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Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty pessimistic about this myself. As much as I want it to happen, and I do honestly believe ALL buying and selling parties want it to happen, the main obstacle will never be removed. However, I really don't believe that anyone, from the ultra positive to the ultra negative really have a clue. It's all speculation and it'll all play out behind closed doors.

OK. I'm gonna add you to the list of people who pretend to be ITK. Thanks.

Stevenage might fancy a punt on him.

Perez for me too. One of my favourite players.

That's not a problem, we'll be selling the majority of them.

So players like salah would be stuck at Liverpool until he retires? How does that benefit anyone?

That's never a Bruce quote, is it?

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Lallana looked like he has goals in him, didn't even realise he was playing for Brighton. Considering he's fit and our trio aren't I'd say advantage them. 1 goal in 31 games. Dunno, he looked well up for it against Leicester, might be about to go on a run. He does actually have some history of scoring in the Premier unlike our ( fit) options. 5 years ago yeah. I don't think they're in any better shape than us, apart from they're more enjoyable to watch.

Lallana looked like he has goals in him, didn't even realise he was playing for Brighton. Considering he's fit and our trio aren't I'd say advantage them. 1 goal in 31 games.

He could put forward two arguments which may work. Either a) players and potential managers turned the club down due to uncertainty regarding the takeover. Alternatives weren’t considered good enough. Or b) certain limitations created by the sale environment meant he was only able to spend £X, of which got spent. If either of these are his defence then if he plans the legal route he is presently completely tied down and prevented from sacking Bruce He could say that aliens came from Mercury and told him everything would be ok.

The Consortium would not buy a "Championship Club" for the money that they have agreed with Ashley to buy Newcastle United for. Hopefully, we will not be relegated, but if we are a Premier League Club in the Championship for a season - who cares? Certainly the Consortium won't care, why would they. Can people not understand the difference between a Championship Club and a Premier League Club temporarily in the Championship? After all we have done it twice under Ashley, so it would be no hardship under the Consortium and with Benitez at the helm. It would not affect the Takeover, it wouldn't really affect the development of the club under the new owners either, as they will have to replace pretty well 100% of the playing staff and non-playing staff, no matter which division we are in when they take over the club. The logic of this is obvious, but (I suppose) "cue the scatter-gun vitriol" !!!!! Ashley imho would not sell at a reduced price and nobody would pay that amount for a championship club and there lies the problem. If you think he would reduce the price fair enough, but, history doesn’t back up that theory. My post explains that the Takeover would not be affected - the 'price' will remain the same, by a season in the 2nd Division. Love your optimism but if we are relegated they will need to change the playing staff twice, good premiership players aren't going to play in the championship so we will need players to get us out and then players to progress in the Premier league. Good Premier League players will join us no matter what division we are temporarily in. The plans, ambitions and objectives of the "New Newcastle United FC" will be very plainly understood by everyone in the football world. Indeed, they already are by the EPL . . . hence their gut-reaction opposition to the Takeover (using whatever 'situations' they can conjure up to somehow justify that opposition). Are we ignoring FFP in the championship now?

Carroll FFS

Kinda need Fulham to have our luck with injuries.

We’d never get the ball to him to prove or disprove that.

I’m really struggling to care. Hope all the good () players leave

You’ve said for ages now that we have no chance of going down. We’re you just basing it on Fulham struggling to win?

I’d be gutted going down under a caretaker manager. Bruce HAS to get relegated with us.

Brighton will win We’ll play for a 0-0

Gayle and Carroll today say hi

our injury crisis only started this past week. And our players all looked better pre-Bruce

Oh well

Milner needs to retire

Salah’s given up