mrmojorisin75 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Not sure it’s a good idea to have the Finance minister of the country make such comments if they are intent of keeping the separation charade going I mean the money for PiF comes from the Saudi state, this isn't under dispute, so why shouldn't he talk about it in general terms? He's not running PiF, that's the entire point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Not sure it’s a good idea to have the Finance minister of the country make such comments if they are intent of keeping the separation charade going He's on the PIF board so he was obviously just speaking with his PIF hat on rather than his finance minister hat, obviously. Edited October 21, 2021 by Jackie Broon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Fucking hell. How refreshing it is to see someone talk about us like that? Massive smile on my face listening to that. Been told for years about how small and shit we are and how we can’t compete vs that interview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 hours ago, PauloGeordio said: He’s talking about PIF as a business, and what to expect from them. Separation isn’t an issue now. This was just the guys opinion after being asked the questions. As I saw it. Didn’t PL say they could take measures if it ever proved to be the case that KSA was in effect running NUFC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Unbelievable said: Didn’t PL say they could take measures if it ever proved to be the case that KSA was in effect running NUFC? He's on the PIF board, what's wrong with him talking about us and making comments? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Fucking hell, you motherfuckers still going on.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Jackie Broon said: Apparently Citeh fans did but were also asked to stop by the club. I’m sure Chelsea sold those Russian hats with their badge on. Might be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Unbelievable said: Didn’t PL say they could take measures if it ever proved to be the case that KSA was in effect running NUFC? I believe they did, but horse has bolted now. If they couldn’t prove it to block deal I doubt they can going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 They only cared about separation in order to get them to move on bein sports and piracy, nothing else. Now that's done so is separation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcnick Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) Now that they are in were going by the same rules as Manchester City, who’s owner is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and He is also the owner of the Abu Dhabi United Group (who own city), an investment company for the Abu Dhabi royal family, basically exactly the same as the PIF. So if they try to expel us they would also have to expel City Edited October 21, 2021 by nufcnick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, et tu brute said: He's on the PIF board, what's wrong with him talking about us and making comments? Nothing much if that’s the case. I was just going of the caption that he was KSA minister of finance. i doubt separation will come back to bite, but it’s abundantly clear the 18 clubs minus City will keep digging. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 The separation stuff is bollocks. The only thing that mattered was BeIN, they just couldn’t say that because they’d have to acknowledge they were lobbied in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Beginnings Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Theyve just showed that clip on SSN with the smug presenter inferring there's clearly no separation This is relentless! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, nufcnick said: Now that they are in were going by the same rules as Manchester City, who’s owner is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and He is also the owner of the Abu Dhabi United Group (who own city), an investment company for the Abu Dhabi royal family, basically exactly the same as the PIF. So if they try to expel us they would also have to expel City However they did say new rules wouldn't be applied retrospectively....so it's ok for City, but not for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, New Beginnings said: Theyve just showed that clip on SSN with the smug presenter inferring there's clearly no separation This is relentless! Saw that. Said they’d also reached out to the PL who said they still have no issues with the separation. They (Sky) are actively wanting this to go tits up like. They’re not even being subtle about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcnick Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, gjohnson said: However they did say new rules wouldn't be applied retrospectively....so it's ok for City, but not for us That’s the new rules that are applying to owner sponsorship, not our ownership Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcnick Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, New Beginnings said: Theyve just showed that clip on SSN with the smug presenter inferring there's clearly no separation This is relentless! He’s a member of the PIF board, so is totally within his rights to talk about us as our majority owner, I think because he was being interviewed as the KSA minister of finance and not a PIF board member, he was trying to refer to PIF and NUFC as they. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 suppose as mentioned elsewhere , PIF sponsor Citeh and Etihad sponsor us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcnick Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, wyn davies said: suppose as mentioned elsewhere , PIF sponsor Citeh and Etihad sponsor us. Wouldn’t get away with that, but there is nothing stopping the club opening a few club shops in Saudi and the PIF giving all 20m adult males £60 to buy a new Newcastle top, even if the club only got half that would still add up to £600m per season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 I'm sure PIF have the ability to find sponsorship without using businesses they own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, xLiaaamx said: I'm sure PIF have the ability to find sponsorship without using businesses they own. Course they will, that interview with the PIF board member and Saudi Finance Minister seemed to me to be a deliberate ‘fuck you’ we’re coming message to the premier league clubs totally shitting themselves (especially the so called bigger clubs). Mind, they will still use their own businesses also as any attempt by the 18 to block this will be stopped via the anti-competition law courts. Edited October 21, 2021 by et tu brute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, et tu brute said: Course they will, that interview with the PIF board member and Saudi Finance Minister seemed to me to be a deliberate ‘fuck you’ we’re coming message to the premier league clubs totally shitting themselves (especially the so called bigger clubs). Cant wait, media and other fans are making us build a siege mentality. Thats when the toon thrives when everyone is in it together! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Unbelievable said: Not sure it’s a good idea to have the Finance minister of the country make such comments if they are intent of keeping the separation charade going The entire separation thing was nonsense. They wouldn't dare to ban any team, the whole ODT is a pretence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Latest from Hope https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10118099/Newcastles-Saudi-owners-consider-selling-naming-rights-St-James-Park-fans-blessing.html Newcastle's Saudi-led owners are considering plans to sell naming rights to St James’ Park —but would only do so with the consent of supporters. This comes after Saudi Arabia’s finance minister, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, spoke of the club becoming a ‘serious competitor’ in the Premier League. Sportsmail understands that a sponsorship deal involving the stadium has been discussed as one avenue of increasing revenue and, subsequently, spending power within the league’s financial fair play regulations. Supporters would also be consulted and asked if they could live with stadium sponsorship, if it meant more money coming into the club. A Saudi Arabian airline has been suggested as one option for a commercial partnership. Newcastle, meanwhile, are said to be relaxed about a temporary Premier League ban on sponsorship involving parties already connected to the ownership of a club, which was voted through by 18 of their 20 top-flight rivals at a meeting on Monday. The club believe the amendment is unlawful and should not pose a threat to their long-term commercial opportunities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, nufcnick said: Wouldn’t get away with that, but there is nothing stopping the club opening a few club shops in Saudi and the PIF giving all 20m adult males £60 to buy a new Newcastle top, even if the club only got half that would still add up to £600m per season Relax man, you’re talking about a government of a country issuing a mandate to make all it’s male population buy a footie shirt. There are more pressing issues in the country and the investment fund has bigger fish to fry; NUFC is a minuscule 0.05% or whatever of PIF’s portfolio and of relatively no importance to the governance of KSA. Edited October 21, 2021 by McCormick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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