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He should be kept on in some capacity purely as the human equivalent of a sprig of lucky heather. A good manager,some Saudi investment and Bruce’s luck could see us vying for the champions league, Euros and the World Cup.

July 1st. Is that next week?

Chris Waddle on the takeover; "It's been going on for years and years. It's going to have to be the right deal that suits Mike Ashley. You can't blame him, he's run this club very well. All right, he hasn't spent fortunes and that's why they're a mid-table team. He knows he can't compete with the big guys. People think Newcastle should be up there because of the massive support they've got, the stadium is fantastic and the training ground is wonderful.”

It’s July the first Penn. We can all be friends after that.

Hamstrung?

Joelinton. The epitome of Ashley’s reign. Told he was abysmal by a managerial genius. Bought him (for £40m) anyway.

Formal announcement July 1st

Based on what? The calendar

Emmerdale?

How’s your Saturday going so far?

https://theathletic.com/1875658/2020/06/19/newcastle-united-takeover-ghost-ship-mike-ashley/?amp#click=https://t.co/BAWaDEyowI The ghost ship.

I can’t help thinking there will be government pressure to approve this. Maybe our only saving grace as it seems everything else is against us.

Pretended to

Closed it down last august?

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1690711/saudi-arabia Soz if already posted

They don’t exist!

hadn't realised Ashley had killed a man or ran an illegal streaming service. According to our government spin, but who is telling the truth?. MegalolZ

Officially the biggest piss-take in the history of football buyouts. Ashley (the slave labour, zero hour specialist) Just walked in, weighed over and took the reins

Dropped £80m off at the college: Reuben brothers make a substantial donation... Billionaire brothers - David and Simon Reuben - have donated £80m to Oxford Univerisity according to The Times. Reuben College will open in September next year to 120 postgraduates and will specialise in the study of cellular life, artificial intelligence and environmental change.

I need to know why this had a Lockdown premonition. Hence the big bag.

That doesn't really concern me. North East football is tragic, and has been for a while. Hope Sunderland can sort themselves out. Whatever we think of them they shouldn't be toiling in Division 3. The mismanagement there has been a disgrace really. Mag.

They didn't win any of their last four! 11th in the pre covid form table (last 6) says they are where they deserve to be. Shows them 7th over the last 10 games as well. A bang average third division team. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/sunderland/form-guide

Yeah, it looks no where near sorted. Hope I'm wrong mind but just cant see it being sorted this month at all. Don’t think either buyer or seller has expected the level of resistance. The feeling now is the delay is now how to stop it rather than go through.

If the government can call a jolly day out an eye test and bury it then we’re in the clear here. Just make some shit up and get it approved.