The Mail yesterday reported about a letter they had seen from Saudi Arabia’s minister of commerce, Dr. Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi.
He is also on the Public Investment Fund (PIF) board, which is funding 80% of the £300M takeover attempt – led by Amanda Staveley.
Over the last year or so, the Saudis have refused to legally deal with the piracy of beIN Sports Premier League games by Saudi station beoutQ
That has been one of the stumbling blocks of the Newcastle takeover.
But after the WTO report was released they have said they will cut down on any theft of Intellectual Property in the Kingdom and beoutQ (as contrasted to beIN Sports) is not currently broadcasting any Premier League games.
But now they have really put their foot in it by claiming that they have received no complaints about the pirating of Premier League games, and in general, theft of Intellectual Property and that it’s so easy to lodge a complaint.
In short – give me a break.
This is what Saudi Arabia’s minister of commerce, Dr. Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi (shown above), has written:
“No evidence of civil or criminal copyright violation at all has been provided to the Saudi authorities responsible for enforcing intellectual property rights in Saudi Arabia.”
“We want to confirm how simple and transparent our process is for submitting information and claims regarding the protection of intellectual property.”
“In order to raise an intellectual property issue in Saudi Arabia, a right holder only needs to send an email to the responsible authorities.”
“The Panel rejected claims that our Government supported the alleged copyright piracy and the Panel did not find that any copyright pirate was based on our territory.”
That last paragraph is not exactly true, and the Premier League are not exactly pleased with the letter.
But this kind of nonsense from Saudi Arabia officials is not helpful, as we wait and wait for the approval from the Premier League to come through.
If indeed it will eventually come through.
Shame on them if they block the deal.
Comments welcome.
320 comments so far
toon22
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:16 PM
Comment #161Who do we know works for the club in media ?
Used to work for the mackems
Has access to stuff like this before the rest of us
😉
carltoon
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:16 PM
Comment #162Went to great lengths
Jib
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:17 PM
Comment #163That’s a pic from here
toon22
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/newcastle-united-pictures?family=editorial&groupbyevent=true&phrase=Newcastle%20United%20Pictures&sort=newest#license
carltoon
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:18 PM
Comment #164Toon22 Lilongwe it was remember, he explained it all to you a few times.
Gothmog's Pyjamas
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:18 PM
Comment #165JohnReese
Yeah that makes sense, i think both clubs assumed they would be safe by now so could do the deal but as they are both unsure then it goes cold. I thought Watford would have pulled away from the relegation zone by now tbh as well.
Northumbrian
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:19 PM
Comment #166Looks like Steve McLaren is set for talks with Dundee utd,
lochinvar
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:20 PM
Comment #167Gothmog@134
The Chronicle
@ChronicleNUFC
Reports claim Udinese have turned their attentions away from Matty Longstaff.
Doubt they were ever in the market for him and you could bet that there’s a link between Agents and the clubs that spread rumours of silly money offers in a vain attempt to increase wage negotiation tactics. Watford are most likely to be relegated with Norwich and one other club. The Longstaffs are not ill informed but maybe badly advised by their new Agent. NUFC potentially one of the next decade’s super clubs. Watford doing a Stoke, maybe even a Scumberland.
Not a difficult call for a bright lad.
toon22
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:20 PM
Comment #168If you want to have a look google this blog about late December 2019
It’s there
TheTinman
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:20 PM
Comment #169Sorry but if you think Longstaff did okay you’re either blinded because he’s a Geordie, didn’t watch the game or know nothing about football.
Didn’t close down KDB or keep on Silva so left a gap between mid and defence which city continually cut through with one pass. Looked slow as a tugboat. Pass accuracy under 50%. 2 last minute blocks which looked good because he was out of position in the first place.
I hope it’s just a case of he is not fit yet but I don’t think so. Too slow and can’t read the game.
Hope he comes good but not convinced.
toon22
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:20 PM
Comment #170JIB
No prefix of “ media” in that link
😉
Cheers
Kevin Vegan
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:21 PM
Comment #171Swlarb
Because he’s been lying to me since I first posted and I wanted to know why.
First warning was him telling the mannequin in the taxi story which has been going around for decades, but apparently it happened to Jib’s mates in the North East.
Here is that same urban myth being told by the Daily Mail in 2015 when apparently it happened to a Brighton cabby…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2979386/Taxi-driver-tricked-140-fare-passengers-left-mannequin-wearing-hat-cab-pretended-sleeping-friend.html
Then he lied about his other previous jobs. We saw just two days ago that he made claims he later denied. He pretended it was an imposter and used the fact that it had a different gravatar as cover, but there is no evidence of him pointing out that this was an imposter at the time, and then I found a post from him a day or so later saying he was told to create a new account, hence new gravatar
TheTinman
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:21 PM
Comment #172Northumbrian, you reckon he will do the presser with a Scottish accent?
toon22
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:21 PM
Comment #173Carlton
Yeh I remember
Didn’t believe it then either
Essex Geordie Bill
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:22 PM
Comment #174Toon22/KV
Why the obsession with trying to prove that Jib is PR, does it matter if he actually is/
If he’s trying to make us love Ashlie he’s doing a pretty bad job of it and I’d have thought he’d got the sack by now.
JohnReese
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:22 PM
Comment #175Gothmog,
Watford are a funny one this season. Looking at it all on paper our positions really should be reversed. I think it’s always going to be the problem they have with the way they run the club having such a high turnover of managers and players. Eventually you’ll get this perfect storm of a season.
Northumbrian
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:23 PM
Comment #176TheTinman I didn’t think he spoke English never mind scinglish.
Gothmog's Pyjamas
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:25 PM
Comment #177JohnReese
think they re missing Deulofeu but they still have some good players, Id happily take Doucoure off them if they go down, Sarr is still a work in progress i think but there is some potential there too.
geordietom
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:25 PM
Comment #178https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-keith-hackett-demands-referee-retire-after-woeful-display-in-newcastle-man-city-clash/
Kevin Vegan
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:25 PM
Comment #179EGB
Exposing people who are lying to the fans seems like a good use of my time currently.
TheTinman
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:26 PM
Comment #180Doucoure would be a great signing. Think he might go abroad though.
Gothmog's Pyjamas
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:26 PM
Comment #181Lochinvar
Still think Watford will survive, think Villa are gone and Bmouth probably will join them although id love for West Ham to go too.
geordietom
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:27 PM
Comment #182https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1302613/Newcastle-news-Sean-Dyche-Steve-Bruce-Pochettino-takeover
Swlabr
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:29 PM
Comment #183Jib hasn’t lied to you specifically. He posts stuff. Why have you taken it upon yourself to take up the cudgels with him. I find it disturbing. If you respond again, I won’t answer. It won’t be because you’ve won some moral victory, just that I don’t want to waste any more time with you.
toon22
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:29 PM
Comment #184Go look at his reaction when he sees he’s been rumbled
I only gave it up when it stopped being funny anymore
So he’s PR , whatever
Don’t try n gloss over it though
Essex Geordie Bill
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:29 PM
Comment #185KV
Sorry mate I’ve really tried to be patient with your posts but you are coming across as a very sad person.
JohnReese
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:30 PM
Comment #186Tinman,
My point on Longstaff earlier was the he looked more mobile than he has done recently. Like I said it was difficult to judge him on anything he did in possession of the ball because we never had it.
I’m hopeful as he improves his fitness and isn’t being pressed by the best pressing team in the division we can see him start to get back to the levels we’ve seen him perform at before but you’re right, the jury is still very much out on him. There’s definitely a good player there, not outstanding like some seem to think but there’s something holding him back at the moment be it injury or something mental.
TheTinman
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:30 PM
Comment #187West Ham to go down hopefully.
Northumbrian
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:30 PM
Comment #188Tom,, I wondered how long it would take that link would take to circulate.
geordietom
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:31 PM
Comment #189point is Vegan would you call him a liar to his face ? …
geordietom
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:32 PM
Comment #190Northumbrian…
the one about dyce made me laugh as well mate …
outside the box
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:33 PM
Comment #191thump/john reese…yeah fancy match may end up with joelinton and andy up front against bournemouth .andy did well against city but may struggle for 90 mins…a draw would take us up to 40 pts which is usually taken as safe ….then takeover fun can start …no company would risk £350 million even though odds are around 300-1..
JohnReese
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:33 PM
Comment #192Gothmog,
I’ve spoke on here before about how much I’d love for us to take Deulofeu (as much as trying to remember how to spell his name nearly gives me a brain aneurysm every time.)
Him and ASM on either wing, rotating between each other ther all game. The pace, skill and unpredictability of them both would scare most teams in the league.
Northumbrian
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:33 PM
Comment #193Tom,, dunno about laugh, I’d trust him more with a budget than Bruce.
Kevin Vegan
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:33 PM
Comment #194Swlabr
He lied to me specifically several times. Always in ways that favour the club and all in ways that demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is lying about his career. What job do you think Jib might have that would cause him to lie about this?
toon22
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:34 PM
Comment #195Why do you suppose the PR post here if he’s all but sold us ?
toon22
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:35 PM
Comment #196Northumbria
You think he’s top of the Saudis wish list ?
Who needs Guardiola
LoL
JohnReese
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:35 PM
Comment #197Outside the box,
It’ll all depend how Andy is feeling after the game but he didn’t look sore after coming off and he covered a decent bit of ground and fair clattered Laporte a good few times.. Which I loved to see.
Jib
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:37 PM
Comment #198That Brighton story is from 2015
The kids that ended up in the Marden was the early 90’s
It must have been then because the driver used to work the
rank at the top of Northumberland street before it was pedestrianised
When was Nland street pedestrianised ?
I cannot remember
Northumbrian
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:37 PM
Comment #199The dsame way human rights groups would place PR on here to try and persuade the fans that the takeover is not a good thing for the club.
Kevin Vegan
Jun 29, 2020 at 4:37 PM
Comment #200GT
If somebody tells me blatant lies to my face and tried to mislead me for their own, yes I would 100% definitely call them out to their face. Wouldn’t you?