During the CAT hearing on Wednesday, for example it was revealed that the Toon Army were ‘threatened’ with expulsion from the Premier League at one point.
This revelation was quite a shock to supporters and pundit Frank McAvennie believes that threatening the Magpies with expulsion is ‘ridiculous’, and sympathises with supporters about the whole takeover debacle:
“It’s ridiculous they would say that,” McAvennie told Football Insider.
“Why would they clamp down that hard on that? They can’t just kick clubs out of the league. They can’t do that.
“I’m sure they can threaten it but there is so much legality in kicking someone out. I don’t know if they can.
“I’m glad it sounds like this will all be done soon because the Newcastle fans need answers.
“We need to know what happened and why this has taken so long.
“It’s a disgrace from the Premier League.”
We’ve gathered the best of today’s Premier League chatter below…
5. Karius hoping for exit
Loris Karius is hoping for a permanent January move to finally end his Liverpool nightmare. (Daily Mail) (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images) Photo: Lewis Storey
6. Leeds unlikely to spend in January
Leeds United completing January signings this season is “highly unlikely.” (Leeds Live) (Photo by Lynne Cameron - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
7. Leeds send scouts on Euro mission
Scouts from Leeds United were in attendance at the Champions League clash between Benfica and Barcelona on Wednesday night. Representatives from Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Leicester, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund were also in attendance. (Melissa Reddy) (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Photo: George Wood
8. Reds want Saint-Maximin
Liverpool want to sign Newcastle United's Allan Saint-Maximin next summer, but could have to pay up to £70 million for the winger. (Calciomercato) (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images) Photo: Stephen Pond