An online football supporters group have given a scathing assessment of the Premier League's decision to allow a consortium that is made up of PCP Capital Partners, the billionaire Reuben brothers and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, to purchase Newcastle United.
PIF is said to have a value of around £320billion, meaning Newcastle are now among the financial elite in terms of the owners of other top clubs.
But while some Newcastle fans wrestled with their emotions — the relief at ridding themselves of the unpopular Mike Ashley, the controversy in welcoming a country that Amnesty International says has an "appalling human rights record" — there were others who wished the money had been coming their way and will be delighted with the
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