Robster Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 It's a very fair piece on the whole. The Bigg Market line was awful Has he ever been massively critical of Ashley in the past ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Genuinely as excited about refurbing the stadium & training ground as anything else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I’ve definitely seen him on Sunday Supplement at times and he’s been critical of Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 It's a very fair piece on the whole. The Bigg Market line was awful Has he ever been massively critical of Ashley in the past ? Think he has been very critical, aye. Was critical about the furloughing thing when that happened too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Finding it hard not to get excited tbh. Absolutely. I hope something organic remains because I've never felt envy of thy elite clubs, and not out of simply being contrary, either. My envy has been towards those clubs who've wanted to better themselves within their means. But you can't help but read stuff like that and think, wow. That article in the Daily Fail talking about their plans, christ. That's the one. ⬇️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest godzilla Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Saudi's plot to turn Newcastle into a global powerhouse as investment fund boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan enters final stages of becoming Magpies chairman amid £300m takeover Newcastle are set for a dramatic overhaul with the club set for a new ownership The Saudi sovereign wealth fund is poised for a £300million takeover of the club Fund boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan is now in the final stages of becoming chairman The Saudi-backed consortium plan to take the club to the Champions League Saudi fund boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan is in the final stages of taking over as chairman of Newcastle United, sources told Sportsmail. The head of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund is poised to become the public face of the club as part of the £300million takeover of Newcastle from retail tycoon Mike Ashley. Al-Rumayyan is one of the most powerful men in Saudi Arabia as chairman of Saudi Aramco, the biggest oil company in the world, and governor of the Public Investment Fund (PIF). He must now pass the detailed checks of his fitness to run the club conducted by the Premier League. The approval of the new board is expected to take several weeks. The Saudi-backed consortium has sent a 350-page document detailing their financial plans for the club to the Premier League. The document outlines audacious plans to pump hundreds of millions into Newcastle in a bid to create a club capable of competing in the Champions League. The document outlines fresh investment over a series of three-year stages, new commercial sponsorships and plans for the day-to-day management of the club. The new owners want to revamp Newcastle's stadium, while buying star players and training younger players to try to create sustained success. The club will be part-owned by the PIF, financier Amanda Staveley and property tycoons David and Simon Reuben. PIF will own 80 per cent, with Staveley and the Reuben brothers both taking 10 per cent. Staveley conducted face-to-face meetings with Ashley to thrash out the details before the coronavirus lockdown. Discussions picked up in recent weeks when Ashley dropped the asking price from £340m to £300m after the coronavirus pandemic took off. The payment for the club will be made entirely in cash despite earlier reports of a debt-fuelled deal. The Saudi-led consortium had considered a bid for Chelsea but could not justify paying £3.5bn. Sources said owner Roman Abramovich was asking for £2.2bn for the club, which also needed a £1.3bn investment to build a new stadium. The bidders preferred the prospect of generating significant profit by turning around Newcastle to create a brand to challenge Chelsea. The Saudi owners are aware they must answer some tough questions around the human rights record of their home country. Amnesty International have raised concerns over abuses conducted during the regime led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. As chairman of the Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Al-Rumayyan controls assets worth about £260bn. He also led the world's largest ever share sale last year when Saudi Aramco kicked off an initial public offering on the Saudi Tadawul stock exchange. Aramco holds a monopoly on oil in Saudi Arabia, producing more than 10million barrels of crude oil a day and accounting for 10 per cent of global demand. Al-Rumayyan courted international investors for the share sale as part of the Crown Prince's plans to shift his country away from oil dependency and develop other areas of the economy. The bid to buy Newcastle is the next part of that plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Did Mike Ashley submit plans to the Premier League about what he was going to do? Can’t imagine it looked good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest godzilla Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 It's a very fair piece on the whole. The Bigg Market line was awful Has he ever been massively critical of Ashley in the past ? Think he has been very critical, aye. Was critical about the furloughing thing when that happened too Don't mind people having a view. Just a shame he didn't have this view on Man City, Sheff United, his own paper doing business with the Saudi government, going to the Joshua fight. No mention of anything then and he has been reminded of all this by quite a few on his twitter feed also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Awaiting the Crown Prince’s “first foray into the Bigg market on a Saturday night “ Such a tired, patronising statement Yeah the Bigg Market reference is a great one for whince-worthy toe-curlin' these days. If someone's referencing it without irony, it's hopelessly out of date. If its being used purely as a trope/cliche for cliche's sake, then, urgh, cool writing bro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Big market is more or less shut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Big market is more or less shut That's what a lockdown does tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Praise Allah for COVID-19. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Awaiting the Crown Prince’s “first foray into the Bigg market on a Saturday night “ Such a tired, patronising statement The way he uses someone's murder to facilitate a sly dig at Joelinton is really poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 "But Sheffield United" is proper triggering me at the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Finding it hard not to get excited tbh. Absolutely. I hope something organic remains because I've never felt envy of thy elite clubs, and not out of simply being contrary, either. My envy has been towards those clubs who've wanted to better themselves within their means. But you can't help but read stuff like that and think, wow. Yeah, my envy stretches as far as Leicester, wolves and at times Bournemouth. Not once have citeh or chelsea made me said about our situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Well that all sounds hugely impressive. Get this ball rolling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 When I see Man City and Chelsea before them, I think “we’ll they’re good, but they’re cheating”. I’m sure I’d feel the same if it was us. I’d enjoy it, but also have that feeling in the back of my mind. That said, it’s not our fault that football is rigged so you need a billionaire to win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Not particularly looking forward to our new circular badge, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Bless him, he's just typing what Mail wrote isn't he. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 So this is how it’s going to be from now on? We’re going to be the newest team to hate in the league. Fun times ahead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Just goes to show how huge Man utd and Liverpool are Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 When I see Man City and Chelsea before them, I think “we’ll they’re good, but they’re cheating”. I’m sure I’d feel the same if it was us. I’d enjoy it, but also have that feeling in the back of my mind. That said, it’s not our fault that football is rigged so you need a billionaire to win. we already had a billionaire, who had rafa as a coach, and a full house 50k every home game. just competing would have been fine for most of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 When I see Man City and Chelsea before them, I think “we’ll they’re good, but they’re cheating”. I’m sure I’d feel the same if it was us. I’d enjoy it, but also have that feeling in the back of my mind. That said, it’s not our fault that football is rigged so you need a billionaire to win. we already had a billionaire, who had rafa as a coach, and a full house 50k every home game. just competing would have been fine for most of us. Sure, what I meant was you need to spend a vast amount of money to compete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhtoon Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Article from the same journalist who defended the presence of the AJ-Ruiz fight in Saudi. Who wrote it? The article is bang on It's really not, with this section being the shittest: "City employ the best coach in the world and play the most beautiful football many of us have ever seen in this country and therefore our attitude towards the regime in the UAE starts to soften. Sports reporters like me say we are separating the beauty of the football from the regime that is financing it but the cunning of sportswashing lies in the fact that by reporting on the enchantment of the entertainment City provide, we are creating a subliminal link to the state that has facilitated that entertainment. By doing our job, we are doing their bidding, too." I spare no thought to the regime in UAE when City do well, never mind my attitude softening. And as for subliminal messaging - WTF is he going on about. I'm not saying the underlying point doesn't have merit, but that article is utter drivel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonjam88 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Praise Allah for COVID-19. What a fucking stupid thing to say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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