Toon No9

The only way to ever improve the world we live in is to (how can I put it) 'embrace' and 'deal and communicate' with rulers and countries that are currently like Saudi Arabia, there are plenty of them. A huge way to achieve our objectives with these countries is to trade with them (ideally not weapons!) and something like 'world sport' is a very good way to get/keep this process going. If we as a country reject these people, then they (and the fate of their people) will never improve. Don't think he will improve. All he want is power, and thoose who stands in his way will be dealt with. He don't like people who doesn't do what he wants. He is like Ashley x 100.

Sorry if it's already in this thread but what documentary? Is it available to stream? Well, I'm from Sweden and saw it on swedish TV. But it's from an american journalist, Martin Smith, and is mostly in english. Think the swedish coments in it is replaced in whatever country it's showed in. It's in two parts and is called: MBS, the saudi crownprince. It gives some perspective to things.

Have just seen a documentary of MBS and can just say I don't want him as our owner anymore. He's really a horrible person. This is not what I want for our club anymore. Realised I didn't know too much about him before and now understand lots of protests against him. I've always thought better he owns us than any other team. Not anymore. The club could be great with all that money, but I'd rather we be bought by someone else even if it does mean we don't get that kind of money. Still want rid of Ashley, but what we asked for was an owner who tried his best and want the club to compete. I'd be satisfied with that. Reject this takeover and move on to the next bidder as soon as possible.

They did a few years back for some clubs. Man Utd being one of them http://www.footballshirtculture.com/images/2017/manchester_united_fc_adidas_originals_90s_away_jersey_track_jacket.jpg Sure i've seen an image of an Adidas Originals NUFC jacket like that - not the pattern, but tracksuit top type jacket. Think it might have been from the first wave of Adidas stuff around 1995-97 ish. EDIT: Was on Twitter... EDIT 2: T-Shirt for sale, here... https://footballholics.com/shop/newcastle-united-fc/111-2009-10-newcastle-united-adidas-originals-heritage-t-shirt.html Got that one! It's very nice, but a bit small nowadays.? Must have shrunk in the wardrobe over the years.?

New kit looks really good, bar the funn88 logo. Really like the socks too!?

Well, with the news that came yesterday, it seems very quiet today. Silence after bad news is often a good thing. Hopefully we hear something else this evening. Wish it could be an update from the PL on what's going on and where this all stands at the moment.

Don't get this talk about how exclusivity has expired. The exclusivity part is between due dilligence and when a deal is agreed. Exclusivity expired the minute Ashley accepted the deposit and the deal went to a 3rd party for approval.

It's not a company from SA it's SA. The PL themselves described PIF as a company in SA like. whose chairman happens to be the crown prince of saudi arabia (and as far as I understand he's been making more and more decisions for the country the last few years) and its literally the public investment fund of saudi arabia how the hell can it not be considered an arm of the KSA goverment But what difference does it make if it's a company, the crown prince or the king himself! Just because bein is banned in SA, they can't own a PL club? Still a totaly different question.

Ok, the saudis have banned bein sport in SA and there's no legal way to broadcast PL games in SA at the moment. But what has that to do if a company from SA is fit to own a PL club? It's a total different question. Is there a rule that says, if it's not allowed to broadcast PL in a country they can't own a PL team? In my world you could own a team anyway.

Spot on mate! It's theese games the younger players should play. There's nothing to loose playing a couple of them. But it's typically Newcastle! It's too late to start playing the young lads when they are 22. Would've understand it if it was a game where we had to fight for survival, but this game... I should go for Watts instead of Krafth and Longstaff/Young instead of Bentaleb(who probably won't even be here next season). Bruce = Coward

Of course it won't, it will have to come to a head one way or the other. This is a done deal for both parties not some up in the air negotiation that may or may not be genuine (like past takeovers). There's no grey area with this one, it's either the Premier League approve it or they deny it, either way there will be a very definitive conclusion. And yet we're stuck in the grey area, and have been for 3 months now!

The situation will develop as pif wont wait around forever. Also Ian Mearns MP made an interesting point last night, at what point does Ashley consider this a restraint of trade. Though there own rules don’t appear to have a set timescale for a decision, however a court could rule that this delay is not reasonable and does constitute a restraint of trade. Don’t think it will come to this though as I expect decision in next 2 weeks. WHAT!!! Are we done with "next week" now? Is it "next two weeks" doing the rounds now?

More importantly, the length of time in discussion means that they obviously have not 'failed it' either !! Either you pass a test or you don't! For some odd reason we seem to be somewhere in between. That should be impossible. Think doing a test at school, a test for your driving licence or any other test. Would you ever get the answer "You haven't passed, but you didn't fail"?

Was checking on this earlier and the last newspaper media reports about it seem to be from November last year (google search) so if that's the case then it seems a big gap without any other reports. Think it’s still in the background, Leeds chairman seems very close to PSG/bein chief. Maybe, think there would have been fresh stuff coming out though, 8 months is a long time with nothing new. Next week perhaps?

Definitly next week.

This takeover saga has become such a joke now that when an official announcment is made by the new owners no one will belive it and just laugh at it and take it as a joke. Hard to see, after so long time, this will ever have an end.

I loved last week, because that was next week two weeks ago.

https://www.pumateamwear.com/product/puma-cup-core-jersey-prism-violet/ This 3rd kit would make sence now as it's the same colour as the saudi telecom comany logo. Saudi telecom company that are said to be buying the tv rights for the PL in saudi. ...and will be the new shirtsponsor at NUFC?

Why don't we give some of the younger players some gametime in the last games? We have nothing to lose in theese games and it would be a good opportunity to see if thay can play at this level and give them a taste of it. For example Rose can't play att spurs. Who ever plays lb at the u23s must be given a chance tomorrow. We also have 5 subs to make during the games. At least 2 of thoose should be youngsters imho.

Respectable in who pays the most?

So you say it's either/or, then? Probably done by next week...?

If the saudis buy NUFC and then buys the TV rights for the PL, isn't that as if NUFC owns the TV rights then? And isn't that a conflict of interest??‍♂️ But I bet the PL can see through the fingers if it suits them...

I would guess beoutQ...

He’s not good in midfield at all. Agree, and Krafth is not a cb. I would prefer Shortstaff in midfield, Schar at cb and Krafth or Yedlin at rb.

Ugly as f**k!