Gossip du jour… (updated).
Posted on June 10th, 2009 | 75 Comments |
John Gaunt, the Chief Exective Officer of Singapore’s “Profitable Group” has said on his companies reported wish to buy Newcastle United “We are aware of the reports but we have no comment to make at the moment” (Ossian Shine – Reuters UK). Link>>
Meanwhile, The Guardian’s Simon Williams reports that “Newcastle have reacted scornfully to claims from the Singapore-based Profitable Group they are involved in talks to buy the club.” He goes on to report that Alan Shearer “is still waiting to discover whether Ashley will confirm his appointment as permanent manager before he sells the club” Link>>
Newcastle United chairman and well loved Tyneside figure, Derek Llambias has also played down speculation that the Profitable group are in talks with the club reports The Journal’s Mark Douglas reports. It goes on to quote Llambias as saying “We know who this Profitable group are because we had some dealings with them last summer regarding some business in the Far East.”
In the same interview, Llambias goes on to say
“But we have had absolutely no contact with them since then. There hasn’t been a bid and there hasn’t been an enquiry.”
“They have claimed they have met Mike and myself to discuss things and they haven’t. It’s total rubbish.”
“There are three or four interested parties who we are talking to but these aren’t one of them.”
The article also speculates that Newcastle may lose their much praised defender, Sebastien Bassong. Link>>
Finally, that well known bastion of journalistic integrity, the Daily Hate Mail, are reporting that newly promoted side Wolves are prepared to make a move for Newcastle United holding midfielder, Nicky Butt. Link>>
Comments welcome.
I was considering getting a group together so we can stand outside Llambias’s house and chant “Please don’t go, please don’t go!”. Anybody interested?