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Post by gashead1981 on Feb 24, 2018 17:18:47 GMT
The Hani factor in the sense that when Wael and his family bought the club it very quickly became clear that Wael loves football but his brother ( who it later became clear controls the money ) doesn’t and had to be convinced that buying Rovers was a good thing for them to do. In Waels words “ he thinks I’m crazy but I’ve talked him round “ I don’t give a sh** about rumours and as a mod you should know that , I’ve posted fairly regularly on here for years. I go on what I see and I like Wael I like what he wants to do and what he’s been doing but I’ve never seen Hani interviewed and I know he doesn’t like football I also have heard from Hamer that Hani controls the money so yes I am concerned about the Hani factor. So no not basing it on bollocks rumours at all thanks very much. You are a poster I have a lot of respect for, no offense meant. Again, where has the rumour that Hani doesn't like football and therefore won't fund us come from?If WAQ says he's talked him round then maybe he has!!?? Do you really believe that Hani didn't know or understand the cost of buying and running a football club?? There is no way he would have come into this venture and then found out the costs after is there? I just dont buy the whole Hani is the problem thing. We've had a fan in control of Rovers for a long time for all the good it's done us. I reckon having a businessman in charge may be what we need. Refer to interview with Steve Hamer on GT's show. "Hani is the money man and he isn't really a football fan" or words to that effect. No rumour, came from the horses mouth.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Feb 24, 2018 17:29:08 GMT
You are a poster I have a lot of respect for, no offense meant. Again, where has the rumour that Hani doesn't like football and therefore won't fund us come from?If WAQ says he's talked him round then maybe he has!!?? Do you really believe that Hani didn't know or understand the cost of buying and running a football club?? There is no way he would have come into this venture and then found out the costs after is there? I just dont buy the whole Hani is the problem thing. We've had a fan in control of Rovers for a long time for all the good it's done us. I reckon having a businessman in charge may be what we need. Refer to interview with Steve Hamer on GT's show. "Hani is the money man and he isn't really a football fan" or words to that effect. No rumour, came from the horses mouth. You missed the "and therefore won't fund us" part. Which was the whole point I was making.
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Post by socrates on Feb 24, 2018 18:31:38 GMT
Refer to interview with Steve Hamer on GT's show. "Hani is the money man and he isn't really a football fan" or words to that effect. No rumour, came from the horses mouth. You missed the "and therefore won't fund us" part. Which was the whole point I was making. Dunno about the no funds part , I never said that in my post, the not being a football fan has been said by Hamer and Wael though. As long as he’s a good financial director of the club I don’t suppose it matters. Could be worse could be Tony the till
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Feb 24, 2018 18:37:03 GMT
You missed the "and therefore won't fund us" part. Which was the whole point I was making. Dunno about the no funds part , I never said that in my post, the not being a football fan has been said by Hamer and Wael though. As long as he’s a good financial director of the club I don’t suppose it matters. Could be worse could be Tony the till Yes, I 100% agree!! That's why I took issue with Topper and 81. I'm not saying Hani is a fan, but I'm not making the leap that that means no money either. Presumably Hani didn't suddenly stop being a football fan after "he" bought us!!!
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Post by socrates on Feb 24, 2018 19:07:37 GMT
Dunno about the no funds part , I never said that in my post, the not being a football fan has been said by Hamer and Wael though. As long as he’s a good financial director of the club I don’t suppose it matters. Could be worse could be Tony the till Yes, I 100% agree!! That's why I took issue with Topper and 81. I'm not saying Hani is a fan, but I'm not making the leap that that means no money either. Presumably Hani didn't suddenly stop being a football fan after "he" bought us!!! I’ve read a thousand posts about whether people think they’re good or bad taking us forwards or backwards but given that it’s only been two years and they’ve spent the first 18 months sorting out the mess that was left for them I think it’s too early to say to be honest. Im definitely more positive than negative about them though that’s for sure. I consider myself a pretty good judge of character and I really took to Wael in his very first interview and I’ve seen and heard nothing from him since that’s changed my mind about him. I’m not saying he’s going to be amazing for our club I don’t know , it’s too early but the signs are there , for me, to suggest that he will be. I met Nick Higgs twice , both times were towards the end of his time as chairman and he came across as a man who was desperate to get things right but also a man who didn’t have a clue of how to achieve it and it was like he was drowning in his clubs problems as he spoke. Obsessed with the new stadium and said things like “ we will have our new stadium soon “ a naive arrogance about him similar to that of a politician that was about to lose their seat. I’m so glad that he found us Wael though , he could have sold to the highest bidder maybe he did or maybe he really liked Wael like I do I’ll never know but I think he’s sold to good people who will do well for our club.
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Post by stuart1974 on Feb 24, 2018 19:52:44 GMT
Perhaps we should start a Hani chant to bring him onboard. For those who recall their Classics, ancient Romans paraded after victories with a slave whispering in their ear "memento homo", or "remember you are just a man". It reminded them to not get carried away and believe they were Demi gods whilst taking in the adulation of the people.I see Hani in a similar way, his role is to stop Wael from writing cheques we can't (yet) afford. When the BBC went to Jordan Wael said he would be happy to sign a £1m striker. I appreciate it was probably just in response to the question, but it is still a sign of his ambition. After the collapse of the UWE project I think Hani is simply recalibrating his spreadsheets to see how best to go forward, hence the 'slowly slowly' training ground plans and the non news regarding the stadium. After a period of introspection, I fully anticipate some movement on both. I get that you say this in jest but for me it raises a very salient point. 'DS' seems to refer to Hani himself as the man in charge of the finances and for me it was a pretty fatalistic sign of their intent when Hamer told us that 'DS does not communicate with the media'. A very arrogant stance to take imo, it paints a picture of Hani sat in an ivory tower making decisions that affect the future direction of the football club without any sort of regard for the paying customers of his 'investment'. As the proprietor of a community asset DS should have a very good relationship with the media. I worry that that statement smacks of a feeling of unaccountability. We may merely be paying customers of an asset in DS's portfolio but as paying customers we can withdraw our business if not treated with respect by it's owners. DS is a holding company, owned by four people of which Hani and Wael are but two. There would be no reason for DS to communicate in the same way as another company like Tesco who would have their own press office, as when one of the four speaks it would be on behalf of the others as a whole. While we don't know the inner workings of DS, such as any Articles of Association or Constitution, in my experience I wouldn't read too much into that particular comment.
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