GWN Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Well a few on here are done with Newcastle if it doesn’t go through by Friday, bet they aren’t It’s not happening this week , possibly not even next week , torture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 We should have a vote on what to argue about today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 They probably all playing FM when they should be working, like the rest of us. I'm Hearts, 3 points behind Rangers with 6 games to go, just got knocked out of the cup at the Semi-Final stage by Championship St Mirren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 We should have a vote on what to argue about today. What would be your suggestions out of interest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 They probably all playing FM when they should be working, like the rest of us. I'm Hearts, 3 points behind Rangers with 6 games to go, just got knocked out of the cup at the Semi-Final stage by Championship St Mirren https://www.newcastle-online.org/forum/index.php?topic=99850.1975 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 They probably all playing FM when they should be working, like the rest of us. I'm Hearts, 3 points behind Rangers with 6 games to go, just got knocked out of the cup at the Semi-Final stage by Championship St Mirren https://www.newcastle-online.org/forum/index.php?topic=99850.1975 Cheers, never even knew that existed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I bet Caulkin is sick of his life answering the same questions over and over again. Morons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 When people say the PL are busy sorting out the return of football as a priority ahead of the takeover, you can tell they're under the Ashley years doctrine of thinking every large organisation has a max of two senior officials running it and can therefore only deal with one thing at a time. Yeah Pretty sure they have different departments fully staffed and qualified in their respective roles. Exactly - Caulkin spoke about an "unexpected delay" - hardly lack of staff due to Covid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 When people say the PL are busy sorting out the return of football as a priority ahead of the takeover, you can tell they're under the Ashley years doctrine of thinking every large organisation has a max of two senior officials running it and can therefore only deal with one thing at a time. Yeah Pretty sure they have different departments fully staffed and qualified in their respective roles. Exactly - Caulkin spoke about an "unexpected delay" - hardly lack of staff due to Covid. You's lot are living on a different planet. Do you think the PL has a whole department dedicated to just takeovers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 There we go. Reassured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 It's already done, they just haven't announced it. Just ask The Sun: Image appeared in a story related to lower league takeovers. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/11537823/dennis-bergkamp-dirk-kuyt-henrik-larsson-club-takeover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunfootballfacebook030520&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1588508424 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 On a Mark Douglas tweet I read this morning about the digital town hall, one bloke was quite angrily dismissive of it, essentially saying it wasn't a true cross section of fans, it was just folks whose telephone numbers are known. I personally thought it was respectful and well done (albeit there was no actual debate or way to answer questions) and thought on the whole it captured the thoughts of some decent folk. The rest of my fellow forum members are way more knowledgeable than I am, did this Angry Twitter Random have a point? If so, which aspects of the fan base were not represented? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 On a Mark Douglas tweet I read this morning about the digital town hall, one bloke was quite angrily dismissive of it, essentially saying it wasn't a true cross section of fans, it was just folks whose telephone numbers are known. I personally thought it was respectful and well done (albeit there was no actual debate or way to answer questions) and thought on the whole it captured the thoughts of some decent folk. The rest of my forum members are way more knowledgeable than I am, did this Angry Twitter Random have a point? If so, which aspects of the fan base were not represented? I think I have an idea who that might be. Soopafans gutted they weren’t involved. I thought it was great tbh - a farcry from the Twitter gobshites I have in mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 It's already done, they just haven't announced it. Just ask The Sun: Image appeared in a story related to lower league takeovers. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/11537823/dennis-bergkamp-dirk-kuyt-henrik-larsson-club-takeover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunfootballfacebook030520&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1588508424 Aren't Man City owned my a sovereign wealth fund in part. I'm sure I read somewhere that their resources were similar to PIF (300bn odd) are just just showing Mansours wealth for dramatic effect there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 On a Mark Douglas tweet I read this morning about the digital town hall, one bloke was quite angrily dismissive of it, essentially saying it wasn't a true cross section of fans, it was just folks whose telephone numbers are known. I personally thought it was respectful and well done (albeit there was no actual debate or way to answer questions) and thought on the whole it captured the thoughts of some decent folk. The rest of my forum members are way more knowledgeable than I am, did this Angry Twitter Random have a point? If so, which aspects of the fan base were not represented? I think I have an idea who that might be. Soopafans gutted they weren’t involved. I thought it was great tbh - a farcry from the Twitter gobshites I have in mind. I don't tend to get into Twitter properly. If someone is involved in a subject I am interested in then I will check their tweets (eg Caulkin, Douglas etc) but I don't tend to get into any deep discussions on it so only have fleeting interaction with other twitter users. I'm totally shite at twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 As I said a while back, there is no way the Premier League will reject it. It's massive exposure for the league at a time when sport is at a complete standstill not to mention they'll have their arses sued by three different groups! Patience people! We've been DESPERATE for nearly 12 years to get rid of this pig so an extra week or whenever won't harm us! Not to mention I'd guess pressure from Government not to ostracise the Saudi regime which is looking to invest at a time like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bada Bing Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 The amount of research and documentation involved will be insane: adverse media checks, politically-exposed persons reports, financial crime, reviewing the commercial structure and track record of each legal entity involved...we know much of this is highly relevant in this bid. Hence the PL will be asking for further info and detailed mitigation on a lot of this. They will be taking legal and government advice. Its a significant undertaking especially as most parties have probably got bigger fish to fry right now. Politically exposed persons and adverse media will be the PL's main concern, but ultimately money talks and if they get sufficient assurances they will give the green light, especially in the absence of any real government backing. With the heightened scrutiny and opposition, they will want to ensure the process is a rigorous and comprehensive as it can be within the rules , short of actually blocking it. My opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 When people say the PL are busy sorting out the return of football as a priority ahead of the takeover, you can tell they're under the Ashley years doctrine of thinking every large organisation has a max of two senior officials running it and can therefore only deal with one thing at a time. Yeah Pretty sure they have different departments fully staffed and qualified in their respective roles. Exactly - Caulkin spoke about an "unexpected delay" - hardly lack of staff due to Covid. You's lot are living on a different planet. Do you think the PL has a whole department dedicated to just takeovers? Do you think that would constitute an "unexpected" delay, that they only found out about last week? You lot are living on a different planet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 It seems to all boil down to how reliable his sources are. It doesn't really bare thinking about about what happened 2 1/2 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 It seems to all boil down to how reliable his sources are. It doesn't really bare thinking about about what happened 2 1/2 years ago. His source is almost certainly Stavely or someone very close to her, considering he’s the one journalist who interviewed her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Plus we have far more evidence this is a goer, as opposed to any previous takeover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 It seems to all boil down to how reliable his sources are. It doesn't really bare thinking about about what happened 2 1/2 years ago. His source is almost certainly Stavely or someone very close to her, considering he’s the one journalist who interviewed her. Yep, it was last time also though. She led him to believe she was going to buy us, then the next thing was Ashley's "timewaster" statement. I hope its a happier ending this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Out of curiosity, how many PL club takeovers have happened in the last 10 years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 When people say the PL are busy sorting out the return of football as a priority ahead of the takeover, you can tell they're under the Ashley years doctrine of thinking every large organisation has a max of two senior officials running it and can therefore only deal with one thing at a time. Yeah Pretty sure they have different departments fully staffed and qualified in their respective roles. Exactly - Caulkin spoke about an "unexpected delay" - hardly lack of staff due to Covid. You's lot are living on a different planet. Do you think the PL has a whole department dedicated to just takeovers? At what point have I, or indeed anyone who quoted and replied to my post, said that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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