Nah, that may be the sound bites - saudi will want to wipe the floor with Qatar as quickly as possible. All FFP does is gets you a ban from Champs League and a large fine. Big deal we've not been in europe for years. They've just spunked $1bn to pay of BeIN. I reckon there's a truck load about to be spent asap to take the hit early, the ban early and the squad will be ready to blast off inn europe in a few years.
Not a chance, they get announced in a few hours and get a new manager in that knows what he's doing and he would get that squad winning some games, add to that in Jan and it wont be close to bottom 3.
Can't be arsed trawling back through the last 30 pages to see if someone has already posted it but it was nice to log onto BBC and see this. There was evena little banner on BBC World News saying the same thing. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58821131 Newcastle takeover: Saudi Arabian-backed deal is close By Alistair MagowanBBC Sport Last updated on6 October 2021. please log in to view this image Mike Ashley has owned Newcastle since 2007 A Saudi Arabian takeover of Newcastle United is close to being agreed. Approval from the Premier League could possibly come in the next 24 hours after a consortium proved the Saudi state would not have control of the club. Instead the Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is set to provide 80% of funds for the £300m deal, will be seen as separate to the state and therefore allow the takeover to pass the Premier League owners' and directors' test. It was believed that a resolution came after Saudi Arabia settled an alleged piracy dispute with Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Sports, which own rights to show Premier League matches in the Middle East. But sources have told BBC Sport that an agreement between the Premier League and the consortium was found prior to the news emerging on Wednesday, with the two parties being set for arbitration on 3 January. The Saudi Arabian state has been accused of human rights abuses, but with the majority owner PIF deemed a separate entity, that, and any piracy issues, are no longer an impediment to the takeover in the Premier League's view. The shock news will delight the fanbase after a Newcastle United Supporters' Trust survey on Tuesday showed that 93% of its members were in favour of the takeover. Many fans want current owner Mike Ashley to leave the club after a 14-year reign, which they believe has been plagued by a lack of investment and ambition. The Premier League and Newcastle have declined to comment.
Thinking about the Masters invite to the Spurs game it all makes sense now. Masters was there to inform Levy that the news was going to break before our game against Spurs and that they where the first game under our new owners. @Roy Munson @magdad @Albert's Chip Shop @Sheikh_of_Araby @Roland Deschain @henley.83 @Welshie @JokeInEre @JakartaToon @Schlem Boogerman @Hung,Drawn and Quartered
