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Has some interesting insights into MBS I suppose, but the article itself comes to some weird conclusions. For instance claiming that he might not be better than Mike Ashley for the club because it's unlikely he'd spend well over £1 billion of his cash on transfers ?. Quite contradictory at times as far as the quotes and conclusions go.

Some men drink wine?

Literally nothing is pointing to Ashley staying.

Newcastle make more in a season under Ashley than BeIN pay for their TV deal. They're a fractional drop in the ocean. Whole thing needs to end now, its gone on far to long.

Would actually be interesting to see the reaction. If Ashley and PCP got together and decided to complete the deal regardless. Inform the PL that the business has been transferred to PCP officially, and see if they want the next Newcastle game called off.. Since it can't be played under PL rules without passing the OD test. Though I don't suppose we'd see the reaction, since the Premier League would obviously take the option to quietly pass it and move on.

Nahhhhh, that makes far too much sense. It's definitely a demonstrative threat to stop showing the PL games they've already paid for, in order to stop the takeover of Newcastle United. Might even be a bit of both. Thing is what does it have to do with BeIN where Serie A decide to show exhibition matches? Seems like a recurring theme with them. They buy the rights to show matches from a certain league, then decide they should be able to control the way that league is run.

I think that's whats being suggested aye. Sounds mental, hard to believe they could be so irresponsible, so there must be more to it surely.

So there big threat would be "we're going to stop re-selling the product we already bought from you and go bankrupt if you don't do what we say"? Nah surely they aren't that insane. I mean all it would do is make pirate sites more valuable, people aren't going to miss Premier League matches because BeIN stop showing them

I wouldn't steal a car no, unless it was Richard Keys car and I thought I could get away with it.

Aye, to say piracy will destroy the game just shows how thick he is.

Ironically had Labour been in power the deal would likely be dead and massive potential investment in our area along with it. Labour would do exactly the same. In fact Blair's government discontinued a criminal investigation into BAE Systems' slush fund for bribing Saudi officials on grounds that it was not in the public interest, and was later found to have acted unlawfully. I'd agree under Blair, but not Corbyn, Blair was far more pragmatic.

Ironically had Labour been in power the deal would likely be dead and massive potential investment in our area along with it. You don't know that, ironically or not I said likely so no I don't know it, certainly the stance would have been far less in our favour.

Ironically had Labour been in power the deal would likely be dead and massive potential investment in our area along with it. Would made no difference The government stance would have been very different towards this situation.

Ironically had Labour been in power the deal would likely be dead and massive potential investment in our area along with it.

What happened to that letter sent by 20 MPs btw? Reported a week or so ago I think, never saw anything more about it.

SNP FFS

I was tempted to look but I'm just not giving him clicks now like.

There's fuck all ITK in Penn's posts like and he gets abuse for the way he goes on in general. Other posters are negative, to varying degrees, on the takeover but don't get abuse.

Hammered legally is one thing, I don't know about that. But when you're dealing with big money and large companies there can always be legal challenges. Something like the owners/directors test could be challenged, especially if it's seen that they haven't stuck to the rules or their own test. Other Football related rules that aren't law have stuck for a long time before falling to legal cases. like freedom of movement for out of contract players way back. Also financial rules that leagues or body's have placed on clubs have been taken to court in the past. Not sure people are saying it's a guaranteed win, but the buyers and sellers could certainly give it a good go I'm sure.

More like he hasn't got the stones to see the replies so only comes back once he's sure everyone has stopped calling him a freak

He's one bizarre weirdo like

Haha aye, as everyone knows that's how the law works ?. I know Edwards is only reporting this and it was actually written by some special lad at the Telegraph. But to even report it as fact is bad enough, the guy needs help.

Of course they could challenge. The idea that Qatar's belief or claim of guilt would somehow bar a challenge is the logic of an absolute mong.

No chance if the PL reject it. Back to Ashley. I think there would be a very good chance of a legal challenge. Potentially from both buyers and Ashley. This is a unique situation so I wouldn't be surprised if it ended in court. Another thing the PL will be considering. Because if their is a case and the PL lose, that would set a precedent that could effectively end the owners and directors test outside of the basic tests requires by UK law.

Thought the premier league didn’t announce anything ? I think they will on this one, it's so high profile. I reckon they've already rejected it. You wouldn't be having all this stuff coming out like confetti by BEIN and Qatar if that was the case. They are obviously shitting themselves by the amount of stuff coming out. Ahh sorry, my prediction is that they've rejected it in the last day or two, not previously. Should probably just say "I reckon they're gonna reject it". The last day or two is when Qatar have really lost the plot. Releasing statements about refunds and that they won't bid for another TV deal if it passes and getting a QC to send a opinion to the PL that the takeover should be rejected. It does seem like Qatar have gone from quietly working in the background to get the takeover cancelled to desperate public flailing in the last day or two. I don't want to assume anything, but it doesn't look like the actions of someone confident things are going their way.