JP

Chron live blog already states that ‘NUFC sources have played down the Gameiro link. £16mil for a 30 year old...?’

The ‘security’ who were told the deal is done and will be announced before Luton game have plenty to answer for

It annoys me to think about what PCP/Staveley must take from all of this. I’d love her to know the true feeling of fans right now (the last 15 pages of this thread).

Can’t wait for the inevitable Luke Edwards tweet this morning

The ‘it’s never quiet at Newcastle United’ assumption is the complete opposite right now. There is nothing at all happening!

Dropping Mandy off obviously

Thought he'd done medical at Palace last night, we never scupper other clubs deals so 0% chance of it IMO.

Late move for D. Sakho according to @DeanJonesBR

Just got a text from a reliable source saying the same thing. You're both really bad people.

The £15m price tag is there because Ashley clearly disagrees with Rafa on his value. Expert in football and judging a player's ability/value, is Mike.

Even if it just Ashley preparing for the possible sale, it’s so much closer than we’ve been before. If he genuinely didn’t want to sell than why go through that bother? We need to sit back and see where we’re at January 31st.

Politics in my opinion. People wetting their pants about it on twitter, drives more hate towards Ashley.

Anyone else finding it eerily quiet? Journos have nothing to say about any incomings, usually they can't get enough (even if it is clickbait). Rafa gave a deadline of January 20th? It points towards a 'nothing is actually happening' situation (including takeover) but I firmly believe Rafa wouldn't be here if it meant a relegation under Ashley on his CV. What would be the point in him staying unless he knew the grass will soon be greener? He knows Staveley personally ffs, of course he will know the state of play surrounding the takeover and will just be playing the long game knowing it will happen. (Probably doesn't belong in this thread but I went off on a tangent)

Buzzing for 6th Jan. The ITK's are certain its happening Saturday. On a match day. On footy focus

I'd seriously hope not but I guess you never know. WBA win at home to Man U West Ham win at Stoke Palace win at Leicester Swansea win at Everton Only a West Ham win realistic?

Big press conference coming up imo. Rafa attended the transfer meeting with Charnley yesterday, his mood (as always) will be revealed in this lunchtime presser. Was all smiles Tuesday due to the positive movement in takeover progress - we'll see what today brings.

The Caulkin has spoken! :frantic:

Ashley is now on holiday in the US too. Left to the legal side to sort the finer details out? We can hope.

Ashley has a chance to make his money back + more after 10 years of free advertisement. A chance to get out now before a possible third relegation. He's a willing seller from what we're told. PCP/Staveley are keen to buy from what we're told. It makes perfect sense that a deal is made. What possible benefit is there to Ashley to hang on to the club? If we stay up, he'll be in exactly the same position this time next year - possibly worse as Rafa won't stick around for another summer like the one we've just had IMO. Imagine owning shares in a company and you have solid information that there's a realistic chance those shares will half in value in 6 months time but you can take profit now? Again, it makes 0 sense at all for him to keep the club as what is the upside? No better than the current situation.

Many still going on this? I'm doing OK so far this season with a squad of: Foster Myhill (shite start I know) Alonso Jones Daniels Mee Naughton KDB Salah Richarlison Atsu RLC Kane Lukaku Abraham Doing Abraham to Callum Wilson today. Then loading up on Chelsea next few weeks, their fixture run is astounding.

I thought the same about Watford. Then realised we looked class against West Ham too.

Once a price is agreed it will then take us into January until the official club statement, however.

:lol: qualify they mean surely?

Those saying it’s well under his valuation etc.. That is how negotiating works. He will have had his ‘valuation’ leaked as a much higher value than he’s willing to accept. We do not know his true valuation of the club, could easily be 300million. That figure will have been discussed verbally before a formal bid of course. PCP won’t waste their time and costs with a formal bid if they knew it was way off Ashley’s actual valuation. Obviously this is a step forward for us, fingers crossed now.

I've just watched highlights, and only highlights before anyone jumps on this, but it appears it was very much a game of two halves? We were so unlucky not to be in front by half time with Begovic keeping them in it. Thought Gayle looked particularly lively? Hope he gets a run in the side.