Whitley mag

PIF won’t walk. They’ll not wait forever either.

For all they’ve turned serie a off, the difference is that a Saudi tv channel has already purchased the right for serie a next season. There is no way they would just turn off the premier league for the remainder of their deal, as a company they are already struggling and people would simply cancel their subscriptions. My only concern is that if the premier league continue to dither pif will walk away. These letters issued by Saudi authorities yesterday are clearly aimed at breaking the deadlock. I can’t see them hanging on forever if the premier league continues to indulge bein and allow them to put a new obstacle in the way every week. The premier league’s time to approve is now, they’ve got their concessions from Saudi Arabia and can come out of this looking like they’ve got a win. If they continue to delay now It can only be concluded that they are hoping pif will walk, and save the spineless cnuts from making the decision.

And the best part....

Haha

The white flag has been raised.

Craig Hopes all in now. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8445181/Premier-League-likely-approve-Newcastles-300m-Saudi-backed-takeover-WEEK.html

Never had mandoon down as a knife wielding type. But liking his positivity tonight

Fu#%ing hell article after article of negative shite from this bloke recently, now he jumps on this. Edwards and Bird first to be banned by new owners let the cleansing begin.

Very and a nice reminder to premier league, with bein confirming they’ll be bidding less next time. Also shows that despite the faux outrage re Saudi piracy, other leagues will be only to willing to take their cash. If the premier league send them packing here, they may well find another league gets a very nice cash boost. The premier league would look a bit silly and shortsighted with their moral high ground then. It would also be worth remembering for the premier league, that Qatar had every chance previously to purchase an English club. They didn’t and purchased a French club instead, the premier league will look a bit sick here if they back the wrong horse.

Announced next week with Luke Edwards saying he was told 2 weeks ago it'd go through but didn't want to report it. I think banning the Cnut would be a nice touch from the new owners to herald their arrival.

Decent article just about sums up the state of the club at present. How anyone can deny us the opportunity to move on from this shambles is beyond me. I would bet championship clubs have more staff employed than we do currently, it’s a fu#%ing shit show. If the premier league knock back this takeover, as far as I’m concerned they become complicit in our demise which will inevitably follow. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8443279/Faltering-takeover-controversy-angry-fans-uninterested-owner-Newcastle-ZOMBIE-CLUB.html

This was full story. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mp-who-called-newcastle-takeover-18453061

See the chronicle have given Angus McNeil license to spout more shit today. His key comment is below, which I think we can safely say confirms that he has been talking to Qatar before wto report was published. This t#%t has clearly took a backhander from bein to lobby on their behalf. ‘I've not spoken to beIN since the ruling but will be raising the matter on trade theft with the Secretary of State for International Trade next week’.

This is the key section of report and journalists are choosing to ignore. /https://twitter.com/Andy_Ebs4/status/1274243751322554368

Sean Ingles is against the takeover, so he’s just another journalist putting his own spin on WTO report. However, my confidence is rising by the day, though groups including bein have been very public with their objections, ingles tweet confirms theirs big pressure to approve. Everyone doubted at the start why the Saudis needed to involve reubens and Staveley, but I think now we see why. They are the respectable face of this bid, and in particular Jamie Reuben is a close ally of Boris. There is no way the premier league have not discussed this deal with government, due to ramifications of relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Think he’s been involved with NUST over years.

Always find these 3 good craic on a Friday.

Nah the last 12 weeks has just been for shits and giggles.

Think this puts to bed any ideas of government intervention.

Not going to happen but fail to see how that would be amusing ? They will get involved, it’s just that we’ll never get to know about it or the level of their involvement. I’ve also wondered, if PIF as an investment vehicle, were taking over a steelworks or any UK business that employed 1000’s of workers whether those who object to our takeover, on moral grounds, would be making so much noise, I somehow don’t think they would. Football clubs are not like other businesses Don’t get this argument it’s exactly what they are these days. How would them owning a football club, differ from Qatar owning a media network, for example to pedal their soft power ? So when you walk into St. James' Park and roar on the team, there's no difference between that and going into Greggs to buy a sausage roll? Football clubs are for the community, in many cases the only thing which unites a community and the whole city of Newcastle or Sunderland or wherever is defined by the football club. You grow up dreaming of playing for Newcastle, your dad brings you to watch the game every second Saturday, then eventually you bring your own children, and your entire mood in a weekend is based on the result of the game. If Bein went out of business tomorrow nobody would really care, if PSG went out of business tomorrow there would be riots. That’s all very romantic and in an ideal world we’d all like the german model. However, the premier league is all about business, hence why so many people have fallen out of love with it. I get what your saying, but I don’t believe when we talk about the government getting involved, they’ll see it as anything other than a business transaction.

Not going to happen but fail to see how that would be amusing ? They will get involved, it’s just that we’ll never get to know about it or the level of their involvement. I’ve also wondered, if PIF as an investment vehicle, were taking over a steelworks or any UK business that employed 1000’s of workers whether those who object to our takeover, on moral grounds, would be making so much noise, I somehow don’t think they would. Football clubs are not like other businesses Don’t get this argument it’s exactly what they are these days. How would them owning a football club, differ from Qatar owning a media network, for example to pedal their soft power ?

Your warped mate.

Not going to happen but fail to see how that would be amusing ?

You’ve got to love these people objecting to the deal. This Scottish MP calls us a great British institution that they shouldn’t be allowed to purchase. It leads to the obvious question where were all these people protecting this great British institution the last 13 years ? I’d be quite interested to see if any of these mp’s would be sticking their head above the parapet if the club being purchased was in their own constituency. I would suggest the silence from our mp’s speaks volumes. They probably don’t approve of the Saudis but they know what this brings to the city and wider area. So Angus shove your great British institution up your arse, we’ll decide what’s best for us.

Nice back hander from the Qatari’s for a bit of lobbying. They’ve had no joy with Tories now there trying any fu#%er. I love how Roan focuses on the part of raabs interview that can be construed negatively aswell.