Scotty66

On the brightside, if he thinks it's now not happening, that means it most definitely will....

I say it everytime but Messi should have signed for some mid table prem side, or one of his close to heart teams in Argentina. He doesn't need the money, he's won the major trophies, why not make yourself an instant club legend by signing for a team that will never ever be able to afford a player anywhere near his calibre. The respect he would get would be immense and always remembered. I mean imagine him signing for someone like Wolves on 30k a week, it would be absolutely bonkers and give every single fan a smile on their face for the entire season. That's proper football, not just joining a team that can throw money at whoever they want in order to claim they're "The best"

I think it's based on how the average wage will be going up and up over the next 6 years. They could gave him less than that wage for 3 years but if he stayed and signed a new 3 year deal after that it would cost them more especially with signing on fees etc. At least this wage ties him down. Not sure what kind of wages the top players were getting in 2015 but I'd say there is quite a difference in today's market.

The best chance we have at the minute is the PL suddenly deciding to settle out of court and push the takeover through. This could happen literally any day. I've taken a company to court over money and the judge told us to go outside and try and settle it in the waiting room, if we can't then he will continue. This was at the hearing so even though this takeover case is a much much bigger scale, there is every chance the PL get told "get a deal done out of court", even more so IF the evidence we have them really is that strong. The arbitration delay may have been caused by our own legal team, it does seem weird that that was a huge push for transparency that we wouldn't have gotten from arbitration, but apparently will get from CAT. The ball was in their court as they could hide information, now it's in ours as if CAT goes ahead first things can get revealed. It's all guess work though and nobody knows what's really going on. I definitely don't think it's dead in the water, and I do think Ashley and the consortium (including PIF) still want to do the deal. That's as much confidence as I need really, I don't care how long it takes, as long as everyone stays committed to the deal,eventually I honestly believe it will get allowed to go through.

Puma have made some lovely kits for this season. Miss them already.

Santo. Not because he's shit, but because Levy will shit himself when they don't win for 5 games.

Rafa straight in and signing decent players for 1990's money while Steve Bruce wanking himself off in his office over signing Hendrick on a free. Well yer knaw.

That Barca kit I remember pissing myself at the shirt but man those shorts and socks! The top half of the shirt looks like it's been cut from a photo taken a lot further away than a photo of the bottom half of the shirt. It's just an utter fuck up, someone gets paid absurd amounts of money to make the decision and sign off on those decisions too

Even if it does take ages this gives us more weight against any panel or judge I would think. Anyone who rules against it is simply delaying time as this is what is going to happen in the future. I think De Marco would use it to back up his claims and cases. Obviously he and not me know exactly the best way to go about that

Interesting stuff from Tracey crouch and the independent football review. Nick de marco seems to like what he's hearing too. I think this could be the start that the entire PL and big 6 crumble. Also good news for our takeover as it would be out of the hands of the PL's O&D test.

Norwich selling Buendia and possibly Cantwell would absolutely cripple them. Rumours around Aarons too. Crazy mother fuckers, do they not realise they've been promoted and not relegated

I live in Norwich and those fuckers have been all the way down to League 1 and climbed all the way up again. In that time we've done absolutely fuck all and there is every chance Norwich will do the double over us this coming season. They've got Hanley at CB ffs and we're still not much better tactically

Apparently there will be arbitration to decide if Staveley is or isn't married. Tune in to nufc matters and follow mouth of the tyne to find out the results. More information to come tomorrow on talksport.

Someone had pointed out on twitter the statement from the club seems very "nice". I'm sure if this was completely the PL's doing, the club statement would be a lot more harsh as to deflect the blame away. Even the last one was pretty scathing.

So everyone has been banging on about transparency. We don't get that with arbitration which would have happened first. Is it correct we do get to hear the juicy details with the CAT case? If so I find that quite interesting.

Please don't take that Edwards article as gospel. He knows fuck all. Along with everyone else.

But if we are flirting with relegation PIF will hold back. Exactly what the PL want and with Bruce in charge, they know there is every chance of it happening.

It's so fucked up. We as a club make up the PL. Yet the PL are telling us what we can and can't do.

Those that are saying Ashley should just sell anyway. You really think the buyers would be happy with that situation?!

Honestly we will win this arbitration. The PL know it and so do Bird and Bird. This is why they are delaying everything for as long as they possibly can. Hold the line!

Saw this video on twitter

Block him

Why does he always look like he's been battered around the face every summer? He looks like a fucking alien.

Had to laugh at Simon Jordans comment about PIF not wanting to be involved anymore. If that was the case, why on earth would we be going through arbitration to prove seperation?