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Source: https://theathletic.com/1963663/2020/07/30/newcastle-united-takeover-withdraw-staveley-ashley-pif-premier-league/ So at that point it appears Bein really got their hooks into the PL somehow. Another issue, and one I want to shift the focus to briefly, is the supposed opposition from other premier league clubs. The only teams I saw specifically mentioned were Tottenham and Liverpool, but let's assume the entire top 6 had reservations along with others. On what grounds would they be objecting? This is a question I can't find an answer to that sounds like anything other than sour grapes. Well you'd think that most people would object to Saudi's owning a club in the PL based on moral issues . It "shouldn't" have any standing in the PL tests, but you can see why the majority of people/clubs would object to it. It's like why Daniel Bryan refuses to be part of the WWE events in Saudi Is that not referring to the premier league clubs objecting? In which case it's absolutely nothing to do with human rights and 100% due to sour grapes/not wanting to upset the status quo.

Well yeah i thought it was a given that's what it was tbh. Which is why staveley said the PL 'wanted' him named as a director, which they couldn't do, which was the stalemate and probably still is. Despite our best efforts nothing's going to change that.

Honestly man. After all these years... Finally in touching distance of owners with ambition, a fuckin Mike Ashley desperate to sell, onyl for these corrupt bastards to stand in the way.

Yet we'll hardly hear a dicky bird about it.

That's fucking lifting that PL complaining about a journalist reporting something....but completely ignoring the issue that he was referring to. I don't see it happening but if love to see them get took to the fuckin cleaners. It seems so obviously corrupt. It's not really a surprise but it seems so blatant right now. I'm definitely in the negative camp, there's no way this is resolved in our favour.

Ffs man

So how do they get out of this? Do nothing? Ain't going to work now, they have to make a decision and take a side. I'm not sure they do. It's just going to be ignored as they have down for 4 month until it goes away. That isn't happening now. It was, but the buyers blew them out of the water and exposed that tactic. Pretty much every outside body has said they need to explain themselves or come up with a decision, including the government. They’re not accountable to the government though. You’re still clutching at straws here. This. It doesn't matter who says what. If and when they do actually say something it'll be them telling us it's a confidential process, they stand by it and it wasn't succesful/buyers walked away. They don't have to do anything, they don't have to be transparent about their process regardless who tells them to. If they don't want to let them in, it's unfortunately up to them.

So how do they get out of this? Do nothing? Ain't going to work now, they have to make a decision and take a side. I'm not sure they do. It's just going to be ignored as they have down for 4 month until it goes away.

They really aren't caught between a rock and a hard place though, they'll literally do nothing... say nothing... and get away with it. It's that simple imo. I honestly believe that despite our best efforts, nothing will have an effect on the decision that these corrupt cunts have already made.

It won't make a difference to the PL's stance as admirable as it has been from everyone. They've already made their mind up and it's not going to change. So what if Newcastle and its football fans are unhappy? As long as Liverpool, spurs, qataris and the rest don't get upset. It's going to be ignored until it goes away and the likes of sky etc will allow it to disappear.

Hopefully that's exactly where we'll be if we still have the three stooges running the show.

Yet it still means fuckin nowt. As positive as I want to be.... All this is just built up hope. Looking for positives in everything. I just can't see anything changing with the PL. It's effectively over.

Just taking that as a letter of thanks tbh. Nice of her if nothing else, don't think it means much other than thanks. Imagine actually having someone like that in charge of the club? Someone who talks to the fans and isn't a vindictive fuckin parasite.

Do they shite. I'll be surprised if we hear anything from them again re the takeover, other than 'the buyers pulled out, nothing to see here'.

Seems its destined to just fizzle into nothing again. We won't get anything from the premier league.

Ended up in Whickham myself which was very... very marginally better than the school I lived 3 minutes walk from...Kingsmeadow. Hardly a stick to beat a parent with tbf.

Not a bad shout.

'It's a confidential process' It's the only response anyone will get.

Problem there is that you can't make a deal contingent on something not legal. Which is why Staveley's quotes can't be taken at face value. What were the exact quotes, anyway? EDIT "Country" in that context clearly means government, and is confirmed in the second sentence I would just assume the PL aren't actually saying they want them to become director, more that they believe they basically will be directors but the consortium aren't declaring that.....and therein lies the problem. They can't say they are directors, and can't prove that they won't have influence (although they believe they have) and now it's still just the stalemate we've been at for months only now the consortium are sick of it. Really wish I could just keep out of here.

I thought that was a given tbh.

She won't because she's a flat out liar. People still thinking they might come back in - if she does it'll be another long, failed affair. Jog on son. Aye. He's an boring cunt. Only seen this comment as you quoted it. Absolute sad act.

Well his 350 million bid should be agreed now and his pr is in full swing. At least at the data room now. Next week is my guess.