TRon Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Read something on a website this afternoon about Staveley now looking at Leeds as a potential takeover. Probably a load of s****. Probably BS, but a club like Leeds would be a good alternative if you wanted to buy a famous football club which was under performing. Big city, passionate fan base...not Newcastle, but maybe an owner who is prepared to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Hm the this month aspect changes the perception of that somewhat. It's fucking frustrating but there's still a flicker of light at the end of a very dark & long tunnel. Don't kid yourself mate it's not good for you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 So the players we’re chasing, we’ve been quoted the price and Rafa believes we have the money to pay it. This isn’t going to end well is it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Dunno if it's been posted but there some more quotes from PCP here: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/11212919/amanda-staveley-remains-keen-to-buy-newcastle-united Also mentions two other bids for £350m. Other bids from people who've not done due diligence? Aye, righto. Just asking, but does inventing rival bids during a takeover amount to fraud? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 A few tweets down, following on from that... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 So the players we’re chasing, we’ve been quoted the price and Rafa believes we have the money to pay it. This isn’t going to end well is it. Could be that Rafa is just aiming incredibly low this time because he knows the club will never get the players he actually wants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Just asking, but does inventing rival bids during a takeover amount to fraud? I doubt it. Not unless it forms part of some sort of official document as part as part of the buying process... which I can't imagine it does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Yeah, the thread title needs to be amended to include 'by now'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Matthew Raisbeck @raisbeck10 Replying to @nufc_99 Question was about ownership of the club and who/where transfer money would come from this month... He answered by saying he knew 3-4 weeks ago a takeover wouldn't be done by now 2:02 pm · 19 Jan 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 So the players we’re chasing, we’ve been quoted the price and Rafa believes we have the money to pay it. This isn’t going to end well is it. Could be that Rafa is just aiming incredibly low this time because he knows the club will never get the players he actually wants. He's probably also given up on any long term thinking and will just settle for the bare minimum needed to keep us up then he can walk away at the end of the season without another relegation on his CV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 If he knew it wouldn't be by this month, that's scant consolation if it breaks down completely and he was planning his future on it. Just means we have to wait until the summer for him to resign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thread title very misleading if you read Matthew Raisbecks accounts of it. Basically, Rafa was told 3 weeks that Ashley would still be in charge all month. That's not at all as doom and gloom as the thread title appears. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Aye that needs changing if Raisbeck is owt to go by. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 So the players we’re chasing, we’ve been quoted the price and Rafa believes we have the money to pay it. This isn’t going to end well is it. Could be that Rafa is just aiming incredibly low this time because he knows the club will never get the players he actually wants. He's probably also given up on any long term thinking and will just settle for the bare minimum needed to keep us up then he can walk away at the end of the season without another relegation on his CV. Good point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thread title very misleading if you read Matthew Raisbecks accounts of it. Basically, Rafa was told 3 weeks that Ashley would still be in charge all month. That's not at all as doom and gloom as the thread title appears. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 So the players we’re chasing, we’ve been quoted the price and Rafa believes we have the money to pay it. This isn’t going to end well is it. Could be that Rafa is just aiming incredibly low this time because he knows the club will never get the players he actually wants. He's probably also given up on any long term thinking and will just settle for the bare minimum needed to keep us up then he can walk away at the end of the season without another relegation on his CV. Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 It's still all doom and gloom I reckon but it's probably important to clarify that Rafa wasn't in on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Thread title very misleading if you read Matthew Raisbecks accounts of it. Basically, Rafa was told 3 weeks that Ashley would still be in charge all month. That's not at all as doom and gloom as the thread title appears. The actual situation is worse isn't it? That Rafa just knew the takeover would be delayed, but now it probably won't happen at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Also if he knew the takeover wasn’t going to happen this month and he said he wanted transfers done by the 20th,it’s now the 19th so he must know we are unlikely to sign anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 #wait Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 As if Rafa is going to believe anything Ashley ever tells him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Since the transfer windows shut in the summer Rafa’s situation has always been staying this season and trying to keep us up and hoping a takeover is done before the of the season or early in the summer. If not then he’d be off. I don’t see how anything that has happened in the last week changes his position. He’ll stay and see if a takeover happens soon after survival is confirmed (if we stay up). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
polkaDot Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 PCP just need to sit tight until we are safe. They can then put in a revised bid without need of relegation clauses. Ashley has to sell then, otherwise he will lose Rafa (a key element in PCPs interest in the first place). He will loose a section of the home support going to games next season (numbers anyones guess). And he will own a club that could easily end up following in ******lands footsteps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Since the transfer windows shut in the summer Rafa’s situation has always been staying this season and trying to keep us up and hoping a takeover is done before the of the season or early in the summer. If not then he’d be off. I don’t see how anything that has happened in the last week changes his position. He’ll stay and see if a takeover happens soon after survival is confirmed (if we stay up). Nothing changes his position I suppose, but for us as fans it seems a lot more likely that it won't happen and he'll walk. That's the thing I'm worried about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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