The Premier League have been “advised” to make a statement on the collapsed Newcastle takeover bid – as it becomes political.
The on-off-still unresolved £300m deal has reached an intriguing stage, which has left many Geordie fans hoping it is not dead.
The Football Ombudsman has asked top flight bosses to explain why they took so long examining the takeover. And a northern Tory group of MPs have sensed they could wield influence on a populist issue.
Conservative Hexham MP Guy Opperman has been filmed chatting to new North West Durham MP Richard Holden, saying: “If they can get the deal back on the table, that’s what we all want. “There is no doubt that there are a lot of constituents, in North West Durham, Hexham, across Northumberland,
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