Wolfcastle Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 'distort the league' - we'd actually being making it less distorted by not being held back and being where we should be, where every other similar sized club is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Ben said: Fifa proven to be a totally corrupt organization confirmed by Interpol and the FBI ......................clubs say nowt Qatar and Russia buy World cups........................clubs say nowt Qatar kills thousands of immigrant workers building cities and football stadiums .....................clubs say nowt Newcastle get a takeover which potentially affects the clubs ability to make more money than the extraordinary amount they currently rake in...................fuckin hell on If only somebody had evidence of their wrong doing. Something that might swing a court case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Fantail Breeze said: Nobody is denying the other clubs probably voiced their displeasure at the takeover. What is a load of bollocks (evidently by the fact we have been taken over), is the suggestion that any blockage in the takeover had anything to do with the other clubs’ thoughts. It always was about piracy, from start to finish. Nothing whatsoever to do with cartels or fake ITKery. i think that’s a naive take at best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Pilgrim Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I think people need to be more generally concerned about the stability of the premier league, and not because of the Saudis. We take it for granted that the league is always there and runs like clockwork and always will do but that is dependent on 20 teams agreeing to it forever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Whitley mag said: I mean this BBC article just about confirms the only reason they wanted to stop this takeover. The arrogance and ignorance of competition rules is staggering. “The 61-year-old, who has been the Premier League's chairman for 18 months, has taken the brunt of the blame from clubs over the green light being given to the takeover by the Public Investment Fund. Although Premier League officials felt there was no option other than to allow the deal to go through 18 months after it was first halted, clubs were unhappy at being told about it so late that they could not mobilise an attempt to stop it. Clubs have already started the process of stopping commercial deals associated with the ownership in an effort to reduce the amount of money Newcastle can spend, for fear it will distort the league.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59309807 Like I said the other day, they're not even trying to hide it anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Long read if you’re into geopolitics and all that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 26 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Long read if you’re into geopolitics and all that. ?????????? Great read that. Big 6, they’re shitting themselves. Onwards and upwards. Howe-ay the Lads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 29 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Long read if you’re into geopolitics and all that. Theres only one way to prevent these clubs colluding, changing the rules etc to thwart our club, use competition law, competition tribunals and the courts to put these clubs back in their boxes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 According to sources in the Saudia company; there will be an upcoming deal for shirt sponsorship with Saudia Airlines. Could be nonsense but it comes from an a very high-ranking Saudia Co. official. We’ll see… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, McCormick said: According to sources in the Saudia company; there will be an upcoming deal for shirt sponsorship with Saudia Airlines. Could be nonsense but it comes from an a very high-ranking Saudia Co. official. We’ll see… Best possible outcome tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 2 hours ago, McCormick said: According to sources in the Saudia company; there will be an upcoming deal for shirt sponsorship with Saudia Airlines. Could be nonsense but it comes from an a very high-ranking Saudia Co. official. We’ll see… Could we be sponsored by the new second national carrier instead? No better advertistisment than being beamed out to football fans globally https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/6/30/saudi-arabia-plans-new-national-airline-in-move-away-from-oil Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans on Tuesday to launch a second national airline as part of a broader strategy to turn the kingdom into a global logistics hub as it seeks to diversify from oil. The creation of another flag carrier would catapult Saudi Arabia into the fifth rank globally in terms of air transit traffic, official state media reported, without giving details on when and how the airline would be created. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagCA Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 So, Hoffman has resigned and leaving his role at the end of January. Farewell to that waste of space. I wonder if this will be positively or negatively impact us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, MagCA said: So, Hoffman has resigned and leaving his role at the end of January. Farewell to that waste of space. I wonder if this will be positively or negatively impact us. At the end of the day if any of the other premier league clubs try to stop us from competing, then issue every single one of them a threat of anti-competition legal action being taken. If I were the new owners, I would be doing this already as they can't be allowed to stop a business from operating due to other clubs being scared shitless. There is only one winner if it does go to court. The 5 week stoppage is up next week, let's see what happens then. I'm fully expecting the owners to announce new sponsership very quickly after the stoppage has ceased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 45 minutes ago, cosmic said: Could we be sponsored by the new second national carrier instead? No better advertistisment than being beamed out to football fans globally https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/6/30/saudi-arabia-plans-new-national-airline-in-move-away-from-oil Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans on Tuesday to launch a second national airline as part of a broader strategy to turn the kingdom into a global logistics hub as it seeks to diversify from oil. The creation of another flag carrier would catapult Saudi Arabia into the fifth rank globally in terms of air transit traffic, official state media reported, without giving details on when and how the airline would be created. Do they old Arsenal Sega/Dreamcast trick. One on the home kit, one on the away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagCA Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, et tu brute said: At the end of the day if any of the other premier league clubs try to stop us from competing, then issue every single one of them a threat of anti-competition legal action being taken. If I were the new owners, I would be doing this already as they can't be allowed to stop a business from operating due to other clubs being scared shitless. There is only one winner if it does go to court. The 5 week stoppage is up next week, let's see what happens then. I'm fully expecting the owners to announce new sponsership very quickly after the stoppage has ceased. I hope so. Was interesting reading the earlier comment re: Saudia, I’d be surprised if it was them for the long term as they seem to be a domestic airline. Or will filter to domestic only once PIF launch their new national carrier. But how many other companies realistically make sense from a tourism standpoint? Saudi Telecomms is a push, Aramco makes no sense whatsoever, Vision 2030 makes the most sense but seems the most likely to be blocked due to that related third party nonsense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 hour ago, cosmic said: Could we be sponsored by the new second national carrier instead? No better advertistisment than being beamed out to football fans globally https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/6/30/saudi-arabia-plans-new-national-airline-in-move-away-from-oil Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans on Tuesday to launch a second national airline as part of a broader strategy to turn the kingdom into a global logistics hub as it seeks to diversify from oil. The creation of another flag carrier would catapult Saudi Arabia into the fifth rank globally in terms of air transit traffic, official state media reported, without giving details on when and how the airline would be created. I’m hearing it’s the original Saudia Airlines. Also (big pinch of salt, as I have no idea how they would know this) but the away/ 3rd kit will be Green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, McCormick said: I’m hearing it’s the original Saudia Airlines. Also (big pinch of salt, as I have no idea how they would know this) but the away/ 3rd kit will be Green. We’ve had green 3rd kits in the past, I always liked them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, FloydianMag said: We’ve had green 3rd kits in the past, I always liked them. Aye, we literally demanded they released the 1994 one which was initially meant only to be a one-off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Dont mind it being green but if its purposefully Saudi green ill be fucking furious Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Haven’t Serie A banned green kits in support of the colour blind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, James said: Haven’t Serie A banned green kits in support of the colour blind? Its in support of lining their pockets due to on screen graphics being superimposed and green kits spoil that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkeye Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, RodneyCisse said: Its in support of lining their pockets due to on screen graphics being superimposed and green kits spoil that. I 100% don't doubt you but, isn't grass already green? Surely having loads of that on a football pitch would have some effect on superimposed graphics? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: I agree with Simon Jordan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 59 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: Dont mind it being green but if its purposefully Saudi green ill be fucking furious It’ll be purposefully Saudi green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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