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I think a lot of us overlooked Simon Jordans comments, especially the ones he made yesterday. The council has other plans for the land, the council were very keen for Ashley to buy the arena... For Ashley buying the arena has essentially cost him nothing. Because instantly it becomes an asset...

This is on the assumption that Ashley actually wants to buy us. But either way I don't believe King is going to own us.

But it wouldn't be joined. We would just share owners. We need to accept that we are never going to own that arena. What does a typical football club owning its stadium look like? A club owning it and operating it for the benefit of the club. IF Ashley buys us, we would just be renting the...

Do any of us actually know if he has any money? The judge did say his bid "lacked any substance" after having my hopes raised, that concerns me.

Wouldn't he have just sent a representative? His presence there worries me to the extreme. Was he there with our new owner is what is on my mind...

I'm really excited about this. But this is SISU, I'm not sure I trust them to sell our club...

But we don't know what is in that actual lease. There could be clauses about administration etc. Actually I'm certain there would be.

I think it's obvious what he will do. We shouldn't pretend otherwise. The 1st thing Ashley did at St James Park was plaster it in Sports Direct branding. The 1st thing Newcastles owners did was get rid of it. The same is going to happen to us.

But do the frasers group have a history of developing land? This is what concerns me greatly.

It's Mike Ashley. Unfortunately for us with him anything is possible. This is the guy that had no problem renaming St James Park and treated his Sports Direct staff like animals. 80% of their workforce are on Zero hour contracts. Ultimately it all depends on what is in the actual lease...

Isn't he a rugby guy?