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From that full statement it looked like he was sitting on the fence tbh and supporting both sides. probably can't say much more publicly in case of being accused of government interference in football which brings down fifa like a ton of bricks True but I would have thought if the takeover going through was so important to him he would have stepped in by now and told the PL they need to approve. At worst it keeps the pressure and spotlight on PL. Might be enough to make Masters take note, as stuff like this tends to be remembered when the old boy network circles around and he needs a new job in some bank or financial institute.

Is that genuine response that someone's had? Yeah, a screenshot of the actual email has been sent to NUST on Twitter. Twitter ;D

Is that genuine response that someone's had? Clearly not. Boris is not that articulate, or polite enough to respond with thanks

Hell, they're not Enron....they managed to convince everyone for years before one of the biggest accounting scandals ever. Everyone knows PL are a 'bit dodgy' at best and worst completely incompetent. Wouldn't surprise me if they'd just shoved all the transcripts in to the recycling, for some tip raider to discover in about 6 months after PIF have went and bought Milan, and destroyed Juventus in a record season having spent more than any club in history. Then they'll complain about not getting investment

But it's not to difficult to imagine the passage of information between EPL and Bein on a so called "private and confidential process" wether deliberately or not It may not be difficult to imagine, but any actual evidence of it? Keys doesn't seem to have had any accurate information. No direct evidence, but if you were in a position to influence this and were opinionated enough to act on it I would say you probably would. Throw enough shit and some sticks

No, but it doesn't look good considering his and the PL conduct. The very suggestion of such a connection should have people asking the question

PL are going to ignore this until they have no choice

No doubt he's reporting what he's told, but he should do some 'due dilligence'

True. I'm an optimist but I wouldn't rely on Caulkin as we saw he isn't as informed as some think he is. He was tweeting all that cans nonsense at the outset and then as it dragged on then went silent with the odd "it takes as long as it takes". He only knows what Staveley tells him

No other teams fans will notice until it's them. They're too busy laughing at our collective disappointment at the moment

Actually, has anyone considered that it might actually be Staveley that the PL has the issue with? Ongoing legal battle which heavily involves Qataris, and if she loses she is basically up the creek without a boat let alone a paddle

For now, and completely as far as PIF involvement. Staveley and the Ruebens could do this totally on their own if they actually wanted to. Suspect there'll be another attempt if she gets her payout from the Barclays case.

to newcastle fans maybe but to anybody else not really Well to anyone who can detch the emotion involved in football. Any sensible 'top 6' fan would probably privately admit they'd be terrified of losing their place at the top table to a club that could outspend them in wages and transfer fees. Probably why Tottenham and Liverpool were most vocal allegedly, as they'd be the most likely to be displaced

The PL could make all this issue go away simply by opening up and publishing their actual reasons for delay. They would be judged less harshly if they just admitted it was because of other clubs, piracy, or human rights. The silence just makes them look at worst corrupt, and at best cowardly

Not a bad comparison really

18 sounds high? transfermarkt say he got 22 overall for us in the PL across his 4 seasons. He certainly got more that 22. Obviously only have my ever diminishing memory to back it up but I’d say that was very low. Mind you I was not just talking about the EPL. Ginola was better to watch, but Robert was far more productive. Even in his worst games there was always a chance of a screamer from nowhere or a decent free kick. Special mention for that backward overhead karate kick one against Fulham

This The PIF stuff is done, if it was a negotiating tactic it would have been done in silence like the majority of this. Mauriss may or may not be real, but even if he is it's a massive come down from 10 times City wealth

Nah gone from Tesco to the local garage

Mauriss isn’t interested nor Hans the funds. He’s got links to Qatar and has allowed his name to be linked with us so Qatar can object to the deal and say that we have an alternative. Not that's there's any evidence to support, but Qatar could really piss on KSA chips if they came in and bought us

No need to. It's as relevant to us as transfer links to Messi

Decent article but not particularly informative https://www.football365.com/news/opinion-newcastle-fans-premier-league-takeover-mike-ashley

Agreed. Disagree . His reputation is unchanged, other than it being revealed that having one contact is not enough to really know what's happening. Same with golfmag... genuinely believe he was telling the truth, difference is he isnt a journalist

No not at all blaming him for anything. Just stating that if he was releasing information which was getting people hopes up (which he was) he should have had some genuine confirmation from another source. What he's been doing is effectively interviewing and publishing like it was the true situation rather than reporting facts

How many do they need for it to be brought up parliament? Unless it's changed, 10000 used to be enough to get it proposed for debate. Doesn't mean it will be debated though, just put to the Speaker