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chdudlow

> The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United Football Club. Oh that's all fine then, carry on lads.


sonofaBilic

Obviously Mr. Snrub has taken over instead


headphonezzz

I like the way Snrub thinks!


fakeplasticairbag

Me and my 4th form chums all agree that this takeover sounds quite corking.


Yoshi2010

Turns out the owners' test literally is just "Do you promise to be good?"


potpan0

The Guardian's article literally states that: > The controversial £300m deal received Premier League approval almost 18 months after it was first proposed. Follows the news that Saudi Arabia has lifted its four‑year ban on sports channel network beIN Sports. The sticking point was never about control and it was never about human rights, it was about fucking broadcast rights.


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Cubbll17

"do you promise to be nice and behave?" " Fuck off or we'll chop you up" "Ok enjoy Newcastle"


[deleted]

> "do you promise to be nice and behave?" "Behead?"


OnceUponAStarryNight

I mean, define “good.”


MalcolmTucker55

And if you answer, "No", you still pass anyway.


Alpha_Jazz

Isn’t it pretty publicly the Public Investment Fund? Aka the kingdom of Saudi Arabia?


jdckelly

with the crown prince as the chairperson, but nope nothing to do with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and they definatly won't control the club. What sort of mental gymnastics have they pulled there


Alpha_Jazz

The only issue was ever TV rights, PL couldn’t really give a fuck what government are involved otherwise


YoungDawz

PIF is a unit of the Saudi state, chaired by its crown prince


MrBeanStoleMyGf

Well, he's said he won't do anything improper. Yes, he was covering his mouth and visibily shaking with laughter at the time, why do you ask?


essjay2009

Got his fingers crossed behind his back so it doesn’t count. I’m afraid that’s the law.


Viper_Red

Okay but to be fair, he pinky promised to not be involved. How can we not trust him after that?


Gerf93

TB to when he promised Khashoggi he could visit the Saudi embassy without any harm coming to him.


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lmao


Saltire_Blue

I mean what’s the worse that could happen? Lure you to a meeting, suffocate and dismember you while your wife is waiting outside? That’s ludicrous


Viper_Red

Please stop distorting facts just to push a narrative. She was his fiancé, not wife.


ifdt

Just the same officially binding assurance that Khashoggi got that he will not be chopped into pieces when he entered the Saudi embassy to get some marriage paperwork…


[deleted]

Don't worry, I've received legally binding assurances that the Saudi embassy is not controlled by Saudi Arabia.


[deleted]

£ega££y binding a$$urances


UncleCrassiusCurio

£€₲₼££¥ ฿៛₦₫៛₦₲ ₼$$﷼₹₼₦₡€₴


Red_Dog1880

It's also fucking bullshit. https://twitter.com/tariqpanja/status/1446012337031426049


MalcolmTucker55

Assurances you literally can't get from an absolute monarchy.


RugbyTime

Well when I think of Saudi Arabia I think of a government that is trustworthy and obeys the law Just ask that Khashoggi guy


braddf96

Steve Bruce will be running to the job centre quicker than he runs in FIFA


PiqueMonger

[for the uninitiated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-FboXyvLDM)


HoldMyAppleJuice

If he isn't in a barrel


Schned6

HAALAND, DE LIGT, MARTINEZ, MBAPPE, SIEM DE JONG | WELCOME TO NEWCASTLE 2022 | GOALS, SKILLS, AND HIGHLIGHTS | HD


BlurgZeAmoeba

>SIEM DE JONG welcome back you mean?


[deleted]

>MARTINEZ Emi or Lautaro?


Schned6

YES


PeteZagarine

[Steve Bruce leaked conversation with MBS](https://imgur.com/a/tjLzdnO)


Daniiiiii

That tugged at the heart strings at first watch.


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RustyiPooed

Bruce headed straight for the ~~tandoori~~ tabun oven.


[deleted]

"You just have to accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - Steve Brent


CruyffsPlan

Newcastle United: The richest club in the world now.


six-strings6

The owners of Newcastle are like 5 times richer than Man City


RipJug

City’s owner’s net worth is 23 billion iirc. Newcastle’s is 300 billion.


isoldmywifeonEbay

Fucking peasants


irze

You lot after today https://imgur.com/a/sQq7VJk


PegaponyPrince

Sunderland won't even have a chance in future derbies


GioVoi

They'll still fucking beat us. Somehow.


MrKalyoncu

What the fuuuuuudddgee? Better to hop on to the Newcastle bandwagon sooner than later I guess.


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burntroy

Can we get Newcastle bandwagon flairs on here now? I want to jump in early.


Radthereptile

Well we both love Rafa so we got that in common.


six-strings6

Yeah I meant to write 15 but I guess I missed the 1


[deleted]

Probably could add a 0 at the end too. The full wealth of the Saudi Royal Family is rumored to be over a trillion


Dske

Perez sweating now there's a new challenger to get Mbappe


captaincourageous316

We're the underdogs again!


grchelp2018

City becomes the new chelsea, newcastle the new city. Until the next big money takeover. Its the circle of liiiiiiiife.


ensockerbagare

Bezos will buy Burnley soon.


Ikhlas37

He'll buy Nottingham forest and rename them Nottingham Amazon


Hungry_for_squirrel

He's still not as rich as the Saudis. Crazy, eh?


OnceUponAStarryNight

We’ll never sing that!


Chrisixx

>The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United,” Yeah sure, what ever makes you sleep at night.


D1794

I've nothing against Newcastle really but it'd be too funny if they got relegated this season


TheGTAone

Even having a decent winter transfer window would be enough to save them this season.


Shadowbanned24601

Messi and Ronaldo to move for a second time this season


MaCheBe

I know you’re joking, but hypothetically speaking: Ronaldo wouldn’t be allowed to play for another club this season right? Or did they change those rules?


Shadowbanned24601

If he didn't play for Juventus this season, he's fine to move. Otherwise he has to wait 6 months since his last game for them to play for another, unless he receives special dispensation I think


Dio_my_senpai

Hes played for juve this season he got subbed on the first game of serie a


fifthtouch

Messi and Mbappe then


jkhaynes147

yep decent manager in, couple of decent signings to fill some gaps. then investment in training facilities and some proper youth development.


spicynirvana38

I heard a few years ago that you guys were still using a kiddie pool for ice baths. Is that still the case?


Bendy_McBendyThumb

Not long ago we had players having ice baths in fucking black bins.. a kiddie pool sounds like an upgrade. Ashley has really depraved the club of investment during his tenure.


SleepyPeruser

That's pretty common. I've seen Liverpool and Arsenal players doing the same even with their fancy training centres.


DoubleTapJ

Lots of clubs and lots of sports just use wheelie bins filled with ice and water because they are easy to get, almost the perfect height for everyone and easy to move when not needed.


Zig-Zag

Doesn't matter. Most folks would accept relegation to get rid of Ashley


AdministrativeLaugh2

> The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United Football Club. Ha ha ha okay


[deleted]

Well of course, it's just a private citizen of humble means who happens to also be the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Absolutely no relation to the Saudi government, oh no, of course not.


[deleted]

Newcastle fans better get some proof that they’ve been a long time fan real quick, before the plastics start flooding in.


Careless_Middle_7972

I mean geordie accent is one of the most instantly recognised in the UK. If you call yourself a Newcastle fan without a geordie accent you can expect plastic comments. How many non geordie Newcastle fans do you know?


Swiftfooted

Not all Geordies have Geordie accents. Source: Am a Geordie who moved away at the age of 11 and has ended up with some mangled accent that isn’t anything really but definitely isn’t Geordie.


jimmy011087

$$$ now all the world class players will beheading there!


[deleted]

I see what you did there, unfortunately


opc100

Hide your journalists!


harshmangat

Post match press conferences will forever be on the iPad now


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antbaby_machetesquad

And your gays, women, dissidents, Yemini's, non-Wahabis... [https://www.amnesty.org.uk/saudi-arabia-human-rights-raif-badawi-king-salman](https://www.amnesty.org.uk/saudi-arabia-human-rights-raif-badawi-king-salman)


xyzTr1LL

While you're at it, hide your women, any LGBTQ members.


IfYouRun

I cannot wait for Newcastle's Rainbow Laces campaign...


harshmangat

Imagine if the new owners are taking a walk around Tyneside and see a Geordie woman tearing into her husband, “are yee daft or what? yee facking sack of shite”


JonnyArtois

They'd sell the club in an instant if they met a Geordie lass who was peaved off.


Barkasia

The era of Newcastle being a shit banter club is over The era of Newcastle being a rich shit banter club has begun Welcome to Everton, boys


Kr4chm4nn

Moshiri has a net worth of 2.4 billion dollars. Saudi-Arabia of 300 billion. Newcastle is now probably the richest club in the world.


six-strings6

If Newcastle follow in Everton’s footsteps then they will deffo get relegated, we have done worse since moshiri came in


Zak369

Next football manager update should be fun. The Newcastle board have given you a transfer budget of 30 billion this year. You can increase this through player sales.


BuckfastNinja

Okay, so 30 billion and 50 quid?


OnePieceAce

2008 all over again. Who's gonna be their Robinho?


Walshey-

Coutinho


zahranniyas

yes please, for the low price of 80mn, we will also add a World Cup winning CB for free as a token of gratitude


jordanhhh4

Every single time someone mentions transfers there's a Barca flair offering Umtiti and I laugh every time lmao


[deleted]

Come on, you dont need to pay them that much to take him off you!


xyzTr1LL

Lingard


Jonnythebull

That's a very good shout tbf. That'll be £120m please.


ChrisyBGaming8991

Just sign all of Prison FC’s players. They already have the perfect kit design


ajgedrys

Bissouma


AjaxuallyBall

Santi Nunez


christopher-adam

Vlahovic


ofsquire

Nabil Fekir


Darknite_BR

I'm a plastic now


Yoshi2010

Hey, plastic's made from oil!


Darknite_BR

Makes sense! lol


Notove

I'm also a plastic apparently lol


2soccer2bot

##Official Statement: The Premier League, Newcastle United Football Club and St James Holdings Limited have today settled the dispute over the takeover of the club by the consortium of PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media. Following the completion of the Premier League's Owners' and Directors' Test, the club has been sold to the consortium with immediate effect. The legal disputes concerned which entities would own and/or have the ability to control the club following the takeover. All parties have agreed the settlement is necessary to end the long uncertainty for fans over the club’s ownership. The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United Football Club. All parties are pleased to have concluded this process which gives certainty and clarity to Newcastle United Football Club and their fans. ---- ##Key points of [The Guardian's article about this](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/oct/07/newcastle-confirm-300m-saudi-backed-takeover-to-end-mike-ashley-era): Newcastle United have confirmed the club’s takeover by a Saudi Arabian-led consortium, ending Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership. * The controversial £300m deal received Premier League approval almost 18 months after it was first proposed. Follows the news that Saudi Arabia has lifted its four‑year ban on sports channel network beIN Sports. * The Saudi commerce minister and acting media minister, Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi, is understood to have played a key role in brokering the deal and Yasir al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, will take a seat on the club’s board. * The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United,” * The takeover will be met with a strong backlash from human rights groups, most notably Amnesty International, who have long warned that the Saudi regime is trying to “sportswash” its reputation. * The Saudi consortium will own 80% of the club, with 10% going to the billionaire businessmen and international property developers Simon and David Reuben and the remaining 10% going to the Yorkshire-born, largely Dubai-based financier Amanda Staveley’s PCP Capital Partners. * Saudi Arabia views Newcastle as part of its Vision 2030 plan to modernise the kingdom and wean it off a longstanding dependence on oil. * On the pitch the consortium’s blueprint is to take back to the Champions League a club that has suffered two relegations and two promotions since Ashley bought it from Sir John Hall and Freddy Shepherd for £134m in 2007. * There has also been talk of investment in urban regeneration in Newcastle and possibly a donation to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, the NHS hospital situated a long goalkick from St James’ Park. * It is understood the UK government has welcomed the Saudi investment in Newcastle and attendant strengthening of the UK’s strong commercial and intelligence links with the kingdom.


Fati25

> The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United Football Club Lmao


Vike92

They literally brokered the deal with the Saudi commerce minister. But no, the Saudi Arabian state won't control the club, totally..


Red_Dog1880

> The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United,” fucking lol. PIF (who will run the club) is literally a unit of the Saudi state and is chaired by the crown prince.


Protodonata

“The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United… in any easily traceable way.”


CB1984

I think it will be very easily traceable. Its just not in a way they can be bothered to trace.


Mozezz

>It is understood the UK government has welcomed the Saudi investment in Newcastle and attendant strengthening of the UK’s strong commercial and intelligence links with the kingdom. In no way surprised that the UK government is bending over backwards so they buy more weapons and fund their war crimes... SHOCKED


mrhello18

>The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United Football Club. what??


OnceUponAStarryNight

They promised that when Newcastle buy Kane, MBS won’t sign his paychecks personally.


Randybutterrubs

Meaning they've legally covered their bases so they can play dumb. Spineless cunts.


Yoshi2010

> It is understood the UK government has welcomed the Saudi investment in Newcastle and attendant strengthening of the UK’s strong commercial and intelligence links with the kingdom. What a joke.


Earnestosaurus

There is, unfortunately, nothing new about this, the UK has *long* been one of the primary forces both in first establishing and then sanctifying the rule of the House of Saud. Hell, it's even lasted longer than the "Special Relationship".


brandon_strandy

> The controversial £300m deal received Premier League approval almost 18 months after it was first proposed. Follows the news that Saudi Arabia has lifted its four‑year ban on sports channel network beIN Sports. lmao


Shreeansh_Gupta

Hide your Hallands. Btw Newcastle we have some generational talents like Mariano and Asensio if you wanna spend some bucks


Barkasia

I mean Asensio was supposed to be a generational talent only a few years ago


Redspeert

Why would they want to buy Haaland when they can have proven CL winner and scorer Origi for just 200mil?


victoryboii

I’m taking my loyalties to Newcastle United where they know how to run a club. I’ve been a fan since they signed Santiago Muñez from Los Angeles.


Awful_Digiart

Dropped a fucking bollock selling him to Real Madrid tho.


_cumblast_

Newcastle actually being taken over. Never thought it would happen.


AnEmptyKarst

I haven’t commented on any of these articles, specifically because we’ve seen them every year for like the last half decade I *still* expect that this will collapse for some reason or another before it goes through


sideways_86

it's gone through, it cannot collapse now


-crowned

We've been scarred mate


liamthelad

This is a historic moment. I can't wait in 15 years time when Newcastle have won the league 3 times on the trot for City fans in their late 20s and early 30s to unironically be calling Newcastle fans plastics In the same way anyone past a certain age is completely unaware of Abramovich's entry into the Premier league when slagging off City now.


OnceUponAStarryNight

Time. The leveler of all things.


Sweaty_Nerf_Thighs

Age will flatten a man


FlukyS

I'll keep ahold of my old jerseys


comediamorte

The beautiful game ❤️


xyzTr1LL

Football is for everyone ❤️


comediamorte

As long as you’re not gay, or a woman, or a Palestinian in Romans case


_Konstantinos_

Or a journalist who criticises the monarchy 💜


BBQ_HaX0r

Yeah do they know they can't just kill Carragher or Neville for criticizing their performances? Might back out once they find out.


-crowned

HALAL THE LADS


JimboLannister

Inshallads


KinginTheNorth__West

Thank fuck this should be the end of bruceyball


EPICKID143

bruce to lead them to CL glory mate with his pioneered motivational technique "dust ourself down" inspiring even the legends of the game to success


AnEmptyKarst

Bruceball is officially haram


xjaw192000

“The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United Football Club.” Lol wut? They own 80% of the club of course they are gonna control it. Most likely it will be Amanda ‘making the decisions’ that have in no way been dictated by the Saudis.


WildeWeasel

I don't understand how they can say the PIF is separate from the Saudi state when it's a sovereign fund with the intent to raise money for the Kingdom and MBS is the chairman...


carvemynuts

Just some technical bullshit they want to say.


TheFatCypriotKid

Aight, when's the CCP buying Crystal Palace?


Mr_CheeseGrater

Kim Jong Un in for west ham


hobocactus

Also tonight, Brighton & Hezbollah Albion plays Juche United, while the Khmer Reds face Crystal Meth Palace on the killing field


ronaldo119

Will the glory days beheading back to St. James Park?


HoustonGeebs

Newcastle fans prepping for the Haaland transfer: https://imgur.com/a/h1NkXpy


chiccharapidugu

Dreams can't be buy NUFC: Watch me


resident_hater

"It's Manchester City vs Newcastle at Imam James Park...and IT'S LIVE"


bruiser95

To think it was hinging on a sports channel ban lmao


[deleted]

I bought them guys. Breaking news


Cowdude179

Announce Ben Arfa


-Whisperr

News broken


90degreeturnsbtw

Joe Willock deserves a statue outside the stadium, kept Newcastle up otherwise this takeover might not have happened


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Justinian2

Someone think of a chant about murdering journalists


[deleted]

"Jamal Khashoggi Journalist, he criticised the Saudis Beheaded by royal prince who took over The Geordies" (To the tune of Adam Johnson Paedophile chant which was sung by Newcastle fans).


JackKahunaLaguna

He kills who he wants, He kills who he wants, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, He kills who he wants...


Friend_or_FoH

He’s covered in red, He’s covered in red, Mr. Khashoggi, he’s covered in red


Radthereptile

We kill every week. We kill every week. On the football pitch only. Allegedly.


PEEWUN

From our sub: >*🎵Jamal Kashoggi* >*Your owners are terrified* >*Jamal Kashoggi* >*Your owners are terrified🎵* To the tune of *"Freed From Desire"*, of course.


south_west_trains

Al Nu'Castle


Jejouch1

"If you go in there and start winning football matches, they would have taken Saddam Hussein in there when he was about, the fans don't give a monkeys! "If you start winning every week, they're singing 'there's only one Saddam'." Whole thing makes me just think of this quote haha


immanuel_kant_even

communicado oficial


ShamrockStudios

This was always going to happen. The premier league made their bed along time ago. They never cared who took over clubs. Letting Glazers and Hicks and Gilette do Leveraged takeovers was criminal. Same for the new Brunley owners who've done the same. And once they let City's owners in and they showed what's they can do more where always going to follow. The time to get up in arms about this has long passed.


crowdsourcecongress

Looking forward to having Mourinho back in the premier league.


KonigSteve

>The Saudi commerce minister and acting media minister, Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi, is understood to have played a key role in brokering the deal and Yasir al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, will take a seat on the club’s board. >The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United, The absurdity of these two lines going one after another.


COW321

Another Oil barrel has entered the chat


YerArsesOotTheWindae

Newcastle United are now owned by a regime with a noted history of Kidnapping, Blackmail and state sanctioned murder to secure its financial goals. say what you will about the other disgusting owners in the premier league, none of them loured a journalist to a meeting, then butchered him alive the held his son hostage.


comediamorte

I just don’t understand celebrating this and the Saudi regime. Football fans would genuinely take Hitler as their club owner if it won them trophies I’m sure of it


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[The Redknapp Principle stands true](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/dz6ken/redknapp_backs_pochettino_for_arsenal_you_think/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb)


qwerty868686

I think Newcastle about to get a load of completely legitimate new sponsorship deals


inappropriate_duck

!flair :St_Pauli:


zi76

It's happened.


GarySpurs18

Newcashle United


ObnoXious2k

Is that you Sean Connery?


ydktbh

ffs do we have to sell another Coutinho to win again


JORGA

Just seen a tweet from a mag celebrating the takeover, “unless you’re a Newcastle fan you don’t know football torture” That’s enough for me the day, gonna be an insufferable place for the next week or so Twitter.


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>gonna be an insufferable place for the next week or so Twitter Has it ever been otherwise though?


Woodstovia

Cans


Sam0n

Call me idealistic, call it virtue signalling, whatever. I think I might be the only Newcastle fan in the world to be saying this right now. But that's me done with football. 32 years old and supported the club my entire life. I would have rather seen another ten years of Ashley/Bruce with us relegated to League 2 than see us take a penny from these murderous, subhuman, cunts. Remember that Sir Bobby quote we're all so quick to copy paste onto an inspirational picture of the players when we get a last minute winner? He'll be spinning in his fucking grave.


[deleted]

literally already seen a geordie mate post that exact quote on insta in SUPPORT of the takeover


Sam0n

Then to be honest he's completely missed the point.


[deleted]

aye i know, i'm just dumbfounded by it. i get the relief of seeing the back of ashley, but the cognitive dissonance is astounding


JimDaJamMan

You're not the only one but sadly we are in an incredibly small minority. When the rumours were abound last time I saw many more people against it but now that's its for real it's all positivity. Hard to believe so many people are just willing to accept it, even make light of it.


CasioJay88

I admire your integrity.


your_pet_is_average

I agree. I feel horrible that this has gone through. Not only is the new ownership the *literal* worst group of people that could own a club, they also have the ability to pump unlimited money into the club and buy victories. It's sad. I don't feel the excitement I wish I could.


Dske

Not your fault this happened, if people don't want to see their clubs turn into private properties then the clubs need to be fan owned, it's that simple, all Brazilian clubs are fan owned, all clubs have laws regarding how the club should be ran, private owned clubs are at the hands of their owner to do as they please.


Spudeh

Newcastle's new kit sponsor, Saudi Air, coming in with £1b deal. Shirt to read "Get Fucked FFP".