a few quid behind him

any northern buisness,s going to buy the toon ??

And guess what. Ashley has taken us down to the Fizzy twice this century with the likes of Blackburn, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday doing the double over us whilst those so called Northern Numpties had us on a par with Manure and above Citeh, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spuds and Chelski while regularly giving us a good run in Europe.

I suggest you hold your fire until we see if Ashley and Co are risking facing criminal charges for their dubious financial dealings which may result in points deductions.

Will you be bragging about that Pboro.

[toonlegend]

absolutly
and guess what
ash can afford his debt
the northern numpties couldnt

ash seems to be trying to sell to the right people
the northern numpties sold it to ash for ****s sake

we are in a far better situation as a club and its future than we were at the ned of those northern lads ownership

and if ash is a failed buisness man i wish i was a few quid behind him

any northern buisness,s going to buy the toon ??

can ashley afford the debt??

Not according to him .. he';s skint remember

revenue down by 2.5 million when everything else has increased.

bit like saying houses were cheaper 20 years ago without taking into account the differences in wages etc since then

[ronandtet]

absolutly
and guess what
ash can afford his debt
the northern numpties couldnt

ash seems to be trying to sell to the right people
the northern numpties sold it to ash for ****s sake

we are in a far better situation as a club and its future than we were at the ned of those northern lads ownership

and if ash is a failed buisness man i wish i was a few quid behind him

any northern buisness,s going to buy the toon ??

no uk businesses are buying into football its all foriegn money no wait Amanda Staveley might be
oh dear from north yorkshire and still with a yorkshire accent apparently - well you wanted northern

[pboromag]

can ashley afford the debt??

Not according to him .. he';s skint remember

revenue down by 2.5 million when everything else has increased.

bit like saying houses were cheaper 20 years ago without taking into account the differences in wages etc since then

he didnt say he was skint he says all his money is in sghares etc
which with the ways banks are and the low interest rates it aint worth putting maoney in banks

so very clever
i wonder why anyone would want huge cash amaounts ina bank account

i wouldnt and dont

and dnot many want to advertise at footy matches these days or even be a shirt sponsor on teams at our level

there are many ways to get your message over compaired to many years ago