I attended the Magpie Group meeting tonight

[Geordie1974]

Why does the club need bankrolling though ghost.You tell us we are in good shape because of Ashley often enough.

[ghostrider]

Why does the club need bankrolling though ghost.You tell us we are in good shape because of Ashley often enough.

The club is in good shape. It begs to nobody other than in house.
It certainly could be run on a little bit more of a looser rein but it's a real fine line as to how loose is loose in terms of long term gain rather than potential short term gain for long term pain...and this is far from pain, other than negative football being served up that I personally hate, but is set up to easily change with what we have.

However, no need to argue that.
To go after the Keegan type years of the Sir Bobby type years of close but not quite close enough, will take monumental finances that is unsustainable for this club under its present owner without him putting his own hand in his own personal pockets.

Other than that we need an owner who can basically bankroll the club.
Ashley isn't going to do it and he's not willing to go too far ahead in trying even with the clubs money as it stands because I don't even know if he knows what he wants in terms of staying or going.

However, it will be what it will be and until then it's a case of accepting what is, because there's nothing anyone can do other than Ashley or a new potential owner....or if the fans are hell bent on wanting him out with the MP in the city, then buy him out and run it as a fans club, then any future issues have to be solved by the fans and the city itself and fingers can only be pointed at each other as a group.

[AP69]

Or by letting the manager spend every penny the club generates

As promised

[ghostrider]

Or by letting the manager spend every penny the club generates

As promised

That's open to debate, as always.
A case of no budging by both sides.
Ashley telling Rafa to commit and Rafa telling Ashley to commit.

No right or wrong about it unless it's put down to interpretation by each individual.
The consensus is plain to see what a group mindset on it is... but that does not tell the entire story, if everyone is honest.

[AP69]

Ashley said the manager could have every penny generated

Didn't happen

No interpretation required

[ghostrider]

Ashley said the manager could have every penny generated

Didn't happen

No interpretation required

Take it any way you feel. It's your choice as you know.

[AP69]

So you're saying you believe rafa was given every penny?