Ashley To Decide - Newcastle Or Rangers!

Last updated : 05 November 2013 By Footy Mad - Editor

The Toon owner has tried to sell Rangers merchandise at the club shop in recent days, as his 'one true love' in football gets passed around.

First it was an undying devotion to Tottenham Hotspur that saw him rent a box at White Hart Lane for EIGHT seasons; before buying out Newcastle United.

During which time he played down all Tottenham links, insising "I hate Spurs - I used to support Chelsea!".

Now he is supporting Glasgow Rangers, and has the option to buy out the club, but ONLY if he sells Newcastle United!

Those are the rules, apparently, as no individual can own two clubs outright.

Former Rangers chairman Malcolm Murray has played down suggestions that Mike Ashley might be ready to increase his stake in the fallen Scottish giants.

Ashley owns a minor stake in the Ibrox club, who now play in the third tier of Scottish football, and Rangers undoubtedly provide the opportunity for a fantastic return on any potential investment.

With a route to the Champions League open if they continue to move through the leagues, there is arguably a more straightforward route there for him than the troubled path he has plotted at Newcastle.

But Murray – who suggests that his retail operation at Rangers is underperforming – says there is little prospect of Ashley selling up at Newcastle and moving on to Scotland.

He said: “The rules of football are complex but, as far as I understand, if you own a Premier League club, then you can’t own more than 10% of a Scottish club. So, unless he sells Newcastle, then he can’t (own Rangers).

“Mike Ashley is an eccentric, fast moving guy though, put it that way. I don’t think he will (make a takeover move) though.

“The retail side of things at Rangers has not performed as well as we’d have liked it to. I’d rather he concentrated on getting that right.”

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THIS WEEK'S FIXTURES

Saturday November 9
15:00 Aston Villa v Cardiff City
15:00 Chelsea v West Brom
15:00 Crystal Palace v Everton
15:00 Liverpool v Fulham
15:00 Southampton v Hull City
17:30 Norwich City v West Ham United

Sunday November 10
12:00 Tottenham v Newcastle United
14:05 Sunderland v Manchester City
16:10 Man Utd v Arsenal
16:10 Swansea City v Stoke City

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2013/14 

PREMIER LEAGUE 

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 CHELSEA 0 (Gouffran, Remy)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Sissoko, Cabaye, Tiote (53' Anita), Gouffran (85' Obertan), Shola Ameobi (62' Cisse).
Subs: Ben Arfa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Tavernier.

SUNDERLAND 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Debuchy)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Dummett, Santon, Sissoko (45' Cisse), Tiote, Cabaye, Gouffran (86' Sammy Ameobi), Ben Arfa, Remy (70' Shola Ameobi).
Subs: Anita, Haidara, Elliot, Obertan.

NEWCASTLE UTD 2 LIVERPOOL 2 (Cabaye, Dummett)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Cabaye (78'  Sammy Ameobi), Tiote, Gouffran, Sissoko (45' Dummett), Remy, Ben Arfa (78' Anita).
Subs: Cisse, Elliot, Obertan, Dummett.

CARDIFF CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Remy 2)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Cabaye (86' Ben Arfa), Gouffran, Sissoko, Remy (71' Gutierrez), Cisse
Subs: Anita, Yanga-Mbiwa, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett
 

EVERTON 3 NEWCASTLE 2 (Cabaye, Remy)
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa (46' Williamson), Coloccini, Santon, Tiote, Anita (69' Cisse), Ben Arfa (46' Cabaye), Sissoko, Gouffran, Remy
Subs: Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett
 

NEWCASTLE 2 HULL CITY 3 (Remy 2)
Krul, Debuchy (86' Tiote), Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Cabaye (62' Gouffran), Anita, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Cisse (73' Marveaux), Remy
Subs: Williamson, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett 

ASTON VILLA 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ben Arfra, Gouffran)
Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Anita (74' Tiote), Cabaye (88' Sammy Ameobi), Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Remy (63' Gouffran), Cisse
Subs: Elliot, Marveaux, S Taylor, Dummett 

NEWCASTLE 1 FULHAM 0 (Ben Arfa)
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Anita 65' (Cabaye), Marveaux 74' (Remy), Shola Ameobi 65' (Gouffran), Cisse
Subs: Gosling, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Dummett 

NEWCASTLE 0 WEST HAM 0
Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Sissoko, Anita, Marveaux 66' (Sammy Ameobi), Shola Ameobi, Cisse 72'
Subs: Gosling, Bigirimana, Elliot, Vuckic, Dummett 

MAN CITY 4 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Sissoko, Tiote, Gouffran 45+4' (Dummett), Ben Arfa 65' (Sammy Ameobi), Gutierrez 44' (Anita), Cisse
Subs: Elliot, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Obertan 

LEAGUE CUP 

NEWCASTLE 0 MAN CITY 2 (AET)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Haidara (45 Dummett, 80 Ben Arfa), Anita, Tiote, Gouffran, Sissoko, Shola Ameobi (66 Cabaye), Cisse
Subs: Remy, Elliot, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi

NEWCASTLE 2 LEEDS UTD 0 (Cisse, Gouffran)
Krul, Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Gouffran (90' Vuckic), Anita (80' Gosling), Tiote, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Cisse (71' Obertan).
Subs: Ben Arfa, Yanga-Mbiwa, Bigirimana, Alnwick
 

MORECAMBE 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi)
Elliot, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Good, Dummett, Bigirimana, Gosling, Marveaux 88' (Sissoko), Vuckic 46' (Shola Ameobi), Sammy Ameobi, Gouffran 71' (Ben Arfa)
Subs: Santon, Anita, Alnwick, Streete 

Newcastle United Fixtures

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Sunday November 10
12:00 Premier League
Tottenham v Newcastle United

Saturday November 23
15:00 Premier League
Newcastle United v Norwich City

Saturday November 30
17:30 Premier League
Newcastle United v West Brom

Wednesday December 4
19:45  Premier League
Swansea City v Newcastle United

Saturday December 7
12:45 Premier League
Man Utd v Newcastle United

Saturday December 14
15:00 Premier League
Newcastle United v Southampton

Saturday December 21
15:00 Premier League
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

Thursday December 26
15:00 Premier League
Newcastle United v Stoke City

Sunday December 29
13:30 Premier League
Newcastle United v Arsenal

Wednesday January 1 2014
15:00 Premier League
West Brom v Newcastle United