Free half season tickets.

GACP could be negotiating to simply purchase a sizable portion of club shares, like they have done at Bordeaux, I haven't really seen anything to suggest that they have the funds to actually purchase and maintain the clubs finances.

They could purchase a chunk and invest their money, with the result meaning Kenyon can take over as chairman replacing Charnley. I dunno, I'd probably prefer that to Ashley or GACP having sole responsibility.

 

Right just to prove I am as generous as Mikey my tickets for the Man Utd vs Newcastle Utd on Boxing Day are available to whoever asks first and I can trust to return the Season Cards to me afterwards.

Disadvantages are you will be in with the Man Utd fans and have to get yourself to Mcr without any serious form of public transport.

If nobody wants them it looks like the plumber will be getting them. He has been helping my Mrs with a blockage in her pipes while I have been away and she wants to give him something in return.

 

I cannot grasp the logic on here predicting a takeover because of half season tickets being given away?

If you have a new owner on the horizon, the last thing you do is give Premier League seating away for free!

 

Unless of course the new owner has said "I will only go ahead with this deal if you can get attendances back up to where they were last season".

 

It's pretty simple - bigger attendance will improve the chance of the club getting decent results, which improves the likelihood of PL status. It's not the sole indicator, but it's a contributing factor.

Put it this way - when in the past has Mikey given a flying **** about the fans, the ground, etc.? Why the sudden change, in a year when he's had some financial disasters and is dead set on rebranding ****e Direct into some kind of middling fashion brand, which in itself would have no need of affiliation to a working class football club in outer Scotland?

 

My point exactly. Any new owner will produce an immediate feel good effect and the fans would flock back.

 

got mine and for the bairn, mind you the bairn is 20

 

I've got to say as much as I don't believe anything about takeovers anymore - it would be quite sensible to get bums on seats if a deal is in the offing. What is the most sale-able assets of the club?
The players? A look at our front line and then the cover anywhere else on the pitch would suggest probably not!
The manager? While I'm quietly pleased with how Bruce is doing etc. he has the second worst record of any manager with over "X" amount of games in the history of the leauge, again probably not!
The finances? Stalled over Ashleys tenure and haven't improved in line with the rest of the league.
The stadium? The Cathedral on the Hill is in not much better condition than Notre Dame at present and just ask Chippy about the bogs - ok they painted a wall this year but does anyone have an update on the dead pigeon? Oh and it is no longer possible to expand it to bring it in line with clubs like West Ham...
The Training facilities? You'd hope a new owner is looking to invest in a few more wheelie bins and ****e direct paddling pools for the lads, nuff said
The fan's? Travel the width and bredth of the country following the boys and sell out every away allocation we have, when you consider Shef U the other day was our closest game this year and a 300 mile round trip tell's you a lot about it for me. Can always hear our chants away from home on my streams but the numbers are dropping at home and the empty seats are becoming more and more glaringly obvious. At some points it does sound like you could hear a pin drop. Did we shut on of the third tier stands the other day (might be an away section to be fair)?

The fan's ARE the biggest selling point, we've been shafted by Ashley for over a decade and still buy the merch and turn up in numbers (even missing 10,000 we have better attendances than 60% of the league). I'd say getting the numbers up would go a long way towards a sale....not that I believe it!

 

Every conspiracy theory is always wrong.

They gave half the season tickets away because they knew it would drum up interest for people to come back, some people might buy a shirt after a few games, some will buy season tickets. Mike Ashley doesn't make these decisions. He is nowhere near the day to day running of Newcastle United.

I'm sorry to say, but the evidence would suggest from Twitter and Facebook that the people pumping out these conspiracies are ****ing numpties.

 

Maybe. But how about this - you've got a possible offer, but the new owners or investors say "so how do we know these fans will come back if you leave? how do you prove it's not dwindling attendances and this isn't a trend". The club then say "watch this". Out goes the offer, and 10,000 tickets are gone in 24 hours.

Proves the support. Proves the point that it's about the owner. They can dress it up as "they won't pay because it's Ashley. As soon as it's you, Mr. Da Grosa, they will fill the stadium twice over".

 

Until we lose a game in his first two weeks in charge and demand he sells up immediately, but I see your point.,

 

Hey, listen - I think the fans have set a stupid precedent, fuelled by social media and internet feeds. What if things get a lot worse? Could happen.

 

GACP don't have enough money to own this football club, I think their ownership will be significantly worse than Ashley's.

I think them investing in the club for like 100Mil and being handed a sizable chunk of shares is a far better option. Ashley and GACP together could fund things significantly easier.

 

I told you all bruce was going to be our next manager before rafa even left

 

Because it's a kick in the teeth for fans who boycotted. Mike has shown himself to be vindictive in the past.

As for the rebranding, that sounds like a desperate attempt for Mike arrest the catastrophic failure investing in the High-Street has been.

People need to stop clutching at straws and stoking the fire of fakeovers for the owner, he's not even having to make any effort.

For me we should have known as soon as he signed Brucie on a 3 year contract and actually paid compensation he doesn't have an interest in selling us yet.

 

Sorry, who's seriously asking these questions of an owner when making a bid? That's nonsense mate, clubs are scoped way in advance of bids, they don't just walk in to St. James on a Saturday and say "add 10k to that crowd and I'll buy it".

We're a well known club and our laundry is out to dry every week. Nobody would get to the point of bidding for this club and wonder if 10k had just ****ed off because they suddenly realised they were bored of football.

 

It's the same logic the Mackems are using.

These Americans are interested, but want Stewart Donald to "PROVE" that he is capable of getting them up with their 10 mil investment. If they wanted the club, they would have known every single potential movement that Sunderland can make depending on investment. They simply weren't interested.

To suggest that it would fall on an extra 10k fans being there or not is nonsense. They know we can fill it, they've seen it plenty of times, but we need to "PROVE" that we can again? Why?

 

Exactly. The same people who were laughing at us about Midhat.

Feel like I'm witnessing the same chain of events as the last fake over
"I don't believe it, not falling for that one again, but...."

 

The attendance has dropped because of people protesting against the Ashley regime.
A new owner would automatically get the full house back.

There is no shortage of fans wanting to watch Newcastle United, there are dwindling numbers of people who will tolerate the way Mike Ashley is running the club.