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Newcastle fans plot to BUY a stake in the club when owner Mike Ashley finally sells up as supporters look to 'make their voices properly heard', with the current situation 'unhealthy and unsustainable'

Newcastle United supporters have launched a bid to buy a stake in the club.

The 1892 Pledge, driven by the Newcastle United Supporters Trust, aims to build a fund of money to acquire a small share of the club when it is sold by current owner Mike Ashley.

Greg Tomlinson, NUST chair, said: ‘For decades, fans have been told they are the lifeblood of the club, but when major decisions are made, they are always left out.

Newcastle United supporters have launched a bid to buy a small stake in the North East club

’It is an unfortunate fact that in football, as in life, money talks.