We all want a Saudi takeover, but I can't believe what I've just read from some NUFC fans..
This afternoon, the widow of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has released the statement she's now sent to the Premier League, urging them to reconsider in light of a potential Saudi-backed takeover at St James' Park.
You may be wondering 'why is this relevant?', however Saudi PIF chief Mohammed Bin Salman has long since been accused of making the order for Khashoggi's assassination in 2018.
It's a serious matter and hugely sensitive subject for Hatice Cengiz - Khashoggi's grieving widow - yet some of the responses I've seen from Newcastle fans in reaction to her latest tweet (which includes the statement she's sent to the Premier League) are absolutely disgusting and inhumane.
"Sorry for your loss pet, now shove off"...."Keep on moaning, he’ll get what he wants" are a few of many examples, along with groups mocking her for the odd spelling error. I mean come on..
If you're a Newcastle fan slating a grieving woman seeking justice all because you're scared of her impacting a Newcastle United takeover, you need to take a serious look at yourself and think before you type.
This isn't an anti-Newcastle article, so please don't call me an undercover Mackem or suggest I'm supporting the derailment of a takeover by defending her.
We all want this takeover to happen, but if you let your desperation for a deal cloud your judgement on such a sensitive matter then you can't complain about the criticism we'll face should this Saudi-backed deal go through.
One thing that must be said is that those who are responding awfully to the above post do NOT represent your every day Newcastle United fan. Sadly, though, there's idiots in every fanbase and Twitter gives so many the perfect platform to show their true colours with no repercussions.
The worst part of it is how disgusting it is to see our own fans reacting so inhumanely, but the knock-on effect of how it makes us look as a fanbase is also infuriating.
I don't think it will stop the takeover - and I don't think it should based on my belief that so many Billionaire owners in the Premier League will have their own dirty laundry if the Premier League decided to dig deep enough - but we're not going to come out of this looking good if we don't even bother listen to the issues being raised surrounding the Saudis.
If you want to rant at Richard Keys and BeIN Sports for their last ditch efforts to block this deal - that's great - but the siege mentality against serious and sensitive issues that are rightfully being brought up needs to stop.
