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Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Blacker-than-Knight, Apr 9, 2014.

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  1. Blacker-than-Knight

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    I read an article in the Chronicle with Shepherd talking about how he would like to come back and take charge of the club again in the light of an Ashley departure, I was surprised at the level of support this idea seemed to get, seems that people are really unaware of the financial state the club was in towards the end of his reign, they also seem to have forgotten his treatment of SBR in particular.
     
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  2. Joelinton's Right Foot

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    OH FFS! Please NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  3. Agent Bruce

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    Once a rag and bone man, always a rag and bone man.
     
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  4. 2010 tops dog

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    Anything to get rid of Ashley
     
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  5. Albert's Chip Shop

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    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
     
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  6. Tasty Magpie

    Tasty Magpie Well-Known Member

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    A never ending circle of misery. I'd imagine if it happened then when Freddy eventually came to sell again Mike would come calling.
     
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  7. Agent Bruce

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    You just don't know Shepherd.

    He'd take more out of the club than he'd put in.
     
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  8. Joelinton's Right Foot

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    As an owner Freddie Shepherd makes Ashley look like our fairy ****ing godmother.

    Freddie Shepherd is passionate about one thing and that is Freddie Shepherd. Most of the big signings he was responsible for were marque signings to get attention and make him look good - and most of them flopped. He left the club on a path to bankruptcy while lining his own pockets.

    In just the same way as he took advantage of the misery of shipyard closures to buy cheap land for profit, and then price businesses who would have brought jobs out of the land they wanted on the riverside, he would take advantage of the 'misery' we have under Ashley and set himself up as a saviour so that he could make more money out of us.

    Shepherd coming back would be a disaster for the club.
     
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  9. 2010 tops dog

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    My hatred for Ashley still makes me stand withy orginal thoughts
    This club is dead thanks to him
     
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  10. Agent Bruce

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    It would be dead if Shepherd had stayed.
     
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  11. Gordonthetoony

    Gordonthetoony Well-Known Member

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    Please, Please, Please NO. Where would he get the money from now as his business has gone to the dogs and is worth zilch. We certainly don't want any more borrowings so he can line his own pockets.
     
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  12. Joelinton's Right Foot

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    We would have done a portsmouth at best and a darlington at worst. Blyth Spartans could have been playing back at St James just like 1978, only this time it would have been a league game!
     
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  13. 2010 tops dog

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    Fair point, however I often describe Ashley as killing the club in a nasty horrific slow death which has been prolonged for two long.
    This will never happen either but I would rather go quick than what the **** fat mike has put us through,
    I would rather be in league 4 and starting up again then the **** we take now
     
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    I had the misfortune to meet him and he wasn't what you could call a nice person, and he was as mean as muck.
     
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    The phrase 'Out of the frying pan, into the fire' springs to mind! :)
     
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  16. Warmir Pouchov

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    Hell no. How about we just get a good owner who is interested in spunking a load of cash on us? I'd rather stick wit Ashley than go back to ****ing Freddie!
     
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    I wouldn't.

    Ashley has kept the club's body in excellent health by stealing its soul. The soul will return in about 25 minutes if Ashley sold to a new owner. It would have taken years (in fact, about the 5 years Ashley has put into it) to get the club's body healthy if were in the shape that it was when FFS was kicked out.
     
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  19. lady-eleanor

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    No but Ialso don't want Ashley. I'm in the camp where I want both Ashley and Pardew out out of the club.
     
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  20. bishbosh

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    Anything would be better than Ashley. I'd take Shepherd back in a heartbeat! You may think this is crazy and will set us on a road to ruin BUT you never know.
    I'm sure he'd improve the revenue streams vastly for a start. He may just have learnt a trick or two from the Ashley regime and may be a little more cautious in the transfer market. I also suspect he can't afford to buy NUFC back on his own so would have to be part of a consortium (and therefore not have full power!)
     
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