Whitley mag Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 minute ago, RS said: Think that “decent price” had nothing to do with it. It was Saudi Arabia after all. All points to a flogging a dead horse now anyway. Let’s hope Ashley gets his compensation and flogs us cheap. They’re a public investment fund who operate for profit. The decent price compared to a top 6 club has everything to do with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 51 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: The PL offers the biggest TV income and exposure for a football club in the world. NUFC is the biggest club available in said league for a decent price, the potential to grow the brand and therefore profit is sizeable. That’s why they want us and will ultimately succeed in doing so. You massively overestimate how much PIF want this deal. Everyone connected with PIF and well placed in Saudi say exactly that. Amanda Staveley, aye. But PIF really aren’t as desperate as you suggest. If they were, this deal would’ve been done by now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: You massively overestimate how much PIF want this deal. Everyone connected with PIF and well placed in Saudi say exactly that. Amanda Staveley, aye. But PIF really aren’t as desperate as you suggest. If they were, this deal would’ve been done by now. The fact they are still waiting in the background waiting to complete and haven’t moved on, suggests they want this deal in this league. How desperate they are I have no idea. Edited September 22, 2021 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I think it's fair to say they aren't "desperate" for it and aren't sat in thr wings with baited breath as there's plenty of other deals on the table of more importance, diversity of portfolio and all that. However, it's also perfectly plausible that if the deal gets the green light by some miracle then they'll be back at the table as soon as they can. It's not over until all avenues are explored, it's not worth getting tied up over, best left to play out, but is definitely unfair on the club and fans as we're all left in limbo like a piece of driftwood clogging up the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 44 minutes ago, Mattoon said: I think it's fair to say they aren't "desperate" for it and aren't sat in thr wings with baited breath as there's plenty of other deals on the table of more importance, diversity of portfolio and all that. However, it's also perfectly plausible that if the deal gets the green light by some miracle then they'll be back at the table as soon as they can. It's not over until all avenues are explored, it's not worth getting tied up over, best left to play out, but is definitely unfair on the club and fans as we're all left in limbo like a piece of driftwood clogging up the PL. Last bit is important as the Premier League failed to knock back the takeover and have played the game of kicking the ball down the road ever since. The way they have acted over this takeover is a total disgrace resulting in one of its member clubs being left hanging and that clubs support being totally messed about. If you think you have the rights to knock a takeover back, then do it instead of this joke of a timeline without making a decision. Arbitration could then have been carried out and concluded last year. It will be 2 year (maybe longer) for the legal cases to probably play out. 2 fucking years!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Whitley mag said: The fact they are still waiting in the background waiting to complete and haven’t moved on, suggests they want this deal in this league. How desperate they are I have no idea. Not desperate at all. They probably don't even think about this deal much. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. Stavely is on it, out of sight, out of mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Consortium of one said: Not desperate at all. They probably don't even think about this deal much. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. Stavely is on it, out of sight, out of mind. Fair summary, for the record I’ve never once made out they we’re desperate as insinuated above. My take is that it’s a long term investment opportunity for them, with the added bonus of promoting their 2030 vision. At the moment I believe they’re quite happy sitting in background watching this play out, if a better investment opportunity came along maybe they’d take it. However, at the minute I’m of the strong belief this is still their preferred football investment and once a path is cleared they will be back like a shot Edited September 22, 2021 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: with the added bonus of promoting their 2030 vision If we are lucky, the Takeover might get done by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 42 minutes ago, et tu brute said: Last bit is important as the Premier League failed to knock back the takeover and have played the game of kicking the ball down the road ever since. The way they have acted over this takeover is a total disgrace resulting in one of its member clubs being left hanging and that clubs support being totally messed about. If you think you have the rights to knock a takeover back, then do it instead of this joke of a timeline without making a decision. Arbitration could then have been carried out and concluded last year. It will be 2 year (maybe longer) for the legal cases to probably play out. 2 fucking years!!! I agree with this. I think that could be the premier leagues undo-ing really, the fact that they couldn’t make a decision meant that they clearly didn’t have the confidence in their own rules or that they couldn’t find a legitimate reason to turn it down to placate whoever it was that was lobbying against it. The consortium had every right to refuse an offer or arbitration - the same way they had every right to have the rules in regards to their ownership of the club applied fairly and in a timely matter. We’ll see what the CAT case brings, the more I think about it, the more I think the premier leagues defence of “well they’re already taking us to court over something else” won’t really hold much water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 59 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: My take is that it’s a long term investment opportunity for them, with the added bonus of promoting their 2030 vision. I've always assumed it was more to do with this than investment personally Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Is it Wednesday we find out how much further in to the long grass this has been kicked? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Just now, Dokko said: Is it Wednesday we find out how much further in to the long grass this has been kicked? Friday 3.00pm surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dokko said: Is it Wednesday we find out how much further in to the long grass this has been kicked? Yup. My guess is as long and as far as they can do so without making it too obvious that they are royally butt fucking us. I rate they delay it another year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said: Yup. My guess is as long and as far as they can do so without making it too obvious that they are royally butt fucking us. I rate they delay it another year. It'll be next year, sometime after the other one and they'll just keep leapfrogging each other till the club suffers it's last death. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 34 minutes ago, Dokko said: Is it Wednesday we find out how much further in to the long grass this has been kicked? Bound to just be delayed for several months.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Aye, not sure how It'll be delayed or why, I just know it will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, Scoot said: Aye, not sure how It'll be delayed or why, I just know it will. If we know this, then I'm sure that Ashley's Legal Team will know it to, and will have worked out how to stop it happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 2 more sleeps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, ManDoon said: Well his legal team isn’t exactly killing it rn are they? Just W A I T and see !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I think it's likely that this will be postponed until after arbitration isn't it? T I M E will tell I guess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 All we need is for Amanda, Reubens, PIF and Ashley to release a statement say there wil be no takeover and they will.not continue to pursue it. That's all we need honestly right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 The bread botherer has gone awfully quiet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 *coos softly yet confidently* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, nufcjb said: All we need is for Amanda, Reubens, PIF and Ashley to release a statement say there wil be no takeover and they will.not continue to pursue it. That's all we need honestly right now. Think I'd prefer a takeover to that option like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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