Mike Ashley. Case for the defence.

[roydo]

Is there one?

 

[The Equaliser]

 

[roydo]

About right.

 

[Allezfan]

Is there one?

He's the chairman equilivant of Tony Pulis.

He'll keep you above the relegation zone just don't ask for any actual flair or anything else.

 

[summerisle]

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

I think he's great. Anyone that makes Geordie's fume is doing a good job.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Newcastle will more grateful than ever for that part of the season forever known as "Pardew's Points".

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

Is there one?

payrolls two big football clubs. Newcastle and Rangers, is hated at both. Neither club has any better people to pump the cash in.
He demands a say on where his millions are spent which is only natural, Newcastle supporters are demanding Liverpool type spending to get a couple of extra places up the league, Ashley obviously doesn't see the point of upping the clubs/his personal losses.

 

[toffee matt]

His bank balance suggests he's doing a very good job

 

[Milk]

payrolls two big football clubs. Newcastle and Rangers, is hated at both. Neither club has any better people to pump the cash in.
He demands a say on where his millions are spent which is only natural, Newcastle supporters are demanding Liverpool type spending to get a couple of extra places up the league, Ashley obviously doesn't see the point of upping the clubs/his personal losses.

Neil Moxley in today's People makes almost exactly that point - that Ashley has seen that it is pointless trying to compete with the Sky 5 (+ Spuds) so is content to rumble around in mid table with a club in moderate profit.
I can see the sense as Leeds/Blackburn are a classic examples of chasing a dream. Doesn't help the fans but perhaps he's a realist?

 

[Allezfan]

Neil Moxley in today's People makes almost exactly that point - that Ashley has seen that it is pointless trying to compete with the Sky 5 (+ Spuds) so is content to rumble around in mid table with a club in moderate profit.
I can see the sense as Leeds/Blackburn are a classic examples of chasing a dream. Doesn't help the fans but perhaps he's a realist?

The thing is they've lost 5 derbies in a row for the first time in their hsitory, they're dire to watch, they've gone out in the first round of the cups pretty much every year.

That's the sort of stuff fans care about and ashley doesn't.

 

[Milk]

The thing is they've lost 5 derbies in a row for the first time in their hsitory, they're dire to watch, they've gone out in the first round of the cups pretty much every year.

That's the sort of stuff fans care about and ashley doesn't.

As a fan, I would wholeheartedly agree (We [EFC] are not so different to the Toon other than mainly not being so dire to watch but we do have our moments) but as a businessman, I can see Ashley's rational to not pumping endless millions in trying to match Chelsea, Utd, City etc as they will outbid/out pay your club especially as FFP is now cocooning them against an upstart

 

[Allezfan]

As a fan, I would wholeheartedly agree (We [EFC] are not so different to the Toon other than mainly not being so dire to watch but we do have our moments) but as a businessman, I can see Ashley's rational to not pumping endless millions in trying to match Chelsea, Utd, City etc as they will outbid/out pay your club especially as FFP is now cocooning them against an upstart

I think it's a strawman though.

You don't need to spend city money to not be as dire as they are right now.

 

[Milk]

I think it's a strawman though.

You don't need to spend city money to not be as dire as they are right now.

Carver (as quoted in the Sunday Times today) has come out and admitted his team as pansies ....

To quote:

" ... the players are too fragile to be told what the club means to the fans." and goes on to say that there is a problem with the character of players being signed.

Cheese eating surrender monkeys the lot of them

 

[BlueLlama]

If anyoen deserves Ashley is the Geordies. Jarg scottish wobbly-moobed bells.