Whitley mag

Based in Manchester, socialist lefty leaning newspaper. Just to add insult to injury they employ a Mackem to cover us in the North East. Just a few reasons why they might not be in favour. It's not like. Founded in Manchester, their headquarters may now be in London, but they have an office on deansgate for northern stories. So technically yes there based in Manchester.

Based in Manchester, socialist lefty leaning newspaper. Just to add insult to injury they employ a Mackem to cover us in the North East. Just a few reasons why they might not be in favour.

Glorious morning in the Bay Area, sun bleaching down on the splendidly refurbished Spanish city. Qatari’s and keys reeling from the mirrors story last night. What a day for a takeover announcement, I fear we’ll have to wait a few more days though. Got me dreaming of 1st game back at St Janes though, giant wot flags banner unfurled from the gallowgate, big cartoon picture of the lovely Mandy with stilettos on, firmly planted on keys big red head. Kinky I know but what an image to greet our new owners.

Minhosa[/member] how many times have I said this to you? You’ve got to love how Craig Hope always comes up with the story, just after another paper has broke it first.

Have some of fu#%ing that Keysey.

Got no problem with that, where being stitched up by journalists everyday. Think they’d be the last profession I’d have any sympathy for, they’ve been making people’s life hell for years.

Not as simple as that, they will need to know where the 300 million is coming from, and all roads ultimately with this deal lead back to ruling family ie MBS.

But it was at the end of last week, if this process has told us anything it’s fluid.

Be interesting to see how much Qatar has bunged this committee to come to a conclusion in their favour. They certainly weren’t shy when it came to getting the World Cup.

Mark Douglas says Chronicle have story coming up shortly, implies it will contain buyers reaction to wto report. I’m guessing it will be usual still confident no red flags, might ease some nerves for an hour until Kashoggi’s Mrs turns up outside PL HQ later on demanding to be let in.

I said this yesterday. They won't want to deal with all the media backlash which will come their way if they allow a Saudi backed investment firm to own a major British football club, even if legally, there's not much they can do about it. Hell, just look at our own fans, there's a vocal minority kicking up a stink even on here. The PL officials are probably hoping every passing day will give them some new fresh evidence which they can use to justify knocking it back. I don’t think Masters strikes me as the most competent Premier League CEO either, was he not about 4th choice after previous successful applicants turned it down ? For something he shouldn’t have even been commenting on at the weekend, he managed to create confusion. Get the feeling he could be a weak link in getting a fast resolution to this.

Or avoiding saying owt cos he can't be arsed with his phone pinging all night as hundreds of dullards incessantly reply asking him what's happening. No doubt he's already been tagged in scores of "wotz gan on George?!?!?!!?!" tweets. Poor bloke must feel under the cosh, he’ll have invested as much emotionally in this as all of us, and probably more. If this does go tits up I don’t think any blame can be attached to him. All his info and confidence is direct from buyers, who as he previously stated as no reason to distrust. My problem is with the likes of hope and bird, they have blatantly jumped on the guardian article tonight, and just topped and tailed with some speculative shite of their own making. I’m sure hope did exactly the same after Shaun Ingles first article 3 weeks ago, the blokes a fu#%ing fraud.

Top thread that, very informative and should put a few doubts to bed. It only puts doubts to bed if ingles article is incorrect. Because he stated the Saudis are behind beout, not turning a blind eye to piracy. The way I read that thread, suggests that would give premier grounds to reject. Not sure how you read it that way. I read it the complete opposite way. The thread seems to indicate the Saudis crime would be deemed far more serious if they were actually behind beout, as opposed to just failing to clamp down on it. He even says if they were found to be behind it, the premier would have every right to block takeover. Sean Inges article states Saudis are behind beout, that would seem to imply they’ve played apart in setting it up. Therefore, going by the thread premier league would be in their rights to block. The positive I drew from thread was that this appears to have been outside of WTO’s remit when investigating.

Top thread that, very informative and should put a few doubts to bed. It only puts doubts to bed if ingles article is incorrect. Because he stated the Saudis are behind beout, not turning a blind eye to piracy. The way I read that thread, suggests that would give premier grounds to reject.

The Guardian have put out negative stories 3 weeks in a row on this takeover, twice now by Sean Ingle and the letter from Khashoggi’s missus. They clearly have an agenda to try and stop this takeover, using any angle they can find. Hold your nerve lads, all this they can just reject it for all I care now is bollocks. We all care and it’s playing on our nerves big style, but let’s not look like bunch of fannies. I get the natural default is to prepare ourselves for disappointment, but howay man get a grip where fu#%ing mags !

It’s old news they’ve had this evidence 2 weeks according to Guardian. Which basically means that if all the positive noises from Caulkin and co were correct last week, this evidence is not the smoking gun the guardian are making out. Let’s all hope the noises at the back end of last week were correct.

He was an early revealer of the takeover wasn’t he? He also claimed it was BZG still buying us, not sure he’s that reliable to be honest. OMG this guy is more reliable than any of the guys you ever think reliable. Like who ? The only people I’ve ever mentioned is caulkin, Burt and Douglas from chronicle. Think majority would agree with that, so get your fu#%ing facts right.

He was an early revealer of the takeover wasn’t he? He also claimed it was BZG still buying us, not sure he’s that reliable to be honest.

Hopefully invite him to an embassy for contract talks.

The rantings of a mad man, bein must be paying him some coin, what a fuc#%ing clip.

This, the noises towards back end of last week were they’ve been given the nod unofficially. I’m guessing it needs officially signed off, which will hopefully be this week. I’m as calm as ever been about whole situation, even Mark Douglas said last week, it’s a matter of when not if.

Jim White is just using the Masters interview to come to that conclusion. We’ve been told all along the consortium have been answering questions, bit hard to believe at this stage there’s still big issues they’ve not even covered. Also the consortium have obviously had it indicated in last of couple of weeks that a decision is close, hence some of the stuff Caullkin has reported. Jason Burt also reported last week investigations were finished, and he’s been pretty on the money throughout.

It’ll just be some billionaire Saudi Prince coming to race his latest Ferrari around the smoke. Saying that I’ll be taking a sneaky look every half hour now

Not sure he has it’s just a link to an interview that was on last night.

Imagine debating Rafa or Poch and turning our noses up at Stones and Barclay 2 months ago. Hope we all remember what’s it been like last 13 years, and don’t become a bunch of spoilt little bastads once this goes through. After last 13 years they could appoint Super Mac and I’d still be over the moon.