Scotty66

Some say, he taught Kante everything he knows in secret late night training sessions under street lights....

There's no way I'm parading around with a runners up medal around my neck if I've just lost the biggest game of my career It would definitely take place in a medal collection but its one of those that's left there and never really talked about imo. Either you win the trophy, or nothing else really matters.

Tried to bring Dias here

Yep, my mistake. Got mixed up with them being both famous gamblers. The Brentford owner is Matthew Benham.

My mate is a mad Brentford fan and says the owner is a famous gambler (Tony bloom?) and he makes his money by winning bets using a state of the art stats algorithm. This is also how he finds players for the club, not big names but statistically very very good with consistency and form. Pretty impressive. It's clearly working.

I know he has a PL 2nd place and a europa league final but it feels like the wheels are just waiting to come off so badly for OGS. Admittedly I never watch Man Utd play unless it's against us but he seems to be so reliant on match winning players saving his arse... (same as someone else we know)

I wonder if the real Ashley knows about his twitter persona. It's obviously not him but at the same time I don't think it's some random tweeting from their living room while watching TV. It has to be someone close to Ashley, but that being said I can't remember any tweet regarding takeover to come true. The one about "TV rights will play a part" came across as more a positive for us than a negative so I think that one was well wide of the mark.

Someone coming in an spending millions in the North without any need for government money, while the government make a shit load of tax out of it? I'd say they most definitely want it. They won't give a shit about the football but the prospect of development would certainly make them welcome it.

The had a contract with the PL for the rights, I'm guessing that didn't include the provision that they could get themselves involved with a clubs takeover business. They should have gone to the press and said we're not happy, and let masters respond in public or ignore it, like he did with us. Instead they contacted other clubs of the league that they aren't involved in. They have the rights but they aren't a shareholder like 20 other clubs. BeIn got to big for their boots and the PL were to chicken shit to tell them where to go. Bein have actually done more damage to themselves in helping the takeover by getting involved. Ironic.

We accumulated.

It's also strange that Bein didn't contact Newcastle and ask them to reconsider the takeover bid. Obviously they would get told where to go, but to do the process correctly surely the club actually involved should have been written to before any other club!

The problem is though is that BEIN didn't send that letter to ALL the PL clubs. It doesn't really matter how they said it,but you simply can't ask the biggest teams in the league to help stop the takeover, while completely ignoring the lower reams. It's emphasising the fact that you're only interested in money money money, and not fair competition. Also in a process that is strictly confidential, BEIN have absolutely no right to get involved. They are not part of the PL owners and directors test, yet they got themselves involved which again, is not fair competition.

I haven't watched it but not impressed with that. Stringing people along lols or not, just to get more views, especially when you would want people to believe what's being said from Keith etc. I usually enjoy the show but that's poor form.

From his point of view he's a guaranteed first team starter here. If Arsenal can't offer that surely he'll want to move. At his age he really shouldn't be happy to be a rotation player at Arsenal.

Jacobs is just a mouthpiece for BEIN and the PL. If the PL want to publicly announce that everything is fine and under control while their stall is on fire, they'll just tell Jacobs. He'll tweet what ever he gets told and make out its from his own opinion, over the course of 20 tweets containing nothing really ground breaking...

I don't think the PL can delay now this is anti-competition. From what I understand there is a strict time limit and not sticking to that can go against you. If it's a full case it can well go 6 months plus but that's just the time it takes, nothing the PL can do to string it out longer.

Masters saying its a confidential process, yet BEIN telling everyone to block it, and Richard Keys publicly stating that it should be blocked who works for BEIN, and who is also best mates with Hoffman, who conveniently gets a top job at the PL. Nothing to see here, all above board governor

Been messing around with a photo editing app of when I had the stadium tour. No SD signs

With Zidane leaving and someone joining Real Madrid, I think after a merry go round they're may end up being a position to fill at a top European club, who will come calling for Rafa

My prediction would be towards the end of the year, November/December. I think by the start of the season we will know much more about the anti competition case, and that will drag on for a few more months before being settled.

I know what you're saying but in my opinion it's blatantly obvious masters is being pushed by the big 6. He does what they say, and that was stop the takeover. (Also by Bein) Secret meetings before everyone else working out how to stop the deal, and I believe this is what will be proven. It's not how the process should go and should well be classed as anti competitive.

I'm sure there is more. Regardless, Bein should not be involved anyway at all in the takeover process, the fact they have made themselves involved goes in our favour. Also Masters can't really describe them as a company and then deny a takeover because they're not a company. You just can't do stuff like that in his position. It's not massive evidence but I think that gives an indication that Bein and masters have massively influenced our takeover. That simply is not allowed.

20 odd years as a manager, not a sniff of managing a top European or domestic club, not a single major trophy. Just hovering around like a manager with no clear identity of play or even trying to make a blueprint of his own style. A Fart bubble in the bath raises itself quicker than this frauds profile. Purely where he is because of his work as a player and "fergies captain" Thankfully a dying breed of football manager where one day, we will no longer have these types in the game. (However for some reason I feel Rooney is the next "manager" to have a career based solely on their playing career and not their actual ability as a football manager)

We were so close at one point with not the faintest idea when or how we could get a win. The fact Bruce thinks it was all down to wilson and ASM being injured means we will almost definitely not be so lucky next time. The bloke just doesn't know how to win a game via tactics and not relying on our best players to do everything. Preying for the takeover.

I don't think it would be worse, I fully expect them to do exactly what you've said, however I also think they will miss something which won't add up. The PL are incompetent, we've seen that first hand.