A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to a post from NUFC 360, which includes comments taken from Richard Keys’ blog.
The BeIN Sports host has provided an update on the proposed takeover of the Toon.
Keys claims that ‘any day now the PL will nod through’ Amanda Staveley’s Saudi-backed bid for Newcastle.
This drew the attention of these Toon fans who do not trust Keys.
Do you believe Keys?
No, he knows nothing
Yes, he might be onto something
I’ll wait until someone credible says it. I’m sure Keys was banging on about the american guy buying us a few weeks ago.
— Dell ? (@agbnufc) July 13, 2020
Surely this is just Keys feeding fake info and knowing a number of fans will bite because we are so desperate for news. He’s playing a game.
— Gilliday (@gilliday) July 14, 2020
Keys is on the wind up, he will know as much as we do when it will be announced.
Hates #NUFC with a passion.— Rence?? (@RenceGibson) July 14, 2020
He’s completely winding us up….
— michael (@mickandt) July 13, 2020
Keys has been against this takeover from the start and even insisted that he wished it was another club and not the Toon who were going to be taken over by the Saudis.
He also revealed that a second bid from Henry Mauriss was lodged to buy Newcastle and he has repeatedly insisted that the takeover should be blocked.
However, these comments made some Toon fans think that after all his protesting, he might actually be the one to get the time of the takeover announcement right – although at least one fan is wary of the former Sky presenter potentially using his influence over Premier League chief executive Richard Masters, who is essentially the man to either approve or deny Newcastle’s proposed takeover.
Imagine if after all this, Keys is the most reliable on the takeover
— LP (@____LP____) July 13, 2020
Best thing hamster hands has ever said
— Matthew Rees (@mattyrees93) July 13, 2020
Watch it actually be Friday and keys is right??????
— Jordan (@GeordieJordan96) July 14, 2020
Oh boy. pic.twitter.com/R1OLktCzUi
— David Burnett (@David_M_Burnett) July 13, 2020
Remember Masters is his mate .
— Scribes (@DCOCenturion) July 14, 2020
What should be remembered, though, is that he thought the deal would be approved in May, but this time he has claimed that the takeover will be passed by Friday.
It will be interesting to see if he is right or if it turns into another false dawn, a bit like the prediction that the takeover would be done by the first of June or another report, which stated that because Saudi Arabia had announced a crackdown on piracy, the Premier League would pass the takeover.
This process has been ongoing since April, so we hope that Keys is right, and the Premier League will have made their decision by Friday so Newcastle can begin preparing for next year.