The Controversial Rise of Newcastle United

[@prisonmike1139]

As a Newcastle fan I will be the first to call out the Saudi ownership of its human right abuses. I understand seeing my beloved team win brings joy unparalleled especially when you compare it with the Ashley years. Still, to ignore the controversy around us and Blame it all on “mainstream media bias” is a disservice to what our club stands for. We all enjoy winning. But we shouldn’t be ignorant of very real issues behind the purchase of our club. It is a conflicting feeling. So to any Newcastle fans out there who might or might not agree, just keep in mind why they purchased us. Yes, we’re allowed to enjoy winning, but also Remember , just like our team colours, there’s always a black and white side to everything .

[@Vizeh]

Great comment man, I do find it incredible that some people expect Newcastle fans to not enjoy any success that may come their way due to the their ownership. Football is about escapism at the end of the day and what happens in the boardroom is out of their control

[@IGAM3RPRO]

sports washing but people dont want to talk about nike and adidas sweatshops paying kids 5p and a hour

[@prisonmike1139]

@@Vizeh oh my days i never thought you’d pin this and even reply I’ve been a fan of yours for so long Liam and I know I’m rambling but you really made my day 😂 anyways back to the topic, I agree 100% with what you said. As football fans of course we’d be on cloud 9. Any fanbase would, it’s just that Newcastle fans happened to be “fortunate” enough that it happened to us. But the fact that most fans are so happy that they conveniently overlook the issues surrounding our owners is precisely why they bought us in the first place. To say that their prime motive was “to restore newcastke to its former glory” is either tone deaf, naive, or delusional. Anyone with a brain knows what sports washing is and how it operates, and this was a prime example of how successful it could be. So it’s been a helluva ride, but I can’t say I’ve enjoyed the view throughout completely

[@martinnikodinoski6474]

@@prisonmike1139 I agree with everything mentioned. It is sport washing no question about it. However all rival fans that have a go at us for our ownership while typing up their message on a phone that’s been put together by a 7 year old child in a third world country are massive hypocrites. For me it’s the holier than thou attitutude when in reality most people never gave a crap about Saudi human rights until 3 years ago. Truth is with globalization and capitalism this kind of stuff is unavoidable. It doesn’t make it right but we’re too far gone and it won’t change. I’d rather focus on the football.

[@prisonmike1139]

@@martinnikodinoski6474 fair attitude to have. I think a lot of fans having a pop at us are just jealous. I imagine if another club instead of us gets taken over like that, and tbf our reaction would probably be the same as them, so I mostly ignore them. Because the owners have put Newcastle fans in an awkward position where when rival fans criticise our owners, I see a lot of our fans jumping to defend them or saying “what about this what about that”, which personally I would never do because I would never defend human rights abuses, whether it’s from the Saudis or the US in Guantanamo bay

[@Scotty2303]

Honestly, any fanbase that has to deal with Mike Ashley for 15 years deserves any and all success they get, especially if they're as passionate as the Geordies.

[@Vizeh]

That's a fair comment!

[@Scotty2303]

@@Vizeh much like the ones you made throughout the video then, these types of vids are class, loving them.

[@jamestowers7461]

Imagine telling LGBT people in Saudi Arabia and people in the Yemen that you support their oppressors taking over a football club because the had a shit owner before

[@ThePromotionWars]

💯

[@BarryMckockinah]

I mean, it could always be worse like with Man Utd and the Glazers who bought and kept the club in debt and took money out of the club annually while making it spend its own revenue to stay afloat.

[@KremBotop]

Learned about Newcastle as a peruvian because of Solano back in the mid 2000s, so I always remembered them even when relegated. So I'm kinda glad they're somewhat gaining more ground and relevance in the EPL space.

[@Vizeh]

Solano what a hero that man is!

[@mattpryokra2245]

Aaaah Nobby ❤🥰

[@ignaciopalomino6609]

Ñol solano que jugador hermano 🇵🇪

[@benstewart7970]

Nobby solano is an absolute legend

[@lochinver1929]

Nobby was (is) an adopted Geordie. He used to play trumpet in Newcastle with his salsa band called The Geordie Latinos.

[@HugoHome67]

My first game at st James park was in 1964 , as you can imagine there have been a lot more downs than ups but for the first time in my life the club is pulling in the right direction . I do not care where the money comes from , all money is dirty and you cannot escape from it .

[@GEDSKEL]

I have supported this club since my first game in 1979 and we have had good times and bad but mostly bad, now we are challenging the status quo of the Big Six and you know what they hate it and we love it! Thank you Saudi Arabia.

[@wekraine9998]

In 2018 one of most historical Portuguese clubs was split in half which was CF Os Belenenses.Essentialy the club set up a SAD in 1999 to run the professional football team of CF Os Belenenses. When the club split in 2018 the professional team which was the SAD stayed in the first division while the CF Os Belenenses registered in the 6th division (they have now been promoted to the 2nd division) while the SAD are in 2nd division but currently could be relegated. But there is a possibility that the original club CF Os Belenenses will play its former professional SAD.

[@Sam.Gaming]

I think Newcastle deserve everything that they have right now

[@tom_70_ads]

Yeah, as a city fan when we were bought by the Arabs we didn’t play well even if you have infinite money if you’re players aren’t good you can’t win anything player skill is key

[@dan_marshall8949]

aye but ye eventually gonna get good and use the money despite making the excuse ‘ its not all about the money ‘. Newcastle were a banter club and got turned around at the bottom of the pint glass, got to congratulate them for actually being where they are, using the MONEY to get a good manager.

[@Sam.Gaming]

Eddie Howe is a good manager@@dan_marshall8949

[@davids2540]

As a Newcastle fan I was reluctant to watch this as most fan bases blaming money for our success this season. It was good to see a well balanced argument that Howe has improved pretty much every player that was already at the club. All Newcastle fans wanted was an owner that respected the club, the city and had a bit of ambition. Do i feel 100% comfortable with the ownership? No, but do other fans expect us to boycott our club? Where were all these self righteous fans when Chelsea were bought out?

[@Ep3o]

As a West Ham fan I do agree we are a good comparison but you also have to take into account: a) second year in a row in Europe. Our players have been knackered and rotational minimal. (As a Burnley fan you know the effect it can have ;) ) b) ALOT of injuries from the new signings, meaning adaptation has been super slow and rotations couldn’t be made. c) Moyes experimenting with a new system. A lot of the summer signings were to transition into a possession based way of playing. That failed, went back to counter attacking and now we’re safe. Transition seasons can be hard, even when spending a lot. Newcastle could feel the effect of Europe next season d) VAR has not been our friend. Maybe personal bias, but there are some stats out there about our net point gain due to errors with VAR. probably the least valid point here and everyone probably feels that way about their club! Definitely been a frustrating year for us, but back to back semi finals, and a promising hope of a final. Overall, good video, and I agree with a lot of your points!

[@nicholasmwangangi6257]

Honestly, the world laughs when westerners complain about another country's human rights record. Are we all forgetting Iraq, Libya, Nicaragua, and Vietnam? Westerners should be the last people pointing fingers when it comes to human rights.

[@prisonmike1139]

The western world is the most qualified to talk about human rights because currently they’re the only ones who remotely gives a fuck 80% of the time. The rest of the Middle East , Africa and 80% of Asia don’t give a fuck and deserved to be called out for it

[@BasedinReality1984]

As a westerner I find it funny too. This guy went banging on about being arrested for Twitter comments when the exact same thing happens in the UK if you criticise certain groups and hurt their feelings. I respect the middle Eastern countries for defending their morals and values.

[@salomaonplanetsaturn]

​@@BasedinReality1984 same same , chief

[@sarov7658]

Yup the libtards are becoming more and more entitled these days

[@sarov7658]

@@BasedinReality1984 same it's a fked up world ppl go nuts over pronouns I'm on arab side they don't play and own these clownns

[@deeznoots6241]

I thought Newcastle would get top 4, last year after Eddie Howe came in they had the 3rd best form in the league and it was natural to expect that to continue with some big money signings.

[@wiiplayers19]

I remember talking to a college mate of mine back in august and he thought I was crazy when I said top 4

[@bighorse1035]

A club that was battling relegation, goes to the champions league within a year with the same squad is by no means something predictable. They didn’t even spend that much

[@deeznoots6241]

@@bighorse1035 >they didn’t even spend that much Yeah I didn’t think they would get top 4 with the relatively little spending they did do, I thought they were gonna spend big and get top 4 thanks in part to those signings.

[@Koolwaffle]

I am happy for Newcastle fans, they deserve this type of success after Mike Ashley's ownership. Credit is due to Eddie Howe on Newcastle's rise and their scouting and transfers have also been smart since they haven't invested the money like Man City has. I look at more the staff recruitment of Newcastle. Instead of recruiting players, Newcastle have recruited a lot of staff from top 6 clubs. As an Arsenal fan, I am well aware they recently got our talent scout Eddie Black. It's a different approach but kind of cool. However, I doubt these staff members aren't getting paid a lot more than their former clubs and I doubt they would have joined Newcastle in the first place.

[@wholelottapain.1038]

im a random kid from the us who decided to pick up football and watch the premier league and decided that newcastle will be the team i choose to support for no specific reason. learning more about the owners and who they are as well as what theyve done is truly heartbreaking because i was clueless about this until now, personally id like to keep the football separate from the politics involved but im glad im informed about the behind the scenes and im sorry for those who've dealt with human rights abuse. thank you for vizeh this content is very informative and is why i watch you.

[@claytonmeeks6562]

So, do you still support Newcastle? Or was it a virtue signaling instance that you acknowledge the wrongs but CHOOSE to just focus on football. If you support Newcastle you support the regime. Same regime that hangs people from cranes for absurd reasons.

[@QuietManUK]

@@claytonmeeks6562 Wrong, you haven't a clue why UK supporters choose their teams. The fans are very aware of the Saudi regime, however the Saudi regime does not control Newcastle United on the pitch. Most of the fans have supported the club from their early years and will always support the club, they don't really care what the owners choose to do in their own country, pretty much the same as they wouldn't care if the club was owned by a Chinese company. There are a lot of other clubs throughout the world with foreign owners, but at the moment Newcastle are in the spotlight. But guess what, the fans don't care as to them it's all about the football, not the politics. The only one here virtue signaling is you.

[@louisverrier1035]

@@claytonmeeks6562 the United States funds wars around the world france still reaps the rewards from when they took over Nigeria China targets Muslims to persecute Russia is invading Ukraine Poland the balkans are all anti LGBTQ every big country has problems so it’s not fair to just critique Saudi Arabia

[@ittzar6032]

​@@claytonmeeks6562 So, do you support companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, EA, Activision, PayPal, Adobe, Visa, BP, Facebook, Boeing, Disney etc by consuming and/or using their products? Or was it a virtue signalling instance that you acknowledge the wrongs but CHOOSE to just focus on the Individual companies? If you support any of these companies you support the regime. Same regime that hangs people from cranes for absurd reasons. Either you have an extremely skewed grasp on reality and choose only to see and interpret things solely as black or white, or, the most likely answer, you just don't like Newcastle, which is by all means your prerogative, but a really pathetic one if you've allowed a game of football to fuel this much distain and hatred that you'd go to the lengths of condemning everyone who supports the club just to make yourself feel better. If that really isn't the case, then I don't know what to tell you but you need to start educating yourself on how many companies AND countries deal with Saudi as well as how many countries other than Saudi also carry out immoral actions, either you can choose to accept there is a separation required for these things or you can choose to deny it, but I'd expect you to follow through completely on your morals and not use or consume any products made by companies, or live in any country, that has any sort of dealings with a person or country that supports the use of immoral actions, which I'll tell you now, is absolutely impossible.

[@elrm1945]

@@claytonmeeks6562 if you have supported a team your whole life and that team got a new owner who does bad things your not just gonna stop supporting them and switch teams. Europeans are loyal to their football teams no matter what.

[@Xdslicer0875]

Up the toon

[@Blakeariah]

big up mr cheese

[@joshwetherington]

I think the biggest issue with football owners is that with top flight clubs they are worth so much and there’s such a small group of people with that kind of wealth. It’s hard to criticize a club for being owned by rich people when the club costs so much just to by let alone run

[@johan8969]

The conversation isnt about rich people buying clubs. Its about dictatorships like Saudi Arabia and Qatar buying clubs to make themselves look better. It would be weird if Norway decided to buy Arsenal, now sprinkle in some beheadings and war crimes and you get the new owner of Newcastle.

[@tonyh5484]

you dont criticise owners who have robbed the workers of saudi, but i bet you would criticise if a paedophile owned your club, nice to pick what crimes dont offend you

[@dylancampbell1451]

I’m a newcastle United fan, had a season ticket for almost 10 years (season we got relegated to be exact), I’ve seen some shocking football and no investment. Rafa always wanted the investment, but never got it, which is why he left. Same with good footballers, who all left because they were to never see a future. When we got taken over, I was over the moon and have been ever since that we actually go to a match and have a belief we will win most games, and not that we are going to lose. I do get all of the controversy about the owners, but as fans, it’s not out issue, we just want the football on the pitch to be exciting. Any other fans would have loved to be in our position.

[@stevehenderson9957]

Thank you for showing both sides Vizeh, im a Newcastle fan and the abuse we are getting on social Media is just terrible, i for one have to look at both sides, we understand why some fans are hating on us but its the team i love not the owners.

[@EwokJr_03]

As a lifelong newcastle fan and someone who understands why some protest it. Ive never been happier to see a team unified, ambitious and hard working. That alone is all us fans want to see. We are a club like no other ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️

[@MasterB8r420]

as a young Newcastle fan, I've been following my club home and away for the last 15 years. The owners could behead whoever thy wish on the halfway line at half time. I literally couldn't care less. I'm seeing attacking 433 football after being stuck with Mike Ashley and Steve Bruce. these people are saviours in my eyes. Up the Saudi Mags.

[@Admin-ry2xh]

You should do a Stockport County video, I mean, their history is amazing and the success they’ve seen these past two seasons has been great as well.

[@CocoTayo]

Vizeh, the change in your content from Fifa to these more informative football video essays has been fantastic. Keep it up mate you deserve the success heading your way ❤

[@watchbold9093]

really heavily enjoy ur vids, I think for growing even more doing vids for teams/players outside of England is gonna be crucial, keep up with the great content❤️

[@tylershapiro2964]

wont be a popular video but maybe do one about how Bournemouth defied everyone's expectations this year and stayed up pretty easily

[@IshaAbdullah-n5j]

People had all the newly teams this year going down and all of them might stay up😭😭

[@Drunken_Master]

Bournemouth stayed up because there were more teams in the PL that were more terrible than them.

[@catpoofa]

@@Drunken_Master cheers owen

[@henry7486]

@@IshaAbdullah-n5j I feel as if a lot of people had Forest staying up but yeah Fulham and Bournemouth were definitely expected to go down by most

[@shinebanana4084]

i would not say easily, they have definetly sniffed around relgation this season

[@scottvallely50]

People forget Isak (cost one third of total transfer fees this season) was injured first half of the season. He only really started playing in January. Anyone that brings up the Saudis are just jealous. They're not a single fan that would not be happy to have that much resources available. Especially if your a team that battled, and been relegated almost every season for 14 years.

[@suhail._]

As a kid who grew up in Saudi Arabia I think the western media portrayal of the country has never been good, I love this country a lot and happy that they took over newcastle, I hope they do well in the champions league

[@PLF1Tino]

You should do documentary of Teemu Pukki, very interesting career his had, moved early on to abroad just to comeback to Finland, scored twice against Schalke in Europa League Playoff and in away leg once, got his move there but didn't really work out. He turned the career around in Denmark to get big move to Norwich in Championship and he helped them to get into Premier League, also he became Top goalscorer in Finland national team overtaking the KING Jari Litmanen.

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

Can’t wait for in 10 years time when kids start calling Newcastle an “oil club “ with “plastic fans “

[@Vizeh]

Pretty much already happening lol

[@distantant]

both city and newcastle have their own significant histories to be honest. people just never bothered to look into it as it didn't fit their bantering and some are just ignorant and only focus on successful clubs that are constantly winning to quell as history. besides, so what if the clubs supposedly don't have history? they are creating it now aren't they?

[@bigt6665]

newcastle have great OG fans i doubt they will be a oil club as they would already fill out a large stadium and be loud

[@coyootje]

@@distantantI don't think It's about them not having history, it's more about the fair weather supporters coming in because the club starts doing well after the takeover.

[@JSR-w4l]

Tbf Newcastle has more fresh footballing achievements than city even without the Saudi takeover. They were twice runners-up in the 90s when Fergie's Man United is making prem the farmers league. Also they have recent (90s) club legends like Alan Shearer or Gazza

[@phantomshadowfax5431]

i think Eddie Howe has the most to do with the development of the team. so many players are above their level this season that have been rather bad prior under the previous manager. Murphy, Joelinton and Almiron to name the obvious ones but also Sean Longstaff and Dan Burn on the under rated side. They have made smart signings in Trippier and Botman. Isak is really coming into his own. From a purely football and spending strategy perspective i think Newcastle aren't any different than any other top 8 team. if anything i think they have been a bit smarter how they handle things BECAUSE of the narrative. The new owners are for real.

[@phantomshadowfax5431]

DAN BURN WAS A SIGNING MY BAD* still performin better than expected

[@fraq0]

As a Saudi citizen, when you talk about human rights, this thing is completely false. You take the news from the American and British newspapers, because these newspapers are political, not sports. They say this in order to achieve political goals. To countries from Africa and Asia, what did America do in Vietnam, and what did Britain do in India? When you talk about human rights, you should know that the Saudi people are aware and aware of all your history. If you accept that we take over Newcastle, why do you not accept that you are violators of human rights in Europe in general?

[@regnbagsbajskorv-2776]

I´m a Malmö FF supporter and here in Sweden we have a rule which makes it illegal to own a football club whichmeans that every club is fan owned, and i love it this way it feels much more real and the gap between us and the other teams in the League is fully earned on the pitch and not some plastic money. Football is the fans game keep it that way.

[@Vizeh]

That's really cool to be fair, I guess the only negative is that it may hinder and put a limit on how good Swedish clubs can be in European Football maybe

[@regnbagsbajskorv-2776]

@@Vizeh Yes of course we will never be able to compete with the absolute top. But i quite enjoy being the underdog. We celebrate like we won the treble everytime we qualify for the Champions League and not many teams will understand that joy.

[@sambenham1945]

Isn’t that basically the 50+1 rule In Germany?

[@RussellFrost-vh7ro]

As a fan of genuine football, rather than money football (ie Man City, Chelsea ), I like the way that Newcastle have gone about their business in the transfer market. They have started to build a dynasty on solid ground, blending players gradually rather than buying superstars and hoping they could blend. As for the owners, I believe that most of the criticism from other football fans is due to jealousy. If it was their club, they would have kept quiet. As to the political criticism, it is the same left wing suspects who pop up every single time. I believe that if it was up to them, no-one would be allowed to be rich and powerful and be able to buy anything. Carry on Newcastle, you're doing a great job. Ignore all the jealous champagne socialists.

[@daeball125]

Ffp doesn't allow them the club hasn't made a profit in 5 years they literally cannot buy a 100milion pound player or go on a spending spree like bringing in 6 players

[@COYS101.1]

Hi vizeh, keep up these videos, there great! Ive watched all of your videos since your videos have changed, keep it up

[@Vizeh]

Thank you Spursy!

[@COYS101.1]

@@Vizeh no problem

[@danielclarke3680]

Vizeh mate you sould make a video on the downfall of QPR, they were first at one point and now narrowly avoided relegation

[@Vizeh]

QPR is a weird club actually, may be an interesting topic!

[@BasedinReality1984]

They haven’t even started spending bulk money yet. So far the difference is a quality manager. Regardless…. The fans deserve it! They’re a big club and the fans have been through hell the last 20 years.

[@ethd4142]

Leeds fan living in Newcastle for Uni. Grouping in the fans with the ownership is shameless and unfair - this city, like Leeds, breathes football. Carabao cup final at a pub with my friends was so much fun even though it wasn't my team involved; so many heartbroken tears spilled by the Newcastle fans shows how much this means to them.

[@jamestowers7461]

Actively supporting those owners and what they bring despite knowing what they do should be called out though

[@garymitchell3688]

I think a lot of the criticism comes from other teams fans that wish they were taken over by the Saudi PIF, the Newcastle fans do think about the human rights, but we get excited about where we are going and how well it’s going, I think for the amount of money that the club have spent on players, we are overachieving and I think it’s got the top 6 teams fans worried now that they may miss out on European football

[@BVking509]

Your bang on, all the Man Utd fans want Qatar because they want that Oil money, there all hypocrites. This idiot Vizeh ain't making videos about Qatar though, even though Qatar ain't UK allies. It's all jealously and envy, none of these idiots care about human rights

[@coyootje]

Perhaps, but if I have to speak for myself I don't want my club (local Dutch team) to ever be taken over by a rich owner. I'd much prefer if they keep being shrewd in the transfer market and develop youngsters from the academy and go along with the wave pattern of that. I know that in the PL this is a lot more difficult nowadays due to the financial craziness of all the clubs there but it just feels more earned that way. For me, that's the big difference between the Barca team back when Guardiola was there and the current Man City team. I liked the Barca team because they had a core of youth players and didn't splash the cash too much (they've gone downhill a lot since then). You can argue that City also didn't splash too much overall compared to other PL sides but the amount of investment they've done over the years is still insane compared to other clubs outside of England and I've just never really liked them because of it. They basically have a squad that can field a second starting eleven which can probably challenge for top 4, maybe even for the title. I just don't want to end up with a league where basically only the clubs that have a rich owner can ever the league. I know the Bundesliga has its issues with Bayern but in that regard I think it's a more interesting league to watch then the Premier League.

[@Jbkeditz]

@@coyootje well we just won the league And yes I agree everything u said

[@T12G]

You probs won't see this comment but you should most certainly do a video about Milwall. Like 'How Milwall Fans Were Heartbroken In Just 15 Minutes' or something about the blackburn game (what a game btw)

[@lionman9995]

All I know is this, if sunderland get promoted, derby games at the stadium will be incredibly heated

[@leeharwood9624]

What people seem to forget which makes a big difference about saudi arabia is that it's a very young country, like 100 years old. When England was 100 years old it was a much more dangerous place to live.

[@ibrahimjazan]

do you mean PIF should stop investing in NUFC? after Magpies accepted us and we fell in love with everything related to the club, now you want us to leave? 💔💔

[@emmanuelntsibande142]

I knew they'd be top 4, after the comeback they did the second half of the season, they play good football.

[@jpshaw4642]

I agree with like the spending money thing it's not like Newcastle are signing like absolutely massive signings he's only signing like 2 or 3 players that make changes to his sides and Newcastle are building a team that is more then capable of getting into the top 4 and I wish them all the best for the most incredible fans I've had the joy of meeting theyre class and I hope they get Europe

[@lewis5275]

As a newcastle fan, I think we all understand our links with Saudi Arabia and it’s something we can never escape but it’s unfair to blame the fans or target the fans- we didn’t chose to get taken over by the PIF and we wouldn’t want the Saudi human rights violations to carry on if we had a choice in it (which we don’t). Plus, it’s frustrating when people pin everything on the money rather than the rise of the team, in general just a messy subject lol

[@scopper_one]

Because of saudi Arab u will play in CL next year , This is something u never dreamed of in ur life , all nc fans should be thankful for Saudi Arabia and the money they gave u

[@Jbkeditz]

@@scopper_one jealousy If it was ur club You'll will be so happy

[@scopper_one]

@@Jbkeditz I don't have prob with this , i just didn't like him say linking with Saudi Arabia sound like something bad

[@l0dgey]

Everyone laughed at how ashely ran our club, now we're laughing at the everyone crying about our new owners

[@SirMonkeySuit]

All of the controversy is Jealousy and envious. Saudi are tied to us but they don't have any control in our club, that was the reason why it was allowed. Yes, we have access to the investment fund sort of like a piggy bank but we don't get the privilege of spending whatever we want like City and Chelsea did or any of the current "big 6" who managed to establish themselves with the foundation to keep them at the top. Basically, opposition fans are looking at our club as if it is going to be the same as the City/ Chelsea model. IT ISN'T.

[@lukemckean6155]

PIF also invest in Uber, Aramco, Capcom, Nexon, Boeing, Facebook, Citigroup, Disney, Bank of America, BP amongst others

[@Olatheunitedfan]

Quality once again

[@Vizeh]

Cheers pal!

[@Caelo2000]

As a Man United supporter the takeover of Newcastle has put them on a path for great success for the future just like what happend to Man City and even Chelsea before the Amercian owner came in and ruiined them. For me even with all the problems with the owners and the country, this is a great succes story in the terms of one full season with a new owner and there getting some sort of European football. It's mental that they will be playing UCL football next season and they will be able to bring in players that will make them better. They will compete for trophies next season if they sign the right players and move on the right players as well. Ps QATAR WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?? BUY MY CLUB SO WE CAN COMPETE WITH THESE LOT 😭😭

[@mattpryokra2245]

You don’t want Sir Ratcliffe anymore? Mind he is another snake wanting to somewhat co-own your club with the glazers 🤢🤮 if the Qataris buy your club… us 🖤🤍, you ❤ and ‘Citeh’ 💙 = The Northern Trilogy Powerhouses 😤

[@Caelo2000]

@@mattpryokra2245 I think what the Glazers are doing right now is a tactic to get Qatar to meet there price.. Man Utd, Man City and Newcastle 3 way every season for the prem.. I need that 😅😅😩😫😭

[@abutimelanin]

Well done on 350k mate! Let’s go for 500k you can definitely do it!

[@thebaiblade]

As a Norwich city fan I was quite envious of the toon takeover, as they were in a relegation battle with us and we could have perhaps not finished the season in the shocking way we did, perhaps even getting 3 points from Newcastle later on in the season.

[@IGAM3RPRO]

sports washing but people dont want to talk about nike and adidas sweatshops paying kids 5p and a hour

[@Vizeh]

Good point

[@ChiemelaDN]

Genuinely im happy for the Geordies cos lets be honest if ur club gets a mega rich takeover you'd be really happy 😁

[@Vizeh]

The fact people expect the fans of Newcastle to potentially not celebrate winning a cup due to their ownership is outstanding

[@doncorleole2356]

And that’s why I dislike English football fans

[@NufcOnTop83]

​@@Vizeh I'm a Geordie and you made some really good points but I personally agree people are just looking for excuses as they are salty

[@Unclekase]

With not even speaking about Man City owned by the Emirates pretty much, and after acknowledging (obviously) the way serious human rights violations going on in SA, let me remind everyone that Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are owned by Americans. The people that if we look through the past 100 years have done the most wars on the globe. (Justifiable or not, that's for everyone to judge for themselves, like for example, there are millions of people that believe that Russia's invasion is justified. I'm just saying the facts here.) Leave Newcastle alone, let the team thrive with their amazing performance this year, and don't compare owners because, frankly, your team's owner is not a saint either.

[@kelz1892]

Thought this was a really good take on the controversy surrounding us. Yes the ownership will always be talked about in a negative light (rightly so) we aren't the first and won't be the last, it's how football/sport/ect is now. The media bashing will always annoy me but we've had an amazing season and the improvement since the takeover/Eddie came in is unreal but like you said it's not all down to money spent. Hope you and the family are doing well! 😊

[@BenM1278]

Hey so happy for your new idea of videos and your succses,the best for you

[@Someone-iu1nc]

As someone who's not from the west, I do believe the west has no rights to determine whats appropriate in other cultures in the name of "human rights". Most Western media wouldn't even bother to look at the amazing things saidi arabia is doing for its citizens or dare try to undestamd the context of there laws and culture. Personally I don't think human rights should be entangled with the take over, thats a self rightous approach. As for the financial side of things, I'm excited for Newcastle.. However, money doesn't necessarily buy trophies. But withe right plan, it helps. And so far Newcastle has taken a very intelligent approach that seems to be working. Its going to be exciting seeing there rise.

[@ajckarting1009]

As a Newcastle fan ofcourse i would have preferred that a Nation or person that doesn't have a questionable human rights record would have bought my club. But like every other fan, i had no say in it. My other concern is that if we are ever successful, that the team will not get the credit deserves and it would just be brought back to Saudi sportwashing.

[@matthewlaunchbury265]

I think outside of football they're probably the worst on how they get money but in terms of football, they're just like any other owners. they're not like psg where they splash out because they can they've been smart so far and have acted like any other owner (except boehly) We should see how they do in the window if they turn out like city then I think it'll be annoying. But so far they've not done anything that has gave them an unfair advantage.

[@markshort5187]

Theres a lot of dodgy money in football and not just from the Saudis or Qataris, FIFA themselves are dodgy as F, think of the corruption involved at various world cups and dodgy results and like this video said Abramovich came in and bought success at Chelsea and his money definitely came originally from crime. I can see why some people may have issues with Newcastle and the Saudi involvement but Boxing and UFC is now regularly over there and lets be honest if they came and invested in your club Im sure you would be fine, I would love some oil magnate to invest in my club

[@gergoszalanczi179]

controversial? they could easily do a city and go ballistic, but instead they are signing young and promising players, and players with experience. so why would this be controversial

[@walterzamora2256]

Your growth and content is incredible bro Keep up with these vids

[@hiramhackenbacker9096]

I was born in Newcastle and my family have supported it since its creation. There is lots to dislike about the Saudi regime but I ask you this. How is it that the Saudi regime have shown total respect to the club, its character and history from day one whilst Ashley, a fellow countryman, displayed total contempt? It's this that has won the fans over and believe me we will be patient with the owners because of it. Sure, the Saudis own the club but we fans feel we have our club back. Owners will come and go but this club will never die because of the fans.

[@derekmooney2771]

As a fan since childhood ( 66 now! ) I too have reserves about the ownership. However the world is not a good place. Countries invade others, people go short whilst bosses rinse massive profits payouts, and equalities abound across the planet. The reality exists that the sport I love is money driven, Man City are about to buy another title, and the PSGs of this world succeed in the same way. My point is that the people who point the finger at Newcastle are in all probability wearing, using or watching on items made in China, by in all probability slave labour, or even worse, children. The day that we are able to stand up and declare that we will be prepared to pay a whole lot more for everything rather than funding a burgeoning war machine is the day that I will listen to the argument concerning a football club. I can't change the way the premier league is funded with ridiculous inflationary money, I can't change the way the Saudis run their nation, or the rights they ignore. Our standards are different, our beliefs are more humane. The only thing I do know is that the Saudis WILL run out of oil. They WILL have a population not living on massive hand outs from the nations incredible wealth. PIF is designed for those days - they need to invest in other things, in the same way Dubai ( the first Arab nation scheduled to run out ) is now a tourist destination. Without oil money the state will change beyond belief, we can only hope that exposure to western sport also relaxes their stance towards sectors of their nation. The Ashley days are now irrelevant, I can only enjoy the new ride, and when Qatar takes over Man Utd I will keep an eye out for a similar article to this on youtube.........

[@conalflood7895]

Newcastle have definitely earned their rise to the top and even with all the money, the squad is mostly the same players from before and they have just been coached far better than ever

[@harold5337]

I’m a Leeds fan, but I’ve never had a bad bone with Newcastle. The Magpies have a proud history, and I do love the link we share with some players (Batty, Bowyer, Viduka, Smith, Speed (rip) and Woodgate, to name a few). Even raised a toast whilst in the city to Gary Speed with some fans. But there’s defo a can of worms waiting to be opened with their new owners. I do think more people need to be talking about this.

[@Nick_1790]

Tottenham was perfectly capable of spending €60m for Bastoni but he didn’t consider the club attractive enough. Newcastle could have perfectly cobble up enough money to sign Trippier but he would have never sign under the previous ownership. The same applies for virtually all other names they signed. This is about players knowing that the spend will be permanent and pretty much nothing will be off the table. The saddest part is that if Newcastle would have been acquired by someone not as rich we would have all been celebrating this.

[@stevengadsby-williams2736]

Great video mate I thought a video about the rise and fall of juventus would be interesting.

[@ChaseScholarsTV]

Whenever vizeh uploads, I pause everything I do and watch

[@Lufefe]

I’m happy for them. They’ve been through hell with that Mike Ashley guy.

[@f1champ551]

Good documentary as absolutely usual, Vizeh. Absolutely dope!

[@adamarmstrong8258]

Weve gone from being run by a state of a human to actually being run by a state

[@Countryballer2894]

Football shouldn’t be about politics

[@microboy6263]

Tbh the UK especially shouldn't even have a say in human rights matters ...

[@dipenchavda6988]

ha ha ha absolutly man you right.

[@NewcastleUnitedOneClubOneCity]

Fair assessment Viz 👏⚫️⚪️

[@Vizeh]

Cheers man!

[@johnandersson5748]

not a Newcastle fan but i am very impressed how they have becoming such a stable team.

[@Vizeh]

It's a very good team they've built 100%

[@BillyfromConsett]

Vizeh - I was hoping we’d continue our Jan to May 2022 form and be up there around top 5. But that needed a lot of luck with injuries, which we essentially got.

[@TheGame4eva]

I'm not exactly a Newcastle fan, But i do respect the team, i've been respecting them since they sign St Maximin, then the other players that came along. I know the controversy in Saudi Arabia and I know their violation in human rights but people have to separate what happens on the pitch and what happens outside of it. Newcastle new owners might be controversial but the football that the tema plays has improved since they done things right and we all know is not about the money (Chelsea is the prime example) but because they did a wonderful job and honestly they deserve the place their at. You can judge their new owners all you want but their team has been better this year because of great football, and anyone who says otherwise is too caught up in the controversy or is in denial that they can't see the bigger picture, and I can understand. We're humans after all. Is normal to try and defend what is not right.

[@dka621]

What human rights violation ?

[@keitholiver6152]

you go to your average county/area in the UK, you'll probably find under 50% like or support football. Up north its in the blood, higher uptake, taught young. Loyal, passion, true

[@WalterYeti]

That thumbnail mean... Jheeze.. ... Reminds me of a TV show from the 90s. Can't remember the name but I'm sure there was one of the characters was called "Belle". What a beauty. She looks like the other one.

[@Chinmay_Wagh]

Congrats on 350k subs Vizeh🙌

[@dan1pwrr]

As a Newcastle fan I have endured Mike Ashley for fifteen years or so and he drained the life and soul out of the club stadium was left to rot training ground was more of a league one side not premiership club With the human rights record awful in Saudi Arabia this has nothing to do with us in Newcastle and it should be changed in that country Hopefully Newcastle can continue to change the big six and deliver success after those terrible years under Mike Ashley’s stewardship

[@dondatta13]

people crying that we have spent money need to remember a few things. Prior to the Ashley era, MUFC could be classed as a top club regularly challenging for CL with some quality players. Under Ashley we were stripped bare to the point where we had to look for loan players to start games. Once famously not able or willing to pay £1m loan fee. All in a time of record breaking tv & pl prize money. So NUFC spending £200m wasn't exuberance, it was vital. We had PL players using wheelie bins & paddling pools as ice baths. Google it, the proof is out there. Nobody cared when we suffered, so your concerns fall on deaf ears as far as Im concerned.

[@elkieno1]

yep 350k by the time I watched- congratulations mate!

[@colinuk1984]

Darlington fc story or a Saturday AM rise and fall story. If i had to pick a EPL side it would be the toon.

[@damienreilly4347]

Man city is owned by the vice president and a member of the royal family of UAE, much like the owner of Newcastle is to Saudi Arabia, not an oligarch like you put it. Plus there is no rule in the Premier League which states that a state cannot own a club, hence why man city are owned by one of the rulers of UAE

[@sebmahon8048]

Think a great video to do would be the fall and rise of Brighton and hove Albion. A club back in 1997 that were 90 minutes away from extinction to now flourishing in the premier league. Love the videos as always pal 😎

[@Seeker_adi]

Great vid as ever! Cheers mate!

[@chengliu872]

I feel like it isn't completely undeserved, but it isn't deserved either.

[@هاديالشمراني-ه1ج]

Europeans still speak arrogantly about us and give us human rights lectures We are 36 million Saudis living happily Health and hospitals are free Education is free and you are paid a monthly stipend Security is very high and we have no crimes There are no poor people sleeping on the street ~ ~ What human rights are you talking about?

[@mattieharris3747]

Theirs always a sliver lining with any team being bought by an investor depending on what it is. Their spending power was less money spent than the bigger teams and finished 4th and runner's up in a cup final. Every team in every league deserves the best to win leagues and cups.

[@FCStories663]

Hey vizeh, think you could do Divock Origi next? Love ur content btw

[@ax95]

Keep spreading lies and keep hating and we will keep rising and becoming stronger 💪🏼🇸🇦

[@Dddkdddiii]

Inshallah next season new castle will be champion 🏆

[@damienreilly4347]

People complaning that Newcastles new wealth will unfairly affect other clubs, have seemed to have no issue with the so called "big 6" having loads more money than every other premier league club for the last 20-30 years. The only people that seem to have an issue with Newcastle now are the fans of clubs like Liverpool and Manchester United, because now they know what every other club has felt like competing against someone a lot richer than you 😂

[@maxjones9626]

As a Newcastle fan, I obviously do care and have concerns over sportswashing and human rights issues tied to Saudi Arabia, however there is no changing who owns my club, and owning a football club isn't a factor in the behaviour of the Saudi government, these issues will persist regardless. For me, I love my club, and our recent form and success is incredible, especially when compared to the Ashley days. I feel that as long as people are able to continue to bare in mind the that Saudi Arabian state does not equal Newcastle United, then the effects of sportswashing are minimised - they are still called out on their issues, and newcastle continues to be a football club (all be it one with incredibly rich owners - also baring in mind FFP is important).

[@anonym65520]

I think the problem already starts with the missing 50+1 rule in british football so saying that Newcastle didn't spent much moneys compared to other premier league teams makes sense but in Germany no team ranked below 5th place could spent half of the money newcastle did

[@jakecollin5499]

To be fair they haven’t gone out and spent insane amounts of money…yet. Yes their owners have a lot of money but they’ve hardly done what city has done or Chelsea

[@Vizeh]

Was my point, they've not done anything insanely out of the ordinary compared to other clubs

[@dipenchavda6988]

Just have a look at them in this summer transfer window and next summer transfer window and see what they do. Here is the thing that when you have unlimited wealth and fake sponsorship and revenue you can buy any player and you see any player and show them the project and that's it but all the clubs who don't have that are not going to be able to compete, New castle are no one they have not won anything significant in their entire history of the club and they are going to be dominating the europe and premier league , you'll see.

[@TheRadPlayer]

This takeover is all to do with increasing the prominence of the Saudi bid to host the 2030 WC, just as Qatar did with PSG, aswell as boosting public opinion of the Saudi state through it's connection with a well-supported club, with incredibly loyal fans.

[@kebabtank]

Best comment on here. It's all about a longterm vision for the state of Saudi Arabia.

[@Cal2929]

Yeah but we will benefit from that so whos really arsed?

[@L11MUTC]

It’s completely ridiculous he could if gone anywhere and they’d have got into the champions league fottbsll is now a business not a sport

[@Mrkrinkle95]

you say fans dont have a saying but if they would stop going to games then something might actually change. reality is people don't care too much and would rather just have their team win