Kanj Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Most positive spin: Tests have passed, PL were going to announce. MA says not until the money has transferred. I’m on this ship! Ha! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Maybe Mike Ashley is waiting for a money transfer from the Saudis? I was thinking the same. There was earlier news about announcement after the money transfer process is done? Makes no sense for Ashley to make things difficult at this point. I think golfmag is reliable source, so just seems so weird. Hopefully this will finally be over this week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 It's going to be 25c of pure North East sunshine tomorrow and its my last day of work for 2 weeks. Perfect day for a takeover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 From what I understand it’s a public holiday in Saudi Arabia today as it’s Eid tomorrow. Eid starts today and runs until Monday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Golf Mags tweet makes no sense, but he's ITK so I trust it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 My cans (keg) are back in the fridge. I'm ready for this now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Golfmag hasn’t been on to confirm it’s his Twitter right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Golfmag hasn’t been on to confirm it’s his Twitter right? It is his twitter though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Most positive spin: Tests have passed, PL were going to announce. MA says not until the money has transferred. don't think the PL themselves would ever announce it, just goes through the club and allows the final steps of the takeover once its approved and an announcement on the club website probably when its done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Golfmag hasn’t been on to confirm it’s his Twitter right? It is his twitter though. Yeah, can tell it's him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Golfmag hasn’t been on to confirm it’s his Twitter right? It is his twitter though. Yeah, can tell it's him If you look closely it defo is him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though. I'm more pessimistic now than I was before, if its with Ashley then something will go wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Seems like there is some positivity about? Is there actually anything new? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Didn’t Caulkin say that any correspondence goes through the current owners first and they then have to contact the buyers ? He did. Which is fucking remarkable. Makes no sense on any level; commercial, moral, logistical or financial. Of course it makes sense. Ashley is a member and a "passed" (fuck knows how) director. PIF are not. The PL has a relationship and obligation to Ashley, not to whoever he's trying to sell to. Nah Chris what Minhosa is saying is that it doesn’t make sense for the club’s attorneys to be the middle person for questions directly related to the acquisition with respect to questions only PIF is able to answer. In theory if Barnes is forwarded or on these correspondence he could easily pass on information (breaking confidentiality) to someone not involved or competing to buy. In any case I’ve been on both sides of deals related to M&A and I’ve never in my life seen a process conducted like this - more so the league wanting clarification from PIF on something, so sends email to MA’s attorneys, and then those attorneys reach out to PIF and so on. That is not market practices imo. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though. I'm more pessimistic now than I was before, if its with Ashley then something will go wrong. Its not with Ashley, he's long passed deciding on owt, he's just waiting for his money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though. I'm more pessimistic now than I was before, if its with Ashley then something will go wrong. It’s a public holiday in Saudi id expect delays due to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though. I'm more pessimistic now than I was before, if its with Ashley then something will go wrong. Its not with Ashley, he's long passed deciding on owt, he's just waiting for his money. Except he's heard he'll get £50m more if he manages to cancel this and go with Mauriss... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though. I'm more pessimistic now than I was before, if its with Ashley then something will go wrong. Its not with Ashley, he's long passed deciding on owt, he's just waiting for his money. Except he's heard he'll get £50m more if he manages to cancel this and go with Mauriss... £10m more, surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Reads like #cans again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though. I'm more pessimistic now than I was before, if its with Ashley then something will go wrong. Its not with Ashley, he's long passed deciding on owt, he's just waiting for his money. Except he's heard he'll get £50m more if he manages to cancel this and go with Mauriss... £10m more, surely? Would Ashley really screw over some of the most powerful people on the planet at this stage for an extra £10m, I doubt it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Fingers crossed then. Not allowing myself to believe until it’s official though. I'm more pessimistic now than I was before, if its with Ashley then something will go wrong. Its not with Ashley, he's long passed deciding on owt, he's just waiting for his money. Except he's heard he'll get £50m more if he manages to cancel this and go with Mauriss... £10m more, surely? Would Ashley really screw over some of the most powerful people on the planet at this stage for an extra £10m, I doubt it. Which is why I don't think that's the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 “The last bid, the one from UAE, he’s a prince and he’s got £38bn or £100bn, all these numbers — well, why would you even care what you’re paying then? What difference would £10m either way make? You would want speed, you would want certainty, you would want the keys and to get on with it.” Ashleys quote from last years bid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 £10m or £50m, really is a massive gamble to try and stop this sale and go for another party. As we’ve seen so many times deals like this can fall through or stop due to unforeseen circumstances and the Mauriss bid is littered with question marks from the beginning. If you put all the legal ramifications and making an enemy of KSA to one side, there is still little benefit and huge risk in trying to swap the bidding party at this stage For the sake of a relatively small amount of money. it’s the most unlikely scenario I can imagine, though and I’m sure everyone is the same, you just wouldn’t bet against Ashley being so thick and stubborn to do it and it all blowing up in everyone’s faces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 You're all giving Ashley way too much credit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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