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    Drumaville duo consider Newcastle bid

    Sunday, July 12, 2009

    Former Sunderland shareholder Charlie Chawke is putting together a syndicate to bid for Newcastle United. Dublin publican Chawke was part of the Drumaville Consortium which took over Sunderland three years ago but is no longer involved at the Stadium of Light after Ellis Short completed his buy-out in May. Several consortia have matched owner Mike Ashley's £100million asking price for the Magpies, with groups from Malaysia and America understood to be leading the way. However, no deal has yet ...

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