[Archived] Rovers Might Have Been Sold?

[T4E]

Bryan, I'll give you a bit of a geography lesson looks like you need it, Lahore is in Pakistan not India.

Thats true, I went there once. Lots of donkeys.

[Iceman]

Thats true, I went there once. Lots of donkeys.

[LeChuck]

Thats true, I went there once. Lots of donkeys.

If Syed did go there then he'll feel right at home with Roberts and Andrews knocking around.

[Hughesy]

But the thing that matters is how he has so much money now.

Drug dealer?

Either way he has proven his cash to Rovers - so I suppose they just need to be clear on EXACTLY where it came from, which im sure Roschilds would do as their initial part before even getting in touch with the Trust about the interest from Syed.

Oooooh all exciting isnt it!

Also if Syed didnt attend LSE - Why would they link all his news to their site??

[philipl]

Philip - are you saying that this means it is likely he did go there, or he didn't? The LSE thing bothers me more than anything else that has been said - if he didn't go there and is claiming he did then it paints him as a chancer desperate for status. That is EXACTLY to sort of person we need to avoid having any sort of authority at our football club.

Agreed- the LSE thing troubles me most of all.

That would be a premeditated lie designed to completely mislead about status and intellectual ability if it turns out he wasn't there.

It means he is confident he can "mislay" four years of his relatively short life and nobody will find out about it including people turning up who know him saying no you weren't there, you were here for those four years. It also shows extreme naivety because these things are so easy to check if a major educational institution is involved.

The other stuff from Goldberg is not nice but potentially explicable in a way that doesn't destroy his integrity but claiming a non-existent law degree from the LSE simply puts every word he ever utters under the microscope.

However, the Ahsan Ali Syed links are all still there on the LSE web site as of a moment ago. The LSE web master must be comatose if he/she is unaware of this controversy by now if only from the numbers of hits showing up. So I revert to my previous point that the LSE would be extremely unusual not to have processes in place rooting out bogus claimants of degrees and certainly not allowing them to pose on their own website.

Both the County Court Judgement and the LSE degree were very superficially touched on in the Goldberg programme by the way but those in my opinion are the two potential "killers". The rest of the programme was pretty inconsequential- he had a falling out with his landlord's agent and an accountancy prof failed to digest the accompanying notes to the accounts.

[budha]

Also if Syed didnt attend LSE - Why would they link all his news to their site??

Isn't that just a collection of articles that mention LSE during the time period?

[Hughesy]

Not sure....

Do we know what year Syed was supposedly at LSE?

[Gav]

Agreed- the LSE thing troubles me most of all.

His people have denied he actually went there in the program last night, buy why make claims that he did? Then again lots of people tell porkies about education and past employment.

The landlord debt is nothing, again lots of students do a bunk from accommodation.

Surely the most worrying point has to be the fact his home town have never heard of the guy or his family? This despite them being worth 8 billion and have been in business from over 100yrs in the region!

[Iceman]

how often, since becoming a Billionaire has he been in his hometown? do you actually think, that he could live in say Monaco, but would rather spend most of his time in his hometown? It could just be, that most of the time, he is in other parts of the world, or on business trip etc.

the only way to know for sure if he is a billionaire, is to fly me over for every home and away game this season, if he does that, then he has the money

[EwoodGlory]

If WGA is only 2 years old, then it's quite plausible that he or is company is not famous in his home town. As already mentioned, it's possible he never go's there.

Do we know anything about his family business? who they were, are they still going, reputation?

[modes98]

Been talking the whole thing through with my Brum supporting mate and mentioned that my biggest worry is the lack of information on the internet prior to this year, I think I found 1 article on him from 2008 about WGA. He said it was exactly the same when Carson Yeoung took them over and that it wasn't in theory a bad thing but just a cultural difference in that sources and amounts of money are kept secret as sometimes the means of getting them isn't always the best (takes me back to number 10 on Brian's list )

Still waiting on a statement from Mr Syed, I'm not in favour of investors/clubs/managers responding to most media stories but with the deal at the stage it is at I would like him just to stand up and let us know his thoughts on the report.

[Gav]

how often, since becoming a Billionaire has he been in his hometown? do you actually think, that he could live in say Monaco, but would rather spend most of his time in his hometown?

Regardless of where he lives now, if his family have been in business for the past 100yrs in that region, someone would have heard of him!

[ewoodpo]

If WGA is only 2 years old, then it's quite plausible that he or is company is not famous in his home town. As already mentioned, it's possible he never go's there.

Do we know anything about his family business? who they were, are they still going, reputation?

Do you actually live in the real world?look get over it, stop making excuses, the Beeb have probably done us a favour. They've done what Rothschild/Rovers should have initially done. Simple background checks with the Andhra Pradesh authorities would have been sufficent.Billionaire from India whose family have links with the East India Trading company and nobodys heard of you it's just not cricket I say. In India you have wealth you make sure people know. 900 acres I'm sure the District Collector would have some details regarding that.

[T4E]

His people have denied he actually went there in the program last night, buy why make claims that he did?

Is this actually true? They've admitted openly that he didn't?

[Iceman]

Regardless of where he lives now, if his family have been in business for the past 100yrs in that region, someone would have heard of him!

true, somebody would have heard of him as a little boy, or a young man. Or they would know his family, but as a self made billionaire? There are many millionaires and billionaires who never completed any sort of higher learning, but through smart investments etc, made their fortune.

ill repeat, its highly unlikely at this stage, that Syed will release any sort of statement, not because he is hiding something, but because it has turned into a legal matter. Lawyers will be out in force, and again IF he has all that money, he will have some of the best lawyers money can buy in his corner.

IF, he has nothing to hide, then I don’t see any problem with regards to the BBC story. Syed's team, will deffinately 1st be discussing this with the club, before releasing any sort of statement. They will go and explain the situation, and IF the club is happy, then he will continue his persue of Rovers. IF he cannot prove his innocence, then the Club will just ask him to kindly move along.

[otto man]

Is this actually true? They've admitted openly that he didn't?

Just checked his CV via google it claims he studied in india and "abroad" is that a recent change? What did it say prior to these allegations?

[67splitscreen]

Pretty sure that WGA have answered the question as to Syed attending LSE.

For their website 'The Founder"

"As a legal graduate specializing in law and finance, Mr. Ali was involved in serving sovereign clients and high net worth individuals in the capacity of an advisor".

This first line is were the LSE was mentioned, could be I'm wrong.

[Mike Graham]

what is Plan B for the Trustees and JW, as Plan A is going and truly belly up?

[ewoodpo]

You might call this a knee jerk reaction, for the sake of Blackburn Rovers I think it's time the trust moved on . No damage done it's been a case of nothing ventured nothing gained. When people have nothing to hide you don't sit quietly,you go out there and make plenty noise. Syed and co know they've been rumbled and are keeping very quiet.

[OscarRaven]

I refrained from posting (partially because my so-called negativity apparently sent one board user into a state of depression) but in light of these 'little' details it seems that what was called negativity last week is now known as sensible caution this week (I mean even Hughesy is trying to discretley put his pom poms away - © Nicko), so I guess I'm welcome again?

Whilst none of this changes the known facts related to the Rovers purchase very much at all, I can't help but feel that a billionaire (still?) with a short attention span and a tendancy to leave loose ends may not be the best owner for the long term stabilty and survival of Blackburn Rovers.

All reminds me a bit of The Emperor's New Clothes

[waggy]

thinks its about time rovers moved on to other intrested parties,this guy has con man written all over him

[47er]

You might call this a knee jerk reaction, for the sake of Blackburn Rovers I think it's time the trust moved on . No damage done it's been a case of nothing ventured nothing gained. When people have nothing to hide you don't sit quietly,you go out there and make plenty noise. Syed and co know they've been rumbled and are keeping very quiet.

Yep its dead simple. All Rovers have to do is find another multi-billionaire who wishes to invest heavily in the club without looking for any short-term profit. A hundred years should do it. Mind you we couldn't guarantee that we would still be in the Premiership. Benjani's knees will have gone for a start.

And "yes" I'm saying this and other posts do represent a knee-jerk reaction when we still have plenty to hear. I read that another rich group from India are apparently very interested but what will be dug up about them? This could roll and roll while we drop and drop.

Let's not write this guy or anyone else off yet, all we're really hearing from are those who never wanted a take-over in the first place. Surely we await the conclusion of the talks with the Trust don't we and take it from there? If he's as you fear he won't get the club.

[RevidgeBlue]

THe only thing I'm interested in at this point is:

Does he have the kind of money he says he has and if so how did he come about it?

If the answer is "yes" and he came about it through legitimate means it would be fairly rash and foolhardy to jettison his interest in favour of a rival bidder who can maybe match the Trustees asking price but nothing else.

I'm astounded that according to Den Goldberg now seemingly doesn't dispute that Mr. Syed has the money to complete the takeover - I thought that must have been the whole point and thrust of last night's programme.

A detailed explanation from the Syed Ali camp would of course be most welcome as well.

[Brfcrule1]

Nicko can you confirm if not don't worry the BBC programme last night are they sure they have the right Ali Syed as there are quite a few listed when you google his name. If you could do some digging also the lack of newspapers getting this story suggests the BBC are in the wrong. Please clarify. Thanks.

[Iceman]

so we are still talking to Saurin Shah? so much for having the right people looking for a buyer. Shah was ahead of Syed, yet Syed has entered into Due Diligence, while Shah sits on the fence and not being able to provide proof of how much money he has. You have to ask, what is going on?

Nicko can you confirm if not don't worry the BBC programme last night are they sure they have the right Ali Syed as there are quite a few listed when you google his name. If you could do some digging also the lack of newspapers getting this story suggests the BBC are in the wrong. Please clarify. Thanks.

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