The big problem with #nufctakeover process is the lack of transparency.
Is only right that @premierleague probe the ownership model if they feel it doesn't make power lines clear. We have to be very, very robust in making sure it's clear who wields ultimate control. /1
Is only right that @premierleague probe the ownership model if they feel it doesn't make power lines clear. We have to be very, very robust in making sure it's clear who wields ultimate control. /1
The attitude of 'just get it passed' doesn't work for me. A decision made in haste under pressure will have huge ramifications. We should interrogate the intentions of every side in this - and not assume would-be owners (just because they're not Ashley) are the 'good guys'. /2
If the @premierleague were to pass something that comes apart within months, they will rightly be asked what they were thinking.
Personally I don't want to see a dictator in de facto charge of #nufc. That could be catastrophic. The consortium are arguing that won't happen. /3
Personally I don't want to see a dictator in de facto charge of #nufc. That could be catastrophic. The consortium are arguing that won't happen. /3
But because we don't know what questions are being asked - and briefing has been so loaded depending on who you speak to - we don't know that's necessarily what is being asked here.
It's the most frustrating story I've ever covered (and will cover). /4
It's the most frustrating story I've ever covered (and will cover). /4