Jackie Broon

He said there was going to be an announcement one way or the other about a week before the club announced that the PL had rejected the takeover. He also knew about Ryan Fraser's arrival before anyone else.

I don't think he is, looking through his twitter posts he seems to be a member of the liberal elite.

So what’s the hold up? It seems from what has been reported that the only hold up was the PL’s insistence that the Saudi state/MbS should undergo the O&D test. If there have been positive talks on that why would it then take months for the takeover to be signed off?

Why did everyone miss the glaringly obvious "a(n) etch-a-sketch". I am mightily disappointed in our grammar advisory board. Shouldn't that question have a question mark?

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The minister of finance is on the board of PIF. The ministry of finance plane landed in Luton, not Newcastle. Coincidentally, the same plane landed in Luton shortly before the consortium were apparently expecting a positive decision from the PL back at the beginning of September.

It's the same mackem that was posing as a Saudi journalist a few weeks back.

Had a quick scan of the rules and it seems like there was no limit on losses at all for season 19/20, whether that includes the transfer window that has just closed I'm not sure.

As you know, it has never been 'off', but I don't think this bread photo has any meaning whatsoever. I work with barristers fairly often in my job, to become a barrister (let alone a QC) you have to be ridiculously sharp and observant, they instantly spot details other people just wouldn't notice. I can't believe that a barrister, a QC, reputedly the top QC in his field, would not realise the significance that people would read into him posting a picture with bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale and blanc de noirs champagne in it.

Something is clearly going on behind the scenes what with Blackstone Chambers removing their announcement, and not being able to say why, and MMA going off the radar (its been months since he went more than a day without posting). The silence is deafening. Not based on anything other than a hunch but I think either it's gone down the route of arbitration or that the PL have agreed that they will make a formal decision and we're waiting for their board to meet to make that decision.

We are not doing any arbitration the matter is with the court. This guy came u with another wrong information. Is that based on any inside knowledge or just an assumption? The guy that tweeted seems to be an arbitration lawyer, so might be better placed to make assumptions about the process.

I’ve never seen a more guilty look

If it's true that they are meant to redo the checks on every club every 12 months then this is how they tackle this potential problem. Approve the deal then in 12 months, if there seems to have been influence from MBS, then do something about it. Not only every year, they can disqualify directors at any time 'upon becoming aware' of any disqualifying event. Agree 100% but that's assuming the PL wanted to find a solution. I'm sure they don't, they seem to be desperate to avoid actually making a decision, which suggests they are stuck between a rock and hard place of not wanting to approve the directors but not being confident enough of their reasons to disqualify them.

If it's true that they are meant to redo the checks on every club every 12 months then this is how they tackle this potential problem. Approve the deal then in 12 months, if there seems to have been influence from MBS, then do something about it. Not only every year, they can disqualify directors at any time 'upon becoming aware' of any disqualifying event.

Can't believe no one picked up on this. All this talk of suing the PL out of existence seems a bit silly; there is no way an organisation with the kind of liability exposure that the PL has doesn't have extensive legal insurance. The point that they may end up being the true wielders of power is an interesting one, and not to be discounted in my professional experience (although very different to this) insurers can have a significant influence over legal proceedings, and setting policy and procedures following legal proceedings, and they tend to be very risk averse.

Technically the only mechanism the PL have to resist the sale is by failing one or more of the prospective directors under rule F.1.1.1. If the PL have actually passed them there would be nothing to prevent the sale going through, so I think the Shields Gazette have probably misinterpreted that point.

In terms of the PIF being independent from the state, Mehrdad Ghodoussi liked a post from a lawyer on twitter saying that determination of that can only be a matter of Saudi law. If that is the case and the highest legal authority in SA has determined that PIF is independent of the Saudi state it seems unlikely to be possible for the PL to demonstrate that it is not.

The PL's legal insurers could potentially end up deciding this. I think there is a very good chance that they will take one look at this mess and require the PL resolve it out of court.

That’s hilarious. Thinner skin than his morbidly obese lover. And clearly wrong, as ever.

Oh. I'm astonished that she still has the cheek to be passing comment on this considering she and her melt boyfriend have embarassed themselves at every turn for the past 6 months. And I know I'm nutting a brick wall here but for the record, the WTO passed absolutely no comment on the relationship between the PIF and the government of KSA. So if someone is telling you otherwise (like this Shell clown), they're either consciously or unconsiously bullsitting you. Talking about a melt making a fool of himself, what happened to Redbird Capital and Henry Mauriss, eh?

Can you link a few of these legal opinions? I know the guy the NUST hired to write to the Premier League attempted to make that argument, haven't seen any others? https://www.footballlaw.co.uk/articles/newcastle-united-fc-takeover-and-the-premier-leagues-owners-and-directors-test That is the NUST guy. But all he offers is: "∆ On 2 June 2020 Qatari- and Saudi- based lawyers provided confirmation to this author that KSA PIF is a separate legal entity." Which is a) a worthless and vague piece of information and b) tells us nothing about the independence of the PIF, which is the crux of the matter. No-one who wasn't under the pay or the influence of the Saudis would ever try and make the argument that the PIF is operationally independent of the government of KSA. You have a different opinion Luke, fine. The PL has a different opinion, fine. What is not fine is the PL holding the club and supporters in limbo by point blank refusing to make a formal decision on that basis.

There's no loophole as far as I can see, the process is really clearly drafted. Can you link a few of these legal opinions? I know the guy the NUST hired to write to the Premier League attempted to make that argument, haven't seen any others? I can't be arsed to find all of the individual posts but heard a neat summary from a solicitor (whose partner is a barrister and, together with her, gave the same view in detail when the WTO report came out) https://twitter.com/RedRoseMichelle/status/1303807889019207680

Absolutely clear. The PL have been getting away with brushing this under the carpet, they are clearly not acting in accordance with their own rules. The vague calls for 'transparency' are easy for the PL to bat away and ignore, but this is something clear and unequivocal that the PL shouldn't be able to hide from. So why aren't any of the local journalists flagging this and pushing and pushing the PL to respond. There too busy regurgitating shit from twitter as its an easy living thats why! Exactly, the PL have been given far too much of an easy ride on this from journalists, supporters groups and MPs. What they have said about the process (not being able to make a decision until they've received a declaration from another entity) seems to have just been accepted without scrutiny or question. Anyone who actually takes the time to read through the rule on the O&D test could see that they've blatantly disregarded the proper process. True--the PL should have given the F.6 notice. Unfortunately, though, it wouldn't help the transaction go through, as the PL would very likely prevail on any appeal of that point (assuming KSA/MBS/etc. haven't given declarations). Maybe, but it would be better than the limbo we're in. Also, every legal opinion I've seen on the matter has been that PIF are legally separate and independent from the Saudi state. The appeal process, whilst still a PL process, would at least have a legally qualified chairman. There must be a reason why the PL are so reluctant to make a formal decision. We as supporters should be doing everything we can to make it as uncomfortable as possible for them to avoid making that decision.