MarcosMole Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 He he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 D'ya recon it's because sneaky Villa fans have been getting free printing on the new away shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I find it amazing that Ashley managed to get so wealthy in the first place. His management of NU is just am masterclass in what not to do. Now the problems at Sports Direct...... jeez he must have been in the right place at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcosMole Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Sir Mike is doing a grand job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jondaken Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Anyone else feeling sorry for their fans now? The ounce of humanity I have left for them is screaming out pity for them. Surely with all their fans, and how little the club costs now, they could buy the club themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Anyone else feeling sorry for their fans now? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I don't feel sorry for the fans but I do feel a little bit sad for the club. Signing players like Shearer and OWen and the crazy wages they were paying for what they thought were top players showed that they were willing to have a go. Then you have clubs like Blues, Wolves abnd the Albion, happy just plodding along, keeping the books balanced and never in any danger of actually winning anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 17, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2009 Sir Mike is doing a grand job!!! Thought you would like this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 LOWEST SEASON TICKET SALES Newcastle United fans boycott season tickets A SEASON-TICKET boycott by Geordie fans has pushed Newcastle closer to financial meltdown. And Mike Ashley has received yet another blow as he bids to sell United – a shock £1 million compensation claim from former deputy chairman Douglas Hall. As the wait for a buyer goes on, the crippling reality of season-ticket sales dropping to their lowest level for 17 years is fast beginning to bite. With less than three weeks until the start of the Championship season, the Sunday Sun has learned that under 15,000 new season tickets have been sold. Several thousand fans remain tied to the club after buying three-year season tickets last summer. But the prospect of barely 20,000 season tickets being taken up in total is all too real. With many of the Magpies’ biggest-earning players still on the payroll, Ashley faces a cash flow crisis which could yet scare off would-be buyers. So the last thing he needs is to be hit with a £1 million claim from Hall, son of former Newcastle chairman Sir John. Sources suggest Douglas Hall’s demand relates to “management services” supplied to United before Ashley bought the Halls’ stake in the club for £55.3m in May 2007. It remains to be seen if Ashley will pay Douglas Hall’s claim, particularly as United are understood to be set to agree a compensation deal with former manager Kevin Keegan worth around £4m. Several parties remain interested in buying Newcastle, with the Singapore-based Profitable Group having bid around £70m. Long-time United chairman Freddy Shepherd is still keen on a deal, while reputed rival interest from Malaysia and America is still to be confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 20, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2009 Apparently they've slashed the price of that kit already, despite it not being on sale yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 a very witty comment by someone: "Never mind 'due dilligence', a 'due intelligence' test for prospective owners might be a worthwhile idea". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted July 20, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2009 Several parties remain interested in buying Newcastle, with the Singapore-based Profitable Group having bid around £70m. Why would any group named Profitable want any part of Newcastle United? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted July 20, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2009 Why would any group named Profitable want any part of Newcastle United? Perhaps they want to change their name to..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Randy_Villan Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 20, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2009 Taken from the Official Newcastle site Season Ticket Sales Approach 25,000 FOLLOWING weekend reports in the Press, Newcastle United would like to set the record straight with regards season ticket sales. The Club can confirm that sales are now closing in on the 25,000 mark with uptake in the expanded family area particularly strong. Interest is continuing to grow on a daily basis and with the new season still three weeks away we expect the number of season ticket holders to further increase. Actually not a bad figure all things considered but I still find it funny they feel the need to make a statement about this on their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 20, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2009 They are also offering 20% off this new kit on the Official site, I've never heard of a new kit being reduced on launch. Just laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liono Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 That's a very good figure all things considered, shame they're all clueless jokers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Taken from the Official Newcastle site Season Ticket Sales Approach 25,000 FOLLOWING weekend reports in the Press, Newcastle United would like to set the record straight with regards season ticket sales. The Club can confirm that sales are now closing in on the 25,000 mark with uptake in the expanded family area particularly strong. Interest is continuing to grow on a daily basis and with the new season still three weeks away we expect the number of season ticket holders to further increase. Actually not a bad figure all things considered but I still find it funny they feel the need to make a statement about this on their site. They will always get a lot of bums on seats. Their catchment area is well documented and is the reason why they get so much exposure in the media. Its just that somehow Newcastle fans thought that being a one club city (well, one club for two cities* and any number of surrounding towns really) meant that they had a divine right to be at the top end of the Premier League. Their results on the pitch hadnt reflected their profile in the media in a decade. *Yes, I know Gateshead is a town, but its population is almost 200k, so I chose to word my sentence so it was easier on the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 waeyy what a shit shirt Crowds down for NUFC away strip Two months ago Newcastle United fans were queuing down the street to buy the famous black and white shirts. But only three people were waiting outside the shop at St James' Park as the latest away strip went on sale. From the BBC (with a funny interview clip of barcodes!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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