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Credit to Matt, he pretty much called this scenario back in June.

Ran out of time and Ashley f***ed them by demanding more for the same asset is my guess mate. The Saudi will feel pretty insulted by the way they have been treated honestly. Everywhere they go, the red carpet is rolled out. They won’t take a private members club poking around in the countries affairs well imo

don't think so personally, the piracy thing was too big an issue to ignore Piracy can’t be linked to the PIF Or the Saudi Govt. Every time this has been claimed it’s never been proved. Not in the French court or by the wto

This was definitely getting approved it was a big club.

Premier league win. Literally dragged it out until the agreements expired.

Price has already been agreed: I’d imagine penalties would be involved if any side backs out at this stage.

I'm more pessimistic now than I was before, if its with Ashley then something will go wrong. It’s a public holiday in Saudi id expect delays due to this.

Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though.

Golfmag hasn’t been on to confirm it’s his Twitter right?

From what I understand it’s a public holiday in Saudi Arabia today as it’s Eid tomorrow.

It’s all noise, keys knows absolutely nothing and has zero influence on proceedings. He’s just a troll.

That part of it doesn't add up for me. He's got his info from a senior exec at league level - why would they be talking to Stevie Bacon? What would Bruce actually be furious about, other than losing his job? Isnt the contact in the LMA? Ahh makes much more sense then. Again though, why would he be livid? He's stealing a wage as it is. It actually makes zero sense. Say he gets fired. He gets a nice payout and an enhanced reputation so he can continue milking the gravy train. Say the takeover falls through he continues on next season. Win win for Bruce.

Yeap. They are owned by a billionaire. Is peter Lim Washing his hands of them?

Wasn’t this test originally created to protect clubs from being screwed over by dodgy owners?

If the issue is say MBS then I don’t think it can be resolved. No chance he steps down to secure a small deal.

I’m a bit confused. It’s the Saudis fault the premier league haven’t decided? Despite the Saudis answering all of the questions put to them?

Interesting, I would love to know who was apart of said meeting given none of the prospective people are renowned for any knowledge of football.

Manor park also has no clue.

So why have people said it's a potential blocker? I get it's antagonistic but nothing to do with the takeover really. Piracy - yes I get that. I think Qatar have done an excellent job at controlling the narrative. The consortium have left an information vacuum and Qatar have been more than happy to fill this.

Ultimately it’s up to the Saudis. If they decide bein can’t broadcast then that’s it. I don’t think it’s a difficult concept to grasp.

Also interestingly, I find the Saudis really have very little influence on our media. I can’t help but think the entire media narrative has a Qatar spin which to me demonstrates the Saudis lack of influence here.

His tweet doesn’t make much sense to me honestly. The deal fails because SA have revoked BEins right to broadcast in the kingdom?

They sounded very uninformed to me.

It's not a company from SA it's SA. It's a separate legal entity to the state AFAIK and thus not technically SA.

This podcast hasn’t mentioned the fit and proper persons test currently 37 mins in. :lol.