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Newcastle urged to listen to fans

Mon 01 Jun, 03:09 PM


Newcastle United Supporters Club have urged the Magpies to listen to the fans following owner Mike Ashley's decision to put the club up for sale for a second time.

Ashley revealed at the weekend he was looking to sell his 100% stake as soon as possible following Newcastle's "catastrophic" relegation to the Coca-Cola Championship.

Ashley was the subject of a bitter backlash by fans following Kevin Keegan's departure as manager for a second time last September. That prompted the sportswear tycoon to put the club up for sale but he could not find a suitable buyer.

Now Newcastle, who have yet to secure the services of manager Alan Shearer on a long-term contract, must prepare to begin a new era in the second tier.

A statement from NUSC read: "The end of the Ashley era means lessons learned and opportunities for the future. We believe one of Mr Ashley's fundamental errors was to fail to listen to the fans and we believe that the fans are now a fundamental part of a positive solution to the current issue of direction of the club.

"The fans are an important 'constant' and they will make this club attractive to potential buyers. Newcastle United Supporters Club hopes that any future owners will see the value of engaging with fans at the earliest opportunity to ensure that Newcastle United learns from the mistakes of the past and builds a brighter future."

 

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  1. AS a newcastle fan, i think this is Karma and we­ deserve this, the club has lost it's integrity and­ acts for the wrong reasons. Freddy Shepherd says he is­ a fan and has the club's interests at heart but i­ think alot of his decisions were rash and ill­ conceived, espeically the sacking of Sir Bobby­ Robson.The club has never had a manager of his­ reputation or standing in the game and we sack him 3 or­ 4 games into a new season even when we had started the­ previous season excalty the same way then and gone on­ to finish in the top 5, souness came in and where did­ we finish? 13th. excellant what an improvement! the­ club has never been the same since then chopping and­ changing managers at the drop of a hat.

    From stephenkay95, on Thu 4 Jun 4:27PM
  2. Paul, at least he said something funny, thats a first.

    From john.connolly01, on Wed 3 Jun 9:15AM
  3. I love that quote from impactclean: by­ the way­ "reguarly"is spelt regularily. You numb nuts

    From paulhodgson1974, on Wed 3 Jun 8:44AM
  4. hutch, dont answer mate

    From john.connolly01, on Tue 2 Jun 9:16PM
  5. hey up hutch,
    there isnt an "e"in any of that­ rubbish.try el cid.

    From impactclean, on Tue 2 Jun 8:28PM
  6. Try telling Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman that­ he's not in his right mind.

    From Hutch, on Tue 2 Jun 7:17PM
  7. heyup hutch/rabbit,
    you reckon e,like aeiou,freddie­ perhaps,well thats shearer out of the way,you know­ what!the only way to get rid of the liabilities is­ administration,nobody in their right mind would take on­ the liabilities at newcastle.
    freddie will buy the club­ for £10 quids,turf out everything including the­ overated players,nufc will be reborn.
    And then a hard­ hard slog,the fans will keep nufc alive,but glory and­ honours remain perhaps somewherein the future.
    the­ dedication of the toon fans is well renowned,they have­ been used and abused by the glory hunters,and most of­ all by those whoes only objective is to make money,at­ the fans honourable expense and dedication.Granny

    From impactclean, on Tue 2 Jun 7:08PM
  8. does anyone know,
    how much revenue is obtained from a­ full house toon,one match please,thankyou.!granny

    From impactclean, on Tue 2 Jun 6:52PM
  9. You want me to predict the members of a consortium? How­ about I predict the name of the consortium will have at­ least one letter 'e' in it.
    OK so you pedict­ the club is unsaleable and will go into administration­ and Shearer will get no money. Let's see who's­ right, if I am - be prepared to have your nose well and­ truly rubbed in it.
    Try to avoid pointing out spellings­ you believe to be wrong. If I go through your spellings­ and grammatical irregularities I really will be­ flogging a dead horse.

    From Hutch, on Tue 2 Jun 6:40PM
  10. hutch/predictions.
    1 Shearer will be appointed­ Manager­ after or just before a consortium buys the­ club
    2­ Revamp of team
    3 The first few games will be­ shaky but­ then they will start winning reguarly
    4 They­ will­ return to Premiership the following season
    ?which­ cosortium do you have in mind.
    ?you mean revamp the­ same team.
    ?you reckon the first few games will be­ shaky,with this lot.
    ?premiership highly unlikely,there­ are some hungry prepared teams out there.
    my prediction­ is,
    toon is unsaleable for the very reasons you­ state,morelike administration.
    shearer will not get any­ cash for players,and so his dreams and yours are not­ likely to transpire.
    you are flogging a dead horse,
    by­ the way "reguarly"is spelt regularily.
    look­ forward to your next vision.granny.

    From impactclean, on Tue 2 Jun 6:01PM
  11. Nice and easy that one Mr Clean. You say no-one wants­ these players? Just watch them get snapped up before­ the season starts. To lots of clubs anybody with­ Premiership experience is worth having if you can get­ them cheap. You worry far too much on our behalf. Where­ are your predictions?

    From Hutch, on Tue 2 Jun 5:50PM
  12. heyup hutch,
    what you gonna do with the 15 nonces on­ 50k plus guaranteed whom nobody wants.
    whats that 750k­ per week,how many paying fans does that come­ too,shearer on past performance 250k permatch,what do­ you say 1mill per week,without the rest,lets say 60mill­ per annum.
    how much revenue is available for full house­ toon per week then,ille let you do that bit ok?.

    From impactclean, on Tue 2 Jun 5:28PM
  13. Always willing to talk football Mr Impactclean -­ Let's have some predictions from you as well and­ then we can see who gets closest.
    My predictions for­ Newcastle are as follows:
    1 Shearer will be appointed­ Manager after or just before a consortium buys the­ club
    2 Revamp of team
    3 The first few games will be­ shaky but then they will start winning reguarly
    4 They­ will return to Premiership the following season

    I­ don't feel I'm wasting cash watching Newcastle­ any more than I did when I paid for my son to be part­ of his local football team or when England are playing.­ I will continue to support, come what may.

    From Hutch, on Tue 2 Jun 10:44AM
  14. heyup hutch/rabbit,
    we supposed to be talking footy­ hear,or are we into seeing whoes the most­ intelligent,ille give you a 10 start to make it­ fair.
    do you have any reasonable intelligent­ predictions regarding newcastle united.?
    will toon be­ pilotless come the new season.?
    will you be still­ wasting your cash watching this load of dross.?
    Granny.

    From impactclean, on Tue 2 Jun 10:20AM
  15. NEWCASTLE WILL BE BACK IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE NEXT­ SEASON ALL THE BEST YNWA YNWA

    From sophiecannell, on Mon 1 Jun 11:17PM
  16. Mr Impactclean -
    I wouldn't expect you to­ understand very much as your intelligence is clearly­ limited. You do have a vivid imagination about­ Newcastle though.

    From Hutch, on Mon 1 Jun 11:04PM
  17. ashley was stood in the stands,yes with his newcy shirt­ and yes his pint,laughing and joking with the fans,he­ could not have done more to become part of the toon.the­ nusc is a mind blowing sick joke.

    From impactclean, on Mon 1 Jun 8:42PM
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    kevin no 1
    well spotted,and good argument.
    trouble is­ kev they refuse to believe they have been relegated,no­ doubt its shock.
    heyup wait till they remove the­ badge,what then.
    the wolves badge is easier to­ find.
    gran.

    From impactclean, on Mon 1 Jun 8:33PM
  19. heyup trebe no 3,
    nice thoughtful piece of work,keep it­ up.
    your making a lot of sense here,but its wasted on­ some of the dross here,
    cameron connolly and hutch,in­ particular.
    gran.

    From impactclean, on Mon 1 Jun 8:25PM
  20. heyup hutch,
    fanpower eh!let them make the important­ decisions.the owner and manager should first ask the­ fans whether or not to purchase a certain player.i­ think the fan club like the rest have completely lost­ the plot,were back to keegan again.
    what do you reckon­ hutch,by the way couldnt quite understand your rant at­ no 2.
    granny.!

    From impactclean, on Mon 1 Jun 8:20PM
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