madras Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 This #cans nonsense is getting on my tits. fwiw i was using it ironically You're supposed to drink them not use them ironically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Absolutely mental that anyone would come to these conclusions. I'm convinced this will fall through. Convinced by what? You're not. You think it will fall through because it's the most Newcastle thing to happen, which isn't based on anything going on right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Its the drip feeding of stuff that is deliberate and frustrating. I think the Qatari's know what they are doing here and want to promulgate as much negativity to this as possible Yep. They know it’s pretty much going to happen, just causing as much shite as possible. The bidding war for the TV rights should be interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Silent Face Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 You've put up with Mike Ashley for over 13 years at this point even if it's another 13 days just calm down, stockpile more #cans and #wait Nobody's bothered about waiting, we're bothered about it falling through. The longer it goes on for, the more likely that is to happen. At this stage, with the new information from yesterday, it's fairly likely. Exactly. There is obviously some reason why it hasn't been approved yet, there is clearly something they aren't happy with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Absolutely mental that anyone would come to these conclusions. I'm convinced this will fall through. Convinced by what? You're not. You think it will fall through because it's the most Newcastle thing to happen, which isn't based on anything going on right now. Well aside from us, nobody wants it. Literally every other club, pundit and fan wants this to fail. Not because its us, but because they don't want another rich club and because they genuinely don't want the Saudis involved in the league either. The piracy concerns are genuine, and that could put a spanner in the works depending on what has been handed to the PL. Likewise, the Sheff Utd conflict of interests thing could be used against us. It's pretty fucking obvious that if the PL want to block this, there's some ammunition around for them to do so. And they will be under enormous pressure from all the people listed above to do just that. I think our only hope was that it went through quickly. Now that it hasn't and that furore has gathered around it in all quarters, I think our chances diminish every day. And those days keep ticking by. I'd be delighted to be wrong, utterly overjoyed. But I am at this stage convinced this will fall flat on its face, yet another in our catalogue of times something nice nearly happened. So yeah a tiny bit "Most Newcastle thing to happen", but largely based on what I'm observing. This will fail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Why would a longer period of time make it more likely to fall through? If they desired to bin it off then that's pretty easy to do no need to drag it out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 You've put up with Mike Ashley for over 13 years at this point even if it's another 13 days just calm down, stockpile more #cans and #wait Nobody's bothered about waiting, we're bothered about it falling through. The longer it goes on for, the more likely that is to happen. At this stage, with the new information from yesterday, it's fairly likely. Exactly. There is obviously some reason why it hasn't been approved yet, there is clearly something they aren't happy with. Or their product broadcast to hundreds of millions is in disarray because of a global pandemic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Why would a longer period of time make it more likely to fall through? If they desired to bin it off then that's pretty easy to do no need to drag it out. Because as time goes by, they're getting more "evidence" sent to them. Some of that will be utter bullshit, but some of it might stick. More time passing is a bad thing because there's more chance of something genuinely damaging landing with the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 The genuinely damaging stuff will have been the first stuff that went to the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooonDoom Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Not suggesting this would happen or would be at all a good idea. Just burning time. What would happen if they just decided to transfer the ownership of the club without waiting for the result? Transferring ownership is a legal legal issue so the premier league can not block it. I guess they could kick us out of the league? I know this is a stupid idea and I'm not suggesting it. I'm just curious. The only reason I started thinking about it was this line - "When a club intends to appoint a new director, or complete a takeover, they must inform the Premier League at least ten working days before the director is anticipated to be appointed". We've done that right? It's not really our fault they've pissed around for 4-5 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Absolutely mental that anyone would come to these conclusions. I'm convinced this will fall through. Convinced by what? You're not. You think it will fall through because it's the most Newcastle thing to happen, which isn't based on anything going on right now. Well aside from us, nobody wants it. Literally every other club, pundit and fan wants this to fail. Not because its us, but because they don't want another rich club and because they genuinely don't want the Saudis involved in the league either. The piracy concerns are genuine, and that could put a spanner in the works depending on what has been handed to the PL. Likewise, the Sheff Utd conflict of interests thing could be used against us. It's pretty fucking obvious that if the PL want to block this, there's some ammunition around for them to do so. And they will be under enormous pressure from all the people listed above to do just that. I think our only hope was that it went through quickly. Now that it hasn't and that furore has gathered around it in all quarters, I think our chances diminish every day. And those days keep ticking by. I'd be delighted to be wrong, utterly overjoyed. But I am at this stage convinced this will fall flat on its face, yet another in our catalogue of times something nice nearly happened. So yeah a tiny bit "Most Newcastle thing to happen", but largely based on what I'm observing. This will fail. These are all genuine concerns, despite the majority laughing at anyone expressing these views. As you say, time will tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Have we heard from the peeping tom yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Are the people in here who still are 100% confident this will pass, genuinely not at all concerned that this could be rejected? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Absolutely mental that anyone would come to these conclusions. I'm convinced this will fall through. Convinced by what? You're not. You think it will fall through because it's the most Newcastle thing to happen, which isn't based on anything going on right now. Well aside from us, nobody wants it. Literally every other club, pundit and fan wants this to fail. Not because its us, but because they don't want another rich club and because they genuinely don't want the Saudis involved in the league either. The piracy concerns are genuine, and that could put a spanner in the works depending on what has been handed to the PL. Likewise, the Sheff Utd conflict of interests thing could be used against us. It's pretty fucking obvious that if the PL want to block this, there's some ammunition around for them to do so. And they will be under enormous pressure from all the people listed above to do just that. I think our only hope was that it went through quickly. Now that it hasn't and that furore has gathered around it in all quarters, I think our chances diminish every day. And those days keep ticking by. I'd be delighted to be wrong, utterly overjoyed. But I am at this stage convinced this will fall flat on its face, yet another in our catalogue of times something nice nearly happened. So yeah a tiny bit "Most Newcastle thing to happen", but largely based on what I'm observing. This will fail. These are all genuine concerns, despite the majority laughing at anyone expressing these views. As you say, time will tell. The Government want it and I'd guess for financial reasons the Premier League want it. Some of the clubs probably don't so where does the power lie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 It seems typical to me that it could end up that Newcastle could miss out on massive investment from the middle east twice in my lifetime, first Mansour and now this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Are the people in here who still are 100% confident this will pass, genuinely not at all concerned that this could be rejected? Not one bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I’m concerned now, but just by the delay really. I expect it to go through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 consider this theory a person definitely not high just came up with - beIN are useful puppets here, designed to drive SA into purchasing broadcasting rights at exorbitant prices as revenge for this petty time-wasting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Are the people in here who still are 100% confident this will pass, genuinely not at all concerned that this could be rejected? Not one bit Wish I had your confidence ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 This cant fall through because of dodgy tv streams, all the countries in have visited for my hols over the past 20 year have bars full of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Are the people in here who still are 100% confident this will pass, genuinely not at all concerned that this could be rejected? Jesus, yes man, everyone is concerned this could fail, of course we all are. You're such a worrier though, everything is doom and gloom! We'll all be gutted because we're on the cusp of something incredible for this club and potentially the city as well. Sometimes it's best to ignore the news or forum for a day or so for a mental break, it's very taxing and so many knickers are getting twisted and beds dampened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Have we heard from the peeping tom yet? Mike[/member] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 This cant fall through because of dodgy tv streams, all the countries in have visited for my hols over the past 20 year have bars full of them As does the UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Are the people in here who still are 100% confident this will pass, genuinely not at all concerned that this could be rejected? I'm literally 100% confident this is happening. Just a waiting game. I'm frustrated by the time it's taking, don't get me wrong, but it's definitely happening like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Are the people in here who still are 100% confident this will pass, genuinely not at all concerned that this could be rejected? Jesus, yes man, everyone is concerned this could fail, of course we all are. You're such a worrier though, everything is doom and gloom! We'll all be gutted because we're on the cusp of something incredible for this club and potentially the city as well. Sometimes it's best to ignore the news or forum for a day or so for a mental break, it's very taxing and so many knickers are getting twisted and beds dampened. Worried is probably the wrong word, I just want to know either way to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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