Wandy

Yeah I think it's highly likely that Bruce starts the season. If we get taken over in September then the whole feel good factor will probably be enough to carry us to at least Xmas. They could then consider whether to peddle him at Xmas or next summer.

They would surely apply the old test rules and resume from where they got bogged down.

I can't see why not.

Arbitration will likely be concluded by the end of the month. But even if we win it, then the Saudis have to come back to the table and complete the ODT. Which means late August/early September is likely to be the earliest that change of ownership is complete.

That is a truly dreadful idea, and a great way to get pretty much everyone in the country against it. Trying to put a downer on the country's most important game for 55 years. Fucking idiots.

It's mad that the very first thread took a little more than 3 months to get to 1000 pages.

Yeah, this issue will be handled by CAT then. Stalling tactics and allegedly collaborating with other parties to block the takeover from ever happening. The PL surely haven't got a leg to stand on in trying to stop the CAT from happening.

Also, surely this extra evidence would be presented at arbitration?

That is surely another issue that would be handled by the CAT then?

I'm not sure if it specifically says that they should. They may have worded it loosely to wangle themselves out of it. Best ask someone like @Jackie Broon about that. If it does, then that's another issue that the CAT will deal with.

I have read elsewhere that the process only takes a few days. A week at the most.

If the takeover doesn't happen are you going to hang around here and take your medicine? Or are you going to flounce off in the huff like you did last summer? And please, don't merely answer with your usual "IT WILL HAPPEN" bollocks.

The PL are arguing that the ODT got paused and they couldn't even get to the point where they had to make a decision, as they didn't agree with the Saudis' statement that their government will NOT be a shadow director. Arbitration is going to answer that question. The CAT case, if it goes ahead, will determine if the PL deliberately tried to cook up a situation, in conjunction with other parties, where the aim was to block the buyers from ever getting the takeover through.

I think its more the case that they, just like NUFC, are not 100% certain that they will win. So they drag it out in an effort to demoralise the buyers in the hope that they simply withdraw permanently. They are just playing as dirty as they possibly can.

Another excellent interview there by Staveley. We simply are not doing enough as a fanbase and a region to force this through. Our MPs are a fucking disgrace. Why are our local Labour MPs not hammering down Starmer's door, telling him to get involved? Does he want to win back the North East or fucking what? Dare I say it, but there should be a separate thread on here dedicated solely to action that is to be organised by the fanbase to force this through. And a good start would be to organise repeat demonstrations outside the Premier League's HQ. I've never been one for getting involved in the anti-Ashley demos in town because they were a waste of time. But I'd be up for one outside the doors of these scumbags. What the fuck are NUST doing right now man? They really need to get their fucking shit together, and do more than write a few polite letters. It's time they got militant.

According to the CAT website statements we have known since the end of May that arbitration would start in July.

Aye, I reassessed my statement as soon as I posted it, lol. I still don't understand why she has left it so late to do this. If she had gone public a month ago that would have given plenty of time to whip the support into a proper frenzy before arbitration starts. And more time to work on the government getting involved.

I guess there is the chance of that. Pretty cruel tbh. And do the fans need any more stirring anyway?

Talking about all of the great stuff that will happen doesn't seem a very bright idea if you think its going to fail. I'm encouraged by this.

She's doing quite a lot of talking now, for someone who apparently thinks "arbitration will be lost", according to the likes of that prick Edwards.

Won't make any difference to me personally. If we are denied this then I am gone. No idea how any NUFC fan could still be invested in football when in the full knowledge of who runs the game and what they denied us

Not convinced.

More dirt on Beloff. No wonder we were so concerned about him.

We don't want Chinese investors. It's PIF or bust.

Watching that full Staveley video, I am of the opinion that we as a fanbase simply cannot allow this to fail, no matter what happens with the legal stuff. Don't ask me what the answer is or what we could do, but it can't be allowed to go away. It's simply too important for the area.