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Mike Ashley back at his place in Miami it seems. At least his private plane landed there recently.

Yes blame Midhat for Odin mixing with WhatsApp conversations in Photoshop.

It is getting closer #toon #toon Thats what it says. no screen shots though

Lee Ryder and Mark Douglas both stirring up fans on Twitter by claiming this and that. They know nothing. They just want clicks on their website. Poor journalists.

Probably nothing but... 30 Jan: Ashley’s private plane (G-MATO) flies from London to Genève, Switzerland. The Reuben Brothers are located in Genève: https://www.reubenbrothers.com/general-contacts/ 2 Feb: After three days in Genève the plane returns to London. 3 Feb: Four days without any activity (days when his plane was in Genève) Ashley’s helicopter (G-MAOL) leaves England and flies to France and was spotted very close to Mohammed Bin Salman’s mansion near Versailles. 4 Feb: The helicopter returns to England and High Wycombe before flying to Oxford in the evening. Ashley in the stand watching Oxford - NUFC.

Was this only his second game he’s been at this season?

The helicopter from yesterday made a return journey to the UK and landed in Oxfordshire today. Where did you see this?

Another rumour but probably nothing: A lawyer based in Dubai, Paul Stothard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stothard-2238a528?originalSubdomain=uk has claimed this:

Just a way of selling papers and to generate clicks on their website. They know nothing.

Why would the Saudi side be a part of negotiations for months and then leak it just to see how the response is from the English media? It’s more likely.. say Ruban Ghandi, finance director at QPR who knows his fellow board member Jamie Reuben is in talks with NUFC. He leaks it to Bradley Hope who is based in London and writes the article about the takeover in the Wall Street Journal.

God no I don’t do Photoshop. I basically don’t believe the takeover will happend but I do believe George Caulkin and I do believe the £250k fee has been paid etc. Thanks for your input LV. And I don’t.

I live in the belief this club will be sold this time. Much more fun thinking about a potential takeover than watching a clueless Steve Bruce trying to make us play football. I’m not expecting it to be sold though It’s not a fakeover. Confirmed (or understood) both by George Caulkin and Sky Sports due diligence is completed and that this takeover is at an advanced stage. A fee of £250k has been paid. The price is not an issue. Evidence of proof of funds. Some details left. Mike Ashley back in the country. No denial from Amanda Staveley, Mike Ashley, Saudi Arabia or the Reuben brothers. Mike Ashley will never get a better opportunity to sell the club and he knows it. But it’s up to him now.

In the Peter Kenyon fakeover he (Mike Ashley) lost almost £1m in costs according to Mark Douglas. He wants to sell, but he wants to sell on his conditions with Sports Direct clauses etc included in the sell.

Where did Caulkin say that? Mirror making it sound like it’s all wind and p*ss again Check his tweets and answers on Twitter.

The Mirror: ”Ashley insists that a non returnable bond of £250,000 is paid to him before any due diligence on the club takes place from an interested party. So far that has not been forthcoming from the Saudi Arabian Investment Fund who will be backing any offer from Bin Salman and his partners.” George Caulkin just confirmed a fee of 250k was paid weeks/months ago.

Just seen the match ratings from Lee Ryder ...Yedlin 7, Ritchie 8, ASM 8, Fernandez 8, Almiron 7, Clark 8 and Dubravka 9. And no we didn’t won 3-0 over Tottenham.

I’ve just seen the press conference with Steve Bruce. Was asked about the takeover. As I see it... he means Lee Charnley hasn’t informed him that the takeover is done. Also ”nothing in it” = nothing to report yet. Of course something is happening. If it’s ”nothing in the takeover” why should it unsettle the squad then?

Everytime we bid for a player the press finds out. But this time when we have a bid of £40m accepted for a player no one knows This transfer bid never happened.

Chill. What more is it to report?

Eh? Where's the confirmation they're involved come from? Kennedy hasn't even gone with "sources close to the deal" or whatever to try and give at least some credibility That Man United fan from Pakistan who is BZG's lawyer is also Dave Reuben's accountant. He confirmed in a tweet direct to Miles Starforth. Where?

Simon Chadwick knows nothing. I think it’s very clear the people from Saudi Arabia are involved in this deal.

I trust George Caulkin and he says price etc is agreed just some minor details left and it’s up to Ashley now. Amanda Staveley front figure but the Reuben brothers also heavily involved. No side happy about the leak.

Due diligence completed according to Mark Douglas.

I strongly suspect he arranged the leak.......take the money and run you odious slug Somehow I think Mehrdad Ghodoussi has something to do with the leak. Just a feeling. Seems to have contacts at US papers.

We've already had a Facebook messenger screenshot from Staveley's bloke, I reckon that will be the WhatsApp of this saga. What?