This is where I struggle to get my head around the takeover
What exactly are the Saudis, Staveley and the Reubens actually getting from this? This board would have you believe its all about Saudi sportswashing, but Staveley and the Reubens will want to make money.
They won't make much if the club is run anything but sensibly. But sensible doesn't fit with the sportswashing message. The Saudis presumably want success and an image boost.
Newcastle might spend huge in the next few years. The PiF can afford it, but where does that leave the others. They want to make cash presumably and blowing huge sums on wages, infrastructure and transfer fees chasing success would seem to be at odds with that. They're wealthy business people. But they don't have the billions to burn that the PiF do
Which leaves me to think that the aim is to build up the club and flog it for a short term profit. Which would suit the Ruebens and Staveley.
But that would make me uncomfortable if I was a Newcastle fan as well. Who are they going to sell to, and how are they going to make money? The amount of money that needs spending is phenomenal, and the returns limited. Especially if the long term project is delayed by a relegation.
I'm obviously a little biased, but even with the red and white shirt taken off... I have a very strange feeling this might all end in tears