I'm left wondering why Staveley feels Ashley is likely to sell to her after the way the last attempt ended. I can see it ending the same way this time too. At this point I honestly don't know what to think of Staveley. She's the only party that has seemed credible in their attempts (BZG was bollocks from the start, although nobody would have that at the time of course). There has to be a slight possibility she's having us on and anyone who discounts that absolutely would be slightly foolish given the history here.
Amanda Staveley talked to the media in February 2019: “We are big fans of Newcastle, big fans of the team,” she said. “We have no issue with Mr Ashley, that (the ”time waster” claim) is water under the bridge. It’s still an interesting club to us, the fans are fantastic...”
Wouldn’t it be foolish to come back a second time to buy the club if you’re not confident to complete it? She made three bids last time. She did business with Mike Ashley. She ate dinner with him. She was called time-waster. Why return if you’re not confident to complete this time?
Remember Amit Bhatia? The chairman at QPR who commented ”good luck with it I’m excited for you” in an article on Twitter about the Reuben brothers involved in the deal. He’s a friend of both James Reuben and Carla DiBello. Both James Reuben and Carla DiBello are said to be involved in the negotiations.
Remember Mike Ashley’s private plane and helicopter who recently vistited Genève (where the Reuben brothers are located) and a place in France very close to Mohammed bin Salman’s mansion.
Oh boy how I want this takeover to happend