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Mole_Toonfan

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Absolutely f*** all in there to suggest she's going to make a bid "in the next few weeks".

 

Almost like they see a story and know it's clickbait-tastic for easy work, nothing that has been written over the last few days has convinced me that anything is any closer than it was when the club was put up for sale despite what the media is trying to convince us.

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HaydnNUFC

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Absolutely f*** all in there to suggest she's going to make a bid "in the next few weeks".

 

Almost like they see a story and know it's clickbait-tastic for easy work, nothing that has been written over the last few days has convinced me that anything is any closer than it was the club was put up for sale despite what the media is trying to convince us.

The story hasn't been denied. Something is definitely in it, at least.
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Ameritoon

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Absolutely f*** all in there to suggest she's going to make a bid "in the next few weeks".

 

Almost like they see a story and know it's clickbait-tastic for easy work, nothing that has been written over the last few days has convinced me that anything is any closer than it was when the club was put up for sale despite what the media is trying to convince us.

 

Financial Times not reputable enough for you?

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Mole_Toonfan

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Absolutely f*** all in there to suggest she's going to make a bid "in the next few weeks".

 

Almost like they see a story and know it's clickbait-tastic for easy work, nothing that has been written over the last few days has convinced me that anything is any closer than it was when the club was put up for sale despite what the media is trying to convince us.

 

Financial Times not reputable enough for you?

 

Not when the stuff that's written is a load of hearsay that says absolutely nothing that we haven't known for weeks. It's all could be this, might be that and on the cusp of this and so on.

 

They are being incredibly clever/careful with their words without saying anything of substance, it's all bollocks imo and i have seen zero to suggest otherwise.

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Ameritoon

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I understand your country's poor journalism standards make you wary (on top of Ashley), but that's literally how reporting works, especially when reporting on bigger subjects. FT had a source close to the situation, that's how most info gets into the press. Outlets as large and reputable as FT don't just print things for the sake of it unless they're sure and trust their source, and if they do they heads roll. Honestly, with everything that's come out plus the statement, there's nothing to suggest that nothing is happening. Quite clearly people are interested, whether Ashley is actually serious and willing to meet an asking price is the main question.

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If they haven't been discussing the asking price over the last few weeks of 'contact' then what the hell have they been talking about?

 

Maybe it's been the opposite of what we think, ie how serious Ashley is about selling.

 

How do you mean?

 

Maybe the dialogue hasn't been Ashley asking how serious potential buyers are (as has commonly been the position the club have claimed), but them asking him how serious he is about selling. Maybe he's taken some convincing.

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If they haven't been discussing the asking price over the last few weeks of 'contact' then what the hell have they been talking about?

 

Maybe it's been the opposite of what we think, ie how serious Ashley is about selling.

 

How do you mean?

 

Maybe the dialogue hasn't been Ashley asking how serious potential buyers are (as has commonly been the position the club have claimed), but them asking him how serious he is about selling. Maybe he's taken some convincing.

 

Right, yeah I get it now. Yeah, you might well be right.

 

And then he releases that statement about selling to try to flush out other interest and drive the price up. Man, I hope this comes off.

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How would the press know if she/her client hadn't already signed a NDA? we keep hearing about 4 being signed but surely they wouldn't know who by.

Just be talk from sources who arn’t revealed, like everything else.
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Why are people so quick to try and dash these articles that are from reputable sources? And not let them have atleast a little bit of hope.

 

Just being honest and it reading how i see it,  i'd love them to be true.

 

We all would mate, can you even imagine what it would be like if we were richer than PSG. I'll not hold my breath but oh, what a fantasy world that would be!  :cheesy:

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I understand your country's poor journalism standards make you wary (on top of Ashley), but that's literally how reporting works, especially when reporting on bigger subjects. FT had a source close to the situation, that's how most info gets into the press. Outlets as large and reputable as FT don't just print things for the sake of it unless they're sure and trust their source, and if they do they heads roll. Honestly, with everything that's come out plus the statement, there's nothing to suggest that nothing is happening. Quite clearly people are interested, whether Ashley is actually serious and willing to meet an asking price is the main question.

 

Nobody is saying 'nothing' is happening what we're saying is that nothing 'will happen'. All we have so far is one tart and a fat guy (this time without the robe). ;)

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4994808/Amanda-Staveley-makes-300m-bid-buy-Newcastle-United.html

 

Amanda Staveley makes £300m bid to buy Newcastle United from Mike Ashley... and she could release same figure for transfers if successful

  • Newcastle United have been formally put up for sale by owner Mike Ashley
  • Amanda Staveley, the British financier, has mounted a £300million bid
  • Her firm, PCP Capital, values club at less than Ashley's £400m asking price

Amanda Staveley, one of the City's leading dealmakers, has mounted a £300million bid to buy Newcastle United that would see her become the new face of the club.

 

Staveley's investment fund PCP Capital Partners, which is backed by £28billion from the Middle East and China, is understood to be in talks with owner Mike Ashley.

 

A deal may be done by Christmas and Staveley could pump as much as £300m into manager Rafa Benitez's transfer funds.

 

City sources said PCP — which has previously been linked to a bid for Liverpool — targeted Newcastle because of its strong global following and the opportunity to grow rapidly.

 

Ashley bought the club for £134m in 2007 and officially put it up for sale earlier this week.

 

He is understood to have been approached by four bidders but was forced to go public after Yorkshire-born Staveley was spotted at St James's Park a fortnight ago and rumours began to circulate that she was negotiating a deal.

 

Ashley is thought to be keen on rustling up more bids to force up the price for the club.

 

Staveley, 44, was a key player in Sheik Mansour's acquisition of Manchester City in 2008 and is known to be keen on football assets.

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Also from the Telegraph

 

Amanda Staveley’s takeover of Newcastle United has moved a step closer after it emerged she is expected to make a formal bid to buy the club in the next few weeks.

 

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Telegraph Sport revealed details of that meeting, as well as confirmation of Staveley’s interest and it is thought a deal is moving closer all the time.

Significantly, it is believed she is also keen to conclude talks before Christmas so that she can release more funds for manager Rafa Benitez to spend in the January window in order to strengthen the first team squad.

 

Communication between Ashley’s team and Staveley has been happening regularly over the last fortnight or so, according to sources in the City, and it is understood it has been conducted in a mood of positivity.

 

[...]

 

Staveley, though, has the financial backing of her PCP Capital Partners firm, which has access to around £30billion of Middle Eastern wealth, and news of the progress being made will delight Newcastle supporters who have been desperate to see the back of Ashley for years.

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