Topic: Newcastle United - Property of Saudi Arabia

[Paully]

Like I said, tinpot club that hasn't won fuck all since god was a lad

Rafa back as sporting director (he’s the reason for our takeover) to guide us to our first trophy since God wore nappies, please

[Salty Dog]

Prior to the 1974 FA Cup final, we had won more trophies than you lot..............

Just a wee 50 years ago...

[Black Bull Nova]

Just a wee 50 years ago...

More than 50, that 50 is the anniversary of when we humiliated them at Wembley


I have no doubt they will manage to buy some silverware at some stage but, like City, it won't mean much because of the price others have paid.

[Paully]

More than 50, that 50 is the anniversary of when we humiliated them at Wembley

Erm, we can still win a trophy this year - easy game on Saturday to get us to Wemberlee 

[JRed]

Erm, we can still win a trophy this year - easy game on Saturday to get us to Wemberlee 

By ‘We’ , do you mean yourself and the horrific Saudi regime?

[reddebs]

Prior to the 1974 FA Cup final, we had won more trophies than you lot..............

50yrs of being crap wow now that is worth celebrating 😂😂😂

[Paully]

By ‘We’ , do you mean yourself and the horrific Saudi regime?

No.

50yrs of being crap wow now that is worth celebrating 😂😂😂

It’ll make the trophy we eventually win whenever that will be an even more monumental occasion and celebration.

[thejbs]

As the best Liverpool poster on here as pointed out, Ashley did not give a shit about growing NUFC commercially etc. We were extremely under-valued under him never mind after securing a top four finish.

 A team with a strong local support, but little international appeal that has been pretty solidly in the bottom half of the PL for two decades while twice relegated. You’ve got top 4 sponsorship money for mid table mediocrity, and you know it.

[Paully]

A team with a strong local support, but little international appeal that has been pretty solidly in the bottom half of the PL for two decades while twice relegated. You’ve got top 4 sponsorship money for mid table mediocrity, and you know it.

Adidas had a golden relationship with us in the mid 90s - record shirt sales back then

[JRed]

No.


It’ll make the trophy we eventually win whenever that will be an even more monumental occasion and celebration.

No? Do you mean the old Newcastle United? Sorry to break it to you but they no longer exist. They were replaced by some Saudi regime representative.

[Redley]

It’ll make the trophy we eventually win whenever that will be an even more monumental occasion and celebration.

You need to start being a bit more streetwise Paully

50 years? You won the Intertoto Cup in 2006. Considering thats practically what the Europa Conference League is now, and thats clearly your most likely route to silverware, I'd start bigging the shit out of the Intertoto Cup.

I'm not sure it'd be worth completely selling your soul as a football club, each of your fans selling their soul as football supporters, all in support of an opressive, journalist murdering, human rights abusing, sportswashing regime who see you as nothing more than empty vessels to fill with whatever shit they want to peddle you....but each to their own, right?

[Paully]

No? Do you mean the old Newcastle United? Sorry to break it to you but they no longer exist. They were replaced by some Saudi regime representative.

It’s the same NUFC to me that I’ve watched at home for 40 years and away for 30 years.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

You need to start being a bit more streetwise Paully

50 years? You won the Intertoto Cup in 2006. Considering thats practically what the Europa Conference League is now, and thats clearly your most likely route to silverware, I'd start bigging the shit out of the Intertoto Cup.

I'm not sure it'd be worth completely selling your soul as a football club, each of your fans selling their soul as football supporters, all in support of an opressive, journalist murdering, human rights abusing, sportswashing regime who see you as nothing more than empty vessels to fill with whatever shit they want to peddle you....but each to their own, right?

Unfortunately they only got a certificate for winning the Intertoto Cup

https://twitter.com/the_irishguy/status/1161349589775147008

[reddebs]

No.


It’ll make the trophy we eventually win whenever that will be an even more monumental occasion and celebration.

A tainted blood soaked win is definitely monumental but not a celebration except for those blinded to the nefarious means it was gained by.

I suppose once you've sold your soul rock bottom has already been hit 🤷

[Redley]

It’s the same NUFC to me that I’ve watched at home for 40 years and away for 30 years.

Mike Ashley was that clubs last ever custodian. Fitting really.

[Black Bull Nova]

It’s the same NUFC to me that I’ve watched at home for 40 years and away for 30 years.

I think you'll find you are wearing the Saudi national kit for a reason

[Paully]

I think you'll find you are wearing the Saudi national kit for a reason

I’m sat in a boozer watching Cheltenham and not wearing any Saudi colours, thank you very much

[JRed]

I’m sat in a boozer watching Cheltenham and not wearing any Saudi colours, thank you very much

The team you think are Newcastle United wear a Saudi Arabia kit tho.

[Irishred1]

Geordie shore has won more trophies than Newcastle since 1974

[lobsterboy]

there is not point trying to argue with a sportswashed.
Its like arguing with a brexiteer, a maga or an anti vaxxer.
Why waste time conversing with people who turn a blind eye to murder and oppression just because it might bring a trophy. Lifes too short and they are no-one I wish to know.
It'll be pyrrhic victory anyway.
Its killing the game.
They can just fight it out with City for bragging rights over footballs bloated rotting corpse.

[Anfield Kopite]

It’s the same NUFC to me that I’ve watched at home for 40 years and away for 30 years.

Is it Fuck. Saudi Arabia blood soaked FC

[Irishred1]

Hands free kit company to sponsor NUFC in the near future.

[Paully]

there is not point trying to argue with a sportswashed.
Its like arguing with a brexiteer, a maga or an anti vaxxer.
Why waste time conversing with people who turn a blind eye to murder and oppression just because it might bring a trophy. Lifes too short and they are no-one I wish to know.
It'll be pyrrhic victory anyway.
Its killing the game.
They can just fight it out with City for bragging rights over footballs bloated rotting corpse.

Can you elaborate on how I’ve been sports-washed?

I’ve never defended our owners - I’ve simply carried on doing what I’ve done for years

I want Rafa back as sporting director and the meltdown will be immense on here! Actually, he’s managed in China, yet you lot still love him? Human rights issues?

[red1977]

Can you elaborate on how I’ve been sports-washed?

I’ve never defended our owners - I’ve simply carried on doing what I’ve done for years

I want Rafa back as sporting director and the meltdown will be immense on here! Actually, he’s managed in China, yet you lot still love him? Human rights issues?

[Dim Glas]

Can you elaborate on how I’ve been sports-washed?

I’ve never defended our owners - I’ve simply carried on doing what I’ve done for years

I want Rafa back as sporting director and the meltdown will be immense on here! Actually, he’s managed in China, yet you lot still love him? Human rights issues?

pretty sure it’s been explained ot you before, but you do possess a talent to be selective as to what you’ll engage with here.

It’s pefectly easy to love your club, and still be disgusted with how they where sold to Saudi Arabia and the reasons for Saudi Arabia buying them. There is a group of Newcastle fans who do very publicly do so, they don’t charge anything to get involved of course, so any Newcastle fan who doesn’t, is condoning it, therefore sportswashed.

You may not be of the level so many are on social media (of maybe you are, no one here would be surprised), where they do Saudi’s bidding for them, going after anyone who dares suggest any wrong in the ownership (very much out of the Man City fans’ playbook). But that doesn’t mean you aren’t sportswashed, acceptance of scum like this owning your football team for the sole purpose of sportswashing their disgusting human rights abuses, and staying silent, is enough.

 

[Paully]

pretty sure it’s been explained ot you before, but you do possess a talent to be selective as to what you’ll engage with here.

It’s pefectly easy to love your club, and still be disgusted with how they where sold to Saudi Arabia and the reasons for Saudi Arabia buying them. There is a group of Newcastle fans who do very publicly do so, they don’t charge anything to get involved of course, so any Newcastle fan who doesn’t, is condoning it, therefore sportswashed.

You may not be of the level so many are on social media (of maybe you are, no one here would be surprised), where they do Saudi’s bidding for them, going after anyone who dares suggest any wrong in the ownership (very much out of the Man City fans’ playbook). But that doesn’t mean you aren’t sportswashed, acceptance of scum like this owning your football team for the sole purpose of sportswashing their disgusting human rights abuses, and staying silent, is enough.

Selective? I’ve been out on the lash and my 3rd favourite ever NUFC manager has been in the news today so thought I’d check in on here.

You can’t have a debate about football anymore though hence I rarely look on here.

[Brian Blessed]

I've got zero control of who owns NUFC and no I'm not involved.

I take it you just accepted Ashley, and for that matter every manager and player, no complaints? You have zero control, afterall.

[Paully]

I take it you just accepted Ashley, and for that matter every manager and player, no complaints? You have zero control, afterall.

I fully accepted and embraced Rafa so yes to an extent

[Redley]

Can you elaborate on how I’ve been sports-washed?

I’ve never defended our owners - I’ve simply carried on doing what I’ve done for years

I want Rafa back as sporting director and the meltdown will be immense on here! Actually, he’s managed in China, yet you lot still love him? Human rights issues?

Got to love the complete invention of something which isn’t even remotely ever going to be a thing…and then getting excited because of an imaginary meltdown over it.

Anthony Gordon allegedly out for 6 months though, that’s pretty funny

[JRed]

I fully accepted and embraced Rafa so yes to an extent

Newcastle fans were extremely vociferous in letting Mike Ashley know they wanted him gone. You would think he had chopped someone’s head off in the boardroom the way he was vilified.
So why is the Saudi regime being welcomed with open arms? They are a lot worse than Mike Ashley!

[Black Bull Nova]

A lot of this relates to the degree to which people have been de-politcised, people only care about what affects them directly, albeit Gaza and Ukraine raise some awareness of others.
Most Newcastle fans don't give a stuff about human rights in the country that owns their club.

[thejbs]

Adidas had a golden relationship with us in the mid 90s - record shirt sales back then

Ah Paully, you didn’t even convince yourself with that one. Adidas are spunking 40m a season on a mid table team who are barely in the top 10 most supported teams in England because of a ‘golden relationship’ in the 90s. And definitely not because of a shady and ambiguous deal with Sela that was announced shortly after.

And you piqued my curiosity. Record shirt sales? What record is this now?

[JRed]

Ah Paully, you didn’t even convince yourself with that one. Adidas are spinking 40m a season on a mid table team who are barely in the top 10 most supported teams in England because of a ‘golden relationship’ in the 90s. And definitely not because of a shady and ambiguous deal with Sela that was announced shortly after.

And you piqued my curiosity. Record shirt sales? What record is this now?

Most football shirts sold in Sports Direct stores in Newcastle.

[Redley]

The Saudi style, Ginola ‘14’ shirts will be flying off the shelves based on um….28 years ago

[RedSince86]

[Tobelius]

Newcastle will soon top that chart whilst there will be warehouses in the desert full of Adidas kits which will never be worn.

[Brian Blessed]

I fully accepted and embraced Rafa so yes to an extent

So you liked one manager. Well, I’m sold.

[G Richards]

I used to not mind Newcastle. One club town, passionate support, some great games with LFC in the Keegan managerial era. They also had a very good side and went close to the Prem. My dad went to the ‘74 cup final as a red who stood on the Kop in a previous generation. So Newcastle, not my team, but fair enough, they were doing their thing and they had their stories.

Fast forward to now and I don’t like them. They are allowing themselves to be used by the Saudis. I can understand that the decision was made well above the station of the average fan, but what I’ve not been impressed with is the minor level of protest. It just seems so unbecoming. Buy us a trophy and we’ll turn a blind eye to chopping up journalists and all the rest of it? It’s a shame as I thought Newcastle fans were like us, in their own way. But they’ve embraced it all, and where are they? Mid table.

They will probably win a trophy at some point, but with the tightening of regulations, after the Man City horse has bolted out of the stable, it won’t be easy for them, and I don’t see them dominating any time soon.

But they sold themselves for it. Ugh.

[Ma Vie en Rouge]

It’s the same NUFC to me that I’ve watched at home for 40 years and away for 30 years.

That's so utterly disingenuous. It's not the same, is it? You're owned by a despotic regime that executes people for political views and sexual orientation. You're their plaything, and that's how you just got a few hundred million pumped into your squad. And behind those few hundred million are some very unpleasant people who don't draw the line at mere propaganda. It's not the "same NUFC" at all, and it's ridiculous to claim otherwise.

Why don't you just go on a Saudi FC website and spout this shit there. You'll never convince anyone here that you're anything but an apologist for sportswashing. What are you here for?

[thejbs]

It’s the same NUFC to me that I’ve watched at home for 40 years and away for 30 years.

You use your time as a fan to justify your support of your murderous owners when your longevity as a fan is reason to be utterly appalled by what is happening.