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Newcastle United existed simply to make Mike Ashley's retail empire more profitable under his rule and were bogged down in politics... yes there is baggage with the new owners but the Toon finally have reason to be hopeful

Mark Jenson is the co-founder of The Mag, now the leading independent website on all things Newcastle United.

The two stand out moments from Mike Ashley's ownership of Newcastle United, have been the moments when he bought the football club and now that he is about to sell the football club.

Arriving in 2007, Newcastle fans couldn't believe their luck, a self-made English billionaire had seen the potential of the club and was coming to take it to another level.

The previous 14 seasons at St James' Park had included eight top seven Premier League finishes, with five of those top four, there had been two FA Cup finals and Champions League adventures, not to mention a UEFA Cup semi-final.