Newcastle United are saying goodbye to Amanda Staveley after less than three years on Tyneside. In October 2021, there was a change of ownership at Newcastle United. The Mike Ashley era officially came to an end, as the Saudi-backed takeover was finally approved by the Premier League. PIF arrived with their incredible wealth, but the orchestrator of the deal was Amanda Staveley. She, alongside her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi, had wanted to buy Newcastle much earlier, having been convinced to make a move after watching the Magpies play Liverpool in 2017. She tried on her own but did not have the …