Archive for September, 2008
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Friday, September 26th, 2008Newcastle have landed Joe Kinnear as interim manager until the end of October. Terry Venables has been explaining his decision not to take up the post citing that a club like Newcastle needs a manager who has time to shape the team. I agree with him there and whatever Joe won’t exactly increase the confidence [...]
Terry Venables in Talks to Sort Out This Mess!
Thursday, September 25th, 2008After another dismal turn last night against Spurs, coupled with the poorest attendance for ahome match since a long time, it seems more then ever we need a manager to take control. Hughton isn’t exactly going to inspire the team any time soon but I’m not sure Terry Venables will either. Venables has been out [...]
Hope of a Buyout Deal for Newcastle United
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008With things looking less promising on the pitch, efforts by Ashley to sell the club appear more rosy with a £400m deal by a Nigerian consortium to take the club. Ashley has already appointed top investment bank, Seymour Pierce to grapple the sale of the club.
In a club statement, it said:
“The board of Newcastle United [...]
We’ve Made Our Point. We Got What We Wanted. Time to Big Up The NUFC
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008Now that Ashley has publically announced that Newcastle is up for sale, it’s now time for fans to reflect about the future. Scenes of demostrations aren’t exactly pretty for prospective buyers or potential new managers but it shows how us fans are passionate about having well run club. As it should be really as at the [...]
Ashley the Idiot
Monday, September 15th, 2008Having studied Ashley’s cringeworthy statement about how he loved Newcastle United, it threw up some interesting nuggets about his reasoning. I was particularly incensed by the ridicious assumption that fans would intentionally go out of their way to harm his family if they turned up at a match. Has this man lost all grip on [...]
Ashley Really Does Want Out
Sunday, September 14th, 2008After a bitter war of words with Keegan and fans fury, Ashley has finally declared in an official statemnet that he wants out. In a mad week for the club it has all finally come to this. In the statement it read:
“I am putting the club up for sale.
“I hope the fans get what they [...]
Kevin Keegan Resigns
Thursday, September 4th, 2008It comes as a sad day for Toon fans to realise that Kevin Keegan is now no longer manager of Newcastle United. Having joined the club in January to a big fanfare, today the club dropped to a new low.
In a statement issued, Keegan said:
“I’ve been working desperately hard to find a way forward with [...]
Mike Ashley Facing Mutiny
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Times are looking a little sticky for Mike Ashley. Fans are under no doubt that whatever happens, he’s facing a rocky road ahead. Keegan certainly knows he has the right bargaining chips with fans and players alike siding with him in his attempts to limit Wise’s influence on the board. Newcastle United Blogger is with [...]
Mike Ashley Losing His Mojo At Newcastle United
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Yet again, news media is dominated by troubles engulfing our club. The red tops never have been favourable to the exploits of the club and today they gathered like rabid dogs speculating over every scrap of ‘information’ out there. The Sun today reckoned that the spat between Keegan and Ashley was based on the board’s [...]
Keegan Leaves Behind Newcastle
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008The Guardian Online has reported that Keegan has left his post as manager of the club. Speculation about his future had been growing much of the morning and given KK’s tendency to walk out of bad situations, it probably came as no surprise to some. It hasn’t been a great three months for Keegan in [...]
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