gersandy 594 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Its been reported that this guy is part of greens consortium to take over the club. And as much as i am happy we look to be saved, we should be wary of him. The newcastle fans dont look too fondly at his time as chairman down there.Also Sir Bobby Robson (a guy well thought of in the football world), doesn't speak too kindly about the guy in his book.Im not saying we should panic, but some of the stuff in that book (if true), makes me worried about the kind of guy we could have around the club. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiBunny 441 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 What sort of guy do you think he is then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEE 4,880 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 What's said in Robson's book? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleyroad 894 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 He also did a lot of good and pleased the fans with some decent signings, he then sold up earning himself £34 million I believe & Newcastle are in a pretty stable position now so must have done something right . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzl82 2 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Only thing we can do is wait n see unless there's a billionaire Gers fan out there we have no choice but to give him a chanceCue a statement from AJ no doubt and a bitter swipe from TBK'S Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersandy 594 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 According to the book, Sir Bobby Robson was 'asked' to resign after dropping Shearer for a midweek FA cup game, when they had a game against Man Utd. Apparently Shearer was standing behind Sheppard at the time.Another one was when Robson needed a new striker, he got his scouting teams to draw up a list of targets around the £6m mark. As a joke Robson remarked "if you cant get any of them, get me Wayne Rooney". Sheppard scrapped the list and went for Rooney with a derisory offer, leaving Robson short of strikers. This was made a joke of in the press, but according to Robson it was deadly serious.These are the 2 that stick out, but im sure there was more, and id have to read it again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Shepherd also slagged off football fans for being stupid enough to spend so much on club merchandise. His son, Kenny, and Paul Stretford are also rumoured to be involved and both are registered football agents. Shepherd junior was criticised for inconsistencies in the evidence given to the Quest Inquiry into bungs in football. He was involved in the Boumsong deal. Stretford is a gangster with heavy connections in London.We've already been warned about Green. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesh 28 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 At least they got the money to put upfront Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Shepherd also slagged off football fans for being stupid enough to spend so much on club merchandise. His son, Kenny, and Paul Stretford are also rumoured to be involved and both are registered football agents. Shepherd junior was criticised for inconsistencies in the evidence given to the Quest Inquiry into bungs in football. He was involved in the Boumsong deal. Stretford is a gangster with heavy connections in London.We've already been warned about Green.He also called the female fans of Newcastle dogs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersandy 594 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 He also called the female fans of Newcastle dogs.To be fair, some of the women down there are munters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleyroad 894 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 According to the book, Sir Bobby Robson was 'asked' to resign after dropping Shearer for a midweek FA cup game, when they had a game against Man Utd. Apparently Shearer was standing behind Sheppard at the time.Another one was when Robson needed a new striker, he got his scouting teams to draw up a list of targets around the £6m mark. As a joke Robson remarked "if you cant get any of them, get me Wayne Rooney". Sheppard scrapped the list and went for Rooney with a derisory offer, leaving Robson short of strikers. This was made a joke of in the press, but according to Robson it was deadly serious.These are the 2 that stick out, but im sure there was more, and id have to read it again.I'm pretty sure 100's of managers & owners up and down the UK and beyond have had similar disagreements.I'm also slightly worried but what else can we do?, the people I wanted in put in a shite bid and tried to pull on the fans heart strings instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Paratus 72 127 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 My God, what a bunch! A consortium of Whyte's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 To be fair, some of the women down there are munters.True that Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersandy 594 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 For the record though, i wasnt sure about the blue knights, half the time Paul Murray was blowing out his arse. I wanted Kennedy involved though, and he may well be at some stage.These new owners should be given a chance to come out and engage with us now. I just wanted to voice my concerns about Sheppard. But if he brings the same calibre of player to Rangers as he did down there i'll be a happy man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 He also called the female fans of Newcastle dogs.He also visited the gas cookers in Spain, but I was only concentrating on the things that he got wrong! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bede 19 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I saw something on a thread the other day that I think is important in this situation, we have ten years to get rid of a bad owner, but we haven't got long to sign one. Get someone to buy us, and then if they are bad we can get rid of them eventually, obviously he is not as bad as Whyte because Newcastle are in a strong financial situation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 277 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Shepherd had his faults but his real failing was overextending in an attempt to live up to daft Geordies unrealistic expectations.I have no worries about him at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris182 6,531 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Unfortunately we don't have a choice. We're in a desperate position and we need to remember that Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 He also visited the gas cookers in Spain, but I was only concentrating on the things that he got wrong! Can't beat a gas cooker or 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2daludaludalu 390 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Shepherd had his faults but his real failing was overextending in an attempt to live up to daft Geordies unrealistic expectations.I have no worries about him at all.Why I man Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gers1508 0 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 its time to stop saying beware and let these guys takeover and get behind them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,624 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Theres a lot of hurting and bitching in this thread.Very unbecoming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef 436 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Lets hear people out, people who are in a position to help the club seem to be few and far between, I'm all ears and would suggest anyone else who's priority is rangers and not the soap opera side of things to just listen Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 He also did a lot of good and pleased the fans with some decent signings, he then sold up earning himself £34 million I believe & Newcastle are in a pretty stable position now so must have done something right . . .This Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 He also called the female fans of Newcastle dogs.Wait til he fuckin gets to Glasgow then :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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