Another sign that the family want out....

Orient?

Well put, that's exactly how I see things and you have explained better than I could.

The family have roughly a 30% shareholding in AJIB - Wael's shareholding is approximately 4%. The father within the overall family has the largest shareholding - approximately - 17%. They are not a money tree - like any business Dwane Sports will have to generate loans from somewhere - if it's from AJIB they will have to pay interest. I can imagine (rightly or wrongly) DS will then fund Dwane Colony and I would anticipate another business entity Dwane Community Stadium. Both businesses will have to generate their own revenue streams and will repay their respective loans to DS who will then repay - let's assume AJIB - under any financial arrangement they have made with them. The advantage for the ALQ's is they have interests (and probably more protection) in every entity from the top down. Knowall will I'm sure put me right if I'm wrong (I'm not being facetious here Knowall) - just my take on it.

At which point do people get the difference between working capital and investment capital?

We are in a better position financially at present, than under the last board, as basically their credit had run dry (hence the wonga loan).
The club, now have a manager on a 5 year deal, budget for a first team in L1, we have a development squad and have recruited background staff that is required for L1, which all cost more to maintain than under NH reign. We have paid £1m ? for a training ground & I assume have incurred costs re planning processes & also incurred costs from 18 months negotiation with UWE.
However, IF we currently need an attendance greater than the capacity of the Mem to break even, then looking at previous losses off the top of my head, I would think that unless we get a windfall (selling BB / cup run/ TV money for promotion) then our losses for this season will be around £2m - some can probably do the maths with more accuracy.
Now hypothetically it will probably be another 5 years + before we see anything re a new or revamped stadium & if we maintain our league position, then the debt will probably be double what it is now - if you add in the cost of providing the new training facility, that will be the thick end of £30m, before any costs to rebuild the stadium are taken in to account.
I accept I am looking at worse case here, and am not normally that type of person, but it seems to me, we need a min investment of £60 m over the next 5 years, if we are to be sat in a tidy stadium by then. We are going to need some really good income streams going forward to attract that investment.
With this in mind & seeing DS spent 18 months negotiating with UWE, only to pull out as the deal - whatever it was - was not good for the long term future of the club, I think some proper communication is due from them. They MUST have a vision or a plan, for how the infrastructure will look, if they are honest & that dealing with UWE was one step forward & three back at times, then not to have a back up plan, shows a lack of business sense - hence I can understand those saying the family want out.
Wael seems a lovely bloke & I am sure he has the best of intentions, but IMO he really needs to share a vision, whether we all like it or not, at least it will stop all the speculation.

Good post. Like I said before, being in a better position than under Higgs does not necessarily mean that the position is a good one - it might just be less bad.

The family own a lot more than just the banks though. They have different businesses all over the world. None of us have a clue how much money they have. So it's pointless trying to guess either way. Plus they have lots of contacts and potential investors, all over the world.

Thanks Steve but what business do they own, as far as I can see apart from an interest in AJIB the only other business they have a direct interest in is the Four Seasons hotel in Amman, Jordan.

Just noticed in one article after the takeover Wael agreed with with the late GD's views!

“A new stadium has to be built. We cannot be sustainable if we stay at the Memorial,” 

www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/31/his-bodyguard-looked-like-he-wanted-to-kill-me-abramovichs-german-ambush?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Gmail

Thing is......I expect Wael to get us promoted ASAP! What is the point of having all that money and tinkering with training grounds etc. Just get the cheque book out and buy some quality. You will only get the TV money by being in a higher division.
Bournemouth have a similar capacity to us and they're doing alright.

So come on Wael employ Kevin Keegan as our Director of Football and let the good times roll!!