The powerful picture that perfectly sums up Mike Ashley's soul-sucking spell at SJP
If there's a picture that ever summed up Mike Ashley's time on Tyneside, it's a big Newcastle United gate that leads to nothing other than a brick wall.
These are the sentiments shared by protest group Toon For Change, who've just perfectly summed up Mike Ashley's miserable time on Tyneside with the following tweet:
Gates represent an opening and an opportunity, yet Mike Ashley's lead to nothing and go absolutely nowhere - and that's summed us up during his time on Tyneside.
If we've not been going backwards - thanks to two relegations and a countless number of relegation battles - we've remained stagnant, with him often happy providing we survive by the skin of our teeth.
His errors have been huge and constant, but it's been his lack of investment and constant neglect that have infuriated so many, turning what was once a side capable of competing to a zombie club settling for nothing other than Premier League safety.
Shameless lies, PR stunts and awful appointments aside, we've seen St James' Park get left to rot (literally), the training ground continue to look light years behind that of ambitious Premier League rivals and our playing squad controlled via a tedious transfer policy.
Hopefully the Saudis can immediately break the chains he tied to our club 13 years ago, bringing some hope and ambition back to that sleeping giant that is St James' Park.
