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And you support Newcastle United. That’s the funny thing. That’s far from easy and boring.

Plus all the things going on atm with the Saudis liking tweets, rueben brothers also, legal cases, new saudi tv company, Saudi sports minister and also demarco involvement I actually think the takeover WILL go through.

Even Liam Kennedy saying they passed the owners and director tests makes me think that the PL have to pass it on the basis that all obstacles that where in the way have been removed.

Have faith sir have faith.


Sounds like its a very vague interest now...


I've gone into its not happening mode..
 
We've got Ashley and Bruce forever and if and when the clubs sold the new owner will be skint
Ashley wants out. He doesn’t like the insecurity of the situation. PIF can afford to take the gamble. He won’t gamble this time.

Im convinced there’s a change coming. There is to much smoke in the public eye for their not to be.

Once the legal challenges start it opens things wide open and we all know that they passed the O and D test and that there was no reason to block the deal other than something underhand.

What that is we don’t know. But you bet your bottom dollar that the two chaps do not want that **** out in the public.
 
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Ashley wants out. He doesn’t like the insecurity of the situation. PIF can afford to take the gamble. He won’t gamble this time.

Im convinced there’s a change coming. There is to much smoke in the public eye for their not to be.

Once the legal challenges start it opens things wide open and we all know that they passed the O and D test and that there was no reason to block the deal other than something underhand.

What that is we don’t know. But you bet your bottom dollar that the two chaps do not want that **** out in the public.


PIF have moved on
 
Claimed that the Saudid did not answer their questions I believe. Despite Staveley suggesting that they gave everything thry could.
Which is basically where the legal action kicks in. If staveley and confidence all they could then the PL can’t win.

If they did in fact demand that they put the Saudi state as a director then that’s also a serious problem. Who are they to dictate who should run a company.

People like Ashley don’t take legal action (look how dodgy he is so he’s not going to take it from
Someone else) unless they are certain there has been bad **** happening.
 
Ashley's legal case, buyers liking what is probably a waste of time fan case, but still shows the interest is there.

Looking at the big picture, covid can't be here forever and when things pick up again, Ashley will still want to sell and I'm sure there will eventually be new owners. I've always thought all along the most important thing in all of this is the fact he wants to sell this time, unlike in the past.
 
Which is basically where the legal action kicks in. If staveley and confidence all they could then the PL can’t win.

If they did in fact demand that they put the Saudi state as a director then that’s also a serious problem. Who are they to dictate who should run a company.

People like Ashley don’t take legal action (look how dodgy he is so he’s not going to take it from
Someone else) unless they are certain there has been bad **** happening.


Has Ashley actually launched one?
 
Which is basically where the legal action kicks in. If staveley and confidence all they could then the PL can’t win.

If they did in fact demand that they put the Saudi state as a director then that’s also a serious problem. Who are they to dictate who should run a company.

People like Ashley don’t take legal action (look how dodgy he is so he’s not going to take it from
Someone else) unless they are certain there has been bad **** happening.

If they insisted that Staveley and Co put the state down as director then they are effectively asking them to break Company Law rules.

My take is that they could not fail the directors of PIF, had pressure put on them by BEin and Gary Hoffman became involved.

They insisted that the state be named as director, knowing well that was simply not possible. Led to the impasse. I'd align it to Wednesbury Unreasonableness.
 
They'll be back to buy Chelsea or Man united and when it happens they'll just put out stories about how they addresses the issues to satisfy the premier league....