Spockydog Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) Hmmm... Court document describes Newcastle chairman as ‘sitting Saudi minister’ Quote The Newcastle chairman, Yasir al-Rumayyan, has been described as “a sitting minister of the Saudi government” in a document submitted to a court in the US, raising fresh questions over the level of separation between the club’s ownership and the Saudi state. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought a controlling stake in Newcastle in October 2021, but the deal was only given the green light after the Premier League received “legally binding assurances” that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would not have any control over the club. However, the PIF is challenging an order to produce documents in a US lawsuit involving the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, arguing the fund itself and its governor, Rumayyan, “are not ordinary third parties”. Premier League clubs angry over Newcastle ownership twist in US court documents Quote Premier League clubs have reacted with anger to the description in a US court document of the Newcastle chairman, Yasir al-Rumayyan, as “a sitting minister of the Saudi government”. The development has prompted calls from Amnesty for the league to re-examine the assurances given by Newcastle’s owners that the Saudi state would not have control of the club. The Guardian understands that the clubs dismayed by the situation are in no mood to let the matter lie. A bit late for dismay, no? Edited March 2 by Spockydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 could we just spend a billion quid on expanding our stadium and getting the squad up to scratch first, before they get kicked out (not that that will happen, no chance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) I think the best that we, the fans of non-petrocunt funded clubs, can hope for is for the PL to throw the biggest fucking book they can find at Man City, and chuck them out of the league entirely. It will show cunts like MBS, and all the other nation-state petrocunts, that there's no point coming here and giving managers fake contracts and cooking up fake sponsorships and all the rest of it if they're just going to get disqualified. Edited March 2 by Spockydog ants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 As an aside, I heard today that LIV Golf's latest tournament attracted fewer US television viewers than America's Funniest Animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Soylent gonna party tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 @Soylent Brown thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 57 minutes ago, The Sunland Lord said: @Soylent Brown thoughts? He's not going to be on his phone, he's In stringfellows, snorting toot off Eastern European twins and drinking cristal. Winterfell is Burning, AncalagonTheBlack, baxus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I see Mason Geenwood is going to give a live TV interviewto Sky Sports, alongside Baldy, where he will give his side of being a dirty fucking rapist cunt. I mean, it's not as if giving a TV interview after raping someone has ever backfired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Wouldn't it be nice if just one football manager showed a bit of moral fortitude for a change (including Arteta). Edited March 3 by Spockydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Is there a credible source for that? I had a quick look but so far all I can see is a bunch of random twitter accounts, and the Daily Mail going 'maybe'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Yeah, noticed that trend after I posted. There's also a piece today in The Athletic floating the idea of a TV interview... Edited March 3 by Spockydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 I mean, it's worrying that there's any kind of extended 'investigation'. We all heard the tape, guys. Kick him in the teeth. Spockydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Caicedo has signed a new contract with Brighton until 2027 with the club having the option to extend for a further year. Reports that there is no release clause in his new contract. 6 minutes ago, polishgenius said: I mean, it's worrying that there's any kind of extended 'investigation'. We all heard the tape, guys. Kick him in the teeth. Worrying but hardly surprising. The decision on whether Greenwood stays or goes will be based entirely on financial considerations i.e. will the potential reputational damage be more expensive than paying out his contract. I'm fairly sure this is what the extended internal investigation is all about - the brass are probably speaking to all the sponsors to gauge whether the club might lose money if Greenwood is brought back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 4 hours ago, polishgenius said: I mean, it's worrying that there's any kind of extended 'investigation'. We all heard the tape, guys. Kick him in the teeth. It's revolting. A warmly-lit, soft-focus, Sky Sports mea culpa, followed by 'therapy' for the rapist? I wouldn't be surprised if they go down the poor Mason route, his daddy wasn't around to teach him that it isn't okay to rape women. And, oh, look, he's quite good at football. I wonder what United's women think about all this. Of course, their wants and needs and, most importantly of all, their safety, will likely not even cross the minds of the men making this decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Inter Milan want Roberto Firmino. [@DominicKing_DM] Real Madrid are set to make a move for Newcastle CM Bruno Guimarães. [Mundo Deportivo] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Real Madrid are set to make a move for Newcastle CM Bruno Guimarães. [Mundo Deportivo] We might have to to make FFP work. If we can get 100 million to reinvest it might work out. I'll be devastated though. He's our best player for 20 years. And I fucking hate RM, he'll look much worse in that boring white shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 5 hours ago, Spockydog said: I wonder what United's women think about all this. About what you'd think. 8 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: We might have to to make FFP work. If we can get 100 million to reinvest it might work out. I dunno. I mean, obviously 100mil is a good amount of money, but he's such a good player. You could spend the entire 100mil on central midfielders and still not be guaranteed that you've brought in as much quality. Like, it'd be good for us if you let him go. Even better if you let him go to us, because he's exactly the player we need for ETH's style to work and to partner Casemiro. But you should do all you can to keep him. To be fair, he seems like he's quite happy to stay. Obviously, Madrid can turn heads, but he seems to have bought into the club and city, so he might well be persuaded to hang around to see how things go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 3/2/2023 at 4:58 PM, Spockydog said: As an aside, I heard today that LIV Golf's latest tournament attracted fewer US television viewers than America's Funniest Animals. I'll tell you the same, I tell ty on those occasions. GOLF IS NOT A SPORT! THUS CAN WE STOP POLLUTING A PERFECTLY FINE SPORT'S THREAD WITH GOLF, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! Edited March 4 by A Horse Named Stranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 49 minutes ago, polishgenius said: I dunno. I mean, obviously 100mil is a good amount of money, but he's such a good player. You could spend the entire 100mil on central midfielders and still not be guaranteed that you've brought in as much quality. Like, it'd be good for us if you let him go. Even better if you let him go to us, because he's exactly the player we need for ETH's style to work and to partner Casemiro. But you should do all you can to keep him. To be fair, he seems like he's quite happy to stay. Obviously, Madrid can turn heads, but he seems to have bought into the club and city, so he might well be persuaded to hang around to see how things go. Honestly, I'd rather he went to a rival tha RM, even Man Utd. I really really fucking hate Madrid. ants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts