Toonpack

More made up drivel No I didn't and no it hasn't and yes it was. The prediction of "going bust" wasn't crystal ball "in the future" stuff, it was an opinion formed, after the event, based on the evidence readily available, we were goosed. As for the relegation, it was an accident waiting to happen.

Please show me where I said I didn't "know about the advertising on the roof etc." btw I fly over the place twice a week and have done since last July. The rest is usual "sometime in the future something will happen" bollocks, which I don't even bother arguiomng anymore. No reference to what has actually happened.

Comprehension problems remain I see. What you have been saying for years is unadulterated rubbish. You state his sole motive is to promote SD, I strongly disagree with that standpoint, if he can get some £££ from someone else for the space/name that the SD branding takes up, he'd take it IMO. My post is simply stating, "even if" he was using NUFC in that way, NUFC have to be succesful, (way over and above the run of the mill you seem to think is the plan, given SD's strategic direction). So it's a win/win. Symbiosis if you will.

Define "destroyed" please, could be a laugh

- 1 Lots of unanswered questions over there. I suppose in with a shout of the CL at the arse end of the season isn't progress

Wow this is an old thread !!! Manmade global warming was a load of tosh when the thread started, and it remains a load of tosh.

Fucking hell man, he's got away with a miraculous (medical or otherwise) recovery and the poor fuckers insensitive, unbelievable

He has the right to his faith, what's so wrong about that, if someone was dissing race or homosexuality like you (and others) disparage religion, there'd be fucking hell on. Monumental double standards

2nd'ed

Rubbish !! stick to the facts. We will NEVER qualify for Europe through league position while Ashley is in charge NEVER I say !!!!!! (until we do then it'll be a flash in the pan)

Congtratulations Newcastle United, 100% confirmed in europe.

Apart from interest free loans, of course. If the clubs doing well he can call it the Vibrating Ribbed Butplug Stadium for alI I care tbh

It won't be, there is absolutely no indication it will, last summer was the "house clearance" they'd have liked to keep Enrique but the rest was totally right. The Colo new contract is the evidence of the "stability and build" we'll be doing from now on, notwithstanding offers of the silly money variety you can't turn down. We are NOT a selling club any more than any other is.

Nothing has changed IMO, his policy is his policy. He's not going to make a huge return on his investment unless we turn into Man Utd. With FFP what would a new owner bring to the table??, the days of splashing hundreds of millions you don't have (as a club) are gone (or should be). I would guess he's loving it just now, doing it his way and being succesful (relatively). Long may it continue. On the SD thing even if he was using the club as a vehicle, the vehicle has to be better than also rans for it to be really beneficial. SD want to expand into/conquer Europe and then longer term the States (it's in their financial report). He wants it all tbh. For NUFC to help in that NUFC has to be succesful. As I've said ad naseaum billionaires don't do "run of the mill".

Just like the "great" Arsenal back fours, Adams was "the rock" the rest were mainly avaerage (but played above themselves) but Adams was the standout/glue/class.

Speak for yourself Admittedly never thought top four mind, but was more than happy with the "direction"

Well work out the real % then if it's "facts", it will be in the region of 25% at the time he was putting big lumps in. If it's actually 22.74563% I'll give Pardew a little peotic licence. It's still a huge wedge. Stupid/petty thing to try and pick up on tbh Maybe you should do a league table of % of personal wealth risked by all football club owners, past and present, represented as a graph obviously (you'll need negative numbers for some notable owners).

For all the quality going forward I LOVE the way the back four (or six if you prefer, with 2 interchangeable DM covering) are playing. Always maintained a back four is greater than the sum of it's parts, we've got one bit class and three parts so-so ( although on yesterdays performance Santon gets elavated towards class), the system he's got them playing is excellent.

He's worth that now, since his latest SD bonanza. He was "only" worth around £1.2 Billion-ish a year or so ago. He's in for about £280 Mill all told. Anyway it's just silly semantics really, bottom line, he's in for a considerable wedge of his own cash. IF you want to work out the real %, fill yer boots. Whatever % it is it's still a huge lump.

Arry says it's because of their paper thin squad

Including purchase price it's probably a little over 25% (or was before his latest SD share option thingumyjig)

One other thing struck me about yesterdays performance, over and above it's completeness was that the team at times played with a real swagger, I haven't seen that in a Newcastle team in ages.

Don't underestimate the Dicky Branson Midas touch He buys a bank, sponsors it's "local" football team for a very resonable rate, what's the chances he's got a bargain and got his bank Europe wide exposure within 6 months.

I fucking hate Real (fascist cunts), but of the four games today, this is the one I'll happily be dissapointed in the result.

I didn't think it was possible to challenge where we are without an Arab and around £200-£300 Mill outlay, which obviously was out of the question, it's surreal tbh. I read a post somewhere this evening which said, what Pardew's getting out of our "ordinary" players is Clough-esque, it's not far wrong. Not anointing him as such mind, but this season has been just terrific and wouldn't have been sniffed at by Mr C..