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title: "Newcastle United: Fans slam Simon Jordan over his positive assessment of Mike Ashley"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-fans-slam-simon-jordan-over-his-positive-assessment-of-mike-ashley/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2019-11-28T18:10:14Z"
modified: "2019-11-28T18:10:14Z"
---

# Newcastle United: Fans slam Simon Jordan over his positive assessment of Mike Ashley

**Despite Mike Ashley’s infamous unpopularity on Tyneside, with supporters often [protesting](https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/newcastle-fans-boycott-ashley-protest-238375) his ownership, former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has come out in defence of his tenure and claimed ‘he isn’t a difficult man to deal with’.**

Speaking to [TalkSPORT via the Newcastle Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/simon-jordans-latest-mike-ashley-17329065), Jordan took a somewhat rare approach when describing Ashley as a business person and all-round human being – describing the Sports Direct owner in a positive light.

Since launching a takeover of the club in 2007, Sir John Hall had previously described the tycoon as [‘the right person to take the club forward’](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/may/23/football), but fast-forward 12 years and the consensus among supporters couldn’t be more contrasting.

Newcastle are currently sitting [14th in the table](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) with just three wins out of their last 10 Premier League matches – with new recruits Joelinton, Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron having scored [one goal](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/top-scorers) between them.

Here’s how some of the Geordie faithful responded to Jordan’s verdict on Twitter:

> Tell that to those trying to buy the club.
>
> — Steve Hilliard (@flowmanuga) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/flowmanuga/status/1200008063656349697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This from a guy who ran palace into the ground . A failure as an owner and as a person.
>
> — Damien Coughlan (@dynamodamo) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/dynamodamo/status/1200013961023938564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [pic.twitter.com/UXnB4VBUP7](https://t.co/UXnB4VBUP7)
>
> — Carl Rowell (@smokemeakipper6) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/smokemeakipper6/status/1200034576812433408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Still, nobody’s interested what Simon Jordan has to say 🙄😩🤦🏻‍♂️
>
> — Cloggsy Goodwin (@cloggsy71) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/cloggsy71/status/1199992679200952320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’s obsessed with Newcastle
>
> — Mr Potato Head™ (@aborisdrone) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/aborisdrone/status/1199991404992385024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Off you pop Simon back in your box your comments are hollow to us [#Ashleypuppet](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ashleypuppet?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — John Scorfield (@Jaffa956) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/Jaffa956/status/1200046117242703872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Newcastle fans, can the club become successful during Ashley’s reign? Let us know below!***