LoveItIfWeBeatU

He loves Steve Bruce: - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/53206781

I see Aleksandar Mitrovic got himself a 3 game ban for a deliberate elbow. I'm sure Fulham will be livid with him as that puts a dent in their promotion hopes.

One positive I suppose is PIF must really want NUFC. With all the shit thrown their way they could have thought it was too much hassle but they still seem to be pushing. I'd be surprised if they went through all this just to do a half arsed ownership of NUFC. I guess they'll be trying to make NUFC a force again if the takeover goes through.

The game is also being broadcast on Sky One.

NUFC.com

Ritchie and Hayden both came off injured against Aston Villa so that's two possible changes to the starting 11.

https://www.nufc.com/

Think we are the only team to have taken the lockdown haircut rules seriously Yes. Our team has gone for growing their hair out or clippers without the guard for a zero.

£12m fee to Timo Werner's agent according to this article: - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52970103

The Premier League don't have a say on who can buy a Championship club. If PIF decided to buy a Championship club on the brink of promotion there would be nothing the Premier League could do to stop them joining the Premier League. The Premier League probably hope NUFC get relegated so they don't have to make a decision.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52941511

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52754501

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52904364

The RAF retired the Tornado from service in April 2019. F-35B Lightning is the replacement. What has this got to do with the NUFC takeover again?

After the January transfer window, Dummett was dropped from NUFC's Premier League 25 player squad list due to his season ending injury. Has Dummett recovered from his injury and are the Premier League allowing changes to the squad list?

https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/politics/council/northumberland-councillor-calls-newcastle-politicians-back-nufc-takeover-2858557

I understand the point he's trying to make but his example of being made "broke" is hyperbole. If he never earned a salary again he's probably already set for life.

Mike Ashley is less likely to be able to absorb the financial hit of a world where no fans are allowed to attend games for months (if not a year+) than the Saudis. That's why I think Ashley is finally happy to sell NUFC.

Could the TV companies demand a full refund? All the Premier League teams have played 28 or 29 games. The TV companies will miss out on the opportunity to show 9 or 10 games per team. Roughly they've had 3 quarters of a season. It's not like the TV companies didn't get the subscription fees and advertising fees for showing those games. Knock a quarter off the price of next season (if next season happens) for the TV companies. At least that way the clubs will have some advanced notice that their TV income will be cut and they can budget for that for next season.

That quote reminds me of this: -

It's not in the interest of the teams at the bottom of the Premier League to restart the season. I'm sure they'd happily have the season annulled. I can imagine they'll vote against any restart plans. Having said that apparently if 14 of the 20 teams agree a plan that's enough. Problem with that is most teams don't have much to play for so will they care if the season is annulled or not?

Just had an email come through from NUFC. I hurriedly opened it to see what it was. It was just a standard club news update.

How could teams being promoted but no teams being relegated work? It would create a situation where even more games would need to be played next season. Also the league at the bottom of the pyramid would have less teams than usual.

"Andrés Iniesta, The Unexpected Hero" documentary free to watch (with adverts) on Rakuten TV: - https://rakuten.tv/uk/movies/andres-iniesta-the-unexpected-hero

I cannot imagine football stadiums being full of fans until a vaccine has been rolled out which could take at least 18 months. Are people going to attend wearing N95 masks until then? Back to normal is a long way off. At least the possibility of an empty stadium for a season could push Mike Ashley to finally selling NUFC.