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30 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Ramsdale proving all the critics wrong. That was a beauty double save.

The one he made just now was more impressive.

That one from the free kick his positioning was piss poor which meant he had to stretch and do the spectacular.

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Newcastle United: Premier League agrees to meet Amnesty International

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59094163

The Premier League has agreed to meet with Amnesty International for talks about a revised owners' and directors' test following Newcastle's Saudi-backed takeover.

Amnesty wrote to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters after the takeover took place three weeks ago asking for rules to include human rights violations.

It has previously highlighted how Saudi Arabia has an "appalling" record on the issue and says the rules on club ownership are "woefully inadequate".

But the Premier League says it has "legally-binding assurances" that the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has an 80% control of the club, not the Saudi state, despite Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also being chair of PIF.

It is understood that the Premier League is willing to listen Amnesty's concerns and will conduct a review of its owners' and directors' test as it often does after a takeover.

The test assesses whether any criminal activity has taken place by prospective owners, but currently does not specifically mention human rights allegations within that.

Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's interim chief executive, said: "We're obviously pleased that the Premier League is willing to talk about these proposals as a starting point for what we hope will be a process that leads to considerable strengthening of the rules on football governance.

"The current rules concerning who owns and runs English football clubs are woefully inadequate, with no bar on ownership for those complicit in acts of torture, slavery, human trafficking or even war crimes.

"We're keen to discuss with Richard Masters our ideas for a human rights-compliant Owners' and Directors' test which can help weed out unsuitable owners complicit in human rights violations, as well as reducing sportswashing and generally improving governance within the game."

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Aww. Was hoping for a draw here. But if there’s one team who you can always, ALWAYS count on to choke like a pornstar in a big match it’s Spuds.

They’re lucky to even be where they are. They’ve been this dreadful all season but fluked quite a few wins.

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Woops..

An unusual refereeing mix-up led to a confusing start to the second half in Leyton Orient's thrashing of Hartlepool, with Aaron Drinan netting a hat-trick for the hosts.

The two sides were told to swap ends four minutes into the second half, after referee Alan Young took the players off too early at the end of the first half.

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What an amazing weekend result wise. Long time since it has been this satisfying. Massive 3 points lead.

Even marriner giving laporte that red was not something i was expecting...

We have been coping well with all the absentees, relentlessly wearing down our opposition whilst mancity and pool flaws exposed... gallagher running the show against our rivals whilst not being able to play vs us... all falling into place. Pray it continues this way.

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