Fair enough

I guess I’m simply not bothered enough about being a mid table prem team to want to be owned by the likes of Saudi Arabia.

Posted By: CWC on October 7th 2021 at 09:59:21

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Nice to see Jake Humphrey on Twitter celebrating the likely Newcastle takeover (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 7, 07:04:21
- Question is, will this takeover be in time for this season? (NCFC) - Hull86, Oct 7, 09:46:05
  - Brucie in the mud (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 09:48:40
- I'd never, ever want us owned by a regime aiming to sportswash its human rights abuses (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 7, 07:33:27
  - ...but that's enought about Jake Humphrey - now on to... (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Oct 7, 09:20:35
  - ^^ Islamophobe (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 7, 08:43:22
  - 100% (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 7, 07:36:56
    - bye then (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Oct 7, 07:56:25
      - 😄 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 7, 08:15:47
    - Hear hear. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Oct 7, 07:51:44
- Yes only chancers would ever want to take us over. Obviously. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 7, 07:12:58
  - What definition of chancer are you using? (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 7, 08:04:17
    - Portsmouth did well with a wealthy owner.... (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 09:09:32
    - What we need is a very rich person with a benevolent social conscience (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 7, 08:57:36
      - His son is (even) richer, I read - let's go for him (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 12:31:30
      - Bill Gates (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 09:00:40
    - Nor are Newcastle (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 7, 08:51:55
      - And they are being bought by sports-washers (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 7, 09:08:28
        
        In an ideal world no but we live in the real world and this is another club at prem level (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 7, 09:24:59
        
        Is that what you want for us in the real world (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Oct 7, 10:02:42
        
        I wouldn't say i couldn't give a sh*t, there are limits. But generally speaking i would (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 7, 11:08:01
        
        Well after the Saudis, the next rung down is probably the Taliban (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 7, 12:57:23
        
        Doing well in the opium business tbf. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 13:52:35
        
        Could use carra for stonings too? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 13:20:30
        
        When they're late for training? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 13:53:10
        
        or just for losing maybe? (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 14:26:24
        
        Might give us a few injury problems though.The jury's out I suppose. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 14:28:50
        
        who needs a jury? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 14:31:52
        
        Yes indeed you've got me there tbf.👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 14:45:00
        
        ^^^ stoning's too good for you^^^ (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 15:24:28
        
        It's a Shia hadith anyway,Not really sure why the talibro's are using (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 15:37:25
        
        Because they're a bunch of bastards, presumably (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 16:46:22
        
        ^^^ Fatwahs issued (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 17:18:59
        
        I'd like a unicorn that shits rainbows (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 12:18:25
        
        as well you know (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Oct 7, 11:53:07
        
        because it is currently true. She's put money in previously (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 7, 12:13:48
        
        Fair enough (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 7, 09:59:21
        
        exactly that (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 12:33:56
        
        And of course, nothing will ever be enough. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 7, 10:21:42
        
        Yes,when Newcastle have won nowt in 6 years time they'll be blah arsing (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 12:04:28
        
        This (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 7, 10:49:40
        
        relegated and owned by people who don't give a fuck (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 12:35:11
        
        very few Newcastle fans will give a fuck ... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 7, 09:15:31
      - Ashley has been trying to flog it for years (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 08:57:11
        
        Lets see which club is more successful in the next decade. I know where my money is. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 7, 09:08:27
        
        Didn't realise you wanted to be bought a Saudi sovereign wealth fund (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 09:17:31
        
        I suspect Jim wouldn't care where the money came from (NCFC) - Azteca, Oct 7, 10:01:10
        
        It's a small price to play for a shot at a qualifying round tie vs Shelbourne Rovers (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 09:37:35
        
        Well when you put it like that... (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 10:09:17
        
        It does remove one of the few Prem teams we can vaguely compete with though (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 09:20:53
    - A Wrathfund? I’ll start with £9 (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 08:08:03
      - I'll up you 99p (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 7, 12:36:01
  - Not sure we'd draw an oligarch. (n/m) (NCFC) - finkleton, Oct 7, 07:26:26
- I'd be surprised if billionaires had been turned down by us. Chancers probably yes. (n/m) (NCFC) - finkleton, Oct 7, 07:11:27

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