Takeover (Covid-19/20)

Sorry to piss on your cheesy chips but
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foo...ers-Man-Utd-three-reasons-premier-league-news

Newcastle Uniteds owners, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, are not looking to ditch their involvement with the Magpies in spite of their reported interest in buying Manchester United, according to reports

 

these mongs will clutch at anything. That clown with the link is famous on their board for the meltdowns. An ex mod who taught Gordon all he knows about nodding too.. over sensitive little cherub…

 

Howay man, just let them cling on to their tiny little glimmer of hope. It will keep them coming back to look like fools.

And we all know it's the hope that kills - slowly.

 

Are we getting around sponsorship issues by getting lots for every little thing?

 

"Dulux Paint's Saudi Arabian branch is delighted to confirm their sponsorship of the paint used to mark the pitch at St James' Park in a deal worth over £100bn per year".

 

Each seat in the stadium can be sponsored individually

 

Mine already has a Magdad nameplate on it - they're not sponsoring mine or Hung's for that matter or his son's or his brother's or his nephew's or anyone else that knows him

 

Maybe his username is a premonition

 

opposite stand to where that sort of unfortunate things like that used to happen

 

I thought your seat was sponsored by Dairylea.

 

Yes. And this is what I said we would do 12 months ago. We can sponsor every man and his dog for the right price.

The president has been set and there’s absolutely nothing the PL or the dirty dozen can do about it.

 

Precedent.

 

Hahaha

 

Potato tomato

 

That's three new sponsors this week no? Just wait for the Friday announcement...

 

RIYADH: Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the chairman of Newcastle United, delivered a rallying cry to the Champions League-chasing players and coaching staff this week during their mid-season trip to Saudi Arabia.

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The 28-man Magpies squad were guests of honor at his Riyadh residence on Monday evening. Head coach Eddie Howe said that Al-Rumayyan, who is also governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, took the opportunity to discuss the team’s current form and plans for future developments at the club.

“It was a really, really special moment for the chairman to welcome us to his home,” said Howe, whose side sit third in the Premier League after 15 top-flight games. “It wasn’t underestimated by us; it was a really nice gesture. It’s not every day that you have that invitation, so we were humbled to accept it.

“He was really, really good with us, communicated his thoughts and visions on the future. I really enjoyed spending time with him and his family. He was very welcoming and open and I’m sure the players feel the same way. He was very good with them. He interacts and talks with them in a really good way.”

Howe, who in November 2021 was the first major appointment of the Saudi era at the club, has transformed United from a team that was battling relegation at the start of this year to one that is now fighting it out at the top with the Premier League’s traditional “big six.”

A lot of what he has built and achieved has come as a result of hard work and building a strong team spirit, and this was something that Al-Rumayyan reiterated to the squad, Howe said.

“I think he’s very much for the team,” the coach added. “He wants to acknowledge that and bring everyone together. He speaks really well and honestly, and I’m sure the players appreciated his words.

“It was, ‘Well done but we want more, we’re very ambitious.’ I think that’s what the players want to hear. He just (wants us) to continue to work as hard as (we) are and stick together as a team. He’s been really pleased watching the team, how it’s fought for everything.

“They were team messages but very effective messages. I think it was an acknowledgment from him to the staff as well. I think it was just nice for everyone to share that moment.”

When asked what the chairman’s home was like, Howe was diplomatically coy.

“Quite small, actually,” he said in jest. “It was an amazing place but he’s earned his success through hard work and it was a real privilege to be there.”

One thing on the minds of many monitoring developments at Newcastle is what lies ahead in the January transfer window. This was not a topic of conversation with Al-Rumayyan, Howe said.

“I didn’t think it was the right time, with his wife and children there,” he joked.

But he added that he has since met co-owners Jamie Reuben, Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi to discuss budgets.

The training camp in Saudi Arabia is Newcastle’s second trip to the Kingdom this year. They will take on Saudi Pro League champions Al-Hilal in a friendly at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium at 8pm on Thursday.

 

Why is it so quiet today? I mean, it's almost 3pm and not a single announcement of a new commercial sponsorship deal being confirmed yet today. Someone really needs to pull their finger out.