Dokko

If Ashley asks for more money then I’m guessing he defaults on the deposit. Surely he can’t keep it after asking for new terms?

Wonder if there's a chance both Ashley & the PL are shitting it now and are trying to patch it back up? Sure Boris will be on the phone to Masters tonight asking him what he's playing at.

PL need to release some kind of statement, we should be allowed to know whether the failed the test, stopped responding to the test or if it was passed and something else happened. Surely it’s no longer confidential and the fans deserve an answer.

On the flip side, this is the greatest day in SAFCs history.

No - dragged it on beyond the terms agreed which dictated when the completion was required. When that expired, Ashley wanted a new deal/renegotiation. That's how it reads to me. If you think back to the PL leak earlier this week, that was clearly a shout to get it done before deal expired. FUCKING PRICKS. Could only happen to this club. At least it’s over. I’m starting feel relief already after the initial kick in the nads. I walked away for several months last season, I can easy do it again, this time though nothing is bringing me back.

So did the premier league approve it only for Ashley to ask for more money? Mental if so.

And this is dead.

So that’s it then? No chance they’ll return?

It’s off.

That’s fair enough at the bidding part of the process. It’s agreed and in approval stage. I don’t think legally he can withdraw, he’d risk losing the club completely.

£10m or £50m, really is a massive gamble to try and stop this sale and go for another party. As we’ve seen so many times deals like this can fall through or stop due to unforeseen circumstances and the Mauriss bid is littered with question marks from the beginning. If you put all the legal ramifications and making an enemy of KSA to one side, there is still little benefit and huge risk in trying to swap the bidding party at this stage For the sake of a relatively small amount of money. it’s the most unlikely scenario I can imagine, though and I’m sure everyone is the same, you just wouldn’t bet against Ashley being so thick and stubborn to do it and it all blowing up in everyone’s faces.

It's going to be 25c of pure North East sunshine tomorrow and its my last day of work for 2 weeks. Perfect day for a takeover.

Don’t they play Fernandinho there because Laporte is never fit? Seems like he’d play a lot of minutes, and at least half as good as Maguire. How many top drawer centre halves out there? Plenty enough to know they should be aiming higher. They don’t need half as good as Maguire, they need twice as good to compete with Liverpool.

He's good but not good enough to sort citeh out to challenge Liverpool properly. So this will likely be another waste of money by pep at the back. Be great here though, or Tottenham, Everton etc..

It’ll be the same for most due to the virus impact, I doubt he cares too much, he plays whoever the board signs. Also any manager who has issue with budget cuts while clubs go to the wall is an utter arsehole. He’d only be furious if something has or is ping to impact his own gain. Losing his job would be no1, however I doubt he could be furious over something so inevitable.

Desperation. It’ll be tomorrow though, 2pm news conference

What's the alternative? Buyers delaying transferring the money? Buyers waiting to have a manager, couple of players and money transferred before announcing anything. Ashley told to hang fire. (why am i doing this to myself, ffs)

Just like SA like to do business. Yes, yes I definitely like this possible scenario. It's what is going to allow me to sleep tonight so i'm sticking with it also.

Might be a case that its approved, but the buyer isn't going to announce until cash is transferred. From the PL side its all going through the club, so the hold up is with the club, not the buyer, when really its just timing.

https://twitter.com/wilInufc/status/1288231904332910595?s=20

As long as they trimmed the fat, i'd eat that burger in celebration.

Can't wait till Ashley ends up in a drum of acid.

Lingard. I wouldn't want him in the championship, which is where we'd be heading if we signed the likes of him.

The gov pressure is absolute. Put it through so we get billions in trade or no crowds at games for all of next season. If the gov were going to grt involved, when billions are at stake there's no fucking about hinting at shit and asking nicely.