Better the devil you know?

[ghostrider]

All we need to be concerned about is Ashley leaving the club in a healthy position, which it is.
Then we just have to hope that whoever comes in will (at the very least) run the club on what the club generates and not running it on the never never basis.

Just think back not too many years ago when a lot of fans were wishing Ellis Short was our owner, or someone like him, who cares about the club, apparently.
Can anyone remember when Ashley was the ultimate devil who was going to run this club into the ground then leave it dead and buried?

The arguments about Ashley apologists against those that despised him and how the grass will be greener no matter who comes in as long as Ashley goes.

Well, it looks like the time has finally come to get rid of the man that many love to hate at every opportunity. the man who's to blame for every ounce of bad that the club finds itself in.


Now we can have a new owner. A new messiah who can give Rafa the cash he needs and constantly top it up, as and when required so that none of us have any real complaints.

Let's just hope that this messiah really is just that; seriously.

A north east club with an excellent loyal set of fans.
One club in one city.

A fantastic stadium.

What's not to like?
The problem is, it has to be subsidized to play among the elite.
An owner must bank roll it to compete higher up, whilst keeping a calibre of manager like Benitez.

The only other option is to make sure the club runs from it's own coffers like Ashley has been doing, which means we have to rely on shrewdness.

Let's just hope we don't get an Ellis or a Portsmouth type scenario...or an Anzhi Russian job where your owner runs out of patience and gives up.

There's a lot of if's and but's and what not but I just hope we have exciting times ahead for a long time to come and not dining on fresh lobster for a few seasons to be followed by crab paste from then on with an owner showing dust for an arse.