https://theathletic.com/4375454/2023/04/06/saudi-newcastle-boris-government?source=user-shared-article
Probably not drama, but I'm still posting it because why not?
https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/12dc3c7/adam_crafton_newcastles_saudi_takeover_the_uk/
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Unrelated but holy shit Chelsea appointed Lampard again
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/club-statement-frank-lampard
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Seems like he would be expensive for a "just until the end of the season" manager. They could probably get someone for less who has the same quality as Lampard. He's the "we don't give a frick about our future results" solution.
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We're winning the Champions League. Simple as.
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Makes sense to a degree, hes managed there before knows the players and was fire because of Roman.
Hardly the worst person to just get to the the end of the season
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i think its funny how the saudis had to settle for newcastle when they could have a few months and gotten a more prestigious club in chelsea instead.
of course they couldn't have known russia was gonna start a war but still
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Newcastle cost £300 million and gave them the opportunity to practically control an entire city. Chelsea cost ten times that and desperately need a new stadium. Yes your average Malaysian teenager is more likely to support Chelsea than Newcastle but Newcastle has history too.
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Just wait until Malaysian teenagers start supporting Newcastle
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Frick I never thought about that. I guess I'll have to start supporting Gateshead then.
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I know 2 people IRL who supported Newcastle way before the Saudis bought them lmfao
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I think they got a good deal actually. Newcastle was much cheaper to purchase, is the only big club in town so lot of local growth potential, and it can be easily turned into a big club through investment. And ultimately it's not about the club or "sportswashing"
, but establishing business connections.
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Do you think the Qatar-United deal is in jeopardy now?
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nah, noone cares about this shit, only redditors online. Remember the newcastle fans celebrating the takeover outside their stadium wearing those saudi robes lol
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That was fricking class, non-terminally online people welcoming the new owners.
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