Enda en, dette er The Mirror, og vi får jo se llerede om èn uke om dette stemmer eller ei. Om Ashley er på kampen kan det se ut som at avisene har rett i at Ashley ikke er så villig til å selge allikevel men vil gjøre sitt for å bli akseptert igjen.
ASHLEY BACK IN TOON
By Brian Mcnally, sundaymirror.co.uk 30/11/2008
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has been persuaded by his kids to return to the St James' Park ground he was driven out of in September.
Sunday Mirror Sport can reveal that the Ashley children continued to secretly watch Newcastle home matches after angry Toon Army protests forced the billionaire sportswear retailer to stay away following the dramatic departure of manager Kevin Keegan.
Magpies boss Joe Kinnear has revealed Ashley is planning to return after his plans to sell Newcastle for about £250million stalled amidst the global economic crisis.
That could mean Ashley and his siblings are back at St James' Park for next week's visit of Stoke City.
The divorced Sports Direct magnate has three children - Oliver, 18, Anna, 16, and Matilda, 11.
Oliver and Anna have been regulars at Toon games since their dad paid £134m to buy the club last year and since the acrimonious Keegan bust-up have continued to watch Newcastle despite the hostility towards their dad.
A source close to Ashley has revealed his children's passion for the Magpies has convinced him to have another go at being accepted by the Geordie public.
The source said: "The Ashley kids have really bought into the Newcastle thing and are now ardent supporters, always wearing their black and white stripes to matches.
"They were broken-hearted when the row with Keegan turned the Newcastle fans against their father.
"Mike decided it was too dangerous to attend games with the fans baying for his blood, but the kids still travelled up north by helicopter to secretly watch matches.
"A few fans recognised them from seeing them with their father in the directors box, but they were encouraged by the warm and welcoming reception they had from the Geordie supporters.
"They had a big influence on Mike's decision to reconsider his position."
When he said he was selling the club in September, Ashley told fans in a letter: "I've really loved taking my kids to games, being next to them and all the fans.
"But I am now a dad who can't take his kids to a football game on a Saturday because I am advised that we would be assaulted. Therefore, I am no longer prepared to subsidise Newcastle United."
But Kinnear (left), now staying until the end of the season, has confirmed that Ashley has had a change of heart after his bid to find a buyer ground to a halt.
He added: "Mike suggested he may still be able to come back in the future. I said, 'If you sort out the problems and invest in the club and we are up and running, it's probably your time to get a pat on the back'.
"I said, 'If I was you I'd still come up and bring the kids up. It is still your club'.
"He said, 'Once it is up and running everything is level tied down and we're running as a club without any aggravation I will see'. He probably will do.
I would welcome that."
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