Amanda Staveley has said in her interview with George Caulkin in the Athletic that there are no other buyers out there for Newcastle.
And yet the Telegraph (Luke Edwards) issued a report saying that Californian Billionaire Henry Mariss was indeed interested in buying Newcastle.
It looks like owner Mike Ashley squeezed a bit more money out of the Staveley consortium at the end of June, and that may have been to match Mauriss’ reported bid of £350M for Newcastle.
If the Staveley deal does not go forward, then the consortium will have lost the £17M deposit they paid months ago, and Mike Ashley will be that much richer.
Henry Mauriss – desperate to become the new Newcastle owner?
But it’s also said that on Wednesday evening before the deal fell through that Mike Ashley tried his hardest to keep the deal afloat and he is still open to selling to Amanda Staveley.
And we have to drop all that stuff that Amanda Staveley and Mike Ashley don’t get along – here’s what she said about the Newcastle owner in her interview in the Athletic:
“Please don’t think there was any argument between Mike and I, because there wasn’t.”
“All this crap about Mike and I not getting on. We get on very well. There’s no issue with Mike.”
“None at all. We had a deal agreed. Yes, there was a bit more money on the table, but we agreed it.”
The Telegraph exclusive report is that a takeover of Newcastle United could still happen soon and before the start of next season (September 12th).
We mentioned this yesterday, with Henry Mauriss now said to be by the Telegraph “in pole position to buy Newcastle.”
Mauriss would let Steve Bruce stay on as manager at the club, at least for next season.
And he wants to copy how Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and John Henry (who also own the Boston Red Sox) have led Liverpool to glory since the6 bought them for £300M back in October 2011.
But Newcastle fans don’t seem to believe Henry Mauriss is for real – certainly, we don’t know too much about him, other than he is the current CEO of ClearTV.
He made his money in the credit card and finance industry and his ClearTV network now provides services to airports and health care facilities around the US,
This is what a source told the Sun in a mid-June article:
“Mauriss is a charitable and honorable man – and is desperate to become Newcastle’s new owner. It’s a genuine bid.”
“He’s a successful player in the media world in America and has a big interest in English football.”
He has studied the way his fellow countrymen Werner and Henry have successfully rejuvenated Liverpool and made them one of the world’s dominant forces.”
“There is the promise of significant investment not only in the squad but also the club’s academy. It’s a fantastic business plan.”
“The investor has seen the way Liverpool’s owners have harnessed themselves with the local community and made it a team effort with everyone pulling in the same direction.”
“Newcastle have a huge and loyal support. It’s a club with massive potential.”
This should all sort itself out in the next week or so – but we’d be happy if the Saudis went back in tried to make the deal one last time.
Comments welcome.
Note – here’s a petition to sign to get an independent review of the EPL Takeover process
215 comments so far
Mund
Aug 1, 2020 at 10:49 AM
Comment #1Jib that’s the one getting pushed online so that’s the one I keep pushing
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 10:51 AM
Comment #2who said that masters has something to do with BLM if he does its political, the reason why I am saying this is its funded by soros and the democratic party in america, check it out its easy to find, I knew about them passports yesturday mr froggy thats why ive not said much, yous are going to say i am totally off my head here but this is what I believe in …………….. covid 19 is a scam, its to do three things, scare the public and when they see there rules arent being done they bring out antifia who is also funded by soros now BLM and antifia has joined up now havent yous not thought to the reason on why this has happened, its to divide and concour like its always been and in comes new laws, this passport for football is just one of them come november we will all find out whats going on have a go at me by all means but I can smell a rat off a mile away and dont even get me started on matt handcock, whitty and ferguson and co they all have vaccine companies
The ledge
Aug 1, 2020 at 10:55 AM
Comment #3https://t.co/HKe7wzWXit?amp=1
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 10:56 AM
Comment #4when round 2 of the concoronavius comes out they will lock down the whole country, ask yourselfs why did they lock down greater manchester and leicester for there testing to see how much they can get away with without a mass of people on the streets not in protest but full blown riots, wave 2 october to november the height of the flu season is it not, ask yourselfs why cant a family member not see there loved ones when there dying, how come no ones having any post mortems, wheres the toxercology reports on all the deaths in this country, the saudis pulled out because they know that the supporters wont be allowed back into the grounds and the profits wont be there until there little plan for stupid idiotic passports to vaccinate the fans and yous have no idea what the hells in these vaccines there not testing them on animals there going directly to humans wake the hell up
The ledge
Aug 1, 2020 at 10:58 AM
Comment #5Over 30k people now .
geordie157
Aug 1, 2020 at 10:59 AM
Comment #6Got the family involved so 6 votes in so far, be good to get this over 50k
Jib
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:01 AM
Comment #7Matty Longstaff is no longer an NUFC player
His contract ran out yesterday
Mund
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:03 AM
Comment #8I’ll be pushing this all day everyday on twitter and here until there is no point no more
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:03 AM
Comment #9he can go jib, loyalty towards your home town club is a must but then again I am old school, hes played a couple of games and scored 1 goal so tell me why does that give him the right to a wage increase it doesnt loyalty with players went out the window decades ago yes I know
carltoon
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:04 AM
Comment #10I’ve signed, and also for my husband, who’s now a little mad it’s been posted to his Facebook,. 🙂
The ledge
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:05 AM
Comment #11Me too mund and i will stick both fingers up at the moaners sitting on there hands .
carltoon
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:05 AM
Comment #12Every little helps,
The ledge
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:06 AM
Comment #13Go on the carltoon thats the shots Girl!
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:08 AM
Comment #14you see at the end of the day signing a petition doesnt do anything really, name one that has ever achieved anything, yeah parliament will look at it but they wont act on it they never do, the only way on dealing with this sort of thing is out at the ground and protest it there and at the PL, ive signed it all my family have and there friends have passed it on all over twitter and facebook ect ect
mindshaft
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:09 AM
Comment #15Thought Matty scored 3 goals… Anyway , doesn’t matter but in a low scoring team where he’s one goal behind our 40 million striker and 3 ahead of the much lauded Carroll we’d have been better off keeping him for 40k a week than signing Bentaleb on 80k a week even though I don’t rate either of them that highly
The ledge
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:10 AM
Comment #16The Crown Prince its the publicity it going to bring is what going to do the damage to the premier league .
mindshaft
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:13 AM
Comment #17If Mauriss is desperate then why isn’t it happening , even Ashley seems to be pushing the Saudi bid despite Mauriss offering an extra 50 million – hardly like Ashley …
Oh yes, that’s it …. Because the Mauriss bid doesn’t exist
Romford mag
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:14 AM
Comment #18Good morning ladies and gents and Jane 😉
Harrogate mag
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:16 AM
Comment #19Rom mate…check your e-mail
Oldgit1
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:16 AM
Comment #20Although we don’t know the in and out of what going on with Mattys contract extension contract, don’t think he is worth the alleged 30k a week. He is not that good. Perhaps he should seek another agent.
Hope this doesn’t effect his brother, who will get better and better.
Maybe there is a sibling rivalry thinking he should be matching his brothers wages.
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:17 AM
Comment #21yeah publicity is great we need that to but it will all fall on deaf ears its people out in force, what is one thing people in power are scared of the most ???? its people on the streets baying for there blood when things go wrong, we have all been screwed big time here not just by the PL but the media, other mps and qatar, there should be holy hell going on and dont say we cant go out our houses because it didnt stop the bloody well BLM and antifia did it
mindshaft
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:18 AM
Comment #22If you haven’t signed the petition then you are clearly not a fan , it doesn’t matter if you think it will achieve anything – without your signatures it clearly won’t – we need signatures to bring worldwide attention to the fact we think the EPL have acted outside of the remit of O & D test and bring pressure on to them from media if nothing else
onmeedsun
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:18 AM
Comment #23All the Saudis had to do was sort the piracy issue. The consortiums entire argument was that PIF was separate from the state. The PLs view was that the State was the ultimate beneficial owner of the PIF, hence the need for the State to be a director. And they would then have rejected the deal on the piracy issue. The consortium knew this so backed out. Times and Jim White should have been pushing the piracy angle with Staveley as that is the real issue. Not Ashley for once or the PL, as much as I despise them for allowing the process to run and run. Lazy journalism.
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:19 AM
Comment #24mindshaft
me and the whole of my family have signed it and lets make this clear ive a bloody big family 🙂
The ledge
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:19 AM
Comment #25“Some of the PL’s maneuverings deliberately aimed at frustrating the deal. They wanted assurances that PIF is independent within Saudi. This they received in form of a letter from the highest economic authority in the Kingdom, which Masters then ignored.” https://t.co/rlcLQ6pSbT
Romford mag
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:20 AM
Comment #26Harrogate
Yeah mate just checked
I got your email address
Just got a few things to do & I’ll email you back bud 🙂
Mund
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:21 AM
Comment #27If we do nothing it changes nothing.
If there is still people who think why bother, just please support the fan base, support the club.
HWTL
mindshaft
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:22 AM
Comment #28Oldgit1 – I actually agree he’s not worth 30k a week but then if we look at the squad I wouldn’t pay more than 20k a week for Atsu, Saivet, Murphy , Rose , Bentelab, Krafth , Carroll , Muto , Linton and a whole host of others
Just because he’s local doesn’t mean he should play for love of club and 10k a week ( albeit I would myself 😀 )
Tenbytoon
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:22 AM
Comment #29The problem with wanting to do it the liverpool way is that liverpool are a global machine and therefore had the commercial income to invest heavily in their squad. Newcastle ain’t even a commercial beast in Britain, so Mauriss is dreaming if he thinks that we can do things the liverpool way. The sad fact is to get up the table we need an owner with deep pockets. Look how much money citeh have spent and even now they still don’t have a global brand
Mund
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:23 AM
Comment #30If anything or shows we are United and won’t sit on our arses doing nothing.
mindshaft
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:23 AM
Comment #31If not YOU then who
If not NOW then when
You reap what you sow and get what you deserve
Harrogate mag
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:24 AM
Comment #32No rush mate
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:25 AM
Comment #33just say the league starts and theres no fans in the grounds come september, what do yous think were going to be like watching from the tv sets or a live feed online it will drive every single one of us round the bend, they dont realise that newcastle united isnt just a club its a relegion its in our blood, we all need to gather and without violence to start a march on the PL and all the clubs who voted no, we all have been used and abused for decades and it isnt just ashley its went on even when lord westwood was in charge this time to act
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:27 AM
Comment #34this yank who wants to buy the club really is just a smoke screen to keep us all peaceful so we the fans dont go off our heads in protests, remember amanda said there was no second bid read between the lines
Lindisfarne
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:27 AM
Comment #35Boris / Vicky Pollard cartoon
https://times.newsprints.co.uk/view/38697943/nintchdbpict000599351859_jpg
mindshaft
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:28 AM
Comment #36Onmeedsum – abramovich is a puppet of Putin and without his direct involvement Abramovich wouldn’t have any wealth – therefore by your reasoning the Russian state should be the director of Chelsea – give ower man
Abramovich had become close to President Boris Yeltsin, and had moved into an apartment inside the Kremlin
Abramovich was the first person to originally recommend to Yeltsin that Vladimir Putin be his successor as the Russian president.
lesh
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:30 AM
Comment #37the crown princes nashers
@2
So it’s you that writes Trump’s speeches?
carltoon
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:33 AM
Comment #38The thing is if you want to march or protest outside the ground, you need to get organized, there’s no one else going to do for you, I’ve seen loads of people on twitter, asking Genjikia, he did it on in his own, with a couple helping him every home game, everyone wants some one else to do it, it’s always the same, stop asking, go and do it, contact The Magpie group, or another fans group.
Big Archie
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:34 AM
Comment #39So Ashley tried to squeeze Staveley for another 50 million?
It’s obvious to even the biggest Ashley hater that the reason the deal did not go through is because the EPL had major issues with the Saudis suitability, but we are still trying to lay it at Ashley’s door.
Give it a rest guys!
“Newcastle fans don’t seem to believe Henry Mauriss is for real”. They didn’t believe BZG were for real and they didn’t believe MBS was real. It appears that Toon fans live in a world of make-believe.
As for the petition for an independent investigation into the collapse of the takeover – what a bunch of dreamers!
No wonder supporters of the other teams think we are deluded.
the crown princes nashers
Aug 1, 2020 at 11:35 AM
Comment #40lesh
bugger you caught me out ill have to resign now 🙂