David Ornstein, writing for the Athletic, has claimed that Mike Ashley met with two Mexican businessmen last week in London to discuss the potential sale of Newcastle United to them.
However, the report says that the talks broke down and emphasised the fact that Mike Ashley was rude.
Some Toon fans believe that this should not have any impact on this Mexican consortium wanting to buy Newcastle.
After all, they are not buying Mike Ashley.
Should it really matter if he was rude or arrogant?
If you want to buy the club, would you not just get past personal differences and settle on a professional deal?
Ornstein is very reliable, particularly on Arsenal, but this just seems a strange story that other Toon supporters and I don’t believe.
See the best of the reaction below.
Ashley is said to come across as “rude” and the talks ended in nothing happening. #nufc
— NUFC360 (@NUFC360) October 21, 2019
Can’t for one minute believe anything to do with any sale
First issue is “Mike Ashley met…”. There is NO WAY Mike Ashley is meeting people to negotiate a sale. The initial meetings including due diligence would NOT involve Mike personally— Paz (@ianparry9) October 21, 2019
They do know Mike doesn’t come with the club if they buy it, right?
— Dave Conley (@realworld666) October 21, 2019
Not really news then is it ☹️
— James Bristow (@JamesBristow7) October 21, 2019
And the evidence!??
— Alan Wilkinson (@oliver2002) October 21, 2019
A few Newcastle fans don’t believe this report.
Not interested in selling the Club. Absolute weapon #AshleyOut
— Dean Burns (@deanoburns) October 21, 2019
Oh Brilliant! A meeting about a ta….. Oh. He was being Mike Ashley. Well that’s the end of that…. ????
— Jonathan Grieve (@jonniegrieve) October 21, 2019
Guaranteed to have said “where’s your big hats at senors?” to them
— Raphy (@charmingman84) October 21, 2019
Other Toon fans do believe the report and are not shocked that it was supposedly Ashley’s fault that talks ended.