Joe_F Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Fuck off Luke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 They’ve probably completed Due Diligence, found out that Ashley has us tucked up nicely in various contracts beneficial to him that would need separate negotiation and all those generous interest free loans when he relegated us twice to be repayable. I can’t see this happening but you have to ask why it came out in the WSJ first and if Staveley is involved you’d have thought she’d be better prepared to negotiate Ashley’s way of conducting business and would also know what to expect from Due Diligence. It makes too much sense for Ashley to bail out now, falling ST numbers, end of the 10 year deal, the whole club needing major investment; he might be tempted but the vindictiveness will get the better of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 They’ve probably completed Due Diligence, found out that Ashley has us tucked up nicely in various contracts beneficial to him that would need separate negotiation and all those generous interest free loans when he relegated us twice to be repayable. I can’t see this happening but you have to ask why it came out in the WSJ first and if Staveley is involved you’d have thought she’d be better prepared to negotiate Ashley’s way of conducting business and would also know what to expect from Due Diligence. It makes too much sense for Ashley to bail out now, falling ST numbers, end of the 10 year deal, the whole club needing major investment; he might be tempted but the vindictiveness will get the better of him. And then he goes and gets £340 million for it, I never thought Ashley was a willing seller but the ducks do seem to be lining up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Luke Edwards - what a throbber. He knows nout - same as the rest of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Yet from his employer I know which one of the two is more likely to be correct on this one though, and it isn't his employer... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 One things for sure when it comes to Mike Ashley, it'll be the negative news that is true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 They’ve probably completed Due Diligence, found out that Ashley has us tucked up nicely in various contracts beneficial to him that would need separate negotiation and all those generous interest free loans when he relegated us twice to be repayable. The loans aren't an issue- it would be absolutely standard for those to be repaid as part of the consideration for the club. Whenever you see price tags bandied about- that is inclusive of those loans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Trying not to entertain a single thought of this happening, but then at the same time my brain is taking me to directions of trying to work out what moves he has made recently that would help to reduce any potential capital gains tax coming his way. Can't think of any slightly dubious moves the club had made recently though....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I don't understand why the deal could collapse because it's being leaked to the press. Because Mike Ashley is a petty, spiteful twat and a control freak and would cancel the whole thing because it wasn't announced on his say so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 He'll demand more, saying it wasn't him and he's not happy about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 He’s milked the club dry, he’s lucky Bruce has been a lucky cunt this season or it would be another relegation on the cards, and this time we wouldn’t bounce back as the fans would have no appetite for it. If things do equal themselves out, next season the club is relegated Anyway, so it’s just delaying the inevitable, allowing further rot to set in just like the mackems did. He walked away now with £100m cash in pocket and same again on free advertising. Not bad for how shit he’s been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Can't wait for Dave to return to post a risky celebration gif only for fuck all to happen and history to show him as a monster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just start a new takeover thread and that will jinx it for good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just remember Edwards spent the summer basically laughing at the BZG link when we know for a fact it was a real thing as Ashley referenced it in his Martin Samuel PR stunt. For all it has been "leaked" I'm not too sure it has been in the truest sense. This will have been talked about for months and it was only reported by WSJ yesterday when it became near completion (allegedly). As many have pointed out, WSJ wouldn't be publishing stuff as a favour to Ashley/Bishop or any of the other fun and games that go on. I think it's fair to assume the interest is legitimate, however that doesn't mean a deal will be done. Also I understand the scepticism about this being news in January but realistically there are only two times to buy a club like ours - the summer and now. The summer is a relatively short period of time to get a deal through in time to then have a stab at building a squad (even changing manager too) so doing it now when we are looking like being safe makes sense for a buyer but also for Ashley. The value of the club should be fairly secure right now as we should stay up, any buyer can have everything in place well in time for the summer. We looked certainties for relegation in September/October sort of time and that has been the case for the past few years. So it really shouldn't be a surprise that these stories come out in January. There have been rumblings, little snippets here and there, about potential deals for the club for a while now. Dickhead Keys, a couple of lines from Ornstein in The Athletic, that fella on ESPN I think it was - all saying a deal was being discussed. The NE press pack have always maintained people were in "the data room" or whatever you want to call it. The reality is none of them have a clue, they're all fishing about for 2nd hand information. A few of them yesterday came out with "well I'd heard some things..." but it's not like the Chronicle is short of column inches, there is some pure shite printed in there. It won't be one of that lot who break any news like this if and when it finally happens. Fingers crossed this is the one, just don't get your hopes up when Ashley is involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Edwards never has any news of his own so his only way to appear relevant or even justify his employment is to do this every time there is a link. His sources are probably weak, remember he said Moyes was getting the job and not Rafa, but it's not exactly a bold claim to say there isn't anything in this and he's managed to pull it off before. It might well not be true, but not because his sources are saying so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Never mind Edwards and Grim Ryder.... has Steve Wraith dismissed it yet?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Fingers crossed this is the one, just don't get your hopes up when Ashley is involved. I'd be amazed if anyone is getting their hopes up this time around. You make some good points though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 This is what I can’t be fucked with, all this claim and counter claim. Just boring now, 12 years and probably what? The 10th ‘takeover attempt’ That’s why I can’t be doing with the likes of Odin taking the piss out of the people on here. Can’t be doing with twitter either. All that shit in the summer has sucked the life out of me and my enjoyment of football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 all we can do is wait and see if it happens it happens, if it doesn't well personally I'm not going to be too upset at not having links with the fucking saudi arabian goverment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I would normally be supremely skeptical but the fact it’s come out from the WSJ makes me have some hope. Like the fella said on that BBC pod, they wouldn’t have written the article if they didn’t think it was happening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I can imagine the offer being there, everything ready to go but then Ashley saying “nah it’s not for me sorry” just to be a total cunt......because he can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Love stuff like this tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Probably just Ashley panicking «Quickly, Lee, release some fakeover news. The fans are requesting an actual goal-scoring striker» Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweMag Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Looks like James Reuben has been talking? Got friends at the Financial Times it seems. Set for an executive role at NUFC according to the papers. Also, his friend at QPR Amit Bhatia commented on an article about the Reuben brothers buying NUFC but deleted it. James Reuben also just started to follow NUFC on Twitter... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Looks like James Reuben has been talking? Got friends at the Financial Times it seems. Set for an executive role at NUFC according to the papers. Also, his friend at QPR Amit Bhatia commented on an article about the Reuben brothers buying NUFC but deleted it. James Reuben also just started to follow NUFC on Twitter... ... And then Mike Ashley said no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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