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You remember when it was reported Charnley spent 2 weeks looking for a "young, continental coach" - we ended up with Bruce (we spent four million pounds getting him in!) who is everything against that mantra. https://offthepitch.com/a/newcastle-bosses-look-outside-britain-new-manager-after-benitez-leaves "Charnley is well-connected outside Britain and it seems likely he would fancy a young promising continental manager."

https://theathletic.co.uk/2416973/2021/03/01/ornstein-newcastle-legal-claims-referee-lee-mason-calf-injury-man-city/ "Newcastle United’s battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League is being accompanied by a legal challenge behind the scenes involving the victims of George Ormond, the jailed coach who worked for the club in the 1990s and was described in court as a “predatory paedophile”. Ormond was sent to prison for 20 years in 2018 after being found guilty of committing 36 counts of sexual abuse against 18 victims over a 24-year period. Ormond preyed on junior footballers at a boys’ club and during several years assisting with Newcastle’s youth coaching. My colleague Daniel Taylor can now reveal that several of Ormond’s victims have started civil claims against Newcastle and have brought in Bolt Burdon Kemp, a law firm that specialises in helping abuse survivors, to fight their case. “Newcastle have had every opportunity to apologise and accept responsibility for what has happened,” says Thomas Beale, senior associate for Bolt Burdon Kemp. “By denying liability and forcing the survivors to pursue litigation, the club are causing further distress and harm rather than helping those who have been abused try to move forward with their lives. “It is not just about money. It is about the club accepting responsibility and apologising for their failings. I would encourage the club to reconsider their stance and accept liability.“ Newcastle, via their insurers, are denying it is their responsibility. Their lawyers are expected to argue Ormond’s crimes were not closely connected to his role at the club and that, after this passage of time, the claims ought to be barred because of what is known as the “limitation” defence. Newcastle have declined to comment."

I'd tell you to post more Burnsie tweets as I'm blocked by him and they show here (without private tab opening them) but that's just ruining the forum more!

She's treating this as a 'reputational clean slate' if it matters much - but I fear one look at the outcome "rejected" and that's out the window already!

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/karl-darlow-angered-at-being-dropped-by-newcastle-united-manager-steve-bruce-nckhdb56s

Turns out word for word it's one he's used before! Even tickly bits

With the Reubens I always thought they're too media-shy to want the attention of owning 100% of the club. If they're hidden as minority partners most people consider the club to be Saudi-owned in the public eye if it ever happened and while they're still 10% of the club people are hardly going to focus their thoughts on them compared to PIF?

Makes a change, he was the luckiest last year

Canny coincidence mind especially as the Reuben boat only just arrived there also if I remember correctly from the tweet posted earlier. Of course mind can’t say it’s not definitely a coincidence either. I just don't want to get my hopes up by committing again, hopefully we hear something concrete sooner rather than later

Fair enough, G-MATO (Ashley's jet: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fly-me-to-the-toon-mike-ashleys-jet-setting-lifestyle-revealed-rgxzlsjfq, the picture and https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/GMATO) and Siren (Reuben's yacht, https://www.clubyacht.net/yachts-and-owners/reuben-brothers-siren/ and https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/SIREN-IMO-9417438-MMSI-319060000) are in Nassau. Unless proven otherwise that's a coincidence, but an interesting one nonetheless!

Oh yeah definitely. A Newcastle fan asked the Villa subreddit what he was like when he came in, everyone described everything perfectly.

He was at their game the other day, the one where they lost to 17th place Shrewsbury, too

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/alex-bruce-disgusting-abuse-sent-19824551 A transcript if it helps "I'm not one of those who sits on social media and goes through it. I've got it, I'm on it but I don't sit and go through scouring it. All I know is when I do go on it and scroll through it, the messages are brutal," he said. I think is the highlight (why's he blocked half the fanbase then?)

Nick's got a good record going against the EFL (just hope it translates against the PL soon too!)

That doesn’t look right, like. Premier League era potentially. All time, it's legit https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/topTorschuetzen/verein/762 41st (Gayle's 15th, Carroll 16th and Ritchie 24th too!) - according to this particular list anyway

You separate PIF from the state via arbitration and all of a sudden they're treat like "a company based in Saudi Arabia" rather than the state investment fund - therefore tied to anything the state has done indirectly - which it realistically is. If there's one way to tell the takeover isn't "off" it's since the backlash keeps ticking along to remind us of it

We're a tiny piece of a jigsaw, the improving relations between SA + Q have very little to do with us beyond the beoutQ piracy. Reading that it makes it sound like they're only reaching an agreement to end the blockade because they want this takeover through which is a bit far-fetched personally. Wait until arbitration is finished and maybe the path becomes a little clearer