Mike Ashley

[SuperAlmeida]

American group wait on Newcastle United bid:
THE North West-based businessman spearheading a transatlantic bid for Newcastle United has claimed their group finally expect an answer this week from Mike Ashley.

The Chronicle revealed Geoff Sheard was fronting the bid for American company the Star Foundation on August 25.

Since then, they insist they have remained in the running, although United managing director Derek Llambias has played down their chances.

Sheard now claims that the matter is in the hands of UK legal giants Halliwells, representing the Americans, and Ashley?s lawyers Travers Smith.

Sheard told the Chronicle today: ?We will push it forward this week and it will be resolved. It?s all done as far as we are concerned.

?It?s all down to the solicitors now. There has been no contact with ourselves or Derek Llambias or Mike Ashley, just between legal teams.

?We are not aware of any other significant interest from elsewhere.?

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/10/13/american-group-wait-on-newcastle-united-bid-72703-24916993/?

[Thomas]

Tror dette er bare tull jeg Superalmeida, hør på meg og Anders 

[Anders]

Ja, gjør det

[SuperAlmeida]

Tror dette er bare tull jeg Superalmeida, hør på meg og Anders 

Absolutt mulig det, men valgte å "poste" det alikevel ettersom klubben kommer til å bli solgt en dag. Det er viktig å få info om alle de mulige oppkjøpskandidatene, selvom mange av de går igjen.

[Bjarte Bekjent]

Enig med superalmeida. Selv om det er litt for mye rykter som svirrer i denne tiden, så er det litt faktisk interessant å vite hva ryktene faktisk går ut på til enhver tid. Avisene har ropt ulv så mange ganger nå at de fleste av oss ikke orker å følge med på hva de skriver, og vil derfor miste informasjon som evt kan være av interesse. Jeg følger daglig med på Newsnow, selv om det skjelden er noe annet enn de samme gamle nyhetene om salg og usikre kildene, men synes fremdeles det er både interessant og viktig å følge med!

[Anders]

Jada, jeg synes også at det er ganske interessant å følge med på. Rykter er morsomt, uansett.

[SuperAlmeida]

Dersom Ashley fortsatt er eier av klubben i januar blir det ikke avsatt noen midler til spillerkjøp.

http://www.nufcblog.com/2009/10/14/no-transfer-money-for-hughton-in-january/

[ElvenKind]

Ja, for det hjelper jo veldig på situasjonen. *panneklask*

Ikke at jeg forventet så veldig mye av MA, men nå ble jeg faktisk litt irritert...

[fredd]

Ashley: Show me the money

Oct 18 2009 by Sunday Sun

NEWCASTLE owner Mike Ashley issued a stunning ultimatum to Barry Moat and other would-be buyers: "Show me the money ? or I take the club off the market."

http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-utd/newcastle-utd-news/2009/10/18/ashley-show-me-the-money-79310-24957399/

[fredd]

Ashley har fkatisk være ut og sagt ting også;

Mike Ashley cuts price of Newcastle United

MIKE ASHLEY has slashed his asking price for Newcastle United by £20m to £80m in a last-ditch attempt to sell the football club.

The sportswear billionaire, who runs Sports Direct, has given Tyneside businessman Barry Moat one week to come up with the cash or he will pull the sale.

Moat was involved two years ago with a previous attempt to buy Newcastle United in partnership with Jon Asgeir Johannesson, the former boss of the Icelandic investment company Baugur, which went bust.

Ashley told The Sunday Times: ?Barry Moat has been driving me mad for two years. If he wants to buy the club, he?s got a one-off opportunity to come up with the cash ? £80m upfront.?

It is thought that Moat has agreed to meet Ashley?s revised purchase price, but he wants to pay £40m now and £40m at the end of the football season.

Ashley said: ?I have to put £20m a year into the club ? I spend more than every other fan put together puts into the club each year. If you can?t pay upfront to buy the club, you can?t afford it.?

The tycoon said that if the sale falls through he will hang on to Newcastle and hand caretaker manager Chris Hughton a full-time contract following a successful start to the season, which has put the Magpies top of the Coca-Cola Championship.

?Chris deserves a shot at the title ? he has done a great job. But if I keep the club I will have the final say on players.

I am the one who has to fund the club,? said Ashley.

If Newcastle can win promotion back to the Premier League, Ashley believes the club could be worth at least £150m.

He has suffered huge losses on his investment in Newcastle. He bought the club for £134m two years ago and has pumped in more than £120m to pay down its debts.

Asked if he regretted his decision to buy it, Ashley has said: ?Of course I regret it.

I never said I was an expert in football clubs. I tried my best. But I accept my best was woefully short.?

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6879373.ece

[Sebastian]

?Chris deserves a shot at the title ? he has done a great job. But if I keep the club I will have the final say on players.


http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6879373.ece

Ok, om en fyr som ikkje forstår at CH ikke burde bli permanent manager, så hadde det vert bedre å ha Wise i klubben til å styre over transfers.

Mulig han mener det slik at han bestemmer hvor mye som skal brukes, men det er da igrunn ikke overaskende...

[Kristoffer]

Fyren er rett og slett komplett idiot, og totalt udugelig til alt som omhandler fotball.

[Frode]

Houghton har fått tilbud om å bli manager på permanent basis av Ashley. Da kan man vel egentlig slå fast at klubben ikke lenger er til salgs!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/wires/10/19/2080.ap.soc.newcastle.hughton.1st.ld.writethru.0199/index.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/oct/19/chris-hughton-newcastle-permanent-manager

[Kristoffer]

Forferdelig. Skal vi virkelig takle enda en hel sesong med denne mørkemannen

[lgrinde]

Skal dette ingen ende ta? Sjølv om eg ha trudd heile tida at han kom til å gjere dette, så er det til å grine av.
Vi er i ingemannsland; Eit lag som skal kjempe om opprykk utan kompetent eigar, trenar til manager som ikkje er god nok for PL, eit lag som viss vi rykke opp ikkje er godt nok for PL utan ny eigar, ny manager og forsterkningar.

Det vi skulle hatt er ein ny eigar som hadde fått inn ein dyktig manager som kunne bygd eit lag for framtida og PL, perfekt å starta med dette i CCC.

Hadde planlagt 2 turar til Newcastle denne sesongen, kan ikkje sei eg har så lyst ...