Is the Tiote deal a sign of Ashley’s intent?

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Ashley showing his intention? The news that Cheik Tiote has signed a new, long term, very long term, deal at Newcastle is of course very welcome and actually shows a glimmer of ambition for the club.

If we want to improve we must keep our best players, and securing Tiote on such a long deal will go some way towards that. It’s not foolproof, but with a deal of that length you would have to think that it maybe rules out a few teams that may have otherwise been circling in the summer, purely on the basis that the value of the contract is at a level which will put the price of Tiote beyond the reach of certain other clubs.

But is this a sign of Mike Ashley’s intent? Is he finally starting to show a bit of ambition whilst at the helm of the club? If he is, then it’s a good thing for all of us.

The sale of Andy Carroll has left a bitter pill in the mouths of many Newcastle fans and has lead to a fair bit of despondency amongst the black and white faithful. However, that has been and gone now, but the feeling of wondering who we were going to lose next was something that I was personally going through.

Things were going along rather smoothly on the good ship Toontanic. The players were happy and they seemed to be buying in to where the club were heading. The sale of Carroll brought doubts into the mind of some of them players though and left them looking for signs of ambition for the club before they are willing to commit to a long term future on Tyneside.

The Tiote deal could be the signal that those particular players were looking for, although I guess that only time will tell us if that is to be the case. Call it a publicity stunt by Ashley, a PR exercise with the hope of achieving some extra season ticket sales or call it anything you like, but if it works, and it entices other players to secure their future at Newcastle will it really matter? The fact is that it would have worked.

The players have asked for backing, and today is a tentative sign that the backing will be there for the right player. It may only be a new contract, and it may only be a worthless bit of paper, but it is also a sign that the deal will be there for the right player.

At least I hope so anyway 🙂

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231 thoughts on “Is the Tiote deal a sign of Ashley’s intent?”

  6. Mostly calpe although spent time in javea and moraira too, where about you heading?
    North or south of alicante?

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  7. Alicante itself,(north). Wor lass’s Stepdad has an empty flat there in a residential area where we can live for nowt until our house sells here.

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  8. Spot on mate.
    You won’t struggle too much for football,
    If needs must Benidorm is 20 minutes up the road 😯
    My skysports and other satellite than you can shake a stick at.
    Problem with Spanish satellite (canal deporte) is they just play man utd, arsenal or Chelsea every week

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  10. Benidorm..aargh. I Went for a couple of nights with my mate, when we stayed at his sister’s (near Alcalali,Jalon valley), it was ok for that, a couple of lads on the hoy but other than that it does nowt for me.
    A couple of years ago they had a few prem games on, Marcelino was a commentator 👿 and I was in Madrid for New Year and managed to watch the Toon v Wigan 😀
    We’re taking the Sky box but the flat faces the wrog way so we’ll see if we can put a dish on the roof, if not I’ll have to wait until we get our own place.
    Best learn Spanish though 🙁

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  11. It helps to learn the lingo. The Spanish don’t mind if you get it wrong as long as you try. Due to the incessant wave of tourists to that region throughout the years, most speak English but obviously not so much in the residential areas and inland (places like Jalon valley)
    Moreno – Brown 😉

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  14. Used to get called Miguel Moreno when out on the hoy with the lads when I moved down to La Manga. Met many a footballer and manager there, could tell some stories!

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  15. I bet mate.
    I just want to get out there now, get the bloody move out the way.
    There’s a canny little residents bar at the bottom of the flats, sit outside 1 euro for a bottle of Cruzcampo 😀

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  19. Rich – Missed that. No not in Gallowgate this time. No tickets that I fancied. In Milburn this time, Gallowgt side though.

    Moreno – Travelling up to Newcastle for the match, staying overnight, coming back tomorrow.

    Was going to get a new article up this morning but slept in 🙄 Match benter is done already and will be up at normal time. Mark is doing match review I think?

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  28. A bit, miss the footy but I was away 12 years wi army, I’m sure the 1 or 2 days of extra sunshine will compensate tho 😉

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  40. How will we recognise Toonsy in Fluid?
    Will he wearing a flower?
    Or will he be the one buying all the drinks.

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  42. Stuart… optimism? 😯 😉
    Whey off to shops, pay some money into the bank 😯 its been a while since I did that 😀

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  44. He defo won’t be the one buying all the drinks,he’ll be the one minesweeping the dregs, he looks like a poor mans Eric Bristow but with a slight ❗ midlands tint to his accent 😀 reet now I’m off

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  47. batty…Tommy Cooper is a legend….he would make a great toon chairman if he was still with us…could you just imagine it…?

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  50. batty…I remember it too mate…bizarre viewing ..

    Call me an old slapper, but the old slap-stick type of humour takes some beating…..

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  51. So I went in to a pet shop. I said, “Can I buy a goldfish?”
    The guy said, “Do you want an aquarium?”
    I said, “I don’t care what star sign it is.”..

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  52. munich iam not sick but ive just watched it agen on youtube ,as i havent seen it since i was a kid ,he went, just like that 😉

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  54. Good old fat Mick 4-4 dvd only ordered yesterday and just arrived.

    I cannot see what people have got against him… 😉

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  55. Right that’s me setting off from bonnie scotland.

    Lets hope for three points today and even if we don’t get them we will still be smiling not like other sets of supporters who would turn milk

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  56. Morning all. I’m going for 3-1 with Best getting and Nolan popping up against his old club. Sturridge will probably score for them.

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  57. I’m getting pissed today – off to the match at 1pm as I have to hand my season ticket renewal in as well.

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  58. Has anyone been watching much of Bolton recently? If I’m not wrong Elmander is now being played out on the right with Davies and Sturrdige up front right? What’s Elmander actually like out there? Or is he just used for set pieces and such or when he can get into the box?

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  60. Exactly what I thought 😆 …but something must be working or they wouldn’t be persisting with it surely? Anyway, can’t see him getting much out of the Bull today.

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  64. reet, i’m all drugged up, masking last nights hangover, ready to get on it again. 2 bets, sensible one, Nolan to score, outside bet, Williamson to score.

    Fancy us to create some chances with set pieces, plus big Mike’s over due a goal

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  68. Ice…reliving ya youth through dvd’s ❓
    Dave@216….whey we’re all used to that from you on here 😉 😆

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  73. doubt it, my cousins owa from Manchester for the match so said we’d meet up with him and his lass.

    Jay jay…match day man,” let’s be havin you!”, “where are you?”

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