That's like comparing the revenue of Tesco with the corner shop though. We've spent second most money in the world since SAF left.
Anyway, I don't want to derail the thread with Glazer talk, my bad.
Newcastle United now owned by the PIF | PL receives "legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control NUFC" ;)
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Anyway, I don't want to derail the thread with Glazer talk, my bad.
Just heard on the BBC pod that Bruce has accumulated the same number of points over two seasons as Benitez did. Is that accurate? Amazing if true, given the huge difference in respect they're shown.
It's because the same papers were the cheerleaders in the illegal invasion of Iraq. The mess up in Libya and Syria.
I am not English so I don't care what they do so long as they don't interfere in others business and stop moralizing others.
It stopped being an English clubs from the moment they let's foreigners buy clubs.
Its personal branding. Brucey is perceived to be the Geordie Allardyce.
Newcastle's new away kit?
Amanda Staveley looks like someone cast a spell on a lion to turn them in to a human change my mind
So if a pro-establishment paper (eg the DM/Tel) supported a war in 2003, sports journos at said papers can't criticise the Saudis buying a premier league club in 2021? That seems an argument underpinned by watertight logic.
It has got nothing to do with Saudis buying. It is the hypocrisy of the white man can do anything but others can't do it. The Saudis are a nasty lot but so have the British and the Americans too.
It's a strange thread to post about the Iraq war in, in that case.
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Next season they can realistically get the want away world class front 3 of Haaland, Kane and Mbappe.
For midfield, Pogba, Rice, Bellingham.
For defense, Jules Kounde and Pau Torres.
They will be shopping at the higher end than our 2nd strings.
The "legally binding assurances" are just face saving from FA to look "concern for state ownership" in the end it means Feck all to money pouring in.
Tbf city was very respectable before that take over. Hated but respectable. Similiar to newcastle now. A lot of mismanagement handicapped the club, up until the take over. I hope the newcastle city psg takeovers will put these oil oligarchs under massive media attentions and it backfires so much so that they actually have to reform a little. Hope when this kinda scandals pop up the fans of state backed clubs rise up a little spread some awareness. Never gonna happen. But here's is to hoping.
Wow. Directly to PM huh Basically one day when this oil clubs representatives have seats higher up in FA, UEFA and FIFA, they can influence the european and world decisions according to their whims. Protesting clubs may get longer bans and more fines, point deductions or so i guess.
I like the fact they've used that tune. Oil company sends a representative to the north of this island to buy up a town and its surrounding property.
Oh criticism is fair, but the outrage to an extent where some are saying that's them done with football etc sounds ridiculous to me where the very competition is held in a country that's committed atrocities for centuries.
You get people on here saying "I'm done with football" if the ref doesn't spot a foul throw against Man United. Nobody believes them then and nobody believes them now.
I said this the other night, she reminds me of the Lion in the Wizard of Oz
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I feel sorry for Bruce, he does not deserve all the hate and abuse from those stupid fans, he worked miracles in keeping this toilet shit of a squad in the PL. I hope they get relegated.
He worked no miracles
With that shitty squad, sure he did. Keeping them twice in the PL.
It would be excellent if they got relegated. Team talk is done for all the teams facing them for sure.
If money was an issue for Mbappe he wouldn't be wanting to leave PSG. He wants to go to Real Madrid because no matter how much money clubs have, Real are still the biggest club in the world. Kane wants to leave Spurs to win trophies as he is 28 now, he won't be winning any trophies at Newcastle for a couple of years yet.
Can't believe I missed this. It's laughable because this shouldn't be true, but it's even more laughable because this can't be anything other than true.As a wise man eloquently and tastefully said earlier last week in the Mo Salah thread:
This isn't any small billionaire country ruler. This is the biggest shit out there, literally and literally. He, Bin Salman, will shit in our mouths and we will have to say it's great.
Heck if he can shit in our mouths about a clear cut case of international murder, who the feck are FIFA, PL, etc? Not even a dodgy car accident, or poisoning. Just walk into an embassy and chop the poor guy up.
But yeah, FFP...ooooh.
Kind of like Ranieri in a way, but at least Chelsea gave him a season before they gave him the boot, in which he did kind of OK, finished 2nd behind the invincibles and took us to the CL semis. Chelsea fans loved him though.
Bruce not getting even get a single game under this new ownership is brutal
Feckin'ell - did a great job compared to his material
Oh that's great.
I get the point you're trying to make but those people probably don't know about or associate themselves with atrocities committed in the past and certainly not hundreds of years ago. We're talking about football in 2021 here, football.
Again the logic doesn't really make sense, basically you are saying no one (even non British people) should ever comment on something they perceive to be wrong or immoral going on in the England because the British Government/Military committed atrocities in the past.
Like what's the connection?
People were also appalled when Abramovich took over Chelsea, not everything relates to race. Are you suggesting people should welcome Saudi regime washing on these shores?
I think you need to revise your brutality scale with this lot mate.Bruce not getting even get a single game under this new ownership is brutal
Exactly. If losing his job is the worst thing to happen, then be happy. I wouldn't want to fail for them.
Hes done a shite job and they're rightly fecking him off at the first opportunity
She does to be fair. I'd still swipe right and I'm almost half her age.
Brutal within the scopes of football, obviously.
That begs the question do you ever swipe left
Finishing 12th with this shitty squad a shitty job? you are not being serious. This set of players does not belong in the premier league, but magically he gets them to the 12th spot last season.
He'll never again work in the Premier League
Hopefully Bruce at least gets a huge pay-off.
You'd imagine they're got someone lined up if they're sacking him straight away.
You'd imagine they're got someone lined up if they're sacking him straight away.
Not sure which dictator it was, I think Saddam, that used to personally beat the national team with a wooden stick for not qualifying to WC. So "brutal within scopes of football" has a certain ambivalence to it as well.
He's in his 60s and is about to get a multi-million quid pay-off. He's playing golf and doing punditry work for the rest of his life!
That was Saddam's kid, Uday.
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