Newcastle Utd (and Viz)

[Yarrgh]

Its hideous how some of them are playing the mental health card.

A very good point. We live in a time where people jump to action and reaction and lose balance and perspective. I believe it really shakes their foundation for mental health. We live in a stressed time with isolation, economic uncertainty and suffering from the pandemic. This takeover has been like a fever dream and seems like a full on group hysteria.

I believe that some up there will be quite a few affected by this and it shouldn't be taken lightly.

But the majority are grade A chumps.

 

[NewRadical]

This I would watch. Any chance of commissioning a whole series for tv?

Amazon Prime exclusive:

Auf Wiedersehen, Life

 

[Yarrgh]

Amazon Prime exclusive:

Auf Wiedersehen, Life

Binge watch that mate. I don't think I could dream up more outrageous stuff than what they'd actually get up to if they all did get out to Saudi Arabia.

 

[Onwards Evertonians]

Get Mike Ashley on through the keyhole with a Arab headdress, Saudi flag and a £17m house extension as clues. Then we'll see some heads fall off in true Saudi fashion.

 

[CrustySack]

@Tsunami

So erm.... no #cans then?

 

[catcherintherye]

I love the idea they think a few hashtags are getting to the PL.

They are busy telling everyone the vuyer actually secretly want to buy Newcastle but are prevented from doing so by the PL. That there's no evdience they dont want it to move forward.

There is 1 key problem in this of course,that it's the buyer who's pulled out.

You have schrodingers buyer here, on the one hand oulling out citing Covid making the investment in purchasing the club (never mind any fees made available for players) unviable but yet also this same buyer is also desperate to not inly buy the club but also spend billions of pounds like Manchester City have done. All that is preventing them is this organisation that has not actually said no to them, they've just asked them to comply with a couple of simple things (like not stealing from them) which the buyer has refused to do.

Utterly delusional. If they start going to PL officers all that will happen is people will end up getting arrested.

 

[catcherintherye]

I should also add, Martin Samuel (who on the whole I don't really like) has called thisperfectly throughout. He called it right initially that they were flakey and could pull out. Called it right Ashley had doubts hence why he put the deposit in. Called it right Ashley had his doubts it would go through. Called it right he went ahead with it to gain credit from fans (which he has, the PL are now enemy number 1).

His latest column is right too, essentially super wealthy people do deals, they don't talk about doing deals and haggle for months on end over price and stall on issues like privacy. They don't conduct their business in the public arena, making ridiculous statements to the press, or have an amateur like Staveley on bard.

I said this to the resident Geordies right at the start. City- flew over, deal done in hours. Abramovich, saw Stamford Bridge, deal done in days. Moshiri/Usmanov, swept in at the last minute, bought the club, in a day or so. No press before hand. Nobody tipped off. Nothing leaked. Not silly negotiation on price. Nobody ridiculous like Staveley representing them, making a tit of herself in court and whining on talksport. No excuses. In out, in a couple of days.

Thats what the turnovers who invest serious money do. I can't really stress this enough, if one is linked with Leeds next or whatever. If it's in the public domain, before it's completed within 24 hours, it's not going to be City/Chelsea level. It's not even going to be Everton level. This consortium trying to come back should worry nobody. They are not what they ave said they are.

Do people really think, if Bin Salman was involved with this, he'd have the buyers agent making a fool of herself in public court? Or brief her to go whining to talksport and Jim White? Or be bruning bridges with the PL in this way? Or be calling upon the fans to get this over the line by petitions? Or do you think he'd just ask what the PL wanted, do what they asked, pay the money Ashley wanted, not take a loan and get it sorted? All behind closed doors.

Worry about takeovers that happen quickly and that Amanda Staveley is nowhere near would be my advise moving forward. They will be the transformative ones.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

I love the idea they think a few hashtags are getting to the PL.

They are busy telling everyone the vuyer actually secretly want to buy Newcastle but are prevented from doing so by the PL. That there's no evdience they dont want it to move forward.

There is 1 key problem in this of course,that it's the buyer who's pulled out.

You have schrodingers buyer here, on the one hand oulling out citing Covid making the investment in purchasing the club (never mind any fees made available for players) unviable but yet also this same buyer is also desperate to not inly buy the club but also spend billions of pounds like Manchester City have done. All that is preventing them is this organisation that has not actually said no to them, they've just asked them to comply with a couple of simple things (like not stealing from them) which the buyer has refused to do.

Utterly delusional. If they start going to PL officers all that will happen is people will end up getting arrested.

They’re literally too dumb to understand the blatant hypocrisy of their own position here.

They’ve been shouting about being the new PSG, spending like City, Mbappe to Cavanni, Allegri to Poch etc etc etc for months now. They’ve had Mohammed Bin Salam avatars, been talking about being a billionaires plaything.

Now though, they’re claiming there’s no link between the PIF and the Saudi Govt though. The PL are out of order doubting their word, this is just an investment fund. Nothing to do with the Saudi Govt and MSB.

Sorry what now?

 

[catcherintherye]

They’re literally too dumb to understand the blatant hypocrisy of their own position here.

They’ve been shouting about being the new PSG, spending like City, Mbappe to Cavanni, Allegri to Poch etc etc etc for months now. They’ve had Mohammed Bin Salam avatars, been talking about being a billionaires plaything.

Now though, they’re claiming there’s no link between the PIF and the Saudi Govt though. The PL are out of order doubting their word, this is just an investment fund. Nothing to do with the Saudi Govt and MSB.

Sorry what now?

I mean to argue theres no link between the PIF and the Saudi government is ludicrous. Its the investment arm of the government.

What you can say, is that the senior people controlling it dont rank Newcastle as a priority (which they clearly dont) but it's obviously linked to Saudi.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

I mean to argue theres no link between the PIF and the Saudi government is ludicrous. Its the investment arm of the government.

What you can say, is that the senior people controlling it dont rank Newcastle as a priority (which they clearly dont) but it's obviously linked to Saudi.

Mohammed Bin Salam is literally the Chairman ffs lol

So is it any wonder the PL looked at the structure handed to them and asked ‘what about him like?’

They’re acting like a teenage kid who’s been dumped and just won’t accept it. It’s utterly tragic to watch.

 

[catcherintherye]

Mohammed Bin Salam is literally the Chairman ffs lol

So is it any wonder the PL looked at the structure handed to them and asked ‘what about him like?’

They’re acting like a teenage kid who’s been dumped and just won’t accept it. It’s utterly tragic to watch.

Yes what I get from the PL questioning is;
1) They wanted clarity on who was involved-it wasn't provided
2) They do not want a state like Saudi involved (as stated I now think we will not see any mega states buying into the PL).
3) They wanted the piracy (or lets call it what it is, stealing) resolved. Again, not resolved and they doubled down on it.

Making out it's not Saudi, or Saudi are actually really nice isn't going to resolve the above contradictions, even if they re-emerge. It will be a similar result.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Have any Camels been punched yet ?

 

[ForeverBlue92]

What happened to the fella stood outside that building?

Did he get fed or end up leaving?

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

If a football club not getting bought causes you mental distress and you think the source of this mental distress, the root cause if you will, is the football club not getting bought then you may want to check in with a qualified mental health professional.

If you believe that empty life and lack of perspective are reasons for the Premier League to allow the head choppers into their club or that your feelings are so special that Stavely and the Saudis should be forced to buy a club against their will then I have no words for you.

 

[Bluewolf]

Quite a bit more deluded than the Reds

Well for starters it was the Saudi's that pulled out if the deal. The premier league were still assessing their bid. So I'm not quite sure what that berk is hopeing to be told.

The premier league has played a blinder here tbf.