OpenC

100% this

Aye, what he said

It's a nice balance to a section of fans wanting to spin anything as a negative tbh

#wait

The Saudis are not proposing to buy Newcastle United because they want to give the population the glorious gift of being able to watch Newcastle United. The TV rights thing is overplayed imo. They're theoretically in it as a business investment and a good old bit of sportswashing if you want to believe that, neither of which require there to be a legal way to watch Newcastle in Saudi Arabia. I think the idea of Riyadh going black and white is one we've largely made up ourselves

Still my favourite player I've ever watched for us, like. Deserves all the golf and fishy bbqs in the world just for that game against spurs.

Chap doesn't seem to understand that when you make a disastrous investment in business you won't always get your money back. If it's even his money, my mackem mates maintain the money he claims to have put in is the club's marrachewt payments

Can we start the gifs straight off?

Can't believe it's finally here. Felt like it'd never come.

Ken Burns will be making a 13 hour documentary about this as we speak, I reckon

Glorious, shining approval. 11AM today. Can feel it in my water. Then a tweet from Luke Edwards understanding that the approval notice was premature at 1133.

People are aware that this deal isn't about giving the Saudi Arabian population a pet football team, aye? This does not appear positive to me, but it's a business investment, not an attempt to turn Riyadh black and white

This is a great plot twist mind, spectacular

COME BACK HENRY

That's a hell of a spot like Gyles Brandreth would be proud. Only bettered by the Virginia Bottomley one tbh

Bein hammering the site as we speak, hoying in claim after claim

Ah, right, I see not a story then, an actual IP protection site

That story, whatever it is, is bringing up a helpful little box saying 'do you need help to register or protect your idea?' at the screen bottom. Aal owa the intellectual property thing, these lot

Nailed on

Mounted police in town, today is clearly the day of the announcement :shifty;

Season cards marra

I think it's just a bit of gentle sarcasm from our man Penn, saying "government officials meeting foreigners? well I never". The implication, presumably, being that there is nothing to read into such a meeting taking place. That's my take anyway. Personally, I was disappointed - previous attempts to pour cold water over folks' excitement have been much more infuriating Unless it's a commentary on 14 day self isolation and what have you. Who knows.