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You obviously have no idea why their relationship with Qatar is so bad, so let's go with some education and see whether you change your mind or are just a Qatari stooge... In 1996 Qatar launches Al Jazeera, which "routinely criticized Saudi Arabia's ruler." and "routinely criticized Saudi Arabia's ruler." Qatar has often "exiled its most powerful critics to Saudi Arabia." In 1995 Qatar's new ruler established ties with Iran, transferring their affiliation from Saudi Arabia (a Sunni nation) to Iran (a Shia nation). In 1996 there was an attempted coup d'etat against the ruler of Qatar, who blamed government officials from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the UAE. In 2014 the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar due to Qatar backing Islamist groups, such as the Muslim Brotherhood (listed as a terrorist organisation by many countries). In 2002 Al Jazeera published a secret peace treaty between Saudi Arabia and Isarael. More generally, it is important to know about Qatar: Jamal Ahmed al-Fadi, a former business agent for Osama bin Laden, said to the 9/11 Commission and US Congress that Bin Laden had told him in 1993 that the Qatar Charitable Society was one of Bin Laden's sources of funding. Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy, a previous employee of the Qatar Central Bank, was a senior level financier of al-Qaeda, and was living freely in Qatar in 2014 (and is on a world wide terrorist blacklist). Abd al-Rahman bin Umayr al-Nuaymi, who was also a senior level financier of al-Qaeda, was the president of the Qatar Football Association and allegedly provided £1.5+million per month to al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq and Syria (he is also on a world wide terrorist blacklist and living freely in Qatar). ... and many more links to international terrorist groups (like al-Qaeda, ISIL, Hamas) So whilst Saudi Arabia can certainly be painted as a group of bad guys, Qatar is (in at least equal measure) also a country ruled by and supporting some terribly evil people. To suggest that Saudi Arabia should just have "a healthy relationship with Qatar" is incredibly naive. To suggest that the Premier League is justified to reject Saudi involvement in the Premier League whilst also taking Qatari money is just morally and ethically bankrupt! Saudi Arabia and Qatar (in fact Qatar and many countries in the region) are effectively in their own version of the Cold War and to suggest they could just have "a healthy relationship" is like asking the United States of America, England, and other NATO countries to just have "a healthy relationship" with the Soviet Union in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_and_state-sponsored_terrorism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_diplomatic_crisis I am well familiar with the history. I am fascinated with it, it's pure playground behaviour from both sides. It's incredible. Provoking and reacting to each other, ad nauseam. But it's unlikely it will ever get approved unless Qatar (whilst holding oversea distribution rights) and Saudi sort their relationship out. Starting with unbanning BeIn maybe. Would be a start. Anything to get the ball rolling, I want us taken over by them. But can't help but think something has to give.

I'm pretty certain you're asking for the impossible here, just so NUFC can have a takeover. Exactly. But can't help but feel that is the only way around it all. Reckon we have more chance of Qatar taking us over just to spite SA.

I wanted this deal as much as anyone but Saudi Arabia are hardly faultless here. Saudi Arabia pirating the Premier League's biggest oversea broadcaster. PL sending complaints to the wrong email address. Seriously? During the process they even banned BeIn. Helping no-one. I wish they sort their relationship out. And try again with buying hs. Them having a healthy relationship with Qatar (at least whilst they hold PL rights) is the way to go.

Until Saudi Arabia sorts out their fractured relationship with Qatar, there is no chance of them ever owning us or anyone else in the Premier League.

We know that a decision will eventually get made. I can totally wait this out. Knowing that Ashley's ownership could potentially end with one decision is the most hopeful and optimistic I've been since KK returned. The big, big positive is, there is nothing Mike can do about it now. It's out of his hands. No moving the goal posts, it's past that point. Let's hope it's sooner rather than later but there is no point throwing toys out of the pram just yet.

Huh? http://www.skysports.com/football/everton-vs-tottenham/373130

International Sam of Mystery

Might be the only reason that Pellegrini is still in the job.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley does

I'm sure he'll look back on that with great fondness. League Cup Semi Final on his CV. What about the FA Cup final he got to then? Or the quaters last season, and the semis before that? s*** in the cups You could say that Pardew being a minute away from actually winning the FA Cup with West Ham, is more impressive then the lot of that. But it's a completely moot point. They both have won fuck all.

I can't help thinking that Keegan would have made him a great player here. Shame it never took off for him.. top bloke.

400 games for Tottenham?? No.

Please step forward Mr. Bruce.

Those options. Perfect bantz.

Great guy. Money wasn't important to him., could have easily become a first team keeper somewhere else (and maybe earn a England cap) but didn't want to leave. Good luck to the guy, hope he sticks around.

Ben Arfa vs Villa. I would choose Cisse vs Southampton but he misses guilt edge opportunities on a seemingly weekly basis, so feeling quite bias and unfair at the moment.

If we are missing more than about three 'key' players Pardew says he can't win matches, so it's no surprise that we don't rotate much. Self-fulfilling prophecy. There aren't many players to 'rotate' to be fair. In comparison to the clubs who've been around us this season? Of course there are. Why strikers are you going to rotate? Cisse Shola Gouffran Rotate away. Our squad is pathetic - though January improved that - too little too late. Pathetic lack of ambition and backing from the board. Gouffran came because we were hijacked at the last minute by QPR for Remy. That too because our s*** league position made Remy think twice whether it was worth turning down double the money to play for us thanks to Pardew's disastrous league campaign. Nah not having that, he was offered a lot more and took it. Let's not start making stuff up If we'd been 6th in the table instead of 16th you don't think it would have made a difference? Maybe he'll stay at QPR then. Money, London and being in the shop window come summer time, they were the most important to Remy, not league position. For someone who had Michael Owen as his avatar long after the mercenary c*** had left our club I find that ironic. Well I was talking about Remy and that had nothing to do with my old 2000ish(??) avatar ffs If you want to debate about very old avatars, i suggest you shut up and move on. It's boring. You were the one who suggested money and location was the prime factor for Remy moving to QPR. I just found that strange from someone who had Michael "Helicopter into Newcastle" Owen as his avatar even after he'd sent out brochures to other clubs while being our highest paid player. And how long ago was that? Blah blah boring boring Tron. Get over it. It was you who brought up Remy's mercenary attitude today. Pretty rich considering, that's all I am saying. His form since late January will mean he has a pick of top clubs, it has hardly back fired on him. A long contract with Newcastle United or a more lucractive contract with a London club with multiple release causes? For a foreigner it's understandable to pick the latter, as much as it sucks for us. Hopefully theres a chance to sign him this summer however much I doubt it.

Our win% and defensive record with him this season is significantly better than without. But yea, a CB should be our transfer priority This. I love the username and avatar Therefore your opinion is my opinion.

If we are missing more than about three 'key' players Pardew says he can't win matches, so it's no surprise that we don't rotate much. Self-fulfilling prophecy. There aren't many players to 'rotate' to be fair. In comparison to the clubs who've been around us this season? Of course there are. Why strikers are you going to rotate? Cisse Shola Gouffran Rotate away. Our squad is pathetic - though January improved that - too little too late. Pathetic lack of ambition and backing from the board. Gouffran came because we were hijacked at the last minute by QPR for Remy. That too because our s*** league position made Remy think twice whether it was worth turning down double the money to play for us thanks to Pardew's disastrous league campaign. Nah not having that, he was offered a lot more and took it. Let's not start making stuff up If we'd been 6th in the table instead of 16th you don't think it would have made a difference? Maybe he'll stay at QPR then. Money, London and being in the shop window come summer time, they were the most important to Remy, not league position. For someone who had Michael Owen as his avatar long after the mercenary c*** had left our club I find that ironic. Well I was talking about Remy and that had nothing to do with my old 2000ish(??) avatar ffs If you want to debate about very old avatars, i suggest you shut up and move on. It's boring. You were the one who suggested money and location was the prime factor for Remy moving to QPR. I just found that strange from someone who had Michael "Helicopter into Newcastle" Owen as his avatar even after he'd sent out brochures to other clubs while being our highest paid player. And how long ago was that? Blah blah boring boring Tron. Get over it.

I'm just thankful that someone in the media pointed out he was clueless and it wasn't just us fans.

I quite like Ashley for the fact he has invested in the scouting infrastructure. His quotes about Joe Kinnear being his hero, makes me thing his loyalty in manages is -esque Good times. How utterly ridiculous that those quotes come from the owner of our club. Christ on a cracker.

I quite like Ashley for the fact he has invested in the scouting infrastructure. His quotes about Joe Kinnear being his hero, makes me thing his loyalty in managers is -esque

If we are missing more than about three 'key' players Pardew says he can't win matches, so it's no surprise that we don't rotate much. Self-fulfilling prophecy. There aren't many players to 'rotate' to be fair. In comparison to the clubs who've been around us this season? Of course there are. Why strikers are you going to rotate? Cisse Shola Gouffran Rotate away. Our squad is pathetic - though January improved that - too little too late. Pathetic lack of ambition and backing from the board. Gouffran came because we were hijacked at the last minute by QPR for Remy. That too because our s*** league position made Remy think twice whether it was worth turning down double the money to play for us thanks to Pardew's disastrous league campaign. Nah not having that, he was offered a lot more and took it. Let's not start making stuff up If we'd been 6th in the table instead of 16th you don't think it would have made a difference? Maybe he'll stay at QPR then. Money, London and being in the shop window come summer time, they were the most important to Remy, not league position. For someone who had Michael Owen as his avatar long after the mercenary c*** had left our club I find that ironic. Well I was talking about Remy and that had nothing to do with my old 2000ish(??) avatar ffs If you want to debate about very old avatars, i suggest you shut up and move on. It's boring.

If we are missing more than about three 'key' players Pardew says he can't win matches, so it's no surprise that we don't rotate much. Self-fulfilling prophecy. There aren't many players to 'rotate' to be fair. In comparison to the clubs who've been around us this season? Of course there are. Why strikers are you going to rotate? Cisse Shola Gouffran Rotate away. Our squad is pathetic - though January improved that - too little too late. Pathetic lack of ambition and backing from the board. Gouffran came because we were hijacked at the last minute by QPR for Remy. That too because our s*** league position made Remy think twice whether it was worth turning down double the money to play for us thanks to Pardew's disastrous league campaign. Nah not having that, he was offered a lot more and took it. Let's not start making stuff up If we'd been 6th in the table instead of 16th you don't think it would have made a difference? Maybe he'll stay at QPR then. Money, London and being in the shop window come summer time, they were the most important to Remy, not league position.

Was very overrated in his prime. Still shocked that he was a starter at Real Madrid ahead of Figo.