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Post by bidefordgas on Aug 2, 2023 17:08:38 GMT
Was hoping the Post would do a follow-up story and flesh out more details. What is the background of the investors, their net worth, what level of investment are they prepared to put in and their ambitions? I wonder what assurances have been given considering "there have also been offers from America and a consortium containing local businessmen but Wael Al-Qadi’s desire to retain a position of influence and control, coupled with his own scepticism of what’s being offered, has caused talks to break down"? Surely as the deal is subject to EFL approval, it would be unwise for the club to put out an official statement. Spot on. I find the impatience of some on here to be an absolute pain. The first news of it comes out a couple of days ago and people are wanting chapter and verse immediately. Why not just sit back and enjoy the start of the football season again, all will be revealed as soon as all the i’s and t’ have been dotted.
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Post by pirate on Aug 2, 2023 17:11:12 GMT
Was hoping the Post would do a follow-up story and flesh out more details. What is the background of the investors, their net worth, what level of investment are they prepared to put in and their ambitions? I wonder what assurances have been given considering "there have also been offers from America and a consortium containing local businessmen but Wael Al-Qadi’s desire to retain a position of influence and control, coupled with his own scepticism of what’s being offered, has caused talks to break down"? Surely as the deal is subject to EFL approval, it would be unwise for the club to put out an official statement. That doesn't stop the Post from doing a follow-up piece.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2023 17:15:23 GMT
Surely as the deal is subject to EFL approval, it would be unwise for the club to put out an official statement. That doesn't stop the Post from doing a follow-up piece. Haven’t other clubs also issued statements before with their intention to sell to “X” dependant on EFL approval etc
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Post by pirate on Aug 2, 2023 17:26:43 GMT
That doesn't stop the Post from doing a follow-up piece. Haven’t other clubs also issued statements before with their intention to sell to “X” dependant on EFL approval etc Certainly.
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Post by willytopp84 on Aug 2, 2023 17:28:40 GMT
20 million is a good wedge of dosh for a league 1 club. Promotion to the Championship is apparently worth 7-8 million a year, so we will have championship spending power for the next few years if the money is invested in the team as some have reported. JB has said he wants to get us in the Championship in the next two years, well he has the full backing from the owners, so has no excuses if he doesn't get us promoted. Just a shame that sum of the clubs neighbours are trying to stop us with there politically motivated nonsense objections to the new stand, some of the comments they have made makes you wonder whether they are on happy pills. Alot of those comments and objections seem like sad Ted's on the wind up!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2023 17:29:53 GMT
Surely as the deal is subject to EFL approval, it would be unwise for the club to put out an official statement. That doesn't stop the Post from doing a follow-up piece. We don’t want to scare them off with some good old make it up/saw it online/on a forum/heard it on a podcast British journalism now do we?
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 2, 2023 17:41:25 GMT
Surely as the deal is subject to EFL approval, it would be unwise for the club to put out an official statement. Spot on. I find the impatience of some on here to be an absolute pain. The first news of it comes out a couple of days ago and people are wanting chapter and verse immediately. Why not just sit back and enjoy the start of the football season again, all will be revealed as soon as all the i’s and t’ have been dotted. Somebody broke the news for a reason as it's unlikely it got out at the stage by accident, perhaps you need to ask them why they couldn't sit back and just enjoy the start of the season?
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Post by bidefordgas on Aug 2, 2023 18:03:37 GMT
Spot on. I find the impatience of some on here to be an absolute pain. The first news of it comes out a couple of days ago and people are wanting chapter and verse immediately. Why not just sit back and enjoy the start of the football season again, all will be revealed as soon as all the i’s and t’ have been dotted. Somebody broke the news for a reason as it's unlikely it got out at the stage by accident, perhaps you need to ask them why they couldn't sit back and just enjoy the start of the season? Not at all worried about the person who broke the news. Something is obviously happening and could well be true. Frankly astonished at the lack of patience that some people have.
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Post by Quarters on Aug 2, 2023 18:18:32 GMT
Yes we are so impatience, we are used to club announcements coming readily. Oh wait.....
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 2, 2023 18:29:52 GMT
Somebody broke the news for a reason as it's unlikely it got out at the stage by accident, perhaps you need to ask them why they couldn't sit back and just enjoy the start of the season? Not at all worried about the person who broke the news. Something is obviously happening and could well be true. Frankly astonished at the lack of patience that some people have. Are you just on a wind up? The BP publish a story which suggests the takeover could be transformational as far as a new stadium and a championship push is concerned and you are "frankly astonished" fans want to know a bit more.
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Post by percy on Aug 2, 2023 18:32:20 GMT
Not at all worried about the person who broke the news. Something is obviously happening and could well be true. Frankly astonished at the lack of patience that some people have. Are you just on a wind up? The BP publish a story which suggests the takeover could be transformational as far as a new stadium and a championship push is concerned and you are "frankly astonished" fans want to know a bit more. I think the point is we need to have a bit of patience. The whole story isn’t there on the shelf to reproduce.
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Post by phillistine on Aug 2, 2023 18:32:29 GMT
The amount that will be invested initially may not be that great as the Gas don't need it just at this moment. What the new investor will have already agreed to is to invest further down the line when the new stadium becomes a reality. This investment is more about the future than paying off any debts from the past. i suspect that Wael may well already have agreed to additional right offs because the investors will want to see their funds being used in a positive way rather than underwriting problems from the past. No doubt all this will come out in the fullness of time - if of course the investment proceeds.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2023 18:34:47 GMT
The amount that will be invested initially may not be that great as the Gas don't need it just at this moment. What the new investor will have already agreed to is to invest further down the line when the new stadium becomes a reality. This investment is more about the future than paying off any debts from the past. i suspect that Wael may well already have agreed to additional right offs because the investors will want to see their funds being used in a positive way rather than underwriting problems from the past. No doubt all this will come out in the fullness of time - if of course the investment proceeds. Really? How do you know this?
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Post by Gastafari on Aug 2, 2023 18:39:20 GMT
Was hoping the Post would do a follow-up story and flesh out more details. What is the background of the investors, their net worth, what level of investment are they prepared to put in and their ambitions? I wonder what assurances have been given considering "there have also been offers from America and a consortium containing local businessmen but Wael Al-Qadi’s desire to retain a position of influence and control, coupled with his own scepticism of what’s being offered, has caused talks to break down"? Tbf they did that when Wael bought the club. When he was being labelled a 'Multi Billionaire' and all the other nonsense. Some of the stuff being spouted by our fans then was a total embarrassment.
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Post by playtowin on Aug 2, 2023 18:43:12 GMT
If the new investor had been involved in talks about the potential fruitbat stadium and they now want to solidify their part in Dwane sports/BRFC. That would surely indicate that the fruitbat stadium is going to happen. If it was a lost hope they would surely just walk away.
I take from this that if the new person joins we will be sat in a new stadium in 5 or so years time.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 2, 2023 18:44:49 GMT
The amount that will be invested initially may not be that great as the Gas don't need it just at this moment. What the new investor will have already agreed to is to invest further down the line when the new stadium becomes a reality. This investment is more about the future than paying off any debts from the past. i suspect that Wael may well already have agreed to additional right offs because the investors will want to see their funds being used in a positive way rather than underwriting problems from the past. No doubt all this will come out in the fullness of time - if of course the investment proceeds. Really? How do you know this? KP's clearly told him?
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 2, 2023 18:53:38 GMT
If the new investor had been involved in talks about the potential fruitbat stadium and they now want to solidify their part in Dwane sports/BRFC. That would surely indicate that the fruitbat stadium is going to happen. If it was a lost hope they would surely just walk away. I take from this that if the new person joins we will be sat in a new stadium in 5 or so years time. The issue is we don't know how reliable the new reporter is, even the investor they've named seems to just work for a bank, or doesn't even exist, rather than be the actual investor(s). If he/they are big investors from Kuwait the FM could now happen sooner rather than later given that Congyer have to submit their plans for the site soon.
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Post by bidefordgas on Aug 2, 2023 18:54:47 GMT
Not at all worried about the person who broke the news. Something is obviously happening and could well be true. Frankly astonished at the lack of patience that some people have. Are you just on a wind up? The BP publish a story which suggests the takeover could be transformational as far as a new stadium and a championship push is concerned and you are "frankly astonished" fans want to know a bit more. The article clearly states the deal is set to be concluded later this month. So why can’t you and a few others wait until then?
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Post by bidefordgas on Aug 2, 2023 19:01:32 GMT
Was hoping the Post would do a follow-up story and flesh out more details. What is the background of the investors, their net worth, what level of investment are they prepared to put in and their ambitions? I wonder what assurances have been given considering "there have also been offers from America and a consortium containing local businessmen but Wael Al-Qadi’s desire to retain a position of influence and control, coupled with his own scepticism of what’s being offered, has caused talks to break down"? Tbf they did that when Wael bought the club. When he was being labelled a 'Multi Billionaire' and all the other nonsense. Some of the stuff being spouted by our fans then was a total embarrassment. And is again now!
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Post by justin blue on Aug 2, 2023 19:11:04 GMT
Are you just on a wind up? The BP publish a story which suggests the takeover could be transformational as far as a new stadium and a championship push is concerned and you are "frankly astonished" fans want to know a bit more. The article clearly states the deal is set to be concluded later this month. So why can’t you and a few others wait until then? By that time this thread will be in the hundreds. Football fans are not known for their patience.
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