Who is the chair of the Saudi Public Investment Fund?The Saudi state won't be involved in a club owned by the Saudi state backed Saudi sovereign fund.
So all good.
on the positive side i hear that their first purchase is going to be saeed al-owairan, who will be the new newcastle striker in the hope he can score more like thisUgh, have hated Ashely since he got involved, arguably hastened my break-up with the club, but Saudi investors is like Hannibal Lecter saving you from Buffalo Bill.
Previously we have been owned by a beguiling cavalcade of local robber barons, Thatcherite carpetbaggers , asset strippers and retail shitbags & were firmly championship level. Now we are entering the premier league of despot dictator robber murderer owned outfits
It does say a lot about Ashley that 93% of Newcastle fans prefer Saudi Arabia to himPreviously we have been owned by a beguiling cavalcade of local robber barons, Thatcherite carpetbaggers , asset strippers and retail shitbags & were firmly championship level. Now we are entering the premier league of despot dictator robber murderer owned outfits
not the premier league but the european super leaguePreviously we have been owned by a beguiling cavalcade of local robber barons, Thatcherite carpetbaggers , asset strippers and retail shitbags & were firmly championship level. Now we are entering the premier league of despot dictator robber murderer owned outfits
let's put it this way, you wouldn't slag the club off twice.I would not want to be a journalist reporting on a Newcastle loss
imagine the fate of pundits who were unkind about the clubI would not want to be a journalist reporting on a Newcastle loss
he's been invited in to a consulate alreadyHow are they going to 'get rid' of Steve Bruce?
Sorry but that is a load of old tut.There's a rather well written piece on the True Faith site. Quick snippet:
"It is the club for the city, the Tyneside sprawl and its hinterland in Northumberland and Durham. It is the club of Denton and Darras Hall. It is the club of the growing diverse communities of Tyneside and of those who trace their roots back hundreds of years in these parts. It is the club of men, women, boys, girls, every shade, every religion, every shape and size. All different, all equal.
That includes the people who have misgivings about this takeover and some of our friends we share this club with have legitimate concerns that should not be dismissed. Some of us, me included have made accommodations with who the new owners are and it can make us uncomfortable.
It serves us ill to dismiss or insult those friends of ours, no matter how small in number they are. Our conscience is our strength not our flaw.
But Newcastle United and its supporters cannot be the moral conscience of the nation no matter how much we will be petitioned to play that role.
Our new era needs to cross a bridge between that old, precious identity to the new where we welcome a partnership with new people and embroider that into the fabric of our club. But we also need to recognise some of our number will struggle to make that journey as readily as others. They remain part of us."
Takeover: Newcastle United ' the dawn of a new era! - True Faith
NUFC Fanzine TRUE FAITH reflects on a what may be momentous days for Newcastle United as a takeover nears. Michael Martin for TF.true-faith.co.uk
That’s was the crunch issue as it was effectively a pirate channel broadcasting both the EPL and Euro Leagues . The adjustment of the funding of the club from state to an arms length arrangement is just to satisfy the accountants.I mean, the holdup seems to have been that Saudi Arabia had blocked one of the approved TV channels and made their own.
That’s was the crunch issue as it was effectively a pirate channel broadcasting both the EPL and Euro Leagues . The adjustment of the funding of the club from state to an arms dealer etc. length arrangement is just to satisfy the accountants.
Yep. Absolute bollocks.Sorry but that is a load of old tut.
maybe the people who "will struggle to make that journey as readily as others" should be the ones tolerating you, not the other way round?
Nothing special about Newcastle fans, I'm sure a lot of other supporters would welcome Saudi investment as well, but they're twats too. It's not about being the "moral conscience of the nation" (I mean, seriously, get over yourselves), it's about being bothered about what happens to your club, to the team you support, where success comes from.
Fucking depressing, in lots of ways.
Not "one of". "The"On the other side of this coin, don't Newcastle become one of the wealthiest clubs. It's hard to feel sorry for Ashley when you consider what he received for this
Screw Watford. I had a bet on him to be the next PL manager to sacked. Out by four days or somethingAnd it’s done. Bruce can fuck off to Barbados for a month and decompress/ count his payoff
Saw something that said 10x the funds of Man City.On the other side of this coin, don't Newcastle become one of the wealthiest clubs. It's hard to feel sorry for Ashley when you consider what he received for this