George Bailey Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Speaking to Rangers fans at work etc. More about hs deal for their sports naming rights and merchandise. They were absolutely solid in their actions relating to that. Don't think we can claim the same at all in respects of actions re merchandise. Which could/should have been an easy one. Mind you speaking to some Celtic fans up here now and they are all cockahoop at the thought he may get more involved with Rangers now. The bitterness and hatred is something to behold...or not maybe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prefabtoon Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Daily Mail today. Saudis £300m Newcastle takeover in turmoil: Potential new owners face fresh questions about their human rights record, links to pirate TV and the potential influence they could have over Sheffield United's owner Newcastle's £300m Saudi-led takeover will face renewed scrutiny this week Human rights concerns have already been raised over the new Saudi owners Fresh questions have also been raised over the influence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman might have over Sheffield United Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Looks like a rehash of last week's news to get clicks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Daily Mail today. Saudis £300m Newcastle takeover in turmoil: Potential new owners face fresh questions about their human rights record, links to pirate TV and the potential influence they could have over Sheffield United's owner Newcastle's £300m Saudi-led takeover will face renewed scrutiny this week Human rights concerns have already been raised over the new Saudi owners Fresh questions have also been raised over the influence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman might have over Sheffield United Nothing sounds fresh to me . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Daily Mail today. Saudis £300m Newcastle takeover in turmoil: Potential new owners face fresh questions about their human rights record, links to pirate TV and the potential influence they could have over Sheffield United's owner Newcastle's £300m Saudi-led takeover will face renewed scrutiny this week Human rights concerns have already been raised over the new Saudi owners Fresh questions have also been raised over the influence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman might have over Sheffield United Fabricated. They have NOTHING new to write about so - heyho - why not write some more (duplicated) DRIVEL !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Daily Mail today. Saudis £300m Newcastle takeover in turmoil: Potential new owners face fresh questions about their human rights record, links to pirate TV and the potential influence they could have over Sheffield United's owner Newcastle's £300m Saudi-led takeover will face renewed scrutiny this week Human rights concerns have already been raised over the new Saudi owners Fresh questions have also been raised over the influence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman might have over Sheffield United That was in their article yesterday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 It's not today. It's two days old they just keep re tweeting it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The test has nothing to do with human rights. Won't get blocked because of it ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 We filthy rich yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The Mail have been blasting out negative stories non stop. Fuck em. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The fit and proper owners test contains nothing about human rights. If they blocked it on those grounds they would face legal action. If it can be proven that our new prospective owners are DIRECTLY involved in content piracy then there might be a case for blocking it there, but if they're not directly involved, it has nothing to do with the fit and proper owners test. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Fucking hell, but every single second is dragging. Wasn't it Albert Einstein who explained the theory of relativity thusly: "An hour in the company of a beautiful woman will feel like a minute, but a minute waiting for the PL director's test will feel like an hour". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I'm firmly of the opinion that what has kept our stadium so close to capacity over the years is the location. Definitely, I’ve expressed the same on here. It’s a lot easier to fuck a match off if it’s on some industrial estate next to an IKEA, rather than the middle of a city centre, 5 mins from loads of bars and a night out Said this for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I'm firmly of the opinion that what has kept our stadium so close to capacity over the years is the location. Definitely, I’ve expressed the same on here. It’s a lot easier to fuck a match off if it’s on some industrial estate next to an IKEA, rather than the middle of a city centre, 5 mins from loads of bars and a night out Said this for years. So what explains our (certainly when I was still going) extraordinary away support, when clearly the opposite is true, considering our fans have got to travel much further than any others? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Fucking hell, but every single second is dragging. Wasn't it Albert Einstein who explained the theory of relativity thusly: "An hour in the company of a beautiful woman will feel like a minute, but a minute waiting for the PL director's test will feel like an hour". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prefabtoon Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Newcastle’s Saudi buyers facing fit and proper person test. This test only failed by three people ever… LOUIS TOMLINSON - DONCASTER ROVERS DENNIS COLEMAN - ROTHERHAM UNITED STEPHEN VAUGHAN - CHESTER CITY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Gonna be a long torturous week on NO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I'm firmly of the opinion that what has kept our stadium so close to capacity over the years is the location. Definitely, I’ve expressed the same on here. It’s a lot easier to fuck a match off if it’s on some industrial estate next to an IKEA, rather than the middle of a city centre, 5 mins from loads of bars and a night out Said this for years. So what explains our (certainly when I was still going) extraordinary away support, when clearly the opposite is true, considering our fans have got to travel much further than any others? Away following is a completely different phenomenon and metric of measurement to home support. They are simply not comparable. We'll always have a good away following because we have a core of 5k who will follow us everywhere, and travel anywhere in the country, and a good amount of southern based fans for more distant trips. In terms of home numbers, you can undoubtedly attribute thousands who turn up simply because it's part of a weekend routine of drinking. Once you move that out of the city and make it more than a 10 minute walk from bars, loads of casual support will simply not bother, certainly during tougher times anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasman Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Newcastle’s Saudi buyers facing fit and proper person test. This test only failed by three people ever… LOUIS TOMLINSON - DONCASTER ROVERS DENNIS COLEMAN - ROTHERHAM UNITED STEPHEN VAUGHAN - CHESTER CITY What for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 If Shinawatra can pass it, anyone can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Newcastle’s Saudi buyers facing fit and proper person test. This test only failed by three people ever… LOUIS TOMLINSON - DONCASTER ROVERS DENNIS COLEMAN - ROTHERHAM UNITED STEPHEN VAUGHAN - CHESTER CITY What for? from wiki: In November 2009, Stephen Vaughan, then owner of Chester City, became the first owner to fail the test, after he was legally disqualified from being a director of any company. This was a result of VAT fraud as owner of Widnes Vikings rugby club. He transferred control of Chester to his son, Stephen Vaughan, Jr.[4] In March 2012, Rangers owner Craig Whyte was found not to be a fit and proper person as the result of an independent enquiry.[5] In June 2014, Louis Tomlinson, former footballer and member of the boy band One Direction, and John Ryan, businessman and previous Chairman of Doncaster Rovers, launched a bid to buy the club but one month later Ryan was found not to be a fit and proper person due to a lack of funding.[6] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I'm firmly of the opinion that what has kept our stadium so close to capacity over the years is the location. Definitely, I’ve expressed the same on here. It’s a lot easier to fuck a match off if it’s on some industrial estate next to an IKEA, rather than the middle of a city centre, 5 mins from loads of bars and a night out Said this for years. So what explains our (certainly when I was still going) extraordinary away support, when clearly the opposite is true, considering our fans have got to travel much further than any others? Away following is a completely different phenomenon and metric of measurement to home support. They are simply not comparable. We'll always have a good away following because we have a core of 5k who will follow us everywhere, and travel anywhere in the country, and a good amount of southern based fans for more distant trips. In terms of home numbers, you can undoubtedly attribute thousands who turn up simply because it's part of a weekend routine of drinking. Once you move that out of the city and make it more than a 10 minute walk from bars, loads of casual support will simply not bother, certainly during tougher times anyway. Newcastle is such a small city as well, with limited spending money in the population. Taking the fans out of the city centre would be massive. If anything the club should be embedding even further... bigger and better retail, bars you can use all week, plenty of options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Newcastle’s Saudi buyers facing fit and proper person test. This test only failed by three people ever… LOUIS TOMLINSON - DONCASTER ROVERS DENNIS COLEMAN - ROTHERHAM UNITED STEPHEN VAUGHAN - CHESTER CITY Wasn't there someone at Leeds failed but he was just stopped for 3 months? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The Southampton owner failed initially as well before passing a few months later Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Fucking hell, but every single second is dragging. Wasn't it Albert Einstein who explained the theory of relativity thusly: "An hour in the company of a beautiful woman will feel like a minute, but a minute waiting for the PL director's test will feel like an hour". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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