Guest reefatoon Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Bein Jacobs. Find it hard to believe that Ashley and a member club would put out a statement asserting the bid was formally rejected if it just simply wasn't the case Exactly, Jacobs is making no sense there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Bein Jacobs. Find it hard to believe that Ashley and a member club would put out a statement asserting the bid was formally rejected if it just simply wasn't the case Yeah, it's been rejected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Ah, I had missed this thread. Welcome back everybody. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosenrot Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 The Premier League clubs could vote to fund any legal battle, correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Didn’t masters say/hint at in a letter to someone (khashoggi‘s widow maybe) that PIF were a separate entity. Pretty damning evidence that minds were changed if that’s the case Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Bein Jacobs. Find it hard to believe that Ashley and a member club would put out a statement asserting the bid was formally rejected if it just simply wasn't the case Are you saying you can't believe that Mike Ashley would try to mislead people ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenC Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Bein Jacobs. Find it hard to believe that Ashley and a member club would put out a statement asserting the bid was formally rejected if it just simply wasn't the case Are you saying you can't believe that Mike Ashley would try to mislead people ? No, I'm saying it would be fucking stupid to say the PL had formally rejected the deal if they actually hadn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robster Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Bein Jacobs. Find it hard to believe that Ashley and a member club would put out a statement asserting the bid was formally rejected if it just simply wasn't the case Are you saying you can't believe that Mike Ashley would try to mislead people ? No, I'm saying it would be fucking stupid to say the PL had formally rejected the deal if they actually hadn't That's fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 godfatheriii.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Seems pretty obvious like. PIF announced their withdrawal, but it's the club who informs the league of a takeover and the club who officially withdraws. The club didnt withdraw and kept at it. The Premier League mentioned PIF withdrawing in statements as a easy answer to public questions as they continued to argue with the club on the quiet. Now they've finally had to make a decision. Jacobs is either being deliberately obtuse or he's thick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosenrot Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Why on earth were they confident it would go through? I want this magical confidence machine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Best thing about this announcement for me is the fact that the pricks who were buzzing off constantly telling everyone that the deal was dead and buried were wrong. My view was that they probably were talking in the background but they wouldn’t find a way to get it passed as the PL wouldn’t budge on their stance and that’s proven to be the case, It’s now been officially rejected. I don’t get the crowing of the ‘it’s still on’ crowd. Bar a lengthy court case or appeal process at this moment the deal has been rejected. Dead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Get fucked, Bein Jacobs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Why on earth were they confident it would go through? I want this magical confidence machine. Give me a moment, I'll call and ask. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Why on earth were they confident it would go through? I want this magical confidence machine. I’d use it purely to crack on to most of the women I follow on Instagram. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 So after the fallout from the last time they’ve resubmitted the deal and it’s gone to shit again!? Great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I'm trying to interpret what George is saying here. Is he saying that they were quietly getting things done behind the scenes but Ashley has fucked it all with his statement ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenC Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Man, i was just about to get some sleep as well. Will be up until 3 reading worthless speculation from all quarters now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 No lying detector test needed here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Man, i was just about to get some sleep as well. Will be up until 3 reading worthless speculation from all quarters now Aye back in that dreaded cycle for at least a few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Ah, I had missed this thread. Welcome back everybody. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Frankly I think the whole thing is theatre from all parties: PL don't want to be seen as being complicit in "sportswashing" so they couldn't approve. An immediate rejection ran the risk of being resolved before the season started and we would have become too strong. A deal was struck between PL, PIF, Stavely, RB, NUFC et al that the PL would dawde until it was too late and then reject However, the deal also outlined that the PL would now hand over (guaranteed) approval to the appeals committee, an even more opaque and impenetrable group/process, thus saving face The Big Six shadow cabal has approved this plan of action and the 2020/2021 season script setting up for NUFC ascension is wild. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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