zerosum 234 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 lol no .. I typed massive lads fuck.. not fan. No real reason why, couple of pints and hate the term massive lads fan I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerosum 234 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) but i see meenzer has got all in a tizz. Sorry to let you down. Edited June 14, 2019 by zerosum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelie 103 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I can't help but think that the way this scenario is being dragged out, Rafa will probably reluctantly leave because of Ashley's dilatory approach to reality, and Charnley's ineptness in doing business. Can't help but think the take-over may be mythical because of no concrete evidence that there has actually been a bid made. If an offer of 350 million has really been made you'd think Ashley would snap it up and laugh all the way to the bank, and the takeover would be progressing swiftly. If the Sheikdom are for real, and have made an offer, you'd think they would be making overtures to keep Rafa on board, but no gossip leaks as there usually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30602 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Maybe the deal is a week away from being completed? Maybe the new owners have already been in touch with Rafa and told him to sit tight? At this stage we should maybe refrain from shitting our keks, though I understand for you Noelie that is a pre-existing condition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17256 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I think am fairly sure now about one thing, no taker over = no Rafa next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 13 hours ago, TheGingerQuiff said: I feel a bit sorry for Pards, nobody will go anywhere near him after his West Brom performance. He still speaks highly of his time here which I think is big of him tbh, there's plenty who have had our supporters wrath to a lesser extent than he did and carry a much bigger chip around Don’t pity the king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11375 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: Don’t pity the king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerosum 234 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 any serious candidate to replace Rafa if the takeover doesn’t happen? blinking pulis is out of work, wouldn’t put it past ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13863 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 3 hours ago, PaddockLad said: I think am fairly sure now about one thing, no taker over = no Rafa next season. Aye, that's where I am with it as well. And that means there's only one thing for it: a mental 6 months with Gattuso at the helm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
247 597 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Aye, that's where I am with it as well. And that means there's only one thing for it: a mental 6 months with Gattuso at the helm. Sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit Edited June 15, 2019 by 247 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20129 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 5 hours ago, ewerk said: Maybe the deal is a week away from being completed? Maybe the new owners have already been in touch with Rafa and told him to sit tight? At this stage we should maybe refrain from shitting our keks, though I understand for you Noelie that is a pre-existing condition. tbh I am with ewerk here. A £350m deal isnt going to be completed over night is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17256 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 It’s unknowable. Am taking silence as a positive tbh. The last two bids have been a lot more public... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 All we can do is sit tight & hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 All we can is sit tight and presume the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 1 hour ago, wykikitoon said: tbh I am with ewerk here. A £350m deal isnt going to be completed over night is it? Aye, it’s a £350m deal going through multiple sets of lawyers, as well as three different ways of doing business (the Emirati way, the British way, and the vomiting into a fire place way). On top of all that they’re also going through numerous bureaucratic bodies, namely ones that make a fucking hash of giving, or rescinding, player bans. As others have said, this lot have been vocal throughout, another key point is we’ve heard nothing from Ashley’s side which is different from the Staveley and Kenyon attempts. As Isegrim mentioned, the establishment of the HoldCo is another positive sign, I get it’s not a huge expense but I don’t see why you’d go through those steps before you were feeling confident of a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Some serious cognitive dissonance in here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 You're big on your cognitive dissonance lately mind. Owt that keeps you out of the knicker drawer though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kid Dynamite said: Some serious cognitive dissonance in here I’ve always tried to stay mildly optimistic about it. I know as you’re saying it is just us winding ourselves up, but if it doesn’t happen, Rafa leaves, and we get the inevitable knacker of Ashley’s choosing in it’ll not be worth bothering to watch, which is a real shame. I also think if this one doesn’t go through, when it seems to have got so far, there’s no chance of bitch tits selling up. Edited June 15, 2019 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5220 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, Howay said: I’ve always tried to stay mildly optimistic about it. I know as you’re saying it is just us winding ourselves up, but if it doesn’t happen, Rafa leaves, and we get the inevitable knacker of Ashley’s choosing in it’ll not be worth bothering to watch, which is a real shame. I also think if this one doesn’t go through, when it seems to have got so far, there’s no chance of bitch tits selling up. I echo the cautious optimism. I think you said earlier that if all of this falls apart, Rafa goes and we're left with some Hughes esque chancer, you'll chuck it in - words to that effect anyway. That's broadly where I am. I can afford to be optimistic about this because if it does all go tits up, I think it'll finish off the last lingering parts of me that still care. So it's euphoria or apathy for me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 fuck that. following this club is like a drug habit. i know it isn't doing me any good but i keep coming back for more, pissing my money away on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35079 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Like a drug habit without the highs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 like smoking tabs. we know it isn't doing us any good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13863 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Speak for yourself, a baccy buzz after 8 pints definitely does me good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) So Rafa's got exactly 2 weeks of his contract left. I'm beginning to think when he briefly visited the training ground the other week it was probably to collect his stuff. Edited June 16, 2019 by trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 The 59-year-old is now into the final two weeks of his current contract and has, as of yet, opted against signing the extension which has been offered to him. ‘Although Benitez returned to the club’s Benton Training Centre last Monday, he has not given the Magpies hierarchy any indication as to whether he is willing to sign the deal for the terms currently on offer. ‘It is understood that he is still yet to receive the assurances over budget and transfer policy he wants in order to commit himself to the club, while the uncertainty over a potential takeover has also complicated matters further. ‘With Benitez unsure whether the current Newcastle hierarchy will still be in charge within a matter of weeks, he is reluctant to pen a contract before he receives greater clarity on the future direction the club is heading.‘ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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