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Disgruntledgoat said:
How're Qatar even in that conversation anyway... The regional power struggle there is between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

0 marks for geo-political awareness Steve.
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catcherintherye said:
Yes I mean Qatar and Saudi are broadly on the same side in the geo-political struggle. So I suppose it's about as truthful as the idea Newcastle are being bought out by the main body of Saudi who intend to pump money in.
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Actually Qatar are under strong influence of Iran, hence the current dispute. (No trade or direct travel from UAE/Saudi/Bahrain to Qatar. This all started close to 3 years ago now, and no end in sight. (Arabs generally don't fix things, they will eventually forget and drift together again)

When it started, all Qatari owned business in UAE shut overnight, and nationals forced to leave in 48 hrs. Imagine the hardest possible brexit x 100.

Saudi is desperate to get a slice of the tourist pie, that's why they are (honestly) a lot more welcoming than 5 years ago. Religious police disbanded, women allowed to drive, tourist visas available, resorts springing up. They have a leg of the European Tour there, they have the Formula E GP, they have boxing. I reckon within a few years the resorts will allow alcohol.

Edit: it's still dodgy as hell, you can't have state sponsored death squads cutting up journalists.

Edit 2: not forgetting Qatar holds the broadcast rights for all the major leagues, They are the only official broadcaster for Middle East, North Africa. Saudi has a pirate station with a pile of evidence that it's state funded, stealing the Qatari BeIN sports feed and broadcasting free to air.


So yeah, it has quite a lot to do with Qatar.
 
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Azza said:
This thread is funny.





Definitely best mates with Chris Samuelson, file under fraud.

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Seemingly not being registered as an FSA is a major issue. I mean firstly it means they are not licensed to run a club. They are likely not really capable of running a club. It should also be worth noting, given they sound like absolute blaggers at the trial, the likelihood they have dropped money on a certain individual, who may say he has the ear of Bin Salman, but himself may be blagging it is quite likely.

I thought Staveley was far better thought of than that, but as I say, it sounds like a joke organisation, that hasn't even got the right papers and struck gold with with City, but it's rare lightning strikes twice.

I'll revise my earlier predictions (which were that if she took over, while it may not have been a City, Chelsea or even Everton level of spend but may be ran more comptenently) if she runs the club on behalf of a certain gentleman, she will be massively out of her depth and a lot less competent than even Mike Ashley.

The Geordies should really be hoping the American bid comes off.
 
JimmyJeffers said:


Christ Scott! No man! Bad Scott! Stop being silly!
:( :(:(:(:( 5 sad emojis for you. Please give these to your parents. Thank you very much.
Goading bereaved ex-partners (not even married) on Twitter is very VERY cheeky!
Put your phone down Scott. It’s a lovely day outside. Get yourself a sausage roll. Punch some farm animals. Get a magpie tattooed on your left tit. Come on now.
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Christ what a scumbag
 

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