Yorkie Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I feel like I will never actually know why this never came to pass. It sounds like all parties probably share a burden of the blame but this I know: / One is a malevolent greedy arsehole; / One had already invested millions of pounds trying to make it happen (as well as already getting involved in the community and dealing with the local authority); and / One is, to some extent, independent and has motivations entirely separate from how an individual football club is run, with no real interest in safeguarding the interests of fans or - apparently - the concept of competition. One thing I didn't expect is the Premier League not bending over backwards to get Saudi money into the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Mauriss will be in charge before the season starts At the sports direct arena? Would be fitting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Mauriss will be in charge before the season starts At the sports direct arena? St James Park sponsored by Verizon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Pull the other one Amanda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppy Chop Chop Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 not Ashley's fault George Caulkin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Go Broncos. NUFC is a corpse now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 No offence to George but I don’t believe a word he says anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Pull the other one Amanda. Why would she Lie? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I just can't believe it isn't his fault. Is she just trying not to insult him in the event she tries again with someone else? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Keeping him sweet for the next 10 attempts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Go Broncos. NUFC is a corpse now. Your not even a corpse mate so hardly one to talk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Mauriss will be in charge before the season starts At the sports direct arena? St James Park sponsored by Verizon Nah, if the yank buys us Ashley will retain all advertising and sponsorship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 No offence to George but I don’t believe a word he says anymore. All he's done is report what the Staveley camp have been saying? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 If that’s the case then I hope their lawyers bum the Premier League into oblivion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Queue legal action against the Premier league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 No offence to George but I don’t believe a word he says anymore. All he's done is report what the Staveley camp have been saying? I’m just not believing any journalist ever again after this saga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I think I already hate this cunt Mauriss more than Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 If that’s the case then I hope their lawyers bum the Premier League into oblivion That's the other thing, if they genuinely believe that the Premier League has unfairly caused them to end up ~£20m out of pocket, why are they even talking to the press? They surely should be sueing them to kingdom come? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Still devastated here.. although I called it right the second fucking Hattice got involved.. the Qatari Premier League fucked us over good. Corrupt as fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Go Broncos. NUFC is a corpse now. Your not even a corpse mate so hardly one to talk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I can't understand what Mike Ashley would gain from destroying the deal. He can't be looking forward to the prospect of a season with potentially no paying "customers" coming through the turnstiles. Selling the club during the COVID19 pandemic, Brexit, etc seemed to be very much in his interest, especially as he was making a profit on his investment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 No offence to George but I don’t believe a word he says anymore. He knew fuck all for a long time and yet people were hanging on to his every tweet. So many mugs on here, and out of here, wasted their time, energy and effort on following this takeover far too deeply and far too attached to it. Mugs, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I remember when the news broke about Rafa and there was a feeling of disbelief, but also a sense of inevitability that nothing will ever work out with our club. The back and forth between manager and club, played out in the media over a period of time before an official statement dropped. I haven't been to a game since the end of that season and it was only when a ticket from a friend became available. Today it was a similar feeling, with no real attachment to the investment group, but just a flat, dismal thought about what could have been. The process has been frustrating, although from reading this thread it would seem a lot of fans invested hope in there being a change. I just want a club that I can be proud of, that has an awareness of the community that supports it and the people that challenge it to be the best that it can. We've drifted along in the hope of remaining in the Premier League due to the huge financial benefits clubs receive simply for turning up - partly due to the vast overseas broadcasting deals. Football is a product, but your club is what you talk to your granddad about during a Sunday tea - it's the topic with friends that you haven't seen in a while discussing past games - the icebreaker at an event where you don't know anyone. For too long we simply haven't been a club and the longer this antipathy continues the more likely Newcastle United becomes a past time for the majority rather than the few. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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