Xiled Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 1 hour ago, BigAlToby&Liam said: .... I also don't buy the line about the club not being laden with debt. It is. To the Bank of Lansdown. I'm not saying I'm not appreciative of his investment and the improvements that have been made - just that I don't see him in the same way as many others seem to. Discuss? He's turned actual debt (bank loans) into equity (a higher proportion of ownership of the club) and written some of it off. Neither of those actions are the same as has happened elsewhere when clubs like Bolton have borrowed hundreds of millions against physical assets or within high interest loans. The difference with Steve Lansdown is that he has a far better financial return from Hargreaves Lansdown than any football investment would give him. A lot of UK football investors don't have that income - they are fans or ex-players. Foreign investors have very different motives such as vanity, money-laundering, tax-evasion and profile raising. SL has none of those reasons to pour money into Ashton Gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive user Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 1 hour ago, BigAlToby&Liam said: Here's an alternative view. When SL gets whatever it is he wants he'll sell up. i don't buy the philanthropic benefactor line. I see him as an investor. Sport and his home town are the vehicles to get him whatever he wants. He'll have an exit strategy that when reached he'll be off. Who knows what that is? I also don't buy the line about the club not being laden with debt. It is. To the Bank of Lansdown. I'm not saying I'm not appreciative of his investment and the improvements that have been made - just that I don't see him in the same way as many others seem to. Discuss? Interesting. He's taken a huge gamble. Who's to say he's not entitled to get his money back one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class not gas Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 His son Jon is a massive city fan,so the future looks bright even if Steve decides to step down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 I'm virtually certain SL has no interest in selling the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive user Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 09/09/2017 at 17:01, CiderHider said: I'm virtually certain SL has no interest in selling the club. Agreed. Selling no, investment? Possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizzlelou Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 09/09/2017 at 11:57, class not gas said: His son Jon is a massive city fan,so the future looks bright even if Steve decides to step down. His son is about as useful as a penis flavoured lolly pop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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