Major Isewater Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 So ,surprisingly, Reading have been taken over by rich Chinese investors . I can only imagine the club was sold to them on the back of a spell in the Prem and the proximity to London and her international airports which make visiting the club that much easier than to a provincial town . I got thinking about who could be the next and best investment and here is my conclusion ; It is us. Our catchment area is vast, easy-ish access to London's international airport and an infrastructure in place to mount an attack on the prem with the right investment. So ,if Mr El Changovich comes calling do we want his filthy lucre and a genuine tilt at the Prem or do we just say 'niet ' ? How likely is it that Lansdown would sell out ? I don't think right now is the moment but if things get tasty again this season perhaps he'll just decide he doesn't need the hassle anymore ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 For every good foreign owner there's a nut job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinCider Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 One thing is for certain, whatever your personal views on the ownership of our club, there will come a change as SL isn't getting any younger. The only uncertainty is when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 13 minutes ago, hodge said: For every good foreign owner there's a nut job Thank you Mr Trump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 19 minutes ago, JustinCider said: One thing is for certain, whatever your personal views on the ownership of our club, there will come a change as SL isn't getting any younger. The only uncertainty is when? JL is groomed for that day. Nevertheless SL has stated if it's for the good of the club he will sell. It's difficult to see what buyer would be for the good of the club or what circumstances but strange things happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, REDOXO said: JL is groomed for that day. Nevertheless SL has stated if it's for the good of the club he will sell. It's difficult to see what buyer would be for the good of the club or what circumstances but strange things happen. JL or LJ ? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 If SL retires Jon Lansdown would take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 39 minutes ago, JustinCider said: One thing is for certain, whatever your personal views on the ownership of our club, there will come a change as SL isn't getting any younger. The only uncertainty is when? It'll be passed onto the boy I would think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 59 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: So ,surprisingly, Reading have been taken over by rich Chinese investors . I can only imagine the club was sold to them on the back of a spell in the Prem and the proximity to London and her international airports which make visiting the club that much easier than to a provincial town . I got thinking about who could be the next and best investment and here is my conclusion ; It is us. Our catchment area is vast, easy-ish access to London's international airport and an infrastructure in place to mount an attack on the prem with the right investment. So ,if Mr El Changovich comes calling do we want his filthy lucre and a genuine tilt at the Prem or do we just say 'niet ' ? How likely is it that Lansdown would sell out ? I don't think right now is the moment but if things get tasty again this season perhaps he'll just decide he doesn't need the hassle anymore ? No. Never. (To a rich owner buying us) id rather we never make the premier league in my lifetime than be some foreign owners play thing. the premier league really isn't the be all and end all of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Isn't SL technically a "foreign owner", as a Guernsey resident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Listening to Richard Scudamore on radio this morning saying how many owners are turned down by the prem from buying English clubs. Also got me thinking that we should look to get him involved with the club when he finishes his job with the premier league - he is just the type of football man we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tully Bascomb Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Depends whether you consider Guernsey to be a foreign country, yes before you start, I know it's not but if our owner lives outside of England it's similar to having a foreign investor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 24 minutes ago, Robbored said: If SL retires Jon Lansdown would take over. I know that's the long term plan of SL but that's not to say he wouldn't sell if he felt someone genuine was willing to take the club to a financial level that even he couldn't. Clearly in this scenario JL couldn't even match SL's input- there are other siblings. JL worries me greatly, yes he's a fan but he hasn't ever run a business and when he was pushed into a more prominent role as MD he didn't do well and SL had to pull him out and you rarely hear him or read about anything he's managing. The odd tweet and that's it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, CodeRed said: I know that's the long term plan of SL but that's not to say he wouldn't sell if he felt someone genuine was willing to take the club to a financial level that even he couldn't. Clearly in this scenario JL couldn't even match SL's input- there are other siblings. JL worries me greatly, yes he's a fan but he hasn't ever run a business and when he was pushed into a more prominent role as MD he didn't do well and SL had to pull him out and you rarely hear him or read about anything he's managing. The odd tweet and that's it Not many fans know what Jon L actually does and I'm sure that many think there's an element of nepotism here. As you say we hear very little from him or Keith Dawe for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinCider Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 I can see the almost inevitability of JL taking over from his father but there is no guarantee that this would be any better for the club than a takeover from someone as yet unknown. I appreciate the club means more to JL than a foreign oligarch, let's say, but all of us love our club yet that doesn't mean we would make a good job of running it. I'm sure JL is a very smart young man, but it's his fathers billions he'll inherit, not billions he's generated by his own efforts. One thing I do ponder on, how many billionaires must SL be on good terms with as he must come into contact with a fair few through his business activities? Perhaps SL will sell it to one of these, someone he feels he can trust to continue his legacy and fulfill his vision of top flight football if he doesn't achieve it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Just posted this on another thread - if Huddersfield go up will it leave just us, PNE, Burton & Brentford as championship sides that have never been in the premier league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Just now, Red Right Hand said: Just posted this on another thread - if Huddersfield go up will it leave just us, PNE, Burton & Brentford as championship sides that have never been in the premier league? And Millwall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Just now, Malago said: And Millwall. Right, they must have been just before it came in then when they had their two seasons up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 25 minutes ago, downendcity said: Listening to Richard Scudamore on radio this morning saying how many owners are turned down by the prem from buying English clubs. Also got me thinking that we should look to get him involved with the club when he finishes his job with the premier league - he is just the type of football man we need. Particularly as he is a city fan. He has made such a good job with the premier league going from strength to strength,, always quips that as a city fan he can remain impartial . His experience would be invaluable should we ever make it to the premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Don't want one, don't want my club to be promoted to the premier league ether. I'm happy with what we've got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Just now, Red Right Hand said: Right, they must have been just before it came in then when they had their two seasons up Yep, City, PNE, Burton, Millwall and Brentford. You could argue who the biggest club on that list is. Probably also worth saying - approx years since last in premier league: Forest - 19 Barnsley - 19 Wednesday - 17. Ipswich - 15 Leeds - 12 Derby - 10 Birmingham - 6 Bolton - 6 You could argue that some of those clubs not returning to the premier league in that time, like Forest, Wednesday or Leeds, is a bigger failure than us not getting there at all yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 If and when JL takes over from his old man, he's not only been involved in the running of the club since day 1 but more than likely, he'll still have surrounding football people on the board. Like @downendcity said, I'd love it If Scuds came aboard. Also I know he's a commentator but Jonathan Pearce too as a potential scout. As a commentator, it's his job to see things we might miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, Alessandro said: Yep, City, PNE, Burton, Millwall and Brentford. You could argue who the biggest club on that list is. Probably also worth saying - approx years since last in premier league: Forest - 19 Barnsley - 19 Wednesday - 17. Ipswich - 15 Leeds - 12 Derby - 10 Birmingham - 6 Bolton - 6 You could argue that some of those clubs not returning to the premier league in that time, like Forest, Wednesday or Leeds, is a bigger failure than us not getting there at all yet. Forest isn't 19 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 29 minutes ago, E.G.Red said: Particularly as he is a city fan. He has made such a good job with the premier league going from strength to strength,, always quips that as a city fan he can remain impartial . His experience would be invaluable should we ever make it to the premier league. His being a City fan is the reason I mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Presumably Jon Lansdown won't be paying inheritance tax at the same rate as you and I. He'll probably continue where SL left off with oodles of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 52 minutes ago, Robbored said: Not many fans know what Jon L actually does and I'm sure that many think there's an element of nepotism here. As you say we hear very little from him or Keith Dawe for that matter. Nepotism? Obviously! He'd hardly be on the board for his financial input, or his management experience The input from JL or any board member is zero. SL's remark that LJ would be manager " as long as I want him to be" ........no trace of any board discussion there......same when Wilson went, SL sacked him during a phone call without any consulting with others. So it's hard to see what the. Board do other than rubber stamping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 24 minutes ago, Rascal said: Forest isn't 19 years Last in prem 1998/99. So best part of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 We've all fallen into the Sky marketing bollocks that football record before 1992 don't matter, which in this instance is particularly injurious to PNE who have done a league and cup double, Suffuce to say the only club in the championship next season who haven't played in the top flight is Burton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, Alessandro said: Last in prem 1998/99. So best part of. 18 then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Going by his recent interview I can see SL inviting some outside investment , not necessarily foreign , in the not too distant - tho I'd assume he will ensure he remains the major shareholder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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