Post by Finnish Gas on Feb 22, 2016 9:21:59 GMT
INFLUENTIAL JORDANIAN FAMILY REJECT GILLS INVESTMENT
GillsConnect News Desk
Dateline: Monday 22 February 2016
The Daily Mail football columnist Charlie Sale has reported this weekend on the news that Gillingham were one of the Clubs that interested the Al-Qadi family, who are significant shareholders in the Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB) for a takeover and significant investment.
The potential billionaire owners of a Football League Club decided that the takeover of League Two Play-off hopefuls, Bristol Rovers were a better bet than Gillingham and therefore the investment bankers from Jordan will be the new exciting owners at the Memorial Ground.
The takeover has seen the return of the highly popular Steve Hamer as Chairman and some 16 years after he held the same post at Swansea. Steve Hamer brokered the Rovers deal over the last five months, with the Jordanians first looking at buying Gillingham Football Club.
Bristol Rovers look set for a bright new future with the arrival of the Jordanian Al-Qadi family. The investment family have taken a 92% shareholding in the club – and Wael Al-Qadi will become President of Bristol Rovers.
The new owners have promised that the long-awaited stadium will be built and new chairman Steve Hamer has spoken of emulating Bournemouth and Swansea City – both of whom are now Premier League clubs.
Steve Hamer (left), Wael Al-Qadi (centre) and Sam Al-Qadi speak at a press conference in Bristol at the weekend.
The existing Bristol Rovers Chairman, Nick Higgs plus fellow directors Barry Bradshaw, Chris Jelf, Colin Sexstone and Ed Ware are all standing down. However, supporters club directors Ken Masters and Brian Seymour-Smith will remain on the board.
Outgoing chairman Higgs said, "We first started talking in September 2015 and I sincerely believe that Rovers can count itself as being very fortunate to attract the interest of Mr Al-Qadi and his family. We know that Wael and his advisors had looked closely at other clubs, but they explained to us that they were drawn to Rovers because of the massive potential the club has, both on and off the pitch.”
Al-Qadi, a member of the executive board of the Jordan Football Association, paid tribute to Rovers amazing heritage and loyal fan-base. “We really see the potential of this great club. While we will be investing in the club, we also want to see it grow organically, and we will be introducing a good recruitment policy, new structure, a new academy system that will produce a flow of players into the first team. We believe in a mix of homegrown youth and experience to achieve the success this club and the region deserves."
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GillsConnect News Desk
Dateline: Monday 22 February 2016
The Daily Mail football columnist Charlie Sale has reported this weekend on the news that Gillingham were one of the Clubs that interested the Al-Qadi family, who are significant shareholders in the Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB) for a takeover and significant investment.
The potential billionaire owners of a Football League Club decided that the takeover of League Two Play-off hopefuls, Bristol Rovers were a better bet than Gillingham and therefore the investment bankers from Jordan will be the new exciting owners at the Memorial Ground.
The takeover has seen the return of the highly popular Steve Hamer as Chairman and some 16 years after he held the same post at Swansea. Steve Hamer brokered the Rovers deal over the last five months, with the Jordanians first looking at buying Gillingham Football Club.
Bristol Rovers look set for a bright new future with the arrival of the Jordanian Al-Qadi family. The investment family have taken a 92% shareholding in the club – and Wael Al-Qadi will become President of Bristol Rovers.
The new owners have promised that the long-awaited stadium will be built and new chairman Steve Hamer has spoken of emulating Bournemouth and Swansea City – both of whom are now Premier League clubs.
Steve Hamer (left), Wael Al-Qadi (centre) and Sam Al-Qadi speak at a press conference in Bristol at the weekend.
The existing Bristol Rovers Chairman, Nick Higgs plus fellow directors Barry Bradshaw, Chris Jelf, Colin Sexstone and Ed Ware are all standing down. However, supporters club directors Ken Masters and Brian Seymour-Smith will remain on the board.
Outgoing chairman Higgs said, "We first started talking in September 2015 and I sincerely believe that Rovers can count itself as being very fortunate to attract the interest of Mr Al-Qadi and his family. We know that Wael and his advisors had looked closely at other clubs, but they explained to us that they were drawn to Rovers because of the massive potential the club has, both on and off the pitch.”
Al-Qadi, a member of the executive board of the Jordan Football Association, paid tribute to Rovers amazing heritage and loyal fan-base. “We really see the potential of this great club. While we will be investing in the club, we also want to see it grow organically, and we will be introducing a good recruitment policy, new structure, a new academy system that will produce a flow of players into the first team. We believe in a mix of homegrown youth and experience to achieve the success this club and the region deserves."
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