Being owned by Saudi Arabia 2: Sand Rising

Originally Posted by Switching Off

The PL believed the Saudis taking over Newcastle were too close/a front for the Saudi government, and they wont have governments owning clubs.

If its Bob Saudi from Yemen Drive it's fine.

15 Yemen Road, Yemen

Originally Posted by Vida_15

yeah unlike those oil men who own the blue c***s

The Saudis are exponentially worse than Mansour/Etihad. It's like comparing Terry Nutkins with Jeffrey Dahmer

Maybe Jim Ratcliffe might be interested

If it's the Saudi's or perpetual also-rans then i'll take sand in my crack.

Originally Posted by tatty

If it's the Saudi's or perpetual also-rans then i'll take sand in my crack.

Talking this with a pinch of salt

Originally Posted by HolyMackrelDoodleBonkon

Lump on lads!

I know Pure can be a pain in the arse, but that's not very nice. 😂

Originally Posted by Torquemada

The Saudis are exponentially worse than Mansour/Etihad. It's like comparing Terry Nutkins with Jeffrey Dahmer

Maybe but this Saudi talks obviously steem Mansour was allowed in at man city.

Originally Posted by otbarney

I know Pure can be a pain in the arse, but that's not very nice. 😂

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The Gimps need to go. But the only real option at the moment seems to be a buyout from some equally unethical, human-rights abusing, corrupt, exploitative source.

Yes, we want a collective fan-based buyout led by Madchester legends and Danny Boyle, operating on a no greed, inclusive business model. But really, that is not going to happen, so please, someone, provide a realistic takeover scenario that I can support.

Originally Posted by Red_Rizla

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The Gimps need to go. But the only real option at the moment seems to be a buyout from some equally unethical, human-rights abusing, corrupt, exploitative source.

Yes, we want a collective fan-based buyout led by Madchester legends and Danny Boyle, operating on a no greed, inclusive business model. But really, that is not going to happen, so please, someone, provide a realistic takeover scenario that I can support.

either reduce the value of the club by boycotting everything to make it affordable or the government or governing bodies must mandate fan ownership and control at some level.

there is no way anyone nice is raising £3bn.

making fit and proper mean something is not in our hands.

Originally Posted by redhegemony

Like 'will you assassinate local journalists if press coverage is hostile?'

It wouldn’t be the first time we have been owned by a butcher .....

Originally Posted by jem

either reduce the value of the club by boycotting everything to make it affordable or the government or governing bodies must mandate fan ownership and control at some level.

there is no way anyone nice is raising £3bn.

making fit and proper mean something is not in our hands.

The government/governing bodies mandate is crucial, but they have for so long been nodding and genuflecting to the sweet-scented power of the dollar/petro-dollar that they will find it difficult now to back down to, other than in some cursory way that might attract populist votes

Originally Posted by Sparky***

I don't think they'll be selling any time soon

who the £#%&! would buy us?

Surely Ratcliffe is watching.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Surely Ratcliffe is watching.

Ye, at stamford bridge. @#%&! wanted to buy them because he lives near.

At 3 bil and now zero chance of doubling your money with a new mega league, we are £#%&!ed unless our scum owners just sell us off slowly bit by bit to the stock market the day after we get a boost with a new tampon sponsor.

Red knights are mustering fyi....

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Red knights are mustering fyi....

I see the Phoenix Fund arising, I hear the whistles on the way...

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Red knights are mustering fyi....

What the £#%&! does that even mean?

Originally Posted by JamesPolk

Maybe but this Saudi talks obviously steem Mansour was allowed in at man city.

The UAE just does renditions of its own royal family to order and then 'disappears' them. The Saudis render anyone that disagrees with them in large acid vats after they shoot or butcher them, Which one do you want in charge of your club?

Originally Posted by Red_Rizla

The government/governing bodies mandate is crucial, but they have for so long been nodding and genuflecting to the sweet-scented power of the dollar/petro-dollar that they will find it difficult now to back down to, other than in some cursory way that might attract populist votes

You are right, but they will also know that this is potentially a huge vote winner for any government that can make it happen. And staying in power is the only thing they love as much as money, mostly because it allows them to get more money.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

Ye, at stamford bridge. @#%&! wanted to buy them because he lives near.

At 3 bil and now zero chance of doubling your money with a new mega league, we are £#%&!ed unless our scum owners just sell us off slowly bit by bit to the stock market the day after we get a boost with a new tampon sponsor.

We do need one, we’re going through a bad period right now.

Originally Posted by Torquemada

The UAE just does renditions of its own royal family to order and then 'disappears' them. The Saudis render anyone that disagrees with them in large acid vats after they shoot or butcher them, Which one do you want in charge of your club?

It would add a bit of spice to Ed Woodward's (or his successor's) annual appraisal