Mags embarrassing themselves yet again

Mainly because he hasn't received a new brown envelope yet

 

Or an invitation to a penthouse party

 

Their club absolutely honks

 

They absolutely honk

 

If there were no discussions it would be quite simple to say so.

 

Yep! And it's just going to draw more attention to it. And there must be something in it as Fat Dawn had to mention it on Look North tonight and looked quite uncomfortable mentioning it (though that might have been wind).

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65102462

 

Also interesting that during the US court procedings....there was a choice over what took priority regarding golf or the mags....a choice was made to come out & golf is the priority to protect

 

I would think Stalin or Pol Pot would pass the owners test if they stared for a bit at Masters and his cronies. It is a worthless fig leaf.

The EPL were clearly given no assurances that would hold any water, otherwise they would have published them. And in any case of course, why did the need any "assurances"?

Everyone knows what's happened.

 

Yes that is a fair point. But I imagine they think they can easily bully Masters and the EPL, so their best bet is to try and win against a more serious, professional organisation, then push the amateurs around.

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/29/saudi-arabia-joins-china-russia-anti-west-bloc/

I know it's the Telegraph, so take it with a pinch of salt, but this is interesting.

 

Can you copy the article marra, not a subscriber

 

I'll try and and have a gan.....

Saudi Arabia set to join anti-West bloc with China and Russia
The kingdom’s cabinet seeks full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as the US disengages with the Middle East

ByCampbell MacDiarmid, MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT29 March 2023 • 2:29pm

Saudi Arabia is joining an anti-Western influence bloc formed by Russia and China, in a sign of Riyadh’s deepening ties with Beijing as the US pivots away from the Middle East.

The kingdom’s cabinet approved a plan to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a “dialogue partner”, a precursor to being granted full membership, SPA, the Saudis' state news agency, announced on Wednesday.

Formed in 2001 by Russia, China and former Soviet states in Central Asia, the SCO is a political and security bloc of countries spanning much of Eurasia and has expanded to include India and Pakistan, with a view to challenging Western influence in the region.

Iran also signed documents for full membership last year.

The SCO holds an annual summit to discuss economic cooperation and mutual security, often focusing on terrorism, separatism and extremism, though divergent interests limit the group’s effectiveness. Member states are planning a “counter-terrorism exercise” in Russia this August, though the SCO is not a military alliance.

Reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Riyadh’s decision to join the bloc comes less than three weeks after a reconciliation agreement was signed between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which was hailed as a major coup for Beijing, who brokered the talks.

While Oman and Iraq had hosted previous efforts to restore relations between Shia-majority Iran and mainly Sunni Saudi Arabia, Riyadh credited Chinese president Xi Jinping’s offer last year to act as a bridge between the two regional rivals as the thing that sealed the deal.


China’s deepening relations with the Gulf region comes as the Biden administration seeks to disengage from the Middle East with a view to challenging Beijing’s rising influence elsewhere.
The US has long served as a security partner for Saudi Arabia and Washington’s withdrawal has prompted its Gulf allies to diversify partners.

Mr Xi laid the groundwork for Saudi Arabia joining the SCO during a visit to the kingdom last December, sources told Reuters, as part of a plan to further increase China’s influence in the region.

In a phone call on Tuesday with Saudi de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Mr Xi promised to make further contributions to promote peace and stability in the Middle East.

China will “play a major role in strengthening regional unity and cooperation”, he said in remarks reported by state media.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65128593

 

Is this not too late to have any bearing on The Skunks' illegal/underhanded takeover, though, 'cos too many brown envelopes have already been distributed/received

 

Maybe, maybe not. I think the EPL is terrified of an independent regulator coming in so wants to sound tougher than they are/were. So this could be their first attempt to do that. More bad publicity for the mags/Saudis and they could use it to make an example of the mags to show that they don't need a regulator coming in above them. It'll be a lot easier to make an example of the mags than, say Man City or Chelsea. It's still a long way off if it happens.

 

Stable door etc...

 

If it was unanimously approved by shareholders, then Saudis must be happy it won't affect them at all.

 

True, but they also wouldn't be able to seen to be voting against it either.

Remember of course that the PIF is completely unrelated to any governmental bodies that may not may or may not have issues anyway.