Ketsbaia Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I heard he's taking Richard Masters as his date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I heard he's taking Richard Masters as his date. Any excuse to post this... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Nothing to prevent them, so why aren’t they taking legal action instead of just walking away? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Nothing to prevent them, so why aren’t they taking legal action instead of just walking away? Probably trying to work out if they'd win, and given they've already lost 17m might not want to put more in unless confident Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Holden Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Or all this talk of legal action is just piss & wind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 PIF has walked away, nothing to suggest they want a way back in. Caulkin has been very quiet since the news that PIF had walked away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 PIF has walked away, nothing to suggest they want a way back in. Caulkin has been very quiet since the news that PIF had walked away He is on vacation for God sake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Caulkin got fed nothing but shite anyway, I don't understand why his name still holds weight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 PIF has walked away, nothing to suggest they want a way back in. Caulkin has been very quiet since the news that PIF had walked away He is on vacation for God sake. God forbid a reporter actually goes dark when they say they're on vacation. I wish he were more like Edwards; 'busy' when someone challenges him then conveniently returns just in time to gloat about something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 PIF has walked away, nothing to suggest they want a way back in. Caulkin has been very quiet since the news that PIF had walked away He is on vacation for God sake. Hope he’s somewhere nice, PIF has still walked away though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Caulkin got fed nothing but shite anyway, I don't understand why his name still holds weight. The fact is he's still the closest local source to the buyers. Imo the only black mark against him throughout this was the 'hope your fridge is working' tweet or whatever it was. Otherwise he's been fairly consistent and blunt about the fact he's simply relaying what the buyers are telling him. Compare that to near enough all other 'journalists' who are just playing literal guessing games. I daresay the buyers should be more discredited by the whole thing considering they're the ones that were feeding him that shite. If he chose not to relay what the buyers were telling him simply because he didn't believe what they were saying he would've been given fucking pelters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 This aggression will not stand, man. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Hope he’s somewhere nice, PIF has still walked away though. Mentioned he was having a staycation iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Caulkin got fed nothing but shite anyway, I don't understand why his name still holds weight. Coz he’s a really good journalist and also your post isn’t even all that accurate. He was told it was close by his source and if we believe AS they (the buyers) were told it was close until something changed within the PL. How caulkin gets shit for reporting what he’s told by probably staveley herself I’ve no idea. From caulkin, explaining just that a few weeks ago, for those failing to understand Sources very close to the consortium were saying yesterday [Thursday] that they had had the unofficial word from the Premier League on two occasions before the deal went into the Premier League, and again not long after it did, that they would be getting approval – and something has changed.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 When other journalists were mentioning that this was at a standstill and the decision was gridlocked. Caulkin was once again mentioning that "no red flags" "they're answering questions" I don't understand the praise he gets - Ben Jacobs was bang on through the whole saga but gets no mention at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Caulkin got fed nothing but shite anyway, I don't understand why his name still holds weight. Coz he’s a really good journalist and also your post isn’t even all that accurate. He was told it was close by his source and if we believe AS they (the buyers) were told it was close until something changed within the PL. How caulkin gets shit for reporting what he’s told by probably staveley herself I’ve no idea. buyers get fucked over by the PL who have given the info to Caulkin direct, now all of a sudden George is no longer credible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 When other journalists were mentioning that this was at a standstill and the decision was gridlocked. Caulkin was once again mentioning that "no red flags" "they're answering questions" I don't understand the praise he gets - Ben Jacobs was bang on through the whole saga but gets no mention at all. So you'd prefer him not to communicate with any potential buyers and report what they're telling him? Lee Ryder etc get stick for not doing enough digging. We can't have it both ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 When other journalists were mentioning that this was at a standstill and the decision was gridlocked. Caulkin was once again mentioning that "no red flags" "they're answering questions" I don't understand the praise he gets - Ben Jacobs was bang on through the whole saga but gets no mention at all. But you know he’s just relaying what he’s being told by most probably staveley herself? He’s not making these things up. I’d imagine Jacobs was getting his info from a premier league or bein source and it just so happens that side won out You are right, you don’t understand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunce Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Caulkin got fed nothing but s**** anyway, I don't understand why his name still holds weight. The fact is he's still the closest local source to the buyers. Imo the only black mark against him throughout this was the 'hope your fridge is working' tweet or whatever it was. Otherwise he's been fairly consistent and blunt about the fact he's simply relaying what the buyers are telling him. Compare that to near enough all other 'journalists' who are just playing literal guessing games. I daresay the buyers should be more discredited by the whole thing considering they're the ones that were feeding him that s****. If he chose not to relay what the buyers were telling him simply because he didn't believe what they were saying he would've been given f***ing pelters. I think this is unfair on the buyers , it has now been widely reported the premier league gave nothing but positive noises to the buyers about passing the test up until june , then hoffman turned up . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 When other journalists were mentioning that this was at a standstill and the decision was gridlocked. Caulkin was once again mentioning that "no red flags" "they're answering questions" I don't understand the praise he gets - Ben Jacobs was bang on through the whole saga but gets no mention at all. Man, fuck Bein Jacobs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I respect Caulkin and think his intentions were good, but I don’t fully understand why he acted as a spokesperson for one side of events to such an extent. TBF if you read the details he probably did caveat almost everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 The Athletic need subscribers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I guess we'll see what the NUST meeting produces later, any formal answer to what PIF need to do to make the takeover happen and I'd assume that the Prem will be opening the door further to potential legal proceedings against them. If the Prem confirm that the documents already produced by the Saudi government aren't enough in their eyes then there's a case to be had imo. There's no reason for the Prem not to hold those documents as legally binding, regardless of whether there's a perceived threat of the ruler's actual power over his own government. That said, I still don't see why PIF don't just restructure the deal if that's also an option to get it passed. Either by upping the percentages for AS or the Reubens, or by setting up an autonomous fan's percentage, donated to the NUST which could then be floated to the fanbase as shares. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 PIF has walked away, nothing to suggest they want a way back in. Caulkin has been very quiet since the news that PIF had walked away He is on vacation for God sake. God forbid a reporter actually goes dark when they say they're on vacation. I wish he were more like Edwards; 'busy' when someone challenges him then conveniently returns just in time to gloat about something. Speaking of which.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts