Mike Ashley

[MaKo]

ITK'en på N-O ser ut til og ha riktig igjen.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/08/26/toon-bid-hopefuls-backed-by-new-york-firm-72703-24535407/

Sheard told the Chronicle today: "It's not me who is buying the club - that should be made very clear.
"I've put together a package for a group who want to come in and take over the club.
"That's what they want to do given the opportunity to do so.
"Talks have been going on for a couple of weeks now."

Virker positivt dette, rike eiere også. Får håpe dette er fakta og at det blir salg Menneh vi er Newcastle så alt kan skje.

For godt til å være sant? Tror fortsatt Ashley tar klubben av markedet rett før transfer deadlinen og kjøper inn 1-2 spillere jeg :/

[lgrinde]

Skjer ikkje ein drit. Minst ein spelar til ut og ingen inn. Ja og Ashley verte sitjande sjølvsagt.

[Kjartan]

ITK'en på N-O ser ut til og ha riktig igjen.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/08/26/toon-bid-hopefuls-backed-by-new-york-firm-72703-24535407/

Sheard told the Chronicle today: "It's not me who is buying the club - that should be made very clear.
"I've put together a package for a group who want to come in and take over the club.
"That's what they want to do given the opportunity to do so.
"Talks have been going on for a couple of weeks now."

Virker positivt dette, rike eiere også. Får håpe dette er fakta og at det blir salg Menneh vi er Newcastle så alt kan skje.

For godt til å være sant? Tror fortsatt Ashley tar klubben av markedet rett før transfer deadlinen og kjøper inn 1-2 spillere jeg :/

Enig at det er positivt! Men antall takeover rykter har vel passert 1 million snart.. Sjansene for at klubben blir solgt før deadline er vel som å vinne i lotto?

Som Newcastle fansen synger:

"you fat fucking bastard, get out of my club".

[Kristoffer]

Happy anniversary....

A year ago today, Michael Owen scored an extra-time winner that gave us and manager Kevin Keegan a memorable victory at Coventry in the Carling Cup.

 

However, the next day it was announced that man of the match, James Milner would be leaving, bound for Aston Villa for a reported fee of around £12m.

 

Kevin Keegan had been told shortly after the victory that Milner would be sold in order to bring in funds to finance deals for other transfer targets.

 

Milner left and in came Francisco Jiminez Tejada and Ignacio Gonzalez who had been sourced by our transfer recruitment trio; Dennis Wise, Jeff Vetere and Tony Jimenez.

 

It was the final straw for Keegan who promptly resigned and our downward spiral has continued to gather pace ever since.

 

It's difficult to believe the catalogue of blunders that followed but where will we be this time next year? Have we hit rock bottom yet or is there worse to follow....?

Så er det bare å håpe på at Feiten er ute av denne klubben snarest!

[GMC]

Portsmouth ble solgt idag.

Kan ikke vi og få en god nyhet snart.

[Daffen]

vi får vell eg godnyhet om 4-5 år !!

[Kristoffer]

Ja, når vi rykker opp fra Conference

[Joakim]

Er det fremdeles noen som ikke har forståelse for Keegans valg om å trekke seg?

Ja, når vi rykker opp fra Conference

Det er stor fare for at det du sier kan gå troll i ord, Kristoffer.

[Kristoffer]

Hehe. Jeg støtter Keegan like mye da som nå - og venter enda på de sjokkerende tingene JFK nevnte skulle komme frem med tiden.

[Joakim]

Ja, da må du nok vente en stund til, er jeg redd.
Hvis det hang igjen noen skjelett i skapet på managerens kontor da Kevin Keegan forlot det, så tror jeg de skjelettene rømte til skogs da Kinnear tok over. Det var nok i såfall bare Joe som så dem.
Tror ikke de skjelettene har noe behov for å komme tilbake slik ståa er akkurat nå.

[Erlend Simonsen]

La oss ikke ødelegge denne tråden også med keegan krangel...

[Frode]

Nei, han er egentlig ikke verdt å diskutere lengre. Feigingen!

[Joakim]

La oss ikke ødelegge denne tråden også med keegan krangel...

Jeg har ikke sett noe til noen krangel. Men jeg kan være tilbøyelig til å begynne å krangle på Frodes siste ord. Men jeg lar være.

[Kristoffer]

Det derre er en provokasjon jeg har vanskelig for å overse..

[Lars Arild Stordal]

Latest offerings on the saga from Sky (John Holliday)



QUOTE
Mike Ashley is a man on a mission. He wants to sell Newcastle United. He wants £100m. But he has, as yet, been unable to find a buyer. Is it becoming mission impossible?

I think not. There are THREE parties speaking to the owner of Newcastle - not two as reported by many media organisations.

Let's start with north east businessman Barry Moat. Ashley, I'm told, quite likes Moat. He's a local lad done well and a chap he's very happy to have a beer with. But Moat is struggling with one vital aspect of any deal. He's struggling to come up with the money. Will he? A source, close to the negotiations, tells me it's doubtful.

Then there's Geoff Sheard. He claims he's leading a bid by an unnamed American company to buy Newcastle. Sheard is a bit of a red herring. He's the man who once tried to buy Sheffield Wednesday. He also once ran the club shop at Preston North End in the 90s. Has he got £100m under his mattress? Nope. What Sheard wants is "exclusivity" - an agreement with Ashley whereby he can approach rich businessmen and try to sell the dream to them. He's a long shot.

The THIRD party involved in talks is an unnamed consortium from Ireland, who've got former Newcastle chairman Freddie Shepherd involved. They certainly have the cash and are major players. I'm told they will show Ashley they have proof of funds by close of play today.

So why is it taking so long? And will Ashley sell?

Ashley bought Newcastle for £130m two years ago. He wants some of that money back. He wants £50m upfront, with a further £50m deferred for a couple of years.

The club is forecast to lose £57m this year. It has an overdraft of £39m with Barclays, which the bank hopes to reduce to £10m - a par figure for a Championship club. And Monday is the day when Barclays want to do it - so the rush is now on.

So who will get it?

My bet is with the Irish. If not them, Moat. Even if he can't find the £50m upfront figure, I'm told Ashley could yet sell it to Moat by loaning him the money.