Polarboy 2124 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Hopefully it's much ado about nothing, but the guardian are reporting that a legal document that supposedly provides a direct link between the Saudi government and BeoutQ, the channel the pirated sport is/was shown on in Saudi, has according to them been passed onto the premier league in the last 24 hours. I would presume that any such document would have been found during the court case that Bein sports or whoever it was took out against the Saudi's and lost. Again hopefully it's just a last minute futile attempt to scupper the deal with little basis in fact. Even squeakier bum time. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/11/new-legal-documents-raise-fresh-questions-over-newcastle-takeover-deal-saudi-arabia-premier-league Edited May 11, 2020 by Polarboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26243 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Quote The Premier League will scrutinise the information to see whether it further calls into question whether the consortium passes its owners’ and directors’ test, which states that digital piracy is prohibited. I’ve read the test and can see no reference whatsoever to digital piracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12452 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 They won a court case over the supposed link, the channel BeoutQ was also shut down last year. I’m not sure how they could have strong grounds to reject a £300m deal over what are essentially previously rejected accusations about a closed down piracy channel. I also really don’t see how it would be in the Premier Leagues interest to reject it, the league is going to see a considerable cash injection at a time many clubs are struggling for cash, the rights will then also go for a greater sum when they next go up for bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2124 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, ewerk said: I’ve read the test and can see no reference whatsoever to digital piracy. If it's not mentioned in the test as you say, and this article is saying it is, then the validity of the entire article has to be called into question. Can't say I would take the word of a journalist who can't even get basic facts straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12757 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Craig Hope reckons it could cause another delay Fuck me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12452 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I mean it’s a little shambolic if it does. Surely this isn’t some new document, therefore whoever has submitted it has held on to it for weeks and has submitted it in the week the deal was supposedly going to be ratified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8870 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12757 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Can’t be arsed with it now. Let’s just stick with crippling boredom and shit players. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12452 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Aye it’s becoming pathetic now. This is all just Bein being manipulative and trying to have the deal stopped. If the deal is blocked on these grounds the PIF can use the prior court case which they won to overturn the ruling, going off how Cellinio used his Italian court appeal to overturn his rejected PL test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8870 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, Howay said: Aye it’s becoming pathetic now. This is all just Bein being manipulative and trying to have the deal stopped. If the deal is blocked on these grounds the PIF can use the prior court case which they won to overturn the ruling, going off how Cellinio used his Italian court appeal to overturn his rejected PL test. It's about protecting a monopoly. A rather strange one though covering most of the Arab states. Would be similar to Sky UK holding rights for the whole of Europe, especially after leaving the EU... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man0nf1r3 9 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5899 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Turns out the Saudi economy is fucked anyway http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-the-oil-dependent-economies-pushing-through-emergency-economic-measures-11986588 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19788 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 It is very Newcastle to be finally be bought by oil-rich owners at the exact moment the oil market collapsed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I’m completely over this takeover already. Fuck it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tdansmith 2093 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 10 hours ago, ewerk said: I’ve read the test and can see no reference whatsoever to digital piracy. Avast yee Arrrrrrghhh me hearties need not fret the scallywag scoundrel ashley won't plunder us no more. Arrrrrrghhh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 ”Well you best be believing in ghost stories Miss Staveley....” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13830 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Q. Why are clubs at the bottom against ending the season early? A. Because they (R) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Please let this go through, for it to fail at this late stage would be horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Just now, trooper said: Please let this go through, for it to fail at this late stage would be horrible. But typical nufc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Mike Ashley is ‘growing increasingly annoyed’ that the £300M takeover is not yet complete as he expected a deal to be finalised ‘at least two weeks ago’. [Daily Mail] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4963 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Ashley can't pull out though so who gives a shit what he thinks. There's probably a time trigger for completion in the agreement but he won't be able to just flounce off as normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13830 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Mike Ashley can syphon a shite from an exhaust pipe for all I care. He’s had countries opportunities to sell the club & dealing with some proper dodgy bastards (naturally. Its no wonder it’s taking a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30347 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 43 minutes ago, trooper said: Mike Ashley is ‘growing increasingly annoyed’ that the £300M takeover is not yet complete as he expected a deal to be finalised ‘at least two weeks ago’. [Daily Mail] Every cloud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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