Jump to content

Various: Mike Ashley in talks with Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan


Recommended Posts

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/11212919/amanda-staveley-remains-keen-to-buy-newcastle-united

 

On Friday morning, a source close to Mike Ashley told SSN:" We are not aware of any bid that doesn't contain relegation clauses and we are not considering any further talks with PCP Capital Partners.

 

"Our sole focus is to support Rafa Benitez in the current transfer market with all the resources at our disposal."

 

Wow

 

He’s having a laugh?

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

None of the bid met the fat c***s 300m asking price.

 

2nd one does but it might be too long of a time frame for him. But then he has the added bonus of another £50m if we finish in the top 4.

 

The second bid also has a relegation clause, amount unknown. The 50m bonus better just be ignored.

 

Timeframe is a problem when the financial backing of your counterpart is kinda unknown.

 

I am not supporting the fat cunt but I am not impressed by Amanda either. The complexity in ownership and source of funding could be very troublesome in the future.

Link to post
Share on other sites

None of the bid met the fat c***s 300m asking price.

 

2nd one does but it might be too long of a time frame for him. But then he has the added bonus of another £50m if we finish in the top 4.

 

The second bid also has a relegation clause, amount unknown. The 50m bonus better just be ignored.

 

Timeframe is a problem when the financial backing of your counterpart is kinda unknown.

 

I am not supporting the fat c*** but I am not impressed by Amanda either. The complexity in ownership and source of funding could be very troublesome in the future.

 

a) I’d have thought someone used to dealing with huge wealth like PCP would have contingencies, contracts etc to clearly say who’d be in control and stop whoever is funding this from saying ‘Nah, you’re alright Mands. We’ve had enough”

 

b) No doubt Ashley’s lawyers would have asked for, and been told (to an extent), where the money was coming from.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Despite the war of words and crap flying round the situation seems pretty straght forward.

 

Ashley wants £350m (no clauses etc).  He feels justified as he invested £236m and IHO the club is in a stable financial situation now.

 

PCP value club at £250m.  As ITO the club needs £100m investment on top to make up for lack of investment in training ground and squad. 

 

We all have our opinions on who is right. 

 

Neither side wants to move and PCP’s funding may or may not still be in place now (Reubens family quotes)

If the club is in such financial stable condition, how come Rafa hasn't got a pot to piss in?

 

Also, time to stop calling SSN when you're pissed Mike and get an actual statement out.

Link to post
Share on other sites

£250m, plus two lots of £50 the next two years with no clauses. She's going to have to go over what she wants and take a bit of a gamble herself. That would surely secure it?

 

$shley won't deal with pcp any more, so the deal is dead.

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

After the first bid I’d imagine Ashley wasn’t too impressed with the other 2 bids. He wants £350M, PCP’s one bid that would reach that is too loaded. You’d like to think that a bid of around £325M with no clauses, perhaps made in say 2 instalments, might do the trick.

 

The new TV deal could move the goal posts altogether and PCP would be aware that this was around the corner. It is a little disappointing that they haven’t been prepared to meet Ashley nearer to his valuation. I can see why Ashley thinks they are pissing around.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Guest neesy111

Who gives a fuck about stable financial position?  We are a club that amazingly doesn't have a pot to piss in despite being in the PL.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Just after the August transfer window, the fat c*** has clearly realised another  way of not spending in January is to create a fake sale. Clear as day.

 

The cynic in me agrees, but there is no way MA is that clever...

 

Oh when it comes to not spending, he’s pretty clever.

Link to post
Share on other sites

After the first bid I’d imagine Ashley wasn’t too impressed with the other 2 bids. He wants £350M, PCP’s one bid that would reach that is too loaded. You’d like to think that a bid of around £325M with no clauses, perhaps made in say 2 instalments, might do the trick.

 

The new TV deal could move the goal posts altogether and PCP would be aware that this was around the corner. It is a little disappointing that they haven’t been prepared to meet Ashley nearer to his valuation. I can see why Ashley thinks they are pissing around.

 

The second bid is 300M with an easily avoided relegation clause (look at all the shit teams in the league and the easily upgradable positions in our team), plus a pie in the sky 50M for CL.

 

Had Ashley's people engaged PCP properly, you would think they could push for 25M without simply ignoring the bid. It's less than 10% extra. Ashley said he would sell to someone paying in installments, so that is not a factor.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Chuffed she did the interview, NDA yeah right, call me a time waster but I’ll just take it.      Well done AS show up the lying slug for what he really is, you would think he had form for lying ?

An NDA would usually only cover the clubs financial details and things like contract contents.

If it did involve the bidding process then Ashley would have broken the NDA first even though he lied.

Link to post
Share on other sites

“Mr Ashley, can you explain the discrepancy between your claim that no bids not containing relegation clauses was ever received, and Staveley’s contention that she made a £250m cash bid? Oh, and can you explain how your time was wasted when you spent so much time away on holidays?”

 

“Derp.”

Link to post
Share on other sites

After the first bid I’d imagine Ashley wasn’t too impressed with the other 2 bids. He wants £350M, PCP’s one bid that would reach that is too loaded. You’d like to think that a bid of around £325M with no clauses, perhaps made in say 2 instalments, might do the trick.

 

The new TV deal could move the goal posts altogether and PCP would be aware that this was around the corner. It is a little disappointing that they haven’t been prepared to meet Ashley nearer to his valuation. I can see why Ashley thinks they are pissing around.

 

The second bid is 300M with an easily avoided relegation clause (look at all the s*** teams in the league and the easily upgradable positions in our team), plus a pie in the sky 50M for CL.

 

Had Ashley's people engaged PCP properly, you would think they could push for 25M without simply ignoring the bid. It's less than 10% extra. Ashley said he would sell to someone paying in installments, so that is not a factor.

 

Exactly. Seems like from Ashley’s side there hasn’t been any movement to try and meet in the middle and complete a deal. It’s almost as if they aren’t interested in selling.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Guest reefatoon

He has no interest in selling at all, and will have been properly pissed off that some cheeky fucker turned up with a bid. Makes him look a bit of a twat and he will be seething.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Wonder why they want a relegation clause you fat c***.

 

It's a sport where 6 maybe 7 don't have to worry about this. Even a good manager with heavy investment doesn't guarantee survival.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Obviously it improves the chances by the way. But it's taken new managers to see clubs like Everton & West Ham steer clear, and I'd say the managers replaced were more talented than the managers who have come in.

Link to post
Share on other sites

 

Probably the only thing I’ve read about this whole sham that offers any scepticism of Staveley and PCP.

 

You’ve all bought wolf tickets I’m afraid.

 

It's never been clear where the money for a bid was coming from, and it sounds like Staveley has been hoping to get the funds together through various connections with investors from all over the world, once she'd managed to agree on a price and terms with Ashley. PCP seems to be a one-person band which puts deals together, rather than a company with funds and resources already in place.

 

All the complete opposite end of the spectrum from a Mansour-Abramovich type takeover.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Wonder why they want a relegation clause you fat c***.

 

It's a sport where 6 maybe 7 don't have to worry about this. Even a good manager with heavy investment doesn't guarantee survival.

When was the last time a good manager went down with heavy investment like?

Link to post
Share on other sites

Wonder why they want a relegation clause you fat c***.

 

It's a sport where 6 maybe 7 don't have to worry about this. Even a good manager with heavy investment doesn't guarantee survival.

When was the last time a good manager went down with heavy investment like?

 

The league has changed the last few years. Everton and West Ham were at big risk before they made a change. Palace have an expensive attack in comparison to the rest of the bottom half and had a manager who was being touted a lot on here when Pardew left, at the start of the season.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
×
×
  • Create New...