Newcastle United named Chris Hughton as manager as owner Mike Ashley confirmed he was no longer seeking to sell the club.Hughton, who has been in caretaker control since the beginning of the season, has agreed a deal until the end of the 2010-11 season.Ashley has been widely criticised by fans but committed to investing a further 20 million pounds ($32.76 million).Newcastle revealed that an attempted...
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and Newcastle United are thinking about selling the naming rights to their stadiums. But why do fans get so upset about their hallowed ground having a corporate moniker?How would you feel if your boss tried to re-name one of your children after the company website?Well that's pretty much the reaction Newcastle United fans had when the man who owns their club re-named its stadium: sportsdirect.com @...
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Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has ended his attempt to sell the club and will invest a further £20m in the next week.The club confirmed on Tuesday that Barry Moat's bid had fallen through after he failed to meet the £80m price.Moat was the latest in a number of prospective buyers unable to complete a deal for the Championship leaders.Ashley first put the club up for sale in September 2008, withdrew it...
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Newcastle United named Chris Hughton as manager as owner Mike Ashley confirmed he was no longer seeking to sell the club.Hughton, who has been in caretaker control since the beginning of the season, has agreed a deal until the end of the 2010-11 season.Ashley has been widely criticised by fans but committed to investing a further 20 million pounds ($32.76 million).Newcastle revealed that an attempted...
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Adidas have distanced themselves from speculation linking them with the naming rights for St James' Park.Newcastle owner Mike Ashley announced controversial plans to rename the ground when he decided he no longer wanted to sell the Coca-Cola Championship club and took it off the market last week.Adidas, who are already Newcastle's kit suppliers, were reported to be interested but a statement released...
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Newcastle United supporters have stepped up their fight to oust Mike Ashley in the wake of his decision to rename St James’ Park, their ground for the past 117 years.Supporters reacted with horror and disgust to yesterday's announcement that the historic ground has been rebranded sportsdirect.com@St James’ Park. The move comes as Newcastle attempt to recoup some of the £50 million that Derek Llambias,...
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Peterborough United have parted company with manager Darren Ferguson, according to the BBC.The 37-year-old Scot led Posh to back-to-back promotions from League Two to the Championship after taking over in January 2007. But the London Road club have struggled in their first season back in the second tier and are bottom after winning just two games. Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Newcastle United was their...
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has been a while, but Newcastle United finally lived up to their name again yesterday, with supporters, players and a former chairman banding together in collective disgust at Mike Ashley’s proposal to rebrand St James’ Park.While Ashley’s decisions to withdraw Newcastle from the market and install Chris Hughton as permanent manager, announced on Tuesday night, were half-expected, his intention to...
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move that is likely to mean yet more ridicule for the club, Newcastle United yesterday announced their intention to rename their famous home the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park Stadium for the immediate future. The news comes after an announcement from the owner, Mike Ashley, that the ground's sponsorship rights were up for offer.The club's managing director, Derek Llambias, told BBC Newcastle yesterday:...
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Compost made from thousands of floral tributes to the late Sir Bobby Robson has raised more than £800 for charity.The £10 bags were sold at Earsdon Plant Centre in North Tyneside, with all profits going to Sir Bobby's cancer charity.Bouquets were left at a makeshift shrine at Newcastle United's St James' Park after Sir Bobby died on 31 July.Florist Julie Clay, said all 72 bags had had been sold by...
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