Shays Given Tim Flowers

Odd that there was once a time when I didn't think Michael Owen was a massive bellend.

rejected. They want Soumare.

Methven just talks so much shite.

This would have been my favourite goal.

Just started watching the first season, Grayson is such a dweeb, Coleman a snake oil salesman. Bain clearly was not stretched at Rangers and was way out of his depth at Sunderland.

I do this when I leave my office.

Exactly, the value of assets are going to fall dramatically. In the short term sure, but when there is Premier Leauge Football next season is the club going to be worth drastically less than it was at this time in January? You think all football related incomes are going to go back to normal? There's no chance, the value of TV deals are going to collapse at somepoint because of this economic depression we are going encounter. I think the Premier League will be fine. Sky/BT subs may become untenable, but it's clear Amazon has designs on offering consolidated rights packages and I would wager that these will be more profitable for the PL and cheaper for consumers.

Exactly, the value of assets are going to fall dramatically. In the short term sure, but when there is Premier Leauge Football next season is the club going to be worth drastically less than it was at this time in January?

Because the uncertainty may lead to a better price, or, if you're Ashley given his fondness for picking off the bones it might not be the worst time to have some liquidity.

Will screenshot tomorrow.

For fucks sake I got a Telegraph subscription to read and post that article and you have to phone up to cancel it.

A proposed £340 million takeover of Newcastle United appears to have moved a step closer, with the Premier League having been informed of a bid led by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. The organisation is understood to have been formally made aware of the attempt to buy out Mike Ashley, with PIF, the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, taking an 80 per cent stake if the deal goes through. Amanda Staveley’s PCP Capital is expected to acquire 10 per cent of the club, with the remaining 10 per cent taken by Reuben Brothers, the investment body of one of Britain’s wealthiest families, who own Newcastle racecourse and have a large portfolio of properties and assets worth more than £18 billion. The Telegraph understands that the prospective new owners have been in contact with the Premier League to register their intention to buy the club. Staveley, Jamie Reuben, son of David Reuben and the driving force behind his family’s involvement in the deal, and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of PIF, are believed to have been named among prospective directors. Al-Rumayyan is expected be chairman of Newcastle if the deal is completed. Under League rules Jamie Reuben would have to resign as a director of Queens Park Rangers so that he could also join the board. It is understood that contact was made several days ago and it may take up to a month for the Premier League, which is under huge pressure because of the coronavirus crisis, to conduct checks to ensure the funding is in place and the principals pass the owners and directors test. However, even if the deal is signed no announcement is expected before then. The move towards concluding a deal is a surprise, not least because of the uncertainty created by the effects of the pandemic, with all football suspended. The financial implications are significant, although Newcastle fans will be hugely relieved if the takeover is agreed and Ashley’s ownership finally ends. It will be one of the biggest takeovers in British football. –– ADVERTISEMENT –– Talks had intensified since the start of this year with the hope that Ashley could finally be persuaded to sell Newcastle, though negotiations have been problematic. Businesswoman Amanda Staveley in the stands during the Premier League match at St James' Par An earlier bid led by Amanda Staveley failed in 2018 CREDIT: Owen Humphreys/PA The consortium, which code-named its plans “Project Zebra” because of Newcastle’s black-and-white stripes, has high hopes of creating a sporting project around the club, with investment in the academy and training ground as well as first-team squad, and in regenerating the area. Staveley, the financier brokering the deal, has been trying to buy Newcastle since October 2017 and had a series of bids rejected by Ashley but it appears that the game-changer is the involvement of PIF, which is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and the vast backing that could bring. The Saudis have been considering how best to make a move into football for some time and have looked at other clubs, but regard Newcastle as one with huge potential. Questions have been asked as to why, with their wealth, the Saudis want to bring in minority partners but it is not unusual for them to structure deals in this way. The PIF fund is central to Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030”, a plan spearheaded by Prince Mohammed to diversify the economy away from oil and is also the driving force behind the country’s ambitions to develop new tourist and entertainment industries. David Reuben established Reuben Brothers with his brother Simon. Their fortune was founded on aluminium and mining in Russia and Afghanistan but they have diversified by investing in UK property, including Millbank Tower in central London. Jamie Reuben, 33, who is a friend of QPR chairman Amit Bhatia, is a keen sports fan and joined the Championship club’s board two years ago. He has become the public face of the business which is already also developing a six-acre city centre site in Newcastle. The Reubens wealth easily eclipses that of Roman Abramovich although they, and PCP, will be minority partners if the deal is agreed. Ashley bought Newcastle for £134.4million in 2007 and the Sports Direct owner has proved an unpopular owner at St James’ Park. Newcastle are 13th in the Premier League under Steve Bruce but have been relegated twice from the top-flight during Ashley’s reign with the businessman accused of failing to invest by supporters. Staveley’s ability to buy Newcastle has been questioned despite an apparent series of proposed bids.

Not the bump I was hoping for.

:lol:

House Cleaning with Unai Emery

Wembley Doubles to decide all remaining fixtures. Pitchside BBQ for staff and players.

I really like that City Kit. The England away looks like a Coach Holiday Driver's uniform.

Definitely. Motson is a bellend n all, met him at uni randomly in my old local. You don't look that old.

Joelinton has been self isolating all season tbf.

We'll beat City.

Tinned foods, canned pre-outbreak only.

How else would I find out how Ian W saves less than £1 per year?

I laughed so much I had Kenco coming out of my nose!

By the end of the season we might be able to make a similarly convincing Joelinton's top 5 Newcastle Goals compilation.