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Newcastle supporters called on to help bring the club under fan control
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley
A SUPPORTERS’ group is calling on Newcastle United fans to help them raise enough funds to buy a small stake of the club should their buffoonish billionaire owner Mike Ashley eventually sell it.
The Newcastle United Supporters Trust (Nust) announced the 1892 Pledge Scheme today and are hoping fans will help crowdfund their mission to bring the club under fan ownership.
“We are asking you, the supporters of this historic football club, to make a small monthly payment … or a little bit when you can, so fans can buy a small share of the club whenever it’s next sold, or be ready to save it should we fall down divisions making us affordable enough for fans to buy out right,” Nust said in a video promoting the scheme today.
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