choffer Posted June 14, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2014 Just wish someone would get a sheik on and buy us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Just been trying to see if there was anything else relevant to Al-Baltan and found this: Al Shabab boss Khalid Al Baltan has dismissed reports claiming that he intentionally postponed coach Michel Preudhomme's release lest of the penalty clause.Al Baltan said that he will not sign with any coach for more than two years.He also said that they did not receive any offers regarding Nasser Al Shamrani except from Al Hilal, adding that it was the player's choice to leave.He concluded by saying that he gave his best to the club hoping this season would be his last as a president. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:K9UtztkUlowJ:en.stc-mall.com/sports/football/league%3Dsaudiarabia-proleague/news/news%3Dshabab-boss-hopes-this-season-will-his-last.html+&cd=21&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=sa This was in September last year, so he already knew he'd be leaving Al Shabab way before Villa was apparently put up for sale (meaning it is unlikely he has specifically stepped down to buy us). Of course, maybe his plan was to step down and find a club to buy, but his decision to leave Al Shabab was definitely a decision he made a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Hasn't it been pretty much common knowledge for years that Lerner has been willing to sell? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezvilla Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'm finding it hard to believe yet another ITK. I've accepted that nothings is likely close until I read some kind of confirmation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 way before Villa was apparently put up for sale I think Villa were "unofficially" up for sale around the same time (September) TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amo69 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Out of interest does anybody know of other Saudi owners of football clubs. Is it only Shefield United? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) Just been trying to see if there was anything else relevant to Al-Baltan and found this: The information ive got says that he has being negotiating for couple of months. I think Lerner was putting it unofficialy for sale as Mantis said. Edited June 14, 2014 by limpid fixed quote 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Out of interest does anybody know of other Saudi owners of football clubs. Is it only Shefield United? He is a prince who have some experience with clubs here in Saudi. He is business man but I dont think he is Super rich. He bought 51% from the club. I remember one with Portsmoth but not sure about him. I dont think there are more though. Out of interest does anybody know of other Saudi owners of football clubs. Is it only Shefield United? He is a prince who have some experience with clubs here in Saudi. He is business man but I dont think he is Super rich. He bought 51% from the club. I remember one with Portsmoth but not sure about him. I dont think there are more though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'd be saudified with any owner who will pump in oil the support we need to be entertaining and competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Some advice to russ lynch would be not to tell everyone you've got an exclusive story when you now don't. And the reason would be because you look like a journalist that knows nothing whatsoever. Ergo, poor journalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 The guy who was at Portmouth (Sulaiman Al Farim) was just a front man who didn't have that much net worth when, he brought Portsmouth. But Sheikh Mansour at Man City got fed up with him when he fronted his successful bid of Man City as everyone was thinking it was Sulaiman Al Farim that owned the club to start with when it was Mansour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I'd be saudified with any owner who will pump in oil the support we need to be entertaining and competitive. Not sure if that's a play on words or a classic typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Chen Feng is apparently the leading figure in the Chinese interest that MM referred to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smetrov Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Chen Feng is apparently the leading figure in the Chinese interest that MM referred to. Whose he then ? - not a carson yeaung clone is he ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Chen Feng is apparently the leading figure in the Chinese interest that MM referred to. Whose he then ? - not a carson yeaung clone is he ? Prejudice much? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Gotta be honest, I would really not like to be taken over by a Far East investor and/or Indian/Pakistani. I wouldn't profess to knowing anything about business really but those regions just strike me as having little to no true regulation and that frightens me. I'm not saying there aren't plenty of corrupt British and American businessmen out there but I just get the feeling that they have to operate at least slightly more legally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezvilla Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Chen Feng is apparently the leading figure in the Chinese interest that MM referred to. says who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Gotta be honest, I would really not like to be taken over by a Far East investor and/or Indian/Pakistani. I wouldn't profess to knowing anything about business really but those regions just strike me as having little to no true regulation and that frightens me. I'm not saying there aren't plenty of corrupt British and American businessmen out there but I just get the feeling that they have to operate at least slightly more legally If you read up on this guys background you will probably feel safer. SELF MADE it seems! Humble, ambitious etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 There's a Cheng Feng who is part of the HNA group I don't what it stands for but seems something to do with Aviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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