Jackie Broon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Thread Back to the as you were stalemate then. Not entirely, the PL's position before was that PIF had withdrawn and so it was done with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Did Ashley just get pissed and steal the NUFC website admin password ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 This does not fit with Caulkin saying all parties were working on takeover behind the scenes and expected it to be approved imminently. We all know Caulkin's source never gets anything wrong though... And it's no surprise the club release an official statement that is full of lies either. What an absolute shit show this whole thing is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankles Bennett Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Seems to me that Ashley is perhaps going down the line of saying the refusal of the PL to give a decision on the O&D test by steadfastly refusing to accept the "overwhelming evidence of the independence of PIF", from the Saudi government, amounts to a decision that he plans to challenge. It's a case of the PL deciding the outcome is to reject the takeover and to then demand the consortium provides the adverse evidence to support their decision to reject. 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 https://twitter.com/MoneyMikeAshley/status/1304075311345213443?s=20 It is canny convenient. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Wow what a fun and interesting turn of events. I still have no clue if this will amount to anything other than some added jocularity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 https://twitter.com/MoneyMikeAshley/status/1303955163527499776?s=20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 The feeling I have is that the PL simply don't want to "formally" reject it or accept it. They just move the the goal posts and hope it fades away in a few months. Thats my theory. They disagree and say no, even if not formally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Love a wrestling/NUFC crossover like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Quite an easy solution to this: Publish the formal rejection letter from the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Quite an easy solution to this: Publish the formal rejection letter from the PL. Statement didn't say "formal" rejection. They just get rejected anyway behind closed doors, that's my guess. Same thing, even if not in legal terms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 The feeling I have is that the PL simply don't want to "formally" reject it or accept it. They just move the the goal posts and hope it fades away in a few months. Thats my theory. They disagree and say no, even if not formally. Same here. They also moved the goalposts re: arbitration. If PL had rejected the bid outright, PIF could have taken that to arb. However, PL said, in effect, "well if you don't like this decision, take to arb". PIF saw this as part of the delaying tactics where each individual decision gets reviewed piecemeal rather than in total. This is the point where PIF said they're out. Just speculation on my part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 So PIF weren’t even back in after all :lol: ffs manorpark[/member] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Love a wrestling/NUFC crossover like Takeover summed up in a gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Quite an easy solution to this: Publish the formal rejection letter from the PL. Statement didn't say "formal" rejection. They just get rejected anyway behind closed doors, that's my guess. Same thing, even if not in legal terms. How was it reported to nufc then? Has Ashley just made it up? 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 So PIF weren’t even back in after all :lol: ffs manorpark[/member] Talk weren't ongoing then. I'm absolutely buzzing about that (apparently). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 So PIF weren’t even back in after all :lol: ffs manorpark[/member] Yes Dear? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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...
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