16-12-2014, 01:19
He doesn't make money at Newcastle though, does he? He loaned them 170m (or simikar amount) interest free.
The club is a huge advertising hoarding shown all over the world every second week. I would imagine its cheaper to control Newcastle and cover the ground in advertising than it is to pay for the same level of advertising via a TV channel. And its his core customer who watches the games.
So, as long as Newcastle don't make a loss he's quite happy.
Rangers get him just as much, maybe more, publicity for far less cash.
The club is a huge advertising hoarding shown all over the world every second week. I would imagine its cheaper to control Newcastle and cover the ground in advertising than it is to pay for the same level of advertising via a TV channel. And its his core customer who watches the games.
So, as long as Newcastle don't make a loss he's quite happy.
Rangers get him just as much, maybe more, publicity for far less cash.