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so thats zero on the sensible answers then

If so then he may have just made a very big mistake!!

We attempted to open dialogue with Moat a while back. He's fully aware of our position, what sort of funds were talking about and what not. To date (as far as I'm aware) there's been no reply.

I hate to think of you sitting there wondering so I'll explain. Would I have liked NUST to organise protests yes Do I think NUST and most fans are too apathetic to make protests work yes Would I still like to see protests take place yes Do I think if apathy wasnt around, protests would work yes have we said protests are not an option? no have you read my post? yes have you understood my post? no

CT, Let's get something straight here, it's two days since the announcement was made. We've spoken to the press when asked and made it clear that the proposals are not welcomed. There's no rush here, why dive in headfirst and make rash decisions without weighing up all the possible routes, the ramifications of each and deciding on a course of action that will be effective. In the early days our big fault was that we didn't take time to plan and assess. We were rightly slaughtered for that, now we think about things sensibly and make proper informed decisions and you slag us for it. Things are happening they're just being deliberated properly

So you're now saying protests won't work Protests wont work because of the sheer apathy of the majority (as well you and most others know). Apathy rules although i would love to be proved wrong in the next few days. See what happens when the NUSC lot surface I wouldn't really argue with that logic. I was laughing at the self-contradiction. Too right, sometimes CT you really need to review what you've written over the last few months. Time after time you've shouted that the NUST should be protesting, you've done it here, on the NUST board and no doubt to anyone sitting in the back of your cab. Time after time Ive told you why we werent, time after time Ive told you that among other things apathy will just end up winning.

I said this a while ago, its one where you have to be careful what you wish for though. It reminds me of a scene from the Wire where the junkie Bub is told that he has to "hit the bottom before he can drag himself back up". I think that is true here too. We havent hit rock bottom yet, nowhere near it if we're being honest. Yes, if we go down then the price would surely drop however the lower we go the more desperate the fat man gets trying to recoup his money. Naming rights to the stadium is the first step, what next? the lower we drop the lesser the companies willing to splash the cash so instead of the Fenwicks stadium we get the Netto EDIT: fucking hell Ive got SSN on and swear I want to kick David Craig in the fucking nuts. What a total arse licking cock end "More importantly hes going to pump in £20m this week". The man is a fucking tosser. Hes just been asked "is this likely to lead to a backlash" and replied "theres 40 thousand different opinions, you'll not keep everyone happy and the most important thing is hes putting in £20m" This cunt is obviously one of the few over on N-O that still support him. Now where was I? Oh aye fat man. He'll rip this club apart if we drop further, the only way we can ensure he sells up is to rip his other businesses apart, I dont mean literally but financially. Target everything involving the man, start at the smallest of businesses where he has a stake and threaten to remove them from the map. Get the shareholders to remove him before their business goes down the pan. It will take proper organisation to arrange and see through, Liverpool fans organised a march before the Man U game to protest about Gillette & Hicks, everyone on forums, media, radio shows etc supported it, there was little to no disapproval and everyone predicited thousands walking the course. 200 turned up and it was lambasted, those that organised it now look stupid and it will have thrown their credibility terribly.

just who exactly can get into that area? Is it also the Platinum club? if so, anyone got any tickets they dont need for the next game? ie that they'll swap for other tickets. It'll be worth it

I've no doubt they'll be formulating ideas as we speak. Protesting has got to be a very viable option. Boycotting games has to be an option, if he does sell the rights it'll be a long term deal that I doubt even a new owner could get out of. Any potential sponsor should be made aware of how unpopular that deal would be. All of the following is my personal view, as a fan, not in any shape or form as part of my NUST duties. It is however something that will be repeated in any conversations with other committee members. Mike Ashley can fuck with our club, he can sell our players, he can and has got us relegated, he can piss about our greatest players and managers. He can do that because he can get away with it but this is a differnet matter altogether. Its the history of our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents but more importantly its our childrens future. I dont want my son playing at The McDonalds arena or heaven forbid, the SupportersDirect Dome. Im proud of the name, we're not Scarborough or Arsenal, we have a history that cannot and will not be sold. This cannot be allowed to happen but be under no illusions Mike Ashley will do as Mike fucking Ashley wants. He knows it will piss us off and hes happy for that to happen. No amount of protest or boycott against Ashley and the club will sway his views, in fact my first thoughts are that it will merely push him on further to do it and he'll argue that the reduced income because of any boycott makes it even more of a necessity. The only thing that will stop this is for the potential purchasers to know fine well that instead of enhancing their business any renaming of the ground will result in severe and full boycott of their products / services. This shouldnt just be NUFC fans, Ive argued for a while that its time supporters organisations from all clubs came together to help each other. Liverpool and Man U fans will at some stage need our support, you scratch our backs we'll scratch yours as they say. The NUST need time to assess what this latest hot air means to what is currently going on, the discussions, the hard work and the plans cant just stop dead because Ashley says its not up for sale. At the same time, we cant just go all out against a bloke we're currently trying to convince should sell us the club (or at least a stake in it) no matter how much he chooses to ignore us. Its a tightrope, its all too easy for those of us not fully involved in the negotiations with big business and financial minds to say we should storm the gates without giving a thought to the consequences there. At the same time, theres the potential for us (NUST) to get too drawn into whats going on at that level and miss the bigger picture, the most important thing is the continued survival of this football club at all levels, that includes its history.

Im lost for words frankly.

I think so, "don't speak for me", "who do they think they are" & the classic "doing more harm by protesting" are just some of the things I'm fairly sure can be attributed to KCG at some stage. Who is KCG and is he a paid up member of nusc? | \|/ Difficult to see what they can actually do though without it being counter-productive. And even then, it's difficult to see what it would achieve. They can't magic a buyer out of thin air. My own gut feeling is we might be better off not going up to really sicken the bastard. That goes against everything I want each time we play though. They could organise opposition come out and criticise him publicly and in the press point out what he is doing and put the case forward for Newcastle fans to try and give as little of their money to him as possibble while still supporting the team.

Or continue his scientific research into how far blonde tv presenters fall when punched.

I think so, "don't speak for me", "who do they think they are" & the classic "doing more harm by protesting" are just some of the things I'm fairly sure can be attributed to KCG at some stage.

Fuck me you're right. It's what is now the Waterside isn't it?

Is this Tillys? or am I way off course?

Dont get me started on the East stand linesman, didnt have a clue.I cant remember what the incident was but there was a point where someone went down and the linesman stood stock still, no flag nowt then the referee obviously asked him if it was a foul and he nodded wildly. Everyone around went mental. What a complete tool. As for their being 44k there, bollocks, never in a million bastard years was there that many. Obviously our accountant is counting the crowd now. Although there must have been 200+ Donny fans in the Directors box, when they scored the place went mental.

No Is he on a free and willing to accept minimum wage? If not, then Id say the media over there are talking bollocks mate.

Tuesday? Christ aye, thats just how piss poor the reporting is

A quick youtube check should confirm it, theres no way that wouldnt have been captured on film. The ultimate Geordie happy slap.

Wise on the payroll is true, although I was always told it was 30k. As for the attacks, thats got to be bollocks. Are they seriously expecting us to believe that no other newspapers knew about it? that none of the fans involved or bystanders didnt come on here or any other message board talking about it? Scum of a paper, total scum. Its just wanting to give Ashley the chance hes been dying for, to pull the "family at risk" card.

Hopefully it will finally make people realise just how much Redheugh was pulling their cocks. Saying that, he'll come out with some shite about how it fell through and people will still think hes ITK.

It wasnt Butt that went off???? It was Khizwhatsit wasnt it? The whole thing was a farce though, what was the ref thinking? He called over their player and gave the yellow then called Butt over and gave him one. As an afterthought though he then pulled out the red for Khiz, who wasnt even involved as far as I could see. Kadar was our player involved and he got off scot free. Surely if a player deserved a straight red then they should have got that first before any other cards were handed out. Special mentions again though have to go to our wonderful club who feel its better to get a little cash off parents than have professional ball boys. For fucks sake, when are they going to learn?

The way it's pissing down I imagine Jonas will spend more time on his arse than owt else

Very little? Its like some weird porn threesome involving Ted Kennedy Jr, Heather Mills and Douglas Bader.

There are still some on N-O who would disagree