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Yes, I was not saying that the EPL do not feel they have a strong case, they may well feel like that whether rightly or wrongly. I said that the EPL are not able to just do (or not do) what they WANT. They are bound by the FACTS that will be presented in the legal cases.

It is inevitable that the Takeover will have to be approved, as there will be shown to be NO legal reason for it not to be. That is what these legal actions are all about. It is not relevant what some of our perceptions are about what the EPL might "want" to do (or want not to do) that is why fact-based legal action is being taken.

For goodness sake, let's change the title of the "Optimism Thread" to the "Realism Thread", to accurately reflect the truth. It will not be long now until you all realise the truth.

365 days of the year, every year, but I think you must know that already.

Why would you think that, with two very (very) winnable legal procedures taking place over the next few weeks and months?

Realism is best, in fact it is the 'only' way to be. Just look at the information we have, then join up all the dots, and you come to the ONLY answer - the logical answer.

If you have followed this at all over the last year, you would know that they have not walked away from the Consortium. You would know that they publicly stated that they had walked away, to the EPL. You would know that (1) Arbitration and (2) The Competition Case, would not have started (TWO separate expensive legal cases) if there was no point in starting them, and there would be no point in starting them if the Saudies had (actually) walked away.

It has always been happening, it is just a matter of WHEN.

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There is, of course, a chance that it will be done in the next 2 months, however that is not what I said. Things will be happening over the next two months, we all know that, so there is no chance of the "two months off" that GWN mentioned, happening for NUFC supporters!

Yeah right !! Things will be happening a lot sooner than that, as this Takeover gets finally sorted. No "2 months off" for NUFC supporters, I'm afraid.

That is very unlikely, given all the currently known information. It is not impossible (I suppose) but it really is VERY unlikely.

Well said !!! I'm with you on that, I think we in this group should push ourselves forward to arrange some kind of thank-you meeting for him, somewhere in town.

Yes, Keith led an excellent factual discussion last night about how far advanced the Takeover process is. Like Keith, I feel that good news (great news) about our Staveley/Reubens/PIF Takeover is now completely inevitable, and all that WE have to do is . . .

Lots of very serious legal-related stuff from Keith so far. Excellent.

Yes, we didn't win the World Cup in 1966 either.

The European Fairs Cup, before it became the UEFA Cup then the current Europa League, was a great experience . . . https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/fairs-cup-newcastle-united-and-the-1969-fairs-cup-win-50th-anniversary-1969-to-2019.2177948/post-159296132

Everything worth taking into account points towards the logical outcome of a successful takeover, and a VERY exciting future for NUFC.

We are NUFC, the club that I have supported through "all types" of times since 1967. We do frequently get (to use your words) "nice things", of course we do. Soon, we will get VERY nice things That is inevitable, as I am sure most of us now realise.

Where did you get that from?

But, all of this is only relevant if the Premier League are actively looking for a way to stop this deal going through. With all the massive benefits it would bring to the City of Newcastle, The UK economy, the Premier League itself, and last (but not least) to Newcastle United FC, then SURELY the Premier League should really be actively looking for any way possible to get this deal passed, ASAP!

There is no point in listening to anyone who says there is going to be 'good news' or 'bad news' on a certain day, or even 'after' a certain day. Unless it is Staveley, or someone else actually involved. No one else knows any 'dates' at all. We all know there will be good news (in fact 'great news') eventually, but don't listen to anyone who says "when" !!!

Reading the sequence of posts it looked like you were talking about the big letter "S", that is what I was talking about. Looking back further, it seems you were talking about a pigeon !!! My mistake, sorry!

See my post just above yours.

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