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Saints in takeover talks with Chinese group

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Nov 2, 2016.

  1. Saints Fan4Life

    Saints Fan4Life Well-Known Member

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    Said it before, said it again ... my gut instinct isn't great on this one.
     
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  2. Beef

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    So basically no one has a clue.
     
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  3. Whiteley Saint

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    I know I can hardly recognise him. Brilliant effort though.
     
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  4. SAINTDON13

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    Even before we have proof we have Twitter twerps libeling someone that they don't even know for sure is going to be our new owner! Somehow unless we get the real truth of the matter it is going get a bit nasty...........
     
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  5. Whiteley Saint

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    I'm with you. i would prefer someone else.
     
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  6. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Yes. I'm nowhere near as overweight as he was but I'd like to know which diet he took on to get the weight down.
     
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  7. saint_lard

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    It's done...announced tomorrow.
    Sounds pretty dire.


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  8. Brixham Saint

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    Let's see what happens first before getting all worried. VVD sale blocked at moment, and ambitions to bring a new manager in?
     
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  9. Beef

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  10. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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  11. Brixham Saint

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  12. Schad

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    Particularly with the report of Markus' estate possibly getting hit for tax evasion. If the assertion was that KL would never sell unless she was certain of the motives of the buyer, that's the sort of situation where you could see her rolling the dice a bit rather than re-starting the process with a new buyer.
     
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  13. Saints FC 76

    Saints FC 76 Well-Known Member

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    How much are Lander worth?
     
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  14. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    F****** loads, mate. :)
     
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  15. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    Lander Holdings had a turnover of 36m in 2015, with profits of 300k, per Companies House.
     
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  16. Saints FC 76

    Saints FC 76 Well-Known Member

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    Apparently not looking at post above.
     
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  17. ----HistoryRepeating----

    ----HistoryRepeating---- Well-Known Member

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    Peaks and troughs

    Hope y'all are ready for some troughs! <laugh>

    <yikes>
     
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  18. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    That seems a bit pathetic seeing as they are meant to be a major company in China.
     
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  19. ElliotMP

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    Not sure about how much they are worth as a company, but the CEO Gao Jisheng is "supposedly" worth £1.8-£2 billion.
     
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  20. Schad

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    You actually had it backwards. Lander Sports Development has high revenues. The holding company, which is chaired by the same guy? Not so much.
     
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