Wandy Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Just now, HTT II said: They are not going to intervene, but they are fully in support of the Saudis I know that much, but can’t be seen to be advocating or getting involved, in public anyway. I'm clinging to that idea too. To be honest, I think the PL want it too, but are so far deeply in the pocket of the dirty six that they have to be seen to be challenging it. Hopefully they know there is no legal chance of this being stopped and can therefore go back to the six and say "we tried". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, Wandy said: I'm clinging to that idea too. To be honest, I think the PL want it too, but are so far deeply in the pocket of the dirty six that they have to be seen to be challenging it. Hopefully they know there is no legal chance of this being stopped and can therefore go back to the six and say "we tried". The PL is run by a cartel to use someone else’s phrase and those individuals don’t want it because their paymasters don’t. Remove that cartel and bring in people who function for the greater of the game and they’d love Saudi investment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, Wandy said: I'm clinging to that idea too. To be honest, I think the PL want it too, but are so far deeply in the pocket of the dirty six that they have to be seen to be challenging it. Hopefully they know there is no legal chance of this being stopped and can therefore go back to the six and say "we tried". Lot of money to be spending mind if they want it. Sorry I disagree I think it’s the exact opposite and the Premier League are dead against it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishops Finger Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, Wandy said: I'm clinging to that idea too. To be honest, I think the PL want it too, but are so far deeply in the pocket of the dirty six that they have to be seen to be challenging it. Hopefully they know there is no legal chance of this being stopped and can therefore go back to the six and say "we tried". This is my hope aswell. The decision is taken out of there hands so they can say it wasn't there decision. Win win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 If it fails, just wait for us to be relegated, and buy the club in the Championship. Less pissing about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 minute ago, et tu brute said: Lot of money to be spending mind if they want it. Sorry I disagree I think it’s the exact opposite and the Premier League are dead against it. Aye maybe. But like I say, it may be that they have no choice but to go down this route, what with the six having so much control, and added to all of the piracy stuff that has gone on over the years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) My own opinion is that AS is so invested and entrenched in this that even if the Saudis walk away, she will be back with other investors because she knows the value of an asset like NUFC, just a shame Ashley doesn’t. Sadly I do think for Ashley, it’s the Saudis or no-one which can also be seen as a good thing right now in that he’s as desperate to make this happen as we are. If it doesn’t, however, I can see another 15 years plus of the same shite with him still the owner but basically absent or he will sell to some shady hedge fund group who will bankrupt the club. For me if the takeover doesn’t happen soon, I don’t think I’ll even be motivated to post on here anymore such will be my total and 100% divorce from all things NUFC. As it is it’s this place that’s the only thing keeping me involved right now. Edited July 15, 2021 by HTT II Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, Wandy said: Aye maybe. But like I say, it may be that they have no choice but to go down this route, what with the six having so much control, and added to all of the piracy stuff that has gone on over the years. Just don’t think you fork out massive sums to fight legal costs for something you want to pass through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 36 minutes ago, Wandy said: I completely disagree with that. They backed out once the government warned them of the legislation that they would be hit with. And they knew that the government were not bluffing either. If the ESL wasn't totally amateur and disjointed, it would have happened, I'm convinced of that. And convinced also that it'll be tried again unless meaningful safeguards are imposed to prevent it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, HTT II said: My own opinion is that AS is so invested and entrenched in this that even if the Saudis walk away, she will be back with other investors because she knows the value of an asset like NUFC, just a shame Ashley doesn’t. Sadly I do think for Ashley, it’s the Saudis or no-one which can also be seen as a good thing right now in that he’s as desperate to make this happen as we are. If it doesn’t, however, I can see another 15 years plus of the same shite with him still the owner but basically absent or he will sell to some shady hedge fund group who will bankrupt the club. For me if the takeover doesn’t happen soon, I don’t think I’ll even be motivated to post on here anymore such will be my total and 100% divorce from all things NUFC. As it is it’s this place that’s the only thing keeping me involved right now. If Ashley denies me the opportunity to pretend your food looks like shit I'll never forgive him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Mike said: If Ashley denies me the opportunity to pretend your food looks like shit I'll never forgive him. Ah Mike man you’ve made my day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 It seems a lot of people are preparing to divorce themselves from NUFC and the game itself if this does not go through, so I wonder how SJP crowds will be reflected by that, bearing in mind that, very often, social media is not an accurate representation of the "real world". Considering that we had already lost 10,000 paying customers in the previous "normal season" I think that the club might lose another couple of thousand at most. But that still means Ashley will have to find a way of filling 12,000 empty seats. One thing is for certain though, the atmosphere at SJP will be even more subdued than it has ever been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, et tu brute said: Just don’t think you fork out massive sums to fight legal costs for something you want to pass through. Won't their insurers be paying for it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, Wandy said: Won't their insurers be paying for it? Wouldn’t have thought so, can’t say for certain though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 48 minutes ago, Wandy said: It seems a lot of people are preparing to divorce themselves from NUFC and the game itself if this does not go through, so I wonder how SJP crowds will be reflected by that, bearing in mind that, very often, social media is not an accurate representation of the "real world". Considering that we had already lost 10,000 paying customers in the previous "normal season" I think that the club might lose another couple of thousand at most. But that still means Ashley will have to find a way of filling 12,000 empty seats. One thing is for certain though, the atmosphere at SJP will be even more subdued than it has ever been. Roughly, we currently have 25K season tickets…… Who’d have thought letting Rafa walk away and replacing him with this buffoon wouldn’t have big consequences! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 I know a few lads that totally divorce themselves from all the chatter about nufc and just attend games, these will will not be affected no matter what happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) How can they be real supporters? Sorry for going there, but that’s just weird, makes us just a hobby. Edited July 15, 2021 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: How can they be real supporters? Sorry for going there, but that’s just weird, makes us just a hobby. Aye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: How can they be real supporters? Sorry for going there, but that’s just weird, makes us just a hobby. Because their only possible alternative is to be dragged around Primark by their wives, who they hate, apparently Edited July 15, 2021 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 41 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: How can they be real supporters? Sorry for going there, but that’s just weird, makes us just a hobby. Better than shopping with the missus on a Saturday at the Metty though… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Why is it one or the other Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Having seen the state of twitter and threads on here at times I can't say they've made an error in judgement to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 16 hours ago, Wandy said: As has been pointed out, the government simply do not care enough about the North East to intervene, and risk the wrath of the national media for allowing those nasty Saudis into the game. Why would they do anything that might lead to a jump in popularity for a Labour MP? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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