Newcastle United fans seek the millions they need to take over the club

Newcastle United supporters have taken a huge challenge on in seeking to transform their well-worn contempt for Mike Ashley into a positive bid to take over the club themselves. The Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) launched its "Yes We Can" campaign yesterday, sending emails about the proposal to 40,000 fans - they have so many contact details partly because the petition they set up last week, following Ashley's staggeringly ill-judged proposal to rename St James' Park, was signed, within days, by 20,000 people.

[readon1 url="https://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2009/nov/11/newcastleunited-mike-ashley"]Source: Guardian.co.uk[/readon1]