Sheikh Khaled attempting to purchase Newcastle

[Vienna_70]

FFP in europe won't matter in the first few years as the main sanction is a competition ban and Prem FFP regs allow up to £100M losses one time as long as their is proof that future years will make up this shortfall.

They could initially make some signing in the 30-50M bracket to get themselves competing for 6-8 place, then build on that.

I doubt they are expecting to be prem champs in the first few years bit at least top 4 within 3, which is doable if, like us they invest wisely and don't spunk the money daftly.

Will all depend on who they appoint in the boardroom tbf.

If Khaldoun has a brother...

 

[SWP's back]

its 2019 and FFP so newcastle will only be at their level no matter who owns them ?? and it takes time to grow and build something forget instant success and top 4 places newcastle will be hard pushed to break into the top 6 the way football is setup today ?? it will only gives you a fighting chance and success if the right people are involved, and if the fans think its going to be easy then they will be in for a shock ??? round pegs don't fit in square holes ?? and players will only go to newcastle for the money and will be on a free ride and until you get rid of that mentality after the shock of having money to spend the hard work begins

it took 4 seasons and a strong manager in mancini to stop all the bullshit of signing so called superstars just wanting a free ride and he got in real winners players that wanted to go that extra miles for the badge and not the money

Nah there’s new rules for new ownership after the Milan’s were taken over and lobbied for it.

 

[stan bowles]

We seem to have had some great games against Newcastle over the years and ive always found them to be passionate and loyal, i was at the 5-0 defeat at St James Park in the eighties which wasnt much fun apart from the banter in the pub afterwards. It was a season they were promoted and we finished 4th and missed out if i recall correctly.

All clubs suffered poor attendances in the eighties compared to today, even us. We averaged less than 20,000 ourselves one season in the second division- think that was 1988. For a club that hasnt won a major trophy since beating us in the 1955 Cup Final the support they get is fantastic really, one team city or not. I just hope they dont think it will be easy and happen overnight because it wont, it will be hard because of FFP, more clubs with serious cash and the fact many players dont want to live so close to the Artic!

Good luck to them, hope they get a day in the sun like we have.

They won the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 (English teams won it 4 years in a row, Leeds, Newcastle, Arsenal and Leeds again before it was replaced by the UEFA Cup in 1971 and then Spurs and Liverpool won it the first two years it was held).

 

[stan bowles]

The reason the Toon has been bought before now?

Ashley is a greedy twat, and has consistently overvalued the club.

Yes but when even a relegated PL team gets +£100 million tv and league revenue alone, selling NUFC below £200-£250 million even in the last 5 years by Ashley would have been giving it away on the cheap. He knew its value was only going to keep going up.

 

[urban genie]

If Khaldoun has a brother...

He has a brother and 2 sisters I think.

Then again they could always ask Garry Cooke ;-)

 

[Vienna_70]

Yes but when even a relegated PL team gets +£100 million tv and league revenue alone, selling NUFC below £200-£250 million even in the last 5 years by Ashley would have been giving it away on the cheap. He knew its value was only going to keep going up.

He’s still a greedy bastard.

 

[Woody135]

Wtf, how can an arab oil country own two clubs in the same league???

Its almost as if we arent owned by a country... hmm doesnt fit what ive read in the papers

 

[mat]

Should we see this long term as a threat or embrace the competition?

Embrace it.

The more clubs challenging for the title the more piss boiled by the ****s at UEFA If all of a sudden English Clubs are winning their comps every year too.

 

[Rhapsody in Blue]

Think this will be good for us, an ally against the evil red clubs.

I like Newcastle as well and their fans deserve something way better than Ashley.

It could also maybe get the effect that other teams will be less interesting to purchase as the competition will be harder and Top 4 will be more difficult to achieve. Here’s to hoping at least.

 

[urban genie]

Embrace it.

The more clubs challenging for the title the more piss boiled by the ****s at UEFA If all of a sudden English Clubs are winning their comps every year too.

Well it's certainly boiling Miguel delaneys piss, not sure how many times he can write sportswashing the massive prick

 

[mat]

Well it's certainly boiling Miguel delaneys piss, not sure how many times he can write sportswashing the massive prick

Is he a dipper because hes certainly acting like one.

 

[schfc6]

My only surprise is that someone didn't buy NUFC a lot sooner. Been a sleeping giant for years. Massive upside potential if investment is done in the right way. Wonder though if they'll get the same level as vitriol as we've had to endure since 2008 ?

Their stadium being in the City centre is a problem for growth.

You can also rest assured that it will be our fault, anything Newcastle will be linked to City.

 

[MCFCTrick]

Oh dear , touched a nerve here mind.

anyway , you never take away how loyal the toon army are.

If it was up to me .everybody would get the same cap in spending on transfers . make it a fair game . .best of luck lads

I have some good Geordie mates, and I am pleased for them if this happens. They were season ticket holders for decades, but have boycotted Ashley for past few years. Not gobshites, just loyal fans.

But, they will be the first to shoot down this rose tinted specs view of the 'loyal toon army', as they, like us, recall the gates you got before the Keegan revolution came into play. Which were by comparison to our being at similar level, and even lower, poor.

As for a 'spending cap', like the often suggested by some 'wage cap', nope. It was never called for when others were dominating through financial might. Why now?

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

they've got a very good manager and he will with money sort them out to be a very good team imo

I reckon they could be a very good team in 2 years, maybe not challenging for the title, but a chance of getting top 4 and maybe a cup. Will be very interesting who is appointed Chairman.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

And an ally

There may be a few useful pointers shared on fast development - up to a point.

Building up another ‘friendly’ challenger to the established order could be a very clever strategic move.

Talk about outflanking, this would be accelerating infection from within.

 

[Mancity1980]

It will take them 10 years to get where we are then with ffp it would be tough

Before they get near where we are they will get near where the rags are (and where the dippers will be when their cycle of good and bad form dips again) and THAT would be funny!

 

[Mancity1980]

You have to think that the cousins have talked about this and the implications of FFP. For the deal to still go ahead says all you need to know about City’s stance.

I would go as far to say that the this is part of concerted effort by the cousins to break up the old European guard after recent moves to attack us. The real winners here are Newcastle and City.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Imagine the reaction of gill and parry when they heard the news, hahaha pair of ****s.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

My only surprise is that someone didn't buy NUFC a lot sooner. Been a sleeping giant for years. Massive upside potential if investment is done in the right way. Wonder though if they'll get the same level as vitriol as we've had to endure since 2008 ?

My only thought is that it's not in an attractive area of the country. Massive support, but can't charge the same prices as London clubs and may find it more difficult to attract top players, initially at least.

As for the vitriol, it will probably follow a similar pattern to us. Laughed off by the established clubs initially and getting most of their stick from the clubs around them angry that they're taking players from them (remember Villa and Everton fans when we were first taken over?) and then the Champions League regulars and national press once they realise there's a serious threat to the established order.

Of course there's no guarantee that large amounts of money will lead to success. So many clubs in the PL have money nowadays and we were very careful to get it right behind the scenes too. There may also be quite a few years of massively overpaying for decent but not world class players, and that's where so many rich owners have failed expecting quick results from that and ending up with squads of decent players on world class money. Even we had a fair few years where we struggled to get fairly average players off the books after attracting them with huge pay and long contracts. Players like Bellamy or Adebayor who, while being exactly what we needed at the time, were never going to be long term solutions and yet came on 5 year contracts.

 

[Mancity1980]

There was some confusion last night they were cousins but because the family is so vast it does seem they are brothers. Not sure how this bodes for related party conflict but you can bet your arse sheikh mansour will give his brother all the wisdom and knowledge he’s obtained from his experiences with us and dealing with UEFA etc

I’m hoping this is a statement of power by the UAE. Hopefully and certainly separate competitive entities but a massive step towards solidarity in fighting the sanctions and well all the arseholes out to get us

If this deal goes through Newcastle can avoid all the traps we fell into when first starting out

you can see some new UEFA directive : cousins/brothers/half brothers/UAE nationals cannot own separate ELP teams! What? They are cousins-twice removed? Quick draft a second amendment to the amendment to the amended directive!!…:)