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The Sunday Times - Southampton put up for sale at £250m

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Turkish

Turkish

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1 hour ago, westmidlandsaint said:

I wonder if the Premier League decision to cancel the TV deal with China will also make Gao think about selling up. 

He already is.

beatlesaint

beatlesaint

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1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

Gao has wanted nothing to do with us since at least the end of last year. 

So presumably the business opportunities he thought would come his way if he owned the football club haven't matarialised then ?

Turkish

Turkish

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15 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

So presumably the business opportunities he thought would come his way if he owned the football club haven't matarialised then ?

Certainly buying players for £12m and selling them for £75m plus relegation not existing haven't materialised. 

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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5 hours ago, beatlesaint said:

So presumably the business opportunities he thought would come his way if he owned the football club haven't matarialised then ?

I think it's more that the political situation in China has changed. I'm not sure anyone can say with certainty that Gao had much control over the asset anyway. The purchase was very clearly for political reasons more than anything else. 

East Kent Saint

East Kent Saint

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The “law” in China changed part way through the purchase . GAO was then unable to use money from China to complete the deal as Xi declared that too much money was leaving the country so GAO then had to borrow money from a source outside China to buy Saints. After that is has been all downhill for GAO.....

hasper57saint

hasper57saint

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And now the FA have withdrawn from the Chinese TV agreement the money appears to be drying up. However,the 'big' clubs will also suffer financially which ain't no bad thing considering the obscene amounts a couple of them are paying their players.

Chez

Chez

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2 hours ago, East Kent Saint said:

The “law” in China changed part way through the purchase . GAO was then unable to use money from China to complete the deal as Xi declared that too much money was leaving the country so GAO then had to borrow money from a source outside China to buy Saints. After that is has been all downhill for GAO.....

why didn't he pull put?

Turkish

Turkish

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6 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

I think it's more that the political situation in China has changed. I'm not sure anyone can say with certainty that Gao had much control over the asset anyway. The purchase was very clearly for political reasons more than anything else. 

You mean the Chinese government don’t want to spend £200m on a football club so they can spend £20b turning the land around it into the European Las Vegas anymore? Who’s have thought it..... 

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trousers

trousers

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10 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Think we will be hearing more about this before too long... 

Permission to ask my stock question sir!

If you were to take a punt, how many days/weeks would you say "before too long" is...? I won't hold you to it, honest guv!

Cheers! :)

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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1 minute ago, trousers said:

Permission to ask my stock question sir!

If you were to take a punt, how many days/weeks would you say "before too long" is...? I won't hold you to it, honest guv!

Cheers! :)

As with all of these things they are notoriously fluid but I wouldn't be surprised to hear something mid/late October.

trousers

trousers

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2 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

As with all of these things they are notoriously fluid but I wouldn't be surprised to hear something mid/late October.

cheers 👍

Verbal

Verbal

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7 hours ago, trousers said:

cheers 👍

I know I've been away a while but how the fork has hypo, of all people, come to be thought of as ITK?

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benjii

benjii

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7 hours ago, Verbal said:

I know I've been away a while but how the fork has hypo, of all people, come to be thought of as ITK?

We live in strange times.

benjii

benjii

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My sources tell me that there are some crafty interests in town. 
 

They may be looking to put the cheese on top of the burger soon.

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Katalinic

Katalinic

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12 minutes ago, benjii said:

My sources tell me that there are some crafty interests in town. 
 

They may be looking to put the cheese on top of the burger soon.

Crafty or Krafty?

miserableoldgit

miserableoldgit

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18 minutes ago, benjii said:

My sources tell me that there are some crafty interests in town. 
 

They may be looking to put the cheese on top of the burger soon.

How come everyone has sources? I haven't got any sources....but I would like to get hold of some. Can anyone tell me the best place to get some??

Pilchards

Pilchards

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Just now, miserableoldgit said:

How come everyone has sources? I haven't got any sources....but I would like to get hold of some. Can anyone tell me the best place to get some??

Tesco’s do some wicked ones!

Mikey88

Mikey88

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22 minutes ago, benjii said:

My sources tell me that there are some crafty interests in town. 
 

They may be looking to put the cheese on top of the burger soon.

Robert Kraft rumoured to be interested in buying a team a few years ago. Doesn’t he own the Patriots as well?

trousers

trousers

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55 minutes ago, Mikey88 said:

Robert Kraft rumoured to be interested in buying a team a few years ago. Doesn’t he own the Patriots as well?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41592525
(interview in 2017)

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Robert Kraft is "still intrigued" by the prospect of buying a Premier League club, but says he is put off by the absence of a salary cap.

The 76-year-old American billionaire, whose family also owns NFL team the New England Patriots and Major League Soccer club New England Revolution, was linked with buying Liverpool in 2005.

"I like to win at whatever I do," he told BBC Sport.

"But without a salary cap I'm concerned that we might be at a disadvantage."

The NFL salary cap - the set amount of money that each of the league's 32 teams is allowed to spend on player salaries - is $167m for 2017.

Former Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry met with Kraft in the United States in 2005, before the Reds were eventually sold to American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks in 2007.

Since 2010 the club has been owned by Fenway Sports Group, which also owns Major League Baseball side Boston Red Sox.

Kraft added: "We helped found MLS in America. Our league here is starting to really develop, and with our soccer team we've gone to the championship game five times in 21 years.

"I'm just concerned in the Premier League that we might not, with all the different ways of operating, we're not as familiar with all of them.

"Let's say people from all over the world come in and buy teams and maybe they have different reasons for doing it and managing it. And you have to compete with that and I'm not sure. But I'm still intrigued."

The good news is that he's got very distinctive earlobes, so should be easy to spot if he ever pops in to West Quay for a bite to eat on one of his reconnaissance trips...

Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner, charged in human trafficking/prostitution investigation

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Pilchards

Pilchards

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4 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Would the possible new owners somehow be involved with current transfers or have a say?

They probably would of liked Weston McKennie as he would of got the Americans excited.

Any other ones on that side of the water?

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trousers

trousers

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14 minutes ago, Pilchards said:

They probably would of liked Weston McKennie as he would of got the Americans excited.

Any other ones on that side of the water?

Jackson Yueill maybe? 23 year old holding midfielder that has an eye for a forward pass...

 

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capitalsaint

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On 07/09/2020 at 19:32, hypochondriac said:

As with all of these things they are notoriously fluid but I wouldn't be surprised to hear something mid/late October.

Blink once for Dell, twice for Kraft and thrice for some chancer we’ve never heard of.

Miltonaggro

Miltonaggro

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5 hours ago, Wade Garrett said:

It’s ok.  His daughter Kat Kraft will take over.  What could possibly go wrong.

She will immediately look to oust her father's diminutive trusted advisor, Nicola Mascarpone (who will have been courted to take over at AC Nestle)...

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Sevvy

Sevvy

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6 hours ago, miserableoldgit said:

How come everyone has sources? I haven't got any sources....but I would like to get hold of some. Can anyone tell me the best place to get some??

Ask Turkish 

Nolan

Nolan

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a sporting dynasty Link up between New England Patriots and Southampton on the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower would be a nice little coup.

certainly for promoting the City as a whole.

trousers

trousers

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7 minutes ago, Nolan said:

a sporting dynasty Link up between New England Patriots and Southampton on the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower would be a nice little coup.

certainly for promoting the City as a whole.

Good spot. So, eyes peeled for a takeover announcement on 11th November...

Charlie Wayman

Charlie Wayman

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1 hour ago, trousers said:

Good spot. So, eyes peeled for a takeover announcement on 11th November...

It is almost certain that there will be a big announcement around then. Biden takes over from Trump! 🤞

Toussaint

Toussaint

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3 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said:

It is almost certain that there will be a big announcement around then. Biden takes over from Trump! 🤞

I that scenario, who owns your football club will be the least of your worries.

Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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9 hours ago, Nolan said:

a sporting dynasty Link up between New England Patriots and Southampton on the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower would be a nice little coup.

certainly for promoting the City as a whole.

Problem is when most people think of the Mayflower they think Plymouth rather than Southampton. Even though Plymouth was essentially a service station stop on a long drive.

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SaintsFan86

SaintsFan86

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39 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Problem is most people think of the Mayflower they think Plymouth rather than Southampton. Plymouth was essentially a service station stop on a long drive.

A long time ago, Plymouth isn't go ing to interest a buyer more than saints

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