tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post5020431185944598158..comments2024-03-27T10:38:08.826+01:00Comments on The Swiss Ramble: Newcastle United - In A RutThe Swiss Ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11423088862174893998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-36684303546184031642015-09-12T00:28:13.561+02:002015-09-12T00:28:13.561+02:00The whole way Newcastle are run is depressing. Th...The whole way Newcastle are run is depressing. The managers they appoint, the mid-season capitulation, the early cup exits, the constant flow of mostly chaep unknown French-African players. It all smacks of a complete lack of ambition. If Newcastle had even a half decent manager with a bit of charisma, who was prepared to make more exciting signings, play in a more exciting way, and put more emphasis on the cups, everyone would benefit, even the owner. <br /><br />As pointed out in this article, Ashley seems to be looking purely at the numbers - he got the club on the cheap and simply wants to use the loyal support's money to gradually reduce the debt to a point where they are almost debt free and he can sell them at a huge profit. That's great for Ashley, but why should the fans pay year after year to watch a club that appears to be going nowhere?ses101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-34583460119488318792015-04-20T22:59:48.966+02:002015-04-20T22:59:48.966+02:00Excellent as usual. However I'm interested to ...Excellent as usual. However I'm interested to know if Newcastle were unwilling to spend cash as they physically didn't have it and were unwilling to go too far into the red? Last year when they had cash (£34m) they did spent the bulk of it. With Pardew, Santon and MYM leaving + TV money the bank balance should be a very healthy figure right now (£50m maybe). Interesting to see how much they are willing to spend in the summer.<br /><br />An issue with performance on the pitch is Newcastle's star players who they've kept have all under performed - Krul, Colo, Tiote, Sissoko, Cisse have all let the club down. HBA going so far off form he had to be given away, Jonas being ill, De Jong and Taylor injured. And bad purchases of Riviere, Cabella and Ferrerya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-73587315104439302482015-04-20T14:48:04.645+02:002015-04-20T14:48:04.645+02:00An overdraft is a short term cash facility, it'...An overdraft is a short term cash facility, it's a little bit different from a loan.<br /><br />It's fairly normal to have a big cash balance some of the time and a small overdraft to cover immediate short term financing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487486960623783530.post-27729549355369260302015-04-20T13:15:30.059+02:002015-04-20T13:15:30.059+02:00Most sensible toon fans who aren't the knuckle...Most sensible toon fans who aren't the knuckle draggers on tv will tell you, :our debt is higher than when Ashley took over, but no-one listens! For all the awful reporting of he's "cleared the debts" and all that, it's refreshing there's someone else out there who can see it. I'm sick of hearing he's a great business man. No, he's the best at picking the meat off a carcass, you can tell by the size of him. He's contracted out our merchandise to his tatty sport shop, so now WE have to pay THEM to store and sell our stuff from their warehouse. Yet people claim he hasn't taken 'any monies'. I have to ask that if you, Swiss Rambler, agree with that? I'm talking in all the creative accounting ways you clearly know, has he fiddled the books? How can we have had an overdraft after he alleged to put money in when we went down to the championship and Barclays refused to extend it? If he cleared all our external debts, how did we have a £4m over draft this season? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com