Dr Jinx

The PL had a senior level board meeting yesterday after talking with clubs earlier I believe the decision was made then. I’m not sure how it works in terms of informing the buyers. I would imagine it goes to their legal team to draw up its findings, then goes back to Masters to sign before being couriered to the buyers legal team. (Simple things tend to be retarded at this level)

About 6 years ?

Wonder was that response necessary

Is time hairy?

With the money they have, why generally are the Middle East nations so behind when it comes to “media” and by that I mean, graphic design, web, protecting content etc. Everything they do screams the mid 00’s

Anyone saying they don’t want to win the cup needs their head checked. The trophy drought is a massive monkey on our back as a club. If Steve Bruce managed to do it he should get the recognition for the achievement. Yes we’ve had the easiest cup draw in about 20 years (up to now) but you still have to beat what’s in front of you. As for Villa. They can rot, but I really dislike West Ham too..

Remember before we signed him looking at the YouTube videos. The phrase “the new Firmino” was used several times. Absolute nonsense. I can’t tell what sort of player he is or wants to be. He was more direct today but you don’t just suddenly decide you’re going to start playing like a no.9! In any case, hopefully some new confidence will bring more goals before the season is over.

Without the takeover I think it would have been very difficult to keep ASM. By far our best player.

Honestly I won’t be shocked if they give him a year. However, if FFP rules are to be relaxed then I can’t see this consortium putting full trust in him to spend big and we might only have 2 seasons of that so why would they waste that opportunity. He took us to safety, exceeding all expectations. Whatever happens he can never be spoken of as being the worst manager we’ve ever had, far from it actually.

It’s like being in school and there’s that weird kid who just can’t help himself. Probably got Aspergers but never diagnosed. Doesn’t get the concept of not being liked so can’t fathom why he’d be getting any stick at all.

Hayden has been excellent today. Won everything.

Ritchie has the same end product of letting a Jack Russell off the lead in the park.

Marking has been poor at times, we will be caught out eventually.

Anything over 5% and they would have to notify the exchange. So it’s less than that. They have been buying up shares for a few weeks now though. I don’t think it’s as significant as the piracy crackdown announcement though.

That’s the most positive news this takeover has had in about 2 months. The pendulum has swung back to it actually happening now. It’s no more than a token gesture to keep BeIN quiet while this is announced, imminently I would guess.

Honestly didn’t see lots to be worried about when they played Villa the other night. They could well be tired after that too (Arsenal were against Brighton..) No way of knowing what sort of team we’ll be until the match starts but we’re capable of beating better teams than them when things click. Being wildly optimistic I’m going to go with us going 2-0 up and then giving a goal away with 10 minutes to go, falling to pieces but somehow holding on in true Steve Bruce jammy luck style 2-1

Lockdown has not been kind to the chap

All common sense is telling me that they don’t have sufficient grounds to reject it, yet there’s this niggling feeling that they will reject it anyway. It’s an absolute clusterfuck. I’m feeling total despair at the thought of more seasons of Mike Ashley, yet this time without a pot to piss in. Grim.

Madness you can be shamed into resigning for that. It's PC gone mad, Stu. Half this forum would have to commit seppuku over their comments made about Mandy And what’s her face from Eastenders

I was reading that. It seems significant that he would do that now, he hasn’t been apologetic about it at all for over a decade. Timing is odd. He’s due to give evidence in the trial. Does his resignation have any bearing on Barclays case?

medvc4a Armed forces “medical services”

Who’s going on their holidays? ?

Well overall I think the day could have gone a lot worse. Seems to me the PL still have a bit of leverage with KSA and that’s ultimately what the hold up is. How can it benefit them to approve it? I think an assurance to make a similar bid that Qatar did for PL rights next time round will be happening in back channels. Dastardly Dick Masters didn’t claw his way up from the cricket board to where he is now by not being as corrupt as everyone that’s gone before him. I’m certain of it

Again, it doesn’t say that in the WTO report. I’ve found the bbc journos to be way off on this story over the last few weeks.

Supposedly Qatar sent them a copy of it, or their lawyers sent them a document containing parts of the report (the bits they wanted the PL to be influenced by perhaps) - no way of knowing. It’s supposed to be a confidential report with only the interested parties being privy to. The PL are not an interested party as far goes the complaint (even though it does relate to their product) So I would imagine the PL have been waiting for the full report (from the source) to be released so their lawyers can pour over it. Let’s just speculate that Qatar have shown them a reason to block the takeover, so now they’ll be looking through it for a reason to pass it?