A lot of Newcastle United supporters have flocked to a tweet that was recently posted by Toon news Twitter account @NUFC360 which states that Human Rights Watch (HRW), who expose human rights abuses around the world according to their Twitter account, and non-profit human rights organisation Fair Square have ‘condemned the planned Saudi takeover of Newcastle United.’
This tweet includes a link to a post from HRW’s official website which states that they previously wrote to Premier League CEO Richard Masters in June, as did Fair Square in April, ‘outlining concerns around the prospective purchase’ of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund who, as per ChronicleLive, are still waiting for the Premier League’s approval to complete their takeover of the Toon.
This article from HRW’s official website states that Saudi Arabia ‘has faced unprecedented scrutiny over its human rights abuses’ and calls on the Premier League to ‘respect human rights.’
After @NUFC360 shared this news via a tweet, plenty of Toon supporters reacted to this post.
Human Rights Watch (@hrw), alongside Fair Square, have today condemned the planned Saudi takeover of Newcastle United. #nufc https://t.co/eEzGPWQAxc
— NUFC360 (@NUFC360) July 21, 2020
Some Newcastle supporters shared that they just want to know what the future holds for their football club and called on the Premier League to make a decision with regard to whether or not they will approve this takeover bid.
@premierleague can you just make a decision – you are taking years off people’s lives with this pathetic silence. Have some respect!
— Toon (@Toontweeter) July 21, 2020
This is beyond tiresome now. @premierleague if you are finding ground to reject this bid, please announce it and we can all move on.
— PY (@py_ong) July 21, 2020
@premierleague just announced its failed and hurry up really starting to mess peoples lives up
— Wayne more (@Carrollsinger) July 21, 2020
Signed by Qatar.
— Artaholic (@shewelism) July 21, 2020
Other Newcastle United fans replied to this tweet to share some uncertainty about what this update could mean for the Toon’s Saudi-backed takeover bid.
Are you worried about the takeover following this news?
YES
NO
What does this mean the takeover will probably not go ahead anymore i dont understand?
— kieran lowes (@kieranlowes2) July 21, 2020
This good or bad?
— ?ämrøñ ?? (@RatedNUFC) July 21, 2020
Meanwhile, one Toon fan stated that the club’s supporters will ‘just have to ignore’ HRW and Fair Square’s condemnation of the Saudi-backed takeover bid, while another Newcastle supporter shared that they would like to know what HRW think about the Toon’s current owner, Mike Ashley.
We just have to egnore it!
— adam robert (@whatadaynufc) July 21, 2020
What do @hrw think about Michael Ashley? Would love to know their thoughts ?
— FI Austria Mags (@AustriaMags) July 21, 2020
Considering that this Toon takeover bid has been going through the Premier League’s checks since April, it may be understandable why some Newcastle supporters replied to this tweet to share that they just want to know what the future holds for their football club, with so much uncertainty existing over the Toon’s future at present.