Twice a deal was agreed with the Americans, twice it was reneged on and eventually they were indeed twatted around once too often and walked. The Chinese offer was initially dismissed as it was a significantly lower than the American one. I suspect that with things that have happened since, they're probably happy to now accept a lower offer. I'm not sure why you'd be surprised at them devaluing their own asset, they've been doing exactly that for three years... You're assuming that a deal hasn't already been agreed and that due diligence isn't already being done, but if the expected sale date is correct, then they obviously have.
I just can't get my head around the 1st September date. If you are investing near on £100million you would want control of the club before the transfer deadline. We might get to the January window already sunk and they would see their purchase easily lose £40million in value without being able to do anything about it. Is this a final Allam parting shot?
The timing makes little sense and I'm afraid I'd got no explanation for it, maybe they're trying to complete as quickly as possible and simply can't get it over the line until September.
I think you have the essence of it, although I think they unintentionally blew the Grieves bid and are left with due diligence by the Chinese. It will be interesting to see what due diligence throws up.
I think it's a red herring to instil a little calm to conclude a deal. It's Assem taking control and sorting the clusterfuck of his arsehole son.
If it is a bid from Hawken Lui Xi, I'd be happy with that. Self made billionaire, British passport and she loves football.
Is she the owner (or part of) Beijing Renhe F.C.? A team who changes it's name to suit sponsors. To be fair I know nowt about her, but will do some looking.
Unless they announce that a deal has been agreed, with a firm completion date, it's not going to have any effect on the protests.
I think they intentionally blew the deal with the Americans. The last accounts showed Renhe was in financial trouble. It has now sold the shopping malls for $1 billion to another company owned by Dai Yongge to enable it to pay its debts. Hawken Lui Xi is Dai Yongge's sister.
FFS another buyer with no money. How long does it take to sell a supermarket or two and get the money in the bank? best be quick as they're buying Hull City in September. Even worse iv'e seen the post under yours, they don't even own the building the supermarket is in. I'm still calling bullshit on this story, happy to be wrong though.
She owns a Chinese Super League team (I think). She loves football having been introduced to it as a student in London. She owns Guizhou Renhe AKA Beijing Renhe.
It's the Welsh chap Dai that Burnsy was tweeting about too He tweeted something about a possible owner, but then put two different links on it
They only place I can see these been identified as buyers is by Burnsy, and even he admits he is "adding 2+2" - ie speculating, and that a club official has suggested he is wrong. There certainly seems to be a strong suggestion that a sale is close, someone close to players saying they have been told (this would not happen if it was early stages), media starting to speculate also. Ultimately you need to decide what you prefer, crackpot owners not investing and massively damaging morale and the club, or potentially new owners who may not be mega rich but likely to invest something in the squad to protect their investment?
Misinformation from Ehab to quell the dissent before the cameras are switched on. Basic stuff. I don't believe anything is happening at the moment.
They've sold the shopping malls for $1 billion and paid off the debts. Unless the club is talking to Burns the clues are in this Sky link: http://www.skysports.com/football/n...erested-in-buying-hull-city-ssnhq-understands
It may not effect the planned protests but it could / will effect those you hope to join your protest. There will be plenty of those "why should I hold up the red card the Allams are selling soon" or those who tell you to sit down because you're spoiling my entertainment, they may even go as far as booing during the singing of protest songs. Be strong and protest hard till they have really gone.
