Ashley out? Ashley in?

Doing a deal with Ashley?
A rather amusing bit of news broke yesterday (once again after I’d started work!) regarding a potential takeover of Newcastle United.

The Kuwait Times published a rather interesting titbit suggesting that Jamal Al-Kazemi is considering making a rather audacious move to buy Newcastle United. Let’s see what was said.

“He has finalized all conditions that enable him to acquire the club by next week. The actual negotiations with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley will be clear,” said a BBQ source. The next bit is the most interesting however: “Incidentally, Ashley has wanted to sell the club since 2009. He bought the club known as “Magpies” in 2007 for £134.4 million and it is said that he is willing to sell it for less than £80 million.”

£80 million? Righto… No word of the debt either, which I presume would need paying back.

I know most of you well enough to know that you won’t take this seriously, and rightly so. This story has more holes in it than the sieve from my kitchen but all the same I thought I would present it for you all to chatter about.

I haven’t a clue who this Kuwaiti guy is either. I mean don’t get me wrong, I’m not exactly up to speed with Kuwaiti high society, but there isn’t a lot about him and certainly isn’t enough about him that I can find to suggest he may be able to bankroll us in a way that Manchester City have been. Not all Arab’s are filthy rich you know…

So there you go, a little bit of light entertainment for your Wednesday morning. Daydream away, but don’t let reality bite you too hard! Is the club for sale? In my view it always will be, just like any other business so long as the cash is right. Will it be sold to these Kuwaiti guys?

I’ll ride down Barrack Rd naked on a Camel if it is!

About toonsy

A lifelong Newcastle fan and current webmaster of this very 'blog who has the sole aim of creating a place by Newcastle United fans, for Newcastle United fans.

249 thoughts on “Ashley out? Ashley in?

  1. @MM

    I follow Barca. There is no way they are interested in Cabaye.

    They just just Jordi Alba and I believe they will sign Van Persie.

    Their midfield:
    Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Pedro, Sanchez, Busquets, Macherano. And some top top younger players pushing through.

    There’s just no chance… Not worried at all.

      (Quote)

  2. JJ…didn’t say I was worried mate, I just thought the Wiki post was being a bit cheeky. .. 😉

      (Quote)

  3. WOOP WOOP 😯
    (dats de sound of da polis)

    Jeeziz, yee still on here arguing about Carroll, Troy? 😯

    Just to add my bit on the Ba v Carroll showdown, I don’t think I’ve really seen enough of either of them to make an accurate judgment on who would win in a football fight. I think they’re both very similar, but Carroll is better in the air and Ba is a better finisher.

    To attempt to make a neutral and unbiased view I’d say, hypothetically, if I was a Fulham/Villa/Everton type of team fan and was given the choice of either Carroll or Ba I’d probably choose Carroll.

    Having said that, I think it’s a bit of a ‘red is a better colour than blue’ argument I.E. at this stage in their careers it’s difficult to tell who’s the ‘best’ (for me anyway) so it becomes a subjective argument.

      (Quote)

  4. Ba is a better goalscorer than Carroll, and Carroll could only dream about scoring some of the goals Ba scored. Ba is quicker on the turn, more mobile, a better finisher. Carroll is good in the air, and….err…..

    Simples.

      (Quote)

  5. Caroll may be better than Ba in certain areas, like headers, but Ba’s advantage in finishing, and several other areas, is far greater than any of Carroll’s advantages.

      (Quote)

  6. MM, but Carroll is a much more ‘physical’ player, better at holding the ball up, tackling….
    It’s much of a muchness for me.

    Fact is, clueless Dalglish has single-handedly plummeted Carroll’s value in the football market by not playing him, or playing him in the wrong formation, whereas Hughton/Pardew played him to his strengths.

    I doubt anyone on here would’ve said Ba was better than Carroll a year ago. Ba has shone through playing for a well-organised squad, whereas Carroll has festered.

    Like I said, I don’t think there’s fair grounds to pitch them both against each other really. They’re both natural goalscorers, Ba was been given the limelight last season, and Carroll was given a lemon.

      (Quote)

  7. Ba is a much better footballer than Carroll, his all round game is better.

    Carroll can be just as effective tho if u start lumping balls at him, if you don’t he gets subbed, as liverpool fans saw 🙂

      (Quote)

  8. I find your views on Ba and Carroll incredible.
    Ba was sublime at the start of the season and I agree scored goals which Carroll couldn’t.

    But that doesn’t mean Carroll is not a good goalscorer if played correctly. But the main thing that Carroll does better than Ba is his first touch, control, link up play, crossing and physical battering of defenders.

    Carroll for me. . .

    @Rodz
    I’m trying to keep the banter going before the nighty night club start talking about x box games, pat on the back banter and what they are having for supper.

    Yikes! My toes are curling . 😯

      (Quote)

  9. That’s the thing though Mark, how do you judge who the better striker is?
    Their job is to score goals, by hook or by crook. Their Goal ratio stats generally determine their market value.

    I’d agree, Ba has better ‘footballing skills’, but that’s not just what strikers are there for. I saw a Russian bloke in town the other day, layed back in the crab position, spinning a fucking football on his nob whilst juggling 3 hedgehogs with his shoulder blades and playing chamber music on an oboe through his ***. Fantastic to watch. But take his oboe and hedgehogs away and it’d have been fairly poor.

    My point being, err, not sure now actually 😛

      (Quote)

  10. …Andy Carroll is still a major talking point anyway.

    I think he’d be great at West Ham if he went there on loan, but I honestly can’t see it. Rodger’s would be even stupider than *** Kenny if he let him out on loan.

    I can see Carroll returning to form, and developing further under Kenny Rodgers 😉 ….Dalglish messed with his hoodoo, and when a man’s gona eat fried chicken he’s gona get greaseeeyyy!

      (Quote)

  11. Just back from a lad’s trip to Poland (bygoszcz). Cheap as chips and people really friendly. Poland could be a good draw in the Europa League

      (Quote)

  12. …Troy, what did you have for tea anyway? I reckon you had mince and dumplings, and rhubarb crumble, all mixed together in a bucket.

      (Quote)

  13. Ive just fallen off the wardrobe again for the second time today …. Naked!

    How anyone believes Ba has better footballing skills than Carroll is beyond me. 😯

      (Quote)

  14. @toby

    Eh? You telling us how friendly the polish are? 😯

    As if we didn’t know, they’ve invaded us for the past decade! 😯

      (Quote)

  15. @Rodz

    Don’t start or the nighty night club will jump in telling us about how nice their buttered crumpets were! 😛

    Talking of crumpets, where is solano these days.? 😛

      (Quote)

  16. Hello folks,

    I’m eye-balling a trip up Newcastle way this summer with hopes to catch a game. I’m wondering about the Europa draw for the 22nd/23rd match. Does anybody know if that’s home or away? Or is that part of what’s decided in the draw?

    Thanks in advance for any and all info… And don’t spare me the talk of crumpets and rhubarb crumble…

      (Quote)

  17. Troy, by footballing skills I was referring to Ba’s superior finishing. Ability to pick a spot, trap, turn, shoot, all that on the ball ****.

    …I think that’s the third time you’ve fallen off your wardrobe today too. You must have concussion 😯

    …on a side note, if you’re into extreme naked furniture soloing, you should try IKEA’s ‘Aneboda’. I used to have one. They’re fantastic for base jumping if you position them appropriately. 😉

      (Quote)

  18. Thanks, Toby. Do they decide then, during the draw, where they’re playing or is it already decided? Sorry–dumb yank question, but that particular shoe fits me, so I’ma gonna wear it…

    Talking Heads! Great band!

      (Quote)

  19. FSOTC…It’ll be decided during the draw, first team out the hat for each game will play at home first I guess……though it is UEFA we’re tallking about 😕

      (Quote)

  20. Troy – Ba had a purple patch in front of goal; perhaps something he’ll never replicate. My most recent memories of Ba are disappointing; he is prone to getting the ball caught under his feet. Carroll is a much bigger handful for any defence. I’m convinced he will get better and better when he gets the full backing of a manager.

      (Quote)

  21. @B&B
    Totally agree.
    Ba was sensational as the main striker no doubt. Take him away from that role and he looked awkward and certainly not the skilful player many make out on here.

    Don’t get me wrong, I want him to stay but I would still love to see Carroll return this window.

      (Quote)

  22. Oh yeah B&B, you often have no vacancies within your infrequent yet poignant opinions….Swoop, swoop, oh, baby, rock, rock 😛
    …I know I’ll always have ironed towels and posh tea bags though 😎

      (Quote)

  23. @rodz 😆

    Leave my bro alone! I’m the only one allowed to ridicule him! 😛

      (Quote)

  24. ….delayed response, yeah FSOTC. There was some decent ’80s music mate. Few and far between, but that’s another blog I guess. 😕

      (Quote)

  25. …now there’s an idea… (fucking lightbulb emoticon would go in here but Toonsy is too fucking tight to pay the extra 1p per month for an extra smiley above the comment input box).

    😛
    😛
    😛
    😛

      (Quote)

  26. @Rodz

    I agree that B&B flits in and oot.

    Makes a point and disappears for a few hours.

    I reckon he gans naked on the wardrobes but manages to stay on!

      (Quote)

  27. FSOTC@185/6, random is v cool 😎 Lou Reed is also cool, somewhat sweet. Like a Sweet Loaf, freshly baked backwards in front of a mirror by ******** surfers.

      (Quote)

  28. Does anyone else think its a absolute disgrace that the club haven’t confirmed the oversea friendly games? How the fck are people supposed to go and book to go if nobody is saying anything?

      (Quote)

  29. @Stu

    They haven’t even released the home shirt yet or shown any photos.

    I’m sure they are normally out by now?

    It wouldn’t surprise me if they are getting all the season tickets sold then announcing we are playing in sports direct colours.

    I put nothing past this regime .

      (Quote)

  30. …they’ve got Lee Charnley and Owlheed fucking running aboot like blue **** flies trying to tie up transfers man. That’s why there’s nee friendly noons mints yet ad imagine. Balls in other courts. We’re only NUFC, not fucking Spurs 🙄 😆 😆 😯 😯 😛

    (Troy, yeah mate, sort of gave it up cos I was talking too much **** on it, this hive gets my bollocks these days 😆 ….still open though. Keep threatening to get back on)

      (Quote)

  31. …I got massively into Faecesbook for about 8 months, managed to get in touch with loads of people I used to be mates with, half knew, and people I went to school with.

    Then basically started abusing the system. Got sick of waking up the morning after a skinfull with a feeling of dread, knowing I’d written full-gobbed expletive and controversial rants on peoples walls that I hardly knew. 😆

      (Quote)

  32. Troy you can **** right off there, I’m not as daft as yee 😆

    …you can guess who I am.

    Clue: I’m Chinese but don’t look it 😉

      (Quote)

  33. I will leave it with you.

    Ashamed or not?

    I’m off but I want nee nighty nights and sweet dreams kak! 😛

      (Quote)

  34. Troy, my Faecesbook name is my real name.

    …there’s a clue.

    nighty night sweety anyway XX enjoy your breakfast.

    I’m spending the neet oot the back garden in the compost heap.
    …fucking fat slugs in there are filthy!. 😛 😎

      (Quote)

  35. Stuart@191 ,Maybe things are slow ,cause the club is undergoing some changes ,an imminent takeover perhaps 😕 😆

      (Quote)

  36. Andy, even more coincidentaller, I like Chinese. I like Chinese.
    They’re wise and they’re witty and they’re ready to please.

      (Quote)

  37. I see that **** AndyMac just got ‘owned’ on .org by afra chance…brilliant stuff 😆

      (Quote)

  38. Those that prefer Carroll still haven’t mentioned who would be providing the crosses for him 🙄

      (Quote)

  39. Jello Biafra is also cool.
    …and was actually a buddy of mine on FacePlant, until he realised he was a ****, and couldn’t be arsed pretending to be interested in other peoples’ boring day-to-day **** even as much as me.

    what a ****

      (Quote)

  40. …could be a few interesting NUFCblog European away games opportunities anyway.

    I’ve had a word with Toonsy, and he says he’ll drive his bus for free to anywhere, whatever.

    Cushty 😎

      (Quote)

  41. what a bunch of cunts anyway

    Tonight’s the night that we got the truck
    We’re goin’ downtown gonna beat up drunks
    Your turn to drive I’ll bring the beer
    It’s the late, late shift no one to fear
    And ride, ride how we ride
    We ride, lowride

    It’s roundup time where the good ****** meet
    Gonna drag one screaming off the street

    And ride, ride how we ride

    Got a black uniform and a silver badge
    Playin’ cops for real/playin’ cops for pay

    Let’s ride, lowride

    Pull down your dress here’s a kick in the ***
    Let’s beat you blue ’til you **** in your pants
    Don’t move, child got a big black stick
    There’s six of us babe, so suck on my ****

    And ride, ride how we ride
    Let’s ride, lowride

    The left newspapers might whine a bit
    But the guys at the station they don’t give a ****
    Dispatch calls “Are you doin’ something wicked?”
    “No siree, Jack, we’re just givin’ tickets”

    As we ride, ride, how we ride
    Let’s ride, lowride

      (Quote)

  42. FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK DE BOER
    FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK DE BOER
    FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK FRANK DE BOER TON-A-AHA-HA-HAYT.

      (Quote)

  43. The Great Oswaldo! 😯 We pass, like ***** in the night….
    …godda git mi ed dairn nair mite – antil nixt toime cobbah 😉

      (Quote)

  44. 222!!!!

    😯 😯 🙂 😀 ❓ ❗
    WOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOO

    I got the Golden Tickit innit!

    Three little ducks innit.

    BOOYAKA BOOYAKA BO! 😛

      (Quote)

  45. I always knew you would make it to 222- Rodz… well done, and everyone says your an underachiever 😯 how very dare they 😡

      (Quote)

  46. All’s cool Oswaldo, I handle the fame eloquently, yet considered.

    …must admit, I admire your commitment getting up this early in the morning like. Am ganti beard noo. Yeer hardcore yee like. Neetneet.
    XXX
    Madge & Harold

      (Quote)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *