The Magpies’ owner has been accused of complacency by the
fans, culminating in several demonstrations protesting against
his position after overseeing a turgid season on Tyneside.
Ashley sceptics have called for the chairman to stand down from his role with the club at serious risk from relegation to the Championship, but the owner reiterated he wouldn’t submit to any pressure.
“To be categorically clear, I'm not going anywhere until we win something,” he told Sky Sports prior to the Magpies’ crunch season finale against West Ham.
“It’s going to be to win something, definitely, and I won’t be selling it until I do.
“Not at any price, when I say win something, if we ever get in a position to get a Champions League place that also qualifies as winning something.”
Newcastle have gone ten games without a league win, with nine of those resulting in defeats, but their destiny remains in their own hands – knowing they simply have to equal or better Hull City’s result against Manchester United.
Interim manager John Carver has experienced a torrid time at the helm following Alan Pardew’s dismissal in December, and Ashley admits he didn’t anticipate the extent of their malaise.
He said: “I can’t have imagined it from Christmas, I probably didn’t anticipate we would be anywhere near this situation, after the last couple of weeks I am a bit shocked where we find ourselves.
"[It stops at] my door. I will continue investing in the football club. The only positive is we have the club on a very sound financial footing, so we are able to spend and punch above our weight.”
Ashley sceptics have called for the chairman to stand down from his role with the club at serious risk from relegation to the Championship, but the owner reiterated he wouldn’t submit to any pressure.
“To be categorically clear, I'm not going anywhere until we win something,” he told Sky Sports prior to the Magpies’ crunch season finale against West Ham.
“It’s going to be to win something, definitely, and I won’t be selling it until I do.
“Not at any price, when I say win something, if we ever get in a position to get a Champions League place that also qualifies as winning something.”
Newcastle have gone ten games without a league win, with nine of those resulting in defeats, but their destiny remains in their own hands – knowing they simply have to equal or better Hull City’s result against Manchester United.
Interim manager John Carver has experienced a torrid time at the helm following Alan Pardew’s dismissal in December, and Ashley admits he didn’t anticipate the extent of their malaise.
He said: “I can’t have imagined it from Christmas, I probably didn’t anticipate we would be anywhere near this situation, after the last couple of weeks I am a bit shocked where we find ourselves.
"[It stops at] my door. I will continue investing in the football club. The only positive is we have the club on a very sound financial footing, so we are able to spend and punch above our weight.”
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