Andy

everyone needs to chill like. Even if the premier league checks are done (I doubt the PL will announce this due to furore around it), money still needs to change hands and there's probably other formalities to tie up. They're not going to announce anything before all of that is done.

Jesus get off this forum with that bollocks.

This has got to be it really. It doesn't make sense for Ashley to create a "fakeover", it doesn't change anything at all with the Saudi bid if it's already with the premier league, deposit paid etc.

Never imagined that Mike Ashley finally being replaced would actually be more of a ballache than watching the football under his regime like

Is there an appeals process for the fit and proper test? If there is I could see the FA pulling a pantomime initial rejection subject to appeal just to look like they're doing something.

That’s not because it’s us though. Look at the list of people. Bruce has mates all over the media, same as Pardew and same as Ashley. It’s not them against us it’s them supporting that type of person, remember how Ranieri got hammered after the title season and they loved Shakespeare, Pearson and allardyce are loved wherever they go. Pulis was hated at stoke and West brom but their fans were constantly told how good he was fair points

I think the persecution complex is sometimes justified. It would be incorrect to claim that certain members of the media haven't been complete cunts towards the club and fanbase over subjects like Pardew, Ashley, Rafa and Bruce over the years. In this case I don't think it applies. Any club would be facing scrutiny over this deal.

Our fanbase will certainly change. I'm personally looking forward to the days of fans of individual superstar players pretending to support us again, like GhoeberX with his weird Kluivert obsession.

Certain posters are obsessed with discussions like this; it's become more of a sport to get their point across over and over and over. It's almost like they love the drama of it all. I wish I could bring myself to be in opposition to the Saudi takeover because I know it almost certainly makes me a worse human being that I'm not. My heart just wants Ashley's mentality out of the club. It's never been about Ashley himself for me, and it's not about the Saudi's themselves. It's about the mentality, the approach the club takes on the pitch, and in that sense the takeover is a no brainer.

I don't particularly like Keys, but what I think he's saying is he would be critical of any club because of the Saudi links, but he'd rather it wasn't Newcastle as he knows he'll get accused of sprouting that stuff purely out of dislike for us. I think.

Probably the quickest way of getting rid of Bruce

Rafa.

They're all much of a muchness.

What a load of shite that first tweet is man Sums up his tactics in a nutshell - give it to those two and hope something happens, if it doesn't they need to improve - nothing to do with the tactical set up of the team. Almiron and ASM have got no chance of regularly getting goals and assists when they're breaking from their own box and the rest of the team is lagging 30 yards behind them if and when they reach a dangerous position. Our transitional play is the worst I've ever seen from a Newcastle team - up there with the worst I've ever seen at this level full stop. For a team with some decently pacey players on the flanks and at wing-back it's a spectacular achievement how undynamic we are as a unit.

That’ll be me, has ample time to deal with that. Aye, nowt to do with the diabolical defending like

It's almost actually too ridiculous to be untrue.

Nee chance "the hoss" would've got that for us in this team either mind. Never seen a striker more unsuited to the Premier League.

Can't stand this bloke. Frequently screams on at other players while being consistently one of our worst performers for years now, he's a complete tosser.

That Joelinton header off the bar was not a good chance It was 2 inches from being a goal man. How’s a good cross and good header not a good chance? It doesn't matter if it hits the bar. If someone hits the bar from a strike from 35 yards it doesn't make it a good chance. I don't think you know how expected goals works I know exactly how it works which is why I don’t agree with using the way some do. Liverpool would be 2nd under xG man. Well the way you're talking about that header it doesn't sound like you know how it works. The result has no impact on the xG of the chance. Kante also had a one on one in that game against Dubs which was probably a better chance than any of our chances. Willian had a decent chance inside the box off his left. Abraham had a chance from about 6 yards out which Dubs saved Liverpool have been lucky in many games this season but of course they are deservedly winning the league. Liverpool are very good at winning games where they are slightly the better team or even games. How many times in the league have Liverpool won without playing that great this season? Loads Aye but they won those games, regardless of how they played, which is contradictory to your point

I doubt anyone's going to use these statistics as a stick to beat Klopp with, despite Liverpool being even further away from their xPTS than us. As you say, it's a guide, and using it as the driving force of an argument makes your argument a lot weaker IMO. Well, I've also watched too many games and we don't really pass the eye-test either. Which is a much more valid argument.

I doubt anyone's going to use these statistics as a stick to beat Klopp with, despite Liverpool being even further away from their xPTS than us. As you say, it's a guide, and using it as the driving force of an argument makes your argument a lot weaker IMO.

Nah, you might be cornered into spending money if you do it that way.

I can safely say I'd become absolutely morally bankrupt if I thought we had a shot at winning things like

Yet from his employer I know which one of the two is more likely to be correct on this one though, and it isn't his employer...

To be honest, I'm sure there is interest in buying the club - I don't buy into the idea that it's all a work of fiction written by Bishop. It's all irrelevant though as Ashley clearly isn't wanting to sell.