Delmary Posted 17 October, 2020 Share Posted 17 October, 2020 An interesting old article on Dagrosa’s departure from Bordeaux. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/09/bordeaux-angry-fans-owners-promising-football-team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 October, 2020 Share Posted 17 October, 2020 On 15/10/2020 at 12:35, hypochondriac said: I'll look into it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 17 October, 2020 Share Posted 17 October, 2020 4 minutes ago, Turkish said: 😆I haven't had a reply yet! I do know that things have been going on behind the scenes. Not sure what the outcome has been from any talks with the prem which are what is needed now if you want to take over. You're the true itk Turkish so if you hear anything else of interest then let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 October, 2020 Share Posted 17 October, 2020 2 hours ago, hypochondriac said: 😆I haven't had a reply yet! I do know that things have been going on behind the scenes. Not sure what the outcome has been from any talks with the prem which are what is needed now if you want to take over. You're the true itk Turkish so if you hear anything else of interest then let me know My lips are sealed pal. People didn’t want me carrying “the joke” on so they’ll just have to wait or relying on the charlatans and false prophets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 17 October, 2020 Share Posted 17 October, 2020 2 hours ago, Delmary said: An interesting old article on Dagrosa’s departure from Bordeaux. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/09/bordeaux-angry-fans-owners-promising-football-team Sounds like he pulled the wool over the eyes of the investors and then made bad decisions in the running of the club. Untrustworthy and incompetent? Would be a great combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8853205/SPORTS-AGENDA-Southampton-rage-Big-Picture-duo-Rooneys-calling-shots-Derby.html "As revealed by Sportsmail, Saints are close to clinching a lucrative takeover and they were furious at what they saw as reckless actions which could have undermined the Premier League product — and put their own sale in jeopardy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 44 minutes ago, trousers said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8853205/SPORTS-AGENDA-Southampton-rage-Big-Picture-duo-Rooneys-calling-shots-Derby.html "As revealed by Sportsmail, Saints are close to clinching a lucrative takeover and they were furious at what they saw as reckless actions which could have undermined the Premier League product — and put their own sale in jeopardy." I would suggest this is why we haven't heard about the takeover yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 46 minutes ago, trousers said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8853205/SPORTS-AGENDA-Southampton-rage-Big-Picture-duo-Rooneys-calling-shots-Derby.html "As revealed by Sportsmail, Saints are close to clinching a lucrative takeover and they were furious at what they saw as reckless actions which could have undermined the Premier League product — and put their own sale in jeopardy." Lucrative is the questionable word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 Lucrative for Gao maybe. Also they are 'apoplectic' apparently but I bet if either come knocking for one of our players they will happily deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, hypochondriac said: I would suggest this is why we haven't heard about the takeover yet... Edited 19 October, 2020 by trousers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 2 hours ago, trousers said: To be clear I don't actually know. Haven't heard from anyone for a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 38 minutes ago, hypochondriac said: To be clear I don't actually know. Haven't heard from anyone for a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 We will hear something soon — on a day ending with the letter “y”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 24 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: We will hear something soon — on a day ending with the letter “y”. Mayday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 Are we still thinking this is Da Grosa or another one like RedBall etc ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevy777_x Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 2 minutes ago, Convict Colony said: Are we still thinking this is Da Grosa or another one like RedBall etc ? 2 minutes ago, Convict Colony said: Are we still thinking this is Da Grosa or another one like RedBall etc ? DaGrosa 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, stevy777_x said: DaGrosa 100% p.s. source? Edited 19 October, 2020 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 I dunno, I just dont think someone like him would own our club especially with Blackmore saying to ignore those people in the papers when he has been the only one and seemed to burn his partners in Bordeaux. Redbird bought a 85% stake in Toulouse in July, have 500mil to spend so I am clinging to that particular hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 2 minutes ago, Convict Colony said: I dunno, I just dont think someone like him would own our club especially with Blackmore saying to ignore those people in the papers when he has been the only one and seemed to burn his partners in Bordeaux. Redbird bought a 85% stake in Toulouse in July, have 500mil to spend so I am clinging to that particular hope. Last I saw, they were looking at a stake in Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicBoom Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 Let's be honest, it all comes down to money. If your owner has limited funds, runs to tight budgets, or wants to be self sustaining then you are going to be bottom half. If your owners spend you'll be top ten. Yes there are the odd exceptions and some of those last for a season or two but overall that's the way it is. Everton weren't very good, spent money and are now at the top. Villa the same. So if we get anyone that it basically using other people's money then we will get more of the same as we have now. If we ever find a billionaire who is determined to compete then we can start dreaming. I feel this Degrosa chap won't be much different to what we have now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 4 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: Last I saw, they were looking at a stake in Liverpool. yeah saw that article, might make sense as they were talking about if they merger with Redbird then they want to have more teams a la city and Redbird have Toulouse already. Anyway whatever happens i expect the sale and announcement to be underwhelming, would love Ralph to be given some money for a transfer window in the summer though to really see what he could do with 50-60mil to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 7 minutes ago, SonicBoom said: Everton weren't very good, spent money and are now at the top. Villa the same. Well lets see after 38 games first 🤭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 2 minutes ago, Convict Colony said: yeah saw that article, might make sense as they were talking about if they merger with Redbird then they want to have more teams a la city and Redbird have Toulouse already. Anyway whatever happens i expect the sale and announcement to be underwhelming, would love Ralph to be given some money for a transfer window in the summer though to really see what he could do with 50-60mil to spend. I’d even be happy with a scenario like we have where we spend what we make, but the owner puts in £30m each season. Even that would be a massive improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 5 hours ago, Turkish said: I would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 4 hours ago, SuperSAINT said: I’d even be happy with a scenario like we have where we spend what we make, but the owner puts in £30m each season. Even that would be a massive improvement. Anybody buying Saints is hoping to make money, not give away £30m every year...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 1 hour ago, Master Bates said: I would Rooting for her then 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 50 minutes ago, SW5 SAINT said: Anybody buying Saints is hoping to make money, not give away £30m every year...... It’s what I’d like — not what we’d get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 1 hour ago, Master Bates said: I would Your username checks out 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsLoyal Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 I don’t see how any realistic takeover can happen, when everything has been handed over in lieu of £80million loan. maybe only the loaners can come forth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 19 October, 2020 Share Posted 19 October, 2020 1 hour ago, SW5 SAINT said: Anybody buying Saints is hoping to make money, not give away £30m every year...... If you spend the additional money well, why is it giving it away? A better squad will generally result in higher placing and higher merit payment, more frequently tv appearances and a higher facility fee, and if your scouting team know what they're doing, it's obviously better to double the value of a young £30m player than it is to double the value of a £10m player when you consider player sales. Anyone hoping to make money out of this club without making the investments necessary to keep pace with recruitment in the rest of the league is playing a very dicey game with fine margins and a potentially huge risk of sudden, catastrophic asset devaluation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 20 October, 2020 Share Posted 20 October, 2020 Random input, asked the Bloomberg dude who writes about investment into football and did a good article on US investment in European football and asked him if he'd heard about our proposed takeover. He said........... It's gone very quiet. Read into that what you will 🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djharvey Posted 20 October, 2020 Share Posted 20 October, 2020 Just now, LeG said: Not aware of any real talks going on at the moment, but wouldn't hear anything at that kind of level anyway. Its basically just owners, buyers and lawyers. We were very close to being sold before the pandemic but that fell through as the buyer got hit in the pocket big time. So who was that then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 20 October, 2020 Share Posted 20 October, 2020 3 hours ago, LeG said: We were very close to being sold before the pandemic but that fell through as the buyer got hit in the pocket big time. Richard Branson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 20 October, 2020 Share Posted 20 October, 2020 4 minutes ago, trousers said: Richard Branson? Rishi Sunak 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djharvey Posted 20 October, 2020 Share Posted 20 October, 2020 41 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: Rishi Sunak 😉 Nice! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 21 October, 2020 Share Posted 21 October, 2020 17 hours ago, Convict Colony said: Random input, asked the Bloomberg dude who writes about investment into football and did a good article on US investment in European football and asked him if he'd heard about our proposed takeover. He said........... It's gone very quiet. Read into that what you will 🤣🤣 Basically, once again Liverpool have fooked us over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 21 October, 2020 Share Posted 21 October, 2020 11 hours ago, badgerx16 said: Rishi Sunak 😉 His star is beginning to wane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 25 October, 2020 Share Posted 25 October, 2020 So, is someone going to buy this high flying club of ours, or what...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 October, 2020 Share Posted 25 October, 2020 1 hour ago, trousers said: So, is someone going to buy this high flying club of ours, or what...? Such a shame people don’t want me to share my info anymore..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Jim Posted 25 October, 2020 Share Posted 25 October, 2020 1 hour ago, Turkish said: Such a shame people don’t want me to share my info anymore..... Whats stopping you? Id be interested in finding out any info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty's Caddy Posted 25 October, 2020 Share Posted 25 October, 2020 Probably gone quiet due to the whole European super league thing. The whole focus of televised football would shift. Probs waiting to see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 4 hours ago, Matty's Caddy said: Probably gone quiet due to the whole European super league thing. The whole focus of televised football would shift. Probs waiting to see what happens Nothing will happen. This comes up every few years and then disappears off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 It come up so the big clubs can negotiate better terms in the champions league and take home more of the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 11 hours ago, Matty's Caddy said: Probably gone quiet due to the whole European super league thing. The whole focus of televised football would shift. Probs waiting to see what happens I think we will hear something this week or not at all. I'm leaning towards DaGrosa being a bit of a chancer (shocking I know!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 9 minutes ago, hypochondriac said: I think we will hear something this week or not at all. I'm leaning towards DaGrosa being a bit of a chancer (shocking I know!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 Just now, Convict Colony said: What I was told is that the period of exclusivity expires this week so its now or never. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 48 minutes ago, LeG said: I believe that the interested party who almost bought us were in the hotel business. The pandemic hit and the deal collapsed. DaGrossa...im pretty sure hes just using the whole thing to get his name out there. Its all gone rather quiet. Either nothing is happening any more, or someone very serious is doing a deal quietly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 2 hours ago, LeG said: I believe that the interested party who almost bought us were in the hotel business. The pandemic hit and the deal collapsed. DaGrossa...im pretty sure hes just using the whole thing to get his name out there. Its all gone rather quiet. Either nothing is happening any more, or someone very serious is doing a deal quietly. As Adam Blackmore said in a Tweet weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 2 hours ago, LeG said: I believe that the interested party who almost bought us were in the hotel business. The pandemic hit and the deal collapsed. DaGrossa...im pretty sure hes just using the whole thing to get his name out there. Its all gone rather quiet. Either nothing is happening any more, or someone very serious is doing a deal quietly. assuming american - top 10 wealthy ones https://www.businessinsider.com/the-wealthiest-hotel-owners-in-america-2013-1?international=true&r=US&IR=T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 26 October, 2020 Share Posted 26 October, 2020 3 hours ago, Turkish said: The same thought crossed my mind!😅🥺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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