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We would have heard from Ashley if it had failed, he would have kept his £17 million regardless of they came back again or not.

Yep the cycle continues.

So they are bribing them.

So if everything goes through Ashley first, surely the fact we haven’t heard a peep from him throughout is a positive sign that this could still be happening.

They have run out of excuses as to why its taking so long Because they are hoping the buyers walk away so they don’t have too.

1-0 Burnley vs Watford

Its the first time I've been worried about the takeover as i can't see anything but Ashley's grubby mitts on this. Yeah, other clubs are extending deals till the end of the season, the decision to give him another year is concerning.

We don't have new owners yet though. Yeah that’s what the discussion is, is this a Ashley is staying decision or not.

Put it like this, at the start of these checks 12 weeks ago or whatever it has been, did anyone there think the new owners would give Carroll a new deal because I certainly didn’t.

Means Ashley is staying.

Would have had Manquillo on the one year extra for a squad place, four is just bewildering and I'm not a big fan of his also. Carroll is just too injury prone and misses nearly 2/3 of the season every year. Stinks of Ashley this. Yep that’s exactly what I thought when I saw the news.

2 baffling decisions this one and the Carroll one.

What a stupid decision.

Sam Allardyce would be so Burnley.

Pretty sure that lawyer lass on twitter said the statement wasn’t even from the Saudi government. Could be wrong I didn’t read it fully as I can’t be bothered to read anymore about this.

Whatever the premier league decision is will leak on Twitter before anywhere else.

Would have taken 4 points from those 2 games at the start which says everything about where we are as a club.

This is as bad as anything we have seen this season, and that is some achievement.

May have taken into consideration that Villa are into their 3rd game in a week with pretty much the same team.

Where did you get this from ?

To be fair, he has said previously that he will know if the tests have passed or failed before any official announcement and before money is transferred.