Ashley Speaks (Apparently Not)
THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS UTTER RUBBISH FROM THE PRESS
Apparently some words from Mr. Ashley if the press this morning is correct? We would certainly like to hope so and certainly confirm what most fans thought about the Allardyce scenario.
Ashley said : “I want a team that will go all out to try to give Chelsea a walloping, that will try to stuff Tottenham and that will be brave and bold enough to attack Manchester United.”
“To date I have invested £250million to try and make it happen - and I’m not the only one who could see it wasn’t working with things as they were.”
“So when my chairman told me it was time for a change I knew it had to happen. I just knew it was time for me to get involved.”
“So I did what I should have done in the first place and decided it was time to run the club the way I wanted.”
“I must admit that when I bought this club my gut instinct was to bring in my own team to run it straight away, including a new manager.”
“That’s no reflection on Sam, that’s just the way I have always done things. But for once in my life I ignored my intuition and, looking back, that was a mistake.”
“Now is the time to put away my Newcastle shirt. I’m not saying I will never go back on the terraces but now I have to be in the boardroom. I have to be hands on.”
January 13th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Many would say you don’t spend that much money to do nothing with the club. Ashley obviously makes some of his money from shirt sales so obviously if he can make Newcastle United everyones second favourite like in the past then he will get further shirt sales beyond the fans. It is certainly a long way off a present but there really does need to be something big to give a big lift in optimism and building for the future riding on the back of it.
January 13th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
i would think it can only be a good thing if a bloke who has made 2 billion quid out of nothing decides its time to give the club a bit more attention. i think mort is doing a fine job anyway but big mike is the main man and maybe he needs to just give the club a push to get us going again. saying that i always think you need a bit of luck as well as judgment when it comes to appointing a new manager as - at the end of the day - the success of that appointment will be the overriding factor in us getting on the right track again. im glad its not me who has to make the choice - nevermind actually try to get the bugger through the door
January 14th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
These are good noises coming from Mike Ashley. I think its was past due and hopefully he is a man of his word?
He strikes as a man who will get things done whatever it takes and I believe this is something we need. Shepherd, Fletcher et al always appeared to be in it for the money/prestige. Sure he put alot of money in, but what did we lose overall? Certainly our direction after a series of piss poor managers making piss-poor decisions.
A firm hand to steady the ship and a sense of direction are most welcome. Lets just see if he match his words with the appropriate actions?
January 14th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Its apparently utter paper pish this now but it would be good if Ashley came out with some sort of official statement.