The group that issued a legal challenge to the Premier League and accused it of breaching competition laws in relation to the attempted Newcastle United takeover have finally received a response from the body.
The Premier League had asked for more time to consider the initial letter from the Newcastle Consortium Supporters - with Tuesday 17th being the deadline for that requested extension.
The group received a nine-page response and say it is now being looked over by their legal experts.
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Newcastle United youngster Elliot Anderson grabbed a brace in the EFL Trophy as the Magpies were unfortunate to lose out to League Two side Bolton.
United had taken a two-goal lead thanks to Anderson whose second goal was a thing of beauty, a volleyed lob over the goalkeeper.
Our chief sports writer Lee Ryder says after that performance, Anderson must be within a shout of at least a place on the bench against Chelsea this Saturday.
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Mike Ashley has instructed two of the world's best barristers to act on his behalf - and Newcastle United - in the dispute with the Premier League.
Having looked at Nick de Marco, Ciaran Kelly has spoken to those who know or have worked closely with Shaheed Fatima - the other QC.
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Had the Saudi led consortium being looking to buy up SAGE or Northern Rock, the deal to complete the buy-out would 'never' had been refused.
That's the view of Mark Douglas - who speaking to the Everything is Black and White Podcast - believes politics has played a huge role in this saga.
"There's a lot of diplomacy between the UK and Saudi Arabia, and probably a lot of it is very, very sort of, I don't know what the right word is. It's probably quite opaque.
"There will be a lot of things that are said, in unofficial channels, which they won't want to come out.
"I think that's probably in the end why this group didn't want to go to arbitration because they felt that it might drag the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into things that perhaps they just didn't want.
"They don't want it to play out in an open court, or in a court in England.
"There's an element of real politic, I think about the way that the government are about the PIF and about Newcastle United and let's be honest, say, if they had been buying SAGE, or if they were paying a little into Northern Rock back in the day, this would never have been blocked.
"I just don't think there's any chance of it being blocked in the same way that it was, and it would have gone very much under the radar.
"It would have just happened but because it's Newcastle United, and because it's a football club, there are so many other different things involved in it, and it just wasn't able to."
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