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Post by His Royal Noelness on Jul 22, 2009 14:49:53 GMT -5
Man City to make £50m bid for Newcastle United supporters
Premier League billionaires Manchester City have today launched an audacious bid for the entire fan base of recently relegated Newcastle United.
The unexpected move has come as part of City’s plans to be the best supported club in the world, and the so-called ‘Best Supporters In The World ’
have provided a logical starting point.
The move will see each of Newcastle United’s 50,000 ‘regulars’ offered £1,000 to change their allegiances to Manchester City.
“Our competitive advantage is our financial position, and we will buy anything and everything we feel will help us improve this football club.” Said City boss Mark Hughes.
“Securing the Newcastle United fans offers us a great opportunity to improve our position as the best supported club in the league,”
“They have just the sort of experience we’re looking for, in that they’ve enjoyed fleeting periods of great expectation followed almost immediately by abject failure, which will be useful to us in the next two years.”
Hughes continued, “We’ll happily pay top dollar for supporters who will blindly follow their team and defend them as the greatest in the world in the face of over-whelming evidence to the contrary.”
“And in that respect, the Geordies really are second to none.”
The Newcastle fans, who will not be subjected to a medical, are expected to have a ‘fully clothed at all times’ clause inserted into their Man City contracts.
A Newcastle spokesperson said that although the move has come at a bad time for them, the entire fee will be used to rebuild the supporter base into a slimmer, better looking unit which they hope will be “the envy of the Championship”.
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Post by Billy Davey ツ on Jul 22, 2009 16:11:19 GMT -5
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Post by halftheworld on Jul 22, 2009 16:23:36 GMT -5
Man City to make £50m bid for Newcastle United supportersPremier League billionaires Manchester City have today launched an audacious bid for the entire fan base of recently relegated Newcastle United. The unexpected move has come as part of City’s plans to be the best supported club in the world, and the so-called ‘Best Supporters In The World ’ have provided a logical starting point. The move will see each of Newcastle United’s 50,000 ‘regulars’ offered £1,000 to change their allegiances to Manchester City. “Our competitive advantage is our financial position, and we will buy anything and everything we feel will help us improve this football club.” Said City boss Mark Hughes. “Securing the Newcastle United fans offers us a great opportunity to improve our position as the best supported club in the league,” “They have just the sort of experience we’re looking for, in that they’ve enjoyed fleeting periods of great expectation followed almost immediately by abject failure, which will be useful to us in the next two years.” Hughes continued, “We’ll happily pay top dollar for supporters who will blindly follow their team and defend them as the greatest in the world in the face of over-whelming evidence to the contrary.” “And in that respect, the Geordies really are second to none.” The Newcastle fans, who will not be subjected to a medical, are expected to have a ‘fully clothed at all times’ clause inserted into their Man City contracts. A Newcastle spokesperson said that although the move has come at a bad time for them, the entire fee will be used to rebuild the supporter base into a slimmer, better looking unit which they hope will be “the envy of the Championship”.  i once liked them for their underdog status in manchester. but they've become a synonyme for everything that is wrong with football. fucking event-ism! |
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Post by matt on Jul 23, 2009 7:59:31 GMT -5
Man City to make £50m bid for Newcastle United supportersPremier League billionaires Manchester City have today launched an audacious bid for the entire fan base of recently relegated Newcastle United. The unexpected move has come as part of City’s plans to be the best supported club in the world, and the so-called ‘Best Supporters In The World ’ have provided a logical starting point. The move will see each of Newcastle United’s 50,000 ‘regulars’ offered £1,000 to change their allegiances to Manchester City. “Our competitive advantage is our financial position, and we will buy anything and everything we feel will help us improve this football club.” Said City boss Mark Hughes. “Securing the Newcastle United fans offers us a great opportunity to improve our position as the best supported club in the league,” “They have just the sort of experience we’re looking for, in that they’ve enjoyed fleeting periods of great expectation followed almost immediately by abject failure, which will be useful to us in the next two years.” Hughes continued, “We’ll happily pay top dollar for supporters who will blindly follow their team and defend them as the greatest in the world in the face of over-whelming evidence to the contrary.” “And in that respect, the Geordies really are second to none.” The Newcastle fans, who will not be subjected to a medical, are expected to have a ‘fully clothed at all times’ clause inserted into their Man City contracts. A Newcastle spokesperson said that although the move has come at a bad time for them, the entire fee will be used to rebuild the supporter base into a slimmer, better looking unit which they hope will be “the envy of the Championship”. i once liked them for their underdog status in manchester. but they've become a synonyme for everything that is wrong with football. fucking event-ism! Agree with everything you say. |
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Post by Mogly on Jul 24, 2009 9:27:51 GMT -5
LMFAO
is that for real?
If it is there are some sick people out there. once I was taught that there are two things you can't change in your life: your mother and the foorball team you support
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Post by Bellboy on Jul 24, 2009 10:44:41 GMT -5
Where did you get this info? hahahaha
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Post by Billy Davey ツ on Jul 24, 2009 10:45:40 GMT -5
that's passion ;D
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Post by supersonic1983 on Jul 24, 2009 13:13:28 GMT -5
They did the same thing to Stockport County a couple of decades ago.
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Post by lampard on Jul 24, 2009 13:36:48 GMT -5
i'd be happy if the only three people who supported my club was me noel and liam.
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Post by MG on Jul 24, 2009 13:46:21 GMT -5
saying newcastle have the best fans is like saying the kop is worth a one goal lead in europe  |
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Post by Eye of your Mind on Aug 20, 2009 14:21:31 GMT -5
this has to be a joke.......
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Post by NYR on Aug 20, 2009 22:25:35 GMT -5
this has to be a joke....... well done! |
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Post by Don1™ on Aug 21, 2009 10:23:59 GMT -5
The geordie fanbase - biggest myth in football.
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Aug 21, 2009 11:31:51 GMT -5
The geordie fanbase - biggest myth in football. Ya the 44,000 that showed up to watch a mid week match in the Championship on Wednesday night don't actually exist. |
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Post by Don1™ on Aug 22, 2009 13:17:30 GMT -5
The fanbase obviously exists, but the idea of the best fans around is a joke.
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Aug 22, 2009 15:54:18 GMT -5
The fanbase obviously exists, but the idea of the best fans around is a joke. Well considering we haven't won anything for 40 years and the fact that we still get higher attendences than most Premiership teams despite being down a division i'd say we're pretty close to the best in the world. Personally, I think the Celtic fans are the best. |
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Post by supersonic1983 on Aug 24, 2009 5:01:26 GMT -5
Personally, I think the Celtic fans are the best. May I inquire as to why that is? |
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