Whitley mag

No Hendrick according to this.

Structured deal as I mentioned earlier. Obviously staying up is more straight forward, but I think there’d be a will on all sides to find a solution if approval is given. Ashley has left the building this is not like previous times.

In recent times Mikel Merino for me and not to distant past Craig Bellamy. It was criminal how Souness was brought in to solve discipline and his only answer was to flog arguably our best player. I’ll also add Jon Dahl Thomason to this list, if we hadn’t sold Ferdinand and he didn’t miss that sitter at home to Sheff Wed, I’m convinced he’d have been a great player for us.

Certainly not, but no point babbling on about it every day at this point. Unless something breaks in Middle East to trigger a settlement, it’s all on arbitration which no one is going to have any inside info on. That's certainly a different direction that you're taking Whitley mag[/member]. Even manorpark[/member] and that Keith bloke from NCSL gone quiet too. Same with Kennedy and the bread loving lawyer. Not really I’m very zen like at the minute regarding this. I think it’ll get done if we stay up and if we go down the consortium will still want to do deal. It then becomes a matter of whether you believe Ashley will reduce his price, I personally think a structured deal would still happen in that instance. Ashley has sold the club in his mind and we’re effectively a ghost ship at the moment. He’s on very good terms with the bidders and providing we get approval they will all come together to get the deal done, as it’s in everyone’s best interests.

The word on the street is that Krath hasn’t travelled so we’re at an advantage already. The bad news is that after last nights result Bruce will be looking to shoe horn in as many defensive players as possible in the line up. If we had a decent manager I’d actually think matching Brighton’s 5 at the back tonight would be a sensible option. But that would involve dropping Shelvey, picking 3 forwards and Willock, which is far beyond this clueless cunt. Though Lampty is out it’s very important we don’t get exposed by their 3 forwards with Lallana picking us apart. The out cry if he goes to 5 at the back will be loud in light of last nights result, but we’d be wise to remember the home game against these. If we match them up it prevents the risk of Potter outdoing us tactically, providing he picks the right players for once.

Certainly not, but no point babbling on about it every day at this point. Unless something breaks in Middle East to trigger a settlement, it’s all on arbitration which no one is going to have any inside info on.

I certainly don’t think the article is by chance and she’s very cosy with MBS and Al-Rumayyan.

Hello positivity my old friend, it’s almost as if she’s talking about us in this article. Difficult times but keep the faith lads, relegation or not we’ll be rid of Ashley soon.

Never understood why when we were safe Rafa never brought Merino back for final few games. If I remember correctly he didn’t even bring him off the bench, think that’s what tipped Merino in favour of going back to Spain. Whilst I’d take Rafa back in a heartbeat in the current situation, he also had a few blind spots like most managers.

The treatment of this lad beggars belief, mentioned in the same breath as Declan Rice by pundits and now can’t even get off the bench. The manager is putting his own ego ahead of picking his best team and in turn jeopardising the clubs future. I put this lads demise firmly at the door of Bruce and his 2 fucking bum chums, to make him the scapegoat for Sheff Utd away is nothing short of a disgrace. Should be reinstated in place of Shelvey immediately, one of the biggest crimes of Bruce’s reign so far, he’s been hung out to dry.

Will there be 10,000 wanting to go if we’re already down ? Lose at Brighton next week with the fixtures following, I think we might well be down by then.

You can bank on it, this craic of the buck stops with him will soon be followed by a long list of excuses. ‘We go again next season’ will hopefully be the comment that finally makes the masses say enough is enough and empty the f***ing place. The fact he was ready to drop ASM before Palace away after a bust up, and left Almiron on the bench for games will not even get a mention whilst he trots out how we lost our 3 best players. Anyone thinking this f***er gets sacked after relegation is kidding themselves. No way will Ashley pay anyone off after relegation. The narrative will be spun that everything conspired against him and he’s the best man to bring us back up. Anyone and I mean anyone who sets foot in that ground with Bruce in the Championship, I’m sorry but they become complicit in the demise of this club and will deserve all the misery that awaits them.

Yeah, it’s clear as day this c*** is just one of Brucey’s major crimes and will be a major contributor to us going down. There is no place for him in the modern game and his lack of mobility leaves us completely exposed at times. His inability to play a short simple pass to set us on our way is just one example of his general lack of a footballing brain. No one doubts his ability to ping one good long ball in 10 attempts, but his constant coughing up of possession is infuriating and no decent manager would entertain it. A midfield 3 of Hayden, Willock and S Longstaff would see us safe I’m convinced. This relegation is completely avoidable and this c***s constant inclusion will be a major reason we go down.

Not watching but sounds about par for the course. You couldn’t make it up.

Nah he’s f***ing not, another example of Bruce’s incompetence.

Quite possibly some of the worst reasoning I’ve ever read for keeping a manager. If it wasn’t for the takeover I’d want us relegated.

Some interesting snippets in here.

I’m the same at random moments during the day it’ll just enter my head how much I despise this bloke. Don’t think I’ve felt this level of hatred for an NUFC manager, it’s astonishing how he’s been given license to single handedly relegate the club.

A quick look at the West Ham line up tonight shows the difference even with someone like Moyes. He’s got 3 attacking players behind Antonio and 2 holding midfielders. At no point this season has Bruce considered playing Wilson, ASM, Almiron and Fraser even when fit. The fact he had dropped Almiron previously this season, by all accounts had fallen out with ASM and was going to drop him aswell prior to Covid, just further emphasises how we could have been a far greater attacking force this season. Bruce will undoubtedly lie and try to re write history if the worst happens, but the fact remains he had the tools at his disposal against inferior teams earlier in the season and failed to use them. The most negative and clueless manager in my lifetime, hell i’d rather even have Carver back than this clueless c***.

The legal update last week indicated that they were still at the table too. That’s the part I’m not doubting, it’s the rest that I can’t see any other way around. But that’s also why I’m not a high paid sports law professional. We lose the case and I suspect it’ll be all off at that stage, either way I’m sure we’ll know within 2/3 months As I’ve said previously to laymen like us it seems impossible to separate PIF and KSA, however I just believe in the legal sense it’s far more complex than it appears. The football law article is an example of how it may not be so simple and straightforward. The good news is we have a heavyweight legal team, who I would imagine have this argument well rehearsed by this point.

Not sure ask GC but my main point being is that subsequent to PIF’s withdrawal statement, they we’re clearly ready to complete deal, making previous statement re withdrawing due to economic factors redundant. What statement did they make after the withdrawal statement quoting change in economics? I missed that one. Take a look in the positive thread, I think Yasir has sent you a clue today.

A small sign but still a sign that PIF are still here waiting.

Not sure ask GC but my main point being is that subsequent to PIF’s withdrawal statement, they we’re clearly ready to complete deal, making previous statement re withdrawing due to economic factors redundant.

Deary me, I’m so glad I don’t need need you’re level of verification to come to a conclusion on clear evidence. You’d struggle in any job which included making a decision on the balance of probabilities that’s for sure.