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Post by thornestein on Aug 2, 2024 14:48:25 GMT
Spoke well One question does he ever blink😳 not when coked up you don’t |
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Post by thornestein on Aug 2, 2024 14:51:36 GMT
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 2, 2024 14:59:37 GMT
 Popodopoulos not taking it well |
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Post by flea79 on Aug 2, 2024 15:01:15 GMT
that bristol weirdo is not taking this well
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Post by Goonie on Aug 2, 2024 15:06:49 GMT
Well, some wanted a change of ownership 😂
If Kathleen Turner and the Hills Have Eyes chap had a baby 😂
Can only be good news for Stoke!
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Post by thebet365 on Aug 2, 2024 15:08:26 GMT
I haven't F5'd a page so much since a TP Deadline day window!! Come on Mr Popodopolous lets have the full meltdown from ya.
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Post by jezzascfc on Aug 2, 2024 15:33:53 GMT
Change of ownership done so both sides, BET365 and the club, are separate to enable easier investment in, or even sale of, either or both in the future.
Also, the crack down on betting companies in football is coming, so it makes sense from that viewpoint.
The football club being debt free is great, as is the club back owning its own ground and training facility. It does leave the club as John's plaything, which worries me a bit for the reasons we all can see (brewery, piss up etc).
It may also limit spending if all of it is now coming out of his pocket, not the wider BET365 resources.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Aug 2, 2024 15:37:09 GMT
With the announcement that the government are looking at the relationship between football club ownership and online gambling this must have been on the cards for sometime and my feeling is this had been rubber stamped by the footballing authorities.
The Coates family have a good reputation in football and are recognised as genuinely having the interests of the club at heart and I can't help thinking this has been agreed as a way out of a potentially difficult situation for the club. I'd be very surprised I'd there are any repercussions from this arrangement.
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Post by suck_the_mop. on Aug 2, 2024 15:38:14 GMT
Change of ownership done so both sides, BET365 and the club, are separate to enable easier investment in, or even sale of, either or both in the future. Also, the crack down on betting companies in football is coming, so it makes sense from that viewpoint. The football club being debt free is great, as is the club back owning its own ground and training facility. It does leave the club as John's plaything, which worries me a bit for the reasons we all can see (brewery, piss up etc). It may also limit spending if all of it is now coming out of his pocket, not the wider BET365 resources. He's worth billions himself more than enough for us if we were allowed to spend it and he was willing to put it in. |
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Post by jezzascfc on Aug 2, 2024 15:41:41 GMT
Change of ownership done so both sides, BET365 and the club, are separate to enable easier investment in, or even sale of, either or both in the future. Also, the crack down on betting companies in football is coming, so it makes sense from that viewpoint. The football club being debt free is great, as is the club back owning its own ground and training facility. It does leave the club as John's plaything, which worries me a bit for the reasons we all can see (brewery, piss up etc). It may also limit spending if all of it is now coming out of his pocket, not the wider BET365 resources. He's worth billions himself more than enough for us if we were allowed to spend it and he was willing to put it in. Indeed, he has a fair few bob, but the overall pot is still smaller, even if it is 2bn instead of 11bn. It may also be easier, and more advantageous tax wise, to write off loans in a company than for him personally, or to even make those loans in the first place. It does focus the mind more when it is your personal money and not business funds. |
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Post by thornestein on Aug 2, 2024 15:52:48 GMT
Change of ownership done so both sides, BET365 and the club, are separate to enable easier investment in, or even sale of, either or both in the future. Also, the crack down on betting companies in football is coming, so it makes sense from that viewpoint. The football club being debt free is great, as is the club back owning its own ground and training facility. It does leave the club as John's plaything, which worries me a bit for the reasons we all can see (brewery, piss up etc). It may also limit spending if all of it is now coming out of his pocket, not the wider BET365 resources. Forbes as his personal net worth at 4bil $ , so he can afford lose a bit , it goes up year on year as well |
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Aug 2, 2024 16:00:26 GMT
Sounds to me like they are selling bet 365.
Hopefully to steam rolll our world domination of football for the next 50 years.😂😂
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Post by sportsman on Aug 2, 2024 16:06:09 GMT
Sounds to me like they are selling bet 365. Hopefully to steam rolll our world domination of football for the next 50 years.😂😂 I thought I heard on the interview him say it helps bet365 with their expanding |
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Post by stokiejoe89 on Aug 2, 2024 16:07:16 GMT
Sounds to me like they are selling bet 365. Hopefully to steam rolll our world domination of football for the next 50 years.😂😂 Them expanding it is more likely than them selling |
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Post by samblano on Aug 2, 2024 16:23:45 GMT
I love the debt free part
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Post by Squeekster on Aug 2, 2024 16:31:47 GMT
It's not the Victoria ground though and never will be sadly. Why? It was a shit hole ,let's be honest Other, smaller clubs had far better grounds than us Not debating that mate, I'm saying the Vic has gone and renaming the new stadium with that name means nothing. |
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Post by stokiejoe on Aug 2, 2024 16:44:45 GMT
Best name for the stadium in my opinion would be The Victoria Ground. Totally neutral and historic. Back to the Britannia would be nice... Will always be the Brit to me I'm older and it was the Victoria Ground for a very very long time including some of the best years |
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Post by stokiejoe on Aug 2, 2024 16:46:48 GMT
It's not the Victoria ground though and never will be sadly. Why? It was a shit hole ,let's be honest Other, smaller clubs had far better grounds than us But it was our shit hole and I well remember about 50 thousand of us packed in watching Real Madrid. The Brit ot Bet365 never got close to that |
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Post by baconburger on Aug 2, 2024 16:48:26 GMT
Why does this sad twat think he knows more about legal, finances and Football League rules than the army of accountants, lawyers and consultants that Stoke Holdings / Bet365 can afford to employ? Its almost laughable. Because just like any other football club the accounts we publish can not be taken on face value. |
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Post by baconburger on Aug 2, 2024 16:52:41 GMT
Why? It was a shit hole ,let's be honest Other, smaller clubs had far better grounds than us But it was our shit hole and I well remember about 50 thousand of us packed in watching Real Madrid. The Brit ot Bet365 never got close to that Atmosphere has never been the same even when our fans were being touted the loudest in the country. I blame all seater pre allocated stadia. The inability of like minded people to migrate together has changed the atmosphere for the worse and this is not from an ultra but a quiet fan who doesn’t want someone jumping up and down in front of me like a monkey. |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Aug 2, 2024 17:00:43 GMT
Why? It was a shit hole ,let's be honest Other, smaller clubs had far better grounds than us But it was our shit hole and I well remember about 50 thousand of us packed in watching Real Madrid. The Brit ot Bet365 never got close to that Plenty of times was less than 14 k watching top flight football. The BET365 never got close to that. In fact it was quite normal to have about 13/14k for top flight games |
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Post by pushon on Aug 2, 2024 18:00:36 GMT
Is Denise 'clearing the decks' for a Bet365 sale? and does it matter anymore?
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Aug 2, 2024 18:06:33 GMT
Is Denise 'clearing the decks' for a Bet365 sale? and does it matter anymore? People keep saying this. She’s the sort of person who will work until she drops. No way will she sell up. |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Aug 2, 2024 18:06:46 GMT
Sounds to me like they are selling bet 365. Hopefully to steam rolll our world domination of football for the next 50 years.😂😂 Perhaps an age)health thing with Peter Coates and bakes sense on that front to have John totally fronting the club so to speak. |
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Post by pushon on Aug 2, 2024 18:11:54 GMT
Is Denise 'clearing the decks' for a Bet365 sale? and does it matter anymore? People keep saying this. She’s the sort of person who will work until she drops. No way will she sell up. I really hope that she's not that silly, to work till she drops, I mean. |
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Post by foxysgloves on Aug 2, 2024 18:12:08 GMT
But it was our shit hole and I well remember about 50 thousand of us packed in watching Real Madrid. The Brit ot Bet365 never got close to that Atmosphere has never been the same even when our fans were being touted the loudest in the country. I blame all seater pre allocated stadia. The inability of like minded people to migrate together has changed the atmosphere for the worse and this is not from an ultra but a quiet fan who doesn’t want someone jumping up and down in front of me like a monkey. I agree with you. But now I’m imagining you gathering with lots of other likeminded Baconburgers. And that’s a frightening vision. |
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Post by sportsman on Aug 2, 2024 18:13:33 GMT
Why has this been announced now and not at the start or after the window? Does this somehow release more funds or structured in a way to be able to spend more or am I just guessing wrong?
Only just caught up on this, just wondering why at this moment?
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Post by pushon on Aug 2, 2024 18:14:31 GMT
But it was our shit hole and I well remember about 50 thousand of us packed in watching Real Madrid. The Brit ot Bet365 never got close to that Atmosphere has never been the same even when our fans were being touted the loudest in the country. I blame all seater pre allocated stadia. The inability of like minded people to migrate together has changed the atmosphere for the worse and this is not from an ultra but a quiet fan who doesn’t want someone jumping up and down in front of me like a monkey. I completely agree with you👏 |
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Post by stokiejoe89 on Aug 2, 2024 18:16:59 GMT
Why has this been announced now and not at the start or after the window? Does this somehow release more funds or structured in a way to be able to spend more or am I just guessing wrong? Only just caught up on this, just wondering why at this moment? It doesn't affect what we can spend on transfers at all |
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Aug 2, 2024 18:18:13 GMT
People keep saying this. She’s the sort of person who will work until she drops. No way will she sell up. I really hope that she's not that silly, to work till she drops, I mean. Different mindset isn’t it. You don’t become a billionaire in the first place without that sort of mindset. |
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