There is a mistake in the voice-over of this video. It should state "Ashley *owned* a significant stake of Rangers". It currently says "owns". Ashley sold his stake in 2017. Apologies for any confusion.
Tifo Football I like your videos on football owners and it’s investments into the game now that football is big business I think you should do more videos on the finances of football as I like watching them videos but keep up the good work as I am a big fan since September 2016 guys.
photom2 we were Dunstable drivers that were lie to and kept in the dark and often asked about the knew Shirebrook DC we were told our jobs were safe! Even by his side kick Ian Baldwin who I once considered my best mate we were shafted. We were called in to work on the Monday morning and walked out with no job that day.. no offer of a transfer to Shirebrook which I would of gladly taken.
The worst owner ever, seriously. You may say "oh, yeah, he got rid of all the debt" but what about taking a champions league competing club and relegating it 2 times? No ambition whatsoever, ended this transfer window once again in profit, hates the fans, refuses to speak out publically...
But Newcastle were no longer a champions league team when he took over Newcastle in 2007. Newcastle haven’t been in the champions league since 2003. Newcastle we’re already on a massive decline before he took over yoyoing between bottom half and top half finishes.
ed kal maybe not. I just couldn't help myself pointing out that Newcastle were no longer challenging for the champions league like you suggested in your comment.
As a liverpool supporter and watching football since early 70's. I've always had a soft spot for Newcastle. When huge money started coming in, I always wondered why the likes of Newcastle and Forrest where passed by with people with huge bank accounts. If this happens for Newcastle, I hope they don't go the way like cheaty. More know as man city. Good luck Newcastle, I hope Ashley gets kicked well and truly out of your club.
Guess you haven’t been reading the news Newcastle has just been sold to the Saudi royal family being worth more than 1 trillion becoming the richest football club in the world
Enjoyed the video, quality video keep it up. I hope that Mike Ashley leaves Newcastle as soon as possible, I want to see Newcastle back fighting for at least a Europa League place.
Ashley did pump about £110 million into the club to take the debt off the books but he effectively transferred the debt onto himself and said the club owed him all the money back plus the money he spent to buy it. So while the debt was taken off the books it wasn’t actually cleared and I don’t understand how you’re owed the money back that you’ve spent to buy something. He wants the club to be self sufficient and not in debt and that’s all very well but you live and die by decision making in football and he’s got too many decisions wrong, especially with appointments and not remaining competitively or he’s dithered making decisions and then panicked and got it wrong, he wants the club to be in the premier league but you can’t stand still and hope to scrape by with unproven cheap french players which he undoubtedly tried to do because he didn’t want to spend huge amounts of money to get decent players and therefore go into debt but that’s where football is a vicious circle and they were relegated again because of poor investment and so the club owed him money again in his eyes because he put another loan in to get promoted straight back. As for a takeover I do actually thinks he wants to sell but he wants the new owners to give him advertising and merchandise rights and they can buy the players so it’s not his problem anymore.
As an Arsenal fan, I can feel Newcastle`s fans pain... Mike Ashley is just a businessman, he has no passion whatsoever for football. At least Newcastle may get rid of him soon. Kroenke looks like he`s gonna own Arsenal for his whole life :(
Ashley: saves Newcastle from oblivion. Newcastle fans: spend our way into administration or get out. Here, have double Vs from me you bloody Neanderthals.
I’d bet my last pound on the animator of the thumbnail is a Geordie. Those shifty eyes and circular chin/neck has gotta be the admiration of a true fan.
@Voke Btw He doesn't need to. He owns the football club. He can do anything he wants with it. If the club is not fan owned, fans don't have a say in how it is run. Simple as that.
Ashley doesn't regret buying Newcastle one bit. The free advertising Sports Direct enjoy at St James Park has no doubt raised the company's revenue significantly. He'll see buying the club as a genius move. He wants to maintain that free advertising by the cheapest means possible.
@@nobad6134 Sure he employs thousands. But expoliting people by paying them less than minimal wage, no insurance and no vacation isn't legal. Even if he found loopholes, why should thousands of people slave for pennies just so one guy could become a billionaire?
@@andrew7taylor Less than minimum wage? We know for sure that is illegal if he truly did that. I need to see the evidence of where and how he paid less than min wage. And people go to those jobs voluntarily. No one forces them to take the job. If there was no entrepreneur putting up the capital, then there would be no need for labour. It's a transaction both sides agree to terms about.
He knew how loyal the Newcastle fans are that's why he got involved with the club.Same with Rangers supporters.Thankfully we are rid of him now.Many a sleepless night we had over him but!
What would be different if the fans ran the club instead of Ashley? Ashley is neither pumping money into the club (like the owners of PSG and Man City) nor is he bleeding it for profit (like the Glazzers). As they don't have millions to invest, the fans would have to run the club with a sustainable model, ie. the club's revenue should cover its costs. So, basically the same way as Ashley runs it. Yes, the workers might be treated better than the Ashley's Sports Direct employees, but the fans don't give s**t about this. All that matters to them is that the club doesn't get relegated and with a sustainable business model it's harder when other clubs don't follow the UEFA FFP rules.
My team in Dublin BOHS are a fan run club but to be honest are club us not rich and the irish football league is in bits but were getting are new stadium in 2023 so theirs something good for us
I recently stayed near Newcastle before the Manchester City - Newcastle game and the owner of the b&b we stayed in noticed my City shirt and jokingly pretended to spit at me. I got in conversation about Ashley and he got very frustrated. It's really clear to see that Ashley's ownership of Newcastle isn't just about football. The people who support that club have it in their blood. A damn shame to see it being run so badly.
Thank God, I just took and interest in Scottish football and my jaw dropped when I clicked on this vid and heard that Ashley owns a decent share of Rangers. Sent me in an hour long frenzy reading on the history of Rangers' ownership.
Technically true but the video is about Ashley and his ownership/dealings with Newcastle, the retail deals etc. although obviously orchestrated by Ashley are conducted through Sports Direct so technically he doesn't directly profit.
@@MrBostonceltics99 The Newcastle fanzine "True Faith" did an excellent podcast with a Rangers fan group where they delve into the shocking exploitative business practices of Ashley whilst he was a shareholder in Rangers including using Ibrox as collateral for loans the club didn't need and signing over club image rights to himself. You should definitely check it out
@@MrBostonceltics99 He's finished at Rangers.The Rangers support forced him out!It wasn't easy but!We can only now buy official club merchandise after 3 or 4 long years because of him!Even now Rangers retail arm will take months to recover because of this man.Rangers were getting 4p in the pound for kits etc and Sports Direct were getting the other 96p!!!
The way these videos aree layed out are so visually pleasing. I love the format, especially at the end how it speeds through all the drawings you've gone through in the video. It's just really well done
Not sure where you got the idea that he's a Newcastle fan? According to multiple sources including Derek Llambias, former Newcastle United Managing Director, he's a lifelong Chelsea fan
@@alexchorltonwilson2642 "Mike is a Chelsea supporter. Everyone thinks he is a Tottenham supporter, by the way, and that upsets him. But if Stamford Bridge was changing names, he'd have a view. It will always be Stamford Bridge." - Derek Llambias
Also, slight technicality, Keegan resigned because Ignacio Gonzalez and Xisco were signed without his approval as a favour to agents. He wasn’t sacked, it was proven to be constructive dismissal.
I love these videos (to all at Tifo) and this one especially is great. However, I would just like to point out that Mike Ashley has not made Newcastle United financially stable. He has doubled the debt of the club which has been relegated twice under his stewardship. Just because the debt is owed to him, doesn't mean the club is stable financially. It has a massive impact.
I honestly believe that our club will die in the coming years if we don't stand up to him now, however protesting outside his shops will only inconvenience some poor 0 hour contract teenagers, yet I digress, we are no longer Newcastle United, we are Sports Direct FC. It is proven that Ashley only cares about money and therefore the only way to get him out of our club is to not show up to games and to starve him of that revenue, but I know we can't and that kills me inside...
There was actually a £350million bid on the table last November. £150million up front, then £200million in instalments over the next few years. It even included a bonus of £50million up front if we were to qualify for the Champions League. Seems a pretty reasonable offer in my opinion. Rafa will probably leave at the end of the season when his contract expires, gutted Ashley is still in charge.
Yes, the nightmare continues indefinitely. At least last season there was a glimmer of hope for the first half of the season. I doubt anybody will pay £400million for this club. Too much damage has been done to the clubs brand by Ashley. He expects that there will be no cost or consequences for his decade of mismanagement. Shocking.
Aylez... defo buddy rafa is offski... it's a shame under a proper chairman rafa could of made the toon great again... Mike Ashley is a grade A wanker... don't know if he was born 1 or came 1 with practise but by fuck he has excelled as 1
RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg are in the same Europa League group. Your earlier Leipzig coverage was excellent. Can you make a video about UEFA rules on owners having more than one team compete? It's my understanding Red Bull is violating these. Even if they aren't, this issue will grow as RB and City expand their enterprises. Your journalism would be incisive.
You listed treading water and avoiding relegation as his priorities but he consistently refuses to invest enough to allow for any kind of confidence that we can avoid relegation. He's taken us down twice and at the time of writing we are heading for a third demotion under his ownership. So as well as being one of the worst people in the country he's also incompetent.
Alan Shields Hamilton South Lanarkshire Scotland. Ashley is only bring Newcastle United down & I feel so sorry for The Toon Army they have buy far the most loyal fans in all the U.K as Newcastle United have won nothing since The Inter City's fairs Cup that is to say major trophys. Also Ashley may not have a stake in Glasgow Rangers but he still has a massive hold over the club through Sports Direct whare the club make very little from the merchandise that is on sale through Sports Direct Glasgow Rangers only makeing 45p from every £ of Club Merchandise sold through Sports Direct. All in all Mike Ashley should have nothing to do with any Sports team of any kind greed is his only motivation.
Do one about Pinto da Costa, the president of FCPorto, he is the president who has the most titles in the world. He is the president since 1982 and still is to this day.
Not sure where you got your info from but Ashley isn’t a Newcastle fan, not by a long shot. He’s a Spurs fan (although some sources say Chelsea.) Whatever he is, I think it’s clear he’s 100% not a Newcastle fan.
Suraj182 I worked for him for 16 years he’s not even a particularly big football fan when he bought the club we were told he only bought it for a bit of fun and publicity.
Just like it would've been better if Hitler had become a painter, it would've been better, for Newcastle, if Ashley had become a squash player. Just for the record here, I support Sunderland! I enjoy defeating and embarrassing Newcastle, when we get to play. However, it doesn't mean I enjoy seeing this. The guy is a terrible human being. This dodgy character doesn't really want to sell Newcastle, as he makes a profit from them. He pretends to be willing to sell them every season to curb fan protests.
Why would anyone be an owner? People don't seem to appreciate the fact that it's just a business and it's the owner's own money being spent. I appreciate that supporters want a Shaykh Mansour at every club and all you care about is winning, but in the real world money has to be accounted for and made. And business ventures need to be profitable to succeed. I'm also not of the opinion that Wonga is evil. People should pay the consequences for their daft decisions. You see it on social media brazenly tagging their mates into posts regarding Wonga "hehe remember the Wonga night out John doe, hehe". The interest rate is clear as day, you can't make any profit loaning £100 and having that paid back in £8 installments over a year (rounding down before some smart Alec gets facetious).
Only two mistakes on this video is the fact Ashley is a Chelsea fan. It’s believed to be Tottenham but apparently according to Lambias he didn’t like that reference. And the other is we aren’t financially stable as we owe MA a total of £140M that he gave us in interest free loans to blacken our books. So basically we owe him that money instead. So we’re technically in debt to ourselves till he sells up. That was his last best egg for selling. He’ll demand payment upon being sold. Although by now that should’ve been paid of even. He’s a real awful owner. Swearing at families at the ground etc. Shambles
He is an unnecessary evil. Just on the 0 hours contact aspect. Well done Mike you are contributing to the rise of poverty. He gives no fucks. Doesn’t even acknowledge government. I still remember kicking a ball as a child with big Kev. Up the Toon!!!
Haha, 1 million pounds as compensation to his 18,000 employees. What a generous bloke. After systemically being treated like worthless trash it must mean the world to be compensated with on average 55 quid
This is an incredibly biased piece. What is wrong with a football club that can sustain itself without a cash rich billionaire pouring in millions, everything wrong with modern football. Also, I’d recommend everyone to watch the questioning from the MPs to Ashley where he gives them a business lesson. Adding to this, the Labour Party and the trade union leader are quoted as an impartial source when they are quite the opposite. This is far from a balanced video.
Fair play Mike Ashley is kind of self made, however a 10,000 pound interest free loan isnt something everyone can start with. I think Richard Branson also had a lot of help from his parents.
I’m sick of this zero hours contract nonsense. Government could ban them anytime they want, zero hours contracts were passed and created by the government, not by Mike Ashley.
might just be my store but i love 0 hour contract cuz if i want 10,20,30,40 hours a week i can get it u no why cuz im fucking good at my job crazy right
If he wants to pay his workers zero contracts that's the government's fault for allowing it. The government won't end zero hours, they're making too much money.
tbh at least he bothers to sell away his controlling stakes in Newcastle United as he knows he can't financially compete with the likes of Man City and etc. Arsenal have owners who doesn't think like this.
Being a former Arsenal fan I don’t feel bad for Newcastle fans, because they choose to support the club while it’s owned by someone who won’t commit back to them. You want radical changes to things you love you need radical actions, even if it means boycotting.
@RobC I stopped supporting them because I realized how important of a role ownership is to a club. Everything starts from their commitment and decision making. I can get behind questionable decisions but I have no tolerance of taking advantage of fans' undying love for their own profits. As long as this ownership remains the club will not act on behalf of the fans' interest, and it will always be owners first and fans last. If they don't care about fans I don't have many reasons to support them like a sheep. Now I just enjoy watching football without a team, and it's healthier for me this way.
That's how business works; you love looking to drag the riches down. Maybe you should try and form a business. He is following the law. Always looking for conspiracy.
@@patrickmoen8577 Its the developed countries loophole. The rich don't get rich by giving the money away. It might be ethical or morally right but it's not illegal. I hate how people jump on the riches like they own them part of their money. If you miss the beginning his father mortgaged his house and he loaned him $10,000. They can do the same if they don't like the zero hour. It's a demand and supply.
There is a mistake in the voice-over of this video. It should state "Ashley *owned* a significant stake of Rangers". It currently says "owns". Ashley sold his stake in 2017. Apologies for any confusion.
Too sincere you lot are
Tifo Football I like your videos on football owners and it’s investments into the game now that football is big business I think you should do more videos on the finances of football as I like watching them videos but keep up the good work as I am a big fan since September 2016 guys.
Thank you for admitting that.
Tifo Football make a video about red star belgrade qualifying for UCL for the first time since they won it in 1991 and about their team
There was also a mistake in the beginning when you said Mike Ashley is a devout Newcastle fan. He's only a fan of money.
Mike Ashley’s the kind of guy who would unplug your life support machine to charge his phone
and then charge you to have it back
Haaa I worked for the dog.. him and his ass licking prick Ian Baldwin
photom2 we were Dunstable drivers that were lie to and kept in the dark and often asked about the knew Shirebrook DC we were told our jobs were safe! Even by his side kick Ian Baldwin who I once considered my best mate we were shafted. We were called in to work on the Monday morning and walked out with no job that day.. no offer of a transfer to Shirebrook which I would of gladly taken.
I dare Alan Shearer to say that on Match of the Day. xD
Haha and then Rio Ferdinand would tell you you're lucky for him doing so!
Guys you should do a video on Red Bull company acquiring football teams and trying to rename them...RB Leipzig & Salzburg being the most interesting.
The worst owner ever, seriously. You may say "oh, yeah, he got rid of all the debt" but what about taking a champions league competing club and relegating it 2 times? No ambition whatsoever, ended this transfer window once again in profit, hates the fans, refuses to speak out publically...
“Worst owner ever” lol yeah no mate
But Newcastle were no longer a champions league team when he took over Newcastle in 2007. Newcastle haven’t been in the champions league since 2003. Newcastle we’re already on a massive decline before he took over yoyoing between bottom half and top half finishes.
Adam Hallsworth from my point of view obviously he would be. he is the worst owner in the premier league tho, without a doubt
Create Mistakes Irrelevant. I'm absolutely sure it would not have had such a big decline like 2 relegations without Ashley.
ed kal maybe not. I just couldn't help myself pointing out that Newcastle were no longer challenging for the champions league like you suggested in your comment.
As a liverpool supporter and watching football since early 70's. I've always had a soft spot for Newcastle. When huge money started coming in, I always wondered why the likes of Newcastle and Forrest where passed by with people with huge bank accounts. If this happens for Newcastle, I hope they don't go the way like cheaty. More know as man city. Good luck Newcastle, I hope Ashley gets kicked well and truly out of your club.
Guess you haven’t been reading the news Newcastle has just been sold to the Saudi royal family being worth more than 1 trillion becoming the richest football club in the world
Do a Leeds under Bielsa tactical profile
Enjoyed the video, quality video keep it up.
I hope that Mike Ashley leaves Newcastle as soon as possible, I want to see Newcastle back fighting for at least a Europa League place.
Oh, so he’s not just a terrible team owner, he’s a terrible employer in general. Splendid.
His theory that he doesn't have a billion dollar in bank is absolutely true. Most normal simpleton people don't understand that
Ashley is killing the club! Ashley out
Ashley did pump about £110 million into the club to take the debt off the books but he effectively transferred the debt onto himself and said the club owed him all the money back plus the money he spent to buy it. So while the debt was taken off the books it wasn’t actually cleared and I don’t understand how you’re owed the money back that you’ve spent to buy something. He wants the club to be self sufficient and not in debt and that’s all very well but you live and die by decision making in football and he’s got too many decisions wrong, especially with appointments and not remaining competitively or he’s dithered making decisions and then panicked and got it wrong, he wants the club to be in the premier league but you can’t stand still and hope to scrape by with unproven cheap french players which he undoubtedly tried to do because he didn’t want to spend huge amounts of money to get decent players and therefore go into debt but that’s where football is a vicious circle and they were relegated again because of poor investment and so the club owed him money again in his eyes because he put another loan in to get promoted straight back. As for a takeover I do actually thinks he wants to sell but he wants the new owners to give him advertising and merchandise rights and they can buy the players so it’s not his problem anymore.
As an Arsenal fan, I can feel Newcastle`s fans pain... Mike Ashley is just a businessman, he has no passion whatsoever for football. At least Newcastle may get rid of him soon. Kroenke looks like he`s gonna own Arsenal for his whole life :(
Pls do leeds under Bielsa
samuel idakwo trust me, bielsa ends up destroying your squad mentally
What a sad and depressing story.
Don't forget that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon also showed interest in purchasing the club.
ashley was never a devout newcastle fan ..he wanted to buy spurs way before newcastle
Ashley was born in Walsall actually.
Ashley: saves Newcastle from oblivion.
Newcastle fans: spend our way into administration or get out.
Here, have double Vs from me you bloody Neanderthals.
Something just doesn’t add up. He went from owning a single sports store - to owning 100 more, just like that? Hmm🤔
What app do you use to make your videos?
The owner of my club. Had to click knowing what I am in for.
Now Newcastle somehow got an owner even more hated
What a lad
I’d bet my last pound on the animator of the thumbnail is a Geordie. Those shifty eyes and circular chin/neck has gotta be the admiration of a true fan.
1,500% interest... damn!
Sometimes football fans dont have a clue about business
So simple .Boycott his shops.I do.....
Tifo Football could you make a video on third lanark
Immensely admirable businessman. A man worth studying
*True Geordie rage intensifies*
You lot
Check out my highlights
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Haha that guy is such a meathead. Tifo > Malcolm Meatballhead
EVERY GEORDIE RAGE INTENSIFIES!
There can be no joy in the world until Tifo have a video entitled "The Death of Mike Ashley."
Unprofessional Gamers grow up
@@williamhaines7876 Never.
Never
@William Haines Never
..Said Kevin Keegan !
Rafa, the players, Newcastle, and the fans deserve better than Mike Ashley
Goodbye Rafa :(
The premier league...
Why should he put his own money into Newcastle when returns are not guaranteed at all?
@@siu281 he shouldn’t buy a football club then
@Voke Btw He doesn't need to. He owns the football club. He can do anything he wants with it. If the club is not fan owned, fans don't have a say in how it is run. Simple as that.
Ashley doesn't regret buying Newcastle one bit. The free advertising Sports Direct enjoy at St James Park has no doubt raised the company's revenue significantly. He'll see buying the club as a genius move. He wants to maintain that free advertising by the cheapest means possible.
LOL Bullshit!
He is selling it
‘Buying Newcastle is free advertising’ 🤦🏽♂️
Free?
Mike Ashley is the epitome of what is wrong in Britian and in English football.
in the world
Really? He is a great entrepeneur who saw an opportunity and expanded. Nothing he has done is really illegal. He employs thousands.
@@nobad6134 Sure he employs thousands. But expoliting people by paying them less than minimal wage, no insurance and no vacation isn't legal. Even if he found loopholes, why should thousands of people slave for pennies just so one guy could become a billionaire?
@@andrew7taylor Less than minimum wage? We know for sure that is illegal if he truly did that. I need to see the evidence of where and how he paid less than min wage. And people go to those jobs voluntarily. No one forces them to take the job. If there was no entrepreneur putting up the capital, then there would be no need for labour. It's a transaction both sides agree to terms about.
He is the best of Britain a self made entrepreneur. Noone is forced to work for him. As for nufc fans they just want someone to splash Arab money
How can he be a newcastle fan???
he's not, he supports Spurs
@@00millern that's even worse
He knew how loyal the Newcastle fans are that's why he got involved with the club.Same with Rangers supporters.Thankfully we are rid of him now.Many a sleepless night we had over him but!
@@1882Stu He doesn't support Newcastle
He probably is a legit Newcastle fan, but he is a bigger fan of making more money.
The fans shuold take over newcastle, just like swansea
What would be different if the fans ran the club instead of Ashley? Ashley is neither pumping money into the club (like the owners of PSG and Man City) nor is he bleeding it for profit (like the Glazzers). As they don't have millions to invest, the fans would have to run the club with a sustainable model, ie. the club's revenue should cover its costs. So, basically the same way as Ashley runs it. Yes, the workers might be treated better than the Ashley's Sports Direct employees, but the fans don't give s**t about this. All that matters to them is that the club doesn't get relegated and with a sustainable business model it's harder when other clubs don't follow the UEFA FFP rules.
This should happen with every club.
LOL
My team in Dublin BOHS are a fan run club but to be honest are club us not rich and the irish football league is in bits but were getting are new stadium in 2023 so theirs something good for us
I recently stayed near Newcastle before the Manchester City - Newcastle game and the owner of the b&b we stayed in noticed my City shirt and jokingly pretended to spit at me. I got in conversation about Ashley and he got very frustrated. It's really clear to see that Ashley's ownership of Newcastle isn't just about football. The people who support that club have it in their blood. A damn shame to see it being run so badly.
My Gran taught Mike Ashley maths, so should she be accountable for Newcastle’s problems.
Hahaha brilliant!
Hes gone now!!!⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️
Oh and congrats for the UCL spot
You guys absolutely deserve that
Ashley sold his shares in Rangers. You are also sorely mistaken if you think he has only made £4m from Newcastle. No mention of retail deals etc...
Thank God, I just took and interest in Scottish football and my jaw dropped when I clicked on this vid and heard that Ashley owns a decent share of Rangers. Sent me in an hour long frenzy reading on the history of Rangers' ownership.
Technically true but the video is about Ashley and his ownership/dealings with Newcastle, the retail deals etc. although obviously orchestrated by Ashley are conducted through Sports Direct so technically he doesn't directly profit.
@@MrBostonceltics99 The Newcastle fanzine "True Faith" did an excellent podcast with a Rangers fan group where they delve into the shocking exploitative business practices of Ashley whilst he was a shareholder in Rangers including using Ibrox as collateral for loans the club didn't need and signing over club image rights to himself. You should definitely check it out
@@MrBostonceltics99 He's finished at Rangers.The Rangers support forced him out!It wasn't easy but!We can only now buy official club merchandise after 3 or 4 long years because of him!Even now Rangers retail arm will take months to recover because of this man.Rangers were getting 4p in the pound for kits etc and Sports Direct were getting the other 96p!!!
The way these videos aree layed out are so visually pleasing. I love the format, especially at the end how it speeds through all the drawings you've gone through in the video. It's just really well done
Not sure where you got the idea that he's a Newcastle fan? According to multiple sources including Derek Llambias, former Newcastle United Managing Director, he's a lifelong Chelsea fan
Friends of ashley from his childhood
Yeah he’s not a Newcastle fan, always heard he was either a Chelsea or Tottenham fan
MemeMaster420 he’s a spurs fan
@@alexchorltonwilson2642 "Mike is a Chelsea supporter. Everyone thinks he is a Tottenham supporter, by the way, and that upsets him. But if Stamford Bridge was changing names, he'd have a view. It will always be Stamford Bridge." - Derek Llambias
Tottenham fan I believe
Who’s here after the Arab takeover didn’t go through?
Yh, me mate.
and whose here after the arab takeover has gone through? 🥳🥳
Also, slight technicality, Keegan resigned because Ignacio Gonzalez and Xisco were signed without his approval as a favour to agents. He wasn’t sacked, it was proven to be constructive dismissal.
I love these videos (to all at Tifo) and this one especially is great.
However, I would just like to point out that Mike Ashley has not made Newcastle United financially stable. He has doubled the debt of the club which has been relegated twice under his stewardship.
Just because the debt is owed to him, doesn't mean the club is stable financially. It has a massive impact.
That poor pregnant woman 😔😢
It’s their choice to have a child. It’s her choice to work there.
Ains Mas it’s people like you why those with power mistreat people and when people refuse to do these jobs you call them lazy.
I honestly believe that our club will die in the coming years if we don't stand up to him now, however protesting outside his shops will only inconvenience some poor 0 hour contract teenagers, yet I digress, we are no longer Newcastle United, we are Sports Direct FC. It is proven that Ashley only cares about money and therefore the only way to get him out of our club is to not show up to games and to starve him of that revenue, but I know we can't and that kills me inside...
Very sad indeed mate
There was actually a £350million bid on the table last November. £150million up front, then £200million in instalments over the next few years. It even included a bonus of £50million up front if we were to qualify for the Champions League. Seems a pretty reasonable offer in my opinion. Rafa will probably leave at the end of the season when his contract expires, gutted Ashley is still in charge.
Yes, the nightmare continues indefinitely. At least last season there was a glimmer of hope for the first half of the season. I doubt anybody will pay £400million for this club. Too much damage has been done to the clubs brand by Ashley. He expects that there will be no cost or consequences for his decade of mismanagement. Shocking.
Aylez... defo buddy rafa is offski... it's a shame under a proper chairman rafa could of made the toon great again... Mike Ashley is a grade A wanker... don't know if he was born 1 or came 1 with practise but by fuck he has excelled as 1
Who's here after the Saudis came?
Me
Hopefully this will be the start of the end for mike ashley
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@@kartotelefwno271 this did not age well😂😂
Nope but here after they left!
Mike Ashley: "there's no way I can compete with the new breed of owners like Sheik Mansour".
Tottenham: 4 consecutive top 4 finishes and CL finalists.
RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg are in the same Europa League group. Your earlier Leipzig coverage was excellent. Can you make a video about UEFA rules on owners having more than one team compete? It's my understanding Red Bull is violating these. Even if they aren't, this issue will grow as RB and City expand their enterprises. Your journalism would be incisive.
I hope he sells the club
I’d be interested in a video on PSG under Tuchel and/or Dortmund under Favre
after 1 game?
he was not fired, he left due to the bus bombing and the way the club treated the incident...if my memory serves me right
Val K I don’t mean right now, but sometime in the future
0:50 He’s not and has never been a Newcastle fan of any kind 2:55 erm 😂😂
is that background meant to be there?
It doesn't matter who you support, you bloody hate Mike Ashley
The End......
Mike Ashley will probably try to get Newcastle United players on zero hour contracts aswell!!!
The horrible little specimen what he is!
Respect
Good 1
I wish the FA, UEFA or hell even FIFA come down hard on these vermin owners and stop them from exploiting clubs not just here but across the sport.
Mike Ashley .... The human embodiment of the Conservative Party
No he is just the human embodiment of ruthless business he's not even in parliament
Keep crying libtard
typical comment from a wanker leftist lol
You listed treading water and avoiding relegation as his priorities but he consistently refuses to invest enough to allow for any kind of confidence that we can avoid relegation. He's taken us down twice and at the time of writing we are heading for a third demotion under his ownership. So as well as being one of the worst people in the country he's also incompetent.
What is Tifo Football's view on the upcoming Red Bull derby.
I’m watching this under the forth takeover attempt since this was uploaded 😂😂😂😂
Alan Shields Hamilton
South Lanarkshire Scotland.
Ashley is only bring
Newcastle United down & I feel so sorry for The Toon Army they have buy far the most loyal fans in all the U.K as Newcastle United have won nothing since The
Inter City's fairs Cup that is to say major trophys.
Also Ashley may not have a stake in Glasgow Rangers but he still has a massive hold over the club through Sports Direct whare the club make very little from the merchandise that is on sale through Sports Direct
Glasgow Rangers only makeing 45p from every £ of Club Merchandise sold through
Sports Direct.
All in all Mike Ashley should have nothing to do with any Sports team of any kind greed is his only motivation.
Who's here after he sold the club?
No one because it'll never happen
What? How is this 4 weeks ago? He hasn’t even sold it yet?!
He is now
Saudis are buying
Newcastle will become real Newcastle
Royal club is shall be
@@mkodyglobalsouthsoldier Well like Khabib vs Mcgregor you got smeshed
Do one about Pinto da Costa, the president of FCPorto, he is the president who has the most titles in the world. He is the president since 1982 and still is to this day.
He sold his stake in rangers
He is not a fucking newcastle fan! Don’t ever say that again
Ashley came across as likeable in front of the select committee. MP's were spun .
“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime”.
- Honore de Balzac.
of course
This man took newcastle to the ground.
Do one on villas owners: Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens and Tony Xia
Not sure where you got your info from but Ashley isn’t a Newcastle fan, not by a long shot. He’s a Spurs fan (although some sources say Chelsea.) Whatever he is, I think it’s clear he’s 100% not a Newcastle fan.
Suraj182 I worked for him for 16 years he’s not even a particularly big football fan when he bought the club we were told
he only bought it for a bit of fun and publicity.
Just like it would've been better if Hitler had become a painter, it would've been better, for Newcastle, if Ashley had become a squash player.
Just for the record here, I support Sunderland! I enjoy defeating and embarrassing Newcastle, when we get to play. However, it doesn't mean I enjoy seeing this.
The guy is a terrible human being. This dodgy character doesn't really want to sell Newcastle, as he makes a profit from them. He pretends to be willing to sell them every season to curb fan protests.
Why would anyone be an owner? People don't seem to appreciate the fact that it's just a business and it's the owner's own money being spent. I appreciate that supporters want a Shaykh Mansour at every club and all you care about is winning, but in the real world money has to be accounted for and made. And business ventures need to be profitable to succeed.
I'm also not of the opinion that Wonga is evil. People should pay the consequences for their daft decisions. You see it on social media brazenly tagging their mates into posts regarding Wonga "hehe remember the Wonga night out John doe, hehe". The interest rate is clear as day, you can't make any profit loaning £100 and having that paid back in £8 installments over a year (rounding down before some smart Alec gets facetious).
Only two mistakes on this video is the fact Ashley is a Chelsea fan. It’s believed to be Tottenham but apparently according to Lambias he didn’t like that reference. And the other is we aren’t financially stable as we owe MA a total of £140M that he gave us in interest free loans to blacken our books. So basically we owe him that money instead. So we’re technically in debt to ourselves till he sells up. That was his last best egg for selling. He’ll demand payment upon being sold. Although by now that should’ve been paid of even. He’s a real awful owner. Swearing at families at the ground etc. Shambles
Wow brilliantly put guys.. you inspire me so much to post good content.
He is an unnecessary evil. Just on the 0 hours contact aspect. Well done Mike you are contributing to the rise of poverty. He gives no fucks. Doesn’t even acknowledge government. I still remember kicking a ball as a child with big Kev. Up the Toon!!!
Haha, 1 million pounds as compensation to his 18,000 employees. What a generous bloke. After systemically being treated like worthless trash it must mean the world to be compensated with on average 55 quid
This is an incredibly biased piece. What is wrong with a football club that can sustain itself without a cash rich billionaire pouring in millions, everything wrong with modern football. Also, I’d recommend everyone to watch the questioning from the MPs to Ashley where he gives them a business lesson. Adding to this, the Labour Party and the trade union leader are quoted as an impartial source when they are quite the opposite. This is far from a balanced video.
Fair play Mike Ashley is kind of self made, however a 10,000 pound interest free loan isnt something everyone can start with. I think Richard Branson also had a lot of help from his parents.
I’m sick of this zero hours contract nonsense. Government could ban them anytime they want, zero hours contracts were passed and created by the government, not by Mike Ashley.
might just be my store but i love 0 hour contract cuz if i want 10,20,30,40 hours a week i can get it u no why cuz im fucking good at my job crazy right
If he wants to pay his workers zero contracts that's the government's fault for allowing it.
The government won't end zero hours, they're making too much money.
Stand up,if you hate ashley,stand up,if you hate ashley...
stop going if you hate Ashley.
I don't understand why people take zero hours contract if they're awful and pay awful. Surely you'd be better off on unemployment?
Would love to see a video about the brief owner of Inter Milan from Indonesia...!! Please?? 🙏
I feel we were just a advising space for sports direct I’m glad we now have owners who want to invest in our club for the long term
tbh at least he bothers to sell away his controlling stakes in Newcastle United as he knows he can't financially compete with the likes of Man City and etc. Arsenal have owners who doesn't think like this.
Bit left leaning this, watch any video where Ashley speaks and you'll realise he's a clever level headed bloke
He’s not a devout Newcastle fan.....THATS BULLSHIT!!!!
Fucking hell! Just renaming the arena is a sign for me that Newcastle need new owners.
If I say I detest public speaking can I skip court dates?
if you have the cash and contacts to influence barristers and magistrates...
Being a former Arsenal fan I don’t feel bad for Newcastle fans, because they choose to support the club while it’s owned by someone who won’t commit back to them. You want radical changes to things you love you need radical actions, even if it means boycotting.
@RobC I stopped supporting them because I realized how important of a role ownership is to a club. Everything starts from their commitment and decision making. I can get behind questionable decisions but I have no tolerance of taking advantage of fans' undying love for their own profits. As long as this ownership remains the club will not act on behalf of the fans' interest, and it will always be owners first and fans last. If they don't care about fans I don't have many reasons to support them like a sheep. Now I just enjoy watching football without a team, and it's healthier for me this way.
Ironic that Wonga has gone out of business...
Great mention of the Swiss Ramble. They are always great for the finance details...
Wonga just went bust!!! 🎉
Yes he wanted us to generate our own revenue however he didn’t help us to achieve that
That's how business works; you love looking to drag the riches down. Maybe you should try and form a business. He is following the law. Always looking for conspiracy.
Maybe you should try to work on a zero-hours contract
@@patrickmoen8577 Its the developed countries loophole. The rich don't get rich by giving the money away. It might be ethical or morally right but it's not illegal. I hate how people jump on the riches like they own them part of their money. If you miss the beginning his father mortgaged his house and he loaned him $10,000. They can do the same if they don't like the zero hour. It's a demand and supply.
Sad that my hometown created the biggest wanker in football :(
Up the toon
0 hours are good. You ask most people on them and they like them!