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Newcastle United: Fans respond to a new takeover claim

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A lot of Newcastle United fans have responded to a tweet from NUFC 360, which has relayed quotes made in an article by The Times.

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Who is this?

The Times claims that BeIN Sport has written to the Premier League and its clubs requesting the proposed takeover of Newcastle to be blocked due to Saudi Arabia’s state involvement in piracy with regards to the broadcasting of Premier League matches – suggesting that it represents a significant threat to the takeover happening.

The report claims that BeIN Sport provides the Premier League with £500m in TV money, and that is why this letter is seen as a threat to the takeover.

Does this report concern you?

Yes

Yes

No

No

This tweet has drawn the attention of these Newcastle fans, who seem to be a mix of angry, worried, and confident.

What do we think?

Some Toon fans think that the deal would not have got to this stage if this move from BeIN was going to be a significant problem – so many of these Newcastle fans remain confident.

However, the Chronicle’s Mark Douglas makes another good point that this situation is in uncharted waters, and it is not certain what the Premier League will decide to do.

For the sake of these Toon fans, we hope this challenge from BeIN causes no problems.

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