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Newcastle Utd (and Viz)
- Thread starter Del-boy
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catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
In fairness it's nothing to do with Ashley, but not for the reasons they think. He's the victim in this, to a massive time wasting operation. The buyer has pulled the plug, it's an awful thing to do. You have to question their overall commitment in such a situation and take everything they say now with a pinch of salt.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
Just looking through some of their desperate pleas and what becomes clear to me, is in spite of them making out they are experts on takeovers etc, they don't know gthe first thing about them.
They seem to be of the view that the PL has blocked this. If you were looking from afar that is what youd think has happened. The PL has done no such thing. The buyers have walked away.
All this talk of petitioning the PL/government to allow the takeover to "go through" again shows no understanding of the situation. There is no takeover as there is now no buyer. The PL, the government or an enquiry is not going to tell you why the buyer pulled out, only the buyer themseves can do it, and their representative is all over the news making a fool of herself.
What I'll also add, is that to me it would be very rare for a buyer who had any serious intentions of investment (I'm not talking City level of investment either, just a comparatively minor level of investment) who would pull out just because it was taking a bit of time. It essentially shows how little commitment they had, and ultimately how it was a vehicle to extract money as opposed to invest money.
The problem is, too many of their guys are just too deep into this now to row back without giving up their credibility. They have gone for it hook line and sinker. I mean it would be like me telling everything Usmanov is coming in and we are going to spent billions and be the new Real Madrid (which is more likely to occur than the Saudi's buying Newcastle and doing the same) but you have to be balanced and give cavaets to people. I think we willspend some money this summer, but it won't be transformationally and ultimately I don't know 100%. You look at the evidence available and reflect it honestly. They hven't done that at all, and a lot of them have been thoroughly dishonest., pretending they had information which patently they couldn't have had.
They seem to be of the view that the PL has blocked this. If you were looking from afar that is what youd think has happened. The PL has done no such thing. The buyers have walked away.
All this talk of petitioning the PL/government to allow the takeover to "go through" again shows no understanding of the situation. There is no takeover as there is now no buyer. The PL, the government or an enquiry is not going to tell you why the buyer pulled out, only the buyer themseves can do it, and their representative is all over the news making a fool of herself.
What I'll also add, is that to me it would be very rare for a buyer who had any serious intentions of investment (I'm not talking City level of investment either, just a comparatively minor level of investment) who would pull out just because it was taking a bit of time. It essentially shows how little commitment they had, and ultimately how it was a vehicle to extract money as opposed to invest money.
The problem is, too many of their guys are just too deep into this now to row back without giving up their credibility. They have gone for it hook line and sinker. I mean it would be like me telling everything Usmanov is coming in and we are going to spent billions and be the new Real Madrid (which is more likely to occur than the Saudi's buying Newcastle and doing the same) but you have to be balanced and give cavaets to people. I think we willspend some money this summer, but it won't be transformationally and ultimately I don't know 100%. You look at the evidence available and reflect it honestly. They hven't done that at all, and a lot of them have been thoroughly dishonest., pretending they had information which patently they couldn't have had.
Page 92 we began this incredible journey. Kinda sad it’s coming to an end
At the start of lockdown also. Praise be to the true angel of the north for keeping us entertained during these troubled times
Jimmy, bless you for being our guiding light through this incredibly hilarious journey
These posters must repent.
KaiserEFC
Player Valuation: £70m
And I survived the vaults on this one. Glorious.
Where's the promised land of the Yank bid? I want a second dawn with this to keep running right over the summer before they're once again truly buggered.
Nope
Not this time
Nada
No
Wrong
Won't be
Nope, again
Womp Womp
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
I particularly love the being left behind for a top 6 place, like either us are Newcastle are anywhere near it. They might get to top 6 in the championship again soon though.
catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
By all accounts, worse than Ashley.
Yarrgh
Player Valuation: £70m
Well done. I'm frantically checking to see if I had tittylip over it. lol lol lol
In the true spirit of the thread, I think everyone should be absolved of their sins as we've all came out of it hilariously entertained and realise that Mike Ashley is a footballing god and his tormenting of the jawdee nation is a good thing indeed.
I suspect there is a lot more to come but I can't be arsed vaulting folks who I have on ignore - of which there are many in the early days of this thread