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So this guys offering £50 million more than the Saudis what the f**k is going on here man.

So will it go through or not lads, what do you think ?

So will the takeover be approved ?

Are we Filthy Stinking Rich yet or just Filthy & Stinking ?

Shops can open on Monday providing social distancing is observed. The Metrocentre will be heaving, mams dads & kids having a nice day out.

Fast forward this to about 1hr 10 mins in mate

2nd wave incoming in a couple of weeks. There was well over a million people protesting on the London streets at the weekend. No social distancing, with many police & protesters not wearing any face coverings.

I'm not really a fan of sound bars I can see the appeal no tucking wires under the carpet. I prefer the traditional surround sound set up with separate speakers. We just use the telly speakers for now I'd really like a fully wireless speaker set up . Obviously the price would be mental.

Our Main tv is a 50 inch Hisense cracking telly for the price we paid. Its smart but not 4K. I'd definitely have another Hisense we've had Sony & Samsung TV's & they were double what we paid for this one

Its impossible to do that in the "classroom bubble" they're 4/5 year olds. I think the idea is they dont mix with other kids outside the bubble. The downside is if anyone in the class shows any symptoms the whole class including Miss T must isolate at home. Theres a lot of trust in parents & the hope is if "Little Johnny" isn't feeling to good one morning he's not dosed up with Calpol & sent in.

Miss T's a reception teacher at a small rural primary school. She's never really been away from school as she's been in for Key Workers kids. She has a very small class with just over 50% turning in on Monday (first day back). She says she's lucky as her classroom shares a contained play area that's usually shared with the nursery next door luckily the nursery's closed at the minute. So she's able to spend a lot of time outside with them. Her & her T.A. are having to clean toilets & any toys the kids use. All soft toys & cushions have been put in storage. They all have school packed lunches in the classroom.

So it's ok for reception, year 1 & year 6 pupils to return to school. Yet all other year groups are scrapped . I find this rather strange as there'll be no transition days as pupils must remain in their "classroom bubble" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-52969679

Yeah the 11th or 12th of June the WTO report is supposed to be published.

Just found this dated 27th May 2020 apparently the WTO report is due to be published tomorrow or Friday. https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/wto-rules-saudi-arabia-behind-beoutq-piracy/

London live now there must be 1,000,000+ there. No social distancing & the majority not wearing any kind of mask. I'm convinced in 2 weeks there'll be a 2nd spike

The Independent report: A group of 16 cross-party MPs and peers have written to the government raising concern over the threat of sportswashing in the UK amid the Saudi Arabia-funded takeover of Newcastle United. The politicians – including former Labour leader Neil Kinnock and Conservative MP Sir Peter Bottomley – have said that the £300m takeover, which would see the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia acquire an 80 per cent stake in the club, is a vehicle to distract from the country’s human rights record. The letter, seen by The Independent, cites allegations surrounding the regime’s involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the jailing of human rights activists, the use of online espionage and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. The group, spearheaded by the Fifa Ethics and Regulations Watch, urge the government to “take an active lead” in preventing sportswashing in the UK and develop a more stringent fit-and-proper-person test to stop the alignment of companies and regimes with poor human rights records with the Premier League.’

Honest question lads, what do you think Yes or No ? I'm thinking no it's getting to drawn out.

Theres always a chance the Saudis say " Fuck it" & walk away

Going into the 9th week & we've as much idea if this will go through as week 1. Just let us know one way or another. The longer its drawn out the less likely it looks like it'll be passed.

Starting to get less confident as each day goes by now. 3 weeks ago it felt like we were there. It now seems as far away as ever

I'm starty to get a bit twitchy lads I'm reading the Saudis are getting annoyed about how long it's taking

This from N.O. WTO have commented . . . “We can confirm that Qatar initiated a WTO dispute settlement case against Saudi Arabia in October 2018 regarding the protection of intellectual property rights and that a panel was established in December 2018 to review Qatar’s claims. The panel proceedings and panel process remain confidential until the final report is circulated to WTO members.” Someone on N.O. saying its published on the 11/12 June the wait goes on

Thanks for that mate very insightful

A friend of mine has been told that since last Friday night apparently the SD signage is quietly being removed from SJP. It's being done during the night so as not to attract attention around the ground during lockdown.Wether it's TRUE or not I've know idea but he said the person who told him lives in the city centre and wouldnt lie about this. Anyone else heard anything similar?

Probably more dates to be added