Newcastle fand everywhere have been involved in this ongoing battle with Mike Ashley for what feels like decades now. In truth, Ashley has only owned the club for 11 years, however, after years of negligence from the Sports Direct owner, he’s now made his way to the dressing room two games in a row to address Rafa Benitez and his players, according to The Chronicle.
I can’t help but think that this a tactic to quell protests against him. You’ll never get me believing that after 11 years of negligence, he’s taken a sudden genuine interest in our team. #nufc https://t.co/pEXgoDn7fU
— NUFC360 (@NUFC360) November 13, 2018
Whilst anyone on the outside of Newcastle United may believe that Ashley is finally trying to be a good owner and do what he can on and off the field to help the side, the Magpies just cannot trust him. The supporters have been campaigning against their tyrant owner for years now and the fact that he’s been in the dressing room for two games straight doesn’t give him a pass as far as their concerned, and the protests will continue.
Newcastle were a club that looked doomed just two weeks ago. After playing out 11 Premier League games and picking up just three points of 33, St James Park was being dipped to become a Championship ground once again. However, after back-to-back wins against Watford and Bournemouth the picture has changed on the pitch. Off it, though, the fight against Ashley still goes on and the fans have seen right through the 54-year-old’s PR stunt.
You can read The Geordies’ verdict on Ashley here:
I guess we’ll see how much he’s interested during the next transfer window
— Stan Lee (@NUFC_Brx) 13 November 2018
The Chronicle has mentioned months ago that LC had told MA that he felt he needed to start making it look like he’s integrating himself back into the team. It’s been a ploy from day dot. 450M in 4 months. They can blame HOF but @TheMagpieGroup_ has had effect too.#AshleyOut
— Chris Armin (@chris_armin) 13 November 2018
Keep up the pressure on tatman. His business is falling like a stone on the stock exchange. Schroders & their ilk will not put up with that for long. Boycott the tat shops he owns. Protest etc
+The FA need to look at our accounts and the monies being extracted thro the backdoor.— Lucy 🏴🇬🇧 (@dunelmcuths) November 13, 2018
Absolutely spot on.
He won’t fool me again.
— Burnsie NUFC (@BenArfaChance) 13 November 2018
https://twitter.com/Toon_phil1892/status/1062322125023920128
He is worried about getting relegated and missing out on next year's big TV money. The money is not to improve our Squad / team.
It's for his House of Fraser take over.
Supporters need to start wising up.
This bloke will never change.— Paul Palpatine (@Magman55) November 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/tempersmith/status/1062327712159797248
A quite blatant one too. He’s been pulling PR stunts like this since his share prices started tumbling #nufc
— Luxfordinho (@Luxfordinho) November 13, 2018
unless there's a buyer it all seems irrelevant though. He's already said he isn't selling it this year, and at 400mil+ I can't see anyone rushing in to it.
— Matthew (@JB4t00n) November 13, 2018
The Magpies will be determined to rid their club of Ashley and will do everything in their power to up their efforts in protesting against him.
