Posted on 4th April 2014
Writer Asif Burhan reports from Suffolk on his travels with The Tractor Girls on Tour a fledgling fan group supporting the club’s women’s team…
Posted on 4th April 2014
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Mike Ashley ain’t too popular on Tyneside. Many Magpies are extremely critical of his regime and its treatment of the club as an “accountancy exercise” rather than a sporting institution. To highlight this, a group of fans have organised a tongue-in-cheek open top bus parade.
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On Saturday April 5th, prior to the Newcastle United v Manchester United fixture, a cross section of Newcastle fans will hold an open top bus parade through the city centre to ‘celebrate’ the achievements of the Mike Ashley tenure.
The date is significant not because this fixture used to be a high profile game between two top clubs but because April 5th is the end of the financial year and we want to highlight how Newcastle United appears to be more of an accountancy exercise these days than a football club and sporting institution.
The ironic ‘celebration’ will show that the club has achieved exactly what it set out to do in its hopelessly limited aim of Premiership survival whilst not taking Cup competitions or European qualification seriously. Amongst a general feeling that Mr Ashley has nothing to contribute to the progression and growth of Newcastle United, fans also want to highlight concerns over the following issues:
This ‘event’ is meant to highlight in a humorous way some very serious points about the running of the club. If you’re out and about Newcastle city centre please give us a toot or a wave to show your support. NUFC needs new direction, new leadership and accountability.
On behalf of the invited bus guests – MAOC Committee
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Writer Asif Burhan reports from Suffolk on his travels with The Tractor Girls on Tour a fledgling fan group supporting the club’s women’s team…