mouldy_uk Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Love a wrestling/NUFC crossover like Mike Ashley has entered the arena Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 It's a complete farce. What this clownshoes show has demonstrated is that the PL 'test' is simply a gateway deciding who can and can't play in their sandpit with the PL board as the tosser bouncers we all know and love. Fuck them and their 'competition'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Getting the overriding impression this was just a typical gung-ho PR move by Ashley Coming off the back of a successful week in the transfer window, what better way to misdirect fans attention away from his failings as an owner than attack the Premier League Why would he need to do that? The PL have already given him the perfect excuse for staying on and running us on a shoestring budget. If he says nothing he's already £17 million up from where he started before the takeover bid. Not really sure what your logic is there. It's a perfect excuse for if things go pear shaped this season for him to purely blame the PL for everything now instead of his abysmal running of a club, last night's statement was reinforces that now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Getting the overriding impression this was just a typical gung-ho PR move by Ashley Coming off the back of a successful week in the transfer window, what better way to misdirect fans attention away from his failings as an owner than attack the Premier League Why would he need to do that? The PL have already given him the perfect excuse for staying on and running us on a shoestring budget. If he says nothing he's already £17 million up from where he started before the takeover bid. Not really sure what your logic is there. It's a perfect excuse for if things go pear shaped this season for him to purely blame the PL for everything now instead of his abysmal running of a club, last night's statement was reinforces that now. Pretty much, not to mention he's also publicly aligned with the fans over perceived failings in how the Premier League have handled it all, which has gone down a storm, at least on social media Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 “We didn’t say no but we wouldn’t say yes”. Is that not the very definition of rejected like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I don't want to defend the PL, but the rules do say if you want to be a "Director" you've got to sign a declaration that A, B, C are true, x, y, and z aren't true, and you're going to play by the PL rules. I can't imagine the PIF were like "sure thing, let me just go get MBS's sig on that real quick". But he's the head of the board of the PIF and just about all of the other members of the board are government Ministers, so it's not like they aren't literally in control of the PIF. But, to be clear, fuck the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Getting the overriding impression this was just a typical gung-ho PR move by Ashley Coming off the back of a successful week in the transfer window, what better way to misdirect fans attention away from his failings as an owner than attack the Premier League Why would he need to do that? The PL have already given him the perfect excuse for staying on and running us on a shoestring budget. If he says nothing he's already £17 million up from where he started before the takeover bid. Not really sure what your logic is there. It's a perfect excuse for if things go pear shaped this season for him to purely blame the PL for everything now instead of his abysmal running of a club, last night's statement was reinforces that now. He doesn't really need any excuses, he's been running the club his own way for a decade and never felt the need to make any excuses. The PL have already given him the perfect excuse to run it even more stingily by blocking his attempt to sell the club. Why on earth would he need to pipe up now? This is the Covid- era let's not forget, he already has every excuse to tighten the purse strings further. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Getting the overriding impression this was just a typical gung-ho PR move by Ashley Coming off the back of a successful week in the transfer window, what better way to misdirect fans attention away from his failings as an owner than attack the Premier League Why would he need to do that? The PL have already given him the perfect excuse for staying on and running us on a shoestring budget. If he says nothing he's already £17 million up from where he started before the takeover bid. Not really sure what your logic is there. It's a perfect excuse for if things go pear shaped this season for him to purely blame the PL for everything now instead of his abysmal running of a club, last night's statement was reinforces that now. Pretty much, not to mention he's also publicly aligned with the fans over perceived failings in how the Premier League have handled it all, which has gone down a storm, at least on social media The ultimate Bishop PR masterstroke ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I don't want to defend the PL, but the rules do say if you want to be a "Director" you've got to sign a declaration that A, B, C are true, x, y, and z aren't true, and you're going to play by the PL rules. I can't imagine the PIF were like "sure thing, let me just go get MBS's sig on that real quick". But he's the head of the board of the PIF and just about all of the other members of the board are government Ministers, so it's not like they aren't literally in control of the PIF. But, to be clear, fuck the PL. Pretty sure Man City's board are made up of similar signatories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cheesy Beans Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 MA absolutely wants to get out right now like. He’s as desperate for this deal to go through as much as we are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Getting the overriding impression this was just a typical gung-ho PR move by Ashley Coming off the back of a successful week in the transfer window, what better way to misdirect fans attention away from his failings as an owner than attack the Premier League Why would he need to do that? The PL have already given him the perfect excuse for staying on and running us on a shoestring budget. If he says nothing he's already £17 million up from where he started before the takeover bid. Not really sure what your logic is there. It's a perfect excuse for if things go pear shaped this season for him to purely blame the PL for everything now instead of his abysmal running of a club, last night's statement was reinforces that now. Pretty much, not to mention he's also publicly aligned with the fans over perceived failings in how the Premier League have handled it all, which has gone down a storm, at least on social media The ultimate Bishop PR masterstroke ? What? Do you think he secretly had a deal with the PL to reject the bid so he could continue to own the club and run it badly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 So are we still Team Ashley or has that ship sailed again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Getting the overriding impression this was just a typical gung-ho PR move by Ashley Coming off the back of a successful week in the transfer window, what better way to misdirect fans attention away from his failings as an owner than attack the Premier League Why would he need to do that? The PL have already given him the perfect excuse for staying on and running us on a shoestring budget. If he says nothing he's already £17 million up from where he started before the takeover bid. Not really sure what your logic is there. It's a perfect excuse for if things go pear shaped this season for him to purely blame the PL for everything now instead of his abysmal running of a club, last night's statement was reinforces that now. Pretty much, not to mention he's also publicly aligned with the fans over perceived failings in how the Premier League have handled it all, which has gone down a storm, at least on social media The ultimate Bishop PR masterstroke ? What? Do you think he secretly had a deal with the PL to reject the bid so he could continue to own the club and run it badly? People have gone bonkers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Getting the overriding impression this was just a typical gung-ho PR move by Ashley Coming off the back of a successful week in the transfer window, what better way to misdirect fans attention away from his failings as an owner than attack the Premier League Why would he need to do that? The PL have already given him the perfect excuse for staying on and running us on a shoestring budget. If he says nothing he's already £17 million up from where he started before the takeover bid. Not really sure what your logic is there. It's a perfect excuse for if things go pear shaped this season for him to purely blame the PL for everything now instead of his abysmal running of a club, last night's statement was reinforces that now. Pretty much, not to mention he's also publicly aligned with the fans over perceived failings in how the Premier League have handled it all, which has gone down a storm, at least on social media The ultimate Bishop PR masterstroke ? What? Do you think he secretly had a deal with the PL to reject the bid so he could continue to own the club and run it badly? Nah, but it's not unthinkable that he's used the opportunity to generate some good PR for himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I don't want to defend the PL, but the rules do say if you want to be a "Director" you've got to sign a declaration that A, B, C are true, x, y, and z aren't true, and you're going to play by the PL rules. I can't imagine the PIF were like "sure thing, let me just go get MBS's sig on that real quick". But he's the head of the board of the PIF and just about all of the other members of the board are government Ministers, so it's not like they aren't literally in control of the PIF. But, to be clear, fuck the PL. Pretty sure Man City's board are made up of similar signatories. Could well be. And if, for example, there are people that the PL could have legitimately said were/are Man City directors, but didn't require declarations of, etc., then maybe there's a case to be made that they've been wrongfully arbitrary and capricious in their application of the test. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Noticed wraith was confident all the way thru now saying it’s over. He's clearly been told by Staveley that it's done now......clearly PIF don't fancy another round of humiliations from the PL by appealing the decision. The fat lady has sung. Was it Jo, or Katy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon No9 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 So the PL says they haven't rejected it. And then says it's wrong to say it was Masters decision, and that it was all the board members decision. So have they rejected it or not? Can't see this will go through if they can't even agree if it's rejected or not! CLOWNS!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Journalism in this country and at a regional level is just dire. Not an investigative bone in their body. The Premier League say they haven't rejected the takeover but the process is so Opaque that no-one even knows the basics of the process. Simple questions just aren't asked. PL is never challenged on the answers they give. For example. 1. Can the premier league confirm how it is notified about a potential takeover and the process should begin. Is from the owner of the club in question or the buyers? 2. Once process has started, how is communication handled, is it between the PL and the club (which pass on details to the buyer) only or is it with both the buyer and seller? 3. If its just between the PL and Club, did NUFC at any point notify you that the takeover bid was withdrawn and the O&D process be stopped. 4. If NUFC have not notified the PL the process should be stopped, then why has it been? 5. If a buyer doesn't supply the information requested or agree with what is being asked(remember we are over 4-5 months now) at what point does the PL say, information is insufficient etc and therefore a decision is made that the takeover can not go ahead. 6. O&D tests cost money so surely there should be guidelines on how long a process can take and a decision will always be reached. Does the PL recognise this otherwise a take-over could last years and what happened if another buyer comes in? etc etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Ashley has went personal with his attack. Seems a strange thing to do without him having some proof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 So the PL says they haven't rejected it. And then says it's wrong to say it was Masters decision, and that it was all the board members decision. So have they rejected it or not? Can't see this will go through if they can't even agree if it's rejected or not! CLOWNS!!! They didn’t accept the bid from the ‘entities’ put forward...that’s rejecting the bid no matter how the PL try buttering it up like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Ashley has went personal with his attack. Seems a strange thing to do without him having some proof. Yeah, you can't make a statement like that without having something to back it up otherwise it just sounds like a rant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Getting the overriding impression this was just a typical gung-ho PR move by Ashley Coming off the back of a successful week in the transfer window, what better way to misdirect fans attention away from his failings as an owner than attack the Premier League Why would he need to do that? The PL have already given him the perfect excuse for staying on and running us on a shoestring budget. If he says nothing he's already £17 million up from where he started before the takeover bid. Not really sure what your logic is there. It's a perfect excuse for if things go pear shaped this season for him to purely blame the PL for everything now instead of his abysmal running of a club, last night's statement was reinforces that now. Pretty much, not to mention he's also publicly aligned with the fans over perceived failings in how the Premier League have handled it all, which has gone down a storm, at least on social media The ultimate Bishop PR masterstroke ? What? Do you think he secretly had a deal with the PL to reject the bid so he could continue to own the club and run it badly? Was tongue in cheek but no, the comment wasn't about a deal with the PL, more at the thought that he's used the situation to get the fans back on his side and to make the PL the bad guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cheesy Beans Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 The takeover has been rejected in the same sense as in June. The consortium went back with MA again, but the PL have said the same thing (as per their letter) that they are still not satisfied PIF and KSA are separate entities. Therefore it is a rejection, albeit not a formal rejection which can be appealed. MA believes he can take legal action as the PL have not acted appropriately (or even made a decision). Basically, we’re exactly where we were at the end of July, but after a second attempt. PIF haven’t said they’re walking away this time, which is a slight positive. Only options available are to try and convince the PL for a third time or MA to take (or threaten) legal action and bully them into making a decision. MA expects the consortium to continue in the short term, but they (PIF) will walk away if this isn’t resolved one way or another soon. MA made the statement last night to fan the flames with the fans/media, get it out in the open that the second attempt has failed and set the scene for his hard stance against the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
number9shirt Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 When masters mentioned the failed takeover in his interview yesterday he dug himself a massive hole because that comment was tantamount to official rejection. Sent from my motorola one using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon No9 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 So the PL says they haven't rejected it. And then says it's wrong to say it was Masters decision, and that it was all the board members decision. So have they rejected it or not? Can't see this will go through if they can't even agree if it's rejected or not! CLOWNS!!! They didn’t accept the bid from the ‘entities’ put forward...that’s rejecting the bid no matter how the PL try buttering it up like. PL saying “these decisions” were not made by Masters alone! Which decisions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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