Mr.Mike want Top 4

• youyayu

  9 Aug 08, 20:06

  Ashley expecting return on Toon investment

   

  Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has seemingly increased the pressure on Kevin Keegan by insisting his side should be capable of competing with the Premier League's top four.

  Recent speculation has suggesed Ashley is considering selling the club, while other reports claimed the sportswear magnate fell out with Keegan towards the end of last season after the manager insisted his side had no chance of competing with the so-called 'big four'.

  Keegan has only signed Jonas Gutierrez and Danny Guthrie so far this summer but Ashley insists the likes of Newcastle should be able to put up a fight against Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.

  'The top four have enormous resources but over time it must be possible to compete with them,' Ashley is quoted as saying in The Sun.

  'I've invested £250million in Newcastle and so that and European nights of football must be the dream.

  'Compared with some of the other owners in the Premier League, I may be a middleweight taking on heavyweights but I'm building the boxer up.'

  
  

• gunner77

  9 Aug 08, 21:32

  dream on

• turbo_drift

  9 Aug 08, 21:45

  dream on lah.

• I-like-flings(m)

  9 Aug 08, 21:48

  if no dream then it's even worst right??? it's not impossible lah.. really depend on if they can change the club culture or not lor..

• monoslayer

  9 Aug 08, 22:10

  they belonged to the top 4 b4 mr. roman brought his cash to chelski.

• youyayu

  9 Aug 08, 23:15

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  if no dream then it's even worst right??? it's not impossible lah.. really depend on if they can change the club culture or not lor..

  u mean their injury culture?

• dragg

  10 Aug 08, 08:11

  why appoint keegan if he has such aspirations?

   

   

• dragg

  10 Aug 08, 08:13

  Originally posted by monoslayer:

  they belonged to the top 4 b4 mr. roman brought his cash to chelski.

  
  if its true then newcastle should be at least hovering around the uefa cup places isnt it?

   

• youyayu

  10 Aug 08, 19:45

  i remember there is 1 season
  
  Arsenal
  Chelsea
  Manutd
  Newcastle
  Liverpool...

  isit in this order?

• Agenda

  10 Aug 08, 19:53

  Originally posted by youyayu:

  i remember there is 1 season
  
  Arsenal
  Chelsea
  Manutd
  Newcastle
  Liverpool...

  isit in this order?

  i think newcastle was second, chelsea fourth, that's why chelsea was bought by RA

• youyayu

  10 Aug 08, 20:14

  Originally posted by Agenda:

  i think newcastle was second, chelsea fourth, that's why chelsea was bought by RA

  ha.. i don't watch soccer untill 2 years ago so not very clear though.. i remember newcastle is in the top 4 last time.. after chelsea brought over by roman and shearer retired they been going down hill >.>
  
  i miss shearer >.>

• jonchao72

  10 Aug 08, 22:20

  LOL good joke...  better pray hard that they don't get relegated

• gunner77

  10 Aug 08, 22:26

  Originally posted by youyayu:

  i remember there is 1 season
  
  Arsenal
  Chelsea
  Manutd
  Newcastle
  Liverpool...

  isit in this order?

  
  i tink its tis order coz i remember liverpool lost to newcastle and cost them the champions league place.