essembeeofsunderland 402 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: Worth it just to compound the Mackems misery yesterday I agree Link to post Share on other sites
essembeeofsunderland 402 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 3 hours ago, TheGingerQuiff said: Nobody even knows who he is It's not that fake Sheikh bloke, is it? Link to post Share on other sites
OTF 517 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, essembeeofsunderland said: It's not that fake Sheikh bloke, is it? Sheikh Ahleg Anmai Dingaling? Link to post Share on other sites
Anorthernsoul 861 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Have the club said anything on the matter? Link to post Share on other sites
OTF 517 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, Anorthernsoul said: Have the club said anything on the matter? By all reports they confirmed to the Chronicle that the discussions were genuine and ongoing. They also confirmed that Lee Ryder is a bell end. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
@yourservice 67 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Will we hear from the skint Sheikh today? Link to post Share on other sites
wykikitoon 1,008 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Confirmed apparently? Link to post Share on other sites
ewerk 6,551 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 According to who? Link to post Share on other sites
wykikitoon 1,008 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Just now, ewerk said: According to who? Lad I sit opposite said it's just been on 5Live. Link to post Share on other sites
ewerk 6,551 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 You might want to walk round to the other side of the desk and punch him in his stupid fat head. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
wykikitoon 1,008 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, ewerk said: You might want to walk round to the other side of the desk and punch him in his stupid fat head. He's a dirty Leeds fan, say no more! Link to post Share on other sites
wykikitoon 1,008 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/view-dubai-what-middle-east-16340160 Link to post Share on other sites
PaddockLad 2,805 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites
trooper 420 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 This from N.O. There's no doubt that Sheikh Khaled is part of the Emirati elite, as several people have already stated he's a distant cousin to Mansoor. You can access all the relevant press releases related to the family on their official news portal: http://wam.ae/en It's just that he's considered relatively, for lack of a better word, insignificant in terms of actual wealth and influence in the region. This is underscored by the fact that he's consigned to dogsbody roles such as the head of the 'Board of Directors of Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs', basically the kind of dead-end positions that the family would throw to a pitiful hanger-on out of benevolence. I posted yesterday to be wary, it's because the guy hasn't been very successful growing his businesses in the UAE, he owns a middling insurance firm and some property assets. However, he has a flair for publicity as evidenced by this partnership (https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/press-releases/story/GCOX_signs_MOU_with_His_Highness_Sheikh_Khaled_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan_to_expand_global_celebrity_token_footprint_to_the_Middle_East-ZAWYA20180502104648/) with a celebrity Blockchain company (which counts Michael Owen among its advisors ) last year. My biggest doubt relates to him having access to sufficient funds to clinch this deal. I hope I am wrong and this goes through, as even if the guy isn't very rich, he'd definitely be more motivated and interested than Ashley to run the club properly so that it's self-sustaining. Link to post Share on other sites
Isegrim 1,925 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Wasn’t the proof of funds a prerequisite for talks after the latest “failed” attempts? Link to post Share on other sites
247 228 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 You’d think if Ashley has been so messed around by the likes of Staveley like he claimed then he would make sure any possible buyer would prove they had the funds in the initial stage of talks before he went ahead and confirmed they were working on a deal to the national press.. but what the fuck do I know Link to post Share on other sites
Isegrim 1,925 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, 247 said: You’d think if Ashley has been so messed around by the likes of Staveley like he claimed then he would make sure any possible buyer would prove they had the funds in the initial stage of talks before he went ahead and confirmed they were working on a deal to the national press.. but what the fuck do I know You’d think Ashley wouldn’t apply odd tactics when it comes to “selling” the club. He’s probably making Rafa to sign a deal and then to announce a sale hasn’t worked out and the manager has to make do with the pennies generated by him. Link to post Share on other sites
essembeeofsunderland 402 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 I thought the price had been agreed. £350m.Saying that, I could agree on the price, even though I've got next to nowt in the bank. Link to post Share on other sites
247 228 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 23 minutes ago, Isegrim said: You’d think Ashley wouldn’t apply odd tactics when it comes to “selling” the club. He’s probably making Rafa to sign a deal and then to announce a sale hasn’t worked out and the manager has to make do with the pennies generated by him. That’s the thing.. these type of tactics are 100% a standard Ashley play as we’ve seen before. But maybe I’m just being overly cynical and untrustworthy again Something just seems off about it like, hope I’m wrong Link to post Share on other sites
trooper 420 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 minute ago, 247 said: That’s the thing.. these type of tactics are 100% a standard Ashley play as we’ve seen before. But maybe I’m just being overly cynical and untrustworthy again Something just seems off about it like, hope I’m wrong Charnley "Rafa if you just sign this forget about the small print Mike's got a buyer for the club hes loaded" Rafa " Ok you sure about this" Charnley "Yeah just sign it's for 10 years like you wanted" A few days later Charnley " Rafa I dont know how to tell you this the deals fell through. Rafa "But you said" Charnley "Never mind you've got your 10 year contract & btw Mike says theres no money again" Link to post Share on other sites
zerosum 234 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) Can't disagree with the comments above. Let's see what comes out in the wash.. but surely an elaborate scam for Ashley to get a sheikh to publish in his own media he is buying the club etc and damage whatever rep. he has in his country. Edited May 28, 2019 by zerosum Link to post Share on other sites
Rayvin 1,333 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 It's not beyond possibility that the Sheihk's interest is genuine and that Ashley has opportunistically seized on it with no intention of seeing it through, but honestly this one seems to have more fanfare than any of the previous ones and the whole media lit up with it. Link to post Share on other sites
trooper 420 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 The Art of Distraction. The transfer windows open, Rafas contract needs sorting. Pretend theres a buyer for the club all the time the clocks ticking down. Link to post Share on other sites
ewerk 6,551 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 And what's in that for the Sheikh? Link to post Share on other sites
Rayvin 1,333 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Yeah no, the guy definitely wants to buy us. Whether Ashley wants to sell us is the issue IMO. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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