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Derek Llambias

Derek Llambias: “We Really Don’t Want to Rename St. James’s Park”

November 3, 2009

The Journal today published an article with quotes attributed to none other than our favorite cockney geezer, Derek Llambias.
With most sane Newcastle fans venting fury at the clubs efforts to sell naming rights to St. James’s Park next season, the club appear to be trying to alleviate some of the damage.
Llambias, when speaking to Sky [...]

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Mike Ashley Takes Newcastle United off the Market

October 27, 2009

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, news tonight emanating from St. James Park is that Mike Ashley has removed Newcastle United from the market and the club is no longer for sale.
Here is the press release in full from the club’s official website:

NEWCASTLE United are delighted to announce that Chris Hughton has [...]

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NUFC Takeover News Latest

August 20, 2009

It seems as if the past eight weeks have meant nothing to Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias. Newcastle United means something to us, with the consistent “we’re confident something will happen next week” bollocks it appears that this fine football club means less than dirt to those in charge at St. James Park.
Llambias, Newcastle’s Managing [...]

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Sending Out an SOS: Newcastle United in Humiliating Defeat

July 25, 2009

The Police had it right, only for Newcastle United, nobody seems to be listening. If our humiliating 6-1 defeat against Leyton Orient this afternoon wasn’t signal enough for Mike Ashley that he needs to get out of Toon and quick, then I shudder to think what will.
Ashley, who is holding out for 100 million pound [...]

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Toon Have “More than Two Bids” on the Table

July 6, 2009

Finally, a bit of news that doesn’t involve more he said she said bollocks.
In what could turn out to be the best bit of news received on Tyneside since Michael Owen slung his hook, word came today from Managing Director Derek Llambias that “more than two” bids of 100 million had been received. Here’s the [...]

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It’s Al or Nothing for NUFC

June 16, 2009

As we blogged about yesterday, the fact that there was nothing published in the national newspapers was a sign that there could be positive things in the works for Newcastle United.
Only hours later, several media outlets published news that Wednesday and Thursday could be pivotal for the future of the Toon, and even more so, [...]

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