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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 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 fanboy on Jul 31, 2023 14:10:52 GMT
Blimey, sounds promising. I feel like big investment in the squad is yet to come this summer based on this statement. No offence to Sean as he seems a top man but you’ve got your hopes up based on a post on a forum from someone you probably don’t know? 😂 That's what being a Gashead is all about!
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Post by fanboy on Jul 31, 2023 14:10:02 GMT
I don't know the ins and outs of the relationship between this company and its ownerships of Bristol Rovers, but the share split action above very much looks like the action that would be taken to create shares for raising equity finance.
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Post by fanboy on Jul 31, 2023 14:08:54 GMT
My understanding is the new investors will have a controlling share of 51% leaving Wael with 49%. Before you ask, I am not going to say who told me this but it was a very prominent figure at the club in response to me asking what's the point in promotion as we will not be able to compete, I was told we will, because of the new investment. I was told this at the players award dinner but was reluctant to share until there was proof (I have been checking companies house for any updates) but now others appear to be aware of it I may as well back it up with what I was told Well if Wael manages to land that... I couldn't give a flying one if the South Stand is out of action until 2024!
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Post by fanboy on Jul 31, 2023 13:27:30 GMT
Last time we tried something really different is when we had the cursed purple and black stripes. Last season’s away kit was brilliant I thought, the only new Rovers shirt I’ve bought in my adult life. Decent shirt that, shame about the team
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Post by fanboy on Jul 31, 2023 12:47:32 GMT
Interesting. There was a group of individuals being shown around on Saturday by a suited person, there was also one box open in the West stand in which those individuals watched the game. They were probably looking for their seats in the South Stand
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Post by fanboy on Jul 31, 2023 8:06:17 GMT
I can’t see this run ending on Saturday unfortunately- Portsmouth will press us hard and I can see us being 0-2 very early - playing out from the back and conceding and then heads getting fuzzy and a second goal follows soon after. This week JB has some huge decisions to make … Keeper and CB being most important by far …. Hoping he goes with Belshaw and Crama as I’m not sure Cox is ready for one hell of an atmosphere at Fratton Park and Connolly is a weak link that teams will exploit again and again. Midfield looks after itself … Grant & Finley - with LT & SS either side ~ worries me that might be too attacking though so maybe AE instead of LT ? Hopefully JB slightly behind AC and big John first attacking change when needed. Damn who would be a manager ? Missing first game as flying back from Greece so just praying we compete hard and maybe right the wrong for last seasons robbery there. Positive energy - we’re gonna storm them 3-0 and end the weekend top of the league 🙌🏻
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Post by fanboy on Jul 30, 2023 21:58:30 GMT
Seems to me people just love to find fault in the club. Sure this is not ideal, it would be great if all approved and built in time, but the club acknowledged the risk it may not be ready in time and still deemed it the right call. Worst case scenario it’s not ready for a couple games. After that, this worst case scenario still sees us with a larger south stand and the end of the embarrassing tent end. Well done to Gorringe and co for getting some sh** done, it’s about time that people within the club got on with it. But you are a classic Pollyanna complex personality ergo you would write as such. Thanks!
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Post by fanboy on Jul 30, 2023 15:52:35 GMT
27 years with either nothing at that end of the ground or the embarrassing Gazebo stand, can’t believe some (most of who aint directly affected) are genuinely irked with having to wait another month or two. It's more to do with the embarrassing way it's being handled and also with no real clarification if the game v Barnsley is even going ahead. We must spend £'s on the new shirt videos then all that good PR is ruined by the local press running articles about the club failing to get pp before starting work. I really don’t see why people care about stuff like that. I couldn’t really give a crap what the local press write for clicks? 🤷♂️
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Post by fanboy on Jul 30, 2023 11:01:02 GMT
Seems to me people just love to find fault in the club. Sure this is not ideal, it would be great if all approved and built in time, but the club acknowledged the risk it may not be ready in time and still deemed it the right call. Worst case scenario it’s not ready for a couple games. After that, this worst case scenario still sees us with a larger south stand and the end of the embarrassing tent end. Well done to Gorringe and co for getting some sh** done, it’s about time that people within the club got on with it. I disagree. This is an absolute shambles by the sound of it from start to finish and will also increase the costs or losses on not having it open. We should have got PP sorted before we started at least as belt and braces even if we did think it was a slam dunk. To rip everything out and start groundwork’s, especially with a tight timeframe was either naivety that we would face no opposition from residents or arrogance personified that we could plough on and no one would say or do anything to stop us. Now it appears as if we are running out of time, we cannot house house the supporters that have bought tickets in the home part of the stand and we look like we are up against it from the allocation of away fans as well. All of this could have been completely avoidable but the most triggering part for some is the lack of comms from the club on it, which is grossly unfair on the ones who have bought tickets and have no idea what is happening. Someone needs to get a handle on this, eg Tom or Wael, and address these issues of the fans asap on Monday. They will know how much revenue per game this new stand can deliver. They said in their initial comms around this that they would have backup plans in the event it was not ready. Even if it isn’t ready for 2 home games, it simply pushes back the timeline on when it becomes a profitable project. It was always going to be tight and they knew that, and decided it was still worth it.
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Post by fanboy on Jul 29, 2023 22:02:09 GMT
Seems to me people just love to find fault in the club.
Sure this is not ideal, it would be great if all approved and built in time, but the club acknowledged the risk it may not be ready in time and still deemed it the right call.
Worst case scenario it’s not ready for a couple games.
After that, this worst case scenario still sees us with a larger south stand and the end of the embarrassing tent end.
Well done to Gorringe and co for getting some sh** done, it’s about time that people within the club got on with it.
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Post by fanboy on Jul 29, 2023 10:04:43 GMT
Even if they are on sale they won’t be losing money which still means the profit the club are making is obscene! Even with your own example the Rovers kit is more expensive than buying from Nike. I think it’s a total rip off and they are profiteering rather than trying to create value. I think you’re underestimating the chunk kit suppliers take from sales, dealing with having to buy in huge stock that may be unsold etc. It’s a high price, but tbh it seems aligned with how other clubs have gone to me. That isn’t me saying modern football isn’t an utter disgrace to the fans - it is. But these kind of things are problems with the industry imo not the club.
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Post by fanboy on Jul 29, 2023 9:44:56 GMT
Wonder if someone like Britt Assombalonga would be within our range?? Wants to stay in England rather than head back to Turkey due to family. Could still do a job in the championship but sounds like he would consider league 1 so he can stay on these shores. 30 years old so not exactly on his last legs yet. Absolutely abysmal mentality and would cost a fortune
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Post by fanboy on Jul 28, 2023 21:49:31 GMT
Don’t actually mind the shirt. Video is… funny… but the link is bizarre. Doesn’t feel like a kit announcement video. Very strange hype angle.
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Post by fanboy on Jul 28, 2023 10:24:19 GMT
JCH seems to have come up a few times this summer. Not sure why as in my eyes he's going to be looking at the champ, not dropping back down to us...
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Post by fanboy on Jul 28, 2023 7:41:57 GMT
Dan the man!
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Post by fanboy on Jul 27, 2023 21:32:47 GMT
There is only so much you can do with our design, the shade of blue is one of the only tweaks that can be made. I’m all for trying something a bit different.
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Post by fanboy on Jul 27, 2023 7:17:57 GMT
Mate of mine is a Posh fan and said he wasn’t anywhere near his previous levels when he returned to them over the last couple of years before the Fleetwood switch so I’d not want us going in for a likely half million transfer on that one. Ridiculous offer imho
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Post by fanboy on Jul 26, 2023 21:28:34 GMT
I would rather trust someone who is involved in banking and has an very good level of knowledge in finance and puts his money where his mouth is than someone from a forum who has been found out many times to be making things up. Really, think you have that very wrong as he gives opinions and alternatives. I see nothing made up. Your hatred blinds you The irony of “your hatred blinds you” in this context!
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