THE BIG PUSH
Coalitions can be hard work, at times. Politics teaches
you that, in whatever context. We have one in the UK
now, which certainly seems to be rocking in heavy seas.
But this piece is not about Political Parties coming
together to pursue their aims, whether people like those
goals or not.
No. Am talking about a coalition of forces
involving NUFC fans, which has been rapidly, but
carefully, brought together, by the Time4Change
movement. It has one clear aim – to remove this awful,
absurd regime out of our club, our city, and our region.
And I believe that major progress is being achieved.
BY
BRIAN HALL
in, or who work alongside him. And if the heat in the
Geordie Kitchen intensifies, which I personally think it will,
then his key advisers – obviously, I don’t count Joseph
Kinnear as one of them – should think about ringing
Michael in his mansion down South. And advise!
What to advise? Well, something like this, I
suppose. ...Mikey, or Mr Ashley – depending on your
relationship with him, of course – just recognise that you
have made enough for the main project, Sports Direct, out of
global advertising via a pretty well-known Premiership
football club. But now? Best to think about moving on, eh?
Maybe even Glasgow Rangers, if you still want an outlet for
#TIME4CHANGE
Personally, I was impressed by what I regard as
the most serious, biggest push to put an end to the people
in charge of our club in this recent era. I have no time in
this piece here to attempt to list the various, farcical,
infuriating episodes along the way that occurred under the
Sports Direct, sorry, Newcastle United, owner and his
associates. And anyway, most Mags know that roll call of
incidents only too well anyway.
I prefer to focus upon just the signs of a regime in
panic, simply because of a March in our city a couple of
weeks ago. Press censorship – never a good or wise move all the way to a manager of the club who, after a good
victory against Chelsea, goes on to issue comments
praising his Master and all those linked underneath the
umbrella of Michael Ashley.
I found that rather sad, mainly for Pardew
actually. But I find it even sadder for Big Mikey himself.
He is now in a right old Geordie storm, and he is starting to
react to it. For sure, he is not bothered, as such, if a ground
is full, and clearly, to say the least, has a rather thick skin.
As well as the smiles, there’s quite a lot actually.
The trouble with those who become too
complacent, in terms of arrogance and confidence is that
they need to keep an eye on their main ball, if you will
pardon the pun in football terms. His big ball lies at Sports
Direct, obviously, and companies that he either has shares
your brand in the world of soccer, is that is not a bad idea at
all. Far from it.
Finally, away from an attempt to advise the
Advisers to Mister Ashley, I have often found that in any
Coalition of forces, there are tensions, clashes, petty
grudges, you name it. I found that in the past in various
other campaign situations, but they are generally rather
irrelevant, tedious, but of course occur, when passions are
bringing together so many groups and individuals. In the
case of NUFC fans finally uniting to finally put an end to
this regime, such features are inevitable.
That goes without saying really. Am not
particularly interested whether one bloke does not get on
with another bloke, and another group don’t like the group
who liked that other group. It matters little, unless of
course, total division is a result amongst all those who really
do want to say Enough is Enough.
As an old campaigner in various movements – the
most important dimension is to keep that eye on the target.
And that target is clear, to remove the worst board that I
personally have ever seen at SJP since the late 60s. And if
we achieve that, the public enquiry into who did what, who
liked whom, and why he never helped her, can take place, if
people want to do that.
Time For Change. An