Dr Jinx

Didn’t Barclays pay for joelinton? Staveley can sue them for that one as well.

Ferdinand for a start (not even mentioning Shearer or Cole) was a far better player than Rondon I’m not disagreeing with you about that. My point is that Rafas team with inferior players would have beaten Keegans team with all those star players.

Watch the highlights of our 90’s games on YouTube. We were absolutely shocking at the back. We’re rating managers here but you have to take that into consideration. As crazy as it sounds, I think Rafas team with Rondon up front beats any of Keegans teams As would Robsons circa 2002/2003. Rafa v Robson? I think Robson had technically gifted players who could transcend generations but ultimately Rafa would pick the team apart with his inferior players so how is he not the best manager we’ve ever had?

Also the bank that nufc has its loans or overdrafts with. Why are we talking about this?

We should have a vote on what to argue about today.

I’m not sure that’s how it works, there’s no way the PL have the resources to carry out 2-4 week checks out on every single owner before a season starts. I think it’s a one time deal unless something scandalous comes out like fraud, corruption charges etc.

Charnley and Bruce clearing their desks They will keep Bruce on for a bit if the remaining PL games have to be played.. then a shorter break before the new season would start, hypothetically that would make it harder to sack him, get someone else in and carry out transfer business. The best situation for us would be the remaining games not being played. Then a clear out could commence.

So when they officially own the club, what will the first major announcements be? DoF? Training ground revamp?

All Saudi bots

Caulkin is unraveling a bit, the more he tweets the more it seems like he’s trying to convince people now. His silence was golden before.

If Rafa wants to come back it’ll be his job to take. Maybe he has a Mandy clause in his contract!?

Can you imagine the fallout if the PL were to block the move. “Oh yeah sure, we’ll just buy our military gear from Russia from now on and we’ll pull all current investment in the UK (which is considerable), if that’s how you feel about us” Nah, no way they’d even go there. I think the checks are just over 2 weeks into the process. They have to look like they are doing something to appease the moaners so it will probably draw out for another week and a bit before we get any news of it. In the meantime the best we can hope for is to see some more movement on the companies house websites, but even that’s all probably on hold until they get the go ahead.

It’s 3 weeks since the companies house was updated to reflect the deal had been struck.. I highly doubt all the paperwork was sent to the PL on the same day and that the PL had a crack team waiting on this to start working around the clock. I’d say just over 2 weeks is about right.. they said 2-4 weeks to conduct the tests. It will be any time from midweek on and then give a few days for the money part of the deal to take place. I know we’re all desperate for it to happen right now, but fuck it, no football is being played and no transfer window is open. In actual fact, when the deal does happen they could go about making those improvements to the training facility and give SJP a spruce up

If it’s being reported that PIF are taking a back seat and letting Staveley run the club, what can we actually expect in terms of investment. There’s a case to be made for the club to be run correctly and we’ll see investment in the academy and the training facilities. And also another one that Saudi are getting involved to flex their ego in terms of outspending Qatar. (They’re not too at odds with Abu Dhabi I’m sure I’ve read) I don’t think any of us are daft enough to think we’ll be buying Neymar, but what’s realistic in terms of where we are now and also from what the true intentions of the consortium are?

If you’re not paying for your journalism, you’re just reading advertising.

It’s the only sports story happening pretty much. They need clicks. They don’t care if it causes us anxiety. The only journo any of these guys are talking to that we know for certain is PCP being in contact with Caulkin.

HTT is gonna be running a train of willing cock suckers if this 3pm thing happens.

It’s been 3 weeks since all this broke. And just say that the PL weren’t waiting like lapdogs to begin conducting the tests, the process may only be just over 2 weeks in. It could be likely this will drag on for another 2/3 weeks by the time all the banking stuff has been done (providing they pass the tests)

On what basis - firm, concrete basis - should it be done by now? Unless the rules have been made far stricter, I don’t get how Man City could be bought on an iou ?, money splashed out on Robinho and a statement of intent released before they’d even started the owners and directors test. With Newcastle, it always has to be fucking played out in the media and it almost always ends up with us looking like a bunch of twats when it ultimately ends badly.

I’ll confess to being slightly worried at how long this is taking now. It should be done

Was the article in the Times that Caulkin did with Staveley ever posted up in full here?

He improved Spurs no doubt but they already had some excellent players and that style of play was there nearly from when Redknapp was there, he just tightened things up at the back. Turning Newcastle back into a team with free flowing football would be no easy feat.

Pochettino had that special relationship with his players last season. It was something I liked even though we had Rafa at the time. Mourinho has had it with some teams as well, notably Chelsea the first time around and Inter. Rafa is a much cooler customer. His players will never have that type of relationship. Where did it go wrong for him (Poch) at Spurs though? That has to be a worry. Did he want out? Or did the players fall out with him?