The Fish

So, if Ahsley doesn't sell, and if he fails to invest in the window, and if Rafa says enough is enough, do I then think Ashley would go for Pulis? Maybe, depends if he's cheap or not. the point was Rayvin seemed to be suggesting that Pulis' availability was a threat to Benitez' position. Which it fundamentally isn't.

No bother mate. How much did that trip cost all together? Also, why wouldn't the old cow serve you?

yeah I'm with Parky, I'm sure it's interesting/funny/meaningful, but I can't be chewed to read that block.

Football facts and a beard is basically a skeleton key to a world of boobs and fannies.

Aye but if Jake Gyllenhaal saw some pretty girl chatting to me, he'd think she had something wrong with her, he'd hardly be jealous. Especially when he's not looking for owt.

Exactly. We're not close to them in terms of value. So I cannot see why lowballing Ashley would strengthen Staveley's negotiating arm in any discussions with Liverpool. Sky Sports reporting that another bid could be made before the end of the week.

No we can't.

What an arsehole he is.

Gloom is a drinker. Proper Madmen style drink cabinet in his wood panelled office. Plus I heard he calls his secretary "kitten".

Me too.

Why would lowballing Mike Ashley strengthen her chances with Liverpool's owners? Newcastle are worth, what, £280m? Liverpool are worth £1.5bn. Ashley wants to sell. FSG don't.

My analogies are always shit, like a an overweight man trying to touch his toes.

See this is where we diverge; in what world would someone make their first bid non-negotiable?

But an initial low "take it or leave it" offer makes no sense. If you were buying a car and tried to lowball the vendor with a take it or leave it offer, they'd tell you to fuck off, and should you try any future bids, your negotiating power would be banjaxed... if they entertained the bids at all. So I wholly disagree that an initial bid that is low and a take it or leave it offer, makes any kind of sense. How's that for windmilling, you big ol' Nazi?

AYE, SO STICK THAT UP YA SHITPIPE EBERK!

Rattled.

Your position was to believe the "take it or leave it" offer made sense. My position was to dismiss it, because it makes little sense. I offered a more likely scenario, where this rumoured bid is simply the first of a back-and-forth, moving towards a potential sale. And my pants are dry, where yours are sodden.

You said You big nervous norman

Aye, but rather than the stupidity of the rumoured move giving you pause to doubt the stupid move has been made at all, you react to the rumoured stupid move.

Sir Bob called him "Alec", so I will too. I will also call Shola "Carl Cort". and you a cunt.

Ba wit da Bugger off

Eh? Ashley has Benitez now. Rayvin suggested Ashley would bin him off in favour of Pulis. I said that was daft. You're now saying "aye but he signed Kinnear". Well he did, but that's because he didn't have Benitez. Which was my initial point. Mad head.

Nope. Piece of piss that.

Fucking Hell

No it's not. You're assuming the reports that it's a "take it or leave it" offer are legit, when really, we have no proof of that. What's most likely is that this £300m official bid is the opening salvo. He might want £400m but that is ludicrously high. PCP are looking closer to £300m, which is still a good price for us. There'll be a back and forth and the final price will be somewhere between the two, if it happens. Both parties are apparently open to flexibility in terms of payment structure, so making your first bid a "take it or leave it" offer would be a bit fucking counterintuitive, wouldn't it? Newcastle's stock will never be higher without significant investment, and if Ashley wants to get a decent amount for us, now's the time to sell.