Charliesboots Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Collis1 said: More importantly, If £70m is true its very unlikely they will invest any of their own hard earned cash. They will take out loans which will shaft the club in the long run if it doesn't work out. The glaziers are essentially doing the same thing at man united. When Man Utd was bought though they had 70k+ stadium and were the world most commercially successful club (and pretty successful on the pitch too) - the debt for them is huge but serviceable. Marketing the sags and turning a profit is going to be a ridiculously difficult task....I'm sure the Jordanians are eyeing up a new bigger unit in Kingswood tonight probably next to some Charity shop for the new "Megastore" I can't get my head around how they see this as a good investment other than through land ownership and or building a new stadium and having it as their asset. The football will be a secondary concern loaded with debt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 For them its great that the sellouts have wads of cash however its down to if its invested properly. I would say look at Hasawi at Forest. Loads of cash (judging by his worth) little progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Jimmer Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Charliesboots said: When Man Utd was bought though they had 70k+ stadium and were the world most commercially successful club (and pretty successful on the pitch too) - the debt for them is huge but serviceable. Marketing the sags and turning a profit is going to be a ridiculously difficult task....I'm sure the Jordanians are eyeing up a new bigger unit in Kingswood tonight probably next to some Charity shop for the new "Megastore" I can't get my head around how they see this as a good investment other than through land ownership and or building a new stadium and having it as their asset. The football will be a secondary concern loaded with debt. Agree. Thats what makes this so sinister. It seems like financial suicide unless they have a plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 5 minutes ago, Collis1 said: Agree. Thats what makes this so sinister. It seems like financial suicide unless they have a plan. The plan is Champions League in 5 years... apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 2 hours ago, Iron Man said: william@williammdmead Steve Lansdown worth 2billion... Bristol Rovers new chairman worth 65billion. The number keeps going up and up............. I am sure it's been mentioned but if someone is worth £65 billion (sterling I presume) why would they buy a club worth, well, a few sheckles? i suspect the net worth is somewhat wide of the mark. Look like decent buyers for Rovers though having taken over the assets of HSBC in Jordan and also in the hotel business. Looks like knights in shining armour. The Gas get gobbled by Oil. Good luck to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Good luck to them. CTID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Can't believe on their forum they are saying we are 'bitter' and 'very unhappy' about this....aren't we just commenting on a big story about their club which has broken today?! Blimey, why would we be bitter or unhappy? We've got a richer, Bristolian owner.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilli74 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 They may build them the new stadium but a massive 'war chest' is worthless with FFP ... And as 3 of the 4 stands won't be needed on match days I can't think their income will be much to sing about ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Charliesboots Posted February 19, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 It gets better....my delusional brother in law (who is a very sad sag) moments ago in a phone call crowing to me...I quote; Him -"How does it feel to know we're as big as Chelsea and Man City now" Me - "Your not" Him - "Yes we are he's worth 1.5 Billion" Me - "No he's not" Him - "Well I can tell you now put money on us winning League Two next year" Me - "No you won't" Him - "Oh fxxk off"...hangs up 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Charliesboots said: It gets better....my delusional brother in law (who is a very sad sag) moments ago in a phone call crowing to me...I quote; Him -"How does it feel to know we're as big as Chelsea and Man City now" Me - "Your not" Him - "Yes we are he's worth 1.5 Billion" Me - "No he's not" Him - "Well I can tell you now put money on us winning League Two next year" Me - "No you won't" Him - "Oh fxxk off"...hangs up Their main wealth is the AJIB (who bought HSBC Jordan) after tax that entire bank made just over 22 million in profit. Put that into context of our clubs accounts and losses, and you can see that these are not wealthy people who are going to plough lots of money into the club. More likely a sensible pair of hands that will inject cash and steer them safely, but nothing extravagant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Looking forward to the first camel race at UWE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Good luck to the Gash is what I say. All I'm interested is all things RED and Bristol City my team not the blue few from across the river. COYR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Not sure about what has happened but some odd Jordanian investing in Rovers apparently. Your oil is shit though. More like sand. Did you ever go to school? Notts County springs to mind. Shit happens but hopefully you are not as(s) cluesless as it looks. This City need stiif competition to wake Steve Lansdown and his poorly runned investment a live. Don't disappoint us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 So **** off Jordan Rovers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliesboots Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 8 minutes ago, Moor2Sea said: Looking forward to the first camel race at UWE. Perhaps they thought they were investing in the UAE? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Apologies if this has already been mentioned (I haven't read all through this thread) but there's a lot to be said for the saying 'if something appears to be too good to be true then it probably is'. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Putin, the guy in North Korea, etc, etc. and now some transvestites from Jordania 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Why are we labelling them "sell outs" and renaming the thread as such? They've negotiated the sale of the club to a wealthy owner which clearly makes their future look more promising. Exactly how wealthy this person is seems to be debatable, but it would appear to be undeniable that this financially strengthens the club. I don't see why that's selling out? They haven't given up their blue and white quarters or compromised the identity of the club in any way that I can see? If they're sell outs for welcoming a wealthy new owner, were we not the same when Lansdown arrived? Seems to be a lot of comments on here trying to find reasons why this is bad news. It might be, depending on how the wealth is used and the club is run from this point forwards, but let's not deny that this looks to be - in very broad terms - good news for Rovers. If we pretend otherwise then we justify their claims of bitterness. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 This'll be a laugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Keep an eye on thier attendance tomorrow,should be sell out surely,what with them being one of the richest clubs in the world. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Why are we labelling them "sell outs" and renaming the thread as such? They've negotiated the sale of the club to a wealthy owner which clearly makes their future look more promising. Exactly how wealthy this person is seems to be debatable, but it would appear to be undeniable that this financially strengthens the club. I don't see why that's selling out? They haven't given up their blue and white quarters or compromised the identity of the club in any way that I can see? If they're sell outs for welcoming a wealthy new owner, were we not the same when Lansdown arrived? Seems to be a lot of comments on here trying to find reasons why this is bad news. It might be, depending on how the wealth is used and the club is run from this point forwards, but let's not deny that this looks to be - in very broad terms - good news for Rovers. If we pretend otherwise then we justify their claims of bitterness. I think the sell out jibes are mainly in response to the jibes we've taken re Lansdown. But I agree. In the short term this is excellent news for them. Going out of business looked a not too distant reality. And am I the only one who thinks a rebrand to Bristol Black Arabs would be pretty ******* cool? I think it's genius. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 6 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Why are we labelling them "sell outs" and renaming the thread as such? They've negotiated the sale of the club to a wealthy owner which clearly makes their future look more promising. Exactly how wealthy this person is seems to be debatable, but it would appear to be undeniable that this financially strengthens the club. I don't see why that's selling out? They haven't given up their blue and white quarters or compromised the identity of the club in any way that I can see? If they're sell outs for welcoming a wealthy new owner, were we not the same when Lansdown arrived? Seems to be a lot of comments on here trying to find reasons why this is bad news. It might be, depending on how the wealth is used and the club is run from this point forwards, but let's not deny that this looks to be - in very broad terms - good news for Rovers. If we pretend otherwise then we justify their claims of bitterness. I think its more to do with their hypocritical stance and how they'd never be taken by a rich owner... always the peoples club 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 This explains why their recent form has been a bit sheikhy. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, NOTBLUE said: Keep an eye on thier attendance tomorrow,should be sell out surely,what with them being one of the richest clubs in the world. Well yeah.. The gas have sold out.. then there's the question of their attendance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 1 minute ago, Iron Man said: Well yeah.. The gas have sold out.. then there's the question of their attendance. Didn't even realise what I was writing there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) 12 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: Why are we labelling them "sell outs" and renaming the thread as such? They've negotiated the sale of the club to a wealthy owner which clearly makes their future look more promising. Exactly how wealthy this person is seems to be debatable, but it would appear to be undeniable that this financially strengthens the club. I don't see why that's selling out? They haven't given up their blue and white quarters or compromised the identity of the club in any way that I can see? If they're sell outs for welcoming a wealthy new owner, were we not the same when Lansdown arrived? Seems to be a lot of comments on here trying to find reasons why this is bad news. It might be, depending on how the wealth is used and the club is run from this point forwards, but let's not deny that this looks to be - in very broad terms - good news for Rovers. If we pretend otherwise then we justify their claims of bitterness. It's a lottery. Why not Braintree Town in the Premier League? Not that the Jordanian tossers now about Braintree. It's a sick world. Edited February 19, 2016 by bristolcitysweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Piggs atleast got a brain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Welch Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 The Gashemite Kingdom of Jordan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 10 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: I think the sell out jibes are mainly in response to the jibes we've taken re Lansdown. But I agree. In the short term this is excellent news for them. Going out of business looked a not too distant reality. And am I the only one who thinks a rebrand to Bristol Black Arabs would be pretty ******* cool? I think it's genius. a more innocent age "a rebrand to Bristol Black Arabs would be pretty ******* cool?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 11 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: I think the sell out jibes are mainly in response to the jibes we've taken re Lansdown. But I agree. In the short term this is excellent news for them. Going out of business looked a not too distant reality. And am I the only one who thinks a rebrand to Bristol Black Arabs would be pretty ******* cool? I think it's genius. 10 minutes ago, Dark Wood Covert said: I think its more to do with their hypocritical stance and how they'd never be taken by a rich owner... always the peoples club I get what you're saying but I still don't think relabelling the thread "sell out" does anything other than make us look bitter, because it doesn't really describe the situation. Not a clever call by the mods, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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