[Football] Saudi consortium to take over Newcastle

[hans kraay fan club]

Starting to fall out with my Newcastle supporting mate who lives in Middlesbrough. Pointed out that if it happened to us, I'd be off supporting Lewes in non-league, at least they have Middlesbrough or Sunderland to choose from. I asked which one they'd go to assuming (cheekily) that it was their moral obligation to do so.

It didn't go down too well.

Ahh well.

Well, I can see why he'd react to that. The equivalent would be to ask you if you intend to switch to Palace or Pompey.

 

[Muzzman]

Well, I can see why he'd react to that. The equivalent would be to ask you if you intend to switch to Palace or Pompey.

I also pointed out that if they can't take some light ribbing from me then they're in for a hard time.

 

[rippleman]

Basically the country that supplied the ideology and personnel for the 9/11 attacks now have their grubby mitts on the Premier League. Sickening doesn't even come close.

I have nothing but utter contempt for the Newcastle fans who have no idea who being a suffering fan is. Being owned by an unpleasant person and watching some dull football in the top two divisions of English football with a spot of European football thrown in for good measure, does not remotely qualify you to preach to the supporters of many clubs that have had to fight to even keep a team to watch.

All the while the Geordies have been moaning their club has not remotely been threatened with going out of existence, and their pitiful attempts to unseat Ashley are an utter embarrassment when compared to the fights put up by ourselves, Charlton, Blackpool and many others. Joke.

Excellent post.

I feel sorry for the NUFC fans who have been victims for so many years. They have had it so tough. Pathetic.

 

[rippleman]

Whilst our legendary centre forward was dropping in on a disabled lad with goodies and making the young chaps year, NUFC's legendary centre forward is bigging up a corrupt and brutal regime.

Doesn't that just speak volumes eh?

 

[Dave the hatosaurus]

There has been a lot of condemnation on this thread of Newcastle fans but i remain hopeful (probably more fool me ) that some of them will be seen to raise their voices against this , perhaps when the initial furore dies down . Before we cast too many stones can we really be absolutely sure that if ( god forbid ! ) a similar situation were to happen here that there would not be similar scenes at the amex even if it were to turn out to be a minority of our fans ?
Despite being enraged and disgusted at this being allowed to happen we all know that money talks very loudly and while i do not agree with it i still can't help but grudgingly admire the one voice on this thread who has stood up and admitted to being possible to seduce with transfer funds
PS just seen the poll on this very topic and latest result i saw suggested just under a third who voted would have some sort of acceptance .

 

[BBassic]

There has been a lot of condemnation on this thread of Newcastle fans but i remain hopeful (probably more fool me ) that some of them will be seen to raise their voices against this , perhaps when the initial furore dies down . Before we cast too many stones can we really be absolutely sure that if ( god forbid ! ) a similar situation were to happen here that there would not be similar scenes at the amex even if it were to turn out to be a minority of our fans ?
Despite being enraged and disgusted at this being allowed to happen we all know that money talks very loudly and while i do not agree with it i still can't help but grudgingly admire the one voice on this thread who has stood up and admitted to being possible to seduce with transfer funds
PS just seen the poll on this very topic and latest result i saw suggested just under a third who voted would have some sort of acceptance .

I wouldn't hold out hope....

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[Pavilionaire]

I wouldn't hold out hope....

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Sold out - the tickets, or the club?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Quote of the hour: I cannot imagine a wider clash of opinion about how much women should wear in public than between Newcastle and Saudi Arabia.

 

[The Fits]

The coverage on the BBC is sickening. Essentially a great thing all round. But worse- this strange assumption that Newcastle deserve success.

 

[Swansman]

The reactions from media and fans as well as a relatively big number of opposing fans is one of the events that have damaged my belief in humanity the most... its just shocking. So damn saddening.

 

[drew]

With the Bissouma chant likely to be redundant for a little while can we not use it on the 6th Nov but use the name Khashoggi instead?

 

[Dave the hatosaurus]

Thanks BBassic !
It did cross my mind before posting that i might make a fool of myself ,and yet still i hit that button DOH !

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

The coverage on the BBC is sickening. Essentially a great thing all round. But worse- this strange assumption that Newcastle deserve success.

On a lot of their football articles they usually have a public comments section underneath. They seemed to have overlooked including them for their gushing Newcastle stories on the takeover.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

The horse punchers slagged Mike Ashley off for his practices as chairman of sports direct - 0 hour contracts, the way staff are treated etc.

Yet now it’s ok to turn a blind eye to an oppressive regime, a country where women are third rare citizens, you’d be hung for being gay and all round poor human rights records.

Bunch of entitled (for absolutely no reason other than ‘pashun’) hypocrites

This with BELLS on it.

 

[banjo]

Just makes me glad to be supporting a club that’s got it’s feet firmly on the ground. Not another so called big club who should be winning everything because they deserve it.

 

[carlzeiss]

How long before the Saudis change the club colors to all green

 

[Boys 9d]

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[Gwylan]

I see the Torygraph has identified Groß and Lamptey as potential purchases when the horse punchers go on their spending spree. Pascal would be interesting choice, his contract is nearly up and he could double his money at Newcastle but I can't see Uncle Tony letting Lamptey go for £25m - unless he's totally crocked

 

[Icy Gull]

Potter to Newcastle?

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Whilst our legendary centre forward was dropping in on a disabled lad with goodies and making the young chaps year, NUFC's legendary centre forward is bigging up a corrupt and brutal regime.

Doesn't that just speak volumes eh?

Presumably Lineker will set Shearer straight on MOTD ? He is rightly very vocal on social and human rights issues.