Sheffield Wednesday-focused Twitter account @Owlstalk recently posted a tweet which claims that “rumours amongst Newcastle fans” are indicating that Mike Ashley could be interested in purchasing their club.
Mike Ashley is allegedly “planning to buy an EFL club once a £300m takeover at Newcastle United goes through”, according to The Daily Star, via nufcblog.co.uk. Ashley is reportedly in the process of selling Newcastle United at present, with Sky Sports recently reporting that the Magpies’ new prospective owners, PCP Capital Partners, have already “paid a deposit and exchanged contracts” with current Newcastle owner Ashley.
As per The Daily Star’s article, via nufcblog.co.uk, Ashley would love to invest in an EFL club “with a sound fanbase and potential to grow”, upon completing the sale of Newcastle United.
Wednesday-focused Twitter account @Owlstalk have started a discussion among Owls fans on Twitter pondering over the possibility of Ashley investing in their club, following these recent reports. Read the reactions of some Wednesday fans to this post from @Owlstalk in the tweets below.
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Rumours amongst Newcastle Fans that Mike Ashley could be interested in buying Sheffield Wednesday FC
See here ? https://t.co/blsu1niqMW
#swfc #sheffield #sheffieldwednesday #owlstalk pic.twitter.com/haf34DVFcF
— OWLSTALK.CO.UK ?? (@Owlstalk) April 29, 2020
Please let this be a prank
— Tigerlily™ (@FTP_Tigerlily) April 29, 2020
Good grief… no thanks!!!
— Sarah ????????? ?? (@gilli1976) April 29, 2020
Would you like Mike Ashley to buy Sheffield Wednesday?YES, HE'D BE AN IMPROVEMENT ON CHANSIRI
NO, I DON'T WANT HIM NEAR THE CLUB
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Id rather play in the Conference
— Mark Beresford (@markybtree) April 29, 2020
I’d never set foot in Hillsborough while he was there
— Simmo (@Simmo1867) April 29, 2020
While some Owls fans have shared a negative reaction to the prospect of Mike Ashley buying the club, others have been more positive in response to this tweet.
He’s a parasite but could he do any worse than chansiri? Being a nice bloke hasn’t got him anywhere in his time with us, if anything we are going backwards
— BigAl76 (@uptheowls76) April 29, 2020
I’d have either of em, Ashley would get us up, back on track. I’m all for it
— Hank (@hank04324803) April 29, 2020
What do we think?
Ashley has been an unpopular figure with many Newcastle United fans throughout his tenure as owner of the club. With that in mind, it may be understandable why some of these Wednesday fans would not like the controversial man to get involved with their club.