Newcastle Utd (and Viz)

[Yarrgh]

Watching people fall over themselves to criticise the Saudis while we have a convicted rapist and known gangsta pumping millions into the club is amazing to watch.

Conviction overturned and just because your mentor was the kingpin of the heroin trade doesn't make you a gangster.

 

[dublinbluenose]

I may need help with this.

But why have a really really, could buy anything, fund thing buy Newcastle?

I can get the "PL is great" thing. But if their intention is to turn a good profit, they have bought a club in the foothills of the global football pyramid. Sportwashing? Maybe, but £300m out of £380B is 5p to most of us.

Buy low, sell high? Ok, can get that. But I still cant get how the maths work, if they reckon £300m plus say £500m on players, to get a bit closer to the actual elite, works.

Its certainly not to make a profit. Clubs will be invited into the snakes league and they'll be eying that you'd imagine.

A proper proxy war can then ensue when the People's republic buys the People's club off Moshiri and we'll be back wearing red.

I'll be done with football at that stage.

 

[No8Bally]

If you think the RS cult are unbearable, just wait till the horsepunchers get started!

 

[ForeverBlue92]

My lad plays scrum half for one of the best teams in his age group in the North West.

I’ve grown to love it and much prefer watching his rugby team, to watching his footy team now.

There’s no hiding place on a rugby pitch.

I watch Rugby League just never been into union tbh.

Well in with your lad!

 

[Wizard]

I'm guessing they sorted out the piracy issue then?

Yep. Saudi have shut down BeOutQ and allowed BeIn to be shown there

Saudi Arabia reverses beIN Sport ban after four and a half years

Saudi Arabia has reversed its decision to ban beIN Sport — the Premier League’s official Middle East broadcaster — from operating in the country. The Athletic understands that beIN will no longer be barred from operating in the kingdom, ending a ban of four and a half years. The reversal...

www.google.com

 

[Connor]

As a general rule the way that regime is cow-tailed to is pretty abysmal

Not just by football either

Boxing and Wrestling have both sold out for it also, as has the music business a lot of the time

Sadly this will just allow it more opportunities to gain legitimacy on the world stage

And yes, I know we've probably got shady folk involved in our club as well, so I shouldn't be getting on a soap box about it, but one doesn't negate the other IMO

You can be cognisant of that whilst still deploring this

They’ve used a good number of sports now to sport wash controversies, but being allowed into football is the worst of the lot

Their attachment to F1 irks me in a similar manner with the ‘We Race as One’ message about equality but then you have Saudi oil advertising all over and a Saudi track coming in a few months

Wish people took a stance but you ultimately end up dead at their hands

 

[matty1878]

who gives a sheeee

honestly don’t

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Watching people fall over themselves to criticise the Saudis while we have a convicted rapist and known gangsta pumping millions into the club is amazing to watch.

I've missed this, whaaaa?

Hold on, prob best not to reply given the issues around a certain suspended player.

 

[Connor]

If you think the RS cult are unbearable, just wait till the horsepunchers get started!

‘Glory days’ of winning nothing

 

[LostLegend]

Mino Raiola must be absolutely pulling the head off it right now. The fat horrible little gnome.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

‘Glory days’ of winning nothing

Glory days.

Not one trophy lol

Let the hype commence

 

[Tin-Tin]

Most important thing they will do is sign the right manager. We have see what happens to spending £500m under the wrong ones.

They will be able to spend a few bob for a bit due to their lack of spending in recent years. Lets see how they do, but some bargains to be had post covid.

 

[Toast]

No wonder Mike Ashley bought these scruffy gets in the first place.
Such an easy sale of Slazenger polos and Lonsdale trabs..

 

[BluePeadar]

Newcastle is the place to be tonight. Some celebrations there

 

[Nashorn88]

So Russia are the good guys now?

There are much freedom than saudis.



Who are those good guys?