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Post by clockendgas on Aug 1, 2023 7:00:22 GMT
Been told they have visited the facilities Christ , I hope it wasn’t the Thatchers Bogs[/quote] Maybe bolders is blackmailing our new investors?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2023 7:00:25 GMT
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Post by daniel300380 on Aug 1, 2023 7:02:13 GMT
Hopefully this means that the fruit market is progressing, as it says he's been involved in the talks.
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Post by CornishPasty_Gas on Aug 1, 2023 7:09:12 GMT
I wouldn't get too excited... If he was loaded he'd buy it outright. Might have a few quid, yes, but FFP will mean we can't really budge beyond our means anyway. Again, the stadium thwarts this, oh yeah, and the tree hugging, kale munching, cockney, Nimbys who unbelievably object to a slightly bigger stand.
And good luck trying to find Hussain Al Saeed... Over there, that's like doing a Facebook search for "John Smith" over here.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2023 7:09:21 GMT
That's what I was hoping, successful maybe, but super wealthy to take the club forward with that CV? Not so sure.....
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Post by darkbluegas on Aug 1, 2023 7:10:56 GMT
Hopefully this means that the fruit market is progressing, as it says he's been involved in the talks. Hopefully not like when Wael.was involved in the talks to get UWE built
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2023 7:11:50 GMT
Hopefully this means that the fruit market is progressing, as it says he's been involved in the talks. What a huge difference NOT having Ken Masters around the board room blabbing. It means wael can conduct business in complete confidentiality these days and get things done without leaks. So refreshing.
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Post by daniel300380 on Aug 1, 2023 7:12:27 GMT
Hopefully this means that the fruit market is progressing, as it says he's been involved in the talks. Hopefully not like when Wael.was involved in the talks to get UWE built Wael joined after sainsburys had pulled out and couldn't agree terms. Hopefully he's been involved and has helped us agree terms. Unless he's happy at the mem, something must have attracted him to us.
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Post by Gasshole on Aug 1, 2023 7:13:29 GMT
Aaarrgghhh can't find him on Google... Is his wealth in the £m or £bn Trillions Unlucky da $h1t 😆
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Post by Gassy on Aug 1, 2023 7:15:31 GMT
Well whatever happens here, I'm delighted that Wael will still be at the helm
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Post by Gasshole on Aug 1, 2023 7:18:24 GMT
Confirmed: New Kuwaiti owner is sheikh An-Vak He'll put the freshness back. Millennials & Gen Z’s be like …….”WTF”
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Post by mftc on Aug 1, 2023 7:18:58 GMT
My nan lives in Lockleaze and has the same hairdresser as a lot of the Rovers' staff so I'm ITK, whilst digging the foundations for the new metal tent end a significant oil deposit was discovered underneath the Mem; hence the delay to the new stand AND the interest from the Middle Eastern conglomerate. Do they do Perms ? Asking for a friend. Will we do the Prem - asking for all of us!
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 1, 2023 7:22:21 GMT
Interesting. Anyone know much (googled) about this chap? Close personal friend of mine, or at least he will be, he just doesn't know me yet. 😇
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2023 7:22:22 GMT
Well whatever happens here, I'm delighted that Wael will still be at the helm If this fella has bought the majority of the club I just don’t see how that’s going to be the case long term.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 1, 2023 7:22:38 GMT
I think this has always been the plan for Wael, unsurprisingly given his former / family profession.
I expect the reason he has invested above and beyond throughout the previous years is not just a love of the club, but to increase its value for this kind of equity raise to take place.
He will benefit financially from the sale of those shares so not completely selfless and probably more than recoups his losses (total guess though).
However, what is interesting is his determination to stay involved in a big way. Clearly he does want to be here and wants to play a part.
Whether that’s an ego boost, or through love of the club, it’s probably a little of both. But having someone we already know and trust involved, as a bit of a link between the money men and the club, can only be a good thing imo.
It will be interesting to learn more about what kind of wealth the new investors have. If I were a betting man I’d suggest they are gonna be pretty minted!
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Post by mftc on Aug 1, 2023 7:23:27 GMT
Whilst the business we usually do is smart free transfers we usually do spend £250k ish on someone in the summer. The ones who we have spent fees on that’s over £100k I can think off under Waels stewardship: Tom Nichols Sam Nicholson Luke McCormick James Colloney Brendan Hanlan I’m pretty sure I’ve missed a few off that list too. Sam Nicholson was a free I swear? Hardly such a thing as free's anymore - signing on fee, agents fee, relocation allowance, etc etc. Probably each "free" cost the club a few tens of thousands. In addition to the above list, pretty sure we paid actual transfer fees for Jones and Rossiter and no doubt a few more.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 1, 2023 7:23:39 GMT
Well whatever happens here, I'm delighted that Wael will still be at the helm If this fella has bought the majority of the club I just don’t see how that’s going to be the case long term. Wasn’t 51% knocking about yesterday? If Wael owns anything like 49% there’s no way he’s getting the boot.
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Post by stuart1974 on Aug 1, 2023 7:23:39 GMT
Confirmed: New Kuwaiti owner is sheikh An-Vak He'll put the freshness back. Millennials & Gen Z’s be like …….”WTF” I can still recite the whole advert, word perfectly. Oh dear....🫣
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2023 7:25:06 GMT
If this fella has bought the majority of the club I just don’t see how that’s going to be the case long term. Wasn’t 51% knocking about yesterday? If Wael owns anything like 49% there’s no way he’s getting the boot. The article says that this bloke has purchased 55% of Dwane.
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Post by Goose on Aug 1, 2023 7:26:35 GMT
Millennials & Gen Z’s be like …….”WTF” I can still recite the whole advert, word perfectly. Oh dear....🫣 It's like recently for some reason I have the following in my head.... "The red car and the blue car had a race....."
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