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Newcastle to be sold
"Mike Ashley has agreed to sell Newcastle for £350million, according to reports.
The buyer it is claimed is the cousin of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour, Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan.
According to The Sun, contracts have already been signed and submitted to the Premier League between the two parties with Ashley ready to stand down after 12 years in charge on Tyneside.
Sheikh Khaled is a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the Gulf states.
He is also the man who attempted a £2billion takeover of Liverpool last year, but failed in his mission to do so."
If that's correct you can kiss goodbye to Newcastle being anywhere near the bottom
The buyer it is claimed is the cousin of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour, Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan.
According to The Sun, contracts have already been signed and submitted to the Premier League between the two parties with Ashley ready to stand down after 12 years in charge on Tyneside.
Sheikh Khaled is a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the Gulf states.
He is also the man who attempted a £2billion takeover of Liverpool last year, but failed in his mission to do so."
If that's correct you can kiss goodbye to Newcastle being anywhere near the bottom
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That'll be the geordies expecting to become the next man city.
To be fair they are a big club, helped by being a one club city.
A similar level of investment, with a bloke like Benitez as manager, should see them competing at the top table in a couple of seasons.
Will we see the 3 way split in the prem become a two?
Instead of a top middle and bottom, the divide will be the mega rich and everyone else.
To be fair they are a big club, helped by being a one club city.
A similar level of investment, with a bloke like Benitez as manager, should see them competing at the top table in a couple of seasons.
Will we see the 3 way split in the prem become a two?
Instead of a top middle and bottom, the divide will be the mega rich and everyone else.
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Is there not a conflict of interest if the owners are related?? On a different tack, seems Ashley is offloading Sports Direct to a Malaysian investment company!
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I suppose it only matters if their business conflicts.
Families plays against each other all the time in football
Families plays against each other all the time in football
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This will increase the bidding war for top players and push general prices up even further unless they have some kind of special family agreement.
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Another continuous spot in the Prem cemented then.
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Not done yet!
He is notorious for backing out, at the last.
He is notorious for backing out, at the last.
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I hope he backs out.
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If this happens its bad news for Burnley but good news for English football in general
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Every takeover like this is bad news for the game.Devils_Advocate wrote:If this happens its bad news for Burnley but good news for English football in general
I used to respect City when they had a good following in League 1 an worked there way back up but can't stand there fans now there worse than United fans were at there peak, at least United was run correctly.
Newcastle fans will be just as bad i bet an it's all cheating the clubs can't sustain what there becoming without the money Man City would never of played champs league football without the money, this FA cup final was the first I've ever not watched because I had no interest, football is losing its soul.
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Makes me laugh how angry and worked up people get themselves over other clubs having money to spend
Good luck to them. Potentially a huge club. Fanatical support. Proper football city.
Good luck to them. Potentially a huge club. Fanatical support. Proper football city.
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Their, their now.bumba wrote:Every takeover like this is bad news for the game.
I used to respect City when they had a good following in League 1 an worked there way back up but can't stand there fans now there worse than United fans were at there peak, at least United was run correctly.
Newcastle fans will be just as bad i bet an it's all cheating the clubs can't sustain what there becoming without the money Man City would never of played champs league football without the money, this FA cup final was the first I've ever not watched because I had no interest, football is losing its soul.
Try not to worry too much about it.
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Posted about this last night
surprised no-one picked up on this story about PSG's owners and Leeds - post #1203 http://uptheclarets.com/messageboard/vi ... start=1200" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
surprised no-one picked up on this story about PSG's owners and Leeds - post #1203 http://uptheclarets.com/messageboard/vi ... start=1200" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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They’re not averse to get their scimitars out on each other either when it comes to ruling....claptrappers_union wrote:I suppose it only matters if their business conflicts.
Families plays against each other all the time in football
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Newcastle = THE sleeping giant.
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Really? Only it the sense that it once again confirms the premier league as the world’s premier dick-swinging contest for the unimaginably wealthy. Not really sport, is it?Devils_Advocate wrote:If this happens its bad news for Burnley but good news for English football in general
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Really? When they had the whip hand in the mid-90s, they won the square root of f@ck all. Even R*vers won more than them when they were backed by money.ecc wrote:Newcastle = THE sleeping giant.
Newcastle Utd are only Sleeping Giants in their own minds.
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I’ll agree with that!ecc wrote:Newcastle = THE sleeping giant.
For a couple of years I’ve been wondering when someone with extremely deep pockets would invest In Newcastle United. They have all the potential to be a massive club on the high stakes footy stage. Well supported, decent facility, strong history. Good luck to them.
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Don’t know about the Premier League but I remember the Maxwell’s being refused permission to buy Oxford because they already owned Reading, it was in the pre - premier, but surely the principle was adopted by the prem too?
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Think you've clearly more to worry about replying like that2 Bee Holed wrote:Their, their now.
Try not to worry too much about it.
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They've been champions of England once in the last hundred years and that was 92 years ago. Long sleep is that.Newcastle = THE sleeping giant
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I'd be surprised if the FA had the power to stop cousins competing as football club owners. Even if they are first cousins, it only means they had a grandparent in common. I bet there are many of us have cousins who we wouldn't recognise if we met them in the street - I know I have. (Albeit first cousins once removed.)ClaretDiver wrote:Is there not a conflict of interest if the owners are related?? On a different tack, seems Ashley is offloading Sports Direct to a Malaysian investment company!
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And didn't he suggest amalgamation calling them the Thames Valley Royals, now he was a dodgy dealer.elwaclaret wrote:Don’t know about the Premier League but I remember the Maxwell’s being refused permission to buy Oxford because they already owned Reading, it was in the pre - premier, but surely the principle was adopted by the prem too?
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Depends on how you define “massive” but I don’t see how they have more potential than any other club backed by Arab (or Russian, Chinese etc) billions.exilecanada wrote:I’ll agree with that!
For a couple of years I’ve been wondering when someone with extremely deep pockets would invest In Newcastle United. They have all the potential to be a massive club on the high stakes footy stage. Well supported, decent facility, strong history. Good luck to them.
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Looks to be more than a rumour. The Sheikh in question saying terms have been agreed. Not the news I wanted to hear
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There are plenty of Sheiks left to go round the rest of the Premier League teams.
I can't wait for the day when Burnley, Watford, Brighton, Bournemouth, Southampton and Norwich are the top six.
I can't wait for the day when Burnley, Watford, Brighton, Bournemouth, Southampton and Norwich are the top six.
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I think that one has flown right over your head.bumba wrote:Think you've clearly more to worry about replying like that
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"Rafa Benitez faces the sack if the mooted takeover of Newcastle goes ahead.
Billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Abu Dhabi-based group have their own managerial targets, with Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger at the top of the list.
Current owner Mike Ashley has put further talks with boss Benitez over a new contract on hold while discussions about selling the Premier League club to Sheikh Khaled take place.
Benitez’s deal expires at the end of this month.
However, we can reveal there are doubts within the Ashley camp that the controversial Sports Direct magnate’s Tyneside reign is actually about to come to an end."
Billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Abu Dhabi-based group have their own managerial targets, with Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger at the top of the list.
Current owner Mike Ashley has put further talks with boss Benitez over a new contract on hold while discussions about selling the Premier League club to Sheikh Khaled take place.
Benitez’s deal expires at the end of this month.
However, we can reveal there are doubts within the Ashley camp that the controversial Sports Direct magnate’s Tyneside reign is actually about to come to an end."
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Anyone one from Newcastle posting on here, if so what is the latest news if any.
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Comatose giant??LeadBelly wrote:They've been champions of England once in the last hundred years and that was 92 years ago. Long sleep is that.
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Whatever happens they will stlll be on Sky every other week!
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Am writing this some 1.5 miles from SJP, local news suggests the potential sale is taking its time with fit and proper person checks etc. The rumour mill doon the toon is quiet, Ashley is not an easy guy to work/deal with and Benitez's contract runs out in 27 days. Watch this space!South West Claret. wrote:Anyone one from Newcastle posting on here, if so what is the latest news if any.