Dr Jinx

Lejeune looked absolutely pony there. No wonder we’re being linked with several center backs. Wonder what the story was about it being changed to a training match, some dodgy betting perhaps?

I thought it was common knowledge that this was dead and buried? This is Ashley saying hurry up. This leak makes absolutely no sense if all parties have already moved on after the Saudi withdrawal. Think it's also interesting that it's come from the PA and not one of the National rags that Ashley usually leaks to. I sometimes wonder how people here feel Ashley is evil and the Saudis angel. This people pull out cause they disrespect them by not automatically approved them. They dont give a s*** if Ashely say hurry up or whatever. Learn about the MBS before commenting idiotic Ashley said hurry up. No one can tell anyone to MBS. That is all perfectly logical, but if you think Ashley wouldn't be a dick to MBS, you don't know Mike Ashley!! There’s a line he wouldn’t cross I’d imagine. That’s definitely one person you wouldn’t want to p*ss off. I suspect PIF pulled out at his request, I doubt the PL would have found him to be unfit or improper but there’s no way he’d have opened himself up to be scrutinised like that, especially if sensitive information could then be passed back to Qatar (which it likely would if they are as close as reported)

So you're not gonna wait then !!!!!!!! Seek help.

This takeover denial is quickly settling into the arena of the unwell. Up there with “plandemic”, “anti vaccination” and “5G” Yup, it’s all Bill Gates fault

It’s a load of bollocks to suggest that the deal is being done on the quiet. The deal was done, the negotiating part was finished long ago. If you’re referring to the o&d’s test, why would the PL let it go through quietly when we already know they’ve picked sides with Qatar (Bein) As if they would double cross them now. It’s done, as in not happening/finished. And the cherry on top will be when Staveley loses her case against Barclays, she won’t have any chips left on the table once that happens. This was the chance. We got fucked on it probably by both sides. Fans lose again and now we’re stuck with a Mike Ashley who’s lost his shirt this year. For our sanity we need to let this go.

To be honest I can’t see what this guy can do that Lejeune can’t?

Someone is leaving for sure. Maybe even Lascelles?

Probably never seen snow. I hope he packs his thermals

That Galatasaray defender has just followed us on Instagram..

How do we know they would have found MBS an unfit or unproper person? That’s a rather massive political call. Would they have had to inform PIF that this may have been the case?, which is why then they pulled out? On the surface it looks like the PL just didn’t follow their own procedures

That we’re being linked with so many defenders suggests that they’re going to cash in on someone, I’d say Lejeune might be one who Bruce isn’t a fan of, Schär too maybe but he’s only got himself to blame there, rubbish in the last few games.

My marquee signing in FM20 Mobile, he’s been amazing. He was probably featured in the general football thread from around a year ago. Walked off the pitch after having chairs thrown at him and racist abuse. I’d say Porto are desperate to sell which is why the low ball bid. He’s not a bad player at all. Strong, decent pace. Will miss his fair share of chances though. Overall better than what we have. He would certainly take the pressure off Joelinton in having to play a role that blatantly isn’t suited to him.

Still don't think they will come in just the two of them. They had such a small percentage, they won't go in at 50/50. I do think Stavely is probably casting her net out to see if she can get other investors interested though. Agree with you that PIF are gone. Yup, having watched a few interviews with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, one thing you can be fairly certain of is that he’s not indecisive. The deal would have made sense in early lockdown.. now several months later, with no clear sign of crowds being back and all the other financial implications of Covid, it’s a deal that stopped making sense to all but Newcastle supporters. I think Mandy is invested in the club now, as a supporter perhaps now too. She won’t go away until there’s no options, but that might be another 2/3 years or more. Look how long it took to put together that consortium. One thing Mike Ashley could do to open up the club to investment is by floating it again publicly?

PIF are gone. I don’t think they’ll be back to the table on this. In my humblest, I think the only way a takeover happens is if Staveley wins her case against Barclays, or at least gets half of what she was looking for. Then the Reubens might come back in with her.

So does Mehrdad know he’s been rickrolled by a ladyboy? ?

They make the BZG crowd look like Warren Buffet. Anyone going public with an intent to purchase the club better have the coin to back up a bid as our fanbase are so cynical now they’ll have their whole business history torn to shreds within hours. It couldn’t have backfired on them any worse.

He played 24 games for Burnley season gone, dropped when he told them he wasn’t signing a new contract. Overall they had a decent season. Last season we couldn’t beat them. It’s not out of this world to suggest he might actually be an improvement on one or two of our midfield options. We still don’t know how committed Hayden is either.

Am totally resigned to this being over for good now. A small slice of hope it was just a game and they’d be back in if anything changed, but nope, they squared up with Qatar and lost, well they knew they would lose so they bailed out before then. We’re now stuck with a skint Mike Ashley who wants rid but no buyers. Worst case scenario. The only positive is that he can’t afford to sell off the likes of ASM as there’d be nothing going for the club once players like him have gone.

It would seem that way, unfortunately.

That’s some neck. Wonder if she can eat out her own monkey

Or have they just received a substantial KSA investment... Based on nothing but my gut feeling, I think this is just a Mike Ashley tactic to try and draw PIF back in. They won’t want someone coming in to take up what they almost had (and still could)

I wouldn’t go reading too much into a website. They’ll have hired some company to do all that for them. Populating a new website with content from shutterstock is standard practice. It doesn’t mean they don’t have a pot to piss in, just that they were in a rush to have a web presence for the new company. But they are not PIF.. that’s for sure.

I don’t know why they didn’t just go ahead and do this. Would have forced the PL to make a decision either way, which then would have opened the door to go the legal route.

I don’t hate this signing. He’ll win the fans over in the same way Daryl Murphy did. Not a step forward but also in terms of Benteleb, not a step back either. Just another body for the middle.

I hope he’s on the wind up. Or maybe all that Twitter attention has gone to his head. People are weird