A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to a tweet from @RedRoseMichelle as she offered up her opinion on Giles Watling’s request to scrutinise the proposed takeover of the Toon by Amanda Staveley’s Saudi-backed consortium, as per The Times.
She claimed that ‘select committees do not tell governments (or the PL) what to do or what their policy should be’.
She then also claimed that Watling was getting a bit ‘clickbaity’, which tickled a few Toon fans.
@RedRoseMichelle’s tweet went down well with many Toon fans, who felt reassured by her words.
Has this calmed you down?
Yes, wise words
No, how does she know?
Select committees do not tell governments (or the PL) what to do, or what their policy / stance should be. Giles Watling getting clickbaity. More to follow shortly.
— Shell ???? (@RedRoseMichelle) May 14, 2020
Nice one Shell. Your reassuring voice has been really important throughout all of this. There’s so much noise. You’ve been doing a wonderful job for us all. Thank you.
— The Fresh Prince of Bel Ta (@PaulieBelta) May 14, 2020
Cans could be close again
— GlennO (@glenn2502) May 14, 2020
Word of the day for me so “clickbaity” love it ??
— ?? ? (@IanC72) May 14, 2020
Nice one shell?another who’s calm and can settle the nerves of the people??
— Graeme clark (@clarky0976) May 14, 2020
Thanks for the clarity (again) ?
— Tony Clarke (@ClarkieAJC) May 14, 2020
Only person I listen to regarding the takeover ?
— Chris Agnew (@chrisagnew84) May 14, 2020
Shell your fantastic thank you so much for keeping us all updated
— Pete Norman (@PeteNorman2612) May 15, 2020
What do we think?
@RedRoseMichelle is a Newcastle fan as well as a solicitor – and a quick look through her timeline will show that she has been providing useful information to many Toon fans on the proposed takeover for a few weeks now – so she seems to be a trusted source amongst the fans.
A report in the Daily Telegraph was also released on the same day that she tweeted, which has claimed that the other members of Watling’s committee are going to reject his proposal, anyway.
However, it was the tweet from @RedRoseMichelle that helped these Toon fans find the reassurance craved.