Jackie Broon

Even when the news broke and suddenly every journalist knew what was happening, he still managed to add something (about the makeup of the board being different) that has turned out to be completely wrong:

I don't think the penny dropped until Keegan walked. Even though the writing was on the wall before that I think most gave him the benefit of the doubt.

And GBeebies

The issues is that Leazes Park is listed. Whilst harm of complete loss of listed sites can be justified by public benefits I think it's unlikely it would be. Something similar to the 90s Castle Leazes proposal would be much more lightly to be acceptable, because it would dramatically improve the setting of Leazes Terrace and wouldn't significantly affect the park.

We can't rebuild on the same site, where would we play for 1-2 seasons? Castle Leazes has to be the first priority option.

She has Huntington's disease.

I was only 6 when he left and not interested in football then, I clearly remember the buzz around him playing for Newcastle and his last match... Although part of that is that I'd gone to a nursery run by a Mrs Keegan and thought she was his mam

That day I was in an English lesson at school, the deputy head barged into the classroom and said "guess who is the new manager of Newcastle... Kevin Keegan!" and then ran off to the next classroom His third coming was pretty close too, although marred in hindsight.

Remember when Man City won the title by Man United losing a match, in 2017/18, and there were just a handful of supporters gathered at the Etihad after. Edit: found video...

Anxiety really starting to creep in. I wish it could have just been announced out of the blue rather than this 'imminent' shite again.

Yeah, Fantail Linton in particular can fuck the fuck right off now.

The Reubens are on their way up https://www.flightradar24.com/CSREU/296ab82e

I was one of the few (rational) positive voices on here in the very darkest days, confident that something was being worked out behind the scenes even when pretty much everyone was convinced the takeover was dead, but I just can't bring myself to get excited, yet.

True but that would have to be coordinated and agreed by all three parties, Ashley, the PL and the consortium. The consortium would essentially be paying for the PL's liability, maybe a few tens of millions is so little to PIF that they'd be willing to do that to get the deal done. I hope so.

The PL have already established their position and are currently defending that position in a case that could see them liable for ten of millions in damages. They can't just change their mind now, to do so would be admitting liability.

If they have then Justin Barnes would possibly be guilty of contempt of court because he gave an affidavit submitted in evidence for the CAT hearing that no new deal has been agreed or discussed.

That's not the case, the PL's decision related to who would 'control' the club only, there was no assessment carried out under the O&D test of any director. We all know their real motivation was due to the piracy, but that's not what is being considered in the arbitration or CAT case.

One of the only specific allegations we're aware of from the CAT case is that beIN influenced the PL's decision, it was raised at last week's hearing.

I can't see it being as simple as the PL just allowing it through now, if they were to they would essentially be proving our case that beIN influenced them to block the sale. Unlikely that the consortium are going to be willing to pay the previous valuation of the club or that Ashley would accept dropping the CAT case if offered less. So, unless all three sides get together with PIF willing to pay the previous value and Ashley willing to drop the CAT case, I can't see how this results in the deal getting the go-ahead. Hope I'm wrong obviously.

1. Yes, probably by the end of the month, although that's only the decision on whether the CAT has jurisdiction to hear the case. 2. The next step in the CAT case, unless it's thrown out or delayed, is the PL's submission of its defence, then a public case management meeting. But that almost certainly wouldn't be before the arbitration in January. 3. Dunno, it probably probadepends depends what happends where we are in January and whether PIF are actually waiting in the wings.

There such a mess of conflicts of interest with the way the PL operates. I just can't see how it can be lawful to have what is in effect a market regulator that is collectively owned by and has such a close cosy relationship with some of the businesses in the market it regulates.

The issue is that the definition of a person in control of a club in their rules is so broad that it technically allows them to do that, even if the KSA wouldn't be considered to be a director or owner in either UK or Saudi law. I think the arguments in terms of 'separation' are going to be that the PL have been inconsistent in how they have applied the definition of 'control' in relation to other clubs and it is so broad that it results in unfair trading conditions being imposed on the consortium.

Before posting about our case the CAT twitter account had received a total interaction of three likes since it was set up

The CAT case will almost certainly go ahead, the PL are not realistically going to get it thrown out altogether, even if they were to get it thrown out now a new CAT claim would inevitably follow if the PL lose the arbitration. The best the PL are likely to get from their challenge is a stay pending the outcome of the arbitration, and really the only impact of them not getting that is that they'll have to prepare their defence now rather than after the arbitration.

True, but there doesn't seem to be any additional reason for the PL to settle on the outcome of the jurisdiction challenge rather than months ago. Realistically they're not going to get more than a stay until after the arbitration from their jurisdiction challenge, which in effect they've already got.