Bit harsh on yourself there mate! Made points 1 to 5 bloody redundant, I feel cheated. I agree we're probably never going to have a worthy owner again in our time on this earth, but goddamit a man can dream! Maybe Ant and Dec will finally whore themselves out enough one day to be our actual messiahs.....
Timing is very deliberate, as is the urgency. The big thing here is the fact that Saudi are yet to invest in football.
Saudi oil riches? You really hope! More likely: Biscuit guy https://www.standard.co.uk/business...y-to-swoop-for-newcastle-united-a3660546.html
Any potential buyer would want to know whether the tax fraud story will have legs I would expect. If its severe enough for point deduction relegation etc. would that put off any buyer? I havnt been keeping up to date on the tax fraud story. Whats the worst that can happen in terms of punishment? Maybe Ashley doesnt want to be around to receive the smack on the backside?
I wrongly assumed the club's counter-suit was the end of that. I thought that by taking such a strong stance with HMRC the message was that we hadn't done anything wrong (well, I assume the club's done something immoral, just not illegal). Still, when all's said and done anyone worth billions is probably not the most scrupulous of individual...
My brother owns a restaurant and he's just seen the Turk negotiating with Ashley's people. He said things didn't appear to be going too well.
Haha! The Daily Star (I know I know, but usually a good laugh) claim that Mark Facebook guy is leading a takeover. From one **** brand to another.
