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Clark has to hit the target there. And that's probably being kind.

His week foot unfortunately. Would have smashed that in otherwise.

That Locadia guy reminds me of Shola so much. Think he looks shocking.

Powerful guy, but his touch and technique look majorly suspect and he's not very mobile. Finishing isn't convincing either.

Carroll is ridiculous man

It's hardly ever knocks that keep you out for a week or two either. Terrible fortune.

Lennon is a good move for them. He's trying to add more pace out wide it seems. Also got that Nkoudou from Spurs.

Probably, yeah. And then she'll swoop in and take Rafa off our hands. Imagine how great that will be.

How about you loan us some players huh? Help us out here!

Mourinho is a disgrace man.

Rashford and Martial better be figuring out how to get out of there.

Man reading her interview makes this all the more gutting. I actually wish she was a chancer as this would be a lot easier to take.

All 3 bids were perfectly reasonable and all made sense. Mike Ashley is the absolute worst man. God help us in being rid of this terrible person one day.

This could have all  been wrapped up by December and left us in a great position to get players in and just be in a fantastic place ... urgh.

 

Not that anyone needs reminding.

Man ... I just watched a couple of videos of this guy, and he looks very powerful, but that's about it.

Very upright, stiff and mechanical. Touch and technique doesn't look at all great. Not very quick at all either. Looks unconvincing when looking to finish as well.

Honestly, he reminded me of all people of ... Shola Ameobi. And I really didn't like that man, as a footballer. Seeing him play for the Super Eagles gave me pains in my chest.

I am really glad we aren't the ones forking out £15 million for this guy. Not at all convinced. Brighton would have been much better off giving us that and taking Mitrovic off our hands.

All that article says is that they're one of the investors right? There may have been several feasibly? Every where I see people reporting this as the only investor pulling out but I don't see that in the article at all. Might be my lack of business understanding though.

 

Would you want multiple people involved each with different stakes in the club? probably not I'd imagine?

I'd assume it wouldn't work like that.

 

I’m sure an ‘expert’ will be along any minute to tell us.

Well count me out. I'm not even going to pretend to know. Just want the fat man gone.

Think the really disappointing thing in all of this is that of all the wealthy contacts she has, the best she could drum up was a pair of bros from London that maxed out at one bid and were out.

Think that lets us know that no one is really keen on Newcastle as things stand, and so that fat nitwit is likely going to be around for a while.

All that article says is that they're one of the investors right? There may have been several feasibly? Every where I see people reporting this as the only investor pulling out but I don't see that in the article at all. Might be my lack of business understanding though.

Would you want multiple people involved each with different stakes in the club? probably not I'd imagine?

So it’s not completely out of the question that she could find another co-investor?

 

Hence why it’s dragging on and maybe that is the progress that Caulkin referred to, her finding someone else to go in with her.

Yeah, think she's possibly looking to get another backer since that initial bid was turned down.

Hence the fat dollops's frustration.

Here is tha actual article from the Guardian guys:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/17/reuben-family-newcastle-takeover-amanda-staveley

Doubts over Reuben family involvement in Newcastle takeover

• Uncertainty surrounds bid by Amanda Staveley

• Staveley reported to have made £250m offer in November

David Conn

 

 

A major British family investor, the first to be named by the businesswoman Amanda Staveley as a financial backer of her £250m bid to buy Newcastle United, has said they are not now planning to invest in the club. According to both parties, the Reuben family did agree financial terms to support Staveley’s bid in December, but after her offer was rejected the family has not been involved with it since.

 

A representative of Staveley, asked by the Guardian how she is proposing to fund the planned takeover of the club from the Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley, said on Wednesday that he had been authorised to reveal that the London-based Reuben family is one of her co-investors. Before that, Staveley had not publicly named any backers; sources close to her had said she has £28bn under management from investors worldwide but that she might mostly pay for Newcastle herself.

 

Organised corporately as Reuben Brothers – a property, private equity and venture capital conglomerate headed by the brothers David and Simon Reuben, who are reported to be billionaires – the family have a very sizeable and financially powerful business. The brothers own Millbank Tower and a very large property portfolio in London, the value of which escalated them to the top of the Sunday Times “rich list” in 2016 with an estimated personal wealth of £13bn. They are also involved in plans to convert a former police station in Newcastle city centre into a “retail and leisure quarter” featuring a hotel, shops and restaurants.

 

Staveley’s representative said that the Reuben family’s proposed investment in Newcastle had been led by David’s son Jamie. He is reported to have various ventures in his own name and to be a football supporter, and has an office at the family’s charitable arm, the Reuben Foundation.

 

A source close to Jamie Reuben confirmed that they were approached by Staveley in November, and they did agree financial terms for their involvement. Then in December they understood that the deal was off because Staveley’s offer had been rejected, and the family has had no further engagement with it since then.

 

The official spokesman for Reuben Brothers confirmed that the family did consider whether they might invest in Newcastle, but said Simon Reuben is unequivocal that they are not doing so. “It is true that we did have a look at it, but nothing actually happened,” the spokesman said. “We are not investing in Newcastle United either as Reuben Brothers or as any individuals, including Jamie.”

 

The Reuben Brothers’ official spokesman said Simon Reuben was “pretty emphatic” that the family is not investing and said that, as Jamie Reuben had led on the talks with Staveley, Simon had called Jamie and confirmed that was correct. “They had a look apparently, but it didn’t go anywhere,” the spokesman said.

 

On Tuesday Ashley, who wants £350m for the club he has owned for approaching 11 years, broke his silence of three months since putting the club up for sale, by denying that there is any deal “on the table” from Staveley, or that discussions are still being held with her. Staveley and her camp say they made the revised offer of £250m in December via a London lawyer, and have been waiting for a month for Ashley to come back to them.

 

Staveley’s representative said there was an agreement with the Reuben family, and there had been no need to engage further with them since December, or for them to commit any funds, because no further progress had been made with Ashley.

Report – Amanda Staveley’s Surprising Investors Revealed – Two Brothers

Written by Dr. Ed Harrison

8:03am  Thursday, January 18th, 2018

 

 

 

We were led to believe that because Amanda Staveley was situated in the Middle East and knew lots of wealthy middle-east investors that those interested in buying Newcastle were from that region.

 

David Conn of the Guardian has revealed today the investors were actually from London and are the wealthy Reuben family.

 

Conn has reported he got the go-ahead from Amanda Staveley to reveal who the real investors would have been – if the deal had gone through.

 

They are said to be the co-investors in the takeover attempt of Newcastle, which has ultimately failed.

 

The business is the Reuben Brothers’ business and led by David and Simon Reuben, who are both in their 70s.

 

The brothers were born in Mumbai, India and arrived in London in the 1950s with their mother, Nancy, and lived in Islington.

 

In the Forbes World Billionaires of 2017, they were listed as the 65th richest in the world with a net wealth of $15.3B – about £11B.

 

Their business activities are mainly in the UK property market, where they have a substantial portfolio of debt-free assets.

 

As of 2016 their business activities mainly involved real estate, both in the UK and abroad, venture capital, and private equity.

 

David Conn has reported that the main man involved in the negotiations from Reuben’s camp was David Reuben’s 31-year-old son Jamie.

 

He was the one involved with Ms. Staveley as they bid for Newcastle United.

 

Conn has also surprisingly reported that when the November offer of £250M was not accepted, the deal was off as far as the Reuben camp was concerned.

 

The piece by David Conn in the Guardian seems to support the case made by Mike Ashley that not much has happened in four months other than the £250M bid in November.

 

Ashley thought that offer was undervaluing the club and no further proposals were made.

 

Here’s a piece from the Guardian report which quotes a spokesman for the Reuben family saying the deal is definitely off:

 

“It is true that we did have a look at it, but nothing actually happened,”

 

“We are not investing in Newcastle United either as Reuben Brothers or as any individuals, including Jamie.”

 

This is looking like what happened in 2008 all over again, and Mike Ashley could eventually take the club off the market if he doesn’t get the high price he wants.

 

If that happens it will be a complete and utter disaster for Newcastle fans everywhere.

3 loan signings

This Norwich keeper might as well have not bothered being in goal. Pathetic.

 

He wasn't stopping many of those like.

You're right, but I still hate him

why can't nice things happen to us

Well Mike is chuffed, so let's all congratulate him on his dreams coming through.

This Norwich keeper might as well have not bothered being in goal. Pathetic.

Conte is such an angry little man, proper Napoleon 

 

Not to be pedantic, but Napoleon was actually average height for the day. Misconception down the difference between the French foot and the English foot back then.

 

 

Nerd alert!

 

Aye but i love the reply 

It was class tbf

Really prefer to lose to Chelsea than Norwich.

What a disgusting attitude

Conte is such an angry little man, proper Napoleon 

 

Not to be pedantic, but Napoleon was actually average height for the day. Misconception down the difference between the French foot and the English foot back then.

Nerd alert!

Nelson you tit.

Love that display from the referee, and that's genuinely the first time I've ever said that. He was so ruthless but I also think he was right for the most part.

Absolutely! Pedro set the tone with that ridiculous dive and so they deserved everything that followed. None of the pen claims were even legit IMO.