[Archived] Rovers Takeover Thread

[BRFC1995]

i must be missing the point somewhere with all this clamour for a take over................unless we get some arabs interested 9th or 10th is all we can ever aim for and if it was'nt for a complete write off of a first 5 months of this season we probably would'nt be far off now

unless you get arabs you don't get a £10m player in every position without getting saddled with crippling debts ala utd, liverpool, pompey,wham,barcodes all non arab owned clubs.....

more than happy if mr whelan wanted to bin off wigan and run us as a business without the debts secured against the club and all that rubbish surely we can't be worth more than 40-45m to buy outright

bottom line without arabs you need a good manager who can work on a budget, we've got that..........i'm very dubious of these dan williams types and where the money comes from( remember that supporter that bought palace years ago, they went bacwards and he lost everything-driving taxis or something now)..........i don't fully understand the trust business and how something left in trust can be sold, but as long as we've a decent manager i'm quite happy with the status quo............i've only been moaning when ince was here, its all been rosy the last 5 years under hughes....just carry on as is in trust

[EwoodGlory]

more than happy if mr whelan wanted to bin off wigan and run us as a business without the debts secured against the club and all that rubbish surely we can't be worth more than 40-45m to buy outright

It might be more difficult sell Wigan than Rovers though.

Is the latest interest foreign or domestic money?

[Hughesy]

Ok based on "If anyone feels the need to pass it on to other people then its fine by me, I dont think so far it has gone beyond that." 1864

The latest interest is 3 local business men/ already have links to Ewood Park. The price each will pay has been agreed and the trust would look to keep a 10% share of the club due to the amount of property assets involved.

Of the 3 linked:

1 is in Waste Management & Utilities

1 is already represented by a family member on the board

Not sure about the 3rd. Also not sure who any of them are.

[Bennisfromheaven]

Ok based on "If anyone feels the need to pass it on to other people then its fine by me, I dont think so far it has gone beyond that." 1864

The latest interest is 3 local business men/ already have links to Ewood Park. The price each will pay has been agreed and the trust would look to keep a 10% share of the club due to the amount of property assets involved.

Of the 3 linked:

1 is in Waste Management & Utilities

1 is already represented by a family member on the board

Not sure about the 3rd. Also not sure who any of them are.

Tony Soprano???

[rowz]

Ok based on "If anyone feels the need to pass it on to other people then its fine by me, I dont think so far it has gone beyond that." 1864

The latest interest is 3 local business men/ already have links to Ewood Park. The price each will pay has been agreed and the trust would look to keep a 10% share of the club due to the amount of property assets involved.

Of the 3 linked:

1 is in Waste Management & Utilities

1 is already represented by a family member on the board

Not sure about the 3rd. Also not sure who any of them are.

Jack's son in law - Richard Matthewman, owns Neales Waste Management and he is already a board member

[DanLad]

Of the 3 linked:

1 is in Waste Management & Utilities

Who keeps recycling this crap?

[thenodrog]

Ok based on "If anyone feels the need to pass it on to other people then its fine by me, I dont think so far it has gone beyond that." 1864

The latest interest is 3 local business men/ already have links to Ewood Park. The price each will pay has been agreed and the trust would look to keep a 10% share of the club due to the amount of property assets involved.

Of the 3 linked:

1 is in Waste Management & Utilities1 is already represented by a family member on the board

I guess that will just be paper excercise then if that is true. A marriage of convenience perhaps simply to wriggle free from the constraints of the trust?

[Hughesy]

Jack's son in law - Richard Matthewman, owns Neales Waste Management and he is already a board member

Good call - is he loaded then???

[Amo]

It's depressing to read stories that Ipswich and Nottm Forest will have £20m to spend in the summer, while we have to scrape whatever we can get from Roque for a budget.

[Hughesy]

Good for them - they will however be attracting players to a championship team, that will probably still be in the Championship next summer too. I know what id rather have - Skint & still in the prem.

[Amo]

Good for them - they will however be attracting players to a championship team, that will probably still be in the Championship next summer too. I know what id rather have - Skint & still in the prem.

It's the lack of investment that has contributed to us fighting relegation.

[Hughesy]

It's the lack of investment that has contributed to us fighting relegation.

It didnt under Hughes.... most would say it was Paul Ince that was the big factor in this mess.

[mickbrown]

Be very careful what you wish for lads, as a West Ham supporter takeovers are not always a positive move.....

I wish West Ham were owned by a trust who left the club pretty much alone............

[Ricky]

Amen to that Mickbrown.

[Amo]

It didnt under Hughes.... most would say it was Paul Ince that was the big factor in this mess.

Hughes never addressed the midfield problem, when the board needed to put their hands in their pockets.

[BRFC1995]

Hughes never addressed the midfield problem, when the board needed to put their hands in their pockets.

with bentley and emerton always fit and hardly ever missing through injury....hughes did'nt have a midfield problem in his time, and would have addressed any shortcomings if he was here last summer........................we only missed out on europe in the last game, paul ince had a midfield problem to the extent that we'd be better off if he came in as a player manager.

[BRFC1995]

It's depressing to read stories that Ipswich and Nottm Forest will have £20m to spend in the summer, while we have to scrape whatever we can get from Roque for a budget.

2 of ipswiches directors are billionaires in the rich lists, good on them if they've got mega rich supporters i never cared 15 years ago, as for forest they are just a money pit but fair play to them.........only certain larger clubs like spuds having bags of money that for some reason makes me quite bitter towards them

[Amo]

The centre of midfield has needed investment for awhile now. That's why it's such a problem area for us this season. Would Hughes had been so quick to jump ship if the board had backed his success?

Also, why is it Bolton have been able to splash £10m (roughly) on one player and yet we'd be lucky to see that for a season's budget?

[DanLad]

You obviously had all the funding but the manager, who is paid to have all the know-how, had no say in it. Money = Power = Greed = Eventual Disaster.

Fear leads to hate, hate leads to suffering...

[Guest Vinjay606]

I guess that will just be paper excercise then if that is true. A marriage of convenience perhaps simply to wriggle free from the constraints of the trust?

That's what Alan Nixon said. These investors probably wouldn't be able to offer much in funds after acquiring their stake but it would make a future takeover easier. Due to potential buyers not having to deal directly with the Walker family/trust.

I didn't think this seemed likely as I couldn't think of anybody with enough money to acquire a 30% stake who is already associated with the club. Matthewman is married to a member of the Walker family so I don't know whether he will fund it with inherited money or whether he originally set up this business himself. I know some directors probably have their own business interests. Robert Coar for instance had a building firm (maybe still does) and made some money from the stadium rebuilding.

However if Alan Nixon thinks it's worth looking into it's definitely worth a discussion. Also suggests that I was right to say we never know what's happening behind the scenes.

[Hughesy]

The centre of midfield has needed investment for awhile now. That's why it's such a problem area for us this season. Would Hughes had been so quick to jump ship if the board had backed his success?

Also, why is it Bolton have been able to splash £10m (roughly) on one player and yet we'd be lucky to see that for a season's budget?

Eddie Davies personal fortune funded that deal - he is likely to do a similar thing this time around again too.

[John]

However if Alan Nixon thinks it's worth looking into it's definitely worth a discussion. Also suggests that I was right to say we never know what's happening behind the scenes.

No s**t. Of course we never really know what is going behind the scenes in many organisations. There is something called 'private discussions'. Of course a journalist would want to follow up on any leads/potential new story, that is their job. Does not mean that it is true.

Think you need to go to the doctor (perhaps again), as this obsession with a takeover is not healthy.

[Guest Vinjay606]

Well I kind of dismissed it at first but Nixon thinks there could be some truth in it. I still can't think of anyone who could afford a 30% stake but the view of a professional journalist has some credibility. Especially one who has been quite accurate in the past which is more than most who write for redtop publications.

There's a rumour so why shouldn't I post in the takeover thread. I get criticised for posting here when there's no rumours so I won't accept any criticism for posting here when there is.

[Hughesy]

Vinjay - at the moment its a rumour. Until something official comes out, many wont get too excited - just be patient.

[PAFELL]

No s**t. Of course we never really know what is going behind the scenes in many organisations. There is something called 'private discussions'. Of course a journalist would want to follow up on any leads/potential new story, that is their job. Does not mean that it is true.

Think you need to go to the doctor (perhaps again), as this obsession with a takeover is not healthy.

Has Nicko made any comment on here about these 3 interested in a takeover of rovers?