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The list is out there. Hope all those clubs who voted against get what’s coming to them. What a joke this league is becoming.
Good news
Will Afcon make other clubs want to go for some of the players as well?
This is why Everton needed taking down a peg. Need to own at least 4 other clubs to be treated with respect. Props to the PL!
Premier league should just put it in
Might as well forget the restrictions on squad sizes now. Newcastle’s owners also own four clubs in Saudi Arabia so that is potentially 100 players they can call on if needed.
We weren’t ever going to and are unlikely to ever actually use the Saudi league for loaning anyone. For 100 players there’s like a few players Max who would remotely be suitable and it’s just not going to happen.
Can we call on a few of these 100 for the weekend? Our squad is absolutely fucked.
Need Newcastle to sign Ronaldo, I believe he is still a great player.
I really hope we don’t go down the road of signing loan players from PIF owned clubs. Feels shady and underhanded and everyone who’s been rightfully questioning our owners another stick to beat the club with.
Yeah it would be terrible if the wholesome Newcastle Utd/ Saudi Investment Fund feel good story was blemished by something like this /s.
Maybe when Howe leaves we can appoint a super-team of Darth Vader, Dr Evil, Thanos and Sauron
And clones of Sergio ramos in all 4 defensive positions
Three Ramos’ and a Pepe
Yeah it would be terrible if the wholesome Newcastle Utd/ Saudi Investment Fund feel good story was blemished by something like this /s.
Common sense approach - enjoyed reading that, well said.
What should be done to differentiate between PIF loan deals and more developmental ones is that there should be a cap on the total wages of players loaned in, relative to their total wage package in their contract and the total wage budget of the club seeking the loan. So Newcastle can’t bring in PIF players on 900 grand a week, United can’t get loans from INEOS clubs to get around them being on the limit for FFP such as happened with Amrabat, etc.
Multi club ownership is its own conversation, but when it comes to loans, they need to be regulated with common sense and not just banned out of hand.
This doesn’t mean they won’t look to put something more permanent in place. A temporary measure was probably not favoured because of how reactionary and targeted it looked, also changing the rules halfway through a season is generally viewed in bad taste.
Probably doesn’t help that a few sports lawyers suggested that this could be legally challenged as anti competitive. Might have given some clubs pause.
We are living in warped times if what is considered anti competitive is to not allow financial doping or the sport to be treated like a game of monopoly.
Wait, they can change rules Halfway through things?!?
Wait, they can change rules Halfway through things?!?
Good news for Newcastle fans
It doesn’t even make a difference for us. We were never going to loan Neves for example anyways. This just helps other clubs continue to do what they’ve done for years.
So glad this country keeps not winning shit it’s soo corrupt
Clubs shouldn’t have a vote in this, same with some VAR denials.
Good, this whole thing was ridiculous. I have no idea where this Newcastle loaning saudi players came from, there is zero indication we want to do that. There wouldnt really even be anynone we’d want…maybe get Maxi back, i’d support that.
And other clubs have been doing it for years.
Also, the big thing people have missed in this is that if Newcastle want any player in the world they can just go and buy them, or just buy the club who has them under contract. They aren’t limited to just loaning in ASM or Neves because they play in Saudi.
Apparently it was Dan Ashworth when interviewed by The S*n, all he said was something to the effect of “I suppose we could do that, yes” when asked if it was possible.
Hope newcastle take the piss. Bring in mane, Ronaldo, Neves and whoever else on loans and free transfers just to make piss boil.