There's a message for some Reading fans in Ashley's words.

[brendywendy]

id die if i saw our chairman ingratiating himself like that, pretending to be one of the lads

hes not a newcastle fan is he? hes from london i thought
thought he just bought the club cos he could.

[Royal With Cheese]

So in mid August Ashley goes public on the finances, which would have been known to the management at NUFC.

Then Keegan asks for 200 million to buy has beens

And still the Toonami think he walks on water!

It is amazing. If they actually sat down and thought about it they would realise that Keegan is possibly the least suited to getting Newcastle into a top 6 (let alone a top 4) club.

My personal view is that Keegan, Ashley and the Newcastle Fans have ALL got what they deserved.

[Wycombe Royal]

hes not a newcastle fan is he? hes from london i thought
thought he just bought the club cos he could.

He is apparently a Tottenham supporter.

[Factfinder]

slightly sidewise comments but relevant to the general statement of what position clubs are left with as a result of earlier directors actions

a) West ham wage bill is 70 million - more than rfc turnover!
b) ken bates said that they had made the last payment to danny mills this month - three years after he left leeds

longevity with mrM have avoided these and we might still be there after PL collapses and we go back to div 1, 2 and 3(N) and 3(S)

Not slightly sidewise comments mate, they're exactly what this thread is about, but inevitably it's spawned a lot of chatter about Ashley's folley rather than Madejski's wisdom.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

You don't think it was more employing a repulsive, racist, gobby cockney tw@t and then backing him over the fans greatest hero, resulting in said hero leaving?

He's still a f*cking woeful manager and the pathetic Geordie fans deserve him

[Factfinder]

So in mid August Ashley goes public on the finances, which would have been known to the management at NUFC.

Then Keegan asks for 200 million to buy has beens

And still the Toonami think he walks on water!

It is amazing. If they actually sat down and thought about it they would realise that Keegan is possibly the least suited to getting Newcastle into a top 6 (let alone a top 4) club.

My personal view is that Keegan, Ashley and the Newcastle Fans have ALL got what they deserved.

Have Reading fans got what they deserve?

[Forbury Lion]

Ashley's big mistake was employing Keegan, a manager the fans will side with even if he is wrong.

[fruits]

Would Reading have done deals like that under John Madejski?

No.

If clubs are spending more than they are earning then sooner or later it will catch up with them and there will be trouble and a crash just like what has happened in the property market.

And banks and insurance etc, the whole sham that is football could come crashing down faster than a tarts knickers.