PIF and RB Sports & Media - Darren Eales to step down from CEO after being diagnosed with blood cancer.

[andyman]

I want a documentary about this. And I want it today.

[NE27]

2 minutes ago, Rafalove said:

 

yeah. Enjoy this, but don’t defend them.

 

I'm defending nobody here. It was a light hearted play in light of a new guest with the same rhetoric.

[Big Geordie]

51 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said:

 

That day I was in an English lesson at school, the deputy head barged into the classroom and said "guess who is the new manager of Newcastle... Kevin Keegan!" and then ran off to the next classroom 

 

His third coming was pretty close too, although marred in hindsight.

I was working at County Hall at Morpeth at the time. The news went around the place like wildfire, with not much work going on. Even the gaffers had a semi-on!

[nbthree3]

Staveley's words https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/newcastle-takeover-sportswashing-isnt-buying-a-club-in-relegation-zone-says-amanda-staveley-w0znjjtkg

 

When some of those violations are against women, how does a British woman get past that to work with the Saudis in the first place?

 

“I get the question a lot,” she said. “Well I’m a woman running a football club, which is a pretty brave thing to do for a supposedly misogynistic society. I just wouldn’t be in the job if that was the case.

 

“I’ve had so much support from the PIF. You can’t imagine the fight we’ve had to get to here today. I’m just really honoured and proud to work with them.”

Is this not simply sportwashing? “Absolutely not,” she said. “If that was the intention we would have bought a major franchise in the US; not a football club currently sitting in the relegation zone in the Premier League. This is about business investment and doing something special with a fantastic football club with the best fans in the world.”

[SUPERTOON]

The fight they have had makes me even more excited tbh.

[Rafalove]

2 minutes ago, NE27 said:

 

I'm defending nobody here. It was a light hearted play in light of a new guest with the same rhetoric.

 

I thought you were basically telling nbthree3 not to defend them. I was agreeing with you.

[thomas]

An entire city literally partying at the news that you're fucking off.

 

I really hope there was some tiny mote of humanity still left buried deep within Ashley that was hurt, even for just a second, at seeing the scenes

 

 

Edited October 8, 2021 by thomas

[NE27]

1 minute ago, nbthree3 said:

“Absolutely not,” she said. “If that was the intention we would have bought a major franchise in the US; not a football club currently sitting in the relegation zone in the Premier League

 

I mean,the rags to riches story in the biggest footballing league in the world wouldn't be the worst sportswashing exercise, see MCFC.

[Wilson]

12 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

 

 

 

 

Thanks for making me a blubbering mess again. 

[SUPERTOON]

No one is even mentioning the Reubens wealth ?

[GWN]

 

sorry if already posted , canny transfer kitty 

[Rafalove]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

No one is even mentioning the Reubens wealth ?

 

aye second wealthiest family in the country.

[Big Geordie]

47 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

 

If the future is anything like the 1993-94 or 2001-02 seasons then I will be very, very happy. Want my dad to see us win a trophy too, he was resigned to thinking he'll probably die before seeing us win something last week.  

Yeah - that would be a great experience for me to share with my dad, too. He was at the Fairs Cup Final in 69, but to have gone that long without something major is heart-breaking. My old man is 74, so hopefully the next 5 or 6 years...... even a League Cup would do.

[SUPERTOON]

1 minute ago, Rafalove said:

 

aye second wealthiest family in the country.

It’s not even being spoke about ?

[Happinesstan]

3 minutes ago, GWN said:

 

sorry if already posted , canny transfer kitty 

Not sure about that. We probably need to spend more than 500 million to get facilities up to standard.

[Guest reefatoon]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

It’s not even being spoke about ?

 

 Aye even if it was just them the amounts of money would be insane. We are just topping it up with an added 700 billion for the shits and giggles.

[et tu brute]

2 minutes ago, Happinesstan said:

Not sure about that. We probably need to spend more than 500 million to get facilities up to standard.

 

Are they not seperate to the FFP though and not included? I thought they were.

[SUPERTOON]

2 minutes ago, reefatoon said:

 

 Aye even if it was just them the amounts of money would be insane. We are just topping it up with an added 700 billion for the shits and giggles.

It’s crazy isn’t it especially if you just think back a week to how depressed we all where ?

[Robster]

50 minutes ago, pedro111 said:

Gan on  Robson Green lad. Spoke well there.

What'd he say ?

[Happinesstan]

4 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

 

Are they not seperate to the FFP though and not included? I thought they were.

It's not separate from P&L so I assume not.

[Hhtoon]

5 minutes ago, et tu brute said:

 

Are they not seperate to the FFP though and not included? I thought they were.

 

Infrastructure was exempt unless rules have changed

[Happinesstan]

Just now, Hhtoon said:

 

Infrastructure was exempt unless rules have changed

Ah-ha.

Cool.

[James]

Physical infrastructure does not contribute to FFP calculations 

[Hhtoon]

4 minutes ago, Happinesstan said:

It's not separate from P&L so I assume not.

 

I'm really not au fait with the FFP rules etc, but even if infrastructure was included, then it's only the depreciation element that goes through P&L. So if you build a new training ground for 50m (totally made up), you could say that has a life of 25 years so you only recognise depreciation of 2m a year anyway. 

 

As I say, no idea what FPP monitors though!

 

 

 

Edited October 8, 2021 by Hhtoon
I believe James so this was a  pointless accountancy lesson 

[LionOfGosforth]

3 hours ago, Yorkie said:

It will be so wonderful having Shearer and Keegan around in roles that are entirely appropriate.

 

It does make me nervous admittedly. I seem to have a vague recollection of our previous owner (forget the name) doing something rather similar shortly after he arrived, and things going a bit south.