PIF and RB Sports & Media

[AJ9]

Just now, Yorkie said:

 

I signed up to Twitter just to call them arseholes.

fucking horrific. Fucking cunts

[Wilson]

Is there no way NO could build something to represent the fans?  As if Alex and his cronies are the be all and end all at the moment. 

 

An NO supporters group sounds so fuckin appealing right now.  Before I tried to forget about the toon, I used to listen to true faith after most games as it used to calm my rage by giving me another view point, can't think of nowt worse now. 

 

You get so many good viewpoints in here that need a platform in the wider media. 

[Yorkie]

Just now, Wilson said:

Is there no way NO could build something to represent the fans?  As if Alex and his cronies are the be all and end all at the moment. 

 

An NO supporters group sounds so fuckin appealing right now.  Before I tried to forget about the toon, I used to listen to true faith after most games as it used to calm my rage by giving me another view point, can't think of nowt worse now. 

 

You get so many good viewpoints in here that need a platform in the wider media. 

 

Yes. 

[AJ9]

3 minutes ago, Wilson said:

Is there no way NO could build something to represent the fans?  As if Alex and his cronies are the be all and end all at the moment. 

 

An NO supporters group sounds so fuckin appealing right now.  Before I tried to forget about the toon, I used to listen to true faith after most games as it used to calm my rage by giving me another view point, can't think of nowt worse now. 

 

You get so many good viewpoints in here that need a platform in the wider media. 

100% yes. This is the only inclusive/sane part of NUFC internet

[Skeletor]

4 minutes ago, Wilson said:

Is there no way NO could build something to represent the fans?  As if Alex and his cronies are the be all and end all at the moment. 

 

An NO supporters group sounds so fuckin appealing right now.  Before I tried to forget about the toon, I used to listen to true faith after most games as it used to calm my rage by giving me another view point, can't think of nowt worse now. 

 

You get so many good viewpoints in here that need a platform in the wider media. 

 

Could bring back the opinion pieces. Also probably enough talented people to throw some merch together, copyright/trademark issues aside.

[St. Maximin]

3 hours ago, Kasper said:

So...first of all my opinion is that there's nothing we can do about this and we should just enjoy this ride.

 

But

 

There is zero doubt that our new owners are the absolute worst people in so many ways. It's fucking wrong that these people are allowed to own major football clubs. That's a big probelm in football. Yes, other clubs have bad owners and own clubs for all the wrong reasons but make no mistake, ours are by far the worst. That's just a fact.

 

But

 

Its not our fault. Its the football authorities and goverments that have allowed the situation to come to this in modern football.

 

But

 

Dont fucking go jumping around St James' in Bin Salman mask or wave a Saudi Arabia flag. Thats fucking terrible in a 100 different ways. No, just dont. Even though its not our fault, people will give us shit. And they have the right. Dont push back and argue, cos they are in sense right. Its a small price to pay for what we're about to have.

 

 

Well said, I agree with all of this. Saying that (while knowing very little about the organisation), I also don’t want to be in a situation where everything to do with the Saudis is negative and we act like everyone associated with PIF supports the barbaric human rights abuses or that it’s all blood money etc. I don’t really buy this ‘sportswashing’ narrative AI like to keep referring to also. I feel the investment of countries like KSA, UAE and Qatar in sports has led to far more media attention on their human rights records, so I’ve learnt a lot more about them and to be honest, it’s not positive. 
 

At the end of the day we should neither feel guilty about the PIF investment, nor should we see them as our heroes. Like other countries they are simply investing in businesses as both mutually benefit. Staveley and the Reubens are the heroes here and I like to think that’s how this has been perceived by the fans also.  

 

 

Edited October 8, 2021 by St. Maximin

[rickyprickles]

Remember when Wylam Brewery did those Saudi cans? 

[Wolfcastle]

5 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

I signed up to Twitter just to call them arseholes.

 

Thought about doing the same its that bad. They'd better climb down from that. Please make it happen social media people.

[Disco]

3 hours ago, Kasper said:

So...first of all my opinion is that there's nothing we can do about this and we should just enjoy this ride.

 

But

 

There is zero doubt that our new owners are the absolute worst people in so many ways. It's fucking wrong that these people are allowed to own major football clubs. That's a big probelm in football. Yes, other clubs have bad owners and own clubs for all the wrong reasons but make no mistake, ours are by far the worst. That's just a fact.

 

But

 

Its not our fault. Its the football authorities and goverments that have allowed the situation to come to this in modern football.

 

But

 

Dont fucking go jumping around St James' in Bin Salman mask or wave a Saudi Arabia flag. Thats fucking terrible in a 100 different ways. No, just dont. Even though its not our fault, people will give us shit. And they have the right. Dont push back and argue, cos they are in sense right. Its a small price to pay for what we're about to have.

 

 

Spot on mate. My thoughts exactly.

 

However I am also enjoying the performative outrage from a lot of people who genuinely couldn’t have given less of a shit about the state of the club, city and region to date.

[RS]

Bigcartel?  Got plastic gangster wraith written all over it. 
If the new owners do have someone reading fan forums then for fuck’s sake don’t get this baldy narcissist on board. 

[Armchair Pundit]

To be honest, and it's just how I feel, I couldn't give a monkeys either way. I'm only interested in getting back to supporting NUFC properly and enjoying football again at long last. I'm certainly not about to get on the Saudi's case, they've done me a favour - I wasn't in the habit of protesting about human rights before they bought the club, so I'm not going to start now, especially if it upsets the apple cart with the new owners. That said, that shirt is shit and it does make us look bloody small-time.

[Wullie]

I'll never forget the way Hurst went on over the SackPardew campaign. Just a complete arsehole. 

 

He gets his mush on 5Live (based entirely on being the person hanging around Michael Martin when he decided he couldn't be arsed anymore) to say things like, "Why are Newcastle fans being targeted about the Saudis, nothing to do with us!" which is a fair point but not when you then print a Saudi Mags t-shirt you fucking helmet. Just makes us all look a total bunch of gormless wankers.

 

Spineless dickheads like him are the thing that makes me baulk most at jumping straight back in. He's hogged limelight for knocking on ten years about how badly the club was run, all the while shovelling money into Mike Ashley's pocket. Now he's all "We've done it!!!". If it had anything to do with you he'd have been here forever you fat Tory wank.

[midds]

5 minutes ago, Wullie said:

I'll never forget the way Hurst went on over the SackPardew campaign. Just a complete arsehole. 

 

He gets his mush on 5Live (based entirely on being the person hanging around Michael Martin when he decided he couldn't be arsed anymore) to say things like, "Why are Newcastle fans being targeted about the Saudis, nothing to do with us!" which is a fair point but not when you then print a Saudi Mags t-shirt you fucking helmet. Just makes us all look a total bunch of gormless wankers.

 

Spineless dickheads like him are the thing that makes me baulk most at jumping straight back in. He's hogged limelight for knocking on ten years about how badly the club was run, all the while shovelling money into Mike Ashley's pocket. Now he's all "We've done it!!!". If it had anything to do with you he'd have been here forever you fat Tory wank.

 

 

 

Exactly. Nailed it

[Dancing Brave]

13 minutes ago, Wullie said:

I'll never forget the way Hurst went on over the SackPardew campaign. Just a complete arsehole. 

 

He gets his mush on 5Live (based entirely on being the person hanging around Michael Martin when he decided he couldn't be arsed anymore) to say things like, "Why are Newcastle fans being targeted about the Saudis, nothing to do with us!" which is a fair point but not when you then print a Saudi Mags t-shirt you fucking helmet. Just makes us all look a total bunch of gormless wankers.

 

Spineless dickheads like him are the thing that makes me baulk most at jumping straight back in. He's hogged limelight for knocking on ten years about how badly the club was run, all the while shovelling money into Mike Ashley's pocket. Now he's all "We've done it!!!". If it had anything to do with you he'd have been here forever you fat Tory wank.

Fuck sake !  what a great post. 

It was 9 out of 10 until the last 4 words.  10/10

[Happinesstan]

2 hours ago, bhoywhonder said:

I genuinely didn't think I would actively enjoy the hate coming from other clubs, and yet here I am. 

 

I have many questions and severe doubts about the new owners, as ecstatic as I am to see ashley gone, I'm very conflicted about those incoming. That's to be expected surely? But the reaction of all these cnuts who are suddenly pearl-clutching about daily life in Riyadh for (insert who the f*ck they pretend to care about today)? Nope. Not having it.

 

Its ALL about competition. Fellow relegation strugglers have one less club to worry about. In time, the top 6 might have one more. Tough sh*t. Am I happy to be supporting a tool of the Saudi sportswashing F1/Boxing/whatever operation? Absolutely not. Am I bothered that it is pissing off the rest of the twats in the PL? Nope, they can go f*ck themselves.

Same. It's completely flipped my perspective on the takeover. Fuck them all. 

[Kanj]

The little weirdo Levy being the most upset kills me

[Yorkie]

12 minutes ago, Wullie said:

I'll never forget the way Hurst went on over the SackPardew campaign. Just a complete arsehole. 

 

He gets his mush on 5Live (based entirely on being the person hanging around Michael Martin when he decided he couldn't be arsed anymore) to say things like, "Why are Newcastle fans being targeted about the Saudis, nothing to do with us!" which is a fair point but not when you then print a Saudi Mags t-shirt you fucking helmet. Just makes us all look a total bunch of gormless wankers.

 

Spineless dickheads like him are the thing that makes me baulk most at jumping straight back in. He's hogged limelight for knocking on ten years about how badly the club was run, all the while shovelling money into Mike Ashley's pocket. Now he's all "We've done it!!!". If it had anything to do with you he'd have been here forever you fat Tory wank.

 

 

 

 

Well said generally but the bold bit is something I've realised too. Another poster on here extremely generously offered me a ticket for the Spurs game but I declined because, let's face it, I've spent the last two and a half years with a depressing amount of resentment for a significant percentage of the matchgoing support; I don't really know how I feel atm about being back amongst it. Certainly don't think less of anyone who is going, of course, and I think it'll be a matter of days/weeks before I'm busting a gasket to be back there. But stuff like that from TF is just a reminder of the total planks in the support that I feel unsure about sharing a room (stadium) with.  Maybe I'm just on my high horse. 

[Happinesstan]

Standing ovation for the collective response to that shit from TF.

[NEEJ]

4 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

Well said generally but the bold bit is something I've realised too. Another poster on here extremely generously offered me a ticket for the Spurs game but I declined because, let's face it, I've spent the last two and a half years with a depressing amount of resentment for a significant percentage of the matchgoing support; I don't really know how I feel atm about being back amongst it. Certainly don't think less of anyone who is going, of course, and I think it'll be a matter of days/weeks before I'm busting a gasket to be back there. But stuff like that from TF is just a reminder of the total planks in the support that I feel unsure about sharing a room (stadium) with.  Maybe I'm just on my high horse. 

Wishing you a soft landing. #prayforYorkie

[KaKa]

6 minutes ago, Kanji said:

The little weirdo Levy being the most upset kills me

 

He's made a complete mess of Spurs and it's dawning on him he isn't going to be able to fix it with so many other clubs coming to the forefront now, and he's got that big fancy new stadium to pay off still I presume 

[Wullie]

As well as Hurst, the clip of some of the people they dredge up on Sky as fan representatives, honestly. 

 

I think the thing that annoys me most about it is that while these nuggets are on TV hanging around Jesmond Dene House like weird stalkers, people like @Rich @LFEE @ManDoon @Heron are completely anonymous. The effort that these lads put in over the years to make public the dissatisfaction of the support, most people wouldn't believe it (@Greg as well but he doesn't need any extra plugging). LFEE doesn't go anywhere without that fucking banner. The fucker's in Chilli Padi every night of the week, hanging around within 200 yards of the ground in case it's suddenly required. Genuine and completely unsung heroes.

[Conjo]

1 hour ago, Yorkie said:

 

I signed up to Twitter just to call them arseholes.

 

Did my first tweet since 2018. Shocking by tf.

[Ameritoon]

I'll be honest I've been with LFEE several times and never seen the banner. A little disappointed

[Gallowgate Toon]

Journalists picking up on that TF shite but seemingly not linking to the tweet itself, curiously...

 

As a sidepoint, I've realised over the last couple of days how many incredibly annoying, pseudo intellectual sports journos are about. Absolutely desperate to get their opinion out and have their sly digs like heartbroken teenagers, with little dissection as to why this might be so important to the city/region or any real attempt to get into the detail of the context from our perspective. 

[Superior Acuña]

2 hours ago, Robster said:

Spurs

Let's buy Kane for the lolz.

Buy him and drop him to preserve Shearer's record.