Scarface Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 Did anyone else hear BBC radio 5 live phone in last nigh, chap phoned after saints Forrest game and sputed we are the 4th richest club in England? How accurate is this or just some rubbish.
Saint Garrett Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 Where have you been ? Have you heard of that Leibherr bloke ?
farawaysaint Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 It's true if you take into account the Leibbher Family fortune. Rich owners are meaningless if they don't put in and these rich lists could be debated all day. Still, it's the generally accepted position that we're top 5 yes.
Paul Chuckle Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 5th according to this http://fourfourtwo.com/lists/thefootballrichlist201112thefull100.aspx
TUS Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 I think he got confused tbh. We have the 4th/5th richest OWNER. We are not necessarily the 4th/5th richest club.
Scarface Posted 15 January, 2012 Author Posted 15 January, 2012 Where have you been ? Have you heard of that Leibherr bloke ? Sorry hadn't seen a rich list! Bold statement and savage raised a question mark when it was mentioned
westmidlandsaint Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 Lakshmi mittal for QPR is on the list but is he still involved in QPR after Fernandes took over? If not then we would be 4th
saintmatt Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 Lakshmi mittal for QPR is on the list but is he still involved in QPR after Fernandes took over? If not then we would be 4th I think so. He bought out Briatore (and Ecclestone, I think), not Mittal.
CanadaSaint Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 It's true if you take into account the Leibbher Family fortune. Rich owners are meaningless if they don't put in and these rich lists could be debated all day. Still, it's the generally accepted position that we're top 5 yes. Indeed, and even more meaningless if they seldom attend the games. I'm sure they're interested because they feel (and probably have) a responsibility to see Markus's wishes through to fruition, but whether it goes beyond that - and how much was set aside to pursue the vision - are things we don't know and probably never will. I don't set much stock in the wealth of our owners but the rumours about a huge bid for Hooper add a very interesting dimension to the discussion. Just as a matter of interest, when was the last time anyone from the Liebherr family attended a game?
norwaysaint Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 Yeah, as said before, our owners have the wealth, but we're far from the fourth richest club. United, City, Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are just 6 clubs who could easily outbid us for players still. But if we get promoted, I can see our level of financial support moving us up the rich list. I know a lot of them have debts, but part of being wealthy is how much debt you can work with without getting into trouble.
Dalek2003 Posted 15 January, 2012 Posted 15 January, 2012 I think he got confused tbh. We have the 4th/5th richest OWNER. We are not necessarily the 4th/5th richest club. Nail on the head. Even if the Liebbher family are prudent with their investment we are stronger because we have their backing. This brings about stability and allows us to plan for the future in a sustainable way. We have a lot to be grateful to Markus and the family, whatever their intentions. I also believe that the family are honourable unlike some of these flash fly by nights. We have a great future ahead of us, although i don't think this year will be the one that sees us promoted.
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