Other factor: Matt Slater
Right up until Tuesday, they expected a yes– once again. When Wednesday rolled around, it was a no– once again.
After weeks of political pressure, painstaking settlements and government involvement, Mike Ashley and the consortium trying to purchase Newcastle United from him were positive they had actually discovered a way. This is the never-ending takeover and the way was blocked. Again.
Newcastles intense public statement on Wednesday night felt like another front in Ashleys push to sell up after 13 hazardous years of ownership. They called out the Premier League and Richard Masters, its primary executive, for not acting “properly”, an extraordinary allegation for a stakeholder to level against its own organisation. There was even the hint of legal action, with the club “considering all relevant choices available to them”.
Not for the very first time, this was Ashley going rogue. The declaration …
Newcastle takeover: Approval was expected on Tuesday. Fury followed on Wednesday – The Athletic
