Doctor Zaius

Cheat. RIP.

Surely Man City must be worse off? One place above us We're only 1 place below Man City? Good job Bruce. You'd have taken that after 9 games at the start of the season like

It took for post 18 in this thread for someone to suggest that the football team you support has little to no bearing on your ability to perform well at work.

Had forgotten about Bentaleb. Was absolute shite like.

I'm tired of joining the dots. I'm tired of the hints, winks and nudges for nothing to happen. Im fucking bored of the cryptic messages. They should all keep their mouths shut unless something really is happening. They know fine well people are hanging on their every word and its both irresponsible and unprofessional to infer things that potentially aren't true.

Plenty of that goes on like. Probably not acceptable in 2020 and he'll get a ban like that Rugby bloke did. Not really as out of the ordinary as that exaggerated tweet is suggesting.

Wasn't it all a ploy to get Rooney the money he wanted and financially struggling Everton the fee they wanted? Freddy Shepherd was best man at Rooney agents' (Paul Stretford) wedding and Im sure Rooney and Shepherd himself ended up being close.

Are the PL able to reject arbitration? If not, how long would the process be likely to take, are we talking months or years here? Didnt they already offer independent arbitration that would have taken 2 years or so?

In a way, its fair annoying seeing the club pursue this with such drive. If Mike Ashley had only displayed this amount of tenacity and vigour when it came to running the club he supposedly supported all his life then the last decade may not have been so dire. Its basically the only thing I've ever seen the club under MA put any of the required effort in to in order to be successful.

Luke Edwards is a fucking doyle but I must say, I've rarely disagreed with anything Sean has posted in this thread like. It seems like anyone who is not 'glass half full' regarding any takeover is tarred as not wanting it to happen. Thats certainly not the case for me but I don't think we're anywhere near this happening. The latest efforts do seem like Mike Ashley is trying to desperately find some shaky ground on why the takeover was rejected allowing PIF to find a way back in. It seems the PL are confident in their lack of approval though.

Its not working out because Bruce is absolutely fucking clueless thats why. He's one of our best players clearly. He'll be off and it'll suit both parties. He can go and play for a side that isnt just about defending and trying to fluke a goal on the break and it'll free up a space for Bruce to bring in some clogger more suited to his turgid 'brand' of football.

He's got me blocked. Whats he prattling on about now?

I'm here too. I don't think what Luke Edwards has posted on here under his most recent guise is particularly wrong like. There's a small chance some meaningful progress is being made in the background but we've yet to see any real evidence of that outside of a few ITK's passing on what they've heard with the best of intentions. I think anyone believing that this deal is anywhere near being concluded is deluding themselves though. Not sure how you know that, as we are all 'hearing nothing', which is how it should be. The deal is just as likely to be agreed tomorrow as it is in December or March. The news, when it comes, will come out-of-the-blue. Or it wont come at all, which is by far the most likely scenario given how its played out so far.

I'm here too. I don't think what Luke Edwards has posted on here under his most recent guise is particularly wrong like. There's a small chance some meaningful progress is being made in the background but we've yet to see any real evidence of that outside of a few ITK's passing on what they've heard with the best of intentions. I think anyone believing that this deal is anywhere near being concluded is deluding themselves though.

Don't hear much from him these days, I'd forgotten how much of a wanker he was.

That list includes people who've led sides to multiple cup finals, not sure they're all the worst in history. Marcelo Lippi who has won 5 league titles, a Champions League and a World cup amongst other things is the 11th worst manager of all time apparently. Five of ours made the list.

"I'll tell you who wrote it - Rod Liddle. He's the guy that ran away and left his wife for a young one"

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12121707/mick-mccarthy-apoel-nicosia-hire-former-republic-of-ireland-and-ipswich-manager Mick Mccarthy to APOEL Nicosia. Blatantly just wants to escape the lockdown here and sun it up in Cyprus for a while.

He's our best player but he's not a No10. He's at his best on the left/right of a front 3 behind a lone striker. If we play 532 there's no real position for him as the wingbacks get forward a lot more, yet he's too good to leave out.

The Nigel Person one was the strangest like. Such a bizzare bloke

What are you on? Have you just woke up from a 6 months coma, The Takeover, the big 6 project......Aye the Pl are Snow White. If PIF etc haven't provided what they need, then make a decision and say rejected because of x, y and z. Don't f***ing hide behind 'no decision has been made'. But how do you know the decision process is even structured like that? It could be a case of 'until you provide us with proof of X, Y and Z we can't approve the takeover'. 'We'll approve it when you provide this and that'. Therefore its not a formal rejection, its a case of the PL being willing if certain requirements are met, which as of yet haven't. Even if the approval process was on a Accept/Reject spectrum, rejecting it could terminate any legal/administrative progress that has been made up to that point. They bidders would essentially have to start the entire process at all. I can't see a logical reason as to why the PL wouldnt be in favour of a takeover if it met certain requirements. It goes completely again their interests. So the O&D test is not fit for purpose if the PL can just leave it hanging forever. By your logic, the consortium could come back many years in the future and say, here is the answer now and so please approve us. If you can't see that the PL not making a decision is the only way theycould stop the takeover then you need to start claiming benefits for your lack of eyesight! You're only absolutely certain about that because it fits into your narrative of the PL digging their heels. Its more than a distinct possibility that the sovereign wealth fund trying to buy the club haven't met set specifications to pass a legitimate test and have been unwilling to co-operate further. You won't hear it though, because it's not what you want to hear. I am quite willing to hear it and would welcome it as it would provide clarity. However, for the PL process to allow a situation where they haven't made a decision and have no intention of making a decision is quite ludicrous. If the PL have asked for more details then it would be only natural for a response from the PL to say something like the following if PIF don't respond ' We can't continue with the O&D if you do not provide the information we ask for. If it is not provided within X days/weeks then the PL will have no alternative to reject the takeover based on an incomplete submission'. To ask for more information (if indeed they have) and then leave it open for 10 + weeks and not put a deadline on a reply.........absurd! They have. They've already said they need certain information for the takeover to proceed to the next stage. There doesn't need to be an unnecessary arbitrary deadline on any reply and they dont need to issue a rejection. They've asked for certain information, PIF have failed or are unwilling to provide it. What it could boil down to is whether their request is a legitimate one and within the specification of the O&D test.

What are you on? Have you just woke up from a 6 months coma, The Takeover, the big 6 project......Aye the Pl are Snow White. If PIF etc haven't provided what they need, then make a decision and say rejected because of x, y and z. Don't f***ing hide behind 'no decision has been made'. But how do you know the decision process is even structured like that? It could be a case of 'until you provide us with proof of X, Y and Z we can't approve the takeover'. 'We'll approve it when you provide this and that'. Therefore its not a formal rejection, its a case of the PL being willing if certain requirements are met, which as of yet haven't. Even if the approval process was on a Accept/Reject spectrum, rejecting it could terminate any legal/administrative progress that has been made up to that point. They bidders would essentially have to start the entire process at all. I can't see a logical reason as to why the PL wouldnt be in favour of a takeover if it met certain requirements. It goes completely again their interests. So the O&D test is not fit for purpose if the PL can just leave it hanging forever. By your logic, the consortium could come back many years in the future and say, here is the answer now and so please approve us. If you can't see that the PL not making a decision is the only way theycould stop the takeover then you need to start claiming benefits for your lack of eyesight! You're only absolutely certain about that because it fits into your narrative of the PL digging their heels. Its more than a distinct possibility that the sovereign wealth fund trying to buy the club haven't met set specifications to pass a legitimate test and have been unwilling to co-operate further. You won't hear it though, because it's not what you want to hear.