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Post by cousindupree on Nov 14, 2011 14:57:59 GMT
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Post by oasis on Nov 14, 2011 15:40:51 GMT
Another team to be coming into shit loads of money  killing the game |
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Post by spitthedog on Nov 14, 2011 15:49:12 GMT
Its becoming like a lottery.
You get taken over by a billionaire, then probably go on to win the championship 2-3 years later
First it was Chelsea, then Man City, .......Next?
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Post by dannysboy on Nov 14, 2011 16:03:06 GMT
Small time yet Premier League winners? |
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Post by kiwi on Nov 14, 2011 16:10:08 GMT
Small time yet Premier League winners? Yeah that would be the one they won with the lorry load of cash Jack Walker ploughed into the club. |
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Post by ColonelMustard on Nov 14, 2011 16:11:50 GMT
They can't all win the championship and they can't find quality players that aren't there so it could have a neutralising effect. This influx of middle Eastern money might make the premier League more sustainable short term, through some potential hard times ahead. We just need a player or two worth pinching.
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Post by mica on Nov 14, 2011 16:22:20 GMT
Quote/unquote: 'Venky's co-owner Venkatesh Rao told Monday's Lancashire Telegraph: "We have no interest in selling Blackburn Rovers whatsoever."'
Expect to see it announced tomorrow, then.
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Post by Menorca Stokie on Nov 14, 2011 16:31:30 GMT
Multi Millionaires - Foreign - sold several times in a short period - Portsmouth ??? You can stick your chicken pluckers up your arse thanks!  Long live Sir Peter of Goldehill.  |
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Post by cousindupree on Nov 14, 2011 16:41:49 GMT
Qatar Petroleum would be a serious player in the Premier League with the funds they would have at their disposal. Why would they invest in a club with a smallish fanbase. The club has been in decline for years since Walkers money won them the premier league. If QP were serious about the Premier League then surely Everton who are up for sale would be a better buy.
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Post by Not_Nick_H on Nov 14, 2011 16:46:44 GMT
Aren't there rumours of a large Indian conglomerate sniffing round Everton as well at the minute?  |
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Post by manchesterpotter on Nov 14, 2011 17:02:54 GMT
Everton and Aston Villa are probably the most likely Premier League clubs to be successful if they were bought out by Eastern Oil money.
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Post by dbstoke on Nov 14, 2011 17:11:36 GMT
I'd buy Sheff Weds if I were an Arab after a club. Peanuts to buy, pay of reasonably small debts in comparison to the clubs potential takings. Thousands of fans ready to return and a massive stadium already in place for redevelopment!
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Post by manchesterpotter on Nov 14, 2011 17:16:16 GMT
I'd buy Sheff Weds if I were an Arab after a club. Peanuts to buy, pay of reasonably small debts in comparison to the clubs potential takings. Thousands of fans ready to return and a massive stadium already in place for redevelopment! This will happen in the near future. |
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Post by jonah77 on Nov 14, 2011 17:24:32 GMT
have massive oil deposits been discovered under ewood patk by any chance?
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Post by Big John RIP on Nov 14, 2011 18:00:10 GMT
reckon we will be on the radar as well shortly.... Coates will make his money back i bet you!
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Post by Menorca Stokie on Nov 15, 2011 4:20:16 GMT
reckon we will be on the radar as well shortly.... Coates will make his money back i bet you! not a chance, o don't think it's about the money with Sir Peter of Goldenhill. While his companies are making sound profits he will never sell the club. The days he leaves this plant i think the situation would be very different and his family would be willing to cash in their investment. God help us if it's some rich company who are looking to buy us as a play thing such as Blackburn or Man City. I really believe there will be tears with some of these foreign owned clubs in the near future. |
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Post by Linx on Nov 15, 2011 7:45:45 GMT
reckon we will be on the radar as well shortly.... Coates will make his money back i bet you! not a chance, o don't think it's about the money with Sir Peter of Goldenhill. While his companies are making sound profits he will never sell the club. The days he leaves this plant i think the situation would be very different and his family would be willing to cash in their investment. God help us if it's some rich company who are looking to buy us as a play thing such as Blackburn or Man City. I really believe there will be tears with some of these foreign owned clubs in the near future. I also think that Stoke don't represent a good investment for a big foreign takeover. Limited fanbase potential and terminally unfashionable as a brand - a bit like Blackburn, I suppose, which is why I find the whole Arab takeover story a bit hard to swallow. Coates won't sell because we're more than just a business operation for him (although I'd feel happier if I knew what the rest of his family's long-term interests were). Agreed on Everton/Villa, or Wednesday as a longer term project for Arab money. |
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Post by RAF on Nov 15, 2011 7:57:22 GMT
Exactly the kind of comment we used to revile and what we hated about the Premiership.
Blackburn have won the premiership, and that was with less money than Coates has put into Stoke.
Blackburn are no more 'smalltime' as you put it , than us.
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Post by lewis2k on Nov 15, 2011 8:06:24 GMT
It's getting a bit ridiculous tbh
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Post by jonah77 on Nov 15, 2011 9:24:12 GMT
Exactly the kind of comment we used to revile and what we hated about the Premiership. Blackburn have won the premiership, and that was with less money than Coates has put into Stoke. Blackburn are no more 'smalltime' as you put it , than us. H relativley less money than us.don't forget,shearer was the most expensive player in england at the time. |
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Post by RAF on Nov 15, 2011 9:32:07 GMT
Exactly the kind of comment we used to revile and what we hated about the Premiership. Blackburn have won the premiership, and that was with less money than Coates has put into Stoke. Blackburn are no more 'smalltime' as you put it , than us. H relativley less money than us.don't forget,shearer was the most expensive player in england at the time. Yes , of course relatively. £3.3 Mill for Shearer? Christ we payed more for Danny Collins. Relatively of course. H  |
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Post by jonah77 on Nov 15, 2011 9:54:20 GMT
relativley less money than us.don't forget,shearer was the most expensive player in england at the time. Yes , of course relatively. £3.3 Mill for Shearer? Christ we payed more for Danny Collins. Relatively of course. H of course. |
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Post by cousindupree on Nov 15, 2011 11:42:24 GMT
Thanks for highlighting my quote RAF and commenting on it by making huge assumptions. Blackburn are smalltime premier league hard to argue against that. Along with Stoke Fulham West brom, wigan and a few others. The point I was trying to make is why would QP invest in small prem clubs when bigger options are available never once did I suggest Stoke were a better investment I actually cited Everton as a better option. Just to put the record straight
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Post by Paul Spencer on Nov 15, 2011 11:55:19 GMT
Exactly the kind of comment we used to revile and what we hated about the Premiership. Blackburn have won the premiership, and that was with less money than Coates has put into Stoke. Blackburn are no more 'smalltime' as you put it , than us. H I'd say Blackburn are small time for sure. There can't be many teams in the Prem who sell less season tickets than Blackburn. If they've got unlimited resources to invest, then you'd kinda think, they'd be looking to pump it into a club that has a much larger fan base than Blackburn. |
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Post by RAF on Nov 15, 2011 12:30:49 GMT
Thanks for highlighting my quote RAF and commenting on it by making huge assumptions. Blackburn are smalltime premier league hard to argue against that. Along with Stoke Fulham West brom, wigan and a few others. The point I was trying to make is why would QP invest in small prem clubs when bigger options are available never once did I suggest Stoke were a better investment I actually cited Everton as a better option. Just to put the record straight I understand the point you were trying to make. The point I was trying to make was that had we been referred to as 'smalltime' by any other teams fans we would be apoplectic. For the record I too am bemused by their interest in Blackburn, as I would be if they showed interest in us. Paul, we only averaged a couple of thousand last year over Blackburn, regardless of season tickets. H |
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Nov 15, 2011 15:37:02 GMT
Dohan't count your chickens before they hatch!
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