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BELEAGUERED Toon chief Derek Llambias has had his club car repossessed. Newcastle managing director Llambias is an isolated figure on Tyneside during owner Mike Ashley's attempt to sell the club. But Llambias saw things get worse when his BMW was taken back by dealers, who said the deal on the car expired. "It was embarrassing," said a club insider. "He had no idea his car had been taken back. He was fuming." Meanwhile, the club have slashed prices of executive boxes by up to 66 per cent in a desperate bid to keep their wealthiest fans at St James' Park. One businessman admitted: "I would walk away if they had kept the price the same. But now I'm tempted by the new deal."

Anyone but JFK or Houghton tbh

THE Premier League's chairman faces an investigation into his links with the proposed £60million takeover of Portsmouth FC. A shock Sun probe today reveals how Sir Dave Richards, one of the most powerful men in English football, has assisted in a deal that is looking increasingly murky and may even be blocked by his own organisation. Fears are mounting that disgraced former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the man who took over and was then forced out of Manchester City, could be linked to the takeover. Two of the men involved in City's Shinawatra fiasco are now at the centre of the proposed Pompey deal - and Richards played an integral role in bringing them all together. Under new powers, the Premier League can veto takeovers if they are not satisfied they know the identities of everyone involved. But they now face the ludicrous prospect of having to quiz their own chairman to find out what is going on and to rule out any suspicions Shinawatra might be a part of things.

facebook is now allowing you to register your name as apart of your url for the site, if you go to facebook.com/username/ you can choose your name to feature in the address for your page ie www.facebook.com/alan.shearer

None spring to mind for me.....

Some absolutely pant-shitting titties on display today.

The Mail: Textiles tycoon planning £150m bid for Newcastle United - with £30m set aside for transfers By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 9:01 AM on 12th June 2009 A North East businessman is planning to launch a £150million takeover bid for Newcastle United. Rick Parkinson, who has made much of his cash from the textiles industry, has joined forces with four other entrepreneurs and is preparing to make a formal offer for United. The Northumberland-based multi-millionaire's consortium is willing to pay £90million to current owner Mike Ashley, plus £30million for transfers and the same amount again for restructuring. Rick Parkinson A different Toon: Rick Parkinson wants to transform Newcastle United The Singapore-based Profitable Group - who have former Liverpool player Steve McMahon on their staff - earlier this week has confirmed their interest in buying Newcastle. They have indicated they want to keep Alan Shearer on as boss. In addition, former chairman Freddy Shepherd has been linked with another consortium.

A north-east businessman is planning to launch a £150 million takeover bid for Newcastle United. Rick Parkinson, who has made much of his cash from the textiles industry, has joined forces with four other entrepreneurs and is preparing to make a formal offer for the club. The Northumberland-based multi-millionaire's consortium is willing to pay £90 million to Mike Ashley, the current owner, plus £30 million for transfers and the same amount again for restructuring. Earlier this week, Ashley put the club up for sale at £100 million. He embarrassed the club by inviting bidders to apply by e-mail, with a club statement saying: "Interested parties should contact Newcastle United at admin@nufc.co.uk (or Keith Harris at Seymour Pierce) for further details." It was then revealed that they were open to offers for the entire playing staff. However, Newcastle officials distributed a definitive list of individuals they would prefer to move on at the earliest opportunity, in the hope that a core of the club’s best players can be retained for the Coca-Cola Championship campaign. Managers at home and abroad have been told that a number of Newcastle players with considerable first-team experience are available for transfer with immediate effect. The sale of Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton, Jonás Gutiérrez, Gérémi, José Enrique, Fabricio Coloccini, Obafemi Martins, Shola Ameobi and Xisco is seen as a priority.

Sophie Dahl looked so much better when she was fat.

No excuse for the lazy writing. Red matter ffs. That was my only real problem with the film, it struck me as something that would have been pencilled in during a rough draft of the screenplay: "hhmm what can we call this stuff ?? lets call it Red matter for now and we'll change it when we can think of a credible name for it".

Could have bought us for about the same price, incredible fee.

Well fuck me ! it seems it was a wig all the long !

Portsmouth still in limbo over Fahim takeover deal Dr Sulaiman al-Fahim has denied that his proposed takeover of Portsmouth is a publicity stunt but has admitted that the deal may yet fall through should issues arise from the ongoing process of due diligence. Fahim accepts the process is more complex than he initially thought and will not be finished until next month, leaving the club in limbo with regard to making a full-time managerial appointment –Paul Hart is still only temporarily in charge – and any transfer business. "What I can tell you is that the timescale hoped to complete due diligence [will be] in the course of July," said Ivo Ilic Gabara, a spokesman for Fahim. "Any process is open to any outcome. The due diligence process is a serious process after which the two parties decide whether to complete the understanding reached [under] the memorandum of understanding. "But then you have accountants, lawyers, the other party – how can you control whether the other party [the current owner, Alexandre Gaydamak] at the end of due diligence is still going to be interested in selling? What I can say is that Al-Fahim very much wants to complete the process and sees a great future for the club." Fahim is brushing aside the complaints of the Hydra Investors Facebook group, a 200-plus coalition of disgruntled customers upset at their treatment over Hydra Village, a development in Dubai built by Hydra Properties, of which he is the chief executive officer. Fahim believes that as Fahim Asia Investments, which wishes to buy Portsmouth, is a separate concern, he will pass the Premier League's fit and proper persons test. However, although the league is yet to make contact, Fahim has accepted that he may have to reveal who the backers of his investment vehicle are, a condition that may threaten the deal as he has previously stated they were involved on condition of anonymity. "We'll meet the full requirements of the Premier League," said Gabara. "If there are investors that fall within the criteria for disclosure under league rules we'll disclose them." Fahim fronted last summer's takeover of Manchester City by Sheikh Mansour but was sidelined for off-message claims. But Gabara denied that Portsmouth fans should question whether this is a stunt. "Certainly not. Whoever spoke about a stunt? He was engaged to broker the deal [with City] which he did very successfully. This is a very serious [transaction] that also has social implications for the club and its fans for which Al Fahim has given serious and thorough consideration."

"She was writing a Dear John, while I was riding my John Deere" ?

Aye! You might be looking at our potential first team squad for next season. Wee Ken Jyn General Manager - Thailand I wonder if he's Scottish ?

This, I hate with a fucking passion:

Seeing the story on the BBC is a good sign, they don't usually run with a story unless they are 100% sure.

Maybe there is some mileage in it after all - fuckin hope so http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ted/8091814.stm

Given the facility's at the club and the following, I think we are a bargain, they will need to invest in players, but they will make money if they can commit long term.

agreed, I'd be more impressed if they were attacked with erudite rhetoric.