MC RISK77 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Just seen on SSN, takeover complete. strange one this one, Barnsley are as unfashionable as it gets so wondering what a Chinese billionaire sees in taking over a lower league championship side. Then again Rovers did get taken over by the richest family in football I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 They bought Barnsley FC for it's potential as a "Take Away". Like taking it to Shanghai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, MC RISK77 said: Just seen on SSN, takeover complete. strange one this one, Barnsley are as unfashionable as it gets so wondering what a Chinese billionaire sees in taking over a lower league championship side. Then again Rovers did get taken over by the richest family in football I guess. (Not suggesting this is the case her of course) but Strong suggestions that there is a large degree of money laundering through English Football Clubs at present time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, MC RISK77 said: Just seen on SSN, takeover complete. strange one this one, Barnsley are as unfashionable as it gets so wondering what a Chinese billionaire sees in taking over a lower league championship side. Then again Rovers did get taken over by the richest family in football I guess. How sure are they that they are genuinely "billionaires"? We all know how that can be a very loose term. It might be a Billion Yuan which would reduce it to a 10th of a Billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC101 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 The Chinese billionaire was linked with taking over 50% of Brentford back in April, which must have fallen through, but it implies that it's a case of just wanting to have a club in England; Brentford fell through so he went ah, Barnsley will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 See you later ‘Hecky’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, BCFC101 said: The Chinese billionaire was linked with taking over 50% of Brentford back in April, which must have fallen through, but it implies that it's a case of just wanting to have a club in England; Brentford fell through so he went ah, Barnsley will do. Poor Gasheads, it could have been them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Strange choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: (Not suggesting this is the case her of course) but Strong suggestions that there is a large degree of money laundering through English Football Clubs at present time ... as well as Jordanians washing their hands of promises they made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 1 minute ago, DaveF said: Strange choice. Not their first either, sounds familiar doesn't it? http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11748/10836873/chien-lee-in-talks-to-buy-50-per-cent-stake-in-brentford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, CiderHider said: Poor Gasheads, it could have been them Down to the 7th richest club in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: (Not suggesting this is the case her of course) but Strong suggestions that there is a large degree of money laundering through English Football Clubs at present time The only laundering up the mem is the curtains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 1 minute ago, glynriley said: The only laundering up the mem is the curtains. In fairness I'm sure they splashed out to have the carpets cleaned as well IIRC #Championshipreadyfurnishings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: How sure are they that they are genuinely "billionaires"? We all know how that can be a very loose term. It might be a Billion Yuan which would reduce it to a 10th of a Billion. They had new watches #gaslogic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Northski Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Barnsley, Brentford. Thank goodness that one of these decided to accept an offer before they reached us in the alphabet. Agree with others, strange choice. Rovers would still make a lot more sense. Smaller undervalued club, very much in the shadow of the more successful and better looking team across the city. Doing well in the league after being non league despite their ground remaining non league. Actually. On reflection, Barnsley’s a much better choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 And the bonus is they needn't change the colour of their shirts only their last name to the Dragons , Tigers or Monkeys. Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLRed Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 New owners own ogc nice. No doubt will see a wave of French players at Barnsley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBrotherErnie Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Just seen on the BBC website that they've brought in Billy Beane, who pioneered "moneyball" in baseball (great read btw). Will be interesting to see how that pans out in terms of recruitment and tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 57 minutes ago, MC RISK77 said: Just seen on SSN, takeover complete. strange one this one, Barnsley are as unfashionable as it gets so wondering what a Chinese billionaire sees in taking over a lower league championship side. English clubs are bought up by wealthy middle-eastern and far eastern businessmen as status symbols and strategic business footholds in the west. 99% of the time they have no interest in a specific club, it's just what happens to be available and affordable to them at the time. When you consider what the Russians at Bournemouth have done with them then there is no reason the same couldn't be achieved at Barnsley, a club that has already played in the Premier League after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 IIRC, the Barnsley owner is, unfortunately, terminally ill and wanted to leave the club in good hands. If they're not barking mad pathological liars like the fake sheiks, he may well have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 2 hours ago, CiderHider said: Poor Gasheads, it could have been them The only Chinese businessman willing to take Rovers over is No Kan Doo who runs that chippy in Gloucester Road. Source? Sweet n sour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Surely this a Tykeover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 1 hour ago, BobBobSuperBob said: (Not suggesting this is the case her of course) but Strong suggestions that there is a large degree of money laundering through English Football Clubs at present time Chinese laundry . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Waiting for the "evolution not revolution" mantra! I thought the Chinese government were putting a cap on how much a particular owner can spend on British clubs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 33 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said: Surely this a Tykeover? No that was Birmingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Rich Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 The way I feel about this highlights why we're so lucky to have SL. I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese investors came in spending big and are a huge success, but equally, I wouldn't be surprised if they really screwed things up made bizarre signings and a deep lack of understanding. With SL you know the club are his main concern, he may not always get things spot on and he may not go for bust. But slowly but surely we move forward, he improves the infrastructure and keeps us financially secure and safe. Wouldn't trade that for any level of investment. If I was a Barnsley fan I's be excited right now but also pretty nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 At least they wont have to change the colour they play in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnzFM Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 I like the money ball concept, could it work in football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Port Said Red said: How sure are they that they are genuinely "billionaires"? We all know how that can be a very loose term. It might be a Billion Yuan which would reduce it to a 10th of a Billion. How can they be billionaires when China is communist and everyone is supposed to be equal? does that mean every Chinese person is a billionaire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, bcfcredandwhite said: How can they be billionaires when China is communist and everyone is supposed to be equal? does that mean every Chinese person is a billionaire? You would think so judging by how much they spend at the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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