Popular Post theboyangel Posted April 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2020 ouch! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 he's sat on the fence there hasn't he... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 and I haven't seen it but the julian draxler link would be a good summation of what will happen to them, big name, no doubt big transfer fee and big wages too, plenty of geordies will give it the big un and to be fair I would of course have him at the villa but before the Newcastle link he's been heavily linked with 13th in the Bundesliga Hertha Berlin, will be over a year since he last played for Germany (he made 2 sub appearances last year) played 90 minutes in Ligue A 4 times this season and only made 11 appearances in total, his star has definitely gone out with the PSG move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 hours ago, theboyangel said: ouch! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Pochettino is being linked to the Newcastle job https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/new-newcastle-owners-want-mauricio-21902911 Edited April 21, 2020 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 For Sake ... Trumped once again by an oil state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Can't believe the murderous Saudi regime is allowed in. Premier League is done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 7 hours ago, villa4europe said: he's sat on the fence there hasn't he... It will be interesting to see what happens with this. Of course, Man City's owners are no angels, but there's something about the calculated murder of a journalist for an American paper at an international embassy that stands out more easily than any amount of executions on trumped-up charges of this or that back home. We will see whether and to what extent and for how long journalists treat the new owners like Squires has done there. My guess is 'they won't even bother' for the tabloids and 'about a month' for the broadsheets, but I'd love to be proven too pessimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Might be changing to name of this thread soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) On 20/04/2020 at 15:39, villalad21 said: What do you mean if this happened to us? Our owners aren't that much behind them in terms of wealth. We've got the 4th richest owners in the country. We've spent 100+ million just this season. 2nd highest spenders in Europe Aren't they worth something like, £600 billion? And ours are £5 billion? Edited April 22, 2020 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 BEIN Sports want the deal cancelled as they say Saudis streaming games. Obviously more politics involved in this somewhere but see how Premier League reacts to a broadcaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Zatman said: BEIN Sports want the deal cancelled as they say Saudis streaming games. Obviously more politics involved in this somewhere but see how Premier League reacts to a broadcaster They’ll take the money, ahead of morals every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Will be interesting to see how the Qatar - Saudi proxy war plays out in the PL. Can't see Qatar (BeIN Sport) having any success in trying to stop Saudi buying Newcastle however hard they press. Saudi have too much money to pay off any issues when they arise. "No red flags" so far in the fit and proper test Guy is a murderer ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Quote The Premier League has been urged by one of its largest overseas broadcast partners to "fully interrogate" Newcastle United's proposed £300m takeover. The chief executive of the Qatar-based TV giant beIN Sport, Yousef al-Obaidly, has written to the chairs of top-flight clubs about the deal, which could see the Magpies bought by a Saudi-backed consortium. In the letter, Al-Obaidly accuses the Saudi Arabian government of the "facilitation of the near three-year theft of the Premier League's commercial rights - and in turn your club's commercial revenues - through its backing of the huge-scale beoutQ pirate service". "It is no exaggeration to say that the future economic model of football is at stake," added Al-Obaidly, who has also written to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters. Broadcaster beoutQ has been illegally showing matches - mainly in Saudi Arabia - despite the rights to show games in the region belonging to beIN Sports, who are currently in the middle of a three-year deal with the Premier League worth £400m. Last year football authorities attempted to shut the beoutQ service down without success. Saudi broadcaster Arabsat has always denied that beoutQ uses its frequencies to broadcast illegally and has accused beIN of being behind "defamation attempts and misleading campaigns". Describing the issue as "a matter of urgency", Al-Obaidly continues: "Given the crippling economic effect that coronavirus is having on the sports industry, this is all happening at a time when football clubs need to protect their broadcast revenue the most." Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund the PIF (Public Investment Fund) is understood to be set to acquire an 80% stake in the club as part of a consortium including financier Amanda Staveley and billionaires the Reuben brothers. Mike Ashley has owned Newcastle since 2007 and put them up for sale in 2017. In his letter to Masters, al-Obaidly says: "To the extent the reports about the acquisition of NUFC are correct, we consider it essential for the Premier League to fully investigate the potential acquirer of the club, including all directors, officers and other representatives from the KSA PIF or other Saudi Arabian entities involved in, or otherwise providing any financing for the acquisition. "There appear to be several reasons why such an investigation is being called for by other parties; our request is purely based on Saudi Arabia's past and present theft of your and your member clubs' intellectual property rights." The Premier League must decide whether the group of investors backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund meets its owners' and directors' test and is understood to currently be in the process of working through paperwork connected to the deal, which could take two to three weeks. BeIN have asked the Premier League in its owners' and directors' test to consider "the direct role of Saudi Arabia" in the beoutQ service, the challenge the Premier League faces in "taking any action to protect its own intellectual property rights in the country" and its ability to "enforce" its rules against "Saudi Arabian based persons or entities". This comes during a time when both Saudi Arabia and Qatar are involved in a wider diplomatic row in the Middle East. BeIN is not thought to be considering its partnership with the Premier League, though last year the group did threaten to pull its deal with Serie A over the decision to stage the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty criticise takeover Human rights campaigners Amnesty International have also criticised the potential deal. Amnesty UK director Kate Allen said in a separate letter to Masters: "So long as these questions [about Saudi Arabia's human rights record] remain unaddressed, the Premier League is putting itself at risk of becoming a patsy of those who want to use the glamour and prestige of Premier League football to cover up actions that are deeply immoral, in breach of international law and at odds with the values of the Premier League and the global footballing community." BBC Sport has contacted the Saudi wealth fund and representatives of the consortium asking for a response to Amnesty's letter. The Premier League declined to comment on the Amnesty letter and Newcastle have also been approached by BBC Sport. Amnesty - a non-governmental organisation which focuses on human rights - has long criticised Saudi Arabia's human rights record, pointing to long-standing issues including women's rights, the treatment of the LGBT community and the restriction of free speech. Western intelligence agencies also believe the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018 was ordered by the Crown Prince - something he denies. Saudi authorities blamed a "rogue operation" for Khashoggi's death. The country has also been accused of 'sportswashing', a term used to describe countries that try to improve their international reputation by investing in major teams or hosting big sporting events. "The Crown Prince has been using sporting events and personalities as a means of improving the Kingdom's reputation following the grisly murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi - widely believed to have taken place with his approval," the Amnesty letter continued. "Such positive associations with sporting events also distract attention from Saudi's appalling human rights record, including the imprisonment and torture of women human rights defenders." Accusations of sportswashing have previously been rebuffed by the man heading Saudi Arabia's unprecedented investment in sports, HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal. "We want to get people more engaged in sport," he said. "In 2015 just 13% of Saudis took part in sports for half an hour or more each week; we want that to be 40% by 2030. This is all part of a programme designed to get people more active." Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 This deal utterly stinks. It stinks more than anything in football. Allowing murderers and a corrupt state to have a controlling interest in a pl club is wrong on every level. They must know something about ffp as this is a terrible time to buy a football club. Another nail in the coffin of football in this country if these people take over Newcastle. Id be done with villa if they owned us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Pretty indefensible if this one is approved. The PL will be firmly nailing their colours to the mast of not giving a flying f**k if it is approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Why are people shocked, we have a global pandemic killing hundreds of thousands and all these scumbags care about is restarting football for money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Zatman said: Why are people shocked, we have a global pandemic killing hundreds of thousands and all these scumbags care about is restarting football for money Agreed it really isnt that surprising when we think about it. Games dying and this is one step closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 'Western intelligence agencies also believe the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018 was ordered by the Crown Prince - something he denies. Saudi authorities blamed a "rogue operation" for Khashoggi's death.' What an abysmal paragraph from that article. Hang shame your head in shame, Dan Roan (and/or Dan Roan's editor). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjackle Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Saudi is way worse than Abu Dhabi as a regime. Newcastle fans can be ok with that but if they don't accept that truth they are ignorant or in denial. A lot of companies and people make peace with it and I am sure the Geordies will but they should accept criticism of their owners will come with this. I've been all over the Middle East (requirement for work- wouldn't go there on holiday) but I won't go to Saudi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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