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Newcastle United: Fans react to Luke Edwards’ tweet

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A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to a tweet from Luke Edwards in which he has highlighted rule F.1.6 of the Premier League’s owners’ and directors’ test.

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To kick things off, which season is this kit from?

The rule states that the league should take into consideration if the person involved has taken part in conduct outside of the United Kingdom that would constitute an offence in the UK, whether there has been a conviction or not.

Edwards believes that it is this rule that the Premier League’s lawyers have been stressing over and could explain why the process is taking a long time.

He also stated that he was unsure if this would block the proposed takeover, but either way, his tweet has got these Toon fans talking.

Does this update from Edwards concern you?

Yes, it doesn't look good

Yes, it doesn't look good

No, they would have been prepared for this

No, they would have been prepared for this

What do we think?

Mohammed bin Salman, who is the chairman of PIF – the company that intends to take an 80% stake in Newcastle, is accused of playing a role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

As well as this, the Saudi regime is accused by BeIN Sports of knowing about video piracy breaches in relation to Premier League matches.

However, Bin Salman will not have his name on the board in this proposed takeover – so it is easy to see why this rule could be causing some confusion.

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