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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 22, 2016 7:00:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 7:24:20 GMT
All looking rosy for the future of SCFC and long may it continue.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 22, 2016 7:44:43 GMT
My only concern is when Peter Coates passes, will they continue to back us?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 7:47:44 GMT
My only concern is when Peter Coates passes, will they continue to back us? I thought Richard and John are both big Stoke fans so I'm sure they will. |
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 22, 2016 7:50:13 GMT
My only concern is when Peter Coates passes, will they continue to back us? I thought Richard and John are both big Stoke fans so I'm sure they will. I know, but I think Denise pulls the strings. Not sure she is as enamored with the whole football caper as the boys. Hopefully the big man will have left strict instructions in his will!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 7:55:04 GMT
I thought Richard and John are both big Stoke fans so I'm sure they will. I know, but I think Denise pulls the strings. Not sure she is as enamored with the whole football caper as the boys. True but the company is just snowballing into a global monster if the new value is believed. Peter will make sure things are secure after him and I'm sure Denise will continue her fathers dream and legacy. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Apr 22, 2016 7:59:27 GMT
Their path up the rich list is staggering. There doesn't seem to be any end to it.
Coates family
2016 - £3765m (24th)
2015 - £2300m (44th)
2014 - £1200m (78th)
2013 - £925m (93rd)
2012 - £800m (92nd)
2011 - £750m (90th)
2010 - £500m (132nd)
2009 - £400m (128th)
2008 - £300m (270th)
2007 - £200m (351st)
2006 - £126m (442nd)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 8:01:18 GMT
Their path up the rich list is staggering. There doesn't seem to be any end to it. Coates family 2016 - £3765m (24th) 2015 - £2300m (44th) 2014 - £1200m (78th) 2013 - £925m (93rd) 2012 - £800m (92nd) 2011 - £750m (90th) 2010 - £500m (132nd) 2009 - £400m (128th) 2008 - £300m (270th) 2007 - £200m (351st) 2006 - £126m (442nd) It is staggering and most welcome. |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Apr 22, 2016 8:03:32 GMT
Denise got the hump after her old man got chased into the boardroom by a group of irate Stoke fans with murder on their minds in 1998. Bloody women, they can’t just forgive and forget can they.
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Apr 22, 2016 8:06:49 GMT
That's a lot of pies and a lot of bets.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 8:08:36 GMT
Denise got the hump after her old man got chased into the boardroom by a group of irate Stoke fans with murder on their minds in 1998. Bloody women, they can’t just forgive and forget can they. lol true I remember it well I had to escort him to his car after, I was working as a steward at the time. |
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Post by Northy on Apr 22, 2016 8:42:14 GMT
My only concern is when Peter Coates passes, will they continue to back us? I thought Richard and John are both big Stoke fans so I'm sure they will. Is Richard one of Peter's? never hear of him only seems to be John and denise. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 22, 2016 8:46:15 GMT
I thought Richard and John are both big Stoke fans so I'm sure they will. Is Richard one of Peter's? never hear of him only seems to be John and denise. Denise's husband. Nice bloke! |
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Post by upthefud on Apr 22, 2016 9:37:45 GMT
As a sports betting company it makes complete sense for them to have a major interest in a team playing in the most popular league in the world.
This move shows their long term commitment IMO, there's no way they'd let the club struggle with their branding all over it.
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Post by wuzza on Apr 22, 2016 9:57:44 GMT
If 'self-sufficiency' is a genuine goal then there should be little problem in the future as a football club and a gambling company tend to slot in nicely together and I'm sure whoever is pulling the strings will see SCFC as a viable part of the 365 empire.
The only cloud I can see on a very distant horizon is government bowing to pressure groups and introducing quite draconian restrictions on on-line gambling. No doubt the Coates' family will be ahead of the game as per normal and will have diversified or got out in advance but where that would leave the commitment to the club I don't know.
(Would be nice if we could win something soon to remember these good times by.)
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Post by apb1 on Apr 22, 2016 10:15:10 GMT
If 'self-sufficiency' is a genuine goal then there should be little problem in the future as a football club and a gambling company tend to slot in nicely together and I'm sure whoever is pulling the strings will see SCFC as a viable part of the 365 empire. The only cloud I can see on a very distant horizon is government bowing to pressure groups and introducing quite draconian restrictions on on-line gambling. No doubt the Coates' family will be ahead of the game as per normal and will have diversified or got out in advance but where that would leave the commitment to the club I don't know. (Would be nice if we could win something soon to remember these good times by.) Yes the regulation of their activities is the only stand roof I can see blowing off. Even if they went public and therefore lost control of the company, the money the family would make would be so immense we'd still be rolling in it. Gambling isn't the most savoury industry to be in (that would be pies  but Bet 365 is more ethical than most in terms of tax and Corporate Social Responsibility, and it's also bringing lots of jobs to the area, paid for by gamblers all over the world. |
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Post by The battheader chronicles on Apr 22, 2016 10:16:02 GMT
All made from nothing
Well done them
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Post by Gods on Apr 22, 2016 10:23:40 GMT
Their path up the rich list is staggering. There doesn't seem to be any end to it. Coates family 2016 - £3765m (24th) 2015 - £2300m (44th) 2014 - £1200m (78th) 2013 - £925m (93rd) 2012 - £800m (92nd) 2011 - £750m (90th) 2010 - £500m (132nd) 2009 - £400m (128th) 2008 - £300m (270th) 2007 - £200m (351st) 2006 - £126m (442nd) "Oh we're gonna get some pounds And we're going up the league Up the league, Up the league"  |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Apr 22, 2016 10:25:55 GMT
All made from nothing Well done them It was all made from the old man selling the Provincial betting shops to Coral for a great price. A great success story still but that's what set them up. |
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Apr 22, 2016 10:57:07 GMT
Their path up the rich list is staggering. There doesn't seem to be any end to it. Coates family 2016 - £3765m (24th) 2015 - £2300m (44th) 2014 - £1200m (78th) 2013 - £925m (93rd) 2012 - £800m (92nd) 2011 - £750m (90th) 2010 - £500m (132nd) 2009 - £400m (128th) 2008 - £300m (270th) 2007 - £200m (351st) 2006 - £126m (442nd) That's unreal. just the jump in the last 3 years alone is mind boggling. |
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Post by elystokie on Apr 22, 2016 11:00:44 GMT
Is Richard one of Peter's? never hear of him only seems to be John and denise. Denise's husband. Nice bloke! He must be fucking amazing if he gets your approval! |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 22, 2016 11:04:37 GMT
Their path up the rich list is staggering. There doesn't seem to be any end to it. Coates family 2016 - £3765m (24th) 2015 - £2300m (44th) 2014 - £1200m (78th) 2013 - £925m (93rd) 2012 - £800m (92nd) 2011 - £750m (90th) 2010 - £500m (132nd) 2009 - £400m (128th) 2008 - £300m (270th) 2007 - £200m (351st) 2006 - £126m (442nd) One of the nice things is that, in the past year, whilst their wealth has increased by £1.4 billion, Mike Ashley's has decreased by over a £billion! Sometimes good does triumph over evil!  |
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Post by chad on Apr 22, 2016 11:05:27 GMT
Should be a high spending summer then. Come on Peter swing that dong one more time
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 22, 2016 11:08:25 GMT
Their path up the rich list is staggering. There doesn't seem to be any end to it. Coates family 2016 - £3765m (24th) 2015 - £2300m (44th) 2014 - £1200m (78th) 2013 - £925m (93rd) 2012 - £800m (92nd) 2011 - £750m (90th) 2010 - £500m (132nd) 2009 - £400m (128th) 2008 - £300m (270th) 2007 - £200m (351st) 2006 - £126m (442nd) That's unreal. just the jump in the last 3 years alone is mind boggling. And, during our time in the Prem, the family fortune has increased by £3 billion. How easy it is to forget that they were only worth a pitiful £400 million in our Championship days. |
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Post by nott1 on Apr 22, 2016 11:42:39 GMT
Their path up the rich list is staggering. There doesn't seem to be any end to it. Coates family 2016 - £3765m (24th) 2015 - £2300m (44th) 2014 - £1200m (78th) 2013 - £925m (93rd) 2012 - £800m (92nd) 2011 - £750m (90th) 2010 - £500m (132nd) 2009 - £400m (128th) 2008 - £300m (270th) 2007 - £200m (351st) 2006 - £126m (442nd) That's unreal. just the jump in the last 3 years alone is mind boggling. Plenty of plonkers betting their hard earned money away? |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 22, 2016 11:52:24 GMT
Denise's husband. Nice bloke! He must be fucking amazing if he gets your approval! Not amazing no, just a pleasant bloke.  |
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Post by rawli on Apr 22, 2016 11:57:23 GMT
Is Richard one of Peter's? never hear of him only seems to be John and denise. Denise's husband. Nice bloke! Does he track back though? |
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Post by Bick on Apr 22, 2016 11:57:32 GMT
My only concern is when Peter Coates passes, will they continue to back us? John Coates is a huge and genuine Stoke fan - I think we're safe until the point that we are subject to a huge bid from some rich oil barron. |
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Post by mumf on Apr 22, 2016 11:58:19 GMT
Messi anyone?
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Post by silverdollar on Apr 22, 2016 12:19:45 GMT
All PM made from nothing Well done them It was all made from the old man selling the Provincial betting shops to Coral for a great price. A great success story still but that's what set them up. Peter Coates did have a few little betting shops under the name Provincial but Bet365's Genesis was the result of his daughter borrowing some money (£500) off her father to develop an idea she had for on-line gambling. I believe she initially ran it from a small caravan. It was from these humble beginnings that Bet365 has evolved into the empire it is. Peter might still have been selling pies if it wasn't for his children. |
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but Bet 365 is more ethical than most in terms of tax and Corporate Social Responsibility, and it's also bringing lots of jobs to the area, paid for by gamblers all over the world.
