Pamplemousse Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Number 1 investment priority should be the area around St. Mary's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Number 1 investment priority should be the area around St. Mary's Number 1 investment priority should be on the bunch of blokes who play on the green patch in the middle of SMS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggface Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Very concerning how long this whole process took, let's hope it's for the best. Time will tell. I hope they communicate their plans shortly in terms of what they will bring to the table. Right now it would appear nothing other than Kat getting her wedge out. It would be great if our transfer budget was increased, but unlikely IMO. Hopefully they have plans to build on the recent investment and development in the infrastructure of the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Celebrate big time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/14/southampton-staff-told-business-usual-buyout-chinese-businessman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martel Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Cheers - Decent money but not up there with the top teams. He can't throw money at us anyway even if he wanted to due to FFP. It might increase our commercial activity in China though that will help FFP issues. We'll still be self sustaining, which is fine by me. Be interesting to see how this affects out transfers in and out. Could he not sponcer the stadium, with Ethiad as an example? Or has that been outlawed now?One of you our there will be up to speed on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 I pay through advertising clicks, go fix my article please. Touche!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 All loans made by Kat are paid off - we are in effect debt free now. Adam LeitchVerified account @adamleitchsport 5m5 minutes ago Adam Leitch Retweeted Adam Leitch To confirm all loans to KL have been paid off as part of the deal so #saintsfc are more or less debt free Adam Leitch added, Adam LeitchVerified account @adamleitchsport Markus Liebherr invested £15m. Katharina £54m. That's a profit of £141m plus a stake still worth more than £50m at this valuation #saintsfc 0 replies 0 retweets 1 like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggers Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Now Liverpool will call, can I order a VVD to go...Be ready in fifteen minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Will be interesting to see what role Nelly Gao has at the club, assuming it's her fathers wealth. Let's hope she doesn't become the elephant in the room. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hoping she dips into her purse for a few £million to be invested in the team. If she's as good for the club as the Liebherr's have been then in time she'll become known as Nelly the Benevolent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 All loans made by Kat are paid off - we are in effect debt free now. Adam LeitchVerified account @adamleitchsport 5m5 minutes ago Adam Leitch Retweeted Adam Leitch To confirm all loans to KL have been paid off as part of the deal so #saintsfc are more or less debt free Adam Leitch added, Adam LeitchVerified account @adamleitchsport Markus Liebherr invested £15m. Katharina £54m. That's a profit of £141m plus a stake still worth more than £50m at this valuation #saintsfc 0 replies 0 retweets 1 like A good foundation to push on from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyd Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 I am sure we will see a modest increase in the player budget. Maybe we can rival Everton and kick on a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 I sit pretty close to Kat and anyone who saw her watch the ML tribute on Saturday could see she was visibly very emotional. The family took a gamble many years ago, have made some excellent hiring decisions in Cortese, Reed and Krueger and leave a fantastic legacy that has given many people huge pleasure including two cup finals, two promotions and four consecutive top eight finishes. With the exception of Chelsea and Man City I cannot think of any other club for whom a takeover has had such a sustainable impact (the word sustainable means Blackburn are excluded!). Every Saints fan should be saying a huge thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secret Site Agent Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Managed to find a picture of him, not sure what to make of it... Fair play. I should have started 'Good Moaning'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 We don't have 210 million £, Kat does. Doubt if she plans ploughing back much of it on kick ass players though. Quite-this cash is a payment for her shares, it will not come to the club as working capital. I doubt if she will use any money to increase her loans to the club, as she is a minority shareholder now. The club will still owe her the amount of her loans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 I sit pretty close to Kat and anyone who saw her watch the ML tribute on Saturday could see she was visibly very emotional. The family took a gamble many years ago, have made some excellent hiring decisions in Cortese, Reed and Krueger and leave a fantastic legacy that has given many people huge pleasure including two cup finals, two promotions and four consecutive top eight finishes. With the exception of Chelsea and Man City I cannot think of any other club for whom a takeover has had such a sustainable impact (the word sustainable means Blackburn are excluded!). Every Saints fan should be saying a huge thank you Absolutely right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Quite-this cash is a payment for her shares, it will not come to the club as working capital. I doubt if she will use any money to increase her loans to the club, as she is a minority shareholder now. The club will still owe her the amount of her loans. Nah, they won't. In most cases like this the loans are repaid and indeed Adam Leitch confirmed that her loans were repaid as part of the transaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyd Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Quite-this cash is a payment for her shares, it will not come to the club as working capital. I doubt if she will use any money to increase her loans to the club, as she is a minority shareholder now. The club will still owe her the amount of her loans. PA News say all loans paid in full. Why would you pay tax on the capital gain when loan repayments are tax free? No business runs like you suggest . A big 4 accountant and a top city solicitor will see to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluto Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 'Partnership' = PR waffle... Its clearly a takeover and i look forward to seeing their credentials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 'Partnership' = PR waffle... Its clearly a takeover and i look forward to seeing their credentials. Let's hope they don't increase the number of "Cat A" matches. #fuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 I sit pretty close to Kat and anyone who saw her watch the ML tribute on Saturday could see she was visibly very emotional. The family took a gamble many years ago, have made some excellent hiring decisions in Cortese, Reed and Krueger and leave a fantastic legacy that has given many people huge pleasure including two cup finals, two promotions and four consecutive top eight finishes. With the exception of Chelsea and Man City I cannot think of any other club for whom a takeover has had such a sustainable impact (the word sustainable means Blackburn are excluded!). Every Saints fan should be saying a huge thank you Not forgetting the several meltdowns we've had along the way to keep the SWF doom and gloom merchants happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Be interesting to see what money is actually being invested in the club. Thanks Kat and your family for everything. Been some great years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 I think FFP stopped this year No it didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggface Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 All loans made by Kat are paid off - we are in effect debt free now. Adam LeitchVerified account @adamleitchsport 5m5 minutes ago Adam Leitch Retweeted Adam Leitch To confirm all loans to KL have been paid off as part of the deal so #saintsfc are more or less debt free Adam Leitch added, Adam LeitchVerified account @adamleitchsport Markus Liebherr invested £15m. Katharina £54m. That's a profit of £141m plus a stake still worth more than £50m at this valuation #saintsfc 0 replies 0 retweets 1 like That is great news that the hefty loans to Katharina have been paid off. Great start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 (edited) That is great news that the hefty loans owed to Katharina have been paid off. Great start. The loans came from KL not to her; Jeez can't they get anything right, it's a question of basic language. Loan = someone lending you money, borrow= taking money loaned by someone else. Edited 14 August, 2017 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4708514/Everton-beaten-elitist-trap-set-FFP.html I don't know what Samuel is talking about. FFP has not ended (or if it has, the news coverage of the ending has been remarkably muted). And Everton has not accomplished anything yet. He makes it sound like Everton has locked up regular appearances in the Champions League. Samuel has always hated FFP for good reason, but this article seems to leave reason behind so that he can assert as true what he wants to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Overwhelming feeling is disappointment that this has happened despite it being on the cards for some time. I don't think any club under Chinese ownership has flourished since they bought into their respective clubs, and all the indications here have been that Gao/Lander have struggled to get the deal done. Just hope the Gao's can continue the Liebherr legacy and good work but not excited by today's news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 My eternal optimism is duking it out with my inner pessimism. I think i,'ll just go to sleep and wake up for the matches. My brain hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 No it didn't. Come on mush i know you're a septic but i thought you were more in touch with our sense of humour than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millbrook Saint Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Overwhelming feeling is disappointment that this has happened despite it being on the cards for some time. I don't think any club under Chinese ownership has flourished since they bought into their respective clubs, and all the indications here have been that Gao/Lander have struggled to get the deal done. Just hope the Gao's can continue the Liebherr legacy and good work but not excited by today's news. Leicester for one, not sure how they'll do this year but the Chinese are certainly putting money in. Even if we don't start paying massive fees and we keep our business model of buying up and coming players, we may be able to offer higher wages when they start to fulfill their potential, meaning they don't bugger off to the scousers the second they start to perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Leicester for one, not sure how they'll do this year but the Chinese are certainly putting money in. Even if we don't start paying massive fees and we keep our business model of buying up and coming players, we may be able to offer higher wages when they start to fulfill their potential, meaning they don't bugger off to the scousers the second they start to perform. They have Thai owners. Wolves are owned by a Chinese 'investment' vehicle, and seemingly Jorge Mendes. That smells a bit fishy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Come on mush i know you're a septic but i thought you were more in touch with our sense of humour than that! Sorry for missing that, but given that someone else linked to a Samuel article saying that FFP had ended, I think I can be forgiven. In any case, here are some links to relatively recent articles that sort of demonstrate it is still on going. Also, I am not a septic. https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-news/2017/6/19/15828876/mohamed-salah-liverpool-transfer-uncertainty-roma-financial-fair-play-porto http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-transfer-news-mohamed-salah-35-million-roma-jurgen-klopp-tadic-keita-werner-solanke-a7785676.html http://www.espnfc.com/uefa-champions-league/story/3141170/porto-are-only-club-punished-for-breaking-financial-fair-play-rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 The Leicester owners aren't Chinese though are they ? Although you're right that out of Asian owners they are the exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Man, I gotta love Redslo for his due diligence. I want him as my lawyer when I finally jump on my neighbour lady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Number 1 investment priority should be the area around St. Mary's I'd argue a bit of TLC into St Mary's itself is the 1st thing on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 SS, really. Where would you upgrade, as I think SMS is in pretty good condition, at least in Kingsland it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 SS, really. Where would you upgrade, as I think SMS is in pretty good condition, at least in Kingsland it is. I love St Mary's. But it looks quite tired & dated, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millbrook Saint Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 oops that'll teach me for thinking I read it somewhere without double checkinh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Will be interesting to see what role Nelly Gao has at the club, assuming it's her fathers wealth. Let's hope she doesn't become the elephant in the room. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Odd thing to say. Why would she be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Overwhelming feeling is disappointment that this has happened despite it being on the cards for some time. I don't think any club under Chinese ownership has flourished since they bought into their respective clubs, and all the indications here have been that Gao/Lander have struggled to get the deal done. Just hope the Gao's can continue the Liebherr legacy and good work but not excited by today's news. Inclined to agree but it's a sign of the times. As a mate of mine said last week, it's more about 75 billion Chinese people wanting to watch Southampton V Crystal Palace these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Odd thing to say. Why would she be? Because she's got huge ears and a trunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Inclined to agree but it's a sign of the times. As a mate of mine said last week, it's more about 75 billion Chinese people wanting to watch Southampton V Crystal Palace these days. 75 billion Chinese people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Expect to see an academy tie up in China announced shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Expect to see an academy tie up in China announced shortly. Speculation on your part? or "ITK"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 75 billion Chinese people? They must have relaxed the transistor radio birth control incentive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/15472828.ANALYSIS__A_look_behind_the_Saints_deal/?ref=rss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 Kat was not going to sell us to some shysters without any intentions or finance. To be fair, you don't have the slightest clue wether that is true or not. I'm glad it's all sorted out, think it's a good sign that Kat has kept 20% - could mean that she's expecting progression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 So excited about next season's all red kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 So excited about next season's all red kit. Don't get em all het up now CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 14 August, 2017 Share Posted 14 August, 2017 So excited about next season's all red kit. That was just a Cortese head fart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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