Mattoon

Got to agree, the worse thing to happen in all of this is for our gutter press to get hold of it and start speculating/lying. The first report was the only one that had any facts in its everyone else is putting 2 and 2 together to make £340m. Until/unless there is an official announcement on anything it's best just to ignore these itk red top goons and anything else that appears on the twitterverse.

Plot twist, Ashley is the Architect.

Fwiw Grim Ryder literally just tweeted that Danny Rose has just arrived at St James' to complete his deal, could well be linked?

As much as I expect this to affect some people, this is nothing but virtue signalling from TF who are desperate to be seen as the real voice of supporters. Whatever happened to support the team, not the regime, does that suddenly change when your agenda does?

It’s when you see on social media the people who still go criticising it. If they didn’t go he’d be more likely to sell without the need for such statements. You know it's the same fuckers who "support da teem, not da regime" and belittle any effort to get rid of Ashley whilst also stating they want him gone but no one will stop them going to watch their team. The same tools that sing "Brewcie gizza wave", boo Jolinton and Perez but sit in silence when Ashley attends his first game in a year. Then have the audacity to scoff at any attempt to protest, whatever the form, Neanderthals.

I get the sentiment of the statement, but it's futile, Ashley knows most supporters want him gone, the statement is moot. What should have been put out there or should be put out there if he stays is an intent to starve the club of support and most importantly money. Supporters need to make a stand once and for all if he stays, this has to be proof that continuing to line his pockets will not see him "eventually sell anyway". A continued and relentless boycott has to be the last and only option to forcibly remove him, not more excuses to line his pockets.

Came across this during a dull day at work, this is an insane goal:

lol true. I think people use the fakeover term broadly. Some people think it is all bullshit and the buyers either don't really exist or are just playing along (hopefully this is a minority of people) others think that its real but Ashley will just not accept anyway. I believe it is real, he will sell but wants to sell and keep his cake. This is the major stumbling block, it has to be, it's got to a point where he'll either insist on retaining some kind of advertising/merchandising rights or insist on a further balloon payment to remove the 9999999 year contract he gave to SD.

Apparently we're doing better with Bruce. Can these utter morons not see how lucky we have been this season? Proper short sighted twats. I saw a lot of this on FB yesterday, how Rafa was too negative and Bruce has proven he deserves a chance, has got the team playing well considering all the injury issues, etc... there's definitley gonna be hell on in some quarters if the foreigner replaces the geordie. Good, I hope they boycott and allow the real supporters to go back

Apparently we're doing better with Bruce. Can these utter morons not see how lucky we have been this season? Proper short sighted twats. I saw a lot of this on FB yesterday, how Rafa was too negative and Bruce has proven he deserves a chance, has got the team playing well considering all the injury issues, etc...

It's the hope that kills you, your gut says no but you're so desperate to get rid of Ashley that the hope takes over. I'm trying to keep a distance from this one because that inevitable fall out is a bitch. If it is all another ruse by the club then it's a stupid one, Ashley has never had it so easy, even managed to attend a game without a word of anger in his direction, this will only rile up supporters that were sated.

This guy is PAID to write about sports

The truth of the matter is that any decent sized club in the PL now can only be afforded by a billionaire and you'll be hard pressed to find one that hasn't trodden on the working class to get where they are in some shape or form. Can't say I'm ok with any of the atrocities committed by these guys but I'd still give my left nut to have them over Ashley any day of the week. It's purely selfish but if that's what it takes

Grim Rider has already all but shut it down, don't worry

And especially the younger ones! Word of the day toilet paper today clearly being "naive"

This got me as well, plus that lip smacking ? then you follow it up at the end with "I know, but I'm not telling you!" To something he clearly doesn't know. What a colossal prick #BruceIn

I think Shearer is torn because he's clearly friends with Bruce but obviously hates Ashley really, he should probably just keep his head down.

Douglas says we've got extended highlights on BBC, so goals as they go in etc... but no live footage in the UK

Brilliant, hits the nail on the head, more of this please!

Horrific Manure performance, got everything wrong tonight, imagine expecting a 2 stone overweight Shaw to turn the game Ole at the wheel though

Nee one left in the ground to boo

Definitely has a pact with the devil this guy, how do you get that lucky???

Loves a good papering over cavernous craters does our Brewcie

WTF!??