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Amanda Staveley has confirmed that her and husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi have been on a ‘very productive’ trip to Monaco with a potential sponsor during a post addressing our post-season trip to Australia.
Our co-owner understands the trip – which ended in an 8-0 defeat – was “controversial”, but accepts that revenue-generating tours are “crucial to a club’s commercial success”.
Interestingly, she admits the decision to go was made by “management” – in other words the Saudi PIF – and accepts she must support their calls as a co-owner, despite her own personal views.
As for the trip to Monaco, it’s good news to hear another new sponsorship agreement could be in the pipeline, with the club pushing to boost revenues after recent agreements with Sela, Saudia and Adidas.
In a statement on her Instagram account, she said: “I have seen a lot of comments about the NUFC Australia trip. Which I’d like to address. Besides being a shareholder, I am first and foremost a fan. As a fan, I understand that this trip was controversial. However, personal opinions aside, revenue-generating trips are crucial to a club’s commercial success. The decision to go was taken by management, and ultimately I have to support their decisions.
“Nobody wants a fresh team ready for the new season ready for the new season more than me, and we are doing everything we can to support our manager in achieving this.
“Mehrdad and I had a very productive working trip to Monaco with a potential sponsor, and we are looking ahead to the new season. We are United.”
Source link : https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/05/27/newcastle-co-owner-confirms-monaco-meeting-and-responds-to-australia-criticism/
Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-05-27 11:12:26
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