Craig 6682 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 This one has cracked me up - 'unsanction our club'. How long before they get a crowdfunding campaign going? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2947 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 11/03/2022 at 03:05, Christmas Tree said: Dont get me wrong, I’m hoping for nothing but Saudi backed glory to see out my time on this floating ball. Hey, you fucking young ’un! The mood of the room does not need this absolute shite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2947 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Two trophies! Soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15432 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 11/03/2022 at 14:58, Toonpack said: Must admit I do find it contentious when we in the west (UK in particular) get all high and mighty about human rights in countries which are 100 or so years (or more) behind us in the development of society, when we ourselves were less than righteous in our recent past (e.g. 100 years ago, average life expectancy in India under the Raj was under 30, that is mind boggling) Tangentially to this, this popped up my feed today and is an interesting read for anyone who's got the time for it (so not you, CT): https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/04/mohammed-bin-salman-saudi-arabia-palace-interview/622822/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9298 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 48 minutes ago, Meenzer said: Tangentially to this, this popped up my feed today and is an interesting read for anyone who's got the time for it (so not you, CT): https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/04/mohammed-bin-salman-saudi-arabia-palace-interview/622822/ Excellent read Meenzer, thanks for that, I guess these short quotes make the point I was trying to make: "Cultural practices decades or centuries old do not yield suddenly". "Sometimes this is how absolute power relaxes its grip: slowly, without anyone noticing. In England, the transition from absolute monarchy to a fully constitutional one took 200 years, not all of them superintended by the most stable kings". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34912 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 the mental gymnastics here should be good. When I say good I mean absolutely fucking incredible 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tom said: 🙃 This'll be fucking interesting if it comes off. They won't be able to be critical of us and not Chelsea in the same breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42129 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Craig said: This'll be fucking interesting if it comes off. They won't be able to be critical of us and not Chelsea in the same breath. I’m not a gambling man, but wanna bet? They’ll be wanking themselves daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34912 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) No direct government links the chairman is the minister of culture. Bet this doesn’t take 18 months Edited March 14, 2022 by Alex 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Aye it’s clearly linked to the government and PIF have shares in it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 They only worth £3bn apparently. Nice little feeder club? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34912 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 It would be something else if the Saudis were just taking the piss to test the hypocrisy on display 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Yeh that would suit me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 NO DIRECT GOVERNMENT LINKS and yet this is his Twitter profile picture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42129 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 That’s him at the back though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Aye the mental gymnastics will be incredible here. You don’t make that level of money in SA without being connected, or in many ways complicit with the leaders of SA. The other piece I’m going to assume without going onto twitter or forums is the Chelsea fans (and likely mackems) will be absolutely over the moon with all of this, all completely into the idea this will make us some type of feeder or secondary club to them - despite it being the same situation as Sheffield United in that it’s just a rich Saudi bloke buying a club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 If anything it’ll be the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17124 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 (edited) Am I right in saying the government have to agree to this proposed sale? ….. even for these amoral fuckin twats that’s going to take a lot of balls in the current climate… I expect they’ll find a way all the same… Edited March 14, 2022 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Mackems have already let slip what this is really all about. “the mags will be fuming, the money is coming from the same place” ”we’re tha richest club in tha…..toon” Says ready to go. They’ll be desperate for this to go through. Despite the fact the bloke is worth less than Mike Ashley 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44495 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Final bids on Friday for Chelsea, according to some dude in James Richardson's podcast. Looks like they're trying to get the sale over with quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4375 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Final bids on Friday for Chelsea, according to some dude in James Richardson's podcast. Looks like they're trying to get the sale over with quickly. Hopefully sold to the cockney Barry Moat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42129 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Looks like they're trying to get the sale over with quickly. Won’t be sold to Saudis then, that takes at least 18 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44495 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 If PIF want to make Newcastle a global brand, and popular in Saudi, I can imagine MBS having a word with this bloke about his offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42129 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Gemmill said: I can imagine MBS having a sword with this bloke FYP 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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