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If we're to trust these valuations & bids we've no idea except what we've read then there's a massive gap of between £130 to £150 million even if Stavely offers a bit more it'll be still well short of Ashleys alleged valuation of the club.

I think his £400/380 is well over valued for the state the clubs in now. The value of the playing squad must be buttons compared to other teams

I think £250 million is a fair offer cosidering he paid that including the loan for the club so essentialy he's getting his money back. Factor in a decade of free advertising for SD our current form & league postion, the value of the squad & the inevitable HMRC fine.i think it might be time to take the money & run

Sky Sports: Seven days to improve bid? Sky Sports are claiming that Amanda Staveley has SEVEN days to improve her current bid of £250 million for the club. Amanda Staveley’s present £250m offer to buy Newcastle needs to make significant progress in the next seven working days if it is to stand a chance of succeeding, Sky Sports News understands. Sources close to the deal have told Sky Sports News that reports Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has been given a two-week deadline to accept PCP Capital Partners’ offer are inaccurate. Sky Sports News understands any agreement this week would not be concluded until the second or third week of January at the earliest, partly because any deal needs Premier League ratification.

http://ashleyout.com/myths/ashley-wants-out-no-buyers/ A long read but sort of pulls all his other attempts to sell the club "cough" together

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/mike-ashley-given-two-weeks-to-accept-offer-for-newcastle-united-zt7x8m52h There's the linky to The Times article

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/11156852/likelihood-of-a-newcastle-takeover-before-the-new-year-is-fanciful-says-christian-purslow According to this nothing if anything will happen until the end of the season Reading over on N.O. there's an article on the back page of todays Times saying Stavely's given Ashley 2 weeks to accept a £250 million bid

Another good article from Michael Martin from True Faith http://www.true-faith.co.uk/thru-black-white-eyes-winter-of-discontent-3-dec-17/

This from this mornings Chronicle It was put to Benitez that January would be a big month for him and his side. “I have no idea,” he said. Asked to clarify he repeated: “I have no idea.” When asked whether that was because of the takeover he again repeated: “I have no idea.”

Remember this from Ashley ... In August the NUFC owner was saying that he expected the team to get themselves safe in the Premier League and then make the FA Cup a priority once we got to January. I think he might have to have a re-think.

Sorry but there's very little be positive at the minute mate apologies about before by the way calling you clever arse

From the end to the middle X 2

Btw despite what people think of me i genuinely want to see the club do well. I moved up from Lancashire to the North East 43 years ago. In Lancashire i lived in the middle were i had the pick of Liverpool, Everton, & the 2 Manchester teams. But when i moved up here there was only one team for me Newcastle United. Yeah i've seen the shit & the good times at St James but for the last decade i refuse to go while Ashley's there. So have no doubt just because i wasnt born up here doesnt mean i dont love the club as much the next man. After 43 years i like to think as myself as an adopted Geordie

Genuine question lads this run takes us from the 9th Dec to Jan 1st 7 games in 23 days. Leicester (h) Everton (h) Arsenal (a) West Ham (a) Man City (h) Brighton (h) Stoke (a) How many points do you think we'll get ? like i say a genuine peaceful question.

"Expecations need managing better" really do you think its unreasonable to expect more than 1point from the last 6 games ? Come on your having a laugh aren't you if you think i'm being unreasonable about that fair enough i apologise.

I I should have known an Ashley apologist enough said

Oops cheers Quiffy just edited good out

Were are the positives about the last 6 games name one then clever arse i havent the stomach for a 3rd relegation in 7 years i hope you have. We've had 10 years of absolute shit since Ashley took over.We 've had some great managers here he's publicly undermined them all he's done nothing for this club except send the club backwards. We used to be a club that competed in Europe we can barely survive the premiership now

Of course they are season defining we're in freefall, relegation form we've taken 1 point out of the last 18. If you cant see whats happening you might want to take them blinkers off. We are perched very precariously in 14th position a few weeks ago we were 6th. Unless we start picking up points we will fall even further we are in trouble & these next games WILL define our season. I'm not saying i'm some kind of soothsayer or Claire Voyant but this season is begining to look like the McClaren season i'm not sure i fancy another relegation.

December could be brutal for us starting next week the 9th against Leicester up until Stoke on the 1st we have 7 games in 23 days Leicester (h) Everton (h) Arsenal (a) West Ham (a) Man City (h) Brighton (h) Stoke (a)

I get that this season was about avoiding relegation. But to avoid relegation you've got to be picking up more than 1pt in the last 6 games. I dont blame Rafa he's doing the best he can with what he's got. But i am starting to worry unless we can break this cycle we do risk another relegation.

We're in a rut the last 6 game results read L-L-L-L-D-L this is relegation form. We've leaked 12 goals in the last 4 games. We must get something from the home games against Leicester & Everton

i take it both Hayden & Shelvey are fit so why not start them.

Whats up fellah ?

I still think we'll get a 4-0 frashing Diame ahead of Shelvey