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Only real positive from today is that it shows arbitration tribunal hearing is July. Though I thought that was now the weaker case and CAT was the killer blow. I'm confused ?

He name dropped them a fair amount - Interesting to see if any negative press comes out.

All these little bits and pieces that may look fairly innocuous on their own will hopefully add up to a unfavourable picture overall. The Bein influence could be a big part of the anti-competition case as it must have been discussed at length at the PL - meeting minutes and emails could be pretty interesting...

Positive people do tend to be passionate by nature to be fair. Just like negative people tend to be relentless knobs like JoeyLinton. I don't actually mind your posts as at least you engage/have actual points, just in the wrong takeover thread

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't they just say they were examples of the evidence in the public arena. They didn't say it was all the evidence. There's likely going to be some more hard-hitting stuff and stuff not in the public domain. Those anecdotes just help to paint a picture.

Whitley and Keith have different writing styles and personalities if you ask me.

Need an absolute bumming from City tonight so he doesn't dare bring up the award at every opportunity.

Any chance of a positive Steve Bruce thread?

Pity all these "I'm a realist" posters stroking one out to thoughts of Doris from the Asda checkout, whilst my imagination is filled with double blowies from Scarlett and Mila

Just a WUM doing what WUMs do.

He posted about a "bomb" on the 24th or so and this case was entered on the 22nd. Could be a coincidence but it's very good timing if it was! At the least it appears he does have some ITK...

The club will have lost a shit load of money this year and I'm sure he'll want that back, even if (big if) the takeover does happen. Separate issues but both included in the claim.

Yeah good point sorry, can't imagine we've progressed this without any evidence in hand.

From a legal simpleton, I assume there are significant penalties for not disclosing, but what can be done to actually prove you haven't disclosed. This isn't a criminal case so assume no-one is going to go kicking doors in and stealing computers ala HMRC on poor old Lee. E.g. if Masters has emails and a box of cash with written incrimination from Bein/Qatar, what's to stop him deleting everything and burning the letters? Apart from their good faith and sense of morality obvs.

Yeah, there is absolutely a reason for Ashley to seek damages. The club, and ultimately him, will have been hit hard financially this year. Arbitration doesn't recoup this loss.

NUFC will have lost a shitload of money this year. Even if arbitration is won and a takeover does happen, there will still be some financial loss that ultimately with hit Ashley. He appears to be using this to recoup that loss and overturn the OD test. Looks separate to arbitration

What specifically are you disputing? Do you think if we "win" arbitration then PIF won't come back to the table?

Needs a name change to Wummie

It's not entirely unreasonable to say the club was sold. There was a signed sale contract and deposits were paid. It's also not unreasonable to say it wasn't sold until keys were handed over which they weren't. That's also fine. Neither is wrong really, it's semantics. But people just have to keep on about it when its pointless. Manorpark mentioned it once as part of a larger post and its developed into a black and white argument over several pages. E.g. you exchange contracts and deposits are paid on your house and are completing in a month. Would you consider that sold? I'd say yes personally but also understand if people say not until keys are handed over.

You have said you'd leave it before but you always come back. I'm not saying your points don't have merit, but just make them elsewhere. If people aren't raising the overly-positive points in the other thread, then post them there and debunk them.

@Yorkie for the love of God, please put this thread out of its misery

You exchange contracts at which point it's fair to say there is a commitment to the sale and the house is effectively sold. However you remain in the house until the final completion date.

Man Utd will always overshadow any potential owners and nothing they do will stand out. Man Utd in the Champions League or winning the PL is meh. NUFC doing either of those things would bring huge publicity for PIF etc and it would be a real story.

"Is it dangerous? Not really. We're playing Arsenal so you have to get into them. When that stops it becomes very difficult." Christ he's a dinosaur ?