PIF and RB Sports & Media

[FloydianMag]

2 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

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.  

 

You can use it with a VPN

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1BV10M/

Face Time WhatsApp etc are no longer banned. 

[McDog]

Now I can sleep at night, glad they reversed that ban.

 

 

Edited May 16, 2024 by McDog

[Slim]

Should ban face time here tbh.  

[Fatwax]

FaceTime is banned in the UAE but it’s more to push you to use their services than anything else. WhatsApp isn’t banned. Google and Zoom all fine too as they have good relationships with the country.

[TheBrownBottle]

Apologies folks, didn’t realised that FaceTime was unbanned in KSA.

 

Just the death penalty for being homosexual or renouncing the Islamic faith it is, then.  But I guess you have to start somewhere. 

[Stifler]

17 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Saudi Arabia prohibits encrypted phone calls - which is why FaceTime etc is banned.

 

It’s a completely normal place …

The U.K. has just passed a law to prohibit encryption for messaging, mean iMessage, Whattsapp, and other all face being banned unless they lose their encryption. All the tech giants are fighting against it.

[Groundhog63]

4 minutes ago, Stifler said:

The U.K. has just passed a law to prohibit encryption for messaging, mean iMessage, Whattsapp, and other all face being banned unless they lose their encryption. All the tech giants are fighting against it.

 

Tbf if any country needs to spy on its punters they just need to buy into Israeli Pegasus software. Encryption no problemo. 

[Stifler]

43 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said:

Tbf if any country needs to spy on its punters they just need to buy into Israeli Pegasus software. Encryption no problemo. 

Yeah but its use to gather evidence to use in a court of law would be illegal.

The new rules just tries to take away encryption instead.

[El Prontonise]

Giving a government hands on private keys on encryption is seriously one of the most stupid things ever suggested.

 

[Slim]

On 16/05/2024 at 12:51, 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.  

 

[TK-421]

Whilst that shows the situation at the time with the AG signing, and deals 'have to be agreed by the chairman', I doubt every deal, or even big deal will mean Staveley, et al have to fly to Riyadh to have it signed off/agreed by YAR.

 

 

Edited May 17, 2024 by TK-421

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, TK-421 said:

Whilst that shows the situation at the time with the AG signing, and deals 'have to be agreed by the chairman', I doubt every deal, or even big deal will mean Staveley, et al have to fly to Riyadh to have it signed off/agreed by YAR.

 

 

 

Because apparently fuck the environment if it does

[Armchair Pundit]

I see news in Italy is pushing that PIF are allegedly interested in Inter Milan and our 'takeover' could be under threat again.

 

Link

 

[FloydianMag]

4 minutes ago, Armchair Pundit said:

I see news in Italy is pushing that PIF are allegedly interested in Inter Milan and our 'takeover' could be under threat again.

 

Link

 

Is this the 4th or 5th time this has been reported in Italy?

[PauloGeordio]

7 minutes ago, Armchair Pundit said:

I see news in Italy is pushing that PIF are allegedly interested in Inter Milan and our 'takeover' could be under threat again.

 

Link

 

But we’re already taken over 

[Miggys First Goal]

5 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said:

But we’re already taken over 

Maybe they’ve been in a probation period and they haven’t passed. 

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, Armchair Pundit said:

I see news in Italy is pushing that PIF are allegedly interested in Inter Milan and our 'takeover' could be under threat again.

 

Link

 

Charlie Bennett is worse than Burnsie/Sean Casey/NUFCWill in my eyes 

[Groundhog63]

2 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

Maybe they’ve been in a probation period and they haven’t passed. 

Double secret probation

 

 

[Keegans Export]

Always interested to hear what the Italian Press have got to say, will give that article my full attention. Perhaps it will update me on how Botman is getting on at Milan too.

[huss9]

surely PIF can do some clever money laundering through a few companies and finally come to a third party sponsorship deal with someone.

eg renaming the east stand.

[PauloGeordio]

9 minutes ago, huss9 said:

surely PIF can do some clever money laundering through a few companies and finally come to a third party sponsorship deal with someone.

eg renaming the east stand.

Aramco East.

[huss9]

yeah, but they arent third party are they?

dont have to rename the stadium, just £10m for a 3 year east stand sponshorship.

[SAK]

7 minutes ago, huss9 said:

surely PIF can do some clever money laundering through a few companies and finally come to a third party sponsorship deal with someone.

eg renaming the east stand.

I don’t know why they don’t get third parties who they have business relations with but don’t own to sponsor us. They must let out billions in contracts to unaffiliated companies. Bump up the contract to cover the sponsorship.

[huss9]

Just now, SAK said:

I don’t know why they don’t get third parties who they have business relations with but don’t own to sponsor us. They must let out billions in contracts to unaffiliated companies. Bump up the contract to cover the sponsorship.

exactly.

what would fair market value be for a 3 year sponshorsip of a stand?

[SAK]

1 minute ago, huss9 said:

exactly.

what would fair market value be for a 3 year sponshorsip of a stand?

Fair market only comes in to it I think if it is a related party which I would take to mean an organisation that is significantly controlled by the same people. If it’s a third party who just has business dealings I don’t think it applies. Will let others more knowledge correct if wrong.