Questions being put to NUFC board

Can be found here: http://www.****eseats.co.uk/post/9874897725/questions-to-nufc-board-here

but for those who can't access them...

1. Where’s the money that was pledged to be reinvested in the squad after the sale of Andy Carroll gone?

2. Why is there such a lack of communication with the fans from Mike Ashley and his board?

3. In 2009 you outlined your plans for the club at a fans forum. Can you give us an update on how you see our position now against that plan and if it has changed? What is the long-term plan for Newcastle United?

4. Can you justify why it took seven months to pursue a striker before failing at the eleventh hour to secure a signing?

5. Public opinion on Tyneside from large sections of fans is that they no longer trust statements coming out of the club after several empty promises. What assurances can you give fans that they can believe what the club tells them?

6. Given that level 7 was deserted in some parts at the Fulham game, is there any reason why those who want to sing can’t all be sat together rather than upsetting fans who don’t want to sing, which appears to be the problem in the Strawberry corner? What has caused the club to fundamentally change its stance to standing in the stadium?

7. Many fans clamoured for a marquee signing on the striker front. Are those days gone and can we expect more continental-based players coming in in January, if any?

8. Are you concerned about the 10,000 drop in attendance and that fans are either not renewing season tickets or have headed to support local non-league teams instead?

9. Is Ashley considering putting the club up for sale?

10. Newcastle United has the third highest attendances in the country, Sky TV and income from merchandising, plus a lower debt position than many in the EPL. Why in terms of player recruitment can Newcastle not compete with smaller clubs like Stoke, Fulham and QPR?

11. Are you aware of fans’ disgruntlement with the away ticketing policy given the Toon Army are amongst the loyallest fans in the UK, and will you consider reviewing the policy?

12. Alan Pardew said he was 100% convinced he would get a new number 9.
What changed?

13. Why was Joey Barton allowed to leave for free and join a club that could be considered to be a rival in the Premier League?

14. Many fans now consider us to be a “selling club” after the departures of Nolan, Enrique, Carroll and Barton. How do you respond to this?

What do people think?

 

I think it's a great idea to get fan questions put to the board but it still doesn't stop them from replying with the same bullshit and lies they been spewing at us since day one.

 

Only question 8 will reveal something we've not already been told already. The rest will be greeted with stock responses, the Barton question is a waste of a great opportunity. About 5 of the questions are actually the same thing in a different guise.

Inevitable really though. Waste of a good opportunity this.

 

I suspect a wall of silence will ensue..... or at best a lot of smoke and mirrors with weasel words being bandied about.....

 

Questions like this were never going to work, and we will get lie after lie on each one.

The only way we could get real answers is if they were to meet us in public. They would never agree to it, but we would be able to put them on the spot. This way, they have a chance to think of the best realistic lie that they could tell us.

 

I thought that as I was reading.

There are too many variants of the primary question about recruitment

I do like question 3 though to get clarification on how the club is progressing with it's longer term plans (which also includes off field targets) and do the board feel they are on track.

3 and 8 are the most pertinent that I want to hear about.

 

As if they're going to answer those.

It'll just go luke it alwys does when're chron promises somehin like this and the unomfortable questions will be removed

 

This is what I reckon they will be thinking to each question...

1. Where’s the money that was pledged to be reinvested in the squad after the sale of Andy Carroll gone?
It has gone to my pocket, I am getting my money back!

2. Why is there such a lack of communication with the fans from Mike Ashley and his board?
Because I can't be arsed talking to you when all I get is abuse.

3. In 2009 you outlined your plans for the club at a fans forum. Can you give us an update on how you see our position now against that plan and if it has changed? What is the long-term plan for Newcastle United?
To stay up, reduce the wage bill, get my money back.

4. Can you justify why it took seven months to pursue a striker before failing at the eleventh hour to secure a signing?
Because we didn't think we needed one, they were also too expensive.

5. Public opinion on Tyneside from large sections of fans is that they no longer trust statements coming out of the club after several empty promises. What assurances can you give fans that they can believe what the club tells them?
I couldn't care less if you believe me or not, I feed you lies and you keep coming back.

6. Given that level 7 was deserted in some parts at the Fulham game, is there any reason why those who want to sing can’t all be sat together rather than upsetting fans who don’t want to sing, which appears to be the problem in the Strawberry corner? What has caused the club to fundamentally change its stance to standing in the stadium?
You kept on singing against me, so I got rid of you. I was getting bollocked by health and safety so I made sure you couldn't go to an area where you could stand.

7. Many fans clamoured for a marquee signing on the striker front. Are those days gone and can we expect more continental-based players coming in in January, if any?
Yes those days are gone, and no, none will be coming in January.

8. Are you concerned about the 10,000 drop in attendance and that fans are either not renewing season tickets or have headed to support local non-league teams instead?
Not concerned at all, I still get a lot of money

9. Is Ashley considering putting the club up for sale?
Not yet.

10. Newcastle United has the third highest attendances in the country, Sky TV and income from merchandising, plus a lower debt position than many in the EPL. Why in terms of player recruitment can Newcastle not compete with smaller clubs like Stoke, Fulham and QPR?
Because I don't want to spend money, and don't care about this football club as much as the clubs mentioned chairmen do.

11. Are you aware of fans’ disgruntlement with the away ticketing policy given the Toon Army are amongst the loyallest fans in the UK, and will you consider reviewing the policy?
I really don't care. It gives me an excuse to take a low allocation and not have to pay for tickets that we won't sell.

12. Alan Pardew said he was 100% convinced he would get a new number 9.
What changed?
I didn't give him any money. I told him to say that anyway.

13. Why was Joey Barton allowed to leave for free and join a club that could be considered to be a rival in the Premier League?
Because he abused me, I saved money on his wages.

14. Many fans now consider us to be a “selling club” after the departures of Nolan, Enrique, Carroll and Barton. How do you respond to this?
Yep, we are.

 

precisely. there are too many rehashes of the same question. I feel that although we have been granted an audience so to speak the ones that shout loudest are the ones who will be heard. unfortunately the ones that tend to shout loudest where newcastle fans are concerned are the ones with the bedsheets. they won't get an answer they're pleased with reagrdless of what is said because they simply refuse to trust or forgive the board.

 

I would have liked something like:

"Given that signing a striker was identified for months as a top priority, was the failure to sign one the result of:

a. lack of effort

b. unwillingness to spend money on the club's top priority, or

c. incompetence ?"

 

This!

 

have they said they will read these questions and then reply to them?

 

According to Lee Ryder, yes they will answer them.

 

As some have said, the answers to almost all of these are predictable and we should expect to see "Again, ..." often in the responses given how similar several are. A good moment for them to agree to this really, as most of the questions were bound to be about the lack of striker.

 

I'm not sure i even want to hear the answers

 

What is to stop DL going on to the chronicle website and reading the questions? They could just prepare the answers and lies they are going to tell. If they kept the questions a secret and then did a face-to-face with DL, it would be a lot harder to come up with the lies he will most probably now say.

 

Think you answered your own question there mate

 

This is just a pointless exercise for me. They have no interest in entering into truthful dialogue with the fans. This has proven to be the case since they arrived so why bother with this? All you will get is the stock pre prepared responses. These will be so ambiguous we'll learn naff all again. Everyone to their own though. Me I just accept who is in charge and await the day they leave. Knowing our luck though we'll get another useless fecker!

 

like many have said i think we could all put down verbatim what the responses will be ..............twats

15. as a fat **** pie muncher do you prefer Greggs or Peters

 

Not getting my hopes up on this happening , very unlikely.