Rosenrot

the premier league is accountable to their member clubs and to a very limited extent the FA There’s also the doctrine of “restraint of trade” in the common law that could potentially apply here, but I can imagine such a case would be very expensive... I did my dissertation on it, primarily focused on the FL rules applying to conference clubs applying for promotion.

Unless exclusivity has been and gone. That's an issue. Surely exclusivity is irrelevant now? The deal will be done, contracts signed, subject to PL approval. That’s it.

I really like that Dortmund kit. :lol:

Yup. Again, the PL are not a court of law, they can't just overturn this in contradiction to a previous court ruling without evidence that they'd be absolutely certain would hold up this time in court, as that's where they would ultimately end up. Rejecting this on the basis of PIF being involved directly in piracy would be a massive and damaging allegation on their behalf, I really can't see them going down that route. The Premier League - in performing their own 'fit and proper person' test - are not in any way constrained by rulings made in French courts. The Premier League is not privy to the evidence that was or was not submitted during the case in Paris. If evidence is submitted to the Premier League that they consider compelling, then they will and are entitled to judge it on its own merits. That may be so but the Premier League can be taken to court in the UK as a result.

Because non-involvement in piracy is specifically part of passing that test. What defines involvement? This could end up being the mother of all legal battles...

Copyright infringement (i.e. piracy) is a civil matter, not a criminal matter, so how could this breach the illegality part of the “fit and proper” persons test?

Could we build a very temporary stadium on the Town Moor or Leazes Park with scaffold like stands for a year or two whilst St James is demolished and reconfigured on the current site?

If Saudi Arabia have a stake in the premier league, it’s in their best interest to limit piracy to maximise the TV revenue. This is all nonsense.

Do we know for sure that the money is coming from PIF? If so, the money is literally coming directly from a sovereign state rather than a private individual?

Maybe they’ll help run the club, having seat(s) on the board?

Wish this would just go through already. I want to party like its 2001.

Lubricated weekend lips sink ships.

Hello everyone. Glad I’ve been ignoring Newcastle United for a while.

No.

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Why is Bruce taking the job? Does he not realise how utterly toxic everything to do with the club has become?

This is fucking grim.

The bookies are pretty certain it's Bruce like. 5/6 with SkyBet for example.

Why’s it following Thierry Henry?

This is interesting.

masturbates furiously

FTFY

Probably unrelated but just saw what looked like 2 chinhooks landing at Newcastle Airport :lol:

I joined today. Easy decision for £1. Hopefully it does some good.