Elephant Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I’m sure Staveley and Ashley are doing all they can to lure PIF back - and that is why they haven’t withdrawn it from PL. PL has to make decision and legal actions will follow that. It’s reassuring that AS and MA are doing everything to get this done and it’s brilliant that fans are voicing their opinion about this. Hopefully Saudis see our support and give us one more chance. But I dont believe that they will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I agree it's all on Ashley now. PCP are gone and not coming back. Everything depends on whether Ashley can negotiate a deal with another buyer which I think is highly unlikely. 'He's here forever' has never sounded so relevant. It feels weird being in a situation where Ashley isn't the dick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Isn't the only dick you mean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 The takeover in 11 seconds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I’m sure Staveley and Ashley are doing all they can to lure PIF back - and that is why they haven’t withdrawn it from PL. PL has to make decision and legal actions will follow that. It’s reassuring that AS and MA are doing everything to get this done and it’s brilliant that fans are voicing their opinion about this. Hopefully Saudis see our support and give us one more chance. But I dont believe that they will. They can’t pass the test. This isn’t about convincing PIF to give us a chance. It’s 100% over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I agree it's all on Ashley now. PCP are gone and not coming back. Everything depends on whether Ashley can negotiate a deal with another buyer which I think is highly unlikely. 'He's here forever' has never sounded so relevant. Bold to predict we’ve heard the last of PCP - Staveley will be scrounging for new investors already. PIF are gone and gone, probably from English football for the foreseeable. It’s easy to imagine them buying an Italian or Spanish club, or even Marseille or Lyon to crush the everloving shit out of PSG. That's my feeling as well, although who knows how long it'll be. Wouldn't be surprised if the Reuben brothers are also involved again - it just depends on finding someone prepared to fund the biggest chunk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I agree it's all on Ashley now. PCP are gone and not coming back. Everything depends on whether Ashley can negotiate a deal with another buyer which I think is highly unlikely. 'He's here forever' has never sounded so relevant. It feels weird being in a situation where Ashley isn't the dick. Exactly. If we were wanting to challenge for honours, PIF was the answer. If you need someone to just be an utter cunt and make things as difficult as possible for the premier league, Mike is your man. After all this time, the bastard might come in handy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I agree it's all on Ashley now. PCP are gone and not coming back. Everything depends on whether Ashley can negotiate a deal with another buyer which I think is highly unlikely. 'He's here forever' has never sounded so relevant. It feels weird being in a situation where Ashley isn't the dick. Exactly. If we were wanting to challenge for honours, PIF was the answer. If you need someone to just be an utter cunt and make things as difficult as possible for the premier league, Mike is your man. After all this time, the bastard might come in handy. At this stage I don’t even care about challenging for honours. I’d settle for investment in the academy and training facilities, feeling some pride in the team attempting to improve, liking our manager (who isn’t constantly telling fans how our expectations are too high), seeing an attempt at improving each season, seeing an actual game plan on the pitch (even if it’s not always successful). Fuck the top 6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yorkie Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I agree it's all on Ashley now. PCP are gone and not coming back. Everything depends on whether Ashley can negotiate a deal with another buyer which I think is highly unlikely. 'He's here forever' has never sounded so relevant. It feels weird being in a situation where Ashley isn't the dick. (Not targeted at you) but I think it's important not to lose sight of the enemy, mind, particularly if there's any appetite left from the fans in terms of contributing to forcing a change. We're all devastated right now precisely because we're stuck with the dick. The Premier League has let us down enormously and if there's truth in them bowing to pressure from members of the existing elite, it exposes an alarming attitude towards competition from arguably the most important institution in the game in this country. That is a concern which goes beyond our own situation and is more fundamental: is the PL itself motivated to maintain the status quo of elite clubs? But even if that is true: clubs have shown as recently as this season that you can break down those barriers regardless of whatever forces may be working against you, providing you're well run and competitively backed. Leicester City are a beacon of hope in this elite-and-the-rest hierarchy; Wolves making a very decent stab at it too with year-on-year progression into becoming a club that will have a legitimate stake at the top 6 again next season. Whatever the Premier League sees as being it's ideal competitive - with a top 6 fighting out a mini-league at the top - it doesn't matter, so long as you're good enough. It's something we'll never see reflected here under Ashley so the sooner we can put PIF behind us, the sooner we can get back to making the place as undesirable as possible for Ashley to stay here, and make him even more certain of accepting the next acceptable bid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Until I'm shown evidence to the contrary I'll firmly believe the PL were bought off by Qatar personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I find it hard to accept that Masters and the Pl are not the subject of an investigation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Weirdly not many journalists seem to be pursuing the Premier League for answers. There seems to be almost zero pressure on them outside of our fan base. Publicly anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapo Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Think Henry Winter mentioned it yesterday in fairness. It’ll all be forgotten about by Monday anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 It’ll always be my club, however I also don’t think I’ll ever get over this or want anything to do with PL again. This is exactly how I'm feeling. It's so much worse for the fact that it isn't Ashley that has screwed us this time, but the premier league itself. In that context, I can't see a reason to continue to follow the club in any kind of meaningful way, however great my strength of feeling towards it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penn Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Weirdly not many journalists seem to be pursuing the Premier League for answers. There seems to be almost zero pressure on them outside of our fan base. Publicly anyway. Because it's not seen as any sort of scandal outside of the NUFC fanbase - the Saudis were incapable of passing the ownership tests given their industrial-scale piracy of the Premier League's intellectual property, and therefore withdrew their bid. That's the story for people who aren't emotionally invested in Mike Ashley not being the owner of Newcastle United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Yeah, nobody outside of Newcastle fans will really care. Or I guess they’ll be happy we didn’t get the cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Meelan's gain our loss ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Why don't the Reuben brothers just stick in the extra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Hopefully Hattice’s pen is furiously scrawling away on a letter to post off to Milan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 This is why I felt so sure it would go through. Everyone had something to gain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 The premier leagues position isnt as strong as they think it is. Those big clubs to have lobbied against the PIF acquisition are the same clubs who are looking at a potential superleague setup. The PL could have, as part of their negotiations, had an ally against the superleague. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Really well put Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 This is why I felt so sure it would go through. Everyone had something to gain. It's gut-wrenching mate. Especially seeing another club being eyed up so quickly after our takeover has collapsed. Salt in the wounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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