When news broke of Bellagraph Nova (BN) Group's bid to take over Newcastle United, David Alexander was excited at the prospect of fellow Singaporeans owning the English Premier League club he supports. The 44-year-old co-founded the Newcastle United Supporters Club...
Event producer Jonathan Drape-Comyn is a life-long Magpies fan but is no longer as invested in football after 13 years of leadership under Ashley and numerous takeover rumours. The Newcastle native used to attend every game before he moved to Singapore last March.
So when the BN Group announced a bid for the club last week, Drape-Comyn was"immediately sceptical" after"13 years of rumours and potential takeovers".And he was even more so after Reuters reported on Saturday that BN Group had doctored photographs of former United States president Barack Obama in its publicity materials, while raising other questions about the group's credentials, such as not being registered in France even though it said its headquarters are in Paris.
When the BN Group announced its bid, Drape-Comyn went to check out its registered Singapore address at a four-storey building in Novena on Saturday and tweeted:"Turns out it's actually above one of my favourite restaurants. They do a great Hor Fun ."
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