joeyt Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 The 19 other top-flight clubs are understood to be united in opposition to a Saudi-led consortium being allowed to buy out Mike Ashley and are demanding to know what changed for it to be waved through and why they received so little notice. So little notice? Do we have to inform them like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Even if by some extraordinary turn of events those complaints were successful, it is still a massive win. If the consortium were forced to sell, it wouldn't go back to Ashley, and we'd have less of a moral dilemma. We've won no matter what. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhtoon Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Guardian says nowt can be done about it (obviously) but they basically just want to vent as they only found out via media etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 minute ago, joeyt said: So little notice? Do we have to inform them like Aye, they've only had 18 months notice mind so fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Just now, joeyt said: So little notice? Do we have to inform them like Haha, I know right? I wish my stomach would inform me in good time that I'm gonna need to take a shit after the movie at the cinema has run for five minutes, but no, it happens when it happens. Hold your butts, squeeze your ass cheeks. Deal with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Full story from the Guardian... Quote Angry Premier League clubs demand emergency meeting on Newcastle deal Other 19 clubs united in opposition to Newcastle takeover Clubs concerned Premier League’s brand could be damaged Exclusive by David Hytner and Peter Walker @DaveHytner Fri 8 Oct 2021 19.30 BST Angry clubs have targeted the Premier League with complaints about the Newcastle United takeover and are pushing for an emergency meeting next week. The 19 other top-flight clubs are understood to be united in opposition to a Saudi-led consortium being allowed to buy out Mike Ashley and are demanding to know what changed for it to be waved through and why they received so little notice. The demand for the emergency meeting is not so much an attempt to derail the takeover – because it is too late – rather a reflection of how high feelings are running. Clubs have expressed concern that the Premier League’s brand could be damaged by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) taking an 80% stake in Newcastle, although eyebrows will be raised at this given the identity of other owners in the division. The deal has been fiercely criticised by human rights groups, especially as PIF – the state’s sovereign wealth fund – is overseen by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The arrival of a new set of billionaire owners is bound to have upset clubs who see on the horizon a far more competitive Newcastle and the prospect of St James’ Park wealth inflating transfer fees and wages. The league’s chief executive, Richard Masters, and chairman, Gary Hoffman, have received complaints from clubs who had no idea the Newcastle takeover was about to be approved. It was first proposed in March 2020 but the consortium withdrew its bid four months later amid growing fears it would fail the Premier League’s owners’ and directors’ test. The subject was not on the agenda at the most recent shareholders’ meeting two weeks ago. The league effectively blocked the deal last year and it was said last week at a competition appeals tribunal (CAT) involving Ashley and the league that arbitration proceedings to decide the matter were scheduled to begin on 3 January. It is understood clubs learned via the media on Wednesday of the impending takeover and received confirmation from the league by email at 5.18pm on Thursday. That is the time at which the league released a statement saying the deal was done and that it had “received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United”. The league would no doubt point out that issues of confidentiality and legality prevented the sharing of Newcastle developments. Furthermore, the league board’s nominated powers over the owners’ and directors’ test were endorsed after a vote among the clubs. The league’s QC, Adam Lewis, had said at the CAT that the deal could go ahead – albeit there was no suggestion it would happen so swiftly. “If the arbitration decides KSA [the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] is not a director then the transaction can and will go ahead, with no question of the owners’ and directors’ test being applied to KSA,” Lewis said. Since then Saudi Arabia has lifted its ban on the Qatar-based beIN Sports and promised to close pirate websites showing Premier League football in the country. Crucially, it also convinced the league the state would not be involved in the day-to-day running of Newcastle. There is considerable unease among clubs as to whether this will prove to be the case. The Newcastle takeover has drawn reaction from the political arena, too. Labour, while arguing that the deal will “trouble many fans”, has not called for it to be paused, and is instead demanding a new system of regulation as soon as possible, most likely based on the ongoing review into football governance led by the Tory MP and former sports minister Tracey Crouch. Alison McGovern, the shadow sports minister, said: “This is ultimately a failure in the way that football is governed. Labour has called for a tough independent regulator for many years and the action we hope will come from the publication of the Crouch review cannot come soon enough.” Downing Street and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have maintained a deliberately hands-off approach, with officials insisting that it is a matter for the Premier League, and that since the UK trades with Saudi Arabia it would be anomalous to ban the takeover of a football club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Joe_F said: Aye, fuck right off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Just now, andyman said: Haha, I know right? I wish my stomach would inform me in good time that I'm gonna need to take a shit after the movie at the cinema has run for five minutes, but no, it happens when it happens. Hold your butts, squeeze your ass cheeks. Deal with it. Always tells me when I'm at Junction 10 on the m25 clockwise in heavy traffic. It's why I only have leather seats now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 YES!!! I'm soooooooo here for all the backlash from other clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Just now, relámpago blanco said: Always tells me when I'm at Junction 10 on the m25 clockwise in heavy traffic. It's why I only have leather seats now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Unlucky lads. Shame they weren’t this united about supporting struggling lower league clubs during the pandemic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Buckle up Toon fans.......I think we are in for one hell of ride! Loving it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 The Guardian will be our number one enemy going forward, they absolutely hate all the countries in the GCC region Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenC Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Everybody hates us already We've done fuck all of any consequence and we're already massively despised Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Bonk said: ‘so little notice’ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Newcastle Fan said: The Guardian will be our number one enemy going forward, they absolutely hate all the countries in the GCC region David Squires is going to rip us to pieces next week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Also saying all 19 clubs is a bit of a lie, Man City are owned by UAE's investment fund and are one of Saudi's closest allies, i seriously doubt they will raise any complaints about it. Edited October 8, 2021 by Newcastle Fan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, OpenC said: Everybody hates us already We've done fuck all of any consequence and we're already massively despised How did that Millwall song go again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, The Bonk said: Might as well take the chance to plug one of my songs which has relevant lyrics Well then brother I'll be the villain if that's what you really think of me. I'll be the villain if that's what you really need me to be. Oh brother, well then I guess the heroes of yesterday are dead today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 They’re unhappy because we’ll no longer be one of the whipping boys of the PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, mouldy_uk said: ‘so little notice’ "We didn't have a chance to try to scupper the deal!" Cunts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Sheikh Mansour? All that Bein Sports Qatari TV Cash? Newcastle & PIF? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, The Bonk said: "Well what changed was we shit our pants when we realised that we might have to go to an actual court and not the little lego one Daniel Levy made that we called Arbitration. If we had to publically admit to making shit up as we went along or asking the Glaziers what was best, then well... fuck you" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 PL should offer them arbitration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Would they protest about the brand if we’d been sold to a poor North Korean company? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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