[Archived] Rovers Might Have Been Sold?

[thenodrog]

Not who:

1) Most likely won't go down this season.

2) Have a reputable and experienced manager (as much as some of us may not totally like him).

3) Have good facilities.

4) Have several reasonably valuable assets in the squad.

5) Are not burdened with excessive debt.

We might have all those but the most important to a businessman and would be owner is 'potential'. And we have the square root of sweet FA of that.

[Eddie]

Not disputing your post but I remember it being quoted around the 40-45 range last time news broke like this. We would never sell for 60-80.

I'm saying that figure to buy the club and pay off all of our debts.

[Manc Rover]

just thrown my two penneth in - my opinion on current PL clubs. Perhaps we're a good proposition after all

1 Chelsea - Abramovic, debt

2 Man Utd - Glazers, debt

3 Arsenal - Shareholders

4 Tottenham - Rich benefactor

5 Man City - as above

6 Liverpool - knackered, debt, political issues beyond belief

7 Aston Villa - rich benefactor

8 Birmingham - jury's out but recently bought anyway

9 Fulham - debt, crazy owner, little hope of progression

10 Everton - big potential, fan-base but political issues with stadium

11 Stoke - rich benefactor

12 Blackburn - none of the above - solid, un-glamarous but solid as a rock, over-achievers, good fan base but cant grow much further

13 West Ham - bought by porn barons

14 Sunderland - rich benefactor - making a pigs ear of it

15 Bolton - debt beyond belief

16 Wigan - DW - no chance, absolutely no chance of progression

17 Wolverhampton - dont know enough about them but proven yo yo club

18 Hull - debt, on way down

19 Burnley - ha ha ha ha

20 Portsmouth - not even going to go there

[bellamy11]

It most certainly was Alexander Mamut.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/2782088/Russian-oligarch-invades-the-blogosphere.html

News so exciting you rang me at 4am to tell me!!

[joey_big_nose]

just thrown my two penneth in - my opinion on current PL clubs. Perhaps we're a good proposition after all

1 Chelsea - Abramovic, debt

2 Man Utd - Glazers, debt

3 Arsenal - Shareholders

4 Tottenham - Rich benefactor

5 Man City - as above

6 Liverpool - knackered, debt, political issues beyond belief

7 Aston Villa - rich benefactor

8 Birmingham - jury's out but recently bought anyway

9 Fulham - debt, crazy owner, little hope of progression

10 Everton - big potential, fan-base but political issues with stadium

11 Stoke - rich benefactor

12 Blackburn - none of the above - solid, un-glamarous but solid as a rock, over-achievers, good fan base but cant grow much further

13 West Ham - bought by porn barons

14 Sunderland - rich benefactor - making a pigs ear of it

15 Bolton - debt beyond belief

16 Wigan - DW - no chance, absolutely no chance of progression

17 Wolverhampton - dont know enough about them but proven yo yo club

18 Hull - debt, on way down

19 Burnley - ha ha ha ha

20 Portsmouth - not even going to go there

Looking at that list we do look a pretty decent shout for an investor. However major issue is that if you looked down into the Championship there are a dozen teams who could grow significantly with investment however we cannot. It is hard to my mind, if you were looking to invest long term, to see why you would invest in Rovers rather than Cardiff or West Brom etc. You could get 40k plus crowds there with success, and the outlay would not need to be enormous to get into the Premier League. What is the owner going to get out of Rovers? A steady fanbase, a decent set of facilities, established Premiership status (although that can be wiped away in the blink of an eye). That said if you just wanted to mess around with a club for fun we would be cheap. But then do we want an owner who is buying us essentially as a toy or publicity machine? It looks like we have turned a corner recently, not too keen for the boat to be rocked at the moment.

[Moppy]

But then do we want an owner who is buying us essentially as a toy or publicity machine?

So long as we are a toy they dont put down and forget about I would happily take that. Thats what we where to Jack, a toy but one he had a deep affection for. Isnt that why we are looking for someone who isnt interested in profit.

[gumboots]

So long as we are a toy they dont put down and forget about I would happily take that. Thats what we where to Jack, a toy but one he had a deep affection for. Isnt that why we are looking for someone who isnt interested in profit.

More like a cuddly, much-loved teddy bear than the latest craze?

[Iceman]

This rumour is a strong rumour.

[Balwer]

just thrown my two penneth in - my opinion on current PL clubs. Perhaps we're a good proposition after all

1 Chelsea - Abramovic, debt

2 Man Utd - Glazers, debt

3 Arsenal - Shareholders

4 Tottenham - Rich benefactor

5 Man City - as above

6 Liverpool - knackered, debt, political issues beyond belief

7 Aston Villa - rich benefactor

8 Birmingham - jury's out but recently bought anyway

9 Fulham - debt, crazy owner, little hope of progression

10 Everton - big potential, fan-base but political issues with stadium

11 Stoke - rich benefactor

12 Blackburn - none of the above - solid, un-glamarous but solid as a rock, over-achievers, good fan base but cant grow much further

13 West Ham - bought by porn barons

14 Sunderland - rich benefactor - making a pigs ear of it

15 Bolton - debt beyond belief

16 Wigan - DW - no chance, absolutely no chance of progression

17 Wolverhampton - dont know enough about them but proven yo yo club

18 Hull - debt, on way down

19 Burnley - ha ha ha ha

20 Portsmouth - not even going to go there

Abromavich converted his loans to shareholding recently, so like Man City there's no major external debt to service.

[Manc Rover]

Looking at that list we do look a pretty decent shout for an investor. However major issue is that if you looked down into the Championship there are a dozen teams who could grow significantly with investment however we cannot. It is hard to my mind, if you were looking to invest long term, to see why you would invest in Rovers rather than Cardiff or West Brom etc. You could get 40k plus crowds there with success, and the outlay would not need to be enormous to get into the Premier League. What is the owner going to get out of Rovers? A steady fanbase, a decent set of facilities, established Premiership status (although that can be wiped away in the blink of an eye). That said if you just wanted to mess around with a club for fun we would be cheap. But then do we want an owner who is buying us essentially as a toy or publicity machine? It looks like we have turned a corner recently, not too keen for the boat to be rocked at the moment.

Big risk buying a championship club - yes there are clubs with more potential (on paper) than Rovers but they're simply not in the premier league and dont have the foundations there - look at Derby, they get 30K+ every week to watch garbage but can you see them getting anywhere near the prem, even with investment? Big risk!

[imy9]

It will be interesting to see what happens here but I think we can safely say that anyone buying Rovers will be a genuine buyer based on what the Board are looking for.

Remember Dodgy Ronnie from JJB? I am sure people have made offers but to move us forward we need someone with big pockets, Id rather stick with the board if our buyer has a couple of hundred million!

[Craigman]

We will not be taken over, not a chance, unfortunately.

[T4E]

Rovers need is a prime example of the difference between investment and a full takeover. What we need is the former. We don't have heavy debts to be wiped out, we don't need a complete overhaul and we don't need to change any/many of our management team. We just need a bit of cash.

At this moment in time I cannot see any positives in a complete takeover. Perhaps I'm being too cautious.

[Mr Maureen]

just thrown my two penneth in - my opinion on current PL clubs. Perhaps we're a good proposition after all

1 Chelsea - Abramovic, debt

2 Man Utd - Glazers, debt

3 Arsenal - Shareholders

4 Tottenham - Rich benefactor

5 Man City - as above

6 Liverpool - knackered, debt, political issues beyond belief

7 Aston Villa - rich benefactor

8 Birmingham - jury's out but recently bought anyway

9 Fulham - debt, crazy owner, little hope of progression

10 Everton - big potential, fan-base but political issues with stadium

11 Stoke - rich benefactor

12 Blackburn - none of the above - solid, un-glamarous but solid as a rock, over-achievers, good fan base but cant grow much further

13 West Ham - bought by porn barons

14 Sunderland - rich benefactor - making a pigs ear of it

15 Bolton - debt beyond belief

16 Wigan - DW - no chance, absolutely no chance of progression

17 Wolverhampton - dont know enough about them but proven yo yo club

18 Hull - debt, on way down

19 Burnley - ha ha ha ha

20 Portsmouth - not even going to go there

[PAFELL]

This rumour is a strong rumour.

Do you have other news to say it is more than a rumour???????

I couldn't find the relevant topic, so I'll post it here.

I'm hearing a rumour the club may have found a potential buyer from the United Arab Emirates.

There's a whisper going round the journalist fraternity in the North West that a deal has been done or is on the table.

I know little more than that at this stage and stress it is a (second hand) rumour.

True or false - get it onto the dingles message board - anything to wind them up.

Beginning to think there could be two stories here.

One common theme, mind you.

TWO interested parties with one aim?

[RibbleValleyRover]

Just read this thread as I assumed it was an old one that had been bumped or brought back from the dead.

Honestly I would be surprised if someone was looking at us, plenty of other clubs out there especially in the Championship that have some serious potential with the right investment. That being said we do have some attractive points namely we don't have that much debt, well run, decent academy setup, have excellent training facilities and being in the premier league is a huge bonus.

Not too worried about us doing a Pompey if there is some genuine interest in acquiring the club. We have had a few dodgy characters in recent years looking at us and none of them have passed the strict criteria set out by the trust. If they agree to the sale then I'm pretty confident we will benefit from the change in ownership.

Like others have said if we are taken over I'm not looking for mega bucks to be spent. Providing enough funds to give the manager a decent enough budget every season and at the same time reduce the need to sell our best players every season to generate funds would be enough for me.

[cletus]

If you look at t`Rovers from a foreign billionaires point of view (i.e he knows nothing about football, but is loaded ) i think Rovers would be a good club to buy. Here`s what the potential buyer has seen/heard on his satellite tv....

We`re one of only 4 teams to win the premier league

We won the worthy cup a few years back

We`ve been in FA cup & league cup semi-finals in the last few years

We`ve got a good stadium

We`ve got debt but we`re not riddled with it.

We`ve got an experienced manager (even if we don`t like him! )

We`re only 2 or 3 decent signings away from a top half team

We`ve got excellent training facilities

Reading the above ^^ i can see why someone would want to buy t`Rovers, it sounds great & they`d get it at a decent price.....but i still don`t like the fact somebody who has no knowledge of the game or love of the club might want us as a play thing.

The club, board & league would have to seriously vet any potential buyer of OUR club, before i`d be happy with any take-over

REMEMBER POMPEY!!!!!

[Hughesy]

Unless its someone that actually 'cares' about us, then I dont want them to buy us out....

No dodgy foreign owners please!

[Tom]

How about dodgy English owners Hughesy

[Fife Rover]

Rovers need is a prime example of the difference between investment and a full takeover. What we need is the former. We don't have heavy debts to be wiped out, we don't need a complete overhaul and we don't need to change any/many of our management team. We just need a bit of cash.

At this moment in time I cannot see any positives in a complete takeover. Perhaps I'm being too cautious.

No you're not being over cautious Basturk. I agree with you; all we need is some investment (preferably from a true supporter). Rovers future and welfare is already in the safest hands it EVER could be in the Jack Walker Trust. We should NOT be even thinking about letting that unique level of protection go.

[John]

No you're not being over cautious Basturk. I agree with you; all we need is some investment (preferably from a true supporter). Rovers future and welfare is already in the safest hands it EVER could be in the Jack Walker Trust. We should NOT be even thinking about letting that unique level of protection go.

Agree.

[Iceman]

Do you have other news to say it is more than a rumour???????

2 Saudi businessmen interested in an EPL club, according to a local journo. What makes it interesting, is that its not Pompey or any of the big 4 teams. He did mention that it might be Fulham, and with this rumour coming out makes it a strongish rumour.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

2 Saudi businessmen interested in an EPL club, according to a local journo. What makes it interesting, is that its not Pompey or any of the big 4 teams. He did mention that it might be Fulham, and with this rumour coming out makes it a strongish rumour.

Fills me with mighty Dread!

[Seggie]

I really don't like the sound of this. The Saudi link makes me feel very very uneasy considering the current situation at Pompey.

The problem with things like this is, when people see takeover and investment they assume everything is going to be rosey and successful. They forget what has happened at other clubs such as Pompey or Liverpool. In the current ecconomic climate we are lucky to be in our situation, why would we want to risk it? I would sincerely hope we don't get taken over for the time being, especially in a consortium or a partnership situation as theres less chance of infighting.

[ewoodpo]

Local paper JW says no takeover imminent http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/blackburnrovers/news/5045106.No_takeover_imminent__says_Blackburn_Rovers_chairman/