Rob Parker | November 4, 2009
Dot com revolution
After announcing controversial plans to offer the naming rights to Newcastle’s historic St James’ Park to raise cash for the club, Mike Ashley has found a firm with just the financial clout he was looking for… his own company.
The stadium will be given the nasty new name sportsdirect.com@StJames’ Park. Yes, it sounds more [...]
Rob Parker | October 2, 2009
Case confirms obvious: Magpies shouldn’t have signed Ignacio Gonzalez
Newcastle have been ordered to pay former manager Kevin Keegan £2 million compensation after he won his constructive dismissal case. The court has backed up Kevin Keegan’s assertion that the club signed Ignacio Gonzalez behind his back, which breached the terms of his contract.
While Gonzalez’s stunning performances [...]
Rob Parker | September 8, 2009
One Ashley out, one Ashley in
Cheryl Cole has said she would consider a takeover bid for Newcastle United - if she had enough money. The Girls Aloud star’s £10 million fortune is unlikely to meet owner Mike Ashley’s valuation of the Magpies. And even allowing for hubby Ashley chipping in some of his £3.5 million-a-year [...]
Rob Parker | July 15, 2009
Newcastle continue to make life difficult for themselves
For most clubs, pre-season is now well under way and serious preparation beginning for the season ahead. Newcastle, on the other hand, are still owned by someone who doesn’t want to own the club, have a squad of overpaid players who don’t want to stay at the club [...]
Rob Parker | June 30, 2009
… the bad news is here you are protesting for him to be sacked three years ago
Former Newcastle chairman ‘Fat’ Freddy Shepherd has launched a £60 million takeover bid. The controversial figure is heading a consortium aiming to buy back the club he sold to Mike Ashley for £134m two years ago.
Shepherd was forced to [...]
Dan Morris | June 24, 2009
Sack the board or tread the boards?
As a fan, being relegated is something you’d rather forget about. And for Newcastle fans, reminiscing about last season, in the pub, is surely a no go area. Most are still trying to convince themselves that last season never even happened. But for a select few fans pantomime season [...]
Rob Parker | June 9, 2009
If you’ve got £100 million and a Hotmail account, Magpies could be yours
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has proved once and for all that he has less class than the knee-high white Donnay socks he flogs at Sports Direct by putting the club up for sale by email. A statement on Newcastle’s official website (talk about [...]
