The other Magpies - Great deal or selling out their souls?

[countygump]

Well, it's a tricky one.

No doubt Saudi Arabia has a dreadful regime, but this is a very high profile, media circus case - hence a lot of criticism.

There's horrible countries all over the world that we all buy goods from, or have accounts with banks which invest in them - so it's very difficult to be entirely innocent.

And of course, how would we react if it was Notts. How many fans would be down Meadow Lane with banners saying "You can stuff your £ billions"?

I'd take it as it looks like our owners don't have 2 Riyals to rub together.

[60YearsAPie]

I'd take as it looks like our owners don't have 2 Riyals to rub together.

At the current rate of exchange 2 Riyals is worth about 39p. I think you'll find they have at least £1.50 between them. Have you been talking to utm, gumpy?

[countygump]

At the current rate of exchange 2 Riyals is worth about 39p. I think you'll find they have at least £1.50 between them. Have you been talking to utm, gumpy?

Actions my boy, actions speak louder than words . Everyone keeps telling us they have a rich Daddy with a access to hugeee amounts of investment but as of yet we've seen no proof of it?

[lunaspie]

I could Mecca case for welcoming them.

[countygump]

I could Mecca case for welcoming them.

No doubt they'd desert us at some point in the future.

[lunaspie]

But you just said they were the riyal deal.

[the_anticlough]

But you just said they were the riyal deal.

Khash oggin makes another killing over human rights...

Beheadings for missed penalties should go down well with the Gallowgate

[PedroTheFisherman66]

The worrying thing about all this for me is the consortium looking to invest all the cash are called Minto Finance..!!....coincidence ...you decide.!?..

[lunaspie]

Khash oggin makes another killing over human rights...

Beheadings for missed penalties should go down well with the Gallowgate

Required reading - 'Oils well that ends well' by Geordie Shakespeare.