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de Jong, man.

Ask them again when they've gone 51 years without a trophy of any recognition, 65 without a meaningful one, and 93 without a league title

Whilst pouching a bag of prawn crackers iirc.

What a load of bollocks. Fuck off The Independent and double fuck off to Steve Wraith.

Christ, get a grip man. PIF aren't whiter than white, no one more than me wanted them to take us over and understands how fucked we are as a result of it not going through. It's not 'all hail the Premier League' at all. Show some objectivity.

Maybe but I don't think PIF will be forthcoming with complete honesty tbh. They rightly don't want to expose themselves diplomatically on what would be a low level investment for them. Truth be told, my theory is it's been determined that it's not worth the hassle for them to take us over as it would compromise more valuable interests elsewhere.

Not really, they're saying that because the bid has been withdrawn imo. Yeah, but if they then give a new setup the green light it's going to look a bit odd. Not really if they satisfy their conditions of the O&D test, Whether that is in six months or six years time.

So what did the premier league actually do for 17 weeks. Sounds like nothing to me and then in june decided to challenge who would actually own NUFC. Fucking farce! Asked questions of PIF and the other buyers which they were unable to answer. There's no conspiracy here, ultimately it looks like PIF have been obstructive for their own reasons to the process.

Not really, they're saying that because the bid has been withdrawn imo.

Just read it. Nowt we didn't already know - Test is confidential - No definitive timescale given - Bid was publicly withdrawn so no need for a final decision

Looking forward to watching these on BeOutQ

Man, fuck Bein Jacobs.

Remember that cunt being pivotal in Pardew's greatest moment.

Mentioned he was having a staycation iirc.

:lol:

They could sign a 'renewed' deal.

We cannot afford Messi. I reckon Adidas might stump up a chunk to see him in an Adidas kit at club level.

What an absolute fucking shitshow.

Fucking geordiedentist, man. Another absolute grifter.

What an absolute fucking creep. He blocked me yesterday after I called him out on what he posted (then removed) about the poor fucker that died underneath the Tyne Bridge.

Those pictures.

I'd be a bit reluctant to expand the number of entrants to the competition because as we've seen with the Euros in can lead to significant disparity. Putting it in a 70,000+ stadium every year and sharing the gate receipts equally between the two sides might go a way to getting clubs on board, too.

Knockout stages should always be single-match. Think it only works as there's no spectators at the moment. Neutral venues would be a right pisser for fans to have to travel to each round. Having it at one teams ground would give them way too much of advatange. Not if it is one neutral venue like we're seeing here. I know it would never be 50/50 with all of the corporate but it would make for some great atmospheres imo.