Robster

Even up until yesterday they were expecting a 'Yes'. I just don't get that at all. What are they basing that on? Is Manorpark Amanda Staveley?

Suddenly, the club and Mike Ashley's word is gospel ? I think we just need to be patient to see how this plays out.

Hope he wears a tracksuit and a baseball cap.

Lee Ryder

Love that.

Find it hard to believe that Ashley and a member club would put out a statement asserting the bid was formally rejected if it just simply wasn't the case Are you saying you can't believe that Mike Ashley would try to mislead people ? No, I'm saying it would be fucking stupid to say the PL had formally rejected the deal if they actually hadn't That's fair.

Find it hard to believe that Ashley and a member club would put out a statement asserting the bid was formally rejected if it just simply wasn't the case Are you saying you can't believe that Mike Ashley would try to mislead people ?

I'm trying to interpret what George is saying here. Is he saying that they were quietly getting things done behind the scenes but Ashley has fucked it all with his statement ?

That Squires drawing of him saying "'Kin 'ell" must be him every morning over breakfast.

Connected to Redbird Capital in some way ?

3 positive signings and we've still got this incompetent cunt in charge

Would never have recognised him. Loved Benny.

Poor IC Joking aside, looks good Infinitely Content[/member]

Fuck off, tough crowd Badges aren't of equal sizing either. 'VS' should be lower case IMHO

It's really tough seeing us sign what appear to be really decent lads whilst at the same time wanting the club to fail because of the owner.

Even the current version of NUFC is an attractive proposition to players. Fucks me right off to think how much better we could be.

You must see that that is a nonsensical statement though. It's worth nothing because the PL are clearly not just going to say "oh, ok then". Is there not a scenario where maybe political interventions alongside informal discreet discussions, may lead to a scenario where unofficial nods and winks are given which gives PIF the confidence to return ? Oh of course, I would agree that that is not beyond the realms of possibility. In my opinion though, the chance of it happening to help Newcastle United, is very small.

You must see that that is a nonsensical statement though. It's worth nothing because the PL are clearly not just going to say "oh, ok then".

Pure guess work but Ashley hasn’t taken bid off table and it’s still with PL, we know for definite all communication must go through club. It’s rumoured Ashley is working to save deal, I suspect he’s still in dialogue with consortium and PL to find a way to get this through. Will it happen who knows, but the point being there is a glimmer and certainly discussions are still happening. It’s been reported PIF will return if green light is assured, how they get to that point is for far more skilled people in this sphere than ourselves to work out. Also it’s still worth recalling the Southampton takeover, they initially knocked it back but found a way to restructure it. I still retain hope that Rick Astley will be belting out over the tannoy before Xmas to herald Staveley’s arrival (sorry for the last sentence Shaun). The actual deal expired and no longer exists. In reality, despite what Amanda Staveley said, Ashley probably fucked the consortium right off, by trying to get more money out of them. Careful now, you don't want the usual suspects claiming you hate women by saying things like that. I wasn't looking to point the finger at her. It was right for her to be nice to Ashley as they are/were trying to conduct a business deal, but I'm at a loss as to what is now being discussed if the deal has expired and the PIF have publicly pulled out. I do want to be wrong, I really do, but I don't want to spend any more energy waiting and hoping for positive news. Who says the deal has expired? Publicly pulling out is different to privately as well. I’ve been pretty sure for the last month that things will almost certainly be happening behind the scenes in an effort to get the deal / OD test passed quietly. I really feel that the whole public withdrawal is a ploy to throw Bein, Amnesty etc off the scent, keep it out of the public eye, and get it passed without further public scrutiny. It only became public last time because of the companies house stuff. That doesn’t need to happen this time. In theory the next we would likely hear (providing there are no leaks) is if the deal goes through or not. I'm not sure how easily I'll find it but i'm sure it was very widely reported when the PIF pulled out that the deal had actually expired in April; hence Ashley trying to up the price. Certainly, Amanda Staveley made reference to Ashley wanting more but that it wasn't going to be a problem for them. Also, the BEin/Amnesty objections haven't suddenly gone away. They are there in the PL's head so any privacy now isnt going to make them go away.

Pure guess work but Ashley hasn’t taken bid off table and it’s still with PL, we know for definite all communication must go through club. It’s rumoured Ashley is working to save deal, I suspect he’s still in dialogue with consortium and PL to find a way to get this through. Will it happen who knows, but the point being there is a glimmer and certainly discussions are still happening. It’s been reported PIF will return if green light is assured, how they get to that point is for far more skilled people in this sphere than ourselves to work out. Also it’s still worth recalling the Southampton takeover, they initially knocked it back but found a way to restructure it. I still retain hope that Rick Astley will be belting out over the tannoy before Xmas to herald Staveley’s arrival (sorry for the last sentence Shaun). The actual deal expired and no longer exists. In reality, despite what Amanda Staveley said, Ashley probably fucked the consortium right off, by trying to get more money out of them. Careful now, you don't want the usual suspects claiming you hate women by saying things like that. I wasn't looking to point the finger at her. It was right for her to be nice to Ashley as they are/were trying to conduct a business deal, but I'm at a loss as to what is now being discussed if the deal has expired and the PIF have publicly pulled out. I do want to be wrong, I really do, but I don't want to spend any more energy waiting and hoping for positive news.

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