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A takeover failing can happen and I don't doubt it's actually just as likely as a sale in this scenario. But just because Ashley's a cunt.

 

What I do doubt reject - and I repeat myself with this, I know - is the silly notion (now, thankfully, mostly quashed) that any failed takeover was all some scooby-doo scheme by Bishop; like if you pull off Midhat's mask it's one of Keith's cronies and the ghost that chased off Rafa was just a sheet on some fishing line.

 

:lol:

 

You had me at Scooby Doo

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Aye, the shite about it being staged by Ashley/Bishop is exactly that...Shite.

 

I think there's a chance we get taken over still, until I hear a definitive statement saying otherwise.  However I think it's definitely the less likely outcome, the other being Ashley just puts a block on it all soon.

 

Yep. That’s it. Nothing else needs to be said.

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Nobody actually believes that it's a hoax/setup etc, just that there's no way Ashley is going to sell.

 

Exactly. Complete straw man. Over the 12 years of Ashley's ownership there have been numerous seriously interested parties, and they have all been disappointed in the end by Ashley moving the goal posts. Ashley or his PR goons don't have to create smoke and dagger scenarios of interest in the club to help alleviate the pressure on them, because the interest is genuine and has always been there. It suits them to keep the media and fans in awaited suspense while they obviously have no inclination whatsoever to go through with any sale, or at least not until somebody puts in an offer that is too good to refuse, because whilst this is the case they can get away with leeching the club for their own interests whilst simultaneously running it into the ground for everybody with a proper affinity towards it.

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Nobody actually believes that it's a hoax/setup etc, just that there's no way Ashley is going to sell.

 

Exactly. Complete straw man. Over the 12 years of Ashley's ownership there have been numerous seriously interested parties, and they have all been disappointed in the end by Ashley moving the goal posts. Ashley or his PR goons don't have to create smoke and dagger scenarios of interest in the club to help alleviate the pressure on them, because the interest is genuine and has always been there. It suits them to keep the media and fans in awaited suspense while they obviously have no inclination whatsoever to go through with any sale, or at least not until somebody puts in an offer that is too good to refuse, because whilst this is the case they can get away with leeching the club for their own interests whilst simultaneously running it into the ground for everybody with a proper affinity towards it.

 

Hopefully though this time he has dug himself into a hole he cannot get out of. If he pulls the plug then BZG need to hang him out to dry.

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Nobody actually believes that it's a hoax/setup etc, just that there's no way Ashley is going to sell.

 

Exactly. Complete straw man. Over the 12 years of Ashley's ownership there have been numerous seriously interested parties, and they have all been disappointed in the end by Ashley moving the goal posts. Ashley or his PR goons don't have to create smoke and dagger scenarios of interest in the club to help alleviate the pressure on them, because the interest is genuine and has always been there. It suits them to keep the media and fans in awaited suspense while they obviously have no inclination whatsoever to go through with any sale, or at least not until somebody puts in an offer that is too good to refuse, because whilst this is the case they can get away with leeching the club for their own interests whilst simultaneously running it into the ground for everybody with a proper affinity towards it.

 

Hopefully though this time he has dug himself into a hole he cannot get out of. If he pulls the plug then BZG need to hang him out to dry.

 

Like he’ll give a fuck.

 

As far as the fans are concerned there’s a decent minority who think Benítez is a mercenary.

 

You can forget any big protest about 3-4 games in, as usual

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Nobody actually believes that it's a hoax/setup etc, just that there's no way Ashley is going to sell.

 

Exactly. Complete straw man. Over the 12 years of Ashley's ownership there have been numerous seriously interested parties, and they have all been disappointed in the end by Ashley moving the goal posts. Ashley or his PR goons don't have to create smoke and dagger scenarios of interest in the club to help alleviate the pressure on them, because the interest is genuine and has always been there. It suits them to keep the media and fans in awaited suspense while they obviously have no inclination whatsoever to go through with any sale, or at least not until somebody puts in an offer that is too good to refuse, because whilst this is the case they can get away with leeching the club for their own interests whilst simultaneously running it into the ground for everybody with a proper affinity towards it.

 

Hopefully though this time he has dug himself into a hole he cannot get out of. If he pulls the plug then BZG need to hang him out to dry.

 

Like he’ll give a fuck.

 

As far as the fans are concerned there’s a decent minority who think Benítez is a mercenary.

 

You can forget any big protest about 3-4 games in, as usual

 

True. But if nothing else it will finallly destroy the myth that nobody has put in a proper bid. He won't be able to lie about that anymore.

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It would be an “easy out” to Ashley if he can still sell to BZG now. I mean I can’t imagine how can the club survive this season if it’s still under Ashley.

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It would be an “easy out” to Ashley if he can still sell to BZG now. I mean I can’t imagine how can the club survive this season if it’s still under Ashley.

 

This is what I’m hoping is his evil plan leave us in terrible trouble with a new owner while cashing out at the highest price.

 

= Mike Ashley wins in his head.

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Nobody actually believes that it's a hoax/setup etc, just that there's no way Ashley is going to sell.

 

Exactly. Complete straw man. Over the 12 years of Ashley's ownership there have been numerous seriously interested parties, and they have all been disappointed in the end by Ashley moving the goal posts. Ashley or his PR goons don't have to create smoke and dagger scenarios of interest in the club to help alleviate the pressure on them, because the interest is genuine and has always been there. It suits them to keep the media and fans in awaited suspense while they obviously have no inclination whatsoever to go through with any sale, or at least not until somebody puts in an offer that is too good to refuse, because whilst this is the case they can get away with leeching the club for their own interests whilst simultaneously running it into the ground for everybody with a proper affinity towards it.

 

Hopefully though this time he has dug himself into a hole he cannot get out of. If he pulls the plug then BZG need to hang him out to dry.

 

Like he’ll give a fuck.

 

As far as the fans are concerned there’s a decent minority who think Benítez is a mercenary.

 

You can forget any big protest about 3-4 games in, as usual

 

I think they have a point I guess, he never really loved us like Mike does. I mean yeah, ok Mike does beat us around a bit and he's got a nasty temper you know, but I think he`s got our best interests at heart.

 

Anyway, I renewed earlier today & ive treated meself to the new home top & some uber-generous 44 ounce denims. Lifes not all bad 

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Nobody actually believes that it's a hoax/setup etc, just that there's no way Ashley is going to sell.

 

Exactly. Complete straw man. Over the 12 years of Ashley's ownership there have been numerous seriously interested parties, and they have all been disappointed in the end by Ashley moving the goal posts. Ashley or his PR goons don't have to create smoke and dagger scenarios of interest in the club to help alleviate the pressure on them, because the interest is genuine and has always been there. It suits them to keep the media and fans in awaited suspense while they obviously have no inclination whatsoever to go through with any sale, or at least not until somebody puts in an offer that is too good to refuse, because whilst this is the case they can get away with leeching the club for their own interests whilst simultaneously running it into the ground for everybody with a proper affinity towards it.

 

Hopefully though this time he has dug himself into a hole he cannot get out of. If he pulls the plug then BZG need to hang him out to dry.

 

Like he’ll give a fuck.

 

As far as the fans are concerned there’s a decent minority who think Benítez is a mercenary.

 

You can forget any big protest about 3-4 games in, as usual

 

True. But if nothing else it will finallly destroy the myth that nobody has put in a proper bid. He won't be able to lie about that anymore.

 

A myth that nobody has put a bid in? :lol:

 

Serious bids have been going in this black hole of a club for a decade (!) now, i.e. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/8137156.stm

 

Not long after of course those bids collapsed. Steve McMahon, a spokesman for one of the bidders had this to say at the time:

 

“We have pulled out. How long can you keep hanging on? We have put a bid in and we have had no communication, no response – nothing.

 

“‘It really is poor form from Newcastle, but if that’s the way they want to run their business, good luck to them.

 

“‘I just feel sorry for the supporters – they deserve much, much better. They deserve to know what is going on. We wanted to come in and turn the club round because it clearly needs something at the minute.’

 

“McMahon has also rejected suggestions that the Profitable Group had never provided proof of funds. ‘That is completely inaccurate.’“

 

10 years and counting and we've seen the exact same act played out before us numerous times since. It's a piss take, it really is. And our fans just either forget or just don't particularly care as he gets away with it every single time. :tickedoff:

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Nobody actually believes that it's a hoax/setup etc, just that there's no way Ashley is going to sell.

 

Exactly. Complete straw man. Over the 12 years of Ashley's ownership there have been numerous seriously interested parties, and they have all been disappointed in the end by Ashley moving the goal posts. Ashley or his PR goons don't have to create smoke and dagger scenarios of interest in the club to help alleviate the pressure on them, because the interest is genuine and has always been there. It suits them to keep the media and fans in awaited suspense while they obviously have no inclination whatsoever to go through with any sale, or at least not until somebody puts in an offer that is too good to refuse, because whilst this is the case they can get away with leeching the club for their own interests whilst simultaneously running it into the ground for everybody with a proper affinity towards it.

 

Hopefully though this time he has dug himself into a hole he cannot get out of. If he pulls the plug then BZG need to hang him out to dry.

 

Like he’ll give a fuck.

 

As far as the fans are concerned there’s a decent minority who think Benítez is a mercenary.

 

You can forget any big protest about 3-4 games in, as usual

 

True. But if nothing else it will finallly destroy the myth that nobody has put in a proper bid. He won't be able to lie about that anymore.

 

A myth that nobody has put a bid in? :lol:

 

Serious bids have been going in this black hole of a club for a decade (!) now, i.e. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/8137156.stm

 

Not long after of course those bids collapsed. Steve McMahon, a spokesman for one of the bidders had this to say at the time:

 

“We have pulled out. How long can you keep hanging on? We have put a bid in and we have had no communication, no response – nothing.

 

“‘It really is poor form from Newcastle, but if that’s the way they want to run their business, good luck to them.

 

“‘I just feel sorry for the supporters – they deserve much, much better. They deserve to know what is going on. We wanted to come in and turn the club round because it clearly needs something at the minute.’

 

“McMahon has also rejected suggestions that the Profitable Group had never provided proof of funds. ‘That is completely inaccurate.’“

 

10 years and counting and we've seen the exact same act played out before us numerous times since. It's a piss take, it really is. And our fans just either forget or just don't particularly care as he gets away with it every single time. :tickedoff:

 

Wow, I had forgot all about the McMahon offer.  :rolleyes:

 

The only way Ashley is going to leave is in a denim coffin.

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It would be an “easy out” to Ashley if he can still sell to BZG now. I mean I can’t imagine how can the club survive this season if it’s still under Ashley.

 

This is what I’m hoping is his evil plan leave us in terrible trouble with a new owner while cashing out at the highest price.

 

= Mike Ashley wins in his head.

 

But the opposite is what will happen. He will stay. Sell players he receive bids for, and gamble on yet another survival. Which I hope goes to hell.

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Are folk still seriously being strung along by this horseshit?

 

"A fee has been agreed"

 

"They're going through the Fit & Proper person test"

 

"A statement will be released in the next 24 hours"

 

"No wait, in the next few days"

 

Just one load of garbage after another from random 2-bit "journos", ITKs and fucking dentists and radio hosts  :lol:

 

Honest question here, at what point do you accept this is all bollocks? How many days? Another week? Two? Deadline day?

 

Think only 3 or 4 people on here still think it’d going to happen to be fair

 

I still there’s a fair chance

 

Same man. Far more likely than Ashley staging an elaborate hoax, involving arabs and Companies House, that he didn't need to stage

 

Yep, that’s full on tin foil hat territory

 

Nobody actually believes that it's a hoax/setup etc, just that there's no way Ashley is going to sell.

 

Exactly. Complete straw man. Over the 12 years of Ashley's ownership there have been numerous seriously interested parties, and they have all been disappointed in the end by Ashley moving the goal posts. Ashley or his PR goons don't have to create smoke and dagger scenarios of interest in the club to help alleviate the pressure on them, because the interest is genuine and has always been there. It suits them to keep the media and fans in awaited suspense while they obviously have no inclination whatsoever to go through with any sale, or at least not until somebody puts in an offer that is too good to refuse, because whilst this is the case they can get away with leeching the club for their own interests whilst simultaneously running it into the ground for everybody with a proper affinity towards it.

 

Hopefully though this time he has dug himself into a hole he cannot get out of. If he pulls the plug then BZG need to hang him out to dry.

 

Like he’ll give a fuck.

 

As far as the fans are concerned there’s a decent minority who think Benítez is a mercenary.

 

You can forget any big protest about 3-4 games in, as usual

 

True. But if nothing else it will finallly destroy the myth that nobody has put in a proper bid. He won't be able to lie about that anymore.

 

A myth that nobody has put a bid in? :lol:

 

Serious bids have been going in this black hole of a club for a decade (!) now, i.e. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/8137156.stm

 

Not long after of course those bids collapsed. Steve McMahon, a spokesman for one of the bidders had this to say at the time:

 

“We have pulled out. How long can you keep hanging on? We have put a bid in and we have had no communication, no response – nothing.

 

“‘It really is poor form from Newcastle, but if that’s the way they want to run their business, good luck to them.

 

“‘I just feel sorry for the supporters – they deserve much, much better. They deserve to know what is going on. We wanted to come in and turn the club round because it clearly needs something at the minute.’

 

“McMahon has also rejected suggestions that the Profitable Group had never provided proof of funds. ‘That is completely inaccurate.’“

 

10 years and counting and we've seen the exact same act played out before us numerous times since. It's a piss take, it really is. And our fans just either forget or just don't particularly care as he gets away with it every single time. :tickedoff:

 

Wow, I had forgot all about the McMahon offer.  :rolleyes:

 

The only way Ashley is going to leave is in a denim coffin.

 

No need to be picky, any sort of coffin will suffice. Personally i favour a Viking funeral just in case he has Catalepsy.

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See, I think the Fat Fuck agrees a fee then he starts on about free advertising for x years or some such bullshit and then they haggle and this deal gets drawn out...

 

I agree. I think BZG thought they had a deal with a fee agreed in writing. Then he starts with his fuckery with the price and conditions at the eleventh hour.

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See, I think the Fat Fuck agrees a fee then he starts on about free advertising for x years or some such bullshit and then they haggle and this deal gets drawn out...

 

Yep. Agreeing the headline fee is the easy part. It’s only when that is in place he starts shifting the goal posts.

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