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Post by Stretty on Feb 7, 2023 15:02:31 GMT
Just reading that so far apart from Sir Jim there are three other bidders…unfortunately all are from USA… Still waiting for movement from others… NO FUCKING AMERICANS end of.
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Post by keanosdog16 on Feb 7, 2023 15:29:33 GMT
They're not going to go are they! 🙈😭
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Post by oscared on Feb 7, 2023 15:56:48 GMT
Surely not!
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Post by JamBritRed on Feb 7, 2023 16:19:38 GMT
Just reading that so far apart from Sir Jim there are three other bidders…unfortunately all are from USA… Still waiting for movement from others… NO FUCKING AMERICANS end of. So you'd be upset if we got a Boehly, for example? (assuming he isn't getting the team into FFP jeopardy and he supports the manager) I'd say geographical origin isn't my focus(though I have stated previously that Sir Jim is my preferred owner, but that 'cause he's a club supporter first and foremost). A full buyout of the existing ownership group is my MAIN ambition for this process.
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Post by Stretty on Feb 7, 2023 16:25:13 GMT
NO FUCKING AMERICANS end of. So you'd be upset if we got a Boehly, for example? (assuming he isn't getting the team into FFP jeopardy and he supports the manager)
I'd say geographical origin isn't my focus(though I have stated previously that Sir Jim is my preferred owner, but that 'cause he's a club supporter first and foremost). A full buyout of the existing ownership group is my MAIN ambition for this process. STILL NO YANKS. They don’t understand the game and never will.
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Post by JamBritRed on Feb 7, 2023 16:29:08 GMT
So you'd be upset if we got a Boehly, for example? (assuming he isn't getting the team into FFP jeopardy and he supports the manager)
I'd say geographical origin isn't my focus(though I have stated previously that Sir Jim is my preferred owner, but that 'cause he's a club supporter first and foremost). A full buyout of the existing ownership group is my MAIN ambition for this process. STILL NO YANKS. They don’t understand the game and never will. fair enough, don't agree but still, fair enough.
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Post by alwaysUnited on Feb 7, 2023 17:18:06 GMT
So you'd be upset if we got a Boehly, for example? (assuming he isn't getting the team into FFP jeopardy and he supports the manager)
I'd say geographical origin isn't my focus(though I have stated previously that Sir Jim is my preferred owner, but that 'cause he's a club supporter first and foremost). A full buyout of the existing ownership group is my MAIN ambition for this process. STILL NO YANKS. They don’t understand the game and never will.As if that is not bad enough , they call it soccer
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Post by Monty on Feb 7, 2023 17:18:26 GMT
NO FUCKING AMERICANS end of. So you'd be upset if we got a Boehly, for example? (assuming he isn't getting the team into FFP jeopardy and he supports the manager) I'd say geographical origin isn't my focus(though I have stated previously that Sir Jim is my preferred owner, but that 'cause he's a club supporter first and foremost). A full buyout of the existing ownership group is my MAIN ambition for this process. I don't want anyone remotely like Boehly, chequebook aside. Dude has absolutely no plan apart from flinging shit at the wall and hoping something sticks. I get the feeling he's going to get a nasty shock when he realises that he can't shift out any of the numerous surplus players for close to what he's been spending. I want the new owners to be either: A) Someone that wants the club to succeed because of love/connection to the club or B) Someone willing to chuck ungodly amounts of money into it to help clean their reputation and/or compete with their neighbours who are chucking ungodly amounts of money into a club to help clean their reputation. A is preferable to B. Just as long as it isn't not some American investment fund/billionaire who doesn't even know how to pronounce the name of the league.
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Post by Stretty on Feb 7, 2023 17:31:47 GMT
So you'd be upset if we got a Boehly, for example? (assuming he isn't getting the team into FFP jeopardy and he supports the manager) I'd say geographical origin isn't my focus(though I have stated previously that Sir Jim is my preferred owner, but that 'cause he's a club supporter first and foremost). A full buyout of the existing ownership group is my MAIN ambition for this process. I don't want anyone remotely like Boehly, chequebook aside. Dude has absolutely no plan apart from flinging shit at the wall and hoping something sticks. I get the feeling he's going to get a nasty shock when he realises that he can't shift out any of the numerous surplus players for close to what he's been spending.
I want the new owners to be either: A) Someone that wants the club to succeed because of love/connection to the club or B) Someone willing to chuck ungodly amounts of money into it to help clean their reputation and/or compete with their neighbours who are chucking ungodly amounts of money into a club to help clean their reputation. A is preferable to B. Just as long as it isn't not some American investment fund/billionaire who doesn't even know how to pronounce the name of the league.
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Post by dsilvaxx2 on Feb 7, 2023 17:47:47 GMT
Just reading that so far apart from Sir Jim there are three other bidders…unfortunately all are from USA… Still waiting for movement from others… NO FUCKING AMERICANS end of. Wow, condemning a whole country because of the Glaziers. There are scumbag venture capitalist from every part of the world. Have a deep whiff of oxygen because the current American ownership or part ownership of Prem clubs is 10. If my American brain could count past 10 then I could tell you what percentage that would be for the league, but sadly us Yanks just cant put together thoughts like that when it comes to football….jeez. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_owners_of_English_football_clubs
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Post by JamBritRed on Feb 7, 2023 18:36:15 GMT
So you'd be upset if we got a Boehly, for example? (assuming he isn't getting the team into FFP jeopardy and he supports the manager) I'd say geographical origin isn't my focus(though I have stated previously that Sir Jim is my preferred owner, but that 'cause he's a club supporter first and foremost). A full buyout of the existing ownership group is my MAIN ambition for this process. I don't want anyone remotely like Boehly, chequebook aside. Dude has absolutely no plan apart from flinging shit at the wall and hoping something sticks. I get the feeling he's going to get a nasty shock when he realises that he can't shift out any of the numerous surplus players for close to what he's been spending. I want the new owners to be either: A) Someone that wants the club to succeed because of love/connection to the club or B) Someone willing to chuck ungodly amounts of money into it to help clean their reputation and/or compete with their neighbours who are chucking ungodly amounts of money into a club to help clean their reputation. A is preferable to B. Just as long as it isn't not some American investment fund/billionaire who doesn't even know how to pronounce the name of the league. I think you have me wrong as i dont want that either. I mentioned in my response the caveat that I'd take him provided he supports the existing management, inherent in that is him taking guidance from the expert, being said manager/technical director (in our case that would be the manager). provided whomever it is respects that modus operandi, I'll have no objections to him/her irrespective of nationality. yes, preference A is the ideal. But from my PoV, I don't care if the new owner is Saudi, British, American, Aussie, etc. it's of no consequence to me really, so long as they establish best practice for the industry and support the club monetarily where necessary. we are here speaking ill of the Yanks because of our very unfortunate hand in the ones we got, but really who believes the Saudi owners have a better grasp of the game than the Yanks? I have no reason to think one more knowledgeable than the others tbh. It may just look that way because the prominent examples we have to point at of Middle Eastern owners have chosen to pursue industry best practice and support the management with the cash to grow. These are just purely good business practices and imho don't necessarily point to a better understanding of the game, hence that approach can come from any source provided they are humble enough to defer to the experts on hand. (which i'm assuming is a challenge for the average billionaire who is used to taking charge)
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Post by Stretty on Feb 7, 2023 18:37:07 GMT
NO FUCKING AMERICANS end of. Wow, condemning a whole country because of the Glaziers. There are scumbag venture capitalist from every part of the world. Have a deep whiff of oxygen because the current American ownership or part ownership of Prem clubs is 10. If my American brain could count past 10 then I could tell you what percentage that would be for the league, but sadly us Yanks just cant put together thoughts like that when it comes to football….jeez. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_owners_of_English_football_clubsLiverpool have had 2 shit American owners(according to their fans)plus arsenal fans can’t stand their American owner either. didn’t all 3 owners meet up somewhere in the good old USA just before all this super league bollocks was launched? The only interest they all have in soccer is the bottom line.
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Post by Monty on Feb 7, 2023 18:41:21 GMT
NO FUCKING AMERICANS end of. Wow, condemning a whole country because of the Glaziers. There are scumbag venture capitalist from every part of the world. Have a deep whiff of oxygen because the current American ownership or part ownership of Prem clubs is 10. If my American brain could count past 10 then I could tell you what percentage that would be for the league, but sadly us Yanks just cant put together thoughts like that when it comes to football….jeez. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_owners_of_English_football_clubsHow many of those clubs have had positive experiences with their owners?
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Post by anti_social on Feb 7, 2023 19:01:06 GMT
I do wonder whether the ongoing City saga might put the brakes on any potential Middle Eastern state/state-lite bids? Potentially leaving us with the US investors option.
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Post by JamBritRed on Feb 7, 2023 19:48:39 GMT
I do wonder whether the ongoing City saga might put the brakes on any potential Middle Eastern state/state-lite bids? Potentially leaving us with the US investors option. I'd hope not, ours is completely different to the rest because of our inherent ability to generate money far and beyond what our local rivals can muster. Provided it is handled properly, massive external cash injections on player personnel wont be needed post acquisition. Any capital investments (in the training grounds and stadium) shouldn't adversely affect any FFP determination and the club can generate all it needs on player recruitment if the debt is removed from the balance sheet along with those interest payments from the P&L. Edit: it probably wont be in a position to do so in the fist 1-2 years because of the damage (rightly) done to our reputation with the sponsors. With the leeches gone and the supporter base reenergized and re-engaged, the sponsorship dollars should rebound in that timeframe imho.
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