Ben Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 31 minutes ago, Stifler said: Can we extend that to Tyneside, specifically North Tyneside? And County Durham but I'll settle for £250k (Newcastle weighting and all that) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE27 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 37 minutes ago, Stifler said: Can we extend that to Tyneside, specifically North Tyneside? NE27 could do with some levelling up. This is an impartial statement from....someone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 4 minutes ago, Ben said: And County Durham but I'll settle for £250k (Newcastle weighting and all that) Sorry…….anyone south of Birtley are cockneys? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 1 minute ago, NE27 said: NE27 could do with some levelling up. This is an impartial statement from....someone. Agreed………….? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 4 minutes ago, FloydianMag said: Sorry…….anyone south of Birtley are cockneys? I'm West Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 From the Douglas piece today: The presence of Yasir Al-Rumayyan on Tyneside last week was interesting. The Saudi PIF governor, and Newcastle chairman, is hands off at St James’ Park but sources suggest “things start moving” when he is in town. Whether recruitment and stadium plans will gather pace now remains to be seen but talks with the first major target of the summer – Tosin Adarabioyo – accelerated in the week he was visiting. Indeed i has been told that he is one of the reasons why a deal has not yet been brokered with Manchester United for the services of Dan Ashworth. Be it belligerence or a warning shot that this version of Newcastle will not accommodate rivals, the message is clear: we aren’t here to make friends. I understand PIF have final say, but if they're going to be hands-off surely some form of delegation needs to occur to expedite decision making? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 8 minutes ago, The Prophet said: From the Douglas piece today: The presence of Yasir Al-Rumayyan on Tyneside last week was interesting. The Saudi PIF governor, and Newcastle chairman, is hands off at St James’ Park but sources suggest “things start moving” when he is in town. Whether recruitment and stadium plans will gather pace now remains to be seen but talks with the first major target of the summer – Tosin Adarabioyo – accelerated in the week he was visiting. Indeed i has been told that he is one of the reasons why a deal has not yet been brokered with Manchester United for the services of Dan Ashworth. Be it belligerence or a warning shot that this version of Newcastle will not accommodate rivals, the message is clear: we aren’t here to make friends. I understand PIF have final say, but if they're going to be hands-off surely some form of delegation needs to occur to expedite decision making? It’s been this way since the takeover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Just now, SUPERTOON said: It’s been this way since the takeover. It makes sense too, all of the money is fronted by PIF in essence. I’m assuming the structure in place means such big capital outlays have to be signed off by someone senior at PIF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 15 minutes ago, r0cafella said: It makes sense too, all of the money is fronted by PIF in essence. I’m assuming the structure in place means such big capital outlays have to be signed off by someone senior at PIF. That was my understanding- that every decision needs sign-off in Riyadh and takes some time to do so. It’s magnificently inefficient way of running a football club - you’d think that a permanent delegate at the club would make more sense. But it’s clear that Staveley and Reuben aren’t running the show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Just now, TheBrownBottle said: That was my understanding- that every decision needs sign-off in Riyadh and takes some time to do so. It’s magnificently inefficient way of running a football club - you’d think that a permanent delegate at the club would make more sense. But it’s clear that Staveley and Reuben aren’t running the show. The problem is, we are too small of an investment to warrant having some stationed here 24/7. It’s definitely inefficient though, unless we can prepare things we in advance and get some form of pre approval. That being said, football is rarely so straightforward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 2 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: That was my understanding- that every decision needs sign-off in Riyadh and takes some time to do so. It’s magnificently inefficient way of running a football club - you’d think that a permanent delegate at the club would make more sense. But it’s clear that Staveley and Reuben aren’t running the show. It certainly could be better, but magnificently inefficient may be a stretch given the success so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Just now, r0cafella said: The problem is, we are too small of an investment to warrant having some stationed here 24/7. It’s definitely inefficient though, unless we can prepare things we in advance and get some form of pre approval. That being said, football is rarely so straightforward. Man City and PSG always had permanent representation on hand. Just has an amateurish feel to it - though again, that would be reflective of the ultimate owners too; the KSA govt is nothing if it isn’t inefficient and wasteful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Just now, TheBrownBottle said: Man City and PSG always had permanent representation on hand. Just has an amateurish feel to it - though again, that would be reflective of the ultimate owners too; the KSA govt is nothing if it isn’t inefficient and wasteful. I don’t know enough about Saudi but I think the investments have a different nature, City is a crown jewel for the owners as is PSG. I feel we are just apart of PIFS massive portfolio. But as we’ve discussed, I will make my judgement on that when I know the stadium and training ground plan. (Not that my judgement is worth anything). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoForJoy Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) 34 minutes ago, The Prophet said: From the Douglas piece today: The presence of Yasir Al-Rumayyan on Tyneside last week was interesting. The Saudi PIF governor, and Newcastle chairman, is hands off at St James’ Park but sources suggest “things start moving” when he is in town. Whether recruitment and stadium plans will gather pace now remains to be seen but talks with the first major target of the summer – Tosin Adarabioyo – accelerated in the week he was visiting. Indeed i has been told that he is one of the reasons why a deal has not yet been brokered with Manchester United for the services of Dan Ashworth. Be it belligerence or a warning shot that this version of Newcastle will not accommodate rivals, the message is clear: we aren’t here to make friends. I understand PIF have final say, but if they're going to be hands-off surely some form of delegation needs to occur to expedite decision making? I hope this applies to Saudi clubs not buying players off the 'big 6' as well and helping them get rid of the likes of Casimero and his £300k a week wages. Edited May 16 by TwoForJoy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 It’s 2024. We have the technology to allow people to converse in real time without being in the same country. Don’t know why we’d need someone permanently on Tyneside to make decisions. Get them on Teams and thrash things out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 17 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: It’s 2024. We have the technology to allow people to converse in real time without being in the same country. Don’t know why we’d need someone permanently on Tyneside to make decisions. Get them on Teams and thrash things out. Saudi Arabia prohibits encrypted phone calls - which is why FaceTime etc is banned. It’s a completely normal place … Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 4 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: Saudi Arabia prohibits encrypted phone calls - which is why FaceTime etc is banned. It’s a completely normal place … I reckon the head of PIF might play by different rules to be honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Just now, Jack27 said: I reckon the head of PIF might play by different rules to be honest I don’t doubt it There’s plenty of stories about members of the House of Saud playing by different rules from the people that they rule over - including the strict libation laws … Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 9 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: I don’t doubt it There’s plenty of stories about members of the House of Saud playing by different rules from the people that they rule over - including the strict libation laws … Bit like the Tories?♂️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 18 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: Saudi Arabia prohibits encrypted phone calls - which is why FaceTime etc is banned. It’s a completely normal place … FaceTime isn’t banned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 2 minutes ago, McCormick said: FaceTime isn’t banned. He means Grinder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Also not banned Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Just now, FloydianMag said: Bit like the Tories?♂️ Except the Tories don’t have public floggings on the statute books for doing those things - no matter how much some of them might want to. 3 minutes ago, McCormick said: FaceTime isn’t banned. You can use it with a VPN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) You can just use it without vpn. Used to be the case across most gulf countries but not anymore or for the last few years Edited May 16 by McCormick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Anyways let’s stay on topic, who gives a fuck if you can use Face time in KSA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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