| American owners 20:58 - Sep 25 with 31467 views | westx |
Any truth in the rumours that we are about to be sold to some Americans? |  |
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| American owners on 07:16 - Sep 26 with 2786 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| American owners on 21:38 - Sep 25 by C_jack |
At least the catering will go up a notch or six |
What, the sugar content and cholesterol ?
They'll need to double the size of every seat mun. No foreign ownership , or the boys in the balaclavas WILL be back |  |
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| American owners on 07:34 - Sep 26 with 2743 views | westx |
| American owners on 07:16 - Sep 26 by Brynmill_Jack |
What, the sugar content and cholesterol ?
They'll need to double the size of every seat mun. No foreign ownership , or the boys in the balaclavas WILL be back |
If we let in the wrong people then the blame lies with the people that sell not the people that buy? | |
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| American owners on 08:19 - Sep 26 with 2692 views | westx |
Had a PM this morning telling me that this is 100% true
I'm now a little confused how these people who love the club and have said so much over so many years would just sell out at the first opportunity and make their money off the back of us
What has been said on here is clearly true - club run by the fans for the fans is just about until there is a few quid to be made | |
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| American owners on 08:26 - Sep 26 with 2683 views | WarwickHunt |
| American owners on 08:19 - Sep 26 by westx |
Had a PM this morning telling me that this is 100% true
I'm now a little confused how these people who love the club and have said so much over so many years would just sell out at the first opportunity and make their money off the back of us
What has been said on here is clearly true - club run by the fans for the fans is just about until there is a few quid to be made |
Perhaps the £1.5m spunked on the vanity project was a nice little parting gift to themselves? |  | | |
| American owners on 08:47 - Sep 26 with 2629 views | westx |
| American owners on 08:26 - Sep 26 by WarwickHunt |
Perhaps the £1.5m spunked on the vanity project was a nice little parting gift to themselves? |
It's a group of exceptionally vain people that spend that kind of money to tell a few stories | |
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| American owners on 08:57 - Sep 26 with 2604 views | Tummer_from_Texas |
If this WERE true, why would y'all hate it?
Who would buy THIS current team to run it into the ground? It isn't 2001 anymore. There is no reason to be paranoid. |  |
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| American owners on 09:12 - Sep 26 with 2564 views | westx |
| American owners on 08:57 - Sep 26 by Tummer_from_Texas |
If this WERE true, why would y'all hate it?
Who would buy THIS current team to run it into the ground? It isn't 2001 anymore. There is no reason to be paranoid. |
I dont think it would be run into the ground but they would certainly be looking to take money back out of the club which would dwarf the dividends currently being paid significantly I would imagine | |
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| American owners on 09:15 - Sep 26 with 2555 views | scottishjack |
Apart from the mess at Liverpool a few years back (picked up by another American), American owners have done fairly well by the clubs they have owned over here, even the Glazier family at Man United haven't been shy to invest in players.
Guess it would be down to the shareholders to decide whether or not something was the right deal for the club. |  | | |
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| American owners on 09:19 - Sep 26 with 2532 views | Pacemaker |
WestX is a WuM fact. |  |
| Life is an adventure or nothing at all. |
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| American owners on 09:23 - Sep 26 with 2521 views | Shaky |
| American owners on 09:12 - Sep 26 by westx |
I dont think it would be run into the ground but they would certainly be looking to take money back out of the club which would dwarf the dividends currently being paid significantly I would imagine |
No investor worth his salt would expect to derive any meaningful income from any investment in a UK football club.
Instead they would be looking to make their return by way of a capital gain on a future exit via a sale of the club.
The real concern is that the type of investor that would potentially be interested is likely to be a fund with a fixed term after which all investments would be liquidated with the returns distributed to fund investors. They would be unlikely to do anything stupid in terms of managing the business, but uncertainty arises as to the identity and conduct of any follow-on owners.
That said I don't believe any of this is real. |  |
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| American owners on 09:28 - Sep 26 with 2498 views | westx |
| American owners on 09:19 - Sep 26 by Pacemaker |
WestX is a WuM fact. |
How do you figure that out is it because you dont like the question I posed?
Are you in the camp of needing to down arrow my opening post as well ? | |
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| American owners on 10:12 - Sep 26 with 2421 views | dameedna |
| American owners on 09:23 - Sep 26 by Shaky |
No investor worth his salt would expect to derive any meaningful income from any investment in a UK football club.
Instead they would be looking to make their return by way of a capital gain on a future exit via a sale of the club.
The real concern is that the type of investor that would potentially be interested is likely to be a fund with a fixed term after which all investments would be liquidated with the returns distributed to fund investors. They would be unlikely to do anything stupid in terms of managing the business, but uncertainty arises as to the identity and conduct of any follow-on owners.
That said I don't believe any of this is real. |
I'd say the time period would be around 6 years for an exit
10 years in the Premiership and a 30,000 capacity stadium with season tickets sold out
Not now |  | | |
| American owners on 10:17 - Sep 26 with 2405 views | Le_Swans |
| American owners on 09:28 - Sep 26 by westx |
How do you figure that out is it because you dont like the question I posed?
Are you in the camp of needing to down arrow my opening post as well ? |
So your saying that all the shareholders (minus the trust) have had a secret meeting and all agreed to sell their shares to some yank?
And nobody has heard of this secret meeting other than you and the person who PM'd you this morning? | | | |
| American owners on 10:20 - Sep 26 with 2396 views | Lord_Bony |
I too have heard strong rumours of an interested party.
Who knows... |  |
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| American owners on 10:21 - Sep 26 with 2390 views | Shaky |
| American owners on 10:12 - Sep 26 by dameedna |
I'd say the time period would be around 6 years for an exit
10 years in the Premiership and a 30,000 capacity stadium with season tickets sold out
Not now |
Well it's all speculation for now, and even if there is some substance in this rumour, the vast majority of these potential deals don't come off for one reason or another.
We shall see. | |
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| American owners on 10:46 - Sep 26 with 2110 views | WarwickHunt |
| American owners on 10:17 - Sep 26 by Le_Swans |
So your saying that all the shareholders (minus the trust) have had a secret meeting and all agreed to sell their shares to some yank?
And nobody has heard of this secret meeting other than you and the person who PM'd you this morning? |
It's hardly a secret (courtesy of a certain director) and the Trust are well aware of it... | | | |
| American owners on 10:52 - Sep 26 with 2094 views | jackonicko |
| American owners on 10:46 - Sep 26 by WarwickHunt |
It's hardly a secret (courtesy of a certain director) and the Trust are well aware of it... |
It's almost as if some are more keen to sell than others? I wonder who that might be. |  | | |
| American owners on 11:00 - Sep 26 with 2070 views | Darran |
| American owners on 08:19 - Sep 26 by westx |
Had a PM this morning telling me that this is 100% true
I'm now a little confused how these people who love the club and have said so much over so many years would just sell out at the first opportunity and make their money off the back of us
What has been said on here is clearly true - club run by the fans for the fans is just about until there is a few quid to be made |
Do they like Cheap Trick? |  |
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| American owners on 11:05 - Sep 26 with 2055 views | JackoBoostardo |
Regardless of whether this 'rumour' is true or not, if an investor is brought in then I am confident this is only when the board are satisfied the club will be secure. Afterall, it's the same board who already saved the club once from a sh1tty investor. |  |
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| American owners on 11:17 - Sep 26 with 2014 views | Le_Swans |
| American owners on 10:46 - Sep 26 by WarwickHunt |
It's hardly a secret (courtesy of a certain director) and the Trust are well aware of it... |
Fair enough, I wonder which director... | | | |
| American owners on 11:22 - Sep 26 with 1987 views | WarwickHunt |
| American owners on 11:00 - Sep 26 by Darran |
Do they like Cheap Trick? |
I hope not. We don't want idiots running our club. | | | |
| American owners on 11:24 - Sep 26 with 1979 views | westx |
| American owners on 10:46 - Sep 26 by WarwickHunt |
It's hardly a secret (courtesy of a certain director) and the Trust are well aware of it... |
Maybe one of the trust board could have an input into the discussion - it does appear to be far bigger common knowledge than I expected | |
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| American owners on 11:26 - Sep 26 with 1970 views | westx |
| American owners on 10:21 - Sep 26 by Shaky |
Well it's all speculation for now, and even if there is some substance in this rumour, the vast majority of these potential deals don't come off for one reason or another.
We shall see. |
You can surely though assume that if one offer doesn't come if people want to sell then another potential suitor won't be too far away? | |
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| American owners on 11:28 - Sep 26 with 1965 views | Shaky |
| American owners on 11:24 - Sep 26 by westx |
Maybe one of the trust board could have an input into the discussion - it does appear to be far bigger common knowledge than I expected |
If it is halfway serious they are likely to be bound by confidentiality. Obviously that blabbermouth director excepted, whose initials I am guessing could be LD. | |
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| American owners on 11:33 - Sep 26 with 1951 views | Shaky |
| American owners on 11:26 - Sep 26 by westx |
You can surely though assume that if one offer doesn't come if people want to sell then another potential suitor won't be too far away? |
Nope you can't assume that at all.
And I have got to tell you that were I advising the shareholders, I would be screaming sell, sell purely on a financial basis.
Furthermore, as a supporter I might still remain fairly keen, obviously subject to knowing a lot more about the terms. | |
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