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CAT case

"Joyless Division" was a good reaction to that new away kit

PIF withdrew one year ago exactly now

Yeah final year

Krul to Brighton I guess counts but he left permanently about 3 weeks after... What a season that was for him "On 31 August 2017, Krul signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a season-long loan, reuniting him with former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton. On 19 September, he made his debut for the club in an EFL Cup third round tie against Bournemouth. The following day, he signed a permanent deal with Brighton, ending his twelve-year association with Newcastle. At the end of the season, Krul left the club."

Taken from - this shows it's a lucky colour scheme but not the real deal!

£1m per year was the rumoured salary when he signed: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/newcastle-united-make-steve-bruce-18205706 "Geordie Bruce’s desperation to be in charge of the club he and his family have supported will see his basic pay pegged at £1million a year, when predecessor Rafa Benitez was getting a £6m annual wage." "The 58-year-old will, however, be able to boost his £20,000 per week wages by ensuring the Magpies avoid relegation back to the Championship. MirrorFootball can reveal owner Mike Ashley has worked out an incentive-driven salary which will see Bruce collect an extra payment for every place Newcastle finish above the bottom three." Others say it's around £57,000 per week working out around £3m: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1419993/premier-league-man-utd-arsenal-chelsea-liverpool-manager-salaries-SNT "With his current initial three-year contract, Bruce is believed to earn a weekly wage of £57,000, which works out as an annual salary of £2.75m. Though Magpies fans have made clear they would like to see the back of Bruce, he would be entitled to a sizeable pay-off, with the Telegraph reporting he will be handed a new deal if he keeps Newcastle in the Premier League."

Transfer related, it's a good piece in The Athletic about how our budget works. It's not fixed and it's pretty much case-by-case. "as things stand, multiple sources expect there will only be sufficient funds to make two loan signings and one permanent addition this window as Bruce targets a left centre-back, a defensive midfielder and a No 8." "For a start, they do not have a fixed, predetermined “budget” per se. They do identify a portion of their revenue to be set aside for incomings — previously, it has been the amount remaining once operating costs are subtracted from turnover, supplemented by player sales — but that figure is flexible and can potentially be increased (or indeed squeezed) depending on which targets prove attainable." "The hierarchy are unlikely to permit the signing of two 27-year-olds for £10 million each but, should Arsenal prove willing to sell Willock for around £20 million, then Newcastle may consider exhausting their resources to secure his signature." "Under Ashley, the three major principles that have driven Newcastle’s transfer approach have included age (24 and under), potential sell-on value and quality. Unless those strict criteria were met, then substantial fees would not be spent on players — but, if they were, then Newcastle were willing to stretch to greater lengths to finance a deal they believed to be an attractive one." "What Benitez wanted was to be told you have “£x million” and you can spend it how you see fit, be that by acquiring one player or five. Yet Newcastle told him to treat every deal individually and they would consider each target on their merits. They did not want Benitez to be fixated on a set kitty because, in theory, they may reject a request for three £5 million players, but may then permit a £25 million acquisition for the “right player”." "Newcastle would not have spent £15 million on just anyone, but Lewis was 22 and being tracked by some of England’s top clubs, primarily Liverpool, which suggested genuine sell-on potential. In effect, Lewis was signed outside of Newcastle’s actual “budget” because he was deemed to be a prospect worth extending their resources for." "The Norwich winger was hardly a priority target for Benitez but, because he was 22, available for an initial £10 million and deemed likely to appreciate in value, Newcastle were keen to acquire him and so the manager brought him in, in part, because it was a deal he was able to conclude." (Murphy) "The owner was annoyed that Benitez did not permit the purchase in February 2019 and feared the club had missed the chance to sign the 22-year-old Brazilian, even claiming he offered to personally “pay” £23 million towards the fee. Benitez, though, wanted the soon-to-be 29-year-old, Salomon Rondon, instead. The Venezuelan impressively led the line, scoring 11 top-flight goals on loan on Tyneside, but his age (and admittedly high wage demands) meant Newcastle would not pursue a permanent move." “It wasn’t even as if it was him (Joelinton) or Salomon Rondon,” Ashley told the Daily Mail in July 2019. “And we told him (Benitez) that. We just wanted Joelinton secured."

The shirt or the model?

The pressures one we've always ranked near bottom in fairness, 25.2% and 26.5% in the 2 seasons before Bruce

Nice stats in here detailing our strategy, if you can call it that (Field tilt is useful in revealing which side is more dominant in matches. Rather than simply looking at the average possession statistics, field tilt provides a clearer picture of where that possession is. It’s not always about simply keeping the ball, it’s about getting into the areas that matter.)

Journalists like Delaney (remember him, he was everywhere summer 2020!) critique UAE's comparable human rights and their owner, 'their' being Man City. It should never affect the outcome of the test because it doesn't accommodate for that, but it's only right for me to at least bring it up in the media as a side point, knowing it shouldn't affect the O+D. Where does this line stop though I can bring up how money has 'ruined' modern football and the Sky deals, the breakaway that formed the PL with the-then "big 5" wanting further control. A lot wrong with football and I think it's too late for these problems to be fixed

The papers weren't wrong when it became "stalled"... Friday marks 1 year since that PIF-led statement to pull out was released. If I'm honest it's time to put this takeover, and all takeovers, on the back burner. Watch the jurisdiction hearing if it's your thing, but don't rest your hopes on a takeover disrupting the establishment passing. Hope just kills you, Newcastle's always about that. Just had to be the only wealth fund with ties to a state that didn't do enough to prevent (and allegedly facilitated) PL piracy. Not forgetting the human rights argument, which doesn't apply to the O+D but should rightfully be discussed to bring about positive change

The 10 names https://nufctrust.co.uk/news-story/trust-board-election-2021-meet-your-candidates/ Statements here and via email

https://true-faith.co.uk/takeover-pl-move-to-have-cat-case-thrown-out-what-does-it-mean/ Despite the inevitable frustration, the announcement of this hearing date does not signify a delay.Despite baseless assertions on social media that progress was going to be made in August, courts typically close from late July until September, and they always have done.This is the most efficient way for the system to operate – indeed, schools and factories operate on a similar logic (i.e. there are terms, and pre-planned shutdowns / holidays). This makes it easier to schedule hearings during the term itself, knowing that key individuals will be around. It also allows an opportunity for time-consuming work which does not require the lawyers or judges to be physically in court (e.g.judges writing up their judgments; lawyers researching their upcoming cases) to be done. My personal view, which I have repeatedly expressed via True Faith articles and podcasts – and shared on social media – has always been that the CAT case is a complete distraction, so far as the takeover is concerned.The club needs to win the arbitration, and only the arbitration: the CAT case is best understood as a means of Ashley trying (via his company, St James’ Holdings) to secure financial compensation, in the event that the takeover does not take place. Now we know that the PL’s application is not due to be heard until 27 September, we can reasonably conclude that, even on the most optimistic timeline, disclosure in the CAT case is unlikely to happen sufficiently early to impact the arbitration (unless, of course, the arbitration is delayed even further). The reality is that the jurisdiction application was foreseeable, and was worth making, regardless of whether the PL’s underlying position is strong or not. If the PL succeeds, then the CAT casedisappears. If the PL fails, then they will still have an opportunity to defend the claim anyway. As such, an application of this nature was always a “no lose” proposition. The final point to be made about delay – and the suggestion that the PL is looking to avoid a situation whereby the CAT case can impact the arbitration – is that Ashley, as the owner of the claimant in the arbitration (NUFC) and the claimant in the CAT case (St James’ Holdings), is the person who decided that the arbitration should go first. The club commenced arbitration in autumn 2020, while the CAT case did not start until May 2021. It was entirely in Ashley’s power to do things the other way round, if he had wanted to. The court will not be looking to answer the question of whether the PL has engaged in anti-competitive activity in the context of the proposed takeover. Rather, the focus will be on whether the CAT case should go ahead – i.e. whether the CAT has “jurisdiction” in the present circumstances. There is a conflict between two fundamental legal principles. On the one hand, everyone has a right to bring a case before a court. On the other hand, it is an abuse of the system if identical cases (or substantially similar cases) are brought on multiple occasions, particularly against the same defendant. The judgment, therefore, is perhaps most likely during the course of October. Either party may seek permission to appeal the judgment. There is, however, no automatic right of appeal, so it would be unwise to assume that an appeal (which would mean a significant delay) is inevitable. It can be expected that the PL would be given around a month to file its Defence (as, if it had not been for the intervening application, this is how long they would have been given). Then, within 21 days of the Defence being filed, St James’ Holdings will be entitled to file a reply, which is a further document responding to the points made in the Defence. Extensions of time – for a defence, and for a reply – are commonly agreed (amicably) between the parties, or approved by the Court. The dates for subsequent stages in the CAT case – including disclosure, witness evidence, and the final hearing – will then be set. Realistically, it will be the end of 2021 at the earliest, before we even have a timetable for those subsequent stages. They will not have taken place.

Yeah this shows what I was thinking https://dataviz.theanalyst.com/season-reviews/2020/?competition_id=8&season_id=2020 36 chance creating carries. He's great at dribbling and getting past players, but compared to the rest of the players (it's still top 20 in the division) he creates fewer chances. Naturally because he played 1568 minutes last season - 18 carries per 90 3rd best in the league, mental

We have one of Europe's best dribblers, a steal of a signing for the price we paid. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2021/03/advanced-metrics-top-five-european-leagues/ Was just looking at some stats from last season, 8.7 take on attempts which is 2nd only to Neymar, and is successful 63% of the time. For a player attempting around 9 take-ons per match - moving with the ball past an opponent - it's pretty much best in Europe. Adam Ounas while at Crotone averaged 7 take-ons with a 70% success rate which is the only success rate higher I can compare to. Messi last season: 7.8 with a 61% success rate. Saint doesn't contribute as much in attack, whether that's xG (0.15), goals (0.17), xA (0.12) or assists (0.23) which is where he falls compared to the greats, per match. For us he's virtually the best still! For his speciality, it's amazing. 1 chance per match from a carry which is 9th best in Europe last season.

In a few weeks Bruce will have managed more PL games for us than Rafa