Newcastle United news Twitter account @NUFC360 caught the attention of a lot of Toon supporters after they posted a tweet sharing some comments that Premier League chief executive Richard Masters recently made when he was questioned by the British government’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee.
On Monday 29th June, Chronicle Live reported that the Premier League chief would be ‘appearing at Parliament’ on Tuesday 30th June to discuss the impact of the current viral outbreak on DCMS sectors. This article also questioned whether or not Masters would be grilled over the ongoing Saudi-backed Toon takeover attempt.
Now, Chronicle Live have revealed that Masters did discuss the Saudi-backed Toon takeover bid when meeting with the DCMS committee on Tuesday morning. This article quotes Masters as saying that: “All processes have to conclude and I would like the process to conclude shortly.”
Chronicle Live also quote the Premier League chief as saying: “There’s no particular time frame that these things normally take. Some takeovers are straightforward and others aren’t.”
After @NUFC360 posted a tweet sharing some of Masters’ comments on this takeover from his recent meeting with the DCMS committee, plenty of Toon supporters flocked to this post to share their views on his latest comments.
“I would like the process to conclude shortly”
“BeoutQ is now off the air, and what we want, off the back of the WTO report, is for Saudi Arabia to respond positively to the situation"
Richard Masters on the #NUFCTakeover this morning.
— NUFC360 (@NUFC360) June 30, 2020
Some Newcastle supporters reacted positively to Masters’ latest takeover comments, with one Toon fan describing Masters’ comments as being ‘a massive tick in the positive column’.
Promising. They’re clearly cooperating ???
— Jack ?? (@jchaytor16) June 30, 2020
Personally think it’s getting accepted. The piracy is obviously an issue but the PL want it to happen. Get KSA to legally show games and bid for rights later. KSA have a population of 35m compared to 3m in Qatar. A lot more money to be made by bringing them in to the PL table.
— Roman (@K67647299Roman) June 30, 2020
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If he actually said this, it’s a massive tick in the positive column again.
— Dell ? (@agbnufc) June 30, 2020
@LukeEdwardsTele this is surely positive?
— Jordan Wilson (@jordwillo20) June 30, 2020
Are you feeling more confident about the takeover being completed now?YES
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@Choakie this is positive
— Mark Choake (@markchoake) June 30, 2020
That’s the most promising statement I’ve read during the whole time this has been going on!! #NUFCTakeover #Cans
— Steve A (@StephenAldworth) June 30, 2020
While many Newcastle fans reacted positively to this update, one Toon fan was hesitant to get too excited about this news, replying to this post to state that the takeover is “up in the air, still.”
It’s up in the air still…..
— mr1234 (@onmyshoe) June 30, 2020
Masters spoke to Sky Sports back in May and he stated that the takeover of a football club is “an entirely confidential process” that he “can’t say anything about”, so, after the Premier League chief revealed that he “would like the process to conclude shortly” during his recent meeting with the DCMS committee, it may not be too surprising that plenty of Newcastle supporters reacted positively, as this may give them an indication that they may be set to learn more about the future of their club soon.