Ashley Set For ANOTHER Toon Army Backlash!

Last updated : 01 November 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor

Eight parties were allegedly falling over each other to buy Newcastle United FC ... with Ashley promising the fans he was "not interested in making a profit" but was more concerned about "picking the right buyer for the future of the club".

Now we hear Joe Kinnear believes Mike Ashley will have to reconsider his strategy for the club if he cannot find a buyer in the next three weeks.

And THAT is worrying! VERY worrying!

Owner Ashley has been seeking a buyer sinceKevin Keegan's resignation but the goalposts seem to have moved.

For some reason Kinnear expects Ashley to reveal the outcome of his sale mission after Newcastle's match against Chelsea on November 22 ... only because Ashley gave him an eight-game spell in charge.

Ashley has said bugger all since, either to Kinnear or the fans.

Kinnear: "I think you'll get a statement after Chelsea.

"I think he will have to - it's been a long time without anything being said now. I was originally brought in for eight games and in that time-span he thought the club would be sold. If it's not, he's got to come up with other ideas.

"I think he's prepared to sit down and say, 'Okay, where do we go from here?'.

"He might be more advised by me. I'd probably say we need four players and we maybe need to shift some out. I would advise him to go that route anyway."