Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted May 7, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2016 They may be good for us; they may not be good for us. Time will tell. However, that's a risk we signed up to when we started chanting 'Lerner Out', and I've been chanting as loud as everyone else. There are only a very small number of people or groups prepared to invest £100m in a shit football team who are going nowhere, beggars can only be very limited choosers. Am I nervous? Hell yes. Is it guaranteed to be good for the club? Of course not. Do I think transferring ownership is essential, and quickly? Yep. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 At least they'll be people who will understand the massive potential the club has. Ultimately, we're not going to be asset stripped. They're going to make good business decisions to try to get a return on their investment. Barring a Man City/Chelsea style bottomless pit of money benefactor, this is as good an ownership proposal as any. They don't profit by cutting costs and running us into the ground. Randy definitely didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 So Damien Comolli ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Like everyone else sometimes its better the devil you know- but not this time. Even if it is a consortium trying to get a quick return on a promotion then that is still better than our Randy. All we ask is for a decent footballing and business structure and a reasonable player budget. We don't need any more tattoos, false declarations of unstinting support, restoring pubs or romantic nourishment. In a ideal world it would be a local business person and or fan backed takeover but at this stage that is not that likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 7, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2016 Chinese vc money? Seems very unlikely. Vc's like certainty. They will see a business in an area of business they know and understand and can see exactly how they can add value with their investment often intermingling their portfolio with economies of scale and cross selling Football clubs have no certainty. You can invest huge sums and get it so wrong (can't you Randy). On the face of it it looks good. Buy it cheap, invest up front, get to the PL and it's worth a ton more If you are a VC why gamble on an unknown quantity like a football club where you have no experience and a volatile risk of appointing the wrong manager or chief executive or spunking money on crap players when you could buy another aerospace company to add to your tried and tested aerospace portfolio with and almost guaranteed return? Football is way to much like gambling for VCs to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 It's the Mirror, it's basically a mute story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Practically ANY takeover is good. As I see it, we are GUARANTEED more misery if Lerner stays so even if every change is a gamble at least we COULD improve under new leadership. I'd rather risk any change than stay as we are because of the fear of the unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Could be very good, or very bad. However i'm leaning to the optimism side. No Group wants to come here and just spunk money for nothing. If they are looking to get a return on investment surely they will be doing their best to get the product in tip top shape!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 This is the only good news we can have because we need to get the ball rolling. I'm happy that this group want to break even by the very least, if this is true, they must have a cohesive business and football strategy in place to make this happen. What will be interesting is whether they are going to be hands on or are they are going to be behind the scenes and employ people to run the club? One thing that i am dead certain on is if our club is going to be Chinese owned then the name of our football ground will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Virra Park. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 8, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wainy316 said: It's the Mirror, it's basically a mute story. Is it the mirror so basically a mute story? Edited May 8, 2016 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 You can say that again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 1 hour ago, dounavilla said: Virra Paaak. FIXED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Is two weeks the new 48 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 3 hours ago, Wainy316 said: It's the Mirror, it's basically a mute story. don't you mean moot? don't you mean moot? don't you mean moot? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Chinese Venture Capitalists? No thanks. Makes me think: Token effort to get back in the prem with a bit of a cash spent, fail, asset strip to recover any potential losses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 11 minutes ago, lexicon said: Chinese Venture Capitalists? No thanks. Makes me think: Token effort to get back in the prem with a bit of a cash spent, fail, asset strip to recover any potential losses. OR: The Opposite of that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Don't try at all, succeed, plough loads of money in regardless? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Randy is a word removed. That means that practically anybody else would be better. I actually hate him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 5 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Could be very good, or very bad. 50/50 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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