A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to a post from NUFC 360, which includes a link to a piece from Matt Slater of The Athletic with provides details on a new group that are said to be interested in buying a Premier League club.
The article states that Richard Scudamore has been appointed to the board of a new US-based company that intends to invest in European football with the Premier League a top target.
It is claimed that Scudamore is joined by the likes of Billy Beane, who is best known for his ‘Moneyball’ approach to baseball, which is heavily focused on data analytics.
The tweet from NUFC 360 also asks if this is the American group that Henry Winter was talking about when discussing Newcastle at the end of July.
This post has drawn the attention of these Toon fans who appear to be sick of takeover stories.
Do you think this group will try to buy Newcastle?
Yes, we could be what they are looking for
No, they will go for someone else
I just can’t.
— Dave Rees (@johndavidrees) August 22, 2020
Sounds dodgy if they only have 575 million
— Stephen Brown (@stebrown9) August 22, 2020
Takeover ? this page is clutching at some mighty straws
— Lee Bosworth (@LeeBozlightyear) August 22, 2020
Just stop. Please.
— Alvin Lee (@ToonAngel2) August 22, 2020
The article does mention the Toon, but not as a target and just as a suggestion by an unnamed source.
However, it will be intriguing to see if the RedBall Acquisition Corp see the Toon like Amanda Staveley did, as she referred to Newcastle United as “the last great untapped club“.
It remains to be seen what happens, but these Newcastle fans are at least hopeful that Scudamore would pass the Premier League’s Owners’ and Directors’ test because he is a former executive chairman of the Premier League.
Well Scudamore certainly wouldnt fail an O and D test…
— Mark Byrne (@gallowgate13) August 22, 2020
least it will pass the odt with scudamore ??
— Danny (@Danny59891586) August 22, 2020
If anyone would know how to pass the trickiest test in the world, it’d be this guy #nufc
— Luxfordinho (@Luxfordinho) August 22, 2020
The reason these Toon fans are mentioning that is probably related to the fact that the latest takeover attempt by Staveley’s Saudi-backed consortium was ‘still being scrutinised’ by the English top-flight when the group reportedly ended their interest in purchasing the club. The bid was withdrawn rather than rejected.
It is interesting to see that this group wants to invest in a Premier League club and if they see the same potential in it as Staveley, then maybe they will make a move to buy the Toon.