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I mean, it's clearly dead in the water as far as a bid involving PIF. Am i right in thinking if AS and RB have been vetted by the OD test they wouldn't need to be checked again? Just a potential new party Involved in consortium?

I find the social media bombardment hilariously petty mind. I loved the sports direct offensive as well. It's obviously a futile attempt but they will absolutely hate their worldwide image getting torn to shreds everytime they post.

A delightful Wales kit

AS may come back in with a revised bid at some point, can't say I'm really arsed about it now. I can't attach myself to any positive in regards to nufc anymore, so if she does start again she better do it cloak and dagger because I can't be arsed. Regards to PIF, I just don't think they're that arsed about investing in NUFC specifically and it's just been a headache for them tbh. They could easily achieve a similar vision in another top league without the hysteria and politics of dealing with PL and their UN like stance ffs

Pretty much the club's motto now, if not forever.

Think the fans of this club have done enough fighting for this takeover tbh. We are the daft cunts left licking the wounds, as per

**ANGRY LUKE EDWARDS NOISES INTENSIFY***

I mean, I'd happily take this tbh

It was right under our noses all along... google take photo

He's saying it's something to do with Ashley now :lol: Permission to dive head first off Tyne bridge please.

His rocker?

We can't compete with sovereign states,especially when we're not allowed to have one

Yeah all a bit weird this. How can they possibly be so far down the line and not know the structure of the ownership. I understand people saying the buyers obviously are not supplying the right answers but sure to god they would've just rejected this if after 3/4 months they havnt had a simple answer to this. If it couldn't even get past the basic structure of the takeover why even entertain anything else

I'm in the same camp here. He does have the flair and composure of a better player but I'm rarely wow'd by anything he does, other than his ability to win freekicks at a canter.

Whilst I'd never try and pass it off as a mental health issue, at the start of this process i was honestly demented! I couldn't concentrate on work etc because I was so fixated on this. Although some replies in here do have me a little worried for some of our fanbase

Aye, they're getting it both barrells it seems

First point is clearly bang on. Second point does not tally up with what Steve mcmanaman and Graeme souness told me the other day mind?

I mean that's even we even give his bid any credibility But Luke keeps going on about November he heard mauriss was interested yet nothing to suggest he has even made the baby steps into purchasing the club. I mean it's all bullshit, luke calling out the public shambles of this Saudi bid yet he's touting some nomark with even less credibility and chances of passing the OD test.

Out of curiosity. Would we have seen any movement on companies house if Mauriss bid was genuine? Does he need to setup a vehicle to purchase club or? Just throwing things out there, I'm not exactly clued up with it all.

Of all things this takeover is, obvious is definitely not one I'd have attributed to it haha

Nothing as far as PL are concerned. Although their reach into media to sway decisions and/or thinking is borderline embarrassing tbh.

Doesn't the Bein deal only last for one more season? Hardly something to hang your hat on especially if it pisses off the richest potential bidder for the next round due to start in the not to distant future. Don't think it's very likely that Saudi Arabia would set up a company from nothing that would buy the bundled MENA rights and start setting up broadcasting all through the region. Yes they probably would be bidding for KSA rights but that doesn't seem to be how PL want to sell them. Plus I'm not sure how well the Saudis come out of this as potential broadcasting partners. I'd be a bit wary. Qatar aren't coming out looking too good either! Come on lads, be big boys and settle some differences. Qatar could probably do with KSA onside for their broadcasting/income and KSA wanna do a bit sports washing. And Scrooge McMasters would like to dive into a vault of middle Eastern spondoolies.

And just to add to that, prior to him becoming our manager I had no opinion of him as a person or manager other than being a bit meh! More I've heard and seen from him I've began to dislike him a bit personally. He talks waaaaay too much and for the best part it's just nicey nice plucky us blather. It feels like pardew all over again but with a soft Geordie accent. Back to drilling into us we should be happy we exist.

He has surpassed any lowly expectations I had of him. His record overall tells me it's as good as we will get with Steve unfortunately. But then I'm not sure anyone would agree to Steve being the future vision of a competitive/competent nufc, just a Mike Ashley one.