Howay American owners.
Posted on July 4th, 2009 | 19 Comments |
Professional sporting organisations in the US in the main tend to be well run. They understand the paying customer is King and success is important. They run efficient organisations led by professionals who know what they are doing. I would certainly welcome an American owner in the Randy Lerner mold of course rather than the Glazers! Americans want to be the best they can, they strive to be winners and to achieve success. If some of that ethos can rub off on NUFC and we have the organisation, the manager, the team and the investment to back it up, will we have the last laugh? Will all our desperate attempts for a bit of new silverware in the threadbare trophy cabinet finally succeed? Will we have the last laugh on all those football fans across the country who currently collapse in fits of laughter each time they hear of the latest humiliation heaped on our club by the current hapless owners? The right owners no matter their nationality can of course help us achieve that. Personally I would like American owners as long as they have the right intentions. I would be interested to see exactly what they could achieve with this sleeping giant, how they could galvanise the fan base and make us great again.
So as the USA celebrates all things red, white and blue with their usual patriotic fervour, could a very small part of America be planning on hanging out the black and white bunting? Could someone be sat at home now pouring over Laarn Yersel Geordie figuring out how to improve communication with the black and white masses? Hopefully the next few days will reveal the new owners. Has anyone ever seen the clip when the then current US president Jimmy Carter visited Tyneside back in the 1970’s? During his speech he vocalises those immortal words ‘Howay the lads’in his southern US drawl. Will we hear the same again soon from inside St James Park from our new owners?
Jimmy Carter’s accent is great, always makes me think of Robert E. Lee and the like.