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Another conference favourite is Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley. She was the star turn of a panel discussion about “how investors can make money out of football” and she did not waste any time in demonstrating one way of doing it: create more content.

 

In true “show, don’t tell” fashion, Staveley brought her own camera crew to the event and explained it was filming a documentary for Amazon “about the behind-the-scenes work that we’re doing at Newcastle”.

 

The 49-year-old businesswoman said this will not be an All Or Nothing-type show, as “they’re focusing more on the commercial side”, but it had to be done as “we really do need to do everything we can to grow our revenues”.

 

The Athletic can reveal that talks with documentary-makers started before Staveley and her partners, most notably Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, bought the club late in 2021 but the protracted nature of the takeover stalled the project. The decision to focus on the commercial side of the business, as opposed to the football, came when head coach Eddie Howe made it clear he was not wild about becoming a documentary star.

 

The series is being made by Lorton Entertainment, the London-based film-finance, distribution and production company behind recent documentaries on British bands Bros and Oasis, and footballer Wayne Rooney.

 

The firm has links with Newcastle, though, via one of its investors, Richard Wylie, whose father is prominent north east businessman Graham Wylie, the co-founder of software giant Sage. Richard Wylie is also friendly with Kenneth Shepherd, son of former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd.

 

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Well, haven't heard a NUFC rumour for a long while but just heard one about our number nine. It's never just a loss of form or injury is it? :lol: (It isn't about him owing Ashley/Llambias money through gambling).

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10 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

Well, haven't heard a NUFC rumour for a long while but just heard one about our number nine. It's never just a loss of form or injury is it? :lol: (It isn't about him owing Ashley/Llambias money through gambling).


 

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22 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

Well, haven't heard a NUFC rumour for a long while but just heard one about our number nine. It's never just a loss of form or injury is it? :lol: (It isn't about him owing Ashley/Llambias money through gambling).

Give over man, that's the same one we've heard about Pardew, Rio and all that.

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Just now, Howmanheyman said:

I haven't said what the rumour is? :lol:

:lol: apologies, I didn't read it properly and thought you said it was the gambling thing.

 

Howay, then what's the goss.

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15 minutes ago, The Fish said:

:lol: apologies, I didn't read it properly and thought you said it was the gambling thing.

 

Howay, then what's the goss.

 

You'll have to tell me what the xDIFF* is before I tell you, David. :lol:

 

*Dive in feet first ;)

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Also hearing Varadi's off to Sheff Wed as he's been shagging Keegan's lass and Wes Saunders isn't allowed in the changing room by himself. No confirmation if it's true but Stan Seymour is foaming with Hughie Gallacher as he still hasn't brought back the shears he borrowed to cut his hedge.

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7 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Milburn’s getting a bit uppity- asked for salt, vinegar and HP sauce on his Fish and Chips after he got the bus home. 
 

Money’s ruining the game. :lol:

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