Dr Jinx

If we built a proper academy, I’d prefer to see him working with the youth setup. Imagine getting trained and motivated by someone like Keegan when you were just a kid.. he’d produce 10 more Gascoignes.

The Keegan thing sounds like a token gesture. After Mike Ashley, they don’t really need to win us over.

As much as I love the man, perhaps it’s best he’s honoured by a statue or maybe if they build something, naming a stand after him or something.

He’s a man of principal. He’d only say something about the Saudis and it would all end in tears ?

Ex-Liverpool managing director approached supposedly

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ex-liverpool-man-ian-ayre-is-the-frontrunner-for-newcastle-united-chief-role-t8mzt0l2n

Working in Nashville, supposed to be bringing the team into the MLS this year, they’ve been playing all the big teams reserves for the last year or so.

Was fairly instrumental in the upturn in how Liverpool have been doing financially.

Interesting that he was probably around when Benítez fell out with the previous owners but had a lesser role with them at that point.

Success at any cost. All people will remember are trophies, the winning manager and some of the players.

“Chairman Chris Mort said: "This is all part of the vision that recently helped us to secure Kevin Keegan's return to the club as manager."

Christ, so he was in on it. Well fuck him then, more than happy to put a structure in place that would fuck us, didn’t have the backbone to take the flack from it obviously.

Thank god, Chris Mort was the one who brought in the structure that included Dennis Wise ffs.

I thought that was Llambias?

Oh my god. Those replies. People are so f***ing disgusting and just...thick. Attacking a murder victim's wife over this. Do none of them think through the ridiculousness of them implying she just hates the toon?

Mackem WUM obviously

Still a working day in the U.K. and we are waiting on the PL

I reckon the checks are done at this stage. It’s all about choosing the right time to announce it now

New non executive chairman appointed to the PL who worked for Barclays. Jobs for the boys for sure, but I did wonder if Amanda Staveleys case against the bank might come under scrutiny in relation to this guys affiliations.

 

Hopefully the deal is done before he gets his teeth into it.

 

You are two days late on your news and no, he wasnt part of Staveleys law suit.

Yellow ticker on sky sports news right now, I hadn’t really seen much about it before now.

I’m not suggesting that he was part of her complaint, more so that he has allegiance to his former colleagues maybe? I hope not

New non executive chairman appointed to the PL who worked for Barclays. Jobs for the boys for sure, but I did wonder if Amanda Staveleys case against the bank might come under scrutiny in relation to this guys affiliations.

Hopefully the deal is done before he gets his teeth into it.

Another one trying to stop this happening:

 

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/national/18403083.government-urged-not-sit-bench-proposed-newcastle-takeover/

 

An MP from Sheffield...I wonder if Sheffield United is anything to do with this one. Possibly not but you never know.

The government have already made their position clear so he’s a bit late.

Settled their Belgian tax bill as well.

Headlines are quite misleading. They mention the 600 odd million that was what they initially claimed was owed but this amount was reduced by around 475m

But that’s still around 150m paid. And probably not directly from SD as they aren’t that cash rich.

Wonder if he’s received a bit of a windfall already and given a loan to his other company??

Thanks Steve!

“Oh don’t thank me, thank the moons gravitational pull”

I think it gets announced next Friday. It’s 2 weeks today since the paperwork went in to the PL.

A good few reporters have said it would be 2-3 weeks, say they finish their report by Wednesday, that leaves a day or so for everyone to get their PR releases done properly.

I think it’ll be low key. An announcement on the website and maybe a secondary statement on their short term and long term goals. If they give the press a chance some numpty is going to ask Staveley what she thinks about reporters being hacked up..

If the season does resume at some stage they’re going to need to coach Bruce on dealing with such questions (this is why I think they’ll bin him fairly quickly..)

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Asked to name his worst moment, Quinn said: "I would have have to say after the Newcastle result away.

"To see their chairman come into the boardroom at St James' Park doing the conga, that was hard to take."

There's a line in The Times today that Chris Mort was offered, and has declined, Charnley's job.

He was working on behalf of Staveley the last time around but don’t think he’s involved this time.

Can’t imagine he’d have talked to anyone, he’s quite professional as Ashley appointments go..

Chillwell, Dunk, Matt Doherty, Mikel Merino (bring him home!), Coutinho, Mertens, Cavani.

Then see if the best that we already have can raise their game.

Talking about on Talksport this morning, looks like opposition to the takeover is growing

 

I'm surprised Adrian Durham hasn't said the Saudis should be investing the money into the NHS instead.

I think read somewhere that they will be making a sizeable donation when the deal is announced. Clever really, as even Amnesty can’t shit on the gesture given what’s going on.

Imagine him hiding in his office trying to avoid the sack

Well there we go. It’s just a matter of time now

I wonder did someone from the AP doorstep Khashoggi’s fiancé to get that soundbite. As if she gives a shit about Newcastle United.

Chi is definitely on this forum ?

It’ll all be approved already. With the media shitstorm happening right now they might just be biding their time of when it the best time to make an announcement.

 

 

Lets just forget the UK is on lockdown etc.

It’s a shame this didn’t happen a few weeks earlier as the media were all over the coronavirus 24/7.. I think they and people generally too are quite exhausted with it at this point.

Now there’s basically fuck all else going on that people can vent about.

It’ll all be approved already. With the media shitstorm happening right now they might just be biding their time of when it the best time to make an announcement.

Whatever happens with this takeover, I hope we don’t turn into the type supporting Man City. Just had a peruse through their forum and seeing people referring to Pep as the “bald fraud”

They obviously have Steve Coppell and Joe Royle amnesia