E pa nije to sve. Ashley ima veliko spremanje. Danas je definitivno zatvoren Njukaslov butik u centru grada, a zatvara se i velika prodavnica (imate sliku Sport Soccer na Pozdrav iz Njukasla....). Sada ostaju dva butika, jedan mali u trznom centru Eldon Square i onaj na stadionu. Sto se tice prodavnice, bice renovirana i prodavace se nesto drugacija sportska oprema nego do sada. Pricala sam danas sa deckom koji radi u istoj i kaze da niko nece izgubiti posao, a dosadasnji asortiman ce prodavati u JJB sports prodavnici u Eldon Square-u. A da mu se nesto mota po glavi, vidi se i po tome sto se stedi i na vodi:
"To help prevent Newcastle from splashing out on unnecessary costs, the multi-millionaire owner has forked out for a bore hole to reduce the staggering £40,000-a-year water bill at the club's training ground.
It's part of wider cost-cutting and energy reduction measures - operating costs have been slashed by a quarter to £74 million in the club's annual financial figures which reveal a £33.5 million operating loss to the 12 months ending last June - £4 million down on the previous year."
Managing director Derek Llambias boldly predicts a bright financial future, with the very real hope Newcastle will in the next 12 months or so achieve the football rarity of breaking even - with projected profits of £10 million for the year after.
On the pitch there is a long-term aim of regular top 10 Premier League finishes and challenging for Europe, this despite the figures revealing Newcastle's season in the Championship saw a whopping 39 per cent fall in turnover to £52.4 million, largely down to TV revenue dropping by more than half to £16 million.
Llambias said: "Mike Ashley's money has kept this club buoyant. Quite honestly Newcastle United would not be here without him, it's as simple as that. He's never taken a penny out of the club but he knows what he has to put in every year and he's keen to grow it. He knows where we want to be and where we should be in four or five years' time.
In all, Ashley has ploughed in £285.8 million inside four years - including £42 million interest free in the last 12 months - to put the club on a much firmer financial footing. The Sports Direct mogul hopes to increase the number of season ticket holders from its current figure of 29,000 - it had been as high as 38,000 until a recent slump - to 40,000 in the next five years.
Llambias added: "We are a very tight unit and a much better unit than we have been previously. We are starting to get the stability we need into the football club both financially and within the squad. That stability is one of our most important goals. Our vision is to finish 10th or above every year, year after year. That is our target, we want to be challenging for Europe every single year."
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