I remain convinced that Stavely will be their version of Methven and it won't take long for the mask to slip
They'll drive themselves mad if they go down that route. Is it true that nobody likes them? Yes. Is there a refereeing conspiracy? No.
absolutely, the saudis want to win the football 'cock-waving' contest v man city/psg, thats what its all about. They delegated Amanda to find them a PL club, and after a flirtation with Liverpool ( who blew her out) she finally came back with Newcastle United. Only problem being they may not be PL for much longer, and the saudis can hardly wave their championship cock at the big lads, they'd be laughed off stage. The only way to get back into the game is to spend massive money to attract top players to Newcastle or to cut their losses and buy another PL club, and flog the mags on e-bay. For the Saudis, who aren't renowned for their patience, the easy option is to cut their losses up here and buy a better 'project' in the PL when the mags go down. I can see them pulling out and leaving Amanda & The Reubens to run the mags in the championship, while they buy into a proper 'big' club that can compete with their ambitions.
I could be wrong but I genuinely think they will struggle to sign players from other clubs in England. It could be a case of anyone but Newcastle from the other Premier League clubs.
I think you're spot on. If their bad run continues for 2-3 more games then no player, unless either a mercenary or a journeyman is going to want to go there, knowing that they are likely to get relegated. even those that are recruited in January will also know that they will be second rate and if the Mags manage to survive, the January signings are likely to be replaced quickly.
This thread has kept going because it's relentlessly funny. Sadly this article is quite sinister and highlights something that really shouldn't be happening with the game we all love. I'd be horrified if SAFC were involved in something like this and that's being as honest as I can. Of course I'd love to believe we have a chance of being a top club, for once in my lifetime, but there's something rotten at the heart of this and the stench is starting to leak out. I'm sure the Saudi state are used to getting away with murder but this is Britain and people, including the press, won't be intimidated. The more they try to use these snide tactics the more resistance they'll get in return. And the more the Mags try to justify everything the more they'll tar themselves with the same brush. This journalist ir correct, they'll become pariahs of their own making. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...-deny-reality-Saudi-takeover-club-pariah.html "I wasn’t surprised to read that critics of the Newcastle United takeover are being targeted by a social media account which the CIA linked to a Saudi official involved in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the dissident journalist." "Investigators have established the extreme measures that Mohammed bin Salman’s regime and its army of Twitter trolls take to intimidate opponents online and I suspect that I have been a victim of their work myself. Ever since I called out Newcastle fans for turning a blind eye to the potential repercussions of the club’s takeover by an investment fund linked to the crown prince, I have been subject to abuse online from accounts that look suspiciously like Saudi bots." John Hird For The Mail On Sunday 28 Nov 2021
Newbie poster here guise one of yours I believe seemed lost on the PL board @I want Mackem Cock look after him/her/it
You absolutely know they are going to try and make a couple of dick wanging "statement" signings in January to appease the great unwashed. I see that COutinho is linked again which would be delightful as you 100% know he wouldn't want to be there unless they were paying way over the odds. Massive transfer fee (in an attempt to add a few inches, huge wages and guaranteed relegation release clause
It's really refreshing to read the likes of Oliver Holt and this guy John hird tell it how it is and how serious this subject is. Instead of the arse licking no morals journalists like caulkin and the rest