[In the Drunk Tank]

Their future prospects now could not be a starker difference to their last 10 years or so so good luck to them, wouldn't blame Newcastle fans for being buzzing about this

[Candy Annie Cane]

So Newcastle will be the new City? Buy the big players and become a big player? Hope they invest in their academy.....give local talent a chance. Great for the fans....not sure its great for the game though.

[Parmy]

I wouldn't take a knee...might get your head chopped off.

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I wouldn't take a knee...might get your head chopped off.

[arista]

[bots]

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm just glad Mike Ashley is out of the picture, i can't stand him

[Nicky91]

pls Erik Ten Hag as the new manager


then our eredivisie finally got rid of that arrogant piece of scum

[Nicky91]

now sign Jack Grealish from City


and offer him 100 million year salary

[Nicky91]

Newcastle the premier league's Geordie Galacticos


best club in the universe




cannot wait for all those premier league, champions league, club world cup titles

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Newcastle the premier league's Geordie Galacticos


best club in the universe




cannot wait for all those premier league, champions league, club world cup titles

I wouldn't hold your breath Nicky.

I have no real interest in Newcastle, I feel it's a club that has failed its fans for many decades not just the last one and a half decades.

They haven't worn anything of note since 1969 it seems.
52 years.
Apart from division 2 champions and Championship leaders after multiple relegations.

Even with players like Keegan, Shearer, Michael Owen and many others too.
Always nearly delivering while never doing so.

Loving football, I'm not sure how I feel with Saudi involvement in any way.
It's sad the way football ownership has gone for me.

I wish them well and especially for their long suffering fans, who have been disappointed season after season for the last 50 years by whoever owned this club and who managed it too.

Not just over the last 14 years.

Good luck to them however.

[Nicky91]

geordie galacticos has a nice ring to it, also for the media's maybe

[Nicky91]

wish this would also happen to Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers

i want them back up premier league as well

[Parmy]

I cant imagine many journalists bad mouthing Newcastle for the foreseeable future.

[bots]

jeff bezos to take over sunderland?

[bots]

Top-flight clubs have complained to the Premier League after it cleared the £305m takeover of Newcastle by a Saudi Arabian-backed group.

There is understood to be frustration from clubs about how the deal passed the owners' and directors' test.

Concerns also arose as to why they were not kept informed after the surprise news emerged on Wednesday.

Additionally, there are worries as to how Saudi Arabian owners will reflect on the league itself.

There are many human rights issues linked to the kingdom.
Clubs are demanding a meeting with the Premier League, which has previously said the takeover process would remain confidential.

There is irritation with the Premier League board from all 19 other clubs, who are united in a view they should have been kept updated on an issue of such significance.

The clubs also feel they should have been told what had changed to allow the deal to proceed before it was completed.

When approving the takeover on Thursday, the Premier League said it has received legal assurances from the new owners that the Saudi state would not control Newcastle United and there would be punishments if it was proven otherwise.

The takeover was 80% financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, whose chair is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Western intelligence agencies say he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an allegation Bin Salman denies.

Following Thursday's takeover, Amanda Staveley, Newcastle's director, told BBC sports editor Dan Roan that PCP Capital took concerns over Saudi Arabia's human rights record "very seriously" but reiterated that their partner "is not that Saudi state, it's PIF".

When asked if this was a case of 'sportswashing' by Saudi Arabia, she said: "No, not at all, this is very much about the PIF's investment into a fantastic football team and we look forward to growing the club.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58855831

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Top-flight clubs have complained to the Premier League after it cleared the £305m takeover of Newcastle by a Saudi Arabian-backed group.

There is understood to be frustration from clubs about how the deal passed the owners' and directors' test.

Concerns also arose as to why they were not kept informed after the surprise news emerged on Wednesday.

Additionally, there are worries as to how Saudi Arabian owners will reflect on the league itself.

There are many human rights issues linked to the kingdom.
Clubs are demanding a meeting with the Premier League, which has previously said the takeover process would remain confidential.

There is irritation with the Premier League board from all 19 other clubs, who are united in a view they should have been kept updated on an issue of such significance.

The clubs also feel they should have been told what had changed to allow the deal to proceed before it was completed.

When approving the takeover on Thursday, the Premier League said it has received legal assurances from the new owners that the Saudi state would not control Newcastle United and there would be punishments if it was proven otherwise.

The takeover was 80% financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, whose chair is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Western intelligence agencies say he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an allegation Bin Salman denies.

Following Thursday's takeover, Amanda Staveley, Newcastle's director, told BBC sports editor Dan Roan that PCP Capital took concerns over Saudi Arabia's human rights record "very seriously" but reiterated that their partner "is not that Saudi state, it's PIF".

When asked if this was a case of 'sportswashing' by Saudi Arabia, she said: "No, not at all, this is very much about the PIF's investment into a fantastic football team and we look forward to growing the club.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58855831

good news, at least not another ''buy buy buy'' club unlike the greedy teams like PSG, Man City


those Saudi's don't need to control the club entirely anyways so glad they aren't doing that, but Newcastle can use the money for other purposes, youth academy, scouting department, i am so here for Newcastle snatching away some new rising stars from other top teams

[Zizu]

They should give Steve Bruce a fortune in Jan to see what he can do up to the summer .. if nothing else it would help keep them in the PL .


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[arista]

[bots]

Steve Bruce is going to be sacked

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Steve Bruce is going to be sacked

It could have been worse.

[Zizu]

There was a football finance guy on TalkSport this morning ..

He said that Newcastle CAN spend up to £190 million in January and still have no issues with the FIFA ‘fair play’ rules


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[bots]

is it enough for Mbappe? i don't think so. I bet Arry Cain is sniffing around for a move

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

is it enough for Mbappe? i don't think so

they don't need mbappe


190 million is a decent budget, however i would make a budget of 160 million on transfers and 30 million to invest into youth academy, better scouts to find latest rising stars (mainly i'd focus on south america then if there are any new hugely talented brazilians or argentinians or uruguayans)

160 million you can try to sign Jude Bellingham of Dortmund maybe, maybe Antony from Ajax

[Nicky91]

https://talksport.com/football/96001...inho-takeover/

first transfer gossip, Aaron Ramsey, Philippe Coutinho

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

https://talksport.com/football/96001...inho-takeover/

first transfer gossip, Aaron Ramsey, Philippe Coutinho

Plus Cavani apparently


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