Newcastle Thread - 2022/23

[jimharri]

forums.FOCS.co.uk ?

Or Mumsnet?

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Mike Ashley's Newcastle were one of the backstabbing nasty nine. I hope the new ownership will show some solidarity with City’s owners like Sheffield United’s owners did. The greedy,parasitic cabal of American owners are powerful and they are behind the trumped up charges against City. Their influence over rule changes, bias in officiating, reporting etc is extensive and hopefully the tide will turn in our favour when Football wakes up to who is good for the gane - the investors - as opposed to those who are bad - the conniving, corrupt takers.

 

[jimharri]

Mike Ashley's Newcastle were one of the backstabbing nasty nine. I hope the new ownership will show some solidarity with City’s owners like Sheffield United’s owners did. The greedy,parasitic cabal of American owners are powerful and they are behind the trumped up charges against City. Their influence over rule changes, bias in officiating, reporting etc is extensive and hopefully the tide will turn in our favour when Football wakes up to who is good for the gane - the investors - as opposed to those who are bad - the conniving, corrupt takers.

Not a fan of our transatlantic brethren then?

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Not a fan of our transatlantic brethren then?

No issue with Americans at all.

The fact is the ownership of those clubs is predominantly American. I expect you probably know that already and that it's rather mischievous of you to insinuate I have a problem with Americans per se. How drole.

 

[jimharri]

No issue with Americans at all.

The fact is the ownership of those clubs is predominantly American. I expect you probably know that already and that it's rather mischievous of you to insinuate I have a problem with Americans per se. How drole.

I understand. I wasn't being entirely serious with you m

 

[Zabbasbeard]

I understand. I wasn't being entirely serious with you m

Like I said...mischievous.

 

[give it to gordon]

Mike Ashley's Newcastle were one of the backstabbing nasty nine. I hope the new ownership will show some solidarity with City’s owners like Sheffield United’s owners did. The greedy,parasitic cabal of American owners are powerful and they are behind the trumped up charges against City. Their influence over rule changes, bias in officiating, reporting etc is extensive and hopefully the tide will turn in our favour when Football wakes up to who is good for the gane - the investors - as opposed to those who are bad - the conniving, corrupt takers.

Agree all American owners should be banned !

They should stick to their love affair with their guns and poking their noses into other countries problems. Leave our football alone.

 

[Mick_]

Mike Ashley's Newcastle were one of the backstabbing nasty nine. I hope the new ownership will show some solidarity with City’s owners like Sheffield United’s owners did. The greedy,parasitic cabal of American owners are powerful and they are behind the trumped up charges against City. Their influence over rule changes, bias in officiating, reporting etc is extensive and hopefully the tide will turn in our favour when Football wakes up to who is good for the gane - the investors - as opposed to those who are bad - the conniving, corrupt takers.

Ashley couldn't/wouldn't compete so would do anything he could to try and hold others back, it's all he had.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Mike Ashley's Newcastle were one of the backstabbing nasty nine. I hope the new ownership will show some solidarity with City’s owners like Sheffield United’s owners did. The greedy,parasitic cabal of American owners are powerful and they are behind the trumped up charges against City. Their influence over rule changes, bias in officiating, reporting etc is extensive and hopefully the tide will turn in our favour when Football wakes up to who is good for the gane - the investors - as opposed to those who are bad - the conniving, corrupt takers.

American owners usually don’t fully understand the history and norms of the British game…and the way we feel about football ownership.

Revenue sharing, salary caps, drafts, trading players without transfer fees, and no threat of relegation…oh yeah, and fans that are part of a tribe (although there are a few teams in a few sports that have that in the States).

In the States, pro team ownership is about turning billionaires into multi-billionaires, and the League management is in cahoots with them.

In the US, the soccer teams are all licenses from the League, the League controls the price of a franchise, who can win them, and they even control team kit manufacturer, which is Adidas, and they pay THE LEAGUE!!

 

[Mick_]

Newcastle have qualified for European football today as we can no longer finish lower than 7th because of other teams having to play each other. This season has been beyond anything any of our fans could have hoped for and it can still get better, so much better.

It’s unlikely but we can still finish the season with out highest ever points total in the Premier League, we would have to win every game to do that.