Jackie Broon

It's a single issue, I doubt the hearing would be more than a week. Not sure whether it was true but I've seen someone claim that this is the arbitration service that is being used https://www.sportresolutions.com/services/arbitration their website says: "Arbitration awards are normally given in writing, with detailed reasons, within three weeks of the conclusion of the hearing. They are distributed by e-mail to the parties. The parties may request a verbal decision with written reasons to follow if the matter is urgent. E.g. where an important sporting event is directly related to the decision." The FA and EFL use them so it seems feasible that the PL would too.

The only thing we know officially is that the arbitration hearing is in July. Although, there seems to be an ITK consensus that it starts on monday. In relation to the CAT case the PL's jurisdiction challenge was submitted on 11th June and there should be a date set for the jurisdiction hearing anytime soon.

They'll be exposed in the CAT case.

Generally without prejudice settlement discussions can't be used as evidence, but there are exceptions to that, such as where it shows that the case being defended is dishonest or fraudulent.

Yeah, Engee is just a WUM, he constantly posts bollocks like that, even less reliable than Burnsie.

It stopped in Sicily on the way, which is what he was referring to I think. From what he said after I think he just saw the flight schedule somewhere rather than having any insider knowledge.

Those deluded glimpses of hope are the only excitement we have left as Newcastle fans. It's fun while the hope lasts and I've come to expect it to always end in nothing so there's no harm in it. But, we really are at the point where something big either positive or negative is likely happen any day/week now. There should be an update on the CAT website very soon, either a date for the jurisdiction hearing or, less likely, a decision on that. The arbitration hearing could also be going on as we speak or at least should be at some point in the next few weeks.

The arbitration supposedly starts next week, that is very likely to be concluded before the start of the season. The CAT probably isn't a route to the deal being done in itself, it will take way too long, it's probably there as an insurance policy and to put extra pressure on the PL.

Saudis: HZ-MF1 HZ-MF2 HZ-MF3 HZ-MF4 Ashley: G-MATO G-MAOL G-MOAL Ruebens: CS-RBN CS-REU

We'll find out soon enough because, going by other cases, we should have a date in the diary for the jurisdiction hearing in the next week or so. Or if a decision has been made on the papers it should be published very soon.

On the ground in Luton https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7101e2

My reading is that he's saying it's just the stuff yesterday about it being published on Friday that was just to see if Burnsie posted it, not the initial stuff he posted at the weekend about the jurisdiction challenge being thrown out.

That's why the ESL clubs were so confident in their legal position at first, because they knew the PL's rules restricting them from being able to join other competitions would be found to be anti-competitive in court. It was only after Johnson came out and said they would bring in legislation to prevent clubs from joining the ESL that they backed down.

Not only that, I think the O&D test itself will probably be found to be anti-competitive. It's just too broad and too far beyond the controls over company directors in law, I think something like that would need government legislation behind it to stand up.

There will also be a lot of negotiation to get done in a very short time before the arbitration starts next week (if that's the case). If the PL were to indicate that they are willing to come to a settlement, Ashley would then probably have to negotiate a binding deal with the the consortium before he can go back and negotiate with the PL, because that deal will be fundamental to the negotiation of any settlement.

Not all planes are shown on there HZ-MF1 isn't, you can see it on here https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ it's still in Luton. (I think that post on not606 might be fishing for Burnsie)

If the PL are in discussions with Ashley about settling it could explain the delay in publishing the judgement (if the rumours that it was made on Friday are true), they conceivably could have requested that it is held back.

I think you'll find that they made a clear preliminary determination to decide against making a decision.

Saying the PL are deliberately delaying the process when a key element of the case against them is that they deliberately delayed is pretty fucking damning.

Well not the exact same plane but: 'Any news from Saudi?' the Prime Minister asked Middle East expert Lord Lister on September 7, according to a well-placed source. 'A call is being set up. The Newcastle deal will hopefully be signed this week.' The PM replied: 'Brilliant.'

I suppose we'll find out this week. If that is true about the content of the judgment it's absolutely damning for the PL.

It also landed in Luton in early September when they apparently thought the deal was days away from being approved.

That has got to be more than a coincidence.

I think they'll probably be involved to some extent because how PIF operates is probably going to be a fundamental element of the case.

Could potentially be linked to the arbitration? That apparently starts next monday.