Robster

Not to start going around in circles again but the takeover was never rejected. That's the whole issue with this sorry saga. The PL have allowed this to drag on by not laying their own laws down and putting an end to it. I keep saying the same thing to some of the knackers on here. The Premier League neither rejected or accepted the takeover. They did f#ck all. That's the whole point of Ashley taking them to task. Because Masters and his mates REFUSED to make a decision without any given reason. Who says thats even the process? I think, in order to approve the sale the PL asked PIF to provide 'XYZ' in relation to MBS and PIF and PIF failed to do so. As such, the sale was never approved, but as the PL didnt receive 'XYZ' they didn't have grounds to reject it either. As far as I can see, despite bluster, buyer confidence and loads of bread, the situation hasn't changed one single bit in about a year. Until PIF can demonstrate that they're a separate entity from KSA the sale will remain unapproved. Whether De Marco can go some way to prove that, remains to be seen. He'll need to be a miracle worker to be able to deny what seems very much blatant. I didn't think it had anything to do with the sale of the club, only the Owners and Directors test. I thought that was the final hurdle that had to be jumped. The buyers appear to have not been able to pass it but instead of the PL saying "Sorry, you haven't provided the necessary qualifying evidence in the required time frame therefore you have failed the test", they've just let it drag on and on. I mean, they are a terrible organisation so it's feasible, but it doesn't seem a very good practice for a multi billion pound organisation to not have a proper closing process to this kind of test. It seems to be either you pass it, or is just sits in a filing tray forever. Unless the time frame is about five years of course

Not to start going around in circles again but the takeover was never rejected. That's the whole issue with this sorry saga. The PL have allowed this to drag on by not laying their own laws down and putting an end to it. Didn't they claim they were awaiting requested information. And then PIF announced they were pulling out. My best guess [because that's what it is] is that they requested information that PIF weren't prepared to divulge. Perhaps information that, in their opinion, they have no right to request. Could well be a stalemate. They did but for a test that is supposed to take 2-4 weeks, you'd think that their internal process would be set that if the necessary information isn't provided within a reasonable time frame, then the test would be rejected and not just left open forever until someone comes up with something.

Not to start going around in circles again but the takeover was never rejected. That's the whole issue with this sorry saga. The PL have allowed this to drag on by not laying their own laws down and putting an end to it.

HUGZ definitely isn't Penn.

This thread must be finished now then

Things is though, for whatever reason, it seem like the PL won't, or don't want to, officially reject it.

Fuck. That's awful

Not sure about Paradise. Feels like an alternate dimension after reading James' musings.

I genuinely have no clue what your angle is. How important to the PL do you think we are? They've already proven that they don't give a shit about us or anyone else who isn't in their 'Big 6' category. In what way do you think the PL and the other clubs lose massively if we get relegated? Also, your idea that you can somehow prove that people didn't take the job because of the takeover is fanciful stuff. Even then, it is in no way the PL's fault if we get relegated. It is 100% down to Ashley. No one else.

I must have missed the part where they forced us to not give Rafa a new contract and instead employ the guy with one of the worst managerial records in the history of English football.

Ashley hates being told what to do and loves a gamble

First sentence seemed quite relevant. "it states that a barrister must always accept instructions no matter how despicable or vile the client is"

I'd love to know if he talks like he types.

That's a rehash of a quote from months ago, surely

Fucking hell

Fucking ace

Justin Barnes - but Ashley will be overseeing everything. Make no mistake. Yep. Ashley is never hands off.

The thing is, it's perfectly possible to have an attachment to more than one club. You can love your boyhood team and at the same time, have a lot of love for the club you played for and were very successful at. He just has not one iota of affection or attachment to NUFC. Cunt.

He's still bitter about that open goal he missed at SJP. What a beautiful moment that was There's a cracking photo of it, seconds after he missed.

You should go into professional comedy character writing.

That's very specific information. Are we to believe he's now closer to the buyers than any other journalist?

I don't think it's incompetence, because they aren't making bad decisions while trying to make things right. It's gross negligence because they are doing nothing. Bringing in Jones is a little something I suppose but the negligence is in not sorting out the obvious problem.

There is no date.

Wow Wonder why his players aren't performing this year!

What's he been saying ?