PIF and RB Sports & Media

[Mag3.14]

48 minutes ago, TomToon said:

From my limited understanding, PSR/FFP doesn’t get impacted by this. They’re interested in ‘accounting losses’ (e.g., transfers and wages) rather than cash moving in and out like this (appears as ‘Cash and Equity’ on the Balance Sheet). This money basically allows us to pay our bills and keep the lights on but it doesn’t offset our overall losses. So it can’t for example offset any losses through transfers and wages as far as PSR/FFP is concerned. We still have to balance the books for transfers and wages with revenues (commercial, TV etc.)

 

It does, clubs are allowed under the current rules to allow/account for £30m of equity investment per financial year iirc - the FFP three year loss limit is only £15m without it 

[JT24]

1 hour ago, TRon said:

 

 

If they pay more than anyone else, why do you care?

 

 

Because that giant yellow square on every shirt is horrific.

 

They also have some extremely shady working practices and should have been dumped as a sponsor the moment that news broke. (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5545510/2024/06/12/newcastle-united-noon-worker-mistreament/?source=user_shared_article)

 

 

 

Edited September 26, 2025 by JT24

[FloydianMag]

26 minutes ago, JT24 said:

Because that giant yellow square on every shirt is horrific.

 

They also have some extremely shady working practices and should have been dumped as a sponsor the moment that news broke. (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5545510/2024/06/12/newcastle-united-noon-worker-mistreament/?source=user_shared_article)

 

 

 

 

I wonder where adidas make our kit, probably in the far east where labour is cheap and shady practise’s take place. Should we bin off Adidas too?

[JT24]

2 minutes ago, FloydianMag said:

I wonder where adidas make our kit, probably in the far east where labour is cheap and shady practise’s take place. Should we bin off Adidas too?

Yes

[54]

8 minutes ago, JT24 said:

Yes

The only other option are Nike and that's a hard no from me.

[TheBrownBottle]

27 minutes ago, 54 said:

The only other option are Nike and that's a hard no from me.

Rogan Taylor back in the ‘90s used to argue that clubs would make far more money if they manufactured their own kit - or outsourced directly themselves.  I suspect he’d still be right.  

[FloydianMag]

4 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Rogan Taylor back in the ‘90s used to argue that clubs would make far more money if they manufactured their own kit - or outsourced directly themselves.  I suspect he’d still be right.  

Didn’t  Leicester make their own kit back in the 90’s? Didn’t appear to go to well for them. Small fanbase I guess.

[TheBrownBottle]

Just now, FloydianMag said:

Didn’t  Leicester make their own kit back in the 90’s? Didn’t appear to go to well for them. Small fanbase I guess.

They did - and yes, they didn’t up with a Scrooge McDuck-style piggy bank.  But they aren’t a big club, and football didn’t have the world wide reach back then.  Today, it’s a different story.  Adidas pay what they do because they know they can sell bucketloads of tat to the support - and the club gets a tiny share of that (usually c.7%, not sure what the exact terms are on our deal). 

[JT24]

PIF attempted to buy Electronic Arts for 50 billion (alongside a Man City investor). 
 

I’m sure that will get X riled up. 

[El Prontonise]

What a fucking waste of money.

[JT24]

5 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

What a fucking waste of money.

Maybe they'll pay for half in cash, and put the rest on EA in the form of considerable debt.

[bobbydazzla]

1 hour ago, FloydianMag said:

Didn’t  Leicester make their own kit back in the 90’s? Didn’t appear to go to well for them. Small fanbase I guess.

Barca were making noises about taking their kit “in house”, then Nike got the heebie jeebies and offered them a fuckload of cash not to do it 

[TheBrownBottle]

2 hours ago, JT24 said:

PIF attempted to buy Electronic Arts for 50 billion (alongside a Man City investor). 
 

I’m sure that will get X riled up. 

PIF gave Musk the money to buy Twitter and undermine western democracy, so any daft cunt on that platform hasn’t got a leg to stand on on that front  

[TRon]

18 hours ago, JT24 said:

Because that giant yellow square on every shirt is horrific.

 

They also have some extremely shady working practices and should have been dumped as a sponsor the moment that news broke. (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5545510/2024/06/12/newcastle-united-noon-worker-mistreament/?source=user_shared_article)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair enough. Of course once we start going down the political rabbit hole, then to follow through with it, you need to offer an alternative.

 

Do we have one which you would be happy with?

 

 

[Stifler]

2 minutes ago, TRon said:

Fair enough. Of course once we start going down the political rabbit hole, then to follow through with it, you need to offer an alternative.

 

Do we have one which you would be happy with?

Newcastle United are pleased to announce our new shirt sleeve sponsorship from the 2026/27 season, In Post who extend their existing arrangement with the club as distribution partners.

[JT24]

1 hour ago, TRon said:

 

Fair enough. Of course once we start going down the political rabbit hole, then to follow through with it, you need to offer an alternative.

 

Do we have one which you would be happy with?

 

 

Sela to sleeve

Riyadh Air FOS, they haven’t launched yet. How controversial can they be?

[Stifler]

1 minute ago, JT24 said:

Sela to sleeve

Riyadh Air FOS, they haven’t launched yet. How controversial can they be?

Lucid would be a better option.

[TRon]

30 minutes ago, JT24 said:

Sela to sleeve

Riyadh Air FOS, they haven’t launched yet. How controversial can they be?

 

 

[JT24]

36 minutes ago, Stifler said:

Lucid would be a better option.

I would like that. 

[Stifler]

On 26/09/2025 at 20:25, JT24 said:

PIF attempted to buy Electronic Arts for 50 billion (alongside a Man City investor). 
 

I’m sure that will get X riled up. 

If they do buy EA, I want EA as a sleeve sponsor, the Premier League can’t say fuck all since EA is one of their own sponsors.

[Stifler]

EA have announced this deal by the way.

[Zero]

3 minutes ago, Stifler said:

EA have announced this deal by the way.

what? It’s already done?

[Stifler]

Just now, Zero said:

What? It’s already done?

Either is, or is in the process.

 

I fully expect NUFC to be the only team you can play as now, without the ability to concede a goal.

[Nobody]

Just now, Zero said:

what? It’s already done?

Aye. 

Wonder if we're gonna be pure mint on FIFA now. Speaking of which, with PIFs close ties to FIFA, wonder if they'll go back to that name. 

[Zero]

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